Toxicity of silver nanoparticles towards tumoral human cell lines U-937 and HL-60.
Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces
; 156: 397-404, 2017 Aug 01.
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The toxicity of three types of silver nanoparticles towards histiocytic lymphoma (U-937) and human promyelocytic cells (HL-60) was studied. The nanoparticles were synthesized in a chemical reduction method using sodium borohydride. Trisodium citrate and cysteamine hydrochloride were used to generate a negative and positive nanoparticle surface charge. The evaluation of cell viability, membrane integrity, antioxidant activity and the induction of inflammation were used to evaluate the difference in cellular response to the nanoparticle treatment. The results revealed that the cysteamine-stabilized (positively charged) nanoparticles (SBATE) were the least toxic although they exhibited a similar ion release profile as the unmodified (negatively charged) nanoparticles obtained using sodium borohydride (SBNM). Citrate-stabilized nanoparticles (SBTC) induced superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in the HL-60 cells and total antioxidant activity in the U-937 cells despite their resistance to oxidative dissolution. The toxicity of SBNM nanoparticles was manifested in the disruption of membrane integrity, decrease in the mitochondrial functions of cells and the induction of inflammation. These findings allowed to conclude that mechanism of silver nanoparticle cytotoxicity is the combination of effects coming from the surface charge of nanoparticles, released silver ions and biological activity of stabilizing agent molecules.
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