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Comet assay reveals no genotoxicity risk of cationic solid lipid nanoparticles.

dc.contributor.authorDoktorovova, S.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, A.M.
dc.contributor.authorGaivão, I.
dc.contributor.authorSouto, E.B.
dc.contributor.authorTeixeira, João Paulo
dc.contributor.authorMartins-Lopes, P.
dc.date.accessioned2015-02-03T12:08:57Z
dc.date.available2015-06-01T00:30:06Z
dc.date.issued2014-04
dc.description.abstractCationic solid lipid nanoparticles (cSLN) are colloidal carriers for genes or drugs, particularly lipophilic drugs. Several reports exist on their high efficiency, but only a few studies report the effect of cSLNs on living cells. In the present work, internalization, cell viability (alamar blue assay) and genotoxic potential (alkaline comet assay) of three cSLN formulations (A–C) were evaluated in HepG2 and Caco-2 cells. cSLN showed an average hydrodynamic diameter (z-ave) of 141–222 nm, zeta-potential of 55.0–72.5mV and polidispersity indices (PdI) of 0.336–0.421. Dispersion in physiological buffers increased z-ave and PdI. 0.01mgml–1 cSLN unaffected cell viability, but 1.0mgml–1 significantly decreased it, being cSLN-C (Compritol-based) the most toxic and HepG2 the most affected. DNA damage was not significantly increased by 0.1mgml–1 cSLN but damage was observed at 1.0mgml–1 cSLN-C. Thus, no genotoxicity is to be expected at concentrations that do not reduce cell viability.por
dc.description.sponsorshipFinancial support was from Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) under reference SFRH/BD/60552/2009 (Doctoral grant to S.D.) and PEst-OE/EQB/LA0023/2011. A.M.S. was supported by European Union Funds (FEDER/COMPETE) and by national funds (FCT) under the project FCOMP-01-0124- FEDER-022696 and by a research project grant (PEst-C/AGR/ UI4033/2011). FCT is also acknowledged under the reference PTDC/SAU-FAR/113100/2009.por
dc.identifier.citationJ Appl Toxicol. 2014 Apr;34(4):395-403. doi: 10.1002/jat.2961. Epub 2013 Nov 15.por
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/jat.2961
dc.identifier.issn0260-437X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2747
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltdpor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jat.2961/abstractpor
dc.subjectComet Assaypor
dc.subjectCaco-2por
dc.subjectHepG2por
dc.subjectGenotoxicitypor
dc.subjectSolid Lipid Nanoparticlespor
dc.subjectAr e Saúde Ocupacionalpor
dc.subjectGenotoxidade Ambiental e Ocupacionalpor
dc.titleComet assay reveals no genotoxicity risk of cationic solid lipid nanoparticles.por
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage403por
oaire.citation.startPage395por
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Applied Toxicologypor
oaire.citation.volume34(4)por
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rcaap.typearticlepor

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