Volume 11, Issue 4 e201700207
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Internalization kinetics and cytoplasmic localization of functionalized diatomite nanoparticles in cancer cells by Raman imaging

Stefano Managò

Stefano Managò

Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy

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Nunzia Migliaccio

Nunzia Migliaccio

Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy

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Monica Terracciano

Monica Terracciano

Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Udr Naples, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy

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Michela Napolitano

Michela Napolitano

Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy

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Nicola M. Martucci

Nicola M. Martucci

Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy

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Luca De Stefano

Luca De Stefano

Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Udr Naples, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy

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Ivo Rendina

Ivo Rendina

Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Udr Naples, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy

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Anna Chiara De Luca

Corresponding Author

Anna Chiara De Luca

Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy

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Anna Chiara De Luca, Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy. Email: [email protected]

Ilaria Rea, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Udr Naples, National Research Council of Italy, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy. Email: [email protected]

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Annalisa Lamberti

Annalisa Lamberti

Department of Molecular Medicine and Medical Biotechnology, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy

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Ilaria Rea

Corresponding Author

Ilaria Rea

Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Udr Naples, National Research Council of Italy, Naples, Italy

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Anna Chiara De Luca, Institute of Protein Biochemistry, National Research Council of Italy, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy. Email: [email protected]

Ilaria Rea, Institute for Microelectronics and Microsystems, Udr Naples, National Research Council of Italy, Via P. Castellino 111, 80131 Naples, Italy. Email: [email protected]

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First published: 16 November 2017
Citations: 43
Annalisa Lamberti and Ilaria Rea contributed equally to this work.
Funding information Associazione Italiana per la Ricerca sul Cancro, Grant/Award number: 11545; Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca, Grant/Award number: FIRB RBFR12WAPY; Regione Campania, Grant/Award number: Project CREME

Abstract

Porous biosilica nanoparticles obtained from diatomites (DNPs) have been recently demonstrated to be non-toxic nanovectors of therapeutic agents in cancer cells. In this work, the internalization kinetics and intracellular spatial distribution of functionalized DNPs incubated with human lung epidermoid carcinoma cell line (H1355) up to 72 hours are investigated by Raman imaging. The label-free Raman results are compared with confocal fluorescence microscopy and photoluminescence (PL) data. Raman bands specifically assigned to DNPs and cellular components provide evidence that the nanovectors are internalized and co-localize with lipid environments. A considerable DNPs uptake in cells is observed within 6 hours, with equilibrium being achieved after 18 hours. The obtained data show the presence of DNPs up to 72 hours, without damage to cell viability or morphology. The PL measurements performed on DNPs not penetrating the cells at different incubation times are strongly correlated with the results obtained by Raman imaging and confocal microscopy analyses.

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