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3. MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Abstract
Platinum nanoparticles (PtNPs) have been investigated for their antioxidant abilities in a range of biological and other applications. The ability to reduce off-target cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) cytotoxicity would be useful in Plasma Medicine; however, little has been published to date about the ability of PtNPs to reduce or inhibit the effects of CAP. Here we investigate whether PtNPs can protect against CAP-induced cytotoxicity in cancerous and non-cancerous cell lines. PtNPs were shown to dramatically reduce intracellular reactive species (RONS) production in U-251 MG cells. However, RONS generation was unaffected by PtNPs in medium without cells. PtNPs protect against CAP induced mitochondrial membrane depolarization, but not cell membrane permeabilization which is a CAP-induced RONS-independent event. PtNPs act as potent intracellular scavengers of reactive species and can protect against CAP induced cytotoxicity. PtNPs, showing no significant biocorrosion, may be useful as a catalytic antioxidant for healthy tissue and for protecting against CAP-induced tissue damage.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2021.102436
Recommended Citation
Gunes, S., He, Z. & Van Aken, D. (2021). Platinum Nanoparticles Inhibit Intracellular ROS Generation and Protect Against Cold Atmospheric Plasma-induced Cytotoxicity. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, Vol. 36, 102436. doi:10.1016/j.nano.2021.102436
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