Bioconjugate Chemistry
Bioconjugate Chemistry
5 years ago

Role of the Protein Corona Derived from Human Plasma in Cellular Interactions between Nanoporous Human Serum Albumin Particles and Endothelial Cells

Role of the Protein Corona Derived from Human Plasma in Cellular Interactions between Nanoporous Human Serum Albumin Particles and Endothelial Cells
Moritz Nazarenus, Wolfgang J. Parak, Raimo Hartmann, Yan Yan, Frank Caruso, Jiwei Cui, Katelyn T. Gause, Mikhail V. Zyuzin
The presence of a protein corona on various synthetic nanomaterials has been shown to strongly influence how they interact with cells. However, it is unclear if the protein corona also exists on protein particles, and if so, its role in particle–cell interactions. In this study, pure human serum albumin (HSA) particles were fabricated via mesoporous silica particle templating. Our data reveal that various serum proteins adsorbed on the particles, when exposed to human blood plasma, forming a corona. In human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs), the corona was shown to decrease particle binding to the cell membrane, increase the residence time of particles in early endosomes, and reduce the amount of internalized particles within the first hours of exposure to particles. These findings reveal important information regarding the mechanisms used by vascular endothelial cells to internalize protein-based particulate materials exposed to blood plasma. The ability to control the cellular recognition of these organic particles is expected to aid the advancement of HSA-based materials for intravenous drug delivery.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00231

DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.7b00231

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