Abstract
Nanoceria (CeO2, cerium oxide nanoparticles) is proposed as a therapeutic for multiple disorders. In blood, nanoceria becomes protein-coated, changing its surface properties to yield a different presentation to cells. There is little information on the interaction of nanoceria with blood proteins. The current study is the first to report the proteomics identification of plasma and serum proteins adsorbed to nanoceria. The results identify a number of plasma and serum proteins interacting with nanoceria, proteins whose normal activities regulate numerous cell functions: antioxidant/detoxification, energy regulation, lipoproteins, signaling, complement, immune function, coagulation, iron homeostasis, proteolysis, inflammation, protein folding, protease inhibition, adhesion, protein/RNA degradation, and hormonal. The principal implications of this study are: 1) The protein corona may positively or negatively affect nanoceria cellular uptake, subsequent organ bioprocessing, and effects; and 2) Nanoceria adsorption may alter protein structure and function, including pro- and inflammatory effects. Consequently, prior to their use as therapeutic agents, better understanding of the effects of nanoceria protein coating is warranted.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-17-2020
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.35248/2157-7439.20.11.546
Funding Information
This work was supported by the United States Environmental Protection Agency Science to Achieve Results [grant number RD- 833772] and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number R01GM109195.
Repository Citation
Butterfield, D. Allan; Wang, Binghui; Wu, Peng; Hardas, Sarita S.; Unrine, Jason M.; Grulke, Eric A.; Cai, Jian; Klein, Jon B.; Pierce, William M.; Yokel, Robert A.; and Sultana, Rukhsana, "Plasma and Serum Proteins Bound to Nanoceria: Insights into Pathways by which Nanoceria May Exert Its Beneficial and Deleterious Effects In Vivo" (2020). Chemistry Faculty Publications. 166.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/chemistry_facpub/166
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Notes/Citation Information
Published in Journal of Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology, v. 11, issue 4, no. 546.
© 2020 Allan Butterfield D, et al.
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