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ArticleScientific reports2017

Size Dependent Uptake and Hemolytic Effect of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles on Erythrocytes and Biomedical Potential of ZnO-Ferulic acid Conjugates.

E Preedia Babu, A Subastri, A Suyavaran, K Premkumar, V Sujatha, B Aristatile, Ghedeir M Alshammari, V Dharuman, C Thirunavukkarasu

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Article in Scientific reports, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

E Preedia BabuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605 014, India.
A SubastriDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605 014, India.
A SuyavaranDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605 014, India.
K PremkumarCancer Genetics and Nanomedicine Laboratory, Department of Biomedical Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, 620 024, India.
V SujathaDepartment of Chemistry, Periyar University, Salem, 636011, India.
B AristatileDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Ghedeir M AlshammariDepartment of Food Science and Nutrition, College of Food and Agricultural Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia.
V DharumanMolecular Electronics Laboratory, Department of Bioelectronics and Biosensors, School of Life Sciences, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630 003, India.
C ThirunavukkarasuDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Pondicherry University, Puducherry, 605 014, India. tchinnasamy@hotmail.com.
Pondicherry University · INKing Saud University · SAAlagappa University · INBharathidasan University · INPeriyar University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Despite zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnONPs) being increasingly used as carriers in biomedical fields due to their multifaceted properties and therapeutic importance, better understanding of the mechanisms and cellular consequences resulting from their interaction with cells and cellular components has been warranted. In the present study, we investigate the size-dependent interaction of ZnONPs on RBCs, and its impact on cell viability, DNA damage, ROS generation and morphological changes, employing cellular and analytical methods. Size, charge, stability and solubility were confirmed by DLS, zeta potential, ICP-AES and TEM analysis. Further ICP-AES, TEM, spectroscopic observations and cell based assays showed that ZnONPs exhibited a size dependent impact on RBCs and haemoglobin (Hb), particularly size <50 nm. Conversely, ferulic acid (FA) conjugates and serum albumin significantly reduced the adverse effects exhibited by ZnONPs. The extent of DNA damage and ROS generation is comparatively low in ZnONPs-FA than in ZnONPs alone treated cells. Thus our study documents a novel conceptualization delineating the influence of size on the material properties and therapeutic potential of nanoparticle.

Indexed as

Particle SizeAlbuminsCell SurvivalCoumaric AcidsDNA DamageErythrocytesHemoglobinsHemolysisHumansNanoparticlesReactive Oxygen SpeciesSolubilitySpectrometry, FluorescenceSpectrum Analysis, RamanZinc OxideAlbuminsCoumaric Acidsferulic acidHemoglobinsReactive Oxygen SpeciesZinc Oxide

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PMID28646227
PMCPMC5482866
OpenAlexW2679788297

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