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Size‐dependent interaction of cells and hemoglobin–albumin based oxygen carriers prepared using the SPG membrane emulsification technique
Author(s) -
Lai YaoTong,
Ohta Seiichi,
Akamatsu Kazuki,
Nakao Shinichi,
Sakai Yasuyuki,
Ito Taichi
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
biotechnology progress
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.572
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1520-6033
pISSN - 8756-7938
DOI - 10.1002/btpr.2170
Subject(s) - bovine serum albumin , hemoglobin , microsphere , chemistry , oxygen , particle size , cytotoxicity , albumin , membrane emulsification , membrane , serum albumin , chromatography , biophysics , in vitro , biochemistry , chemical engineering , biology , organic chemistry , engineering
Hemoglobin‐based oxygen carriers (HBOCs) of various sizes have been developed so far, but their optimum size has not been clarified yet. Here, we examined the effect of HBOCs size on their interaction with cells using Shirasu porous glass (SPG) membrane emulsification technique, which enables precise tuning of particle size. Microspheres composed of bovine hemoglobin (bHb) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) was fabricated with the average diameters of 1.2–18.3 μm and the coefficient of variation of below 13%. Cellular uptake of the microspheres by RAW264.7 was observed at a diameter below 5 μm; however, uptake of the microspheres by HepG2 and HUVEC were not observed at any diameter. No enhancement of the generation of reactive oxygen species in the cytoplasm was detected at diameters above 9.8 μm in the three cell lines, due to their low cellular uptake. In addition, cytotoxicity of the microspheres decreased with increasing microsphere diameter in the three cell lines and microspheres of 18.3 μm showed good cellular compatibility regardless of the oxyhemoglobin percentage. Since cytotoxicity is a crucial factor in their applications, our systemic investigation would provide a new insight into the design of HBOCs. © 2015 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog. , 31:1676–1684, 2015