Open AccessSilica Nanoparticle–Endothelial Interaction: Uptake and Effect on Platelet Adhesion under Flow Conditions
Author(s) -
Jiban Saikia,
Raziye Mohammadpour,
Mostafa Yazdimamaghani,
Hannah Northrup,
Vladimir Hlady,
Hamidreza Ghandehari
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
acs applied bio materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.764
H-Index - 17
ISSN - 2576-6422
DOI - 10.1021/acsabm.8b00466
Subject(s) - adhesion , platelet , endothelium , nanoparticle , endothelial stem cell , cell adhesion , biophysics , platelet adhesiveness , chemistry , platelet activation , in vitro , materials science , nanotechnology , biochemistry , immunology , medicine , platelet aggregation , biology , organic chemistry
Silica nanoparticles are extensively used in biomedical applications and consumer products. Little is known about the interaction of these NPs with the endothelium and effect on platelet adhesion under flow conditions in circulation. In this study, we investigated the effect of silica nanoparticles on the endothelium and its inflammation, and subsequent adhesion of flowing platelets in vitro. Platelet counts adhered onto the surface of endothelial cells in the presence of nanoparticles increased at both low and high concentrations of nanoparticles. Preincubation of endothelial cells with nanoparticles also increased platelet adhesion. Interestingly, platelet adhesion onto TNF- α -treated endothelial cells decreased in the presence of nanoparticles at different concentrations as compared with the absence of nanoparticles. We monitored the expression of different endothelial proteins, known to initiate platelet adhesion, in the presence and absence of silica nanoparticles. We found that silica nanoparticles caused changes in the endothelium such as overexpression of PECAM that promoted platelet adhesion to the endothelial cell.