In Vitro anticancer properties of copper metallodendrimers

Newly synthesized carbosilane copper dendrimers (CCD) with chloride and nitrate surface groups seem to be good candidates to be used as gene and drug carriers in anti-cancer therapy, due to their properties such as size and surface charge. Copper attached to the nanoparticles is an important element...

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Autores: Holota, Marcin, Magiera, Jakub, Michlewska, Sylwia, Kubczak, Malgorzata, Sanz del Olmo, Natalia, García Gallego, Sandra|||0000-0001-6112-0450, Ortega Lopez, Paula|||0000-0003-0377-5429, Mata de la Mata, Francisco Javier de la|||0000-0003-0418-3935, Ionov, Maksim, Bryszewska, Maria
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2019
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Alcalá (UAH)
Repositorio:e_Buah Biblioteca Digital Universidad de Alcalá
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ebuah.uah.es:10017/37505
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10017/37505
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/biom9040155
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:copper metallodendrimers
anticancer therapeutic agent
nanocarrier
structure
cytotoxicity
Química
Chemistry
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Sumario:Newly synthesized carbosilane copper dendrimers (CCD) with chloride and nitrate surface groups seem to be good candidates to be used as gene and drug carriers in anti-cancer therapy, due to their properties such as size and surface charge. Copper attached to the nanoparticles is an important element of many biological processes and recently their anti-cancer properties have been widely examined. Zeta size and potential, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), circular dichroism (CD), analysis of haemolytic activity, and fluorescence anisotropy techniques were used to characterize copper dendrimers. Additionally, their cytotoxic properties toward normal (PBMC) and cancer (1301; HL-60) cells were examined. All tested dendrimers were more cytotoxic against cancer cells in comparison with normal cells.