Properties and cellular uptake of photo-triggered mixed metallosurfactant vesicles intended for controlled CO delivery in gas therapy

The scientific relevance of carbon monoxide has increased since it was discovered that it is a gasotransmitter involved in several biological processes. This fact stimulated research to find a secure and targeted delivery and lead to the synthesis of CO-releasing molecules. In this paper we present...

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Autores: Trallero J., Camacho M., Marín-García M., Álvarez-Marimon E., Benseny-Cases N., Barnadas-Rodríguez R.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Institución:Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau (IIB Sant Pau)
Repositorio:r-IIB SANT PAU. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Biomédica Sant Pau
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Acceso en línea:https://iibsantpau.fundanetsuite.com/Publicaciones/ProdCientif/PublicacionFrw.aspx?id=16726
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85163180578&doi=10.1016%2fj.colsurfb.2023.113422&partnerID=40&md5=afd3e25cbb3f0803f220567886bb3cea
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:CORM
Cell internalization
Colloid
Liposome
Metallosome
Self-assembly
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Sumario:The scientific relevance of carbon monoxide has increased since it was discovered that it is a gasotransmitter involved in several biological processes. This fact stimulated research to find a secure and targeted delivery and lead to the synthesis of CO-releasing molecules. In this paper we present a vesicular CO delivery system triggered by light composed of a synthetized metallosurfactant (TCOL10) with two long carbon chains and a molybdenum-carbonyl complex. We studied the characteristics of mixed TCOL10/phosphatidylcholine metallosomes of different sizes. Vesicles from 80 to 800 nm in diameter are mainly unilamellar, do not disaggregate upon dilution, in the dark are physically and chemically stable at 4 °C for at least one month, and exhibit a lag phase of about 4 days before they show a spontaneous CO release at 37 °C. Internalization of metallosomes by cells was studied as function of the incubation time, and vesicle concentration and size. Results show that large vesicles are more efficiently internalized than the smaller ones in terms of the percentage of cells that show TCOL10 and the amount of drug that they take up. On balance, TCOL10 metallosomes constitute a promising and viable approach for efficient delivery of CO to biological systems.