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Gold Nanoparticles Radio-sensitize and Reduce Cell Survival in Lewis Lung Carcinoma

Arvind Pandey
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Veronica Vighetto
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Nicola Di Marzio
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Matteo Hirsch
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Nicola Ferrante
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Sankar Mitra
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Alessandro Grattoni
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Carly S. Filgueira
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Version 1 : Received: 29 July 2020 / Approved: 30 July 2020 / Online: 30 July 2020 (08:08:26 CEST)

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Pandey, A.; Vighetto, V.; Di Marzio, N.; Ferraro, F.; Hirsch, M.; Ferrante, N.; Mitra, S.; Grattoni, A.; Filgueira, C.S. Gold Nanoparticles Radio-Sensitize and Reduce Cell Survival in Lewis Lung Carcinoma. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1717. Pandey, A.; Vighetto, V.; Di Marzio, N.; Ferraro, F.; Hirsch, M.; Ferrante, N.; Mitra, S.; Grattoni, A.; Filgueira, C.S. Gold Nanoparticles Radio-Sensitize and Reduce Cell Survival in Lewis Lung Carcinoma. Nanomaterials 2020, 10, 1717.

Abstract

It has been suggested that particle size plays an important role in determining the genotoxicity of gold nanoparticles (GNPs). The purpose of this study was to compare the potential radio-sensitization effects of two different sized GNPs (3.9 and 37.4 nm) fabricated and examined in vitro in Lewis Lung carcinoma (LLC) as a model of non-small cell lung cancer through use of comet and clonogenic assays. After the treatment of 2Gy X-ray irradiation, both particle sizes demonstrated increased DNA damage when compared to treatment with particles only and radiation alone. This radio-sensitization was further translated into a reduction in cell survival demonstrated by clonogenicity. This work indicates that GNPs of both sizes induce DNA damage in LLC cells at the tested concentrations, whereas the 37.4 nm particle size treatment group demonstrated greater significance in vitro. The presented data aids in the evaluation of the radiobiological response of Lewis Lung carcinoma cells treated with gold nanoparticles.

Keywords

Gold Nanoparticles; Lewis Lung Carcinoma; Radiosensitization; Clonogenic Assay; Comet Assay

Subject

Biology and Life Sciences, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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