How protein coronas determine the fate of engineered nanoparticles in biological environment

  • Ivona Capjak Croatian Institute of Transfusion Medicine, Zagreb
  • Sandra Šupraha Goreta University of Zagreb, Faculty of Pharmacy and Biochemistry, Zagreb
  • Darija Domazet Jurašin Ruđer Bošković Institute, Zagreb
  • Ivana Vinković Vrček Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb
Keywords: hard corona, nano-bio interface, nanomedicine, soft corona

Abstract

Nanomedicine is a booming medical field that utilises nanoparticles (NPs) for the development of medicines, medical devices, and diagnostic tools. The behaviour of NPs in vivo may be quite complex due to their interactions with biological molecules. These interactions in biological fluids result in NPs being enveloped by dynamic protein coronas, which serve as an interface between NPs and their environment (blood, cell, tissue). How will the corona interact with this environment will depend on the biological, chemical, and physical properties of NPs, the properties of the proteins that make the corona, as well as the biological environment. This review summarises the main characteristics of protein corona and describes its dynamic nature. It also presents the most common analytical methods to study the corona, including examples of protein corona composition for the most common NPs used in biomedicine. This knowledge is necessary to design NPs that will create a corona with a desired efficiency and safety in clinical use.

Published
2017-12-18
How to Cite
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Capjak I, Šupraha Goreta S, Domazet Jurašin D, Vinković Vrček I. How protein coronas determine the fate of engineered nanoparticles in biological environment. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol [Internet]. 2017Dec.18 [cited 2024Dec.1];68(4). Available from: https://arhiv.imi.hr/index.php/arhiv/article/view/855
Section
Review

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