Immuno-silent polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles for bioimaging applications

PEGylated polymer capsules encapsulating LaVO4:Tb3+, GdVO4:Tb3+, Gd2O3:Tb3+, GdF3:Tb3+, YVO4:Tb3+ and iron oxide nanoparticles are promising new fluorescence, magnetic and magnetofluorescence imaging agents. Recently, we have reported the in vitro and in vivo level toxicity profile which shows the n...

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Main Authors: Jeyaraman, Jaishree, Malecka, Anna, Billimoria, Poonam, Shukla, Akansha, Marand, Barsha, Patel, Poulam M., Jackson, Andrew M., Sivakumar, Sri
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Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2017
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author Jeyaraman, Jaishree
Malecka, Anna
Billimoria, Poonam
Shukla, Akansha
Marand, Barsha
Patel, Poulam M.
Jackson, Andrew M.
Sivakumar, Sri
author_facet Jeyaraman, Jaishree
Malecka, Anna
Billimoria, Poonam
Shukla, Akansha
Marand, Barsha
Patel, Poulam M.
Jackson, Andrew M.
Sivakumar, Sri
author_sort Jeyaraman, Jaishree
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description PEGylated polymer capsules encapsulating LaVO4:Tb3+, GdVO4:Tb3+, Gd2O3:Tb3+, GdF3:Tb3+, YVO4:Tb3+ and iron oxide nanoparticles are promising new fluorescence, magnetic and magnetofluorescence imaging agents. Recently, we have reported the in vitro and in vivo level toxicity profile which shows the non-toxic nature of polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles. However, prior to clinical use, it is essential to ensure that these agents are unlikely to activate immune responses. Herein, we investigated the immuno-compatibility of polymer capsules with dendritic cells (DC) and macrophages (MO), major antigen presenting cell (APC) subsets required for activation of innate and adaptive immunity. Capsules were efficiently internalized by both DC and MO in vitro. Importantly, despite the presence of intracellular capsules, there was no significant impact on the viability of cells. We studied the impact of different capsules on the cytokine profile of DC and MO, known to be important for the polarization of T-cell immunity. None of the capsules elicited change in cytokine secretion from DC. Furthermore, capsules did not alter the polarization of either M1 or M2 MO subsets as determined by the balance of IL-12 and IL-10 secretion. These data support the notion that PEGylated polymer capsules loaded with nanoparticles have the potential to remain immunologically silent as they do not activate APC and neither do they hinder the response of DC or MO to pathogen activating signals. These systems, therefore, exhibit promising characteristics for bioimaging applications. KEYWORDS: PEGylated polymer capsules, M1 and M2 macrophages, dendritic cells, immune response
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spelling nottingham-432502020-05-04T18:55:29Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/43250/ Immuno-silent polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles for bioimaging applications Jeyaraman, Jaishree Malecka, Anna Billimoria, Poonam Shukla, Akansha Marand, Barsha Patel, Poulam M. Jackson, Andrew M. Sivakumar, Sri PEGylated polymer capsules encapsulating LaVO4:Tb3+, GdVO4:Tb3+, Gd2O3:Tb3+, GdF3:Tb3+, YVO4:Tb3+ and iron oxide nanoparticles are promising new fluorescence, magnetic and magnetofluorescence imaging agents. Recently, we have reported the in vitro and in vivo level toxicity profile which shows the non-toxic nature of polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles. However, prior to clinical use, it is essential to ensure that these agents are unlikely to activate immune responses. Herein, we investigated the immuno-compatibility of polymer capsules with dendritic cells (DC) and macrophages (MO), major antigen presenting cell (APC) subsets required for activation of innate and adaptive immunity. Capsules were efficiently internalized by both DC and MO in vitro. Importantly, despite the presence of intracellular capsules, there was no significant impact on the viability of cells. We studied the impact of different capsules on the cytokine profile of DC and MO, known to be important for the polarization of T-cell immunity. None of the capsules elicited change in cytokine secretion from DC. Furthermore, capsules did not alter the polarization of either M1 or M2 MO subsets as determined by the balance of IL-12 and IL-10 secretion. These data support the notion that PEGylated polymer capsules loaded with nanoparticles have the potential to remain immunologically silent as they do not activate APC and neither do they hinder the response of DC or MO to pathogen activating signals. These systems, therefore, exhibit promising characteristics for bioimaging applications. KEYWORDS: PEGylated polymer capsules, M1 and M2 macrophages, dendritic cells, immune response Royal Society of Chemistry 2017-07-14 Article PeerReviewed Jeyaraman, Jaishree, Malecka, Anna, Billimoria, Poonam, Shukla, Akansha, Marand, Barsha, Patel, Poulam M., Jackson, Andrew M. and Sivakumar, Sri (2017) Immuno-silent polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles for bioimaging applications. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 5 (26). pp. 5251-5258. ISSN 2050-750X http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2017/TB/C7TB01044C#!divAbstract doi:10.1039/C7TB01044C doi:10.1039/C7TB01044C
spellingShingle Jeyaraman, Jaishree
Malecka, Anna
Billimoria, Poonam
Shukla, Akansha
Marand, Barsha
Patel, Poulam M.
Jackson, Andrew M.
Sivakumar, Sri
Immuno-silent polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles for bioimaging applications
title Immuno-silent polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles for bioimaging applications
title_full Immuno-silent polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles for bioimaging applications
title_fullStr Immuno-silent polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles for bioimaging applications
title_full_unstemmed Immuno-silent polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles for bioimaging applications
title_short Immuno-silent polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles for bioimaging applications
title_sort immuno-silent polymer capsules encapsulating nanoparticles for bioimaging applications
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