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PEGylated Gold Nanoparticles Target Age-Associated B Cells In Vivo

Published inACS nano
Publication date2022-10-27
First online date2022-10-27
Abstract

Engineered gold nanoparticles (GNPs) have become a useful tool in various therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Uncertainty remains regarding the possible impact of GNPs on the immune system. In this regard, we investigated the interactions of polymer-coated GNPs with B cells and their functions in mice. Surprisingly, we observed that polymer-coated GNPs mainly interact with the recently identified subpopulation of B lymphocytes named age-associated B cells (ABCs). Importantly, we also showed that GNPs did not affect cell viability or the percentages of other B cell populations in different organs. Furthermore, GNPs did not activate B cell innate-like immune responses in any of the tested conditions, nor did they impair adaptive B cell responses in immunized mice. Together, these data provide an important contribution to the otherwise limited knowledge about GNP interference with B cell immune function, and demonstrate that GNPs represent a safe tool to target ABCs in vivo for potential clinical applications.

Keywords
  • B cells
  • Age-associated B cells
  • Gold nanoparticles
  • In vivo toxicity
  • Polymer-coating
  • Targeted delivery
Citation (ISO format)
HOCEVAR, Sandra et al. PEGylated Gold Nanoparticles Target Age-Associated B Cells In Vivo. In: ACS nano, 2022. doi: 10.1021/acsnano.2c04871
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Additional URL for this publicationhttps://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsnano.2c04871
Journal ISSN1936-0851
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