摘要
Nanomaterials with unique characteristics exhibit favorable therapeutic and diagnostic properties,implying their enormous potential as biomedical candidates. C60 has been used in gene- and drug-delivery, as imaging agents, and as photosensitizers in cancer therapy. In this study, the influences of a cationic functionalized fullerene on cellular behavior of human colorectal cancer cell line(HT-29) were investigated. Results indicated that HT-29 treated with the studied compound showed a lower sensitivity but a significant impairment in migration and invasion by interfering with the activities of matrix metalloproteinases(MMP-2 and9). The presence of fullerene also altered the capacity of adhesion-related proteins to perform their activity,thereby inducing dramatically adverse effects on the cell physiological functions such as cell adhesion. Thus,our study suggests that this compound is a new potential anti-metastatic effector and a therapeutic component for malignant colorectal cancer.
Nanomaterials with unique characteristics exhibit favorable therapeutic and diagnostic properties,implying their enormous potential as biomedical candidates. C60 has been used in gene- and drug-delivery, as imaging agents, and as photosensitizers in cancer therapy. In this study, the influences of a cationic functionalized fullerene on cellular behavior of human colorectal cancer cell line(HT-29) were investigated. Results indicated that HT-29 treated with the studied compound showed a lower sensitivity but a significant impairment in migration and invasion by interfering with the activities of matrix metalloproteinases(MMP-2 and9). The presence of fullerene also altered the capacity of adhesion-related proteins to perform their activity,thereby inducing dramatically adverse effects on the cell physiological functions such as cell adhesion. Thus,our study suggests that this compound is a new potential anti-metastatic effector and a therapeutic component for malignant colorectal cancer.
基金
funded within the research contracts Nanocancer Friuli Venezia Giulia, Fra-2011University of Trieste
Italian Ministry of Education MIUR (FIRB RBAP11ETKA and PRIN 2010N3T9M4 001)