caa a22 4500 445852992 CHVBK 20180317145419.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00204-010-0642-5 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00204-010-0642-5 Uptake and intracellular localization of submicron and nano-sized SiO2 particles in HeLa cells [Elektronische Daten] [Marco Al-Rawi, Silvia Diabaté, Carsten Weiss] Engineered amorphous silicananoparticles (SiO2-NPs) are widely used in dyes, varnishes, plastics and glue, as well as in pharmaceuticals, cosmetics and food. Novel composite SiO2-NPs are promising multifunctional devices and combine labels for subsequent tracking and are functionalized e.g. to specifically target cells to deliver their cargo. However, biological and potential toxic effects of SiO2-NPs are insufficiently understood. The aim of this study was to determine the uptake and fate of SiO2-NPs in mammalian cells. Also, silica submicron particles (SiO2-SMPs) were included in the studies in order to identify effects, which are only observed for nano-sized SiO2 particles. Fluorescently labelled SiO2-NPs (nominal size 70nm) and SiO2-SMPs (nominal size 200 and 500nm) were used to examine cytotoxicity, cellular uptake and localization in human cervical carcinoma cells (HeLa). Particle uptake and intracellular localization in mitochondria, endosomes, lysosomes and nuclei were studied by wide field and confocal laser scanning fluorescence microscopy. Physicochemical characterization of SiO2-NPs by transmission electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering revealed a spherical morphology and a monodisperse size distribution. In the presence of serum, all SiO2 particles are non-toxic. However, in the absence of serum SiO2-NPs but not SiO2-SMPs are highly toxic. SiO2 particles, irrespective of size, were detected in the cytosol and accumulated in endosomal compartments of HeLa cells. No accumulation of SiO2 particles in nuclei or mitochondria of HeLa cells could be observed. In contrast to SiO2-SMPs, SiO2-NPs are preferentially localized in lysosomes. Springer-Verlag, 2011 SiO2 nanoparticles nationallicence Fluorescence imaging nationallicence Lysosomes nationallicence Endosomes HeLa cells nationallicence Toxicity nationallicence Al-Rawi Marco Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany aut Diabaté Silvia Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany aut Weiss Carsten Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany aut Archives of Toxicology Springer-Verlag 85/7(2011-07-01), 813-826 0340-5761 85:7<813 2011 85 204 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-010-0642-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-010-0642-5 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Al-Rawi Marco Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Diabaté Silvia Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Weiss Carsten Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Archives of Toxicology Springer-Verlag 85/7(2011-07-01), 813-826 0340-5761 85:7<813 2011 85 204 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer