Silica Nanoparticle-Endothelial Interaction: Uptake and Effect on Platelet Adhesion under Flow Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Silica nanoparticles are extensively used in biomedical applications and consumer products. Little is known about the interaction of these NPs with the endothelium and effect on platelet adhesion under flow conditions in circulation. In this study, we investigated the effect of silica nanoparticles on the endothelium and its inflammation, and subsequent adhesion of flowing platelets in vitro. Platelet counts adhered onto the surface of endothelial cells in the presence of nanoparticles increased at both low and high concentrations of nanoparticles. Preincubation of endothelial cells with nanoparticles also increased platelet adhesion. Interestingly, platelet adhesion onto TNF-α-treated endothelial cells decreased in the presence of nanoparticles at different concentrations as compar

SUBMITTER: Saikia J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8152525 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature