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Repression of Multiple Myeloma Cell Growth In Vivo by Single-wall Carbon Nanotube (SWCNT)-delivered MALAT1 Antisense Oligos
Published on: December 13, 2018
Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) affect cell physiology and cell architecture
Jean-Pierre Kaiser1, Peter Wick, Pius Manser
1Materials - Biology Interactions Laboratory, Materials Science and Technology (Empa), Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, St. Gallen CH-9014, Switzerland. jean-pierre.kaiser@empa.ch
Abstract:
Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNT) find their way in various industrial applications. Due to the expected increased production of various carbon nanotubes and nanoparticle containing products, exposure to engineered nanoparticles will also increase dramatically in parallel. In this study the effects of SWCNT raw material and purified SWCNT (SWCNT bundles) on cell behaviour of mesothelioma cells (MSTO-211H) and on epithelial cells (A549) had been investigated. The effect on cell behaviour (cell proliferation, cell activity, cytoskeleton organization, apoptosis and cell adhesion) were dependent on cell type, SWCNT quality (purified or not) and SWCNT concentration.

