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Sara Mohamed Mahmoud1, Olfat S Barakat2, Laila E Kotram3
1Biotechnology Department, Faculty of Graduate Studies and Environmental Researches, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
Abstract:
This study investigated the role of ξ Potential on Monometallic (MM) and Bimetallic (BM) Calcium Oxide/Magnetite Iron Oxides nanoparticles to stimulate the immune response. Metallic nanoparticles (MNPs) were biosynthesis using Pseudomonas fluorescens S48. MNPs characterization was carried out by UV-Vis spectra, XRD analysis, Zeta potential and Particles size, SEM-EDS, and TEM, and the concentrations were calculated by ICP-AES. The immune system activity was measured by estimation of lymphocytes transformation, phagocytic activity. The end point was in evaluating the toxicity of Metallic NPs by comet assay. SEM-EDS and TEM micrographs showed that MM CaO and Fe3O4 represent a perfect example of zero-dimensional (0-D) NPs with cubic and spherical particles in shape, while BM CaO/Fe3O4 NPs appeared in the form of Core-shell structure. The variations effect of novelty MM, BM CaO/Fe3O4 NPs in enhancing immune activity were based on the ξ Potential whereas negatively and positively charged. These findings demonstrate that the cationic CaO/Fe3O4 NPs are inefficient in stimulating the immune system which causes a high cytotoxic effect. But the anionic CaO/Fe3O4 NPs have advantages in targeting the immune system because of enhanced delivery to the cells through adsorptive endocytosis as well as the half-life clearance from the blood.
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