Issue 33, 2016

DNA damage and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis of A549 lung carcinoma cells induced by biosynthesised silver and platinum nanoparticles

Abstract

Silver and platinum nanoparticles were synthesised using the bioactive components from the macro alga Padina gymnospora. The efficiency of the nanoparticle as a suitable antitumor agent was tested against A549 lung carcinoma cells. The cell viability was assessed by MTT assay and the growth inhibition was observed. The synthesised silver and platinum nanoparticles arrested the cell growth in the G2/M phase followed by a decline in cell number in the S phase. The cytotoxicity due to oxidative stress was investigated by measuring the enzymatic levels of stress markers such as GSH, LPO, catalase, and the subsequent LDH released, which was significant at elevated levels. The ROS generated by the nanoparticles and the consequential DNA damage was studied by the Hoechst staining and comet assay. The mechanism of cell death induced by the nanoparticles up-regulated the expression of apoptotic markers like p53, caspase 9, Bax, and simultaneously down-regulated the level of the antiapoptotic Bcl gene expression. These results suggest the activation of apoptosis and oxidative stress generated towards cell death in the cancer cells. Our investigations reveal that silver and platinum nanoparticles with further research can prove to be a potent targeted therapeutic agent with high efficacy against deadly tumours.

Graphical abstract: DNA damage and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis of A549 lung carcinoma cells induced by biosynthesised silver and platinum nanoparticles

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Dec 2015
Accepted
04 Mar 2016
First published
15 Mar 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 27775-27787

DNA damage and mitochondria-mediated apoptosis of A549 lung carcinoma cells induced by biosynthesised silver and platinum nanoparticles

S. P. J., A. Mukherjee and N. Chandrasekaran, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 27775 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA27185A

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