title: Could nanoparticle corona characterization help for biological consequence prediction?
abstract: As soon as they enter a biological medium (cell culture medium forin vitro, blood or plasma forin vivostudies), nanoparticles, in most cases, see their surface covered by biomolecules, especially proteins. What the cells see is thus not the ideal nanoparticle concocted by chemists, meaning the biomolecular corona could have great biological and physiological repercussions, sometimes masking the expected effects of purposely grafted molecules. In this review, we will mainly focus on gold nanoparticles. In the first part, we will discuss the fate of these particles once in a biological medium, especially in terms of size, and the protein composition of the corona. We will highlight the parameters influencing the quantity and the identity of the adsorbed proteins. In a second part, we will resume the main findings about the influence of a biomolecular corona on cellular uptake, toxicity, biodistribution and targeting ability. To be noticed is the need for standardized experiments and very precise reports of the protocols and methods used in the experimental sections to extract informative data. Given the biological consequences of this corona, we suggest that it should be taken into account in theoretical studies dealing with nanomaterials to better represent the biological environment.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, CNRS UMR8000, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, Cedex France.
authors.forename: Emilie
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Brun
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie Physique, CNRS UMR8000, Université Paris-Sud, 91405 Orsay, Cedex France.
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sicard-Roselli
keywords: Cellular interaction; Culture medium; Gold nanoparticles; Hydrodynamic size; Nanoparticle toxicity; Nanoparticle uptake; Protein corona; Protein identification