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  • Oxygen transport to mammali...
    Yoon, Semi; Hong, Joohye; Park, Bumjin; Choi, Yonghyun; Khan, Muhammad Saad; Hwang, Jangsun; Tanaka, Masayoshi; Choi, Jonghoon

    Journal of bioscience and bioengineering, December 2021, 2021-12-00, 20211201, Letnik: 132, Številka: 6
    Journal Article

    Hypoxic microenvironments emerge as tumor grow, leading to the over-expression and stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF-1α). HIF-1α lowers the sensitization against chemotherapy, radiation therapy and photodynamic therapy in cancer. In this study, nano-sized oxygen carrier, namely oxygen dissolved nanoliposome (ODL) was synthesized, and oxygen was efficiently delivered to different types of mammalian cells to help relieve hypoxia. ODL confirmed that oxygen was released without inducing toxicity to cells. After artificially creating hypoxia in cancer cells, normal cells, and immune cells; various parameters such as cell morphology, HIF-1α expression, and degree of hypoxia were examined. The cellular environment was found to be altered by treatment with the ODL. Under hypoxia, the shape of the cells changed, and the cells began to die. After treatment with the ODL, the degree of hypoxia was reduced, indicating that HIF-1α expression and the rate of cell death decreased. Furthermore, bacteria proliferation was observed with the ODL. Therefore, ODL can be used for oxygen delivery platform in cancer therapy. ODL has a potential application in other microorganisms which needs future research.