• 文献标题:   Effect of Melittin Complexes with Graphene and Graphene Oxide on Triple-Negative Breast Cancer Tumors Grown on Chicken Embryo Chorioallantoic Membrane
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   DANILUK K, LANGE A, WOJCIK B, ZAWADZKA K, BALABAN J, KUTWIN M, JAWORSKI S
  • 作者关键词:   melittin, nanomaterial, breast cancer, drugdelivery
  • 出版物名称:   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
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  • 被引频次:   0
  • DOI:   10.3390/ijms24098388
  • 出版年:   2023

▎ 摘  要

One of the components of bee venom is melittin (M), which has strong lysing properties on membranes. M has high toxicity to cancer cells, but it also affects healthy cells, making it necessary to use methods for targeted delivery to ensure treatment. This research is a continuation of previous studies using graphene nanomaterials as M carriers to breast cancer cells. The studies described below are conducted on a more organized biological structure than what is found in vitro cells, namely, cancerous tumors grown on a chicken embryo chorioallantoic membrane. Caspase 3 and 8 levels are analyzed, and the level of oxidative stress markers and changes in protein expression for cytokines are examined. The results show that M complexes with nanomaterials reduce the level of oxidative stress more than M alone does, but the use of graphene (GN) as a carrier increases the level of DNA damage to a greater extent than the increase caused by M alone. An analysis of cytokine levels shows that the use of the M and GN complex increases the level of proteins responsible for inhibiting tumor progression to a greater extent than the increase occasioned by a complex with graphene oxide (GO). The results suggest that the use of GN as an M carrier may increase the toxic effect of M on structures located inside a cell.