Int J Mol Sci. 2021 Nov 22;22(22). doi: 10.3390/ijms222212593.
The Preliminary Study on the Proapoptotic Effect of Reduced Graphene Oxide in Breast Cancer Cell Lines.
International journal of molecular sciences
Rafał Krętowski, Agata Jabłońska-Trypuć, Marzanna Cechowska-Pasko
Affiliations
Affiliations
- Department of Pharmaceutical Biochemistry, Medical University of Bialystok, 15-089 Bialystok, Poland.
- Division of Chemistry, Biology and Biotechnology, Bialystok University of Technology, 15-351 Bialystok, Poland.
PMID: 34830472
PMCID: PMC8620501 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222212593
Abstract
Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women, however traditional therapies have several side effects. This has led to an urgent need to explore novel drug approaches to treatment strategies such as graphene-based nanomaterials such as reduced graphene oxide (rGO). It was noticed as a potential drug due to its target selectivity, easy functionalisation, chemisensitisation, and high drug-loading capacity. rGO is widely used in many fields, including biological and biomedical, due to its unique physicochemical properties. However, the possible mechanisms of rGO toxicity remain unclear. In this paper, we present findings on the cytotoxic and antiproliferative effects of rGO and its ability to induce oxidative stress and apoptosis of breast cancer cell lines. We indicate that rGO induced time- and dose-dependent cytotoxicity in MDA-MB-231 and ZR-75-1 cell lines, but not in T-47D, MCF-7, Hs 578T cell lines. In rGO-treated MDA-MB-231 and ZR-75-1 cell lines, we noticed increased induction of apoptosis and necrosis. In addition, rGO has been found to cause oxidative stress, reduce proliferation, and induce structural changes in breast cancer cells. Taken together, these studies provide new insight into the mechanism of oxidative stress and apoptosis in breast cancer cells.
Keywords: apoptosis; breast cancer; oxidative stress; proliferation; rGO
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