PMID- 27980913 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210109 IS - 2198-3844 (Print) IS - 2198-3844 (Electronic) IS - 2198-3844 (Linking) VI - 2 IP - 11 DP - 2015 Nov TI - Polymer-Coated Metal-Oxide Nanoparticles Inhibit IgE Receptor Binding, Cellular Signaling, and Degranulation in a Mast Cell-like Cell Line. PG - 1500104 LID - 1500104 AB - Previous reports have shown that nanoparticles (NPs) can both enhance and suppress immune effector functions; however the mechanisms that dictate these responses are still unclear. Here, the effects of polyacrylic acid (PAA) functionalized metal-oxide NP are investigated on RBL-2H3 (representative mammalian granulocyte-like cell line) cell viability, cellular degranulation, immunoglobulin E (IgE) receptor binding, and cell signaling pathways related to immune function. The increasing development of PAA-NPs as pesticide dispersants and as drug carriers in therapeutics necessitates their investigation for safe production. Using two in vitro experimental approaches, this study demonstrates that pre-exposing RBL-2H3 cells, or IgE antibodies, to PAA-NPs (TiO(2), CeO(2), ZnO, Fe(2)O(3), and PAA-Capsules (NP coating control) over 24 h, significantly decrease the binding capacity of IgE for Fcepsilon receptors, inhibit the phosphorylation of intracellular signaling proteins (e.g., MAPK ERK) that mediate degranulation, and inhibited RBL-2H3 cell degranulation. In addition, and unlike the other NPs tested, PAA-TiO(2) significantly reduced RBL-2H3 viability, in a time (4-24 h) and dose-dependent manner (>50 mug mL(-1)). Together, these data demonstrate that PAA-NPs at sub-lethal doses can interact with cell surface structures, such as receptors, to suppress various stages of the RBL-2H3 degranulatory response to external stimuli, and modify immune cell functions that can impact host-immunity. FAU - Ortega, Van A AU - Ortega VA AD - Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E9. FAU - Ede, James D AU - Ede JD AD - Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E9. FAU - Boyle, David AU - Boyle D AD - Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E9. FAU - Stafford, James L AU - Stafford JL AD - Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E9. FAU - Goss, Greg G AU - Goss GG AD - Department of Biological Sciences University of Alberta Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2E9; National Research Council (Canada)National Institute for Nanotechnology Edmonton Alberta Canada T6G 2M9. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20150714 PL - Germany TA - Adv Sci (Weinh) JT - Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) JID - 101664569 PMC - PMC5115347 OTO - NOTNLM OT - cytotoxicity OT - immunology OT - nanoparticles OT - receptors OT - viability EDAT- 2015/07/14 00:00 MHDA- 2015/07/14 00:01 PMCR- 2015/07/14 CRDT- 2016/12/17 06:00 PHST- 2015/03/25 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/06/07 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2016/12/17 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/07/14 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/07/14 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2015/07/14 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ADVS201500104 [pii] AID - 10.1002/advs.201500104 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Adv Sci (Weinh). 2015 Jul 14;2(11):1500104. doi: 10.1002/advs.201500104. eCollection 2015 Nov.