PMID- 36132778 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20220924 IS - 2516-0230 (Electronic) IS - 2516-0230 (Linking) VI - 2 IP - 9 DP - 2020 Sep 16 TI - Poly-d-lysine coated nanoparticles to identify pro-inflammatory macrophages. PG - 3849-3857 LID - 10.1039/d0na00373e [doi] AB - Identifying pro-inflammatory macrophages (M1) is of immense importance to diagnose, monitor, and treat various pathologies. In addition, adoptive cell therapies, where harvested cells are isolated, modified to express an M1-like phenotype, then re-implanted to the patient, are also becoming more prevalent to treat diseases such as cancer. In a step toward identifying, labeling, and monitoring macrophage phenotype for adoptive cell therapies, we developed a reactive oxygen species (ROS)-sensitive, gold nanoparticle (AuNP) that fluorescently labels M1 macrophages. AuNPs are electrostatically coated with a proteolysis resistant, fluorescein isothiocyanate-conjugated, poly-d-lysine (PDL-FITC) that is susceptible to backbone cleavage by ROS. When PDL-FITC is bound to AuNPs, fluorescence is quenched via a combination of nanoparticle surface (NSET) and Forster resonance (FRET) energy transfer mechanisms. Upon ROS-induced cleavage of PDL-FITC, up to a 7-fold change in fluorescence is demonstrated. PDL-FITC AuNPs were loaded into RAW 264.7 macrophages (RAWs) and primary bone marrow- derived macrophages (BMDMs) prior to in vitro polarization. For both cell types, detectable differences in intracellular fluorescence were observed between M1 polarized and non-stimulated (M0) control groups after 24 h using both confocal imaging and flow cytometry. PDL-FITC AuNPs can potentially be useful in identifying M1 macrophages within diverse cell populations and provide longitudinal macrophage response data to external cues. CI - This journal is (c) The Royal Society of Chemistry. FAU - Hernandez, Derek S AU - Hernandez DS AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA suggs@utexas.edu. FAU - Schunk, Hattie C AU - Schunk HC AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-4768-2569 AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA suggs@utexas.edu. AD - McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA. FAU - Shankar, Karan M AU - Shankar KM AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA suggs@utexas.edu. FAU - Rosales, Adrianne M AU - Rosales AM AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-0207-7661 AD - McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA. FAU - Suggs, Laura J AU - Suggs LJ AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-1419-8017 AD - Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA suggs@utexas.edu. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20200713 PL - England TA - Nanoscale Adv JT - Nanoscale advances JID - 101738708 PMC - PMC9416964 COIS- There are no conflicts to declare. EDAT- 2020/07/13 00:00 MHDA- 2020/07/13 00:01 PMCR- 2020/07/13 CRDT- 2022/09/22 03:40 PHST- 2020/05/07 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/07/12 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/09/22 03:40 [entrez] PHST- 2020/07/13 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2020/07/13 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2020/07/13 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - d0na00373e [pii] AID - 10.1039/d0na00373e [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nanoscale Adv. 2020 Jul 13;2(9):3849-3857. doi: 10.1039/d0na00373e. eCollection 2020 Sep 16.