PMID- 37512356 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20230801 IS - 1996-1944 (Print) IS - 1996-1944 (Electronic) IS - 1996-1944 (Linking) VI - 16 IP - 14 DP - 2023 Jul 19 TI - Lipid Corona Formation on Micro- and Nanoplastic Particles Modulates Uptake and Toxicity in A549 Cells. LID - 10.3390/ma16145082 [doi] LID - 5082 AB - Plastic waste is a global issue leaving no continents unaffected. In the environment, ultraviolet radiation and shear forces in water and land contribute to generating micro- and nanoplastic particles (MNPP), which organisms can easily take up. Plastic particles enter the human food chain, and the accumulation of particles within the human body is expected. Crossing epithelial barriers and cellular uptake of MNPP involves the interaction of plastic particles with lipids. To this end, we generated unilamellar vesicles from POPC (1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-glycero-3-phosphocholine) and POPS (1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phospho-L-serine) and incubated them with pristine, carboxylated, or aminated polystyrene spheres (about 1 microm in diameter) to generate lipid coronas around the particles. Lipid coronas enhanced the average particle sizes and partially changed the MNPP zeta potential and polydispersity. In addition, lipid coronas led to significantly enhanced uptake of MNPP particles but not their cytotoxicity, as determined by flow cytometry. Finally, adding proteins to lipid corona nanoparticles further modified MNPP uptake by reducing the uptake kinetics, especially in pristine and carboxylated plastic samples. In conclusion, our study demonstrates for the first time the impact of different types of lipids on differently charged MNPP particles and the biological consequences of such modifications to better understand the potential hazards of plastic exposure. FAU - Dorsch, Anna Daniela AU - Dorsch AD AD - ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany. FAU - da Silva Brito, Walison Augusto AU - da Silva Brito WA AD - ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany. AD - Department of General Pathology, State University of Londrina, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Londrina 86057-970, Brazil. FAU - Delcea, Mihaela AU - Delcea M AD - Institute of Biochemistry, University of Greifswald, Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 4, 17487 Greifswald, Germany. FAU - Wende, Kristian AU - Wende K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5217-0683 AD - ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany. FAU - Bekeschus, Sander AU - Bekeschus S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-8773-8862 AD - ZIK plasmatis, Leibniz Institute for Plasma Science and Technology (INP), Felix-Hausdorff-Str. 2, 17489 Greifswald, Germany. AD - Clinic and Policlinic for Dermatology and Venerology, Rostock University Medical Center, Strempelstr. 13, 18057 Rostock, Germany. LA - eng GR - 03Z22D511/Federal Ministry of Education and Research/ PT - Journal Article DEP - 20230719 PL - Switzerland TA - Materials (Basel) JT - Materials (Basel, Switzerland) JID - 101555929 PMC - PMC10386368 OTO - NOTNLM OT - A549 cells OT - dynamic light scattering OT - microplastic OT - surface plasmon resonance OT - unilamellar vesicles COIS- The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. EDAT- 2023/07/29 11:50 MHDA- 2023/07/29 11:51 PMCR- 2023/07/19 CRDT- 2023/07/29 01:29 PHST- 2023/06/23 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/07/15 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/07/17 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/07/29 11:51 [medline] PHST- 2023/07/29 11:50 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/07/29 01:29 [entrez] PHST- 2023/07/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - ma16145082 [pii] AID - materials-16-05082 [pii] AID - 10.3390/ma16145082 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Materials (Basel). 2023 Jul 19;16(14):5082. doi: 10.3390/ma16145082.