Colloidal Silver Induces Cytoskeleton Reorganization and E-Cadherin Recruitment at Cell-Cell Contacts in HaCaT Cells
Up until the first half of the 20th century, silver found significant employment in medical applications, particularly in the healing of open wounds, thanks to its antibacterial and antifungal properties. Wound repair is a complex and dynamic biological process regulated by several pathways that coo...
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doaj-5701c9de2c8c49579da937bb429703ee2020-11-25T03:29:22ZengMDPI AGPharmaceuticals1424-82472019-05-011227210.3390/ph12020072ph12020072Colloidal Silver Induces Cytoskeleton Reorganization and E-Cadherin Recruitment at Cell-Cell Contacts in HaCaT CellsElena Montano0Maria Vivo1Andrea Maria Guarino2Orsola di Martino3Blanda Di Luccia4Viola Calabrò5Sergio Caserta6Alessandra Pollice7Dipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Ingegneria Chimica dei Materiali e della Produzione Industriale (DICMAPI) Università degli Studi Napoli Federico II, P.le Tecchio, 80, 80125 Napoli, ItalyDipartimento di Biologia, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via Cintia 21, 80126 Napoli, ItalyUp until the first half of the 20th century, silver found significant employment in medical applications, particularly in the healing of open wounds, thanks to its antibacterial and antifungal properties. Wound repair is a complex and dynamic biological process regulated by several pathways that cooperate to restore tissue integrity and homeostasis. To facilitate healing, injuries need to be promptly treated. Recently, the interest in alternatives to antibiotics has been raised given the widespread phenomenon of antibiotic resistance. Among these alternatives, the use of silver appears to be a valid option, so a resurgence in its use has been recently observed. In particular, in contrast to ionic silver, colloidal silver, a suspension of metallic silver particles, shows antibacterial activity displaying less or no toxicity. However, the human health risks associated with exposure to silver nanoparticles (NP) appear to be conflicted, and some studies have suggested that it could be toxic in different cellular contexts. These potentially harmful effects of silver NP depend on various parameters including NP size, which commonly range from 1 to 100 nm. In this study, we analyzed the effect of a colloidal silver preparation composed of very small and homogeneous nanoparticles of 0.62 nm size, smaller than those previously tested. We found no adverse effect on the cell proliferation of HaCaT cells, even at high NP concentration. Time-lapse microscopy and indirect immunofluorescence experiments demonstrated that this preparation of colloidal silver strongly increased cell migration, re-modeled the cytoskeleton, and caused recruitment of E-cadherin at cell-cell junctions of human cultured keratinocytes.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8247/12/2/72colloidal silverwound healingE-cadherinkeratinocytesnanoparticlesskin |
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Elena Montano Maria Vivo Andrea Maria Guarino Orsola di Martino Blanda Di Luccia Viola Calabrò Sergio Caserta Alessandra Pollice |
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Elena Montano Maria Vivo Andrea Maria Guarino Orsola di Martino Blanda Di Luccia Viola Calabrò Sergio Caserta Alessandra Pollice Colloidal Silver Induces Cytoskeleton Reorganization and E-Cadherin Recruitment at Cell-Cell Contacts in HaCaT Cells Pharmaceuticals colloidal silver wound healing E-cadherin keratinocytes nanoparticles skin |
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Elena Montano Maria Vivo Andrea Maria Guarino Orsola di Martino Blanda Di Luccia Viola Calabrò Sergio Caserta Alessandra Pollice |
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Elena Montano |
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Colloidal Silver Induces Cytoskeleton Reorganization and E-Cadherin Recruitment at Cell-Cell Contacts in HaCaT Cells |
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Colloidal Silver Induces Cytoskeleton Reorganization and E-Cadherin Recruitment at Cell-Cell Contacts in HaCaT Cells |
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Colloidal Silver Induces Cytoskeleton Reorganization and E-Cadherin Recruitment at Cell-Cell Contacts in HaCaT Cells |
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Colloidal Silver Induces Cytoskeleton Reorganization and E-Cadherin Recruitment at Cell-Cell Contacts in HaCaT Cells |
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Colloidal Silver Induces Cytoskeleton Reorganization and E-Cadherin Recruitment at Cell-Cell Contacts in HaCaT Cells |
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colloidal silver induces cytoskeleton reorganization and e-cadherin recruitment at cell-cell contacts in hacat cells |
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Up until the first half of the 20th century, silver found significant employment in medical applications, particularly in the healing of open wounds, thanks to its antibacterial and antifungal properties. Wound repair is a complex and dynamic biological process regulated by several pathways that cooperate to restore tissue integrity and homeostasis. To facilitate healing, injuries need to be promptly treated. Recently, the interest in alternatives to antibiotics has been raised given the widespread phenomenon of antibiotic resistance. Among these alternatives, the use of silver appears to be a valid option, so a resurgence in its use has been recently observed. In particular, in contrast to ionic silver, colloidal silver, a suspension of metallic silver particles, shows antibacterial activity displaying less or no toxicity. However, the human health risks associated with exposure to silver nanoparticles (NP) appear to be conflicted, and some studies have suggested that it could be toxic in different cellular contexts. These potentially harmful effects of silver NP depend on various parameters including NP size, which commonly range from 1 to 100 nm. In this study, we analyzed the effect of a colloidal silver preparation composed of very small and homogeneous nanoparticles of 0.62 nm size, smaller than those previously tested. We found no adverse effect on the cell proliferation of HaCaT cells, even at high NP concentration. Time-lapse microscopy and indirect immunofluorescence experiments demonstrated that this preparation of colloidal silver strongly increased cell migration, re-modeled the cytoskeleton, and caused recruitment of E-cadherin at cell-cell junctions of human cultured keratinocytes. |
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colloidal silver wound healing E-cadherin keratinocytes nanoparticles skin |
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