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Gold-Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Attenuate Collagen-Induced Arthritis after Magnetic Targeting

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The aim of the study was to evaluate if gold-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (AuSPION) magnetic-targeted to the arthritic articulation of collagen induced arthritis (CIA) rats are able to ameliorate rheumatoid arthritis without producing significant biological adverse effects in comparison to colloidal Au nanoparticles (AuC) and metotrexate (MTX). Male Wistar rats were divided into control; arthritic; AuSPION (150 μg kg−1); AuC (150 μg kg−1) and MTX (2.5 μg kg−1). Treatments were administered thrice every other day by the intraperitoneal route 15 min after all groups had a neodymium magnet coupled to the right ankle joint (kept for 1 h). Paw edema and body weight were measured weekly. Joint sections were evaluated by Haematoxylin & Eosin and immunohistochemistry (TNF-α, IL-1β). Biomarkers of oxidative stress were used to evaluate toxicity. Among the evaluated treatments, AuSPION led to significant clinical improvements (decreased edema and infiltration by leukocytes as well as less positively immunostained cells for both TNF-α and IL-1β in synovium) accompanied by a lack of toxicity as indicated by redox state and genotoxicity assays. Our results clearly indicate that the magnetic targeting of AuSPION suppresses joint edema and inflammation, cytokine expression as well as the redox imbalance, thereby contributing to an amelioration of arthritis severity in CIA rats. The results demonstrate for the first time the potentiality of AuSPION administration under a magnetic field as an attractive alternative for future treatments of rheumatic diseases.

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The authors acknowledge the staff of Laboratório de Histologia da Faculdade de Odontologia de Ribeirão Preto (FORP/USP), Laboratório de Farmacologia do Instituto Butantan and Laboratório de Neuroendocrinologia da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (USP) and to Ana Flavia do Bem Afonso for technical support. Authors are grateful to Fundação de Apoio à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) for financial support (FAPESP 2014/06744-4 and FAPESP 2015/0538-0).

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    Maria Fernanda Hornos Carneiro, Ana Rita T. Machado, Lusânia M. G. Antunes & Fernando Barbosa Jr

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Carneiro, M.H., Machado, A.R.T., Antunes, L.M.G. et al. Gold-Coated Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Attenuate Collagen-Induced Arthritis after Magnetic Targeting. Biol Trace Elem Res 194, 502–513 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-019-01799-z

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