- 3T3 세포에 의한 피브로인 마이크로스피어의 흡수
- ㆍ 저자명
- 이진실,고남경,이신영,허원,Lee. Jin Sil,Go. Nam Kyung,Lee. Shin Young,Hur. Won
- ㆍ 간행물명
- KSBB Journal
- ㆍ 권/호정보
- 2014년|29권 5호|pp.328-335 (8 pages)
- ㆍ 발행정보
- 한국생물공학회
- ㆍ 파일정보
- 정기간행물| PDF텍스트
- ㆍ 주제분야
- 기타
Vehicle toxicity is one of the main obstacles for intracellular delivery of bioactive compounds. Silk fibroin is a natural polymer proven to have high biocompatibility since being used as suture material. In this report, fibroin microspheres were prepared without any chemical modification or cross-linking not to affect its biocompatibility. The microspheres were taken up by more than 90% of 3T3 cells. Cellular uptake continued after medium replenishment with a different-colored fluorescent microsphere, suggesting that simultaneous ingestion and exocytosis occurred. Cellular uptake of fibroin microspheres did not affect cell viability. Intracellular trafficking of the microspheres using lysosome-specific fluorescent dye revealed that fibroin microspheres were localized both in the cytoplasm and in the lysosome. Accordingly, fibroin microspheres can be a potential vehicle for intracytoplasmic delivery of large cargos, such as mixtures of proteins, nutrients or artificial organelles.