A I Kasatova, K S Kuzmina, P A Kotelnikova, E V Barmina, K O Aiyyzhy, A A Laktionov, D I Tselikov, I V Sozaev, I V Lunyov, S M Klimentov, M S Grigoryeva, D S Petrunya, E L Zavjalov, S Yu Taskaev, S M Deyev, I N Zavestovskaya
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Abstract
Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT) is one of the innovative methods for treating oncological diseases. Its selectivity is based on the targeted delivery of the boron-10 isotope to tumor cells, followed by neutron irradiation, the 10B(n, α)7Li reaction occurs with a local release of 2.79 MeV of energy. Budding boron delivery agents are nanoscale systems. This study evaluated in vitro cytotoxicity, accumulation, and retention of elemental boron nanoparticles, synthesized by laser ablation and laser fragmentation, in U87 and BT474 tumor cells and BJ-5ta fibroblasts. It was shown that both types of nanoparticles exhibit low cytotoxicity at therapeutically relevant concentrations. Boron accumulation was maximal after 24 h of incubation and was significantly higher in tumor cells, especially in the BT474 cell line, compared to fibroblasts. The obtained data indicate the promise of these nanoparticles as boron delivery agents for BNCT.
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Doklady Biochemistry and Biophysics is a journal consisting of English translations of articles published in Russian in biochemistry and biophysics sections of the Russian-language journal Doklady Akademii Nauk. The journal''s goal is to publish the most significant new research in biochemistry and biophysics carried out in Russia today or in collaboration with Russian authors. The journal accepts only articles in the Russian language that are submitted or recommended by acting Russian or foreign members of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The journal does not accept direct submissions in English.