Abstract
Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) have wellknown antimicrobial properties and have been widely applied as nano-strategies in myriad medical fields. Indeed, early growth response (Egr-1) is an important transcription factor that has been implicated in numerous inflammatory diseases. The administration of Ag-NPs transiently increased the levels of Egr-1 mRNA in human keratinocytes with maximal induction at the 30 minute time point. In an effort to identify molecular signatures associated with cellular responses to Ag-NPs, we adopted an approach involving gene expression profiling of human keratinocytes treated with or without Egr-1 siRNA transfection using a cDNA microarray. The microarray analysis demonstrated that: the expression profile of the genes involved in inflammation and immune response were either stimulated or repressed. Overall, this study was sufficient to reliably recognize the engagement of Egr-1-driven molecular signaling pathways in Ag-NPs-treated keratinocytes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 149-156 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Molecular and Cellular Toxicology |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 Jun |
Keywords
- Early growth response-1
- Keratinocytes
- Microarray
- Silver nanoparticles
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Toxicology
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)
- Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
