CYTOTOXIC PROPERTIES OF NANOSTRUCTURES BASED ON ALUMINUM OXIDE AND HYDROXIDE PHASES IN RELATION TO TUMOR CELLS

Background. Currently, the use of nanoparticles and nanostructures as components of tumor therapy is the subject of numerous scientific articles. To change the parameters of cell microenvironment in presence of nanoparticles and nanostructures is a promising approach to reducing the tumor cell viability. Aluminum hydroxides and oxides have a number of advantages over other particles due to their porous surface, low toxicity, and thermal stability.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of the acid-base properties of aluminum hydroxide structures with different phase composition on the tumor cell viability (Hela, mda, pymt, a549, B16F10).

Material and methods. Aln/al nanoparticles were used as a precursor for obtaining structures with various phase compositions. The anoparticles were produced by electric explosion of an aluminum wire in a nitrogen atmosphere. Such nanoparticles interact with water at 60 °Ϲ, resulting in formation of porous nanostructures. They are agglomerates of nanosheets with a planar size of up to 200 nm and a thickness of 5 nm. The phase composition of the structures was varied by the calcination temperature. A change in the phase composition of nanostructures led to a change in the acid-base properties of their surface. To estimate the number of acidic and basic centers on the surface of nanostructures, the adsorption of Hammett indicators was used. The amount of adsorbed dyes was determined spectrophotometrically.

Results. It was found that the differences in the acid-base characteristics of the surface of the nanostructures led to a change in their antitumor activity. Γ-al2o3 had 6.5 times more basic centers than acidic ones, which determined its ability to exhibit more pronounced antacid properties, i.e. Longer to neutralize protons secreted by tumor cells. This sample had the highest antitumor activity against all tested cell lines.

Conclusion. The antitumor activity of synthesized structures was found to be related not only to an increase in the ph of the cell microenvironment, but also to the ability to maintain the alkalinity of the microenvironment for a longer time due to the adsorption of protons released by tumor cells.

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