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SUBMITTER: Xu C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2791709 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Xu Chenjie C Yuan Zhenglong Z Kohler Nathan N Kim Jaemin J Chung Maureen A MA Sun Shouheng S
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20091001 42
Chemically disordered face centered cubic (fcc) FePt nanoparticles (NPs) show the controlled release of Fe in low pH solution. The released Fe catalyzes H(2)O(2) decomposition into reactive oxygen species within cells, causing fast oxidation and deterioration of cellular membranes. Functionalized with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) peptide via phospholipid, the fcc-FePt NPs can bind preferentially to the human ovarian cancer cell line (A2780) that overexpresses LHRH receptors and e ...[more]