Research Article

A Novel Approach of Targeted Immunotherapy against Adenocarcinoma Cells with Nanoparticles Modified by CD16 and MUC1 Aptamers

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Modulation of the NK cytotoxicity to cancer cells by amphipathic NP. The cancer cells were cocultured with PBMC in the presence of various treatments and analyzed for viability. (a) MUC1-positive A549 cells treated with blank NP, the amphipathic NP (MUC1-NP-CD16), a mixture of free CD16 and MUC1 aptamers, and NP modified with HER2 and CD16 aptamers (HER2-NP-CD16). (b) MUC1-negative MD-MBA-231 cells treated with the amphipathic NP. The NK cytotoxicity was evaluated by a standard MTS assay per manufacturer’s protocol (mean ± SD, ). The star indicates a statistically significant difference ().
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