@article{
author = "Isaković, Aleksandra and Marković, Zoran and Todorović-Marković, Biljana and Nikolić, Nadežda and Vranješ-Đurić, Sanja and Mirković, Marija and Dramićanin, Miroslav and Harhaji-Trajković, Ljubica and Zogović, Nevena and Nikolić, Zoran and Trajković, Vladimir",
year = "2006",
abstract = "The mechanisms underlying the cytotoxic action of pure fullerene suspension (nano-C 60 ) and water-soluble polyhydroxylated fullerene [C 60 (OH) n ] were investigated. Crystal violet assay for cell viability demonstrated that nano-C 60 was at least three orders of magnitude more toxic than C 60 (OH) n to mouse L929 fibrosarcoma, rat C6 glioma, and U251 human glioma cell lines. Flow cytometry analysis of cells stained with propidium iodide (PI), PI/annexin V-fluorescein isothiocyanate, or the redox-sensitive dye dihydrorhodamine revealed that nano-C 60 caused rapid (observable after few hours), reactive oxygen species (ROS)-associated necrosis characterized by cell membrane damage without DNA fragmentation. In contrast, C 60 (OH) n caused delayed, ROS-independent cell death with characteristics of apoptosis, including DNA fragmentation and loss of cell membrane asymmetry in the absence of increased permeability. Accordingly, the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine protected the cell lines from nano-C 60 toxicity, but not C 60 (OH) n toxicity, while the pan-caspase inhibitor z-VAD-fmk blocked C 60 (OH) n -induced apoptosis, but not nano-C 60 -mediated necrosis. Finally, C 60 (OH) n antagomozed, while nano-C 60 synergized with, the cytotoxic action of oxidative stress-inducing agents hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite donor 3-morpholinosydnonimine. Therefore, unlike polyhydroxylated C 60 that exerts mainly antioxidant/cytoprotective and only mild ROS-independent pro-apoptotic activity, pure crystalline C 60 seems to be endowed with strong pro-oxidant capacity responsible for the rapid necrotic cell death.",
publisher = "Oxford University Press (OUP)",
journal = "Toxicological Sciences",
title = "Distinct Cytotoxic Mechanisms of Pristine versus Hydroxylated Fullerene",
number = "1",
volume = "91",
doi = "10.1093/toxsci/kfj127",
pages = "173-183"
}