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Substrate stiffness reduces particle uptake by epithelial cells and macrophages in a size-dependent manner through mechanoregulation

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Cells continuously exert forces on their environment and respond to changes in mechanical forces by altering their behavior. Many pathologies such as cancer and fibrosis are hallmarked by dysregulation in the extracellular matrix, driving aberrant behavior through mechanotransduction pathways. We demonstrate that substrate stiffness can be used to regulate cellular endocytosis of particles in a size-dependent fashion. Culture of A549 epithelial cells and J774A.1 macrophages on polystyrene/glass (stiff) and polydimethylsiloxane (soft) substrates indicated that particle uptake is increased up to six times for A549 and two times for macrophages when cells are grown in softer environments. Furthermore, we altered surface characteristics through the attachment of submicron-sized particles as a method to locally engineer substrate stiffness and topography. To investigate the biomechanical changes which occurred within adherent epithelial cells, i.e. characterization of A549 cell spreading and focal adhesion maturation. Consequently, decreasing substrate rigidity and particle-based topography lead to a reduction of focal adhesion size. Moreover, expression levels of Yes-associated protein were found to correlate with the degree of particle endocytosis. A thorough appreciation of the mechanical cues may lead to improved solutions to optimize nanomedicine approaches for treatment of cancer and other diseases with abnormal mechanosignaling.

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Journal article: 10.1039/D2NR03792K (DOI)

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Swiss National Science Foundation
NCCR Bio-Inspired Materials: Using Concepts from Nature to Create ‚Smart' Materials (phase II) 51NF40-182881
Swiss National Science Foundation
Plasmonic-Enhanced Cellular Laser for Cell Imaging and Cell Distinction Study CRSK-3_190440