Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of gold nanoparticles on renal cell.
Intervention: This study was performed as an experimental study. A mixture of gold nanoparticle solution and renal cell sediment was prepared and further analyzed.
Results: This work revealed that after mixing the renal cell sediment with gold nanoparticle solution, gold nanoparticles can be seen within the renal cells.
Conclusions: Conclusively, the gold nanoparticle can penetrate into renal cell. This is the first report on this observation, and further implies the possibility of other nanoparticle nephrotoxicity in the present nanomaterial era.