Porous 3D Prussian blue/cellulose aerogel as a decorporation agent for removal of ingested cesium from the gastrointestinal tract

Sci Rep. 2018 Mar 14;8(1):4540. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-22715-w.

Abstract

In the present study, we successfully synthesized a porous three-dimensional Prussian blue-cellulose aerogel (PB-CA) composite and used it as a decorporation agent for the selective removal of ingested cesium ions (Cs+) from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The safety of the PB-CA composite was evaluated through an in vitro cytotoxicity study using macrophage-like THP-1 cells and Caco-2 intestinal epithelial cells. The results revealed that the PB-CA composite was not cytotoxic. An adsorption study to examine the efficiency of the decorporation agent was conducted using a simulated intestinal fluid (SIF). The adsorption isotherm was fitted to the Langmuir model with a maximum Cs+ adsorption capacity of 13.70 mg/g in SIF that followed pseudo-second-order kinetics. The PB-CA composite showed excellent stability in SIF with a maximum Cs+ removal efficiency of 99.43%. The promising safety toxicology profile, remarkable Cs+ adsorption efficacy, and excellent stability of the composite demonstrated its great potential for use as an orally administered drug for the decorporation of Cs+ from the GI tract.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Adsorption
  • Caco-2 Cells
  • Cellulose / chemistry*
  • Cesium / isolation & purification*
  • Ferrocyanides / chemistry*
  • Gastrointestinal Tract / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Kinetics
  • Porosity
  • THP-1 Cells

Substances

  • Ferrocyanides
  • Cesium
  • Cellulose
  • ferric ferrocyanide