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Wāng Y, Han Y, Xu DX. Developmental impacts and toxicological hallmarks of silver nanoparticles across diverse biological models. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY 2024; 19:100325. [PMID: 38046179 PMCID: PMC10692670 DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2023.100325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
Abstract
Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs), revered for their antimicrobial prowess, have become ubiquitous in a range of products, from biomedical equipment to food packaging. However, amidst their rising popularity, concerns loom over their possible detrimental effects on fetal development and subsequent adult life. This review delves into the developmental toxicity of AgNPs across diverse models, from aquatic species like zebrafish and catfish to mammalian rodents and in vitro embryonic stem cells. Our focus encompasses the fate of AgNPs in different contexts, elucidating associated hazardous results such as embryotoxicity and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Furthermore, we scrutinize the enduring adverse impacts on offspring, spanning impaired neurobehavior function, reproductive disorders, cardiopulmonary lesions, and hepatotoxicity. Key hallmarks of developmental harm are identified, encompassing redox imbalances, inflammatory cascades, DNA damage, and mitochondrial stress. Notably, we explore potential explanations, linking immunoregulatory dysfunction and disrupted epigenetic modifications to AgNPs-induced developmental failures. Despite substantial progress, our understanding of the developmental risks posed by AgNPs remains incomplete, underscoring the urgency of further research in this critical area.
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- Yán Wāng
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health & Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health & Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health & Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, 230032, China
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Babaei V, Ashtarinezhad A, Torshabi M, Teimourian S, Shahmirzaie M, Abolghasemi J, Zeraatgar Gohardani H, Vernousfaderani EK, Shirazi FH. High inflammatory cytokines gene expression can be detected in workers with prolonged exposure to silver and silica nanoparticles in industries. Sci Rep 2024; 14:5667. [PMID: 38454025 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-56027-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Occupational health must be strictly considered in industries particularly in nanoparticle factories where workers were exposed to different types of chemicals. We measured the serum levels of inflammatory cytokines in workers who developed skin lesions after exposure to silver and silica nanoparticles. Using a questionnaire in this cross-sectional study, we identified 110 workers in nanoparticle industries who were exposed to silver and silica nanoparticles. We also included 40 healthy subjects as controls from the administrative department of the same factories who were not exposed to nanoparticles. Peripheral blood samples used to measure the mRNA levels of inflammatory cytokines by qRT-PCR. In comparison with the control group, the workers who developed skin lesions had significantly higher levels of interleukin IL4, IL6, IL8, and TNF-α, particularly after two or three decades of exposure to silver and silica nanoparticles. Participants who were exposed to silver had higher levels of IL6 and IL8 compared with those who were exposed to silica. Necessary measures must be considered to protect workers in nanoparticle industries against the potential toxic effects of these compounds. Our network pharmacology study suggests corresponding biochemical pathways for these disorders.
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- Vahid Babaei
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Dental Biomaterials, School of Dentistry, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Pharmacy, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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Sun J, Zhang W. Huc-MSC-derived exosomal miR-144 alleviates inflammation in LPS-induced preeclampsia-like pregnant rats via the FosB/Flt-1 pathway. Heliyon 2024; 10:e24575. [PMID: 38304844 PMCID: PMC10830578 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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Background Preeclampsia (PE) is a common and severe hypertensive disorder in pregnancy. Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (Exos-MSC) have been reported to mitigate the progression of inflammatory diseases. The study aimed to explore the effects of human umbilical cord-derived Exos-MSC (huc-Exos-MSC) on PE-like models. Methods Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was used to construct in vitro and in vivo PE-like models. Exosomes were treated with LPS-induced PE-like cells and rats. Results PE-like inflammatory models of pregnant rats and cells were successfully constructed in vivo and in vitro. miR-144 was screened by bioinformatics analysis. Exosomes were successfully extracted. Silencing FosB, overexpressing miR-144 or treating with exosomes extracted from huc-MSC overexpressing miR-144 in (Exos-MSCmiR-144) reversed the LPS-induced decline in HTR-8/SVneo cell viability and migration. In addition, the above groups decreased LPS-induced increases in interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), phosphorylated nuclear factor-kappaB (p-NF-κB)/NF-κB, soluble FMS-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1), and Flt-1 levels. Simultaneously, transfection of miR-144 mimics and overexpressing FosB reversed those changes in the miR-144 mimics group. miR-144 might alleviate LPS-induced HTR-8/SVneo cell inflammation by targeting FosB. Injection of Exos-MSCmiR-144 in PE-like pregnant rats reversed LPS-induced increases in FosB expression, systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP and DBP), as well as mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate, urine albumin/creatine ratio, inflammatory factors, p-NF-κB/NF-κB, and sFlt-1 levels. Furthermore, compared with the model group, the proportion of live births was significantly higher in the model + Exos-MSCmiR-144 group, while the apoptosis rate of fetal rat brain tissue was significantly lower. Conclusions We found that huc-Exos-MSC-derived miR-144 alleviated gestational hypertension and inflammation in PE-like pregnant rats by regulating the FosB/Flt-1 pathway. In addition, huc-Exos-MSC-derived miR-144 could partially reverse the LPS-induced adverse pregnancy outcome and brain injury in fetal rats, laying the foundation for developing new treatments for PE.
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- Jingchi Sun
- Department of Medical Administration, The Third People's Hospital of Chengdu, Chengdu, 610014, China
- Department of Obstetrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, 410008, China
- Hunan Engineering Research Center of Early Life Development and Disease Prevention, Changsha, 410008, China
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Adams S, Stapleton PA. Nanoparticles at the maternal-fetal interface. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2023; 578:112067. [PMID: 37689342 PMCID: PMC10591848 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2023.112067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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The increasing production of intentional and unintentional nanoparticles (NPs) has led to their accumulation in the environment as air and ground pollution. The heterogeneity of these particles primarily relies on the NP physicochemical properties (i.e., chemical composition, size, shape, surface chemistry, etc.). Pregnancy represents a vulnerable life stage for both the woman and the developing fetus. The ubiquitous nature of these NPs creates a concern for developmental fetal exposures. At the maternal-fetal interface lies the placenta, a temporary endocrine organ that facilitates nutrient and waste exchange as well as communication between maternal and fetal tissues. Recent evidence in human and animal models identifies that gestational exposure to NPs results in placental translocation leading to local effects and endocrine disruption. Currently, the mechanisms underlying placental translocation and cellular uptake of NPs in the placenta are poorly understood. The purpose of this review is to assess the current understanding of the physiochemical factors influencing NP translocation, cellular uptake, and endocrine disruption at the maternal-fetal interface within the available literature.
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- S Adams
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, USA; Environmental Occupational and Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, USA.
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Tiwari R, Singh RD, Singh S, Singh D, Srivastav AK, Kumar M, Srivastava V. Gestational exposure to silver nanoparticles enhances immune adaptation and protection against streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy in mice offspring. Nanotoxicology 2022; 16:450-471. [PMID: 35939402 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2022.2098863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) possess unique antimicrobial properties. As a result, they are being increasingly used in a wide range of applications. Several studies have shown detrimental effects of AgNPs exposure, including inflammation, accumulation, and cellular damage to different organs. However, the effect of AgNPs exposure during gestation, a critical and susceptible period of human development, on pregnant females and its long-term effects on offspring's health has not been studied. Therefore, we conducted a long-term study where we assessed the effect of gestational AgNPs exposure on pregnant mice and followed their offspring until the age of 12 months. Gestational exposure to AgNPs induced systemic inflammation in the pregnant mice at gestational day (GD) 18. Interestingly, developing fetuses exposed to AgNPs, showed anti-inflammatory conditions as indicated by reduced expression of inflammatory genes in fetal organs at GD 18 and reduced serum levels of TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-17A, IL-6, and MCP-1 in AgNPs exposed pups at postnatal day (PD) 2. Surprisingly, post-weaning, AgNPs exposed offspring showed a heightened immune activation as shown by upregulation of inflammatory cytokines at PD 28, which persisted till late in life. Moreover, we observed metabolic alterations which persisted until adulthood in mice. To understand the impact of long-term immunometabolic changes on the progression of diabetes and kidney diseases under stressed conditions, we exposed offspring to streptozotocin which revealed a protective role of low-dose gestational AgNPs exposure against streptozotocin-induced diabetes and associated nephropathy.
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- Ratnakar Tiwari
- Developmental Toxicology Laboratory, Systems Toxicology & Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India.,Department of Biochemistry, School of Dental Sciences, Babu Banarasi Das University, Lucknow, India.,Division of Nephrology and Feinberg Cardiovascular and Renal Research Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Developmental Toxicology Laboratory, Systems Toxicology & Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Developmental Toxicology Laboratory, Systems Toxicology & Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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- Developmental Toxicology Laboratory, Systems Toxicology & Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
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- Animal House Facility, Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
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- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India.,Animal House Facility, Regulatory Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India
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- Developmental Toxicology Laboratory, Systems Toxicology & Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Lucknow, India.,Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, India
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Modulation of Innate Immune Toxicity by Silver Nanoparticle Exposure and the Preventive Effects of Pterostilbene. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22052536. [PMID: 33802568 PMCID: PMC7961836 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22052536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2021] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Silver nanoparticles pose a potential risk to ecosystems and living organisms due to their widespread use in various fields and subsequent gradual release into the environment. Only a few studies have investigated the effects of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) toxicity on immunological functions. Furthermore, these toxic effects have not been fully explored. Recent studies have indicated that zebrafish are considered a good alternative model for testing toxicity and for evaluating immunological toxicity. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to investigate the toxicity effects of AgNPs on innate immunity using a zebrafish model and to investigate whether the natural compound pterostilbene (PTE) could provide protection against AgNPs-induced immunotoxicity. Wild type and neutrophil- and macrophage-transgenic zebrafish lines were used in the experiments. The results indicated that the exposure to AgNPs induced toxic effects including death, malformation and the innate immune toxicity of zebrafish. In addition, AgNPs affect the number and function of neutrophils and macrophages. The expression of immune-related cytokines and chemokines was also affected. Notably, the addition of PTE could activate immune cells and promote their accumulation in injured areas in zebrafish, thereby reducing the damage caused by AgNPs. In conclusion, AgNPs may induce innate immune toxicity and PTE could ameliorate this toxicity.
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