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Alam MS, Wong KH, Ishikawa A, Li M, Zai Y, Papry RI, Mashio AS, Rahman IMM, Hasegawa H. Exploring phosphate impact on arsenate uptake and distribution in freshwater phytoplankton: Insights from single-cell ICP-MS. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 364:143129. [PMID: 39159762 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2024] [Revised: 08/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/21/2024]
Abstract
In this study, we investigated the interaction between arsenate (AsV) and phosphate (PO43-) in freshwater phytoplankton using single-cell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SC-ICP-MS). This study aimed to elucidate the influence of varying PO43- concentrations on arsenic (As) uptake and distribution at the single-cell level, providing insights into intraspecies diversity. Two species of freshwater phytoplanktons, Scenedesmus acutus and Pediastrum duplex, were cultured under different concentrations of PO43- and AsV in a controlled laboratory environment. Scenedesmus acutus, a species with strong salt tolerance, and Pediastrum duplex, known for its weak salt tolerance, were selected based on their contrasting behaviors in previous studies. SC-ICP-MS revealed non-uniform uptake of As by individual phytoplankton cells, with distinct variations in response to PO43- availability. Arsenic uptake by both species declined with a high PO43- level after 7 days of exposure. However, after 14 days, As uptake increased in S. acutus with higher PO43- concentrations, but decreased in P. duplex. Moreover, our findings revealed differences in cell morphology and membrane integrity between the two species in response to AsV and various PO43- concentrations. S. acutus maintained cell integrity under all experimental culture conditions, whereas P. duplex experienced cell lysis at elevated AsV and PO43- concentrations. This study highlights the varying responses of freshwater phytoplankton to changes in AsV and PO43- levels and underscores the advantages of SC-ICP-MS over conventional ICP-MS in providing detailed, cellular level insights. These findings are crucial for understanding and managing As pollution in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Md Shah Alam
- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan.
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- Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, IUBAT-International University of Business Agriculture and Technology, 4 Embankment Road, Sector 10, Uttara, Dhaka, 1230, Bangladesh
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- Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan
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- Institute of Environmental Radioactivity, Fukushima University, 1 Kanayagawa, Fukushima City, Fukushima 960-1296, Japan
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- Institute of Science and Engineering, Kanazawa University, Kakuma, Kanazawa 920-1192, Japan.
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Do T, Vaculciakova S, Kluska K, Peris-Díaz MD, Priborsky J, Guran R, Krężel A, Adam V, Zitka O. Antioxidant-related enzymes and peptides as biomarkers of metallic nanoparticles (eco)toxicity in the aquatic environment. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 364:142988. [PMID: 39103097 PMCID: PMC11422181 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2024] [Revised: 07/20/2024] [Accepted: 07/30/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
Abstract
Increased awareness of the impact of human activities on the environment has emerged in recent decades. One significant global environmental and human health issue is the development of materials that could potentially have negative effects. These materials can accumulate in the environment, infiltrate organisms, and move up the food chain, causing toxic effects at various levels. Therefore, it is crucial to assess materials comprising nano-scale particles due to the rapid expansion of nanotechnology. The aquatic environment, particularly vulnerable to waste pollution, demands attention. This review provides an overview of the behavior and fate of metallic nanoparticles (NPs) in the aquatic environment. It focuses on recent studies investigating the toxicity of different metallic NPs on aquatic organisms, with a specific emphasis on thiol-biomarkers of oxidative stress such as glutathione, thiol- and related-enzymes, and metallothionein. Additionally, the selection of suitable measurement methods for monitoring thiol-biomarkers in NPs' ecotoxicity assessments is discussed. The review also describes the analytical techniques employed for determining levels of oxidative stress biomarkers.
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- Tomas Do
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemical Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology, University of Wrocław, Joliot-Curie 14a, 50-383, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Zemedelska 1, 613 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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Montaño MD, Goodman AJ, Ranville JF. Past progress in environmental nanoanalysis and a future trajectory for atomic mass-spectrometry methods. NANOIMPACT 2024; 35:100518. [PMID: 38906249 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2024.100518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/23/2024]
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The development of engineered nanotechnology has necessitated a commensurate maturation of nanoanalysis capabilities. Building off a legacy established by electron microscopy and light-scattering, environmental nanoanalysis has now benefited from ongoing advancements in instrumentation and data analysis, which enable a deeper understanding of nanomaterial properties, behavior, and impacts. Where once environmental nanoparticles and colloids were grouped into broad 'dissolved or particulate' classes that are dependent on a filter size cut-off, now size distributions of submicron particles can be separated and characterized providing a more comprehensive examination of the nanoscale. Inductively coupled plasma-quadrupole mass spectrometry (ICP-QMS), directly coupled to field flow fractionation (FFF-ICP-QMS) or operated in single particle mode (spICP-MS) have spearheaded a revolution in nanoanalysis, enabling research into nanomaterial behavior in environmental and biological systems at expected release concentrations. However, the complexity of the nanoparticle population drives a need to characterize and quantify the multi-element composition of nanoparticles, which has begun to be realized through the application of time-of-flight MS (spICP-TOFMS). Despite its relative infancy, this technique has begun to make significant strides in more fully characterizing particulate systems and expanding our understanding of nanoparticle behavior. Though there is still more work to be done with regards to improving instrumentation and data processing, it is possible we are on the cusp of a new nanoanalysis revolution, capable of broadening our understanding of the size regime between dissolved and bulk particulate compartments of the environment.
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- M D Montaño
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, United States of America
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- Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401, United States of America.
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Braun G, Schaier M, Werner P, Theiner S, Zanghellini J, Wisgrill L, Fyhrquist N, Koellensperger G. MeXpose-A Modular Imaging Pipeline for the Quantitative Assessment of Cellular Metal Bioaccumulation. JACS AU 2024; 4:2197-2210. [PMID: 38938797 PMCID: PMC11200229 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 06/29/2024]
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MeXpose is an end-to-end image analysis pipeline designed for mechanistic studies of metal exposure, providing spatial single-cell metallomics using laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-TOFMS). It leverages the high-resolution capabilities of low-dispersion laser ablation setups, a standardized approach to quantitative bioimaging, and the toolbox of immunohistochemistry using metal-labeled antibodies for cellular phenotyping. MeXpose uniquely unravels quantitative metal bioaccumulation (sub-fg range per cell) in phenotypically characterized tissue. Furthermore, the full scope of single-cell metallomics is offered through an extended mass range accessible by ICP-TOFMS instrumentation (covering isotopes from m/z 14-256). As a showcase, an ex vivo human skin model exposed to cobalt chloride (CoCl2) was investigated. For the first time, metal permeation was studied at single-cell resolution, showing high cobalt (Co) accumulation in the epidermis, particularly in mitotic basal cells, which correlated with DNA damage. Significant Co deposits were also observed in vascular cells, with notably lower levels in dermal fibers. MeXpose provides unprecedented insights into metal bioaccumulation with the ability to explore relationships between metal exposure and cellular responses on a single-cell level, paving the way for advanced toxicological and therapeutic studies.
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- Gabriel Braun
- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Vienna
Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Vienna
Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 17165 Solna, Sweden
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Division
of Neonatology, Pediatric Intensive Care and Neuropediatrics, Department
of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Exposome
Austria, Research Infrastructure and National
EIRENE Hub, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Institute
of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 17165 Solna, Sweden
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- Institute
of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria
- Exposome
Austria, Research Infrastructure and National
EIRENE Hub, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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Melczer M, Jiménez Lamana J, Justo-Vega A, Hanser O, Ndaw S, Lobinski R. Multielement analysis of single red blood cells by single cell - inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry. Talanta 2024; 267:125226. [PMID: 37742394 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.125226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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A method for the analysis of essential metals (Fe, Cu, Mg, and Zn) and non-metals (P, S) in single red blood cells was developed by single cell (SC)-ICP-MS. The use of a triple quadrupole configuration (MS/MS) enabled an effective elimination of polyatomic interferences, which affect the accuracy of ICP-MS analysis using a single quadrupole mass analyzer. Fixation with glutaraldehyde for at least 90 days was developed to improve the quantification of elements in a single red blood cell. The experimental conditions were optimized while special attention was paid to the residence time of analytes in the plasma. Addition of a surfactant (0.05% (v/v) Tween80®) improved quantification of elements in fixed red blood cells. The detection limits obtained by SC-ICP-MS/MS were lower than for ICP-MS, especially for S and P (3 fg and 1.7 fg. cell-1 instead of 163 and 6.3 fg. cell-1, respectively).
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- Mathieu Melczer
- French Research and Safety Institute for the Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Diseases (INRS), Toxicology and Biomonitoring Division, 1 Rue Morvan, F-54519, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France.
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, Institute of Analytical and Physical Chemistry for Environment and Materials (IPREM-UMR5254), 64053, Pau, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, Institute of Analytical and Physical Chemistry for Environment and Materials (IPREM-UMR5254), 64053, Pau, France; Group of Trace Elements, Spectroscopy and Speciation (GETEE), Materials Institute (iMATUS), Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Bromatology, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Avda das Ciencias, s/n, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- French Research and Safety Institute for the Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Diseases (INRS), Toxicology and Biomonitoring Division, 1 Rue Morvan, F-54519, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
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- French Research and Safety Institute for the Prevention of Occupational Accidents and Diseases (INRS), Toxicology and Biomonitoring Division, 1 Rue Morvan, F-54519, Vandoeuvre les Nancy, France
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- Universite de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, Institute of Analytical and Physical Chemistry for Environment and Materials (IPREM-UMR5254), 64053, Pau, France; Chair of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Warsaw University of Technology, ul. Noakowskiego 3, 00-664, Warswawa, Poland
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Xu L, Sigler A, Chernatynskaya A, Rasmussen L, Lu J, Sahle-Demessie E, Westenberg D, Yang H, Shi H. Study of Legionella pneumophila treatment with copper in drinking water by single cell-ICP-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2024; 416:419-430. [PMID: 37962610 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-05033-7] [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: 08/25/2023] [Revised: 10/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/31/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Legionella pneumophila is a persistent opportunistic pathogen that poses a significant threat to domestic water systems. Previous studies suggest that copper (Cu) is an effective antimicrobial in water systems. A rapid and sensitive quantification method is desired to optimize the conditions of L. pneumophila treatment by Cu and to better understand the interaction mechanisms between Cu and cells. In this study, we developed a highly sensitive single cell (SC)-ICP-MS method to monitor L. pneumophila cell concentration and track their uptake of Cu. The SC-ICP-MS method showed excellent sensitivity (with a cell concentration detection limit of 1000 cells/mL), accuracy (good agreement with conventional hemocytometry method), and precision (relative standard deviation < 5%) in drinking water matrix. The cupric ions (Cu2+) treatment results indicated that the total L. pneumophila cell concentration, Cu mass per cell, colony-forming unit counting, and Cu concentration in supernatant all exhibited a dose-dependent trend, with 800-1200 µg/L reaching high disinfection rates in drinking water. The investigation of percentages of viable and culturable, viable but nonculturable (VBNC), and lysed cells suggested there always were VBNC present at any Cu concentration. Experimental results of different Cu2+ treatment times further suggested that L. pneumophila cells developed an antimicrobial resistant mechanism with the prolonged Cu exposure. This is the first quantification study on the interactions of Cu and L. pneumophila in drinking water using SC-ICP-MS.
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- Lei Xu
- Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Research in Energy and Environment, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Research in Energy and Environment, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Office of Research and Development, US Environmental Protection Agency, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Linda and Bipin Doshi Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Research in Energy and Environment, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA.
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Sommer K, Reuter S, Elinkmann M, Köhrer A, Quarles CD, Hippler M, Karst U. Species-dependent uptake of gadolinium in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 905:166909. [PMID: 37689191 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Single cell-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (sc-ICP-MS) was used in this study as a valuable tool to assess the species-dependent uptake of metallopharmaceuticals into algal cells. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii algae were incubated for 24 h with four Gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) and GdCl3. A species dependency towards the uptake of the tested Gd species was observed. Using single cell-ICP-MS, a Gd signal corresponding to single cell events was detected for GdCl3 and the linear GBCAs Omniscan® (Gadodiamide, Gd-DTPA-BMA) and Magnevist® (Gadodiamide, Gd-DTPA). For the macrocyclic complexes Dotarem® (Gadoteric acid, Gd-DOTA) and Gadovist® (Gadobutrol, Gd-BT-DO3A), no such Gd signal was visible. Total Gd analysis via ICP-MS confirmed the presence of Gd in the cells only after incubation with GdCl3 and the linear GBCAs, while only small amounts of Gd were detected for the incubations with macrocyclic GBCAs. Furthermore, the results showed that more Gd is bound to cell structures or macromolecules, while smaller amounts are present in the lysate. Using hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography (HILIC)-ICP-MS, the soluble Gd species in the lysate were analyzed to determine if the initial Gd complexes were still intact. Surprisingly, no intact GBCAs were detected in the lysates of any incubation solution, possibly due to a change in Gd speciation. Further research is needed to assess which Gd species are present in the lysate, while "free" Gd ions or adducts with cell constituents are the most likely explanation. This study highlights the need for species-dependent investigation of elements in aquatic organisms. Moreover, the uptake of linear GBCAs and their species alteration raises the question of a potential accumulation of Gd in the food chain.
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- Karolin Sommer
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Schlossplatz 7-8, 48143 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- Elemental Scientific, Inc., 7277 World Communications Dr., Omaha, NE 68022, United States
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- Institute of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Münster, Schlossplatz 7-8, 48143 Münster, Germany; Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University, Kurashiki, Okayama 710-0046, Japan
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 48, 48149 Münster, Germany.
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Guo X, Lin CY, Alavi S, You L, Mostaghimi J. Investigation of calcium variations in single cells and the impact of Yoda1 on osteocytes by ICP-OES. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1281:341906. [PMID: 38783744 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341906] [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: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 08/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND Detection of elements in individual cells by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) spectrometry has recently attracted significant interest in biological research, due to the unique ability of ICP spectrometry for trace element analysis. However, performing single-cell analysis using ICP optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) remains a challenge due to the small size and discrete nature of cells. This is while ICP-OES can serve as a cost-effective and label-free method for this purpose. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the current ICP-OES technique to facilitate the detection of elements in single cells, thereby unlocking novel applications. RESULTS A new conical ICP torch, which has been illustrated to offer better analytical performance than the conventional ones, was applied to achieve the detection of calcium in single micro-sized cells. A new heated chamber was designed and coupled with a high-efficiency nebulizer as the sample introduction system. For the detection of single SiO2 particles, the number of particle events obtained by the new sample introduction system was found to be up to 9 times higher than that of the conventional system without sacrificing the signal intensity. Subsequently, calcium in human breast cancer cells (MDA-MB-231), mice breast cancer cells (Py8119), and mice osteocytes (MLO-Y4) was successfully detected using the new ICP-OES system. The cell detection efficiency turned out to be around 2%-3% which is much higher than that the reported values in previous single-cell ICP-OES research. Finally, as a new application, the effect of Yoda1, a recently identified activator of Piezo1 calcium channel, on osteocytes was investigated. The calcium content in Yoda1-treated MLO-Y4 cells was seen increase by 36% compared to the control sample. SIGNIFICANCE This research reveals the capability of ICP-OES in single-cell analysis for micro-sized cells which was made possible by the new conical ICP torch and the new sample introduction system. The ability to detect calcium in single mammalian cells enables the first ever application of this technique to assess the impact of the Yoda1 activator on the calcium level in osteocytes.
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- Xiaoman Guo
- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3G8, Canada
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- Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3G8, Canada.
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3G8, Canada; Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3G9, Canada
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- Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3G8, Canada.
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Davison C, Beste D, Bailey M, Felipe-Sotelo M. Expanding the boundaries of atomic spectroscopy at the single-cell level: critical review of SP-ICP-MS, LIBS and LA-ICP-MS advances for the elemental analysis of tissues and single cells. Anal Bioanal Chem 2023; 415:6931-6950. [PMID: 37162524 PMCID: PMC10632293 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-023-04721-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Metals have a fundamental role in microbiology, and accurate methods are needed for their identification and quantification. The inability to assess cellular heterogeneity is considered an impediment to the successful treatment of different diseases. Unlike bulk approaches, single-cell analysis allows elemental heterogeneity across genetically identical populations to be related to specific biological events and to the effectiveness of drugs. Single particle-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS) can analyse single cells in suspension and measure this heterogeneity. Here we explore advances in instrumental design, compare mass analysers and discuss key parameters requiring optimisation. This review has identified that the effect of pre-treatment of cell suspensions and cell fixation approaches require further study and novel validation methods are needed as using bulk measurements is unsatisfactory. SP-ICP-MS has the advantage that a large number of cells can be analysed; however, it does not provide spatial information. Techniques based on laser ablation (LA) enable elemental mapping at the single-cell level, such as laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) and laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS). The sensitivity of commercial LIBS instruments restricts its use for sub-tissue applications; however, the capacity to analyse endogenous bulk components paired with developments in nano-LIBS technology shows great potential for cellular research. LA-ICP-MS offers high sensitivity for the direct analysis of single cells, but standardisation requires further development. The hyphenation of these trace elemental analysis techniques and their coupling with multi-omic technologies for single-cell analysis have enormous potential in answering fundamental biological questions.
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- Claire Davison
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
- Department of Microbial Science, Faculty ofHealth and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- Department of Microbial Science, Faculty ofHealth and Medical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
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Mackevica A, Hendriks L, Meili-Borovinskaya O, Baun A, Skjolding LM. Effect of Exposure Concentration and Growth Conditions on the Association of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles with Green Algae. NANOMATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2023; 13:2468. [PMID: 37686976 PMCID: PMC10490049 DOI: 10.3390/nano13172468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 08/15/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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The increasing release of engineered nanoparticles (NPs) into aquatic ecosystems makes it crucial to understand the interactions of NPs with aquatic organisms, such as algae. In this study, the association of CeO2 NPs with unicellular algae (Raphidocelis subcapitata) and changes to the cellular elemental profile were investigated using three exposure concentrations (1, 50, and 1000 µg CeO2/L) at two different algal growth conditions-exponential and inhibited growth (1% glutaraldehyde). After a 24 h-exposure, algal suspensions were settled by gravity and CeO2-NP/algae association was analyzed by single-cell inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry (sc-ICP-QMS) and ICP time-of-flight MS (sc-ICP-TOFMS). Concurrent detection of the cellular fingerprint with cerium indicated NP association with algae (adsorption/uptake) and changes in the cellular elemental profiles. Less than 5% of cells were associated with NPs when exposed to 1 µg/L. For 50 µg/L exposures in growing and inhibited cell treatments, 4% and 16% of cells were associated with CeO2 NPs, respectively. ICP-TOFMS analysis made it possible to exclude cellular exudates associated with CeO2 NPs due to the cellular fingerprint. Growing and inhibited cells had different elemental profile changes following exposure to CeO2 NPs-e.g., growing cells had higher Mg and lower P contents independent of CeO2 concentration compared to inhibited cells.
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- Aiga Mackevica
- Department of Environmental and Resource Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Building 115, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; (A.M.); (A.B.)
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- TOFWERK, Schorenstrasse 39, 3645 Thun, Switzerland; (L.H.); (O.M.-B.)
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Building 115, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; (A.M.); (A.B.)
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- Department of Environmental and Resource Technology, Technical University of Denmark, Building 115, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark; (A.M.); (A.B.)
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Haddad M, Frickenstein A, Wilhelm S. High-Throughput Single-Cell Analysis of Nanoparticle-Cell Interactions. Trends Analyt Chem 2023; 166:117172. [PMID: 37520860 PMCID: PMC10373476 DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2023.117172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Understanding nanoparticle-cell interactions at single-nanoparticle and single-cell resolutions is crucial to improving the design of next-generation nanoparticles for safer, more effective, and more efficient applications in nanomedicine. This review focuses on recent advances in the continuous high-throughput analysis of nanoparticle-cell interactions at the single-cell level. We highlight and discuss the current trends in continual flow high-throughput methods for analyzing single cells, such as advanced flow cytometry techniques and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry methods, as well as their intersection in the form of mass cytometry. This review further discusses the challenges and opportunities with current single-cell analysis approaches and provides proposed directions for innovation in the high-throughput analysis of nanoparticle-cell interactions.
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- Majood Haddad
- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
- Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, USA
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Technology (IBEST), University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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Tao Y, He M, Chen B, Ruan G, Xu P, Xia Y, Song G, Bi Y, Hu B. Evaluation of Cd 2+ stress on Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 based on single-cell elemental accumulation and algal toxicological response. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 258:106499. [PMID: 36965429 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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With the development of single cell analysis techniques, the concept of precision toxicology has been proposed in recent years. Due to the heterogeneity of cells, we need to perform toxicological assessments on individual cells. Microalgae, one kind of important primary producers, play as a major pathway by which heavy metals enter the food chain and thus accumulate/transfer to higher trophic levels. Herein, the biosorption of Cd (Ex-Cd) and bioaccumulation of Cd (In-Cd) for Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 were investigated by online 3D droplet microfluidic device combined with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry detection. Meanwhile, the algal toxicological responses of the algae cell to Cd2+ exposure under different concentration (50, 100, and 150 μg L - 1) and time (15 min, 24, 48 and 96 h) were studied. Combining single-cell analysis with toxicological indicators, the toxicity mechanism of Cd2+to algal was discussed. The single cell analysis results revealed heterogeneity in cellular uptake of Cd2+. The proportion of Cd-containing cells and Cd content in single algal cells all reached the maximum at 24 h. The uptake of Cd2+ occurred within 15 min under all tested exposure concentrations and a large part of Cd2+ were adsorbed on the algal cells surface. The Pearson correlation analysis showed that cell density, chlorophyll a and carotenoids were significantly negatively correlated with Cd accumulation, whereas ROS level and SOD activity were significantly positively correlated with Cd accumulation. It suggested that Cd2+accumulated intracellular would show toxic effects on the algal cells and oxidative stress is the main mechanism of Cd toxicity to algal cells. This work promotes our understanding of the toxicological responses of microalgae under Cd stress at single cells level.
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- Yao Tao
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Balfourier A, Tsolaki E, Heeb L, Starsich FHL, Klose D, Boss A, Gupta A, Gogos A, Herrmann IK. Multiscale Multimodal Investigation of the Intratissural Biodistribution of Iron Nanotherapeutics with Single Cell Resolution Reveals Co-Localization with Endogenous Iron in Splenic Macrophages. SMALL METHODS 2023; 7:e2201061. [PMID: 36572638 DOI: 10.1002/smtd.202201061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Imaging of iron-based nanoparticles (NPs) remains challenging because of the presence of endogenous iron in tissues that is difficult to distinguish from exogenous iron originating from the NPs. Here, an analytical cascade for characterizing the biodistribution of biomedically relevant iron-based NPs from the organ scale to the cellular and subcellular scales is introduced. The biodistribution on an organ level is assessed by elemental analysis and quantification of magnetic iron by electron paramagnetic resonance, which allowed differentiation of exogenous and endogenous iron. Complementary to these bulk analysis techniques, correlative whole-slide optical and electron microscopy provided spatially resolved insight into the biodistribution of endo- and exogenous iron accumulation in macrophages, with single-cell and single-particle resolution, revealing coaccumulation of iron NPs with endogenous iron in splenic macrophages. Subsequent transmission electron microscopy revealed two types of morphologically distinct iron-containing structures (exogenous nanoparticles and endogenous ferritin) within membrane-bound vesicles in the cytoplasm, hinting at an attempt of splenic macrophages to extract and recycle iron from exogenous nanoparticles. Overall, this strategy enables the distinction of endo- and exogenous iron across scales (from cm to nm, based on the analysis of thousands of cells) and illustrates distribution on organ, cell, and organelle levels.
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- Alice Balfourier
- Nanoparticle Systems Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Energy and Process Engineering (IEPE), Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), ETH Zurich, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
- Particles-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Department of Materials Meet Life, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Nanoparticle Systems Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Energy and Process Engineering (IEPE), Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), ETH Zurich, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
- Particles-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Department of Materials Meet Life, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery and Swiss HPB Center, University Hospital Zurich, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Nanoparticle Systems Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Energy and Process Engineering (IEPE), Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), ETH Zurich, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
- Particles-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Department of Materials Meet Life, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, 8093, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital Zurich, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral and Transplantation Surgery and Swiss HPB Center, University Hospital Zurich, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Nanoparticle Systems Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Energy and Process Engineering (IEPE), Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), ETH Zurich, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
- Particles-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Department of Materials Meet Life, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Nanoparticle Systems Engineering Laboratory, Institute of Energy and Process Engineering (IEPE), Department of Mechanical and Process Engineering (D-MAVT), ETH Zurich, 8092, Zürich, Switzerland
- Particles-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Department of Materials Meet Life, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa), 9014, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Menero-Valdés P, Lores-Padín A, Fernández B, Quarles CD, García M, González-Iglesias H, Pereiro R. Determination and localization of specific proteins in individual ARPE-19 cells by single cell and laser ablation ICP-MS using iridium nanoclusters as label. Talanta 2023; 253:123974. [PMID: 36195026 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2022.123974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Single cell-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (sc-ICP-MS) and laser ablation (LA)-ICP-MS have been complementary employed to develop a comprehensive study of APOE and claudin-1 expression in ARPE-19 cells submitted to a glucose treatment (100 mM, 48 h) that induces oxidative stress conditions. Results were compared with control cells. The determination of the two proteins by ICP-MS was sequentially carried out using specific immunoprobes labelled with IrNCs that offer a huge amplification (1760 ± 90 atoms of Ir on average). A novel sample introduction system, the microFAST Single Cell set-up, was employed for sc-ICP-MS analysis. This introduction system resulted in a cellular transport efficiency of 85 ± 9% for ARPE-19 cells (91 ± 5% using a PtNPs standard). After the proper immunocytochemistry protocol with the specific IrNCs immunoprobes in cell suspensions (sc-ICP-MS), the mass of APOE and claudin-1 in individual ARPE-19 cells was obtained. Average detection limits per cell by sc-ICP-MS were 0.02 fg of APOE and 3 ag of claudin-1. The results of sample analyses obtained by sc-ICP-MS were validated with commercial ELISA kits. The distribution of both target proteins in individual cells (fixated in the chamber wall) was unveiled by LA-ICP-MS. The high amplification provided by the IrNCs immunoprobes allowed the identification of APOE and claudin-1 within individual ARPE-19 cells. High resolution images were obtained using a laser spot of 2 × 2 μm.
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- Paula Menero-Valdés
- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julian Clavería 8, Oviedo, 33006, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julian Clavería 8, Oviedo, 33006, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julian Clavería 8, Oviedo, 33006, Spain.
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- Elemental Scientific, Inc., 7277 World Communications Drive, Omaha, NE, 68122, USA
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- Instituto Oftalmológico Fernández-Vega, Avda. Dres. Fernández-Vega, 34, Oviedo, 33012, Spain; Department of Cellular Morphology and Biology, Faculty of Medicine, Julian Clavería, Oviedo, 33006, Spain
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- Department of Technology and Biotechnology of Dairy Products, Instituto de Productos Lácteos de Asturias, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IPLA-CSIC), Villaviciosa, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Julian Clavería 8, Oviedo, 33006, Spain.
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Tang W, He M, Chen B, Ruan G, Xia Y, Xu P, Song G, Bi Y, Hu B. Investigation of toxic effect of mercury on Microcystis aeruginosa: Correlation between intracellular mercury content at single cells level and algae physiological responses. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:159894. [PMID: 36336050 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Single-cell studies can help to understand individual differences and obtain atypical cellular characteristics in view of cellular heterogeneity. Herein, the accumulation of mercury (Hg) in single algae cells was studied by droplet chip-time resolved inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry analytical system, and the relation of Hg accumulation to the physiological responses of algae cell was explored. When low concentrations of Hg2+ (5-20 μg/L) were used in the exposure experiment, the content of Hg in single cells increased in first 2 h, then decreased with further increase of exposure time to 96 h, probably due to the growth dilution effect of the algae. When exposed to 30 μg/L Hg2+, the uptake of Hg by individual cells increased over time, which was associated with increased cell membrane permeability. The exposure to Hg2+ (5-30 μg/L) inhibited the growth of algae in a concentration-dependent manner and serious growth inhibition occurred under the exposure concentration of 30 μg/L. While the exposure concentration was lower than 20 μg/L, algal cells exhibited a recover tendency due to the self-protection mechanism of algal cells. Bivariate results showed that intracellular Hg accumulation was significantly negatively correlated with cells growth in terms of OD680, photosynthetic pigments, Fv/Fm and PIabs. On the contrast, reactive oxygen species content, superoxide dismutase activity, and cell membrane permeability were significantly positively correlated with the accumulation of intracellular Hg. These results are helpful to further understand the toxic effect of Hg on algae.
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- Wenxiao Tang
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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da Silva ABS, Arruda MAZ. Single-cell ICP-MS to address the role of trace elements at a cellular level. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2023; 75:127086. [PMID: 36215757 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2022.127086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The heterogeneity properties shown by cells or unicellular organisms have led to the development of analytical methods at the single-cell level. In this sense, considering the importance of trace elements in these biological systems, the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) configured for analyzing single cell has presented a high potential to assess the evaluation of elements in cells. Moreover, advances in instrumentation, such as coupling laser ablation to the tandem configuration (ICP-MS/MS), or alternative mass analyzers (ICP-SFMS and ICP-TOFMS), brought significant benefits, including sensitivity improvement, high-resolution imaging, and the cell fingerprint. From this perspective, the single-cell ICP-MS has been widely reported in studies involving many fields, from oncology to environmental research. Hence, it has contributed to finding important results, such as elucidating nanoparticle toxicity at the cellular level and vaccine development. Therefore, in this review, the theory of single-cell ICP-MS analysis is explored, and the applications in this field are pointed out. In addition, the instrumentation advances for single-cell ICP-MS are addressed.
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- Ana Beatriz Santos da Silva
- Spectrometry, Sample Preparation and Mechanization Group, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - Unicamp, P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - Unicamp, P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil.
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- Spectrometry, Sample Preparation and Mechanization Group, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - Unicamp, P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil; National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas - Unicamp, P.O. Box 6154, Campinas, SP 13083-970, Brazil
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Law CKY, Bolea‐Fernandez E, Liu T, Bonin L, Wallaert E, Verbeken K, De Gusseme B, Vanhaecke F, Boon N. The influence of
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‐mass spectrometry. Microb Biotechnol 2022; 16:901-914. [PMID: 36106503 PMCID: PMC10128129 DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.14140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 08/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The production of biogenic palladium nanoparticles (bio-Pd NPs) is widely studied due to their high catalytic activity, which depends on the size of nanoparticles (NPs). Smaller NPs (here defined as <100 nm) are more efficient due to their higher surface/volume ratio. In this work, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), flow cytometry (FCM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were combined to obtain insight into the formation of these bio-Pd NPs. The precipitation of bio-Pd NPs was evaluated on a cell-per-cell basis using single-cell ICP-MS (SC-ICP-MS) combined with TEM images to assess how homogenously the particles were distributed over the cells. The results provided by SC-ICP-MS were consistent with those provided by "bulk" ICP-MS analysis and FCM. It was observed that heterogeneity in the distribution of palladium over an entire cell population is strongly dependent on the Pd2+ concentration, biomass and partial H2 pressure. The latter three parameters affected the particle size, ranging from 15.6 to 560 nm, and exerted a significant impact on the production of the bio-Pd NPs. The TEM combined with SC-ICP-MS revealed that the mass distribution for bacteria with high Pd content (144 fg Pd cell-1 ) indicated the presence of a large number of very small NPs (D50 = 15.6 nm). These results were obtained at high cell density (1 × 105 ± 3 × 104 cells μl-1 ) and H2 partial pressure (180 ml H2 ). In contrast, very large particles (D50 = 560 nm) were observed at low cell density (3 × 104 ± 10 × 102 cells μl-1 ) and H2 partial pressure (10-100 ml H2 ). The influence of the H2 partial pressure on the nanoparticle size and the possibility of size-tuned nanoparticles are presented.
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- Cindy Ka Y. Law
- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET) Ghent University Ghent Belgium
- Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource recovery (CAPTURE) Ghent Belgium
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- Atomic & Mass Spectrometry (A&MS) Research Group, Department of Chemistry Ghent University Ghent Belgium
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- Atomic & Mass Spectrometry (A&MS) Research Group, Department of Chemistry Ghent University Ghent Belgium
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- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET) Ghent University Ghent Belgium
- Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource recovery (CAPTURE) Ghent Belgium
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- Sustainable Materials Science (SMS), Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering Ghent University Ghent Belgium
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- Sustainable Materials Science (SMS), Department of Materials, Textiles and Chemical Engineering Ghent University Ghent Belgium
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- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET) Ghent University Ghent Belgium
- Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource recovery (CAPTURE) Ghent Belgium
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- Atomic & Mass Spectrometry (A&MS) Research Group, Department of Chemistry Ghent University Ghent Belgium
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- Center for Microbial Ecology and Technology (CMET) Ghent University Ghent Belgium
- Centre for Advanced Process Technology for Urban Resource recovery (CAPTURE) Ghent Belgium
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Insights on the Dynamics and Toxicity of Nanoparticles in Environmental Matrices. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2022; 2022:4348149. [PMID: 35959228 PMCID: PMC9357770 DOI: 10.1155/2022/4348149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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The manufacturing rate of nanoparticles (10–100 nm) is steadily increasing due to their extensive applications in the fabrication of nanoproducts related to pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, medical devices, paints and pigments, energy storage etc. An increase in research related to nanotechnology is also a cause for the production and disposal of nanomaterials at the lab scale. As a result, contamination of environmental matrices with nanoparticles becomes inevitable, and the understanding of the risk of nanoecotoxicology is getting larger attention. In this context, focusing on the environmental hazards is essential. Hence, this manuscript aims to review the toxic effects of nanoparticles on soil, water, aquatic, and terrestrial organisms. The effects of toxicity on vertebrates, invertebrates, and plants and the source of exposure, environmental and biological dynamics, and the adverse effects of some nanoparticles are discussed.
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Jiang C, Liu S, Zhang T, Liu Q, Alvarez PJJ, Chen W. Current Methods and Prospects for Analysis and Characterization of Nanomaterials in the Environment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:7426-7447. [PMID: 35584364 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c08011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Analysis and characterization of naturally occurring and engineered nanomaterials in the environment are critical for understanding their environmental behaviors and defining real exposure scenarios for environmental risk assessment. However, this is challenging primarily due to the low concentration, structural heterogeneity, and dynamic transformation of nanomaterials in complex environmental matrices. In this critical review, we first summarize sample pretreatment methods developed for separation and preconcentration of nanomaterials from environmental samples, including natural waters, wastewater, soils, sediments, and biological media. Then, we review the state-of-the-art microscopic, spectroscopic, mass spectrometric, electrochemical, and size-fractionation methods for determination of mass and number abundance, as well as the morphological, compositional, and structural properties of nanomaterials, with discussion on their advantages and limitations. Despite recent advances in detecting and characterizing nanomaterials in the environment, challenges remain to improve the analytical sensitivity and resolution and to expand the method applications. It is important to develop methods for simultaneous determination of multifaceted nanomaterial properties for in situ analysis and characterization of nanomaterials under dynamic environmental conditions and for detection of nanoscale contaminants of emerging concern (e.g., nanoplastics and biological nanoparticles), which will greatly facilitate the standardization of nanomaterial analysis and characterization methods for environmental samples.
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- Chuanjia Jiang
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005, United States
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, Nankai University, 38 Tongyan Rd., Tianjin 300350, China
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Ruella Oliveira S, Tuttis K, Rita Thomazela Machado A, Cristina de Souza Rocha C, Maria Greggi Antunes L, Barbosa F. Cell-to-cell heterogeneous association of prostate cancer with gold nanoparticles elucidated by single-cell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Donahue ND, Sheth V, Frickenstein AN, Holden A, Kanapilly S, Stephan C, Wilhelm S. Absolute Quantification of Nanoparticle Interactions with Individual Human B Cells by Single Cell Mass Spectrometry. NANO LETTERS 2022; 22:4192-4199. [PMID: 35510841 PMCID: PMC9486247 DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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We report on the absolute quantification of nanoparticle interactions with individual human B cells using quadrupole-based inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). This method enables the quantification of nanoparticle-cell interactions at single nanoparticle and single cell levels. We demonstrate the efficient and accurate detection of individually suspended B cells and found an ∼100-fold higher association of colloidally stable positively charged nanoparticles with single B cells than neutrally charged nanoparticles. We confirmed that these nanoparticles were internalized by individual B cells and determined that the internalization occurred via energy-dependent pathways consistent with endocytosis. Using dual analyte ICP-MS, we determined that >80% of single B cells were positive for nanoparticles. Our study demonstrates an ICP-MS workflow for the absolute quantification of nanoparticle-cell interactions with single cell and single nanoparticle resolution. This unique workflow could inform the rational design of various nanomaterials for controlling cellular interactions, including immune cell-nanoparticle interactions.
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- Nathan D. Donahue
- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
- Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Technology (IBEST), Norman, Oklahoma, 73019, USA
- Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73104, USA
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Resano M, Aramendía M, García-Ruiz E, Bazo A, Bolea-Fernandez E, Vanhaecke F. Living in a transient world: ICP-MS reinvented via time-resolved analysis for monitoring single events. Chem Sci 2022; 13:4436-4473. [PMID: 35656130 PMCID: PMC9020182 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc05452j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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After 40 years of development, inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) can hardly be considered as a novel technique anymore. ICP-MS has become the reference when it comes to multi-element bulk analysis at (ultra)trace levels, as well as to isotope ratio determination for metal(loid)s. However, over the last decade, this technique has managed to uncover an entirely new application field, providing information in a variety of contexts related to the individual analysis of single entities (e.g., nanoparticles, cells, or micro/nanoplastics), thus addressing new societal challenges. And this profound expansion of its application range becomes even more remarkable when considering that it has been made possible in an a priori simple way: by providing faster data acquisition and developing the corresponding theoretical substrate to relate the time-resolved signals thus obtained with the elemental composition of the target entities. This review presents the underlying concepts behind single event-ICP-MS, which are needed to fully understand its potential, highlighting key areas of application (e.g., single particle-ICP-MS or single cell-ICP-MS) as well as of future development (e.g., micro/nanoplastics).
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- M Resano
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza Pedro Cerbuna 12 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza Pedro Cerbuna 12 50009 Zaragoza Spain
- Centro Universitario de la Defensa de Zaragoza Carretera de Huesca s/n 50090 Zaragoza Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza Pedro Cerbuna 12 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Aragón Institute of Engineering Research (I3A), University of Zaragoza Pedro Cerbuna 12 50009 Zaragoza Spain
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- Ghent University, Department of Chemistry, Atomic & Mass Spectrometry - A&MS Research Unit Campus Sterre, Krijgslaan 281-S12 9000 Ghent Belgium
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- Ghent University, Department of Chemistry, Atomic & Mass Spectrometry - A&MS Research Unit Campus Sterre, Krijgslaan 281-S12 9000 Ghent Belgium
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Gold nanoclusters as elemental label for the sequential quantification of apolipoprotein E and metallothionein 2A in individual human cells of the retinal pigment epithelium using single cell-ICP-MS. Anal Chim Acta 2022; 1203:339701. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2022.339701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cancela PG, Quiñónez NG, Corte-Rodríguez M, Bettmer J, Manteca A, Montes-Bayón M. Evaluation of copper uptake in individual spores of Streptomyces coelicolor and endogenic nanoparticles formation to modulate the secondary metabolism. Metallomics 2022; 14:6541869. [PMID: 35238926 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfac015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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Copper modulates secondary metabolism in Streptomyces. Although the cytosolic copper concentration is controlled by several chaperones and transporters, the formation of copper nanoparticles and its relation to the antibiotic production has never been established in the model Streptomyces coelicolor. In this work, state-of-the-art analytical tools are used to evaluate the incorporation of copper in individual spores of Streptomyces coelicolor at different exposure concentrations (40, 80 and 160 µM Cu). Among them, the use of single cell-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (SC-ICP-MS) revealed incorporation levels in the range of 2 to 2.5 fg/spore (median) increasing up to 4.75 fg/spore at the upper exposure concentrations. The copper storage within the spores in the form of nanoparticles was evaluated using a combination of single particle-ICP-MS (sp-ICP-MS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The obtained data confirmed the presence of nanoparticles in the range of 8 to 40 (mean size 21 nm) inside S. coelicolor spores. The presence of the nanoparticles was correlated with the actinorhodin production in liquid non-sporulating cultures amended with up to 80 µM Cu. However, further increase to 160 µM Cu, yielded to a significant decrease in antibiotic production. Secondary metabolism is activated under stressful conditions and cytosolic copper seems to be one of the signals triggering antibiotic production. Particularly, nanoparticle formation might contribute to modulate the secondary metabolism and prevent for copper toxicity. This work describes, for first time, the formation of endogenous copper nanoparticles in S. coelicolor and reveals their correlation with the secondary metabolism.
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- P García Cancela
- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo. C/ Julián Clavería s/n 33006 Oviedo, Spain and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA)
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- Department of Functional Biology. Faculty of Biology, University of Oviedo. C/ Julián Clavería s/n 33006 Oviedo, Spain and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA)
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo. C/ Julián Clavería s/n 33006 Oviedo, Spain and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA)
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo. C/ Julián Clavería s/n 33006 Oviedo, Spain and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA)
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- Department of Functional Biology. Faculty of Biology, University of Oviedo. C/ Julián Clavería s/n 33006 Oviedo, Spain and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA)
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo. C/ Julián Clavería s/n 33006 Oviedo, Spain and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias (ISPA)
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Rasmussen L, Shi H, Liu W, Shannon KB. Quantification of silver nanoparticle interactions with yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae studied using single-cell ICP-MS. Anal Bioanal Chem 2022; 414:3077-3086. [PMID: 35122141 PMCID: PMC8816312 DOI: 10.1007/s00216-022-03937-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been used in many fields due to their anticancer, antimicrobial, and antiviral potential. Single-cell ICP-MS (SC-ICP-MS) is an emerging technology that allows for the rapid characterization and quantification of a metal analyte across a cell population in a single analysis. In this study, a new rapid and sensitive SC-ICP-MS method was developed to quantitatively study the interactions of AgNPs with yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The method can quantify the cell concentration, silver concentration per cell, and profile the nanoparticle distribution in a yeast cell population. AgNP dosing time, concentration, and AgNP size were quantitatively evaluated for their effects on AgNP-yeast cell interactions. The results showed that the initial uptake of AgNPs was rapid and primarily driven by the mass of Ag per cell. The optimal dosing particle concentrations for highest uptake were approximately 1820, 1000, and 300 AgNPs/cell for 10, 20, and 40 nm AgNPs, respectively. Furthermore, this study also validated a washing method for the application to a microorganism for the first time and was used to quantitatively determine the amount of cell surface-adsorbed AgNPs and intracellular AgNPs. These results indicated that the mass (Ag in ag/cell) ratios of intracelluar vs cell surface-adsorbed AgNPs were similar for different AgNP sizes. This high throughput and ultrasensitive SC-ICP-MS method is expected to have many potential applications, such as optimization of methods for green synthesis of AgNPs, nanotoxicity studies, and drug delivery. This is the first quantification study on the interactions of AgNPs and S. cerevisiae using SC-ICP-MS.
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- Lindsey Rasmussen
- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 400 West 11th Street, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 400 West 11th Street, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA.
- Center for Single Nanoparticle, Single Cell, and Single Molecule Monitoring (CS3M), Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA.
- Center for Research in Energy and Environment, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, 400 West 11th Street, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
- Center for Research in Energy and Environment, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, USA
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- Biological Sciences, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO, 65409, USA
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Xu M, Harmon J, Yuan D, Yan S, Lei C, Hiramatsu K, Zhou Y, Loo MH, Hasunuma T, Isozaki A, Goda K. Morphological Indicator for Directed Evolution of Euglena gracilis with a High Heavy Metal Removal Efficiency. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2021; 55:7880-7889. [PMID: 33913704 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.0c05278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the past few decades, microalgae-based bioremediation methods for treating heavy metal (HM)-polluted wastewater have attracted much attention by virtue of their environment friendliness, cost efficiency, and sustainability. However, their HM removal efficiency is far from practical use. Directed evolution is expected to be effective for developing microalgae with a much higher HM removal efficiency, but there is no non-invasive or label-free indicator to identify them. Here, we present an intelligent cellular morphological indicator for identifying the HM removal efficiency of Euglena gracilis in a non-invasive and label-free manner. Specifically, we show a strong monotonic correlation (Spearman's ρ = -0.82, P = 2.1 × 10-5) between a morphological meta-feature recognized via our machine learning algorithms and the Cu2+ removal efficiency of 19 E. gracilis clones. Our findings firmly suggest that the morphology of E. gracilis cells can serve as an effective HM removal efficiency indicator and hence have great potential, when combined with a high-throughput image-activated cell sorter, for directed-evolution-based development of E. gracilis with an extremely high HM removal efficiency for practical wastewater treatment worldwide.
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- Muzhen Xu
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Ebina, Kanagawa 243-0435, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama 332-0012, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, Hyogo, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
- Engineering Biology Research Center, Kobe University, Hyogo, Kobe 657-8501, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Kanagawa Institute of Industrial Science and Technology, Ebina, Kanagawa 243-0435, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
- Institute of Technological Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, Hubei 430072, China
- Department of Bioengineering, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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Li X, Liu T, Chang C, Lei Y, Mao X. Analytical Methodologies for Agrometallomics: A Critical Review. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2021; 69:6100-6118. [PMID: 34048228 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.1c00275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Agrometallomics, as an independent interdiscipline, is first defined and described in this review. Metallic elements widely exist in agricultural plants, animals and edible fungi, seed, fertilizer, pesticide, feedstuff, as well as the agricultural environment and ecology, and even functional and pathogenic microorganisms. So, the agrometallome plays a vital role in molecular and organismic mechanisms like environmetallomics, metabolomics, proteomics, lipidomics, glycomics, immunomics, genomics, etc. To further reveal the inner and mutual mechanism of the agrometallome, comprehensive and systematic methodologies for the analysis of beneficial and toxic metals are indispensable to investigate elemental existence, concentration, distribution, speciation, and forms in agricultural lives and media. Based on agrometallomics, this review summarizes and discusses the advanced technical progress and future perspectives of metallic analytical approaches, which are categorized into ultrasensitive and high-throughput analysis, elemental speciation and state analysis, and spatial- and microanalysis. Furthermore, the progress of agrometallomic innovativeness greatly depends on the innovative development of modern metallic analysis approaches including, but not limited to, high sensitivity, elemental coverage, and anti-interference; high-resolution isotopic analysis; solid sampling and nondestructive analysis; metal chemical species and metal forms, associated molecular clusters, and macromolecular complexes analysis; and metal-related particles or metal within the microsize and even single cell or subcellular analysis.
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- Xue Li
- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Key Laboratory of Agro-Food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Key Laboratory of Agro-Food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Key Laboratory of Agro-Food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Key Laboratory of Agro-Food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology for Agro-Products, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, and Key Laboratory of Agro-Food Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100081, China
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Qin W, Stärk HJ, Müller S, Reemtsma T, Wagner S. Determination of elemental distribution and evaluation of elemental concentration in single Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells using single cell-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Metallomics 2021; 13:6292270. [PMID: 34086951 DOI: 10.1093/mtomcs/mfab032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2021] [Revised: 04/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Single-cell analysis using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SC-ICP-MS) is a method to obtain qualitative and quantitative information of the elemental content and distribution of single cells. Six intrinsic target elements were analyzed in yeast cells at different cell growth phases cultured in medium with different phosphorus concentrations (0, 7, 14 mM) to study its effect on cell growth and composition. SC-ICP-MS results were compared with those obtained by the acid digestion and the average ratio was 0.81. The limits of detection of this method were 0.08, 2.54, 12.5, 0.02, 0.02, and 0.08 fg cell-1 for Mg, P, K, Mn, Cu, and Zn, respectively. During the exponential growth phase, the cells exhibited higher elemental contents, wider distribution for most elements, and larger cell size in comparison to the stationary growth phase. Phosphorus-free conditions reduced the average P content in single cells of stationary growth phase from 650 to 80 fg. Phosphorus deficiency led to decreasing intracellular concentrations not only of P but also of K and Cu, and to increasing Zn concentration after 48 h. Mg maintained its concentration at ∼0.11 fg µm-3 and did not change significantly under the three investigated conditions after 48 h. Accordingly, Mg content was successfully used to estimate the intracellular concentration of other intrinsic elements in single yeast cells. SC-ICP-MS is suited to determine target elements in single yeast cells, and allows the study of heterogeneity of cell composition and effects of stressors on the elemental content, distribution, and concentrations of intrinsic elements.
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- Wen Qin
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.,Institute of Analytical Chemistry, University of Leipzig, Linnéstrasse 3, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstrasse 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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Abdolahpur Monikh F, Chupani L, Guo Z, Zhang P, Darbha GK, Vijver MG, Valsami-Jones E, Peijnenburg WJGM. The stochastic association of nanoparticles with algae at the cellular level: Effects of NOM, particle size and particle shape. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 218:112280. [PMID: 33962275 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2021] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Association of nanoparticles (NPs) with algae likely plays a critical role in their transfer in aquatic food chains. Although our understanding of the ecotoxicity and fate of NPs in the environment is increasing, it is still unclear how the physicochemical properties of NPs influence their interaction with algae at cellular levels and how this is reflected at a population level. This is due to the limitation in the existing analytical techniques to quantify the association of NPs with cells. To fill this data gap, we applied the novel technique of single-cell inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry to quantify the cellular association of gold (Au)-NPs with algal cells (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata) as a function of particle size, shape (spherical 10 nm, spherical 60 nm, spherical 100 nm, rod-shaped 10 × 40 nm, and rod-shaped 50 × 100 nm), and surface chemistry [citrate and natural organic matter (NOM) coating] on a cell-by-cell basis. The association of Au-NPs with algal cells was found to be a random probability following a so-called stochastic process; after 72 h of exposure, less than 45% of the cell population accumulated NPs on their surface. The number of Au-NPs per cell was found to be heterogeneously distributed as some cells were associated with a significantly higher number (e.g. up to 600 spherical 10 nm particles per cell) of Au-NPs than other cells present in the medium. The presence of NOM on the surface of the particles decreased the percentage of cells containing NPs except for the spherical 60 nm Au-NPs. We conclude that some algae within a population can accumulate NPs on their surface and this accumulation is influenced by the size, shape, and surface chemistry of NPs. It is important to understand how NPs may enter aquatic food chains to assess the possible risk.
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- Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh
- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands; Department of Environmental & Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101 Joensuu, Finland.
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Z´atiˇsí 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Environmental Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences & Centre for Climate and Environmental Studies, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal 741246, India
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300 RA Leiden, the Netherlands; National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Center for Safety of Substances and Products, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
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Pourhoseini S, Enos RT, Murphy AE, Cai B, Lead JR. Characterization, bio-uptake and toxicity of polymer-coated silver nanoparticles and their interaction with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells. BEILSTEIN JOURNAL OF NANOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 12:282-294. [PMID: 33842185 PMCID: PMC8008093 DOI: 10.3762/bjnano.12.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are widely used in medical applications due to their antibacterial and antiviral properties. Despite the extensive study of AgNPs, their toxicity and their effect on human health is poorly understood, as a result of issues such as poor control of NP properties and lack of proper characterization. The aim of this study was to investigate the combined characterization, bio-uptake, and toxicity of well-characterized polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-coated AgNPs in exposure media during exposure time using primary human cells (peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs)). AgNPs were synthesized in-house and characterized using a multimethod approach. Results indicated the transformation of NPs in RPMI medium with a change in size and polydispersity over 24 h of exposure due to dissolution and reprecipitation. No aggregation of NPs was observed in the RPMI medium over the exposure time (24 h). A dose-dependent relationship between PBMC uptake and Ag concentration was detected for both AgNP and AgNO3 treatment. There was approximately a two-fold increase in cellular Ag uptake in the AgNO3 vs the NP treatment. Cytotoxicity, using LDH and MTS assays and based on exposure concentrations was not significantly different when comparing NPs and Ag ions. Based on differential uptake, AgNPs were more toxic after normalizing toxicity to the amount of cellular Ag uptake. Our data highlights the importance of correct synthesis, characterization, and study of transformations to obtain a better understanding of NP uptake and toxicity. Statistical analysis indicated that there might be an individual variability in response to NPs, although more research is required.
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- Sahar Pourhoseini
- Department of Ophthalmology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 77030, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29209, United States
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- Department of Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29209, United States
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, United States
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- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk, Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, United States
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Ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles cisplatin (IV) prodrug nanoconjugate: ICP-MS based strategies to evaluate the formation and drug delivery capabilities in single cells. Anal Chim Acta 2021; 1159:338356. [PMID: 33867043 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Revised: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Ultrasmall iron oxide nanoparticles (<10 nm) were explored here as nanotransporters of cis-diamminetetrachloroplatinum (IV) (a cisplatin prodrug) in cellular models. The coating of the particles containing reactive carboxylic acid groups enabled the formation of a stable conjugate between the prodrug and the nanoparticles using one pot reaction. The nanoconjugate was characterized by different techniques exhibiting diameters of about 6.6 ± 1.0 nm. The use of a hyphenated strategy based on high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) permitted the quantitative evaluation of Fe and Pt in the nanoconjugate. Furthermore, the cellular uptake of the synthetic nanoconjugate was explored by single cell-ICP-MS (SC-ICP) which was used for the first time in this type of studies. The experiments in A2780 and A2780cis, sensitive and resistant ovarian cancer cell models respectively, revealed intracellular platinum concentrations of 12 fg/cell and 4 fg/cell, respectively which were 4-fold higher with respect to the uptake of cisplatin in both models. Intracellular drug release from the nanoconjugate was proved by measuring DNA platination in the same cells. In this case, levels of about 250 ng Pt/mg DNA were observed, about 5-fold higher when the nanoconjugate was used in comparison to cisplatin. Furthermore, the differences between the two lines turned to be significantly smaller than in the case of using cisplatin. The quantitative analytical tools developed here provided essential information required to fully characterize the developed nanoplatforms particularly important to overcome drug resistance.
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Evaluating the total gold concentration in metallic nanoparticles with a high content of organic matter through microwave-assisted decomposition platform and plasma-based spectrometric techniques (ICP-MS and ICP OES). Talanta 2021; 224:121808. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Luo SW, Alimujiang A, Balamurugan S, Zheng JW, Wang X, Yang WD, Cui J, Li HY. Physiological and molecular responses in halotolerant Dunaliella salina exposed to molybdenum disulfide nanoparticles. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 404:124014. [PMID: 33069998 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Molybdenum disulfide nanoparticles (MoS2 NPs) has emerged as the promising nanomaterial with a wide array of applications in the biomedical, industrial and environmental field. However, the potential effect of MoS2 NPs on marine organisms has yet to be reported. In this study, the effect of MoS2 NPs on the physiological index, subcellular morphology, transcriptomic profiles of the marine microalgae Dunaliella salina was investigated for the first time. exhibited "doping-like" effects on marine microalgae; Growth stimulation was 193.55%, and chlorophyll content increased 1.61-fold upon the addition of 50 μg/L MoS2 NPs. Additionally, exposure to MoS2 NPs significantly increased the protein and carbohydrate content by 2.03- and 1.56-fold, respectively. The antioxidant system was activated as well to eliminate the adverse influence of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Transcriptomic analysis revealed that genes involved in porphyrin synthesis, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, tricarboxylic acid cycle and DNA replication were upregulated upon MoS2 NPs exposure, which supports the mechanistic role of MoS2 NPs in improving cellular growth and photosynthesis. The "doping-like" effects on marine algae suggest that the low concentration of MoS2 NPs might change the rudimentary ecological composition in the ocean.
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- Shan-Wei Luo
- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China
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- National-Regional Joint Engineering Research Center for Soil Pollution Control and Remediation in South China, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Integrated Agro-environmental Pollution Control and Management, Institute of Eco-environmental and Soil Sciences, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510650, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Eutrophication and Red Tide Prevention of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, College of Life Science and Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
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Abdolahpur Monikh F, Chupani L, Arenas-Lago D, Guo Z, Zhang P, Darbha GK, Valsami-Jones E, Lynch I, Vijver MG, van Bodegom PM, Peijnenburg WJGM. Particle number-based trophic transfer of gold nanomaterials in an aquatic food chain. Nat Commun 2021; 12:899. [PMID: 33563998 PMCID: PMC7873305 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-21164-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Analytical limitations considerably hinder our understanding of the impacts of the physicochemical properties of nanomaterials (NMs) on their biological fate in organisms. Here, using a fit-for-purpose analytical workflow, including dosing and emerging analytical techniques, NMs present in organisms are characterized and quantified across an aquatic food chain. The size and shape of gold (Au)-NMs are shown to control the number of Au-NMs attached to algae that were exposed to an equal initial concentration of 2.9 × 1011 particles mL-1. The Au-NMs undergo size/shape-dependent dissolution and agglomeration in the gut of the daphnids, which determines the size distribution of the NMs accumulated in fish. The biodistribution of NMs in fish tissues (intestine, liver, gills, and brain) also depends on NM size and shape, although the highest particle numbers per unit of mass are almost always present in the fish brain. The findings emphasize the importance of physicochemical properties of metallic NMs in their biotransformations and tropic transfers.
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- Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh
- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands. .,Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu, Finland.
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- South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Biology and Soil Science, University of Vigo, As Lagoas, Ourense, Spain
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- Environmental Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Earth Sciences and Centre for Climate and Environmental Studies, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Kolkata, Mohanpur, West Bengal, India
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands.,National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Center for Safety of Substances and Products, De Bilt, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
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Abdolahpur Monikh F, Chupani L, Vijver MG, Peijnenburg WJGM. Parental and trophic transfer of nanoscale plastic debris in an assembled aquatic food chain as a function of particle size. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 269:116066. [PMID: 33290950 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2020] [Revised: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The existing limitations in analytical techniques for characterization and quantification of nanoscale plastic debris (NPD) in organisms hinder understanding of the parental and trophic transfer of NPD in organisms. Herein, we used iron oxide-doped polystyrene (PS) NPD (Fe-PS-NPD) of 270 nm and Europium (Eu)-doped PS-NPD (Eu-PS-NPD) of 640 nm to circumvent these limitations and to evaluate the influence of particle size on the trophic transfer of NPD along an algae-daphnids food chain and on the reproduction of daphnids fed with NPD-exposed algae. We used Fe and Eu as proxies for the Fe-PS-NPD and Eu-Ps-NPD, respectively. The algae cells (Pseudokirchinella subcapitata) were exposed to 4.8 × 1010 particles/L of Fe-PS-NPD or Eu-PS-NPD for 72 h. A high percentage (>60%) of the NPD was associated with algal cells. Only a small fraction (<11%) of the NPD, however, was transferred to daphnids fed for 21 days on the NPD-exposed algae. The uptake and trophic transfer of the 270 nm Fe-PS-NPD were higher than those for the 640 nm Eu-PS-NPD, indicating that smaller NPD are more likely to transfer along food chains. After exposure to Fe-PS-NPD, the time to first brood was prolonged and the number of neonates per adult significantly decreased compared to the control without any exposure and compared to daphnids exposed to the Eu-Ps-NPD. The offspring of daphnids exposed to Eu-PS-NPD through algae, showed a traceable concentration of Eu, suggesting that NPD are transferred from parents to offspring. We conclude that NPD can be transferred in food chains and caused reproductive toxicity as a function of NPD size. Studies with prolonged exposure and weathered NPD are endeavored to increase environmental realism of the impacts determined.
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- Fazel Abdolahpur Monikh
- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300, RA Leiden, Netherlands; Department of Environmental & Biological Sciences, University of Eastern Finland, P.O. Box 111, FI-80101, Joensuu, Finland.
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- Biology, Örebro Life Science Center, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, SE-701 82, Örebro, Sweden; University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25, Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300, RA Leiden, Netherlands
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, P.O. Box 9518, 2300, RA Leiden, Netherlands; National Institute of Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), Center for Safety of Substances and Products, Bilthoven, Netherlands
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Alabresm A, Decho AW, Lead J. A novel method to estimate cellular internalization of nanoparticles into gram-negative bacteria: Non-lytic removal of outer membrane and cell wall. NANOIMPACT 2021; 21:100283. [PMID: 35559775 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2020.100283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Bacteria efficiently take up small organic molecules and ions. However, the internalization of particulate forms, specifically nanoparticles (NPs) has been understudied and is a newly-emerging area of interest. However, determination of true cellular internalization is challenging owing to the difficulty of separating the aqueous phase from bacteria-associated NPs and, more importantly, of differentiating between internalized and NPs sorbed on bacteria surfaces. In this work, we developed and validated an extraction method which can operationally estimate internalization of metal NPs into Gram-negative bacteria. The outer cell membrane and cell wall, collectively called the periplasm, was successfully removed from bacteria using ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) at an optimized exposure period and concentration, without lysis of bacteria. This was followed by standard digestion and metal measurements. Verification of each step of the methodology was conducted by assessing both cellular and metal behavior. Specifically, the combined approaches of live/dead staining of bacteria, optical density measurements, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and metal analyses of the supernatant indicated that the method operationally separated externally-sorbed NPs from those internalized actually localized within the bacterial cytoplasm. However, this new method is ideally used alongside other methods in a multi-method approach, to provide improved data quality. Therefore, it should be used with CSLM, FACS, TEM and other available methods.
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- Amjed Alabresm
- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk (CENR), Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA; Department of Biological Development of Shatt Al-Arab & N. Arabian Gulf, Marine Science Centre, University of Basrah, Basrah, Iraq
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Center for Environmental Nanoscience and Risk (CENR), Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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Giduthuri AT, Adekanmbi EO, Srivastava SK, Moberly JG. Dielectrophoretic ultra-high-frequency characterization and in silico sorting on uptake of rare earth elements by Cupriavidus necator. Electrophoresis 2020; 42:656-666. [PMID: 33215725 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202000095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2020] [Revised: 09/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Rare earth elements (REEs) are widely used across different industries due to their exceptional magnetic and electrical properties. In this work, Cupriavidus necator is characterized using dielectrophoretic ultra-high-frequency measurements, typically in MHz range to quantify the properties of cytoplasm in C. necator for its metal uptake/bioaccumulation capacity. Cupriavidus necator, a Gram-negative bacteria strain is exposed to REEs like europium, samarium, and neodymium in this study. Dielectrophoretic crossover frequency experiments were performed on the native C. necator species pre- and post-exposure to the REEs at MHz frequency range. The net conductivity of native C. necator, Cupriavidus europium, Cupriavidus samarium, and Cupriavidus neodymium are 15.95 ± 0.029 μS/cm, 16.15 ± 0.028 μS/cm, 16.05 ± 0.029 μS/cm, 15.61 ± 0.005 μS/cm respectively. The estimated properties of the membrane published by our group are used to develop a microfluidic sorter by modeling and simulation to separate REE absorbed C. necator from the unabsorbed native C. necator species using COMSOL Multiphysics commercial software package v5.5.
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- Anthony T Giduthuri
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Idaho, Moscow, ID, USA
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Single cell ICP-MS using on line sample introduction systems: Current developments and remaining challenges. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Yu X, He M, Chen B, Hu B. Recent advances in single-cell analysis by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry: A review. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1137:191-207. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.07.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Wu Q, Shi J, Ji X, Xia T, Zeng L, Li G, Wang Y, Gao J, Yao L, Ma J, Liu X, Liu N, Hu L, He B, Liang Y, Qu G, Jiang G. Heterogenous Internalization of Nanoparticles at Ultra-Trace Concentration in Environmental Individual Unicellular Organisms Unveiled by Single-Cell Mass Cytometry. ACS NANO 2020; 14:12828-12839. [PMID: 32931264 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c03587] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The application and consumption of nanoparticles (NPs) inevitably result in the contamination of environmental water. The internalized NPs in unicellular organisms could travel to human bodies along food chains and raise health concerns. Current research failed to determine the characteristics of cellular uptake of NPs by unicellular organisms at extremely low concentration in the real environment. We here developed a label-free high-throughput mass cytometry method to investigate gold NP (AuNP) uptake in a unicellular organism (Tetrahymena thermophila) at the single-cell level. The limit of detection for Au is as low as to 6.67 × 10-18 g/cell, which equals ∼5.3 5 nm AuNPs. We demonstrated that active engulfment pathways were responsible for the cellular accumulation of AuNPs and T. thermophila could also eliminate the cellular AuNPs rapidly. The interaction between AuNPs and T. thermophila is highly dependent on the sizes of nanoparticles; i.e., the population of T. thermophila containing AuNPs decreased with the increment of the diameters of AuNPs when exposed to the same mass concentration. For each type of AuNP, distinct heterogeneous cellular uptake of AuNPs by T. thermophila was observed. Intriguingly, for 5 nm AuNP, even at 0.001 ng/mL, some T. thermophila cells could concentrate AuNPs, indicating a real environmental concern even when water was contaminated by only trace level of NPs. This method represents a promising tool for simultaneous determination of physiological status of cells together with the intracellular level of heavy metal or metallic NPs in study of biological effects.
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- Qi Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Division of NanoMedicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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Nguyen MK, Moon JY, Lee YC. Microalgal ecotoxicity of nanoparticles: An updated review. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 201:110781. [PMID: 32497816 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Nowadays, nanotechnology and its related industries are becoming a rapidly explosive industry that offers many benefits to human life. However, along with the increased production and use of nanoparticles (NPs), their presence in the environment creates a high risk of increasing toxic effects on aquatic organisms. Therefore, a large number of studies focusing on the toxicity of these NPs to the aquatic organisms are carried out which used algal species as a common biological model. In this review, the influences of the physio-chemical properties of NPs and the response mechanisms of the algae on the toxicity of the NPs were discussed focusing on the "assay" studies. Besides, the specific algal toxicities of each type of NPs along with the NP-induced changes in algal cells of these NPs are also assessed. Almost all commonly-used NPs exhibit algal toxicity. Although the algae have similarities in the symptoms under NP exposure, the sensitivity and variability of each algae species to the inherent properties of each NPs are quite different. They depend strongly on the concentration, size, characteristics of NPs, and biochemical nature of algae. Through the assessment, the review identifies several gaps that need to be further studied to make an explicit understanding. The findings in the majority of studies are mostly in laboratory conditions and there are still uncertainties and contradictory/inconsistent results about the behavioral effects of NPs under field conditions. Besides, there remains unsureness about NP-uptake pathways of microalgae. Finally, the toxicity mechanisms of NPs need to be thoughtfully understood which is essential in risk assessment.
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- Minh Kim Nguyen
- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13120, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Beauty Design Management, Hansung University, 116 Samseongyoro-16 gil, Seoul, 02876, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of BioNano Technology, Gachon University, 1342 Seongnamdaero, Sujeong-gu, Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, 13120, Republic of Korea.
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Galazzi RM, Chacón-Madrid K, Freitas DC, da Costa LF, Arruda MAZ. Inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry based platforms for studies involving nanoparticle effects in biological samples. RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY : RCM 2020; 34 Suppl 3:e8726. [PMID: 32020701 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.8726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The widespread application of nanoparticles (NPs) in recent times has caused concern because of their effects in biological systems. Although NPs can be produced naturally, industrially synthesized NPs affect the metabolism of a given organism because of their high reactivity. The biotransformation of NPs involves different processes, including aggregation/agglomeration, and reactions with biomolecules that will be reflected in their toxicity. Several analytical techniques, including inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), have been used for characterizing and quantifying NPs in biological samples. In fact, in addition to providing information regarding the morphology and concentration of NPs, ICP-MS-based platforms, such as liquid chromatography/ICP-MS, single-particle ICP-MS, field-flow fractionation (asymmetrical flow field-flow fractionation)-ICP-MS, and laser ablation-ICP-MS, yield elemental information about molecules. Furthermore, such information together with speciation analysis enlarges our understanding of the interaction between NPs and biological organisms. This study reports the contribution of ICP-MS-based platforms as a tool for evaluating NPs in distinct biological samples by providing an additional understanding of the behavior of NPs and their toxicity in these organisms.
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- Rodrigo M Galazzi
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Spectrometry, Sample Preparation and Mechanization Group, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Spectrometry, Sample Preparation and Mechanization Group, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Spectrometry, Sample Preparation and Mechanization Group, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Spectrometry, Sample Preparation and Mechanization Group, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Spectrometry, Sample Preparation and Mechanization Group, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology for Bioanalytics, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas-Unicamp, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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Combined single cell and single particle ICP-TQ-MS analysis to quantitatively evaluate the uptake and biotransformation of tellurium nanoparticles in bacteria. Anal Chim Acta 2020; 1128:116-128. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2020.06.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Nanoparticles from natural and anthropogenic sources are abundant in the environment, thus human exposure to nanoparticles is inevitable. Due to this constant exposure, it is critically important to understand the potential acute and chronic adverse effects that nanoparticles may cause to humans. In this review, we explore and highlight the current state of nanotoxicology research with a focus on mechanistic understanding of nanoparticle toxicity at organ, tissue, cell, and biomolecular levels. We discuss nanotoxicity mechanisms, including generation of reactive oxygen species, nanoparticle disintegration, modulation of cell signaling pathways, protein corona formation, and poly(ethylene glycol)-mediated immunogenicity. We conclude with a perspective on potential approaches to advance current understanding of nanoparticle toxicity. Such improved understanding may lead to mitigation strategies that could enable safe application of nanoparticles in humans. Advances in nanotoxicity research will ultimately inform efforts to establish standardized regulatory frameworks with the goal of fully exploiting the potential of nanotechnology while minimizing harm to humans.
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- Wen Yang
- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA;
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA;
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA;
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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- Stephenson School of Biomedical Engineering, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA; .,Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Science, and Technology (IBEST), Norman, Oklahoma 73019, USA.,Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104, USA
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Donahue ND, Francek ER, Kiyotake E, Thomas EE, Yang W, Wang L, Detamore MS, Wilhelm S. Assessing nanoparticle colloidal stability with single-particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS). Anal Bioanal Chem 2020; 412:5205-5216. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-020-02783-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Revised: 06/15/2020] [Accepted: 06/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Song S, Yin L, Sun D, Gu J. Recent advances in the bioanalytical methods of polyethylene glycols and PEGylated pharmaceuticals. J Sep Sci 2020; 43:1978-1997. [DOI: 10.1002/jssc.201901340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/01/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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- Zhi Zhang
- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Beijing Institute of Drug Metabolism Beijing P. R. China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Beijing Institute of Drug Metabolism Beijing P. R. China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Beijing Institute of Drug Metabolism Beijing P. R. China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Research Institute of Translational MedicineThe First Bethune Hospital of Jilin University Changchun P. R. China
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- Department of Biopharmacy, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education”Yantai University Yantai P. R. China
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- Research Center for Drug Metabolism, College of Life ScienceJilin University Changchun P. R. China
- Beijing Institute of Drug Metabolism Beijing P. R. China
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Qu G, Xia T, Zhou W, Zhang X, Zhang H, Hu L, Shi J, Yu XF, Jiang G. Property-Activity Relationship of Black Phosphorus at the Nano-Bio Interface: From Molecules to Organisms. Chem Rev 2020; 120:2288-2346. [PMID: 31971371 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 115] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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As a novel member of the two-dimensional nanomaterial family, mono- or few-layer black phosphorus (BP) with direct bandgap and high charge carrier mobility is promising in many applications such as microelectronic devices, photoelectronic devices, energy technologies, and catalysis agents. Due to its benign elemental composition (phosphorus), large surface area, electronic/photonic performances, and chemical/biological activities, BP has also demonstrated a great potential in biomedical applications including biosensing, photothermal/photodynamic therapies, controlled drug releases, and antibacterial uses. The nature of the BP-bio interface is comprised of dynamic contacts between nanomaterials (NMs) and biological systems, where BP and the biological system interact. The physicochemical interactions at the nano-bio interface play a critical role in the biological effects of NMs. In this review, we discuss the interface in the context of BP as a nanomaterial and its unique physicochemical properties that may affect its biological effects. Herein, we comprehensively reviewed the recent studies on the interactions between BP and biomolecules, cells, and animals and summarized various cellular responses, inflammatory/immunological effects, as well as other biological outcomes of BP depending on its own physical properties, exposure routes, and biodistribution. In addition, we also discussed the environmental behaviors and potential risks on environmental organisms of BP. Based on accumulating knowledge on the BP-bio interfaces, this review also summarizes various safer-by-design strategies to change the physicochemical properties including chemical stability and nano-bio interactions, which are critical in tuning the biological behaviors of BP. The better understanding of the biological activity of BP at BP-bio interfaces and corresponding methods to overcome the challenges would promote its future exploration in terms of bringing this new nanomaterial to practical applications.
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- Guangbo Qu
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences 100085 , Beijing , P.R. China.,Institute of Environment and Health , Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056 , China.,Institute of Environment and Health , Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS , Hangzhou 310000 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Division of Nanomedicine, Department of Medicine , University of California Los Angeles California 90095 , United States
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- Materials Interfaces Center , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- Materials Interfaces Center , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- College of Environment , Zhejiang University of Technology , Hangzhou 310032 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences 100085 , Beijing , P.R. China.,Institute of Environment and Health , Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056 , China.,Institute of Environment and Health , Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS , Hangzhou 310000 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences 100085 , Beijing , P.R. China.,Institute of Environment and Health , Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056 , China.,Institute of Environment and Health , Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS , Hangzhou 310000 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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- Materials Interfaces Center , Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Shenzhen 518055 , P.R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences , Chinese Academy of Sciences 100085 , Beijing , P.R. China.,Institute of Environment and Health , Jianghan University , Wuhan 430056 , China.,Institute of Environment and Health , Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS , Hangzhou 310000 , China.,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049 , China
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A highly efficient introduction system for single cell- ICP-MS and its application to detection of copper in single human red blood cells. Talanta 2020; 206:120174. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Shi J, Ji X, Wu Q, Liu H, Qu G, Yin Y, Hu L, Jiang G. Tracking Mercury in Individual Tetrahymena Using a Capillary Single-Cell Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry Online System. Anal Chem 2019; 92:622-627. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.9b03719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Jianbo Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310000, China
- Institute of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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