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Gubert P, Gubert G, de Oliveira RC, Fernandes ICO, Bezerra IC, de Ramos B, de Lima MF, Rodrigues DT, da Cruz AFN, Pereira EC, Ávila DS, Mosca DH. Caenorhabditis elegans as a Prediction Platform for Nanotechnology-Based Strategies: Insights on Analytical Challenges. TOXICS 2023; 11:239. [PMID: 36977004 PMCID: PMC10059662 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11030239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nanotechnology-based strategies have played a pivotal role in innovative products in different technological fields, including medicine, agriculture, and engineering. The redesign of the nanometric scale has improved drug targeting and delivery, diagnosis, water treatment, and analytical methods. Although efficiency brings benefits, toxicity in organisms and the environment is a concern, particularly in light of global climate change and plastic disposal in the environment. Therefore, to measure such effects, alternative models enable the assessment of impacts on both functional properties and toxicity. Caenorhabditis elegans is a nematode model that poses valuable advantages such as transparency, sensibility in responding to exogenous compounds, fast response to perturbations besides the possibility to replicate human disease through transgenics. Herein, we discuss the applications of C. elegans to nanomaterial safety and efficacy evaluations from one health perspective. We also highlight the directions for developing appropriate techniques to safely adopt magnetic and organic nanoparticles, and carbon nanosystems. A description was given of the specifics of targeting and treatment, especially for health purposes. Finally, we discuss C. elegans potential for studying the impacts caused by nanopesticides and nanoplastics as emerging contaminants, pointing out gaps in environmental studies related to toxicity, analytical methods, and future directions.
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- Priscila Gubert
- Keizo Asami Institute, iLIKA, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology Applied to Health, PPGBAS, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Pure and Applied Chemistry, POSQUIPA, Federal University of Western of Bahia, Bahia 47808-021, Brazil
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- Postdoctoral Program in Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil
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- Keizo Asami Institute, iLIKA, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology Applied to Health, PPGBAS, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil
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- Oceanography Department, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil
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- Keizo Asami Institute, iLIKA, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biology Applied to Health, PPGBAS, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife 50670-901, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, Brazil
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- Postdoctoral Program in Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos 13565-905, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences, Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria 97105-900, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry, Federal University of Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Uruguaiana 97501-970, Brazil
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- Postdoctoral Program in Physics, Federal University of Paraná, Curitiba 80060-000, Brazil
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The Impact of Background-Level Carboxylated Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes (SWCNTs−COOH) on Induced Toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans and Human Cells. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19031218. [PMID: 35162241 PMCID: PMC8834598 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
Abstract
Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are widely utilized for industrial, biomedical, and environmental purposes. The toxicity of Carboxylated SWCNTs (SWCNTs−COOH) in in vivo models, particularly Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), and in vitro human cells is still unclear. In this study, C. elegans was used to study the effects of SWCNTs−COOH on lethality, lifespan, growth, reproduction, locomotion, reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, and the antioxidant system. Our data show that exposure to ≥1 μg·L−1 SWCNTs−COOH could induce toxicity in nematodes that affects lifespan, growth, reproduction, and locomotion behavior. Moreover, the exposure of nematodes to SWCNTs−COOH induced ROS generation and the alteration of antioxidant gene expression. SWCNTs−COOH induced nanotoxic effects at low dose of 0.100 or 1.00 μg·L−1, particularly for the expression of antioxidants (SOD-3, CTL-2 and CYP-35A2). Similar nanotoxic effects were found in human cells. A low dose of SWCNTs−COOH induced ROS generation and increased the expression of catalase, MnSOD, CuZnSOD, and SOD-2 mRNA but decreased the expression of GPX-2 and GPX-3 mRNA in human monocytes. These findings reveal that background-level SWCNTs−COOH exerts obvious adverse effects, and C. elegans is a sensitive in vivo model that can be used for the biological evaluation of the toxicity of nanomaterials.
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Wisdom KS, Bhat IA, Pathan MA, I. CT, Kumar P, Babu P. G, Walke P, Nayak SK, Sharma R. Teleost Nonapeptides, Isotocin and Vasotocin Administration Released the Milt by Abdominal Massage in Male Catfish, Clarias magur. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:899463. [PMID: 35846286 PMCID: PMC9280678 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.899463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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In the present work the nonapeptides i.e., isotocin and vasotocin alone or in a combination were tested in C. magur to evaluate their effect on stripping by abdominal massage. Also, we used chitosan-carbon nanotube nanocomposites to conjugate the nonapetides isotocin (abbreviated as COOH-SWCNTCSPeP) and isotocin and vasotocin (COOH-SWCNTCSPePs) with the aim of sustaining the effect for a longer duration. The conjugation of nonapeptides with nanocomposites was confirmed by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Two experiments were conducted to study the effect of naked (without nanoparticles) and conjugated nonapeptides on the milt release by stripping. Both the experiments consisted of eight treatments which included four naked groups two nanoconjugated groups and two controls. Both naked and nonconjugated formulations were successful in stripping the male catfish. The mRNA expression of selected reproductive genes was analysed to decipher the effect of nanopeptides at the molecular level. Nonapeptide treatment either naked or nanoconjugated, resulted in the upregulation of the transcript level of genes. Histological analysis revealed the concentration of spermatozoa was more in peptide injected groups than in the controls. The synergistic effects of nonapeptides and Ovatide had a positive impact on GSI. Thus, the present formulations were successful in stripping the male catfish to obtain the milt with significant reproductive success. Even though the naked groups perform better but the number of males required to fertilize the eggs in nanoconjuagted groups was smaller making it worth using for the delivery of nonapeptides.
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- K. S. Wisdom
- Division of Fish Genetics and Biotechnology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Education Mumbai, Mumbai, India
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- Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Division of Fish Genetics and Biotechnology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Education Mumbai, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Aquaculture, ICAR-Central Institute of Fisheries Education Mumbai, Mumbai, India
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- Department of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, India
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- Animal Biotechnology, ICAR-National Research Centre on Meat Chengicherla, Boduppal Post Hyderabad, India
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- National Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
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- Division of Fish Genetics and Biotechnology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Education Mumbai, Mumbai, India
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- Division of Fish Genetics and Biotechnology, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)-Central Institute of Fisheries Education Mumbai, Mumbai, India
- *Correspondence: Rupam Sharma,
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Hendler-Neumark A, Wulf V, Bisker G. In vivo imaging of fluorescent single-walled carbon nanotubes within C. elegans nematodes in the near-infrared window. Mater Today Bio 2021; 12:100175. [PMID: 34927042 PMCID: PMC8649898 DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2021.100175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) nematodes serve as a model organism for eukaryotes, especially due to their genetic similarity. Although they have many advantages like their small size and transparency, their autofluorescence in the entire visible wavelength range poses a challenge for imaging and tracking fluorescent proteins or dyes using standard fluorescence microscopy. Herein, near-infrared (NIR) fluorescent single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) are utilized for in vivo imaging within the gastrointestinal track of C. elegans. The SWCNTs are biocompatible, and do not affect the worms' viability nor their reproduction ability. The worms do not show any autofluorescence in the NIR range, thus enabling the spectral separation between the SWCNT NIR fluorescence and the strong autofluorescence of the worm gut granules. The worms are fed with ssDNA-SWCNT which are visualized mainly in the intestine lumen. The NIR fluorescence is used in vivo to track the contraction and relaxation in the area of the pharyngeal valve at the anterior of the terminal bulb. These biocompatible, non-photobleaching, NIR fluorescent nanoparticles can advance in vivo imaging and tracking within C. elegans and other small model organisms by overcoming the signal-to-noise challenge stemming from the wide-range visible autofluorescence.
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- Adi Hendler-Neumark
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
- Center for Physics and Chemistry of Living Systems, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
- Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
- Center for Light Matter Interaction, Tel-Aviv University, Tel Aviv, 6997801, Israel
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Chu Q, Zhang S, Yu X, Wang Y, Zhang M, Zheng X. Fecal microbiota transplantation attenuates nano-plastics induced toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 779:146454. [PMID: 33744565 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Current studies simply focus on the toxicity of nano-plastics, while the correlation between their toxicity and bio-distribution, as well as intestinal microorganisms is still blank. Therefore, we systematically evaluated the toxicity based on the accumulation characteristics of nano-plastics in C. elegans. Meanwhile, for the first time, human fecal microbiota was transplanted into the gut of C. elegans and found that nano-plastics can through the intestinal barrier to the whole body after oral intake and can't be drastically excreted until die, thus causing toxic effects; while human fecal microbiota transplantation can significantly improve the living state via activating PMK-1/SKN-1 pathway to promote the production of intracellular glutathione, and exogenous glutathione addition can also markedly protect nematodes against nano-plastics induced toxicity. Our results not only provide a fully understand between the accumulation characteristic and health risk of nano-plastics, but also take C. elegans and intestinal flora into the field of toxicity evolution of nanomaterials.
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- Qiang Chu
- State Key Laboratory of Silicon Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China; Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-food Processing, Fuli Institute of Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-food Processing, Fuli Institute of Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-food Processing, Fuli Institute of Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China
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- College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, People's Republic of China.
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Zhejiang Key Laboratory for Agro-food Processing, Fuli Institute of Food Science, National-Local Joint Engineering Laboratory of Intelligent Food Technology and Equipment, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, People's Republic of China.
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Lu H, Zhang N, Ma M. Electroconductive hydrogels for biomedical applications. WILEY INTERDISCIPLINARY REVIEWS-NANOMEDICINE AND NANOBIOTECHNOLOGY 2019; 11:e1568. [DOI: 10.1002/wnan.1568] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Han Lu
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- Department of Biology and Environmental Engineering Hefei University Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Hefei National Laboratory for Physical Sciences at Microscale University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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Chen X, Dai X, Yu Y, Wei X, Zhang X, Li C. Sulfhydryl functionalized graphene oxide for efficient preconcentration and photoablation of pathogenic bacteria. NEW J CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1039/c8nj04401e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sulfhydryl functionalized graphene oxide was synthesized for efficient preconcentration and photoablation of pathogenic bacteria.
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- Xuelei Chen
- The Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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- The Key Laboratory of Functional Polymer Materials
- Ministry of Education
- Institute of Polymer Chemistry
- College of Chemistry
- Nankai University
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Hu X, Sun A, Kang W, Zhou Q. Strategies and knowledge gaps for improving nanomaterial biocompatibility. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2017; 102:177-189. [PMID: 28318601 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2016] [Revised: 02/26/2017] [Accepted: 03/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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With rapid development of nanotechnology and nanomaterials, nanosafety has attracted wide attention in all fields related to nanotechnology. As well known, a grand challenge in nanomaterial applications is their biocompatibility. It is urgent to explore effective strategies to control the unintentional effects. Although many novel methods for the synthesis of biocompatible and biodegradable nanomaterials are reported, the control strategy of nanotoxicity remains in its infancy. It is urgent to review the archived strategies for improving nanomaterial biocompatibility to clarify what we have done and where we should be. In this review, the achievements and challenges in nanomaterial structure/surface modifications and size/shape controls were analyzed. Moreover, the chemical and biological strategies to make nanomaterial more biocompatible and biodegradable were compared. Finally, the concerns that have not been studied well were prospected, involving unintended releases, life-cycle, occupational exposure and methodology.
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- Xiangang Hu
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Jahan S, Yusoff IB, Alias YB, Bakar AFBA. Reviews of the toxicity behavior of five potential engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) into the aquatic ecosystem. Toxicol Rep 2017; 4:211-220. [PMID: 28959641 PMCID: PMC5615119 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxrep.2017.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 03/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/02/2017] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Presently, engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are used in a wide variety of commercial applications, resulting in an uncontrolled introduction into the aquatic environment. The purpose of this review is to summarize the pathways and factors that controlling the transport and toxicity of five extensively used ENMs. These toxicological pathways are of great importance and need to be addressed for sustainable implications of ENMs without environmental liabilities. Here we discuss five potentially utilized ENMs with their possible toxicological risk factors to aquatic plants, vertebrates model and microbes. Moreover, the key effect of ENMs surface transformations by significant reaction with environmental objects such as dissolved natural organic matter (DOM) and the effect of ENMs surface coating and surface charge will also be debated. The transformations of ENMs are subsequently facing a major ecological transition that is expected to create a substantial toxicological effect towards the ecosystem. These transformations largely involve chemical and physical processes, which depend on the properties of both ENMs and the receiving medium. In this review article, the critical issues that controlling the transport and toxicity of ENMs are reviewed by exploiting the latest reports and future directions and targets are keenly discussed to minimize the pessimistic effects of ENMs.
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- Shanaz Jahan
- Department of Geology, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Geology, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
- University Malaya Centre for Ionic Liquids (UMCiL), University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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- Department of Geology, Environmental and Earth Sciences, Faculty of Science, University Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, 50603, Malaysia
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Wang Y, Xiao Y, Gao G, Chen J, Hou R, Wang Q, Liu L, Fu J. Conductive graphene oxide hydrogels reduced and bridged by l-cysteine to support cell adhesion and growth. J Mater Chem B 2017; 5:511-516. [DOI: 10.1039/c6tb02333a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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l-Cysteine reduces and bridges graphene oxide into a network, yielding conductive hydrogels nicely supporting cell adhesion and growth.
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- Yifan Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai
- China
- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315300
- China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315300
- China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315300
- China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315300
- China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315300
- China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shanghai University
- Shanghai
- China
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- Cixi Institute of Biomedical Engineering
- Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology & Engineering
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Ningbo 315300
- China
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Wang M, Gao B, Tang D. Review of key factors controlling engineered nanoparticle transport in porous media. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 318:233-246. [PMID: 27427890 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.06.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2016] [Revised: 06/29/2016] [Accepted: 06/30/2016] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Nanotechnology, an emerging technology, has witnessed rapid development in production and application. Engineered nanomaterials revolutionize the industry due to their unique structure and superior performance. The release of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) into the environment, however, may pose risks to the environment and public health. To advance current understanding of environmental behaviors of ENPs, this work provides an introductory overview of ENP fate and transport in porous media. It systematically reviews the key factors controlling their fate and transport in porous media. It first provides a brief overview of common ENPs in the environment and their sources. The key factors that govern ENP transport in porous media are then categorized into three groups: (1) nature of ENPs affecting their transport in porous media, (2) nature of porous media affecting ENP transport, and (3) nature of flow affecting ENP transport in porous media. In each group, findings in recent literature on the specific governing factors of ENP transport in porous media are discussed in details. Finally, this work concludes with remarks on the importance of ENP transport in porous media and directions for future research.
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- Mei Wang
- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- College of Water Conservancy and Hydropower Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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A MicroRNA-Mediated Insulin Signaling Pathway Regulates the Toxicity of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Sci Rep 2016; 6:23234. [PMID: 26984256 PMCID: PMC4794644 DOI: 10.1038/srep23234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2016] [Accepted: 03/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The underlying mechanisms for functions of microRNAs (miRNAs) in regulating toxicity of nanomaterials are largely unclear. Using Illumina HiSeq(TM) 2000 sequencing technique, we obtained the dysregulated mRNA profiling in multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) exposed nematodes. Some dysregulated genes encode insulin signaling pathway. Genetic experiments confirmed the functions of these dysregulated genes in regulating MWCNTs toxicity. In the insulin signaling pathway, DAF-2/insulin receptor regulated MWCNTs toxicity by suppressing function of DAF-16/FOXO transcription factor. Moreover, we raised a miRNAs-mRNAs network involved in the control of MWCNTs toxicity. In this network, mir-355 might regulate MWCNTs toxicity by inhibiting functions of its targeted gene of daf-2, suggesting that mir-355 may regulate functions of the entire insulin signaling pathway by acting as an upregulator of DAF-2, the initiator of insulin signaling pathway, in MWCNTs exposed nematodes. Our results provides highlight on understanding the crucial role of miRNAs in regulating toxicity of nanomaterials in organisms.
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Mu L, Gao Y, Hu X. l-Cysteine: A biocompatible, breathable and beneficial coating for graphene oxide. Biomaterials 2015; 52:301-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2015.02.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2015] [Revised: 02/06/2015] [Accepted: 02/07/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Zhao Y, Wu Q, Wang D. A microRNAs–mRNAs network involved in the control of graphene oxide toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra16142h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A microRNAs–mRNAs network involved in the control of graphene oxide toxicity was raised in nematodes.
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- Yunli Zhao
- Medical School
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
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- Medical School
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
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- Medical School
- Southeast University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
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Shu C, Yu X, Wu Q, Zhuang Z, Zhang W, Wang D. Pretreatment with paeonol prevents the adverse effects and alters the translocation of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. RSC Adv 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra14377a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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Pretreatment with paeonol alters toxicity and translocation of MWCNTs in nematodes.
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- Chengjie Shu
- College of Life Sciences
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing 210046
- China
- Nanjing Institute for Comprehensive Utilization of Wild Plants
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering in Ministry of Education
- Medical School of Southeast University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering in Ministry of Education
- Medical School of Southeast University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Life Sciences
- Changzhou University
- Changzhou 213164
- China
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- College of Life Sciences
- Nanjing Normal University
- Nanjing 210046
- China
- Nanjing Institute for Comprehensive Utilization of Wild Plants
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering in Ministry of Education
- Medical School of Southeast University
- Nanjing 210009
- China
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Zheng X, Su Y, Chen Y, Wei Y, Li M, Huang H. The effects of carbon nanotubes on nitrogen and phosphorus removal from real wastewater in the activated sludge system. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra04128c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Potential effects of CNTs on activated sludge and performances of nitrogen and phosphorus removal from real wastewater.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiong Zheng
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Tongji University
- Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Tongji University
- Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Tongji University
- Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Tongji University
- Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Tongji University
- Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering
- Tongji University
- Shanghai 200092, China
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