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An overview on the exploring the interaction of inorganic nanoparticles with microtubules for the advancement of cancer therapeutics. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 212:358-369. [PMID: 35618086 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.05.150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/21/2022] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Targeting microtubules (MTs), dynamic and stable proteins in cells, by different ligands have been reported to be a potential strategy to combat cancer cells. Inorganic nanoparticles (NPs) have been widely used as anticancer, antibacterial, and free radical scavenging agents, where the come in contact with biological macromolecules. The interaction between the NPs and biological macromolecules like MTs frequently occurs through different mechanisms. A prerequisite for a detailed exploration of MT structures and functions for biomedical applications like cancer therapy is to investigate profoundly the mechanisms involved in MT-NP interactions, for which the full explanation and characterization of the parameters that are responsible for the formation of a NP-protein complex are crucial. Therefore, in view of the fact that the goal of the rational NP-based future drug design and new therapies is to rely on the information of the structural details and protein-NPs binding mechanisms to manipulate the process of developing new potential drugs, a comprehensive investigation of the essence of the molecular recognition/interaction is also of considerable importance. In the present review, first, the microtubule (MT) structure and its binding sites upon interaction with MT stabilizing agents (MSAs) and MT destabilizing agents (MDAs) are introduced and rationalized. Next, MT targeting in cancer therapy and interaction of NPs with MTs are discussed. Furthermore, interaction of NPs with proteins and the manipulation of protein corona (PC), experimental techniques, and direct interaction of NPs with MTs, are discussed, and finally the challenges and future perspective of the field are introduced. We envision this review can provide useful information on the manipulation of the MT lattice for the progress of cancer nanomedicine.
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Gupta SS, Singh KP, Gupta S, Dusinska M, Rahman Q. Do Carbon Nanotubes and Asbestos Fibers Exhibit Common Toxicity Mechanisms? NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12101708. [PMID: 35630938 PMCID: PMC9145953 DOI: 10.3390/nano12101708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 05/05/2022] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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During the last two decades several nanoscale materials were engineered for industrial and medical applications. Among them carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are the most exploited nanomaterials with global production of around 1000 tons/year. Besides several commercial benefits of CNTs, the fiber-like structures and their bio-persistency in lung tissues raise serious concerns about the possible adverse human health effects resembling those of asbestos fibers. In this review, we present a comparative analysis between CNTs and asbestos fibers using the following four parameters: (1) fibrous needle-like shape, (2) bio-persistent nature, (3) high surface to volume ratio and (4) capacity to adsorb toxicants/pollutants on the surface. We also compare mechanisms underlying the toxicity caused by certain diameters and lengths of CNTs and asbestos fibers using downstream pathways associated with altered gene expression data from both asbestos and CNT exposure. Our results suggest that indeed certain types of CNTs are emulating asbestos fiber as far as associated toxicity is concerned.
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- Suchi Smita Gupta
- Department of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany; (S.S.G.); (K.P.S.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany; (S.S.G.); (K.P.S.); (S.G.)
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- Department of Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, University of Rostock, 18051 Rostock, Germany; (S.S.G.); (K.P.S.); (S.G.)
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- Health Effects Laboratory, Department of Environmental Chemistry, NILU-Norwegian Institute for Air Research, 2007 Kjeller, Norway;
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- Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University, Lucknow 226028, India
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Achawi S, Huot L, Nesslany F, Pourchez J, Simar S, Forest V, Feneon B. Exploring graphene-based materials' genotoxicity: inputs of a screening method. Nanotoxicology 2022; 15:1279-1294. [PMID: 35026124 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2021.2018734] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Graphene-based materials (GBMs) are promising nanomaterials, and several innovations depend on their use. However, the assessment of their potential hazard must be carefully explored before entering any market. GBMs are indeed well-known to induce various biological impacts, including oxidative stress, which can potentially lead to DNA damage. Genotoxicity is a major endpoint for hazard assessment and has been explored for GBMs, but the available literature shows conflicting results. In this study, we assessed the genotoxicity of 13 various GBMs, one carbon black and one amorphous silica through a DNA damage response assay (using a human respiratory cell model, BEAS-2B). Concurrently, oxidative stress was assessed through a ROS production quantification (DCFH-DA assay using a murine macrophage model, RAW 264.7). We also performed a full physicochemical characterization of our samples to explore potential structure-activity relationships involving genotoxicity. We observed that surface oxidation appears linked to genotoxicity response and were able to distinguish several groups within our studied GBMs showing different genotoxicity results. Our findings highlight the necessity to individually consider each nanoform of GBMs since the tested samples showed various results and modes of action. We propose this study as a genotoxicity assessment using a high-throughput screening method and suggest few hypotheses concerning the genotoxicity mode of action of GBMs.
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- Salma Achawi
- Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, Univ Jean Monnet, Etablissement Français du Sang, INSERM, Sainbiose, France Saint-Etienne.,Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, Michelin, France
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- Genotoxicology Department, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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- Genotoxicology Department, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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- Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, Univ Jean Monnet, Etablissement Français du Sang, INSERM, Sainbiose, France Saint-Etienne
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- Genotoxicology Department, Institut Pasteur de Lille, Lille, France
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- Mines Saint-Etienne, Univ Lyon, Univ Jean Monnet, Etablissement Français du Sang, INSERM, Sainbiose, France Saint-Etienne
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- Manufacture Française des Pneumatiques Michelin, Michelin, France
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Kirsch-Volders M, Fenech M. Aneuploidy, inflammation and diseases. Mutat Res 2022; 824:111777. [PMID: 35358789 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrfmmm.2022.111777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This review discusses how numerical aneuploidy may trigger inflammation in somatic cells and its consequences. Therefore we: i) summarized current knowledge on the cellular and molecular pathological effects of aneuploidy; ii) considered which of these aspects are able to trigger inflammation; iii) determined the genetic and environmental factors which may modulate the link between aneuploidy and inflammation; iv) explored the rôle of diet in prevention of aneuploidy and inflammation; v) examined whether aneuploidy and inflammation are causes and/or consequences of diseases; vi) identified the knowledge gaps and research needed to translate these observations into improved health care and disease prevention. The relationships between aneuploidy, inflammation and diseases are complex, because they depend on which chromosomes are involved, the proportion of cells affected and which organs are aneuploid in the case of mosaic aneuploidy. Therefore, a systemic approach is recommended to understand the emergence of aneuploidy-driven diseases and to take preventive measures to protect individuals from exposure to aneugenic conditions.
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- Micheline Kirsch-Volders
- Laboratory for Cell Genetics, Department Biology, Faculty of Sciences and Bio-engineering Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Brussels, Belgium
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- Genome Health Foundation, North Brighton, SA 5048, Australia; Clinical and Health Sciences, University of South Australia, SA 5000, Australia.
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More S, Bampidis V, Benford D, Bragard C, Halldorsson T, Hernández‐Jerez A, Hougaard Bennekou S, Koutsoumanis K, Lambré C, Machera K, Naegeli H, Nielsen S, Schlatter J, Schrenk D, Silano (deceased) V, Turck D, Younes M, Castenmiller J, Chaudhry Q, Cubadda F, Franz R, Gott D, Mast J, Mortensen A, Oomen AG, Weigel S, Barthelemy E, Rincon A, Tarazona J, Schoonjans R. Guidance on risk assessment of nanomaterials to be applied in the food and feed chain: human and animal health. EFSA J 2021; 19:e06768. [PMID: 34377190 PMCID: PMC8331059 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2021.6768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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The EFSA has updated the Guidance on risk assessment of the application of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain, human and animal health. It covers the application areas within EFSA's remit, including novel foods, food contact materials, food/feed additives and pesticides. The updated guidance, now Scientific Committee Guidance on nano risk assessment (SC Guidance on Nano-RA), has taken account of relevant scientific studies that provide insights to physico-chemical properties, exposure assessment and hazard characterisation of nanomaterials and areas of applicability. Together with the accompanying Guidance on Technical requirements for regulated food and feed product applications to establish the presence of small particles including nanoparticles (Guidance on Particle-TR), the SC Guidance on Nano-RA specifically elaborates on physico-chemical characterisation, key parameters that should be measured, methods and techniques that can be used for characterisation of nanomaterials and their determination in complex matrices. The SC Guidance on Nano-RA also details aspects relating to exposure assessment and hazard identification and characterisation. In particular, nanospecific considerations relating to in vitro/in vivo toxicological studies are discussed and a tiered framework for toxicological testing is outlined. Furthermore, in vitro degradation, toxicokinetics, genotoxicity, local and systemic toxicity as well as general issues relating to testing of nanomaterials are described. Depending on the initial tier results, additional studies may be needed to investigate reproductive and developmental toxicity, chronic toxicity and carcinogenicity, immunotoxicity and allergenicity, neurotoxicity, effects on gut microbiome and endocrine activity. The possible use of read-across to fill data gaps as well as the potential use of integrated testing strategies and the knowledge of modes or mechanisms of action are also discussed. The Guidance proposes approaches to risk characterisation and uncertainty analysis.
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Hevia LG, Fanarraga ML. Microtubule cytoskeleton-disrupting activity of MWCNTs: applications in cancer treatment. J Nanobiotechnology 2020; 18:181. [PMID: 33317574 PMCID: PMC7734827 DOI: 10.1186/s12951-020-00742-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Microtubules and carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and more particularly multi-walled CNTs (MWCNTs), share many mechanical and morphological similarities that prompt their association into biosynthetic tubulin filaments both, in vitro and in vivo. Unlike CNTs, microtubules are highly dynamic protein polymers that, upon interaction with these nanomaterials, display enhanced stability that has critical consequences at the cellular level. Among others, CNTs prompt ectopic (acentrosomal) microtubule nucleation and the disassembly of the centrosome, causing a dramatic cytoskeletal reorganization. These changes in the microtubule pattern trigger the generation of ineffective biomechanical forces that result in migration defects, and ultimately in spindle-assembly checkpoint (SAC) blockage and apoptosis. In this review, we describe the molecular mechanism involved in the intrinsic interference of CNTs with the microtubule dynamics and illustrate the consequences of this effect on cell biomechanics. We also discuss the potential application of these synthetic microtubule-stabilizing agents as synergetic agents to boost the effect of classical chemotherapy that includes spindle poisons (i.e. paclitaxel) or DNA interfering agents (5-fluorouracil)-, and list some of the advantages of the use of MWCNTs as adjuvant agents in preventing cell resistance to chemotherapy.![]()
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- Lorena García Hevia
- Nanomedicine Group, Valdecilla Research Institute-IDIVAL, University of Cantabria, Herrera Oria s/n, 39011, Santander, Spain
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- Nanomedicine Group, Valdecilla Research Institute-IDIVAL, University of Cantabria, Herrera Oria s/n, 39011, Santander, Spain.
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González-Legarreta L, Renero-Lecuna C, Valiente R, Fanarraga ML. Development of an accurate method for dispersion and quantification of carbon nanotubes in biological media. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2020; 12:5642-5647. [PMID: 33185213 DOI: 10.1039/d0ay01357a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Understanding the biological effects triggered by nanomaterials is crucial, not only in nanomedicine but also in toxicology. The dose-response relation is relevant in biological tests due to its use for determining appropriate dosages for drugs and toxicity limits. Carbon nanotubes can trigger numerous unusual biological effects, many of which could have unique applications in biotechnology and medicine. However, their resuspension in saline solutions and the accurate determination of their concentration after dispersion in biological media are major handicaps to identify the magnitude of the response of organisms as a function of this exposure. This difficulty has led to inconsistent results and misinterpretations of their in vivo behavior, limiting their potential use in nanomedicine. The lack of a suitable protocol that allows comparing different studies of the content of carbon nanotubes and their adequate resuspension in culture cell media gives rise to this study. Here, we describe a methodology to functionalize, resuspend and determine the carbon nanotube concentration in biocompatible media based on UV-Vis spectroscopy. This method allows us to accurately estimate the concentration of these resuspended carbon nanotubes, after removing bundles and micrometric aggregates, which can be used as a calibration standard, for dosage-dependent studies in biological systems. This method can also be extended to any other nanomaterial to properly quantify the actual concentration.
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- Lorena González-Legarreta
- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Avd. Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n, 39011 Santander, Spain. and Dept. QUIPRE, Inorganic Chemistry-University of Cantabria, Avd. de Los Castros 46, 39005 Santander, Spain
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- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Avd. Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n, 39011 Santander, Spain.
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- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Avd. Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n, 39011 Santander, Spain. and Dpto. Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cantabria, Avd. de los Castros 48, 39005, Santander, Spain
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- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Avd. Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n, 39011 Santander, Spain. and Dpto. Biología Molecular, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Cantabria, Avd. Cardenal Herrera Oria s/n, 39011, Santander, Spain
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Hardy A, Benford D, Halldorsson T, Jeger MJ, Knutsen HK, More S, Naegeli H, Noteborn H, Ockleford C, Ricci A, Rychen G, Schlatter JR, Silano V, Solecki R, Turck D, Younes M, Chaudhry Q, Cubadda F, Gott D, Oomen A, Weigel S, Karamitrou M, Schoonjans R, Mortensen A. Guidance on risk assessment of the application of nanoscience and nanotechnologies in the food and feed chain: Part 1, human and animal health. EFSA J 2018; 16:e05327. [PMID: 32625968 PMCID: PMC7009542 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2018.5327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The European Food Safety Authority has produced this Guidance on human and animal health aspects (Part 1) of the risk assessment of nanoscience and nanotechnology applications in the food and feed chain. It covers the application areas within EFSA's remit, e.g. novel foods, food contact materials, food/feed additives and pesticides. The Guidance takes account of the new developments that have taken place since publication of the previous Guidance in 2011. Potential future developments are suggested in the scientific literature for nanoencapsulated delivery systems and nanocomposites in applications such as novel foods, food/feed additives, biocides, pesticides and food contact materials. Therefore, the Guidance has taken account of relevant new scientific studies that provide more insights to physicochemical properties, exposure assessment and hazard characterisation of nanomaterials. It specifically elaborates on physicochemical characterisation of nanomaterials in terms of how to establish whether a material is a nanomaterial, the key parameters that should be measured, the methods and techniques that can be used for characterisation of nanomaterials and their determination in complex matrices. It also details the aspects relating to exposure assessment and hazard identification and characterisation. In particular, nanospecific considerations relating to in vivo/in vitro toxicological studies are discussed and a tiered framework for toxicological testing is outlined. It describes in vitro degradation, toxicokinetics, genotoxicity as well as general issues relating to testing of nanomaterials. Depending on the initial tier results, studies may be needed to investigate reproductive and developmental toxicity, immunotoxicity, allergenicity, neurotoxicity, effects on gut microbiome and endocrine activity. The possible use of read‐across to fill data gaps as well as the potential use of integrated testing strategies and the knowledge of modes/mechanisms of action are also discussed. The Guidance proposes approaches to risk characterisation and uncertainty analysis, and provides recommendations for further research in this area. This publication is linked to the following EFSA Supporting Publications article: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.2903/sp.efsa.2018.EN-1430/full
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González-Domínguez E, Iturrioz-Rodríguez N, Padín-González E, Villegas J, García-Hevia L, Pérez-Lorenzo M, Parak WJ, Correa-Duarte MA, Fanarraga ML. Carbon nanotubes gathered onto silica particles lose their biomimetic properties with the cytoskeleton becoming biocompatible. Int J Nanomedicine 2017; 12:6317-6328. [PMID: 28919736 PMCID: PMC5587187 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s141794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are likely to transform the therapeutic and diagnostic fields in biomedicine during the coming years. However, the fragmented vision of their side effects and toxicity in humans has proscribed their use as nanomedicines. Most studies agree that biocompatibility depends on the state of aggregation/dispersion of CNTs under physiological conditions, but conclusions are confusing so far. This study designs an experimental setup to investigate the cytotoxic effect of individualized multiwalled CNTs compared to that of identical nanotubes assembled on submicrometric structures. Our results demonstrate how CNT cytotoxicity is directly dependent on the nanotube dispersion at a given dosage. When CNTs are gathered onto silica templates, they do not interfere with cell proliferation or survival becoming highly compatible. These results support the hypothesis that CNT cytotoxicity is due to the biomimetics of these nanomaterials with the intracellular nanofilaments. These findings provide major clues for the development of innocuous CNT-containing nanodevices and nanomedicines.
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- Elena González-Domínguez
- Department of Physical Chemistry, Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO), Southern Galicia Institute of Health Research (IISSG), Biomedical Research Networking Center for Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Nanomedicine Group, Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO), Southern Galicia Institute of Health Research (IISSG), Biomedical Research Networking Center for Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Department of Physics, Philipps Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Biomedical Research Center (CINBIO), Southern Galicia Institute of Health Research (IISSG), Biomedical Research Networking Center for Mental Health (CIBERSAM), Universidade de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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Fernández Freire P, Peropadre A, Rosal R, Pérez Martín JM, Hazen MJ. Toxicological assessment of third generation (G3) poly (amidoamine) dendrimers using the Allium cepa test. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 563-564:899-903. [PMID: 26345251 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.07.137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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- Paloma Fernández Freire
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, E-28871 Madrid, Spain; Advanced Study Institute of Madrid, IMDEA-Agua, Parque Científico Tecnológico, Alcalá de Henares, E-28805 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain.
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García-Hevia L, Villegas JC, Fernández F, Casafont Í, González J, Valiente R, Fanarraga ML. Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes Inhibit Tumor Progression in a Mouse Model. Adv Healthc Mater 2016; 5:1080-7. [PMID: 26866927 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201500753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2015] [Revised: 12/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying the biosynthetic interactions between particular nanomaterials with specific cells or proteins opens new alternatives in nanomedicine and nanotoxicology. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have long been explored as drug delivery systems and nanomedicines against cancer. There are high expectations for their use in therapy and diagnosis. These filaments can translocate inside cultured cells and intermingle with the protein nanofilaments of the cytoskeleton, interfering with the biomechanics of cell division mimicking the effect of traditional microtubule-binding anti-cancer drugs such as paclitaxel. Here, it is shown how MWCNTs can trigger significant anti-tumoral effects in vivo, in solid malignant melanomas produced by allograft transplantation. Interestingly, the MWCNT anti-tumoral effects are maintained even in solid melanomas generated from paclitaxel-resistant cells. These findings provide great expectation in the development of groundbreaking adjuvant synthetic microtubule-stabilizing chemotherapies to overcome drug resistance in cancer.
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- Lorena García-Hevia
- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander 39011 Spain
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- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander 39011 Spain
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- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander 39011 Spain
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- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander 39011 Spain
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- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander 39011 Spain
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- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander 39011 Spain
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- Grupo de Nanomedicina-IDIVAL; Universidad de Cantabria; Santander 39011 Spain
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Uboldi C, Orsière T, Darolles C, Aloin V, Tassistro V, George I, Malard V. Poorly soluble cobalt oxide particles trigger genotoxicity via multiple pathways. Part Fibre Toxicol 2016; 13:5. [PMID: 26843362 PMCID: PMC4739324 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-016-0118-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2015] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Poorly soluble cobalt (II, III) oxide particles (Co3O4P) are believed to induce in vitro cytotoxic effects via a Trojan-horse mechanism. Once internalized into lysosomal and acidic intracellular compartments, Co3O4P slowly release a low amount of cobalt ions (Co(2+)) that impair the viability of in vitro cultures. In this study, we focused on the genotoxic potential of Co3O4P by performing a comprehensive investigation of the DNA damage exerted in BEAS-2B human bronchial epithelial cells. RESULTS Our results demonstrate that poorly soluble Co3O4P enhanced the formation of micronuclei in binucleated cells. Moreover, by comet assay we showed that Co3O4P induced primary and oxidative DNA damage, and by scoring the formation of γ-H2Ax foci, we demonstrated that Co3O4P also generated double DNA strand breaks. CONCLUSIONS By comparing the effects exerted by poorly soluble Co3O4P with those obtained in the presence of soluble cobalt chloride (CoCl2), we demonstrated that the genotoxic effects of Co3O4P are not simply due to the released Co(2+) but are induced by the particles themselves, as genotoxicity is observed at very low Co3O4P concentrations.
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- Chiara Uboldi
- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, Equipe Biogénotoxicologie, Santé Humaine et Environnement, Faculté de Médecine Timone, Marseille, France
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- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, Equipe Biogénotoxicologie, Santé Humaine et Environnement, Faculté de Médecine Timone, Marseille, France
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- CEA, DSV, Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology (IBEB), Perturbed Systems Biochemistry Laboratory (LBSP), Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
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- CEA, DSV, Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology (IBEB), Perturbed Systems Biochemistry Laboratory (LBSP), Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France
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- Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale (IMBE), Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Avignon Université, Equipe Biogénotoxicologie, Santé Humaine et Environnement, Faculté de Médecine Timone, Marseille, France
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- CEA, DSV, Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology (IBEB), Perturbed Systems Biochemistry Laboratory (LBSP), Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France.,CEA, DSV, Institute of Biology and Technology Saclay (Ibitec-s), Molecular Labeling and Bio-organic Chemistry Unit (SCBM), Gif sur Yvette, France
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- CEA, DSV, Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology (IBEB), Perturbed Systems Biochemistry Laboratory (LBSP), Bagnols-sur-Cèze, France. .,CEA, DSV, Institute of Environmental Biology and Biotechnology (IBEB), IBEB, Laboratoire des Interactions Protéine Métal, Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance, France.
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García-Hevia L, Valiente R, Fernández-Luna JL, Flahaut E, Rodríguez-Fernández L, Villegas JC, González J, Fanarraga ML. Inhibition of Cancer Cell Migration by Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes. Adv Healthc Mater 2015; 4:1640-4. [PMID: 26097131 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201500252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Revised: 05/04/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Inhibiting cancer cell migration and infiltration to other tissues makes the difference between life and death. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) display intrinsic biomimetic properties with microtubules, severely interfering with the function of these protein filaments during cell proliferation, triggering cell death. Here it is shown MWCNTs disrupt the centrosomal microtubule cytoskeletal organization triggering potent antimigratory effects in different cancer cells.
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- Lorena García-Hevia
- Departamento de Biología Molecular; Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL; 39011 Santander Spain
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada; Facultad de Ciencias; Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL; 39005 Santander Spain
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- CNRS, Institut Carnot CIRIMAT; Université de Toulouse; F-31062 Toulouse France
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- Departamento de Anatomía y Biología Celular; Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL; 39011 Santander Spain
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- MALTA-Consolider Team, CITIMAC, Facultad de Ciencias; Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL; 39005 Santander Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular; Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL; 39011 Santander Spain
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Gonzalez L, De Santis Puzzonia M, Ricci R, Aureli F, Guarguaglini G, Cubadda F, Leyns L, Cundari E, Kirsch-Volders M. Amorphous silica nanoparticles alter microtubule dynamics and cell migration. Nanotoxicology 2014; 9:729-36. [DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2014.969791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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García-Hevia L, Fernández F, Grávalos C, García A, Villegas JC, Fanarraga ML. Nanotube interactions with microtubules: implications for cancer medicine. Nanomedicine (Lond) 2014; 9:1581-8. [DOI: 10.2217/nnm.14.92] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and microtubules are both hollow nanofibers and have similar dimensions; they both self-assemble and form bundles. These common features prompt their association into biosynthetic polymers in vitro and in vivo. Unlike CNTs, microtubules are highly dynamic protein polymers essential for cell proliferation and migration. Interaction between these filaments inside live cells leads to microtubule dysfunction, mitotic arrest and cell death. Thus, CNTs behave as spindle poisons, same as taxanes, vinca alkaloids or epotilones. Recent findings support the idea that CNTs represent a ground-breaking type of synthetic microtubule-stabilizing agents that could play a pivotal role in future cancer treatments in combination to traditional antineoplastic drugs. Here we review the potential use of CNTs in cancer medicine.
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- Lorena García-Hevia
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL, Santander 39011, Spain
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- Ciencias Médicas y Quirúrgicas, Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL, Santander 39011, Spain
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- Servicio de Oncología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander 39008, Spain
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- Servicio de Oncología, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander 39008, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía y Biología Celular, Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL, Santander 39011, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de Cantabria-IDIVAL, Santander 39011, Spain
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Villegas JC, Álvarez-Montes L, Rodríguez-Fernández L, González J, Valiente R, Fanarraga ML. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes hinder microglia function interfering with cell migration and phagocytosis. Adv Healthc Mater 2014; 3:424-32. [PMID: 23950018 DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201300178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2013] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The intranasal drug delivery route provides exciting expectations regarding the application of engineered nanomaterials as nano-medicines or drug-delivery vectors into the brain. Among nanomaterials, multiwalled CNTs (MWCNTs) are some of the best candidates for brain cancer therapy since they are well known to go across cellular barriers and display an intrinsic ability to block cancer cell proliferation triggering apoptosis. This study reveals that microglial cells, the brain macrophages and putative vehicles for MWCNTs into the brain, undergo a dose-dependent cell division arrest and apoptosis when treated with MWCNTs. Moreover, it is shown that MWCNTs severely interfere with both cell migration and phagocytosis in live microglia. These results lead to a re-evaluation of the safety of inhaled airborne CNTs and provide strategic clues of how to biocompatibilize MWCNTs to reduce brain macrophage damage and to develop new nanodrugs.
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- Juan C. Villegas
- Departamento de Anatomía y Biología Celular; Universidad de Cantabria-IFIMAV; 39011 Santander Spain
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- MALTA-Consolider Team, CITIMAC, Facultad de Ciencias; Universidad de Cantabria; 39005 Santander Spain
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Facultad de Ciencias; Universidad de Cantabria; 39005 Santander Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular; Universidad de Cantabria-IFIMAV; 39011 Santander Spain
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Wu P, Yuan SS, Ho CC, Hsieh WY, Hong QS, Yu SL, Chen W, Chen HY, Wang CD, Li KC, Yang PC, Chen HW. Focal amplification of HOXD-harboring chromosome region is implicated in multiple-walled carbon nanotubes-induced carcinogenicity. NANO LETTERS 2013; 13:4632-41. [PMID: 23984819 DOI: 10.1021/nl401658c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Multiple-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) may cause carcinogenesis. We found that long-term exposure to MWCNTs can induce irreversible oncogenic transformation of human bronchial epithelial cells and tumorigenicity in vivo. A genome-wide array-comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analysis revealed global chromosomal aberration in MWCNTs-treated clones, predominantly at chromosome 2q31-32, where the potential oncogenes HOXD9 and HOXD13 are located. Functional assays confirmed that this variation can modulate oncogenic signaling and plays a part in MWCNTs-induced tumorigenesis, suggesting that MWCNTs are carcinogens that act by altering genomic stability and oncogenic copy numbers.
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- Ping Wu
- Department and Institute of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University , Taipei, Taiwan 112
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Könczöl M, Weiss A, Stangenberg E, Gminski R, Garcia-Käufer M, Gieré R, Merfort I, Mersch-Sundermann V. Cell-cycle changes and oxidative stress response to magnetite in A549 human lung cells. Chem Res Toxicol 2013; 26:693-702. [PMID: 23607891 DOI: 10.1021/tx300503q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In a recent study, magnetite was investigated for its potential to induce toxic effects and influence signaling pathways. It was clearly demonstrated that ROS formation leads to mitochondrial damage and genotoxic effects in A549 cells. On the basis of these findings, we wanted to elucidate the origin of magnetite-mediated ROS formation and its influence on the cell cycle of A549 and H1299 human lung epithelial cells. Concentration- and size-dependent superoxide formation, measured by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), was observed. Furthermore, we could show that the GSH level decreased significantly after exposure to magnetite particles, while catalase (CAT) activity was increased. These effects were also dependent on particle size, albeit less pronounced than those observed with EPR. We were able to show that incubation of A549 cells prior to particle treatment with diphenyleneiodonium (DPI), a NADPH-oxidase (NOX) inhibitor, leads to decreased ROS formation, but this effect was not observed for the NOX inhibitor apocynin. Soluble iron does not contribute considerably to ROS production. Analysis of cell-cycle distribution revealed a pronounced sub-G1 peak, which cannot be linked to increased cell death. Western blot analysis did not show activation of p53 but upregulation of p21 in A549. Here, we were unexpectedly able to demonstrate that exposure to magnetite leads to p21-mediated G1-like arrest. This has been reported previously only for low concentrations of microtubule stabilization drugs. Importantly, the arrested sub-G1 cells were viable and showed no caspase 3/7 activation.
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- Mathias Könczöl
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University Medical Center Freiburg , Freiburg, Germany.
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Pfuhler S, Elespuru R, Aardema MJ, Doak SH, Maria Donner E, Honma M, Kirsch-Volders M, Landsiedel R, Manjanatha M, Singer T, Kim JH. Genotoxicity of nanomaterials: refining strategies and tests for hazard identification. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2013; 54:229-239. [PMID: 23519787 DOI: 10.1002/em.21770] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2012] [Revised: 02/08/2013] [Accepted: 02/04/2013] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A workshop addressing strategies for the genotoxicity assessment of nanomaterials (NMs) was held on October 23, 2010 in Fort Worth Texas, USA. The workshop was organized by the Environmental Mutagen Society and the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) Health and Environmental Sciences Institute. The workshop was attended by more than 80 participants from academia, regulatory agencies, and industry from North America, Europe and Japan. A plenary session featured summaries of the current status and issues related to the testing of NMs for genotoxic properties, as well as an update on international activities and regulatory approaches. This was followed by breakout sessions and a plenary session devoted to independent discussions of in vitro assays, in vivo assays, and the need for new assays or new approaches to develop a testing strategy for NMs. Each of the standard assays was critiqued as a resource for evaluation of NMs, and it became apparent that none was appropriate without special considerations or modifications. The need for nanospecific positive controls was questioned, as was the utility of bacterial assays. The latter was thought to increase the importance of including mammalian cell gene mutation assays into the test battery. For in-vivo testing, to inform the selection of appropriate tests or protocols, it was suggested to run repeated dose studies first to learn about disposition, potential accumulation, and possible tissue damage. It was acknowledged that mechanisms may be at play that a standard genotoxicity battery may not be able to capture.
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Di Bucchianico S, Fabbrizi MR, Misra SK, Valsami-Jones E, Berhanu D, Reip P, Bergamaschi E, Migliore L. Multiple cytotoxic and genotoxic effects induced in vitro by differently shaped copper oxide nanomaterials. Mutagenesis 2013; 28:287-99. [DOI: 10.1093/mutage/get014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Hubbs AF, Sargent LM, Porter DW, Sager TM, Chen BT, Frazer DG, Castranova V, Sriram K, Nurkiewicz TR, Reynolds SH, Battelli LA, Schwegler-Berry D, McKinney W, Fluharty KL, Mercer RR. Nanotechnology: toxicologic pathology. Toxicol Pathol 2013; 41:395-409. [PMID: 23389777 DOI: 10.1177/0192623312467403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Nanotechnology involves technology, science, and engineering in dimensions less than 100 nm. A virtually infinite number of potential nanoscale products can be produced from many different molecules and their combinations. The exponentially increasing number of nanoscale products will solve critical needs in engineering, science, and medicine. However, the virtually infinite number of potential nanotechnology products is a challenge for toxicologic pathologists. Because of their size, nanoparticulates can have therapeutic and toxic effects distinct from micron-sized particulates of the same composition. In the nanoscale, distinct intercellular and intracellular translocation pathways may provide a different distribution than that obtained by micron-sized particulates. Nanoparticulates interact with subcellular structures including microtubules, actin filaments, centrosomes, and chromatin; interactions that may be facilitated in the nanoscale. Features that distinguish nanoparticulates from fine particulates include increased surface area per unit mass and quantum effects. In addition, some nanotechnology products, including the fullerenes, have a novel and reactive surface. Augmented microscopic procedures including enhanced dark-field imaging, immunofluorescence, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and confocal microscopy are useful when evaluating nanoparticulate toxicologic pathology. Thus, the pathology assessment is facilitated by understanding the unique features at the nanoscale and the tools that can assist in evaluating nanotoxicology studies.
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- Ann F Hubbs
- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA.
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Nanomaterials toxicity and cell death modalities. JOURNAL OF DRUG DELIVERY 2012; 2012:167896. [PMID: 23304518 PMCID: PMC3523142 DOI: 10.1155/2012/167896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2012] [Accepted: 11/07/2012] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In the last decade, the nanotechnology advancement has developed a plethora of novel and intriguing nanomaterial application in many sectors, including research and medicine. However, many risks have been highlighted in their use, particularly related to their unexpected toxicity in vitro and in vivo experimental models. This paper proposes an overview concerning the cell death modalities induced by the major nanomaterials.
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Rodriguez-Fernandez L, Valiente R, Gonzalez J, Villegas JC, Fanarraga ML. Multiwalled carbon nanotubes display microtubule biomimetic properties in vivo, enhancing microtubule assembly and stabilization. ACS NANO 2012; 6:6614-6625. [PMID: 22769231 DOI: 10.1021/nn302222m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Microtubules are hollow protein cylinders of 25 nm diameter which are implicated in cytokinetics and proliferation in all eukaryotic cells. Here we demonstrate in vivo how multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) interact with microtubules in human cancer cells (HeLa) blocking mitosis and leading to cell death by apoptosis. Our data suggest that, inside the cells, MWCNTs display microtubule biomimetic properties, assisting and enhancing noncentrosomal microtubule polymerization and stabilization. These features might be useful for developing a revolutionary generation of chemotherapeutic agents based on nanomaterials.
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Mommaerts V, Jodko K, Thomassen LCJ, Martens JA, Kirsch-Volders M, Smagghe G. Assessment of side-effects by Ludox TMA silica nanoparticles following a dietary exposure on the bumblebeeBombus terrestris. Nanotoxicology 2011; 6:554-61. [DOI: 10.3109/17435390.2011.590905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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