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Rodríguez R, Meza-Figueroa D, Robles-Morua A, Tuxpan-Vargas J, Vázquez-Vázquez E, Sen-Gupta B, Martínez-Villegas N. Integrating multiple spheres to identify the provenance and risk of urban dust and potentially toxic elements: Case study from central Mexico. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 337:122525. [PMID: 37683756 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122525] [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: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 08/30/2023] [Accepted: 09/06/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023]
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This study aims to improve the current method of studying potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in urban dust using direct chemical evidence (from dust, rock, and emission source samples) and robust geochemical methods. The provenance of urban dust was determined using rare earth elements (REEs) and geochemical diagrams (V-Ni-Th*10, TiO2 vs. Zr, and Zr/Ti vs. Nb/Y). The geogenic or anthropogenic source of PTEs was determined using the enrichment factor (EF) and compositional data analysis (CoDA), while a PTE's point emission source was identified using a 3.1*La-1.54*Ce-Zn diagram, mineralogy, and morphology analyses. The spatiotemporal distribution of PTEs was determined using a geographic information system, and their health risk (by inhalation) was estimated using a lung bioaccessibility test and particle size distribution. We collected urban dust (n = 38), rock (n = 4), and zinc concentrate (n = 2) samples and determined PTEs and REEs in a city of 1.25 million inhabitants in central Mexico. Results showed that urban dust derived from the San Miguelito Range. REEs, Sc, and Zr were geogenic, while Mn, Cu, Zn, As, and Pb were anthropogenic. Due to the presente of sphalerite particles, a zinc refinery was identified as the point emission source of Zn, As, and Pb. High concentrations of Zn (5000-20,008 mg/kg), As (120-284 mg/kg), and Pb (350-776 mg/kg) were found in urban dust near the zinc refinery. Additionally, particles of PM2.5 (66-84%), PM5.0 (13-27%), PM10 (3-8%), and PM20 (0-2%) and lung bioaccessibility of Sr (48.5-72.4%), Zn (9.6-28.4%), Cu (10.5-27.0%), Fe (4.5-8.6%), Mn (2.9-9.2%), Cr (38.3%) and Pb (30.6%) demonstrated a latent risk to human health. These approaches improve our understanding of the provenance of urban dust and its PTE emission sources in urban areas.
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- Rodrigo Rodríguez
- IPICYT, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Cientifica y Tecnologica, Division de Geociencias Aplicadas, Camino a la Presa San Jose No. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sec., C.P. 78216, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico
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- UNISON, Universidad de Sonora, Departamento de Geología, Rosales y Encinas s/n, C.P. 83000, Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
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- ITSON, Instituto Tecnológico de Sonora, Departamento de Ciencias del Agua y del Medio Ambiente, 5 de febrero No. 818 sur, Col. Centro, C.P.85000, Cd. Obregón, Sonora, Mexico
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- IPICYT, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Cientifica y Tecnologica, Division de Geociencias Aplicadas, Camino a la Presa San Jose No. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sec., C.P. 78216, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico
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- UASLP, Universidad Autónoma de San Luis Potosí, Instituto de Metalurgia, Sierra Leona No. 550, Col. Lomas 2a Sec, C.P. 78210, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico
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- Heriot Watt University, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Room 2.02A, William Arrol Building, EH14 4AS, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- IPICYT, Instituto Potosino de Investigación Cientifica y Tecnologica, Division de Geociencias Aplicadas, Camino a la Presa San Jose No. 2055, Col. Lomas 4a Sec., C.P. 78216, San Luis Potosi, SLP, Mexico.
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Jeliazkova N, Ma-Hock L, Janer G, Stratmann H, Wohlleben W. Possibilities to group nanomaterials across different substances - A case study on organic pigments. NANOIMPACT 2022; 26:100391. [PMID: 35560297 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2022.100391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 02/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Grouping concepts to reduce the testing of NFs have been developed for regulatory purposes for different forms of the same substance. Here we explore possibilities to group nanomaterials across different substances for non-regulatory applications, using the example of 16 organic pigments from six chemical classes. Organic pigments are particles consisting of low-molar-mass organic molecules, and rank by tonnage among the most important substances manufactured in nanoform (NF). Tiered testing strategies relevant to the inhalation route included Tier 1 (deposition, dissolution, reactivity, inflammation) and if available Tier 3 data (in vivo). A similarity assessment of the pigment NF data was conducted in a quantitative (Tier 1 and Tier 3 in vivo potency) or qualitative (Tier 3 in vivo effects) manner. We observed that chemical similarity of organic pigments was predictive for their similarity of reactivity and dissolution, but that additional NF descriptors such as surface area or size, modulate the similarity in inflammation or cytotoxicity. We applied the concept of biologically relevant ranges to crop the values of the Tier 1 data matrix before applying similarity algorithms. The Tier 3 assessment by in vivo inhalation confirmed the IATA methodical choices and IATA assessment criteria as consistent and conservative. We suggested limits of acceptable similarity for Tier 1 data and demonstrated their application to support the grouping of some candidate NFs (subsequently confirmed by Tier 3 data). Four candidate NFs exceeded the limits of acceptability for Tier 1 and were escalated from Tier 1 to Tier 3, but were then included in the group, demonstrating the conservative Tier 1 criteria. The resulting group of low-solubility, low-reactivity materials included both NFs and non-NFs of various substances, and could find use for risk management purposes in the occupational handling of pigment powders.
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- BASF SE, Dept Experimental Toxicology & Ecology, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- LEITAT Technological Center, Barcelona, Spain
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- BASF SE, Dept Experimental Toxicology & Ecology, Ludwigshafen, Germany; BASF SE, Dept. Material Physics, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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Mbelambela EP, Muchanga SMJ, Villanueva AF, Eitoku M, Yasumitsu-Lovell K, Hirota R, Shimotake Y, Sokolo GJ, Mori A, Suganuma N. Biomass energy, particulate matter (PM 2.5), and the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) among Congolese women living near of a cement plant, in Kongo Central Province. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:40706-40714. [PMID: 32671709 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10099-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study investigated whether the individual and combined effects of using biomass energy and living in the neighborhood of a cement plant were associated with the risk of COPD and respiratory symptoms among Congolese women. A total of 235 women from two neighborhood communities of a cement plant participated in this cross-sectional study. Participants were classified into the more exposed group (MEG = 137) and a less exposed group (LEG = 98), as well as into biomass users (wood = 85, charcoal = 49) or electricity users (101 participants). Participants completed a questionnaire including respiratory symptoms, sociodemographic factors, medical history, lifestyle, and household characteristics. In addition to spirometry performance, outdoor PM2.5 (μg/m3) was measured. Afternoon outdoor PM2.5 concentration was significantly higher in MEG than LEG (48.8 (2.5) μg/m3 vs 42.5 (1.5) μg/m3). Compared to electricity users, wood users (aOR: 2.6, 95%CI 1.7; 5.9) and charcoal users (aOR: 2.9, 95%CI 1.4; 10.7) were at risk of developing airflow obstruction. Combined effects of biomass use and living in the neighborhood of a cement plant increased the risk of COPD in both wood users (aOR: 4, 95%CI 1.3; 12.2) and charcoal users (aOR: 3.1, 95%CI 1.7; 11.4). Exposure to biomass energy is associated with an increased risk of COPD. In addition, combined exposure to biomass and living near a cement plant had additive effects on COPD.
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- Etongola P Mbelambela
- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi University Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- EUCLID UN University (Public International Health), Gambia and Washington, D.C, Washington, DC, USA
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi University Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi University Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Graduate School of Health Science, Matsumoto University, Matsumoto, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi University Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Specialties, Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi University Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Medicine, Kochi University Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho Kohasu, Nankoku, Kochi, 783-8505, Japan
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Ochsmann E, Brand P, Kraus T, Reich S. Ultrafine particles in scanning sprays: a standardized examination of five powders used for dental reconstruction. J Occup Med Toxicol 2020; 15:20. [PMID: 32612668 PMCID: PMC7324966 DOI: 10.1186/s12995-020-00271-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background Intraoral matting sprays for chairside systems can release fine or ultrafine particles or nanoparticles at dentists’ workplaces and cause work-related health problems by inhalation exposure. Until now, little is known about the magnitude of the ultrafine fraction, when using these scanning sprays. Hence, more information is needed for workplace risk assessments in dental practices. Methods Five commonly used dental spray-powders were examined under standardized conditions. Ingredients were taken from the respective safety data sheet. Particle number-size distributions and total number concentrations were analyzed with a fast mobility particle sizer, and reported graphically as well as mean particle fractions smaller than 100 nm. Based on these measurements, risk assessments were conducted, and particle depositions in the lung were modelled. Results The mean fraction of particles smaller than 100 nm varied between 9 and 93% depending on the matting agent and mode of application of the intraoral scanning spray. Propellants can represent a large fraction of these particles. Titanium dioxide, pigment-suspensions, talcum and others particles, which can pose relevant health risks, were listed as ingredients of scanning sprays in safety data sheets. Nevertheless, the deposited fraction of hazardous particles in the lung of employees in dental practices seems to be small (15%) during this dental procedure. Conclusions Our results suggest that dentists’ personnel can be exposed to hazardous fine and ultrafine particles. Though extensive standardized measurements and systematic evaluation of safety data sheets were used for this study, they cannot sufficiently assess and categorize potential workplace-related health risks.
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- E Ochsmann
- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany.,Institute for Occupational Medicine, Prevention and Occupational Health Management, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Institute for Occupational, Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Implantology and Biomaterials, Faculty of Medicine, RWTH University Hospital, Aachen, Germany
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Braakhuis HM, Gosens I, Heringa MB, Oomen AG, Vandebriel RJ, Groenewold M, Cassee FR. Mechanism of Action of TiO 2: Recommendations to Reduce Uncertainties Related to Carcinogenic Potential. Annu Rev Pharmacol Toxicol 2020; 61:203-223. [PMID: 32284010 DOI: 10.1146/annurev-pharmtox-101419-100049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The Risk Assessment Committee of the European Chemicals Agency issued an opinion on classifying titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a suspected human carcinogen upon inhalation. Recent animal studies indicate that TiO2 may be carcinogenic through the oral route. There is considerable uncertainty on the carcinogenicity of TiO2, which may be decreased if its mechanism of action becomes clearer. Here we consider adverse outcome pathways and present the available information on each of the key events (KEs). Inhalation exposure to TiO2 can induce lung tumors in rats via a mechanism that is also applicable to other poorly soluble, low-toxicity particles. To reduce uncertainties regarding human relevance, we recommend gathering information on earlier KEs such as oxidative stress in humans. For oral exposure, insufficient information is available to conclude whether TiO2 can induce intestinal tumors. An oral carcinogenicity study with well-characterized (food-grade) TiO2 is needed, including an assessment of toxicokinetics and early KEs.
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- Hedwig M Braakhuis
- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands;
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands;
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands; .,Current affiliation: Reckitt Benckiser, 1118 BH Schiphol, The Netherlands
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands;
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands;
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands;
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), 3720 BA Bilthoven, The Netherlands; .,Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, University of Utrecht, 3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Tentschert J, Laux P, Jungnickel H, Brunner J, Estrela-Lopis I, Merker C, Meijer J, Ernst H, Ma-Hock L, Keller J, Landsiedel R, Luch A. Organ burden of inhaled nanoceria in a 2-year low-dose exposure study: dump or depot? Nanotoxicology 2020; 14:554-576. [PMID: 32216600 DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2020.1736355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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No detailed information on in vivo biokinetics of CeO2 nanoparticles (NPs) following chronic low-dose inhalation is available. The CeO2 burden for lung, lung-associated lymph nodes, and major non-pulmonary organs, blood, and feces, was determined in a chronic whole-body inhalation study in female Wistar rats undertaken according to OECD TG453 (6 h per day for 5 days per week for a 104 weeks with the following concentrations: 0, 0.1, 0.3, 1.0, and 3.0 mg/m3, animals were sacrificed after 3, 12, 24 months). Different spectroscopy methods (ICP-MS, ion-beam-microscopy) were used for the quantification of organ burden and for visualization of NP distribution patterns in tissues. After 24 months of exposure, the highest CeO2 lung burden (4.41 mg per lung) was associated with the highest aerosol concentration and was proportionally lower for the other groups in a dose-dependent manner. Imaging techniques confirmed the presence of CeO2 agglomerates of different size categories within lung tissue with a non-homogenous distribution. For the highest exposure group, after 24 months in total 1.2% of the dose retained in the lung was found in the organs and tissues analyzed in this study, excluding lymph nodes and skeleton. The CeO2 burden per tissue decreased from lungs > lymph nodes > hard bone > liver > bone marrow. For two dosage groups, the liver organ burden showed a low accumulation rate. Here, the liver can be regarded as depot, whereas kidneys, the skeleton, and bone marrow seem to be dumps due to steadily increasing NP burden over time.
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- Jutta Tentschert
- Department of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Physics and Biophysics, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Felix Bloch Institute for Solid State Physics, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine (ITEM), Hannover, Germany
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- BASF SE, Experimental Toxicology and Ecology, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- BASF SE, Experimental Toxicology and Ecology, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department of Chemicals and Product Safety, German Federal Institute of Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany
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Gold is ubiquitous in the human environment and most people are in contact with it through wearing jewelry, dental devices, implants or therapies for rheumatoid arthritis. Gold is not a nutrient but people are exposed to it as a food colorant and in food chains. The present review discusses the hazards faced in personal and domestic use of gold and the far greater risks presented through occupational exposure to the metal in mining and processing gold ores. In the last situation, regular manual contact or inhalation of toxic or carcinogenic materials like mercury or arsenic, respectively, presents far greater hazard and greatly complicates the evaluation of gold toxicity. The uses and risks presented by new technology and use of nanoparticulate gold in anti-cancer therapies and diagnostic medicine forms a major consideration in gold toxicity, where tissue uptake and distribution are determined largely by particle size and surface characteristics. Many human problems arise through the ability of metallic gold to induce allergic contact hypersensitivity. While gold in jewelry can evoke allergic reactions, other metals such as nickel, chromium and copper present in white gold or alloys exhibit more serious clinical problems. It is concluded that toxic risks associated with gold are low in relation to the vast range of potential routes of exposure to the metal in everyday life.
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- Alan B G Lansdown
- Division of Investigative Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College, London
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Keller JG, Peijnenburg W, Werle K, Landsiedel R, Wohlleben W. Understanding Dissolution Rates via Continuous Flow Systems with Physiologically Relevant Metal Ion Saturation in Lysosome. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10020311. [PMID: 32059359 PMCID: PMC7075195 DOI: 10.3390/nano10020311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 02/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Dissolution rates of nanomaterials can be decisive for acute in vivo toxicity (via the released ions) and for biopersistence (of the remaining particles). Continuous flow systems (CFSs) can screen for both aspects, but operational parameters need to be adjusted to the specific physiological compartment, including local metal ion saturation. CFSs have two adjustable parameters: the volume flow-rate and the initial particle loading. Here we explore the pulmonary lysosomal dissolution of nanomaterials containing the metals Al, Ba, Zn, Cu over a wide range of volume flow-rates in a single experiment. We identify the ratio of particle surface area (SA) per volume flow-rate (SA/V) as critical parameter that superimposes all dissolution rates of the same material. Three complementary benchmark materials—ZnO (quick dissolution), TiO2 (very slow dissolution), and BaSO4 (partial dissolution)—consistently identify the SA/V range of 0.01 to 0.03 h/cm as predictive for lysosomal pulmonary biodissolution. We then apply the identified method to compare against non-nanoforms of the same substances and test aluminosilicates. For BaSO4 and TiO2, we find high similarity of the dissolution rates of their respective nanoform and non-nanoform, governed by the local ion solubility limit at relevant SA/V ranges. For aluminosilicates, we find high similarity of the dissolution rates of two Kaolin nanoforms but significant dissimilarity against Bentonite despite the similar composition.
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- Johannes G. Keller
- BASF SE, Dept. Experimental Toxicology and Ecology and Dept. Advanced Materials Research, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany; (J.G.K.); (K.W.)
- Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- National Institute of Public Health and the Environment RIVM, 3721 Bilthoven, The Netherlands
- Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, 2333 Leiden, The Netherlands
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- BASF SE, Dept. Experimental Toxicology and Ecology and Dept. Advanced Materials Research, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany; (J.G.K.); (K.W.)
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- BASF SE, Dept. Experimental Toxicology and Ecology and Dept. Advanced Materials Research, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany; (J.G.K.); (K.W.)
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- BASF SE, Dept. Experimental Toxicology and Ecology and Dept. Advanced Materials Research, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany; (J.G.K.); (K.W.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-621-609-5339
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Keller JG, Graham UM, Koltermann-Jülly J, Gelein R, Ma-Hock L, Landsiedel R, Wiemann M, Oberdörster G, Elder A, Wohlleben W. Predicting dissolution and transformation of inhaled nanoparticles in the lung using abiotic flow cells: The case of barium sulfate. Sci Rep 2020; 10:458. [PMID: 31949204 PMCID: PMC6965653 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-56872-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/17/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Barium sulfate (BaSO4) was considered to be poorly-soluble and of low toxicity, but BaSO4 NM-220 showed a surprisingly short retention after intratracheal instillation in rat lungs, and incorporation of Ba within the bones. Here we show that static abiotic dissolution cannot rationalize this result, whereas two dynamic abiotic dissolution systems (one flow-through and one flow-by) indicated 50% dissolution after 5 to 6 days at non-saturating conditions regardless of flow orientation, which is close to the in vivo half-time of 9.6 days. Non-equilibrium conditions were thus essential to simulate in vivo biodissolution. Instead of shrinking from 32 nm to 23 nm (to match the mass loss to ions), TEM scans of particles retrieved from flow-cells showed an increase to 40 nm. Such transformation suggested either material transport through interfacial contact or Ostwald ripening at super-saturating conditions and was also observed in vivo inside macrophages by high-resolution TEM following 12 months inhalation exposure. The abiotic flow cells thus adequately predicted the overall pulmonary biopersistence of the particles that was mediated by non-equilibrium dissolution and recrystallization. The present methodology for dissolution and transformation fills a high priority gap in nanomaterial hazard assessment and is proposed for the implementation of grouping and read-across by dissolution rates.
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- Johannes G Keller
- Department Experimental Toxicology and Ecology and Department Material Physics, BASF SE, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany.,Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Biology, Chemistry & Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45226, USA
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- Department Experimental Toxicology and Ecology and Department Material Physics, BASF SE, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany.,Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Saarland University, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA
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- Department Experimental Toxicology and Ecology and Department Material Physics, BASF SE, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Department Experimental Toxicology and Ecology and Department Material Physics, BASF SE, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- IBE R&D Institute for Lung Health gGmbH, Mendelstr. 11, 48149, Münster, Germany
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- University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York, USA.
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- Department Experimental Toxicology and Ecology and Department Material Physics, BASF SE, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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Omole JG, Alabi QK, Aturamu A, Adefisayo MA, Oluwayomi O, Dada MB, Ige MS. Barium chloride dose-dependently induced heart and lung injury in Wistar rats. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2019; 34:1303-1312. [PMID: 31407482 DOI: 10.1002/tox.22831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Barium (Ba) is one of the environmental pollutant metals that incite deleterious effects on human health. The present study investigated the effects of exposure to different doses of barium chloride (BaCl2 ) on heart and lung of Wistar rats. Rats were exposed to BaCl2 at 150, 300, and 600 mg/L for seven consecutive days. Results indicated that exposure to Ba caused heart and lung damage evidenced by significant increase in plasma lactate dehydrogenase and creatine kinase activities, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol levels, while high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol level decreased when compared with control. Moreover, BaCl2 significantly decreased superoxide dismutase, catalase, and acetylcholinesterase activities as well as glutathione level in heart and lung of the treated rats. Furthermore, the dose-dependent increase in cardiac and lung lipid peroxidation, advanced oxidative protein product and nitric oxide levels were accompanied by marked increase in metallothionein in the BaCl2 -treated rats. Administration of BaCl2 altered hematological parameters and significantly increased concentrations of interleukin-6 in the treated rats. Histology analysis showed significant alteration in the heart and lung tissues of Ba-treated rats. In conclusion, BaCl2 -induced heart and lung damages via disruption of antioxidant defense systems, and activation of inflammatory mediators and alteration in hematological parameters in rats.
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- Joseph G Omole
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Adeleke University, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Health Center College of Education, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Health Center College of Education, Ikere Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- General Hospital, Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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Molina RM, Konduru NV, Queiroz PM, Figueroa B, Fu D, Ma-Hock L, Groeters S, Schaudien D, Brain JD. Fate of Barium Sulfate Nanoparticles Deposited in the Lungs of Rats. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8163. [PMID: 31160608 PMCID: PMC6546789 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-44551-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2018] [Accepted: 05/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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We have shown that barium [from BaSO4 nanoparticles (NPs)] was cleared from the lungs faster than other poorly soluble NPs and translocated mostly to bone. We now studied barium biokinetics in rats during Study 1: two-year inhalation exposure to 50 mg/m3 BaSO4 NP aerosols, and Study 2: single intratracheal (IT) instillation of increasing doses of BaSO4 NPs or BaCl2. Study 1 showed that lung barium content measured by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry increased during 360 days of BaSO4 NP aerosol exposures. An equilibrium was established from that time until 2 years. Barium concentrations in BaSO4-exposed animals were in the order (lungs > lymph nodes > hard bone > bone marrow > liver). In Study 2, there was an increase in lung barium post-IT instillation of BaSO4 NPs while barium from BaCl2 was mostly cleared by day 28. Transmission electron microscopy showed intact BaSO4 NPs in alveolar macrophages and type II epithelial cells, and in tracheobronchial lymph nodes. Using stimulated Raman scattering microscopy, specific BaSO4 Raman spectra were detected in BaSO4 NP-instilled lungs and not in other organs. Thus, we posit that barium from BaSO4 NPs translocates from the lungs mainly after dissolution. Barium ions are then incorporated mostly into the bone and other organs.
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- Ramon M Molina
- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 36 Bagley Hall, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, 36 Bagley Hall, Seattle, WA, 98195, USA
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- BASF SE, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM Nikolai-Fuchs-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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The distribution of dust particles within the lungs and their excretion are highly associated with their pulmonary toxicity. Literature was reviewed to discern pulmonary translocation pathways for inhaled α-quartz compared to those for inhaled TiO2. Accordingly, it was hypothesized α-quartz particles in the alveoli were phagocytized by alveolar macrophages but silica-containing macrophages remained in the alveoli for longer time in contrast to the rapid elimination from the alveoli seen for TiO2-containing macrophages. In addition, it was presumed that free silica particles are translocated in the interstitium, possibly through the cytoplasm of Type I epithelial cells, as observed with TiO2. Free silica particles are presumed to be phagocytized by interstitial macrophages soon after the particles penetrate the interstitium; these dust cells are then translocated to the ciliated airway regions in the lumen through bronchus-associated lymphoid tissue (BALT). The pulmonary retention half-time of dust particles in rats exposed to α-quartz is several times longer than that of rats exposed to TiO2, as long as the lung dust burden is ≈ 3 mg. The reduced pulmonary particle clearance ability in rats exposed to α-quartz aerosol is presumably attributed to the long-term retention of dust cells both in the alveoli and in the interstitium; this retention may be caused by the reduced chemotactic abilities of α-quartz-containing dust cells. However, the accumulation of α-quartz-containing dust cells in the lungs is not associated with the occurrence of pulmonary inflammation.
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The Short-Term Inhalation Study (STIS) as a Range Finder and Screening Tool in a Tiered Grouping Strategy. CURRENT TOPICS IN ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-13-8433-2_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Johnson W, Bergfeld WF, Belsito DV, Hill RA, Klaassen CD, Liebler DC, Marks JG, Shank RC, Slaga TJ, Snyder PW, Gill LJ, Heldreth B. Safety Assessment of Barium Sulfate as Used in Cosmetics. Int J Toxicol 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/1091581818799346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The Cosmetic Ingredient Review (CIR) Expert Panel (Panel) reviewed the safety of barium sulfate, which functions as an opacifying agent in cosmetic products and is being used at concentrations up to 0.99% and 37% in rinse-off and leave-on products, respectively. The Panel noted that the history of safe medical use of barium sulfate indicates no significant toxicity concerns relating to systemic exposure to this ingredient. Furthermore, the extensive clinical experience of the Panel, including the results of numerous patch tests, indicates that barium salts do not have the potential to induce sensitization. The Panel noted that since salts of sulfuric acid can be irritating to the skin, cosmetic products containing barium sulfate should be formulated to be nonirritating. The Panel concluded that barium sulfate is safe in cosmetics in the present practices of use and concentration described in this safety assessment when formulated to be nonirritating.
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- Wilbur Johnson
- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Scientific Analyst/Writer, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Expert Panel Member, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Former Director, Washington, DC, USA
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- Cosmetic Ingredient Review Executive Director, Washington, DC, USA
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Bevan RJ, Kreiling R, Levy LS, Warheit DB. Toxicity testing of poorly soluble particles, lung overload and lung cancer. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2018; 100:80-91. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2018.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 10/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Baysal A, Saygin H, Ustabasi GS. Interaction of PM2.5 airborne particulates with ZnO and TiO 2 nanoparticles and their effect on bacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2017; 190:34. [PMID: 29264728 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-6408-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 12/11/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A significant knowledge gap in nanotechnology is the absence of standardized protocols for examining and comparison the effect of metal oxide nanoparticles on different environment media. Despite the large number of studies on ecotoxicity of nanoparticles, most of them disregard the particles physicochemical transformation under real exposure conditions and interaction with different environmental components like air, soil, water, etc. While one of the main exposure ways is inhalation and/or atmosphere for human and environment, there is no investigation between airborne particulates and nanoparticles. In this study, some metal oxide nanoparticle (ZnO and TiO2) transformation and behavior in PM2.5 air particulate media were examined and evaluated by the influence on nanoparticle physicochemical properties (size, surface charge, surface functionalization) and on bacterium (Gram-positive Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus/Gram-negative Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria) by testing in various concentrations of PM2.5 airborne particulate media to contribute to their environmental hazard and risk assessment in atmosphere. PM2.5 airborne particulate media affected their toxicity and physicochemical properties when compared the results obtained in controlled conditions. ZnO and TiO2 surfaces were functionalized mainly with sulfoxide groups in PM2.5 air particulates. In addition, tested particles were not observed to be toxic in controlled conditions. However, these were observed inhibition in PM2.5 airborne particulates media by the exposure concentration. These observations and dependence of the bacteria viability ratio explain the importance of particulate matter-nanoparticle interaction.
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- Asli Baysal
- Health Services Vocational School of Higher Education, T.C. Istanbul Aydin University, Sefakoy Kucukcekmece, 34295, Istanbul, Turkey.
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- Application and Research Center for Advanced Studies, T.C. Istanbul Aydin University, Sefakoy Kucukcekmece, 34295, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Health Services Vocational School of Higher Education, T.C. Istanbul Aydin University, Sefakoy Kucukcekmece, 34295, Istanbul, Turkey
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Shinohara N, Zhang G, Oshima Y, Kobayashi T, Imatanaka N, Nakai M, Sasaki T, Kawaguchi K, Gamo M. Kinetics and dissolution of intratracheally administered nickel oxide nanomaterials in rats. Part Fibre Toxicol 2017; 14:48. [PMID: 29183341 PMCID: PMC5706298 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-017-0229-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 11/10/2017] [Indexed: 03/10/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The toxicokinetics of nanomaterials are an important factor in toxicity, which may be affected by slow clearance and/or distribution in the body. METHODS Four types of nickel oxide (NiO) nanoparticles were single-administered intratracheally to male F344 rats at three doses of 0.67-6.0 mg/kg body weight. The rats were sacrificed under anesthesia and the lung, thoracic lymph nodes, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, liver, and other organs were sampled for Ni burden measurement 3, 28, and 91 days post-administration; Ni excretion was measured 6 and 24 h after administration. Solubility of NiO nanoparticles was determined using artificial lysosomal fluid, artificial interstitial fluid, hydrogen peroxide solution, pure water, and saline. In addition, macrophage migration to trachea and phagosome-lysosome-fusion rate constants were estimated using pulmonary clearance and dissolution rate constants. RESULTS The wire-like NiO nanoparticles were 100% dissolved by 24 h when mixed with artificial lysosomal fluid (dissolution rate coefficient: 0.18/h); spherical NiO nanoparticles were 12% and 35% dissolved after 216 h when mixed with artificial lysosomal fluid (1.4 × 10-3 and 4.9 × 10-3/h). The largest irregular-shaped NiO nanoparticles hardly dissolved in any solution, including artificial lysosomal fluid (7.8 × 10-5/h). Pulmonary clearance rate constants, estimated using a one-compartment model, were much higher for the NiO nanoparticles with a wire-shape (0.069-0.078/day) than for the spherical and irregular-shaped NiO nanoparticles (0-0.012/day). Pulmonary clearance rate constants of the largest irregular-shaped NiO nanoparticles showed an inverse correlation with dose. Translocation of NiO from the lungs to the thoracic lymph nodes increased in a time- and dose-dependent manner for three spherical and irregular-shaped NiO nanoparticles, but not for the wire-like NiO nanoparticles. Thirty-five percent of the wire-like NiO nanoparticles were excreted in the first 24 h after administration; excretion was 0.33-3.6% in that time frame for the spherical and irregular-shaped NiO nanoparticles. CONCLUSION These findings suggest that nanomaterial solubility differences can result in variations in their pulmonary clearance. Nanoparticles with moderate lysosomal solubility may induce persistent pulmonary inflammation.
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- Naohide Shinohara
- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan.
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan
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- Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute (CERI), Hita, Oita, 877-0061, Japan
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- Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute (CERI), Hita, Oita, 877-0061, Japan
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- Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute (CERI), Bunkyo, Tokyo, 112-0004, Japan
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- Chemicals Evaluation and Research Institute (CERI), Bunkyo, Tokyo, 112-0004, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8565, Japan
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- National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8569, Japan
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Schwotzer D, Ernst H, Schaudien D, Kock H, Pohlmann G, Dasenbrock C, Creutzenberg O. Effects from a 90-day inhalation toxicity study with cerium oxide and barium sulfate nanoparticles in rats. Part Fibre Toxicol 2017; 14:23. [PMID: 28701164 PMCID: PMC5508701 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-017-0204-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2017] [Accepted: 07/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background Nanomaterials like cerium oxide and barium sulfate are frequently processed in industrial and consumer products and exposure of humans and other organisms is likely. Generally less information is given on health effects and toxicity, especially regarding long-term exposure to low nanoparticle doses. Since inhalation is still the major route of uptake the present study focused on pulmonary effects of CeO2NM-212 (0.1, 0.3, 1.0, 3.0 mg/m3) and BaSO4NM-220 nanoparticles (50.0 mg/m3) in a 90-day exposure setup. To define particle-related effects and potential mechanisms of action, observations in histopathology, bronchoalveolar lavage and immunohistochemistry were linked to pulmonary deposition and clearance rates. This further allows evaluation of potential overload related effects. Results Lung burden values increased with increasing nanoparticle dose levels and ongoing exposure. At higher doses, cerium clearance was impaired, suggesting lung overload. Barium elimination was extremely rapid and without any signs of overload. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid analysis and histopathology revealed lung tissue inflammation with increasing severity and post-exposure persistency for CeO2. Also, marker levels for genotoxicity and cell proliferation were significantly increased. BaSO4 showed less inflammation or persistency of effects and particularly affected the nasal cavity. Conclusion CeO2 nanoparticles penetrate the alveolar space and affect the respiratory tract after inhalation mainly in terms of inflammation. Effects at low dose levels and post-exposure persistency suggest potential long-term effects and a notable relevance for human health. The generated data might be useful to improve nanoparticle risk assessment and threshold value generation. Mechanistic investigations at conditions of non-overload and absent inflammation should be further investigated in future studies.
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- Daniela Schwotzer
- Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM, Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM, Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM, Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM, Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM, Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM, Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Fraunhofer Institute for Toxicology and Experimental Medicine ITEM, Nikolai-Fuchs-Straße 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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Porter DW, Hubbs AF, Baron PA, Millecchia LL, Wolfarth MG, Battelli LA, Schwegler-Berry DE, Beighley CM, Andrew ME, Castranova V. Pulmonary Toxicity of Expancel® Microspheres in the Rat. Toxicol Pathol 2017; 35:702-14. [PMID: 17763284 DOI: 10.1080/01926230701481915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Expancel® microspheres are thermoplastic microspheres enclosing hydrocarbon. These microspheres expand when heated, producing many applications. Because they have unknown biological persistence and toxicity, we investigated the toxicity of two unexpanded (11.1 and 15.4 μm mean diameter) and two expanded (3.1 and 5.5 μm mass median aerodynamic diameter) Expancel® microspheres in intratracheally-instilled, male, Sprague–Dawley rats. Pulmonary histopathology was evaluated at 28 days postexposure. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was evaluated at days 1, 7, 14, and 28 days postexposure. Crystalline silica was the positive control. By histopathology, both unexpanded and expanded microspheres caused granulomatous bronchopneumonia characterized by macrophages and giants cells, suggesting a persistent foreign body response. Expanded, but not unexpanded microspheres, also caused eosinophilic bronchitis and bronchiolitis, mucous metaplasia of airways and organized granulomatous inflammation with associated fibrosis and frequent airway obstruction. In contrast, alveolar macrophage activation, polymorphonuclear leukocytes, LDH and albumin in bronchoalveolar laveage fluid were initially elevated but returned to near control levels at 28 days, and did not reflect the persistent granulomatous bronchopneumonia caused by Expancel® microspheres. These findings emphasize the importance of histopathology for evaluating pulmonary toxicity, suggest that Expancel® microspheres are a potential occupational hazard, and indicate a need for additional studies on their potential pulmonary toxicity. [Supplementary materials are available for this article. Go to the publisher’s online edition of Toxicology Pathology for the following free supplemental resources: motion within unexpected microspheres in H&E-stained lung (supplementary Figure 1 ); broncholar epithelium 28 days following exposure to 551 DE 20 microspheres (supplementary Figure 2 ); membrane ruffling and some instances of phagocytosis within the microspheres (supplementary Figure 3 )]
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- Dale W Porter
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Health Effects Laboratory Division, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505, USA.
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A comparison of the results from intra-pleural and intra-peritoneal studies with those from inhalation and intratracheal tests for the assessment of pulmonary responses to inhalable dusts and fibres. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol 2016; 81:89-105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2016.07.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2016] [Revised: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 07/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Schremmer I, Brik A, Weber D, Rosenkranz N, Rostek A, Loza K, Brüning T, Johnen G, Epple M, Bünger J, Westphal G. Kinetics of chemotaxis, cytokine, and chemokine release of NR8383 macrophages after exposure to inflammatory and inert granular insoluble particles. Toxicol Lett 2016; 263:68-75. [DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2016.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2016] [Revised: 08/17/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Loza K, Föhring I, Bünger J, Westphal GA, Köller M, Epple M, Sengstock C. Barium sulfate micro- and nanoparticles as bioinert reference material in particle toxicology. Nanotoxicology 2016; 10:1492-1502. [DOI: 10.1080/17435390.2016.1235740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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- Kateryna Loza
- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bochum, Germany, and
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bochum, Germany, and
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bochum, Germany, and
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- Bergmannsheil University Hospital/Surgical Research, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany,
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- Bergmannsheil University Hospital/Surgical Research, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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Borm P, Cassee FR, Oberdörster G. Lung particle overload: old school -new insights? Part Fibre Toxicol 2015; 12:10. [PMID: 25927223 PMCID: PMC4419487 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-015-0086-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Paul Borm
- Zuyd Hogeschool, Department of Life Sciences & Health, PO Box 550, 6400, AN, Heerlen, The Netherlands.
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- National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), PO Box 1, 3720, BA, Bilthoven, The Netherlands. .,Institute of Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, PO Box 80.163, 3508, TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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- Professor Emeritus of Toxicology, University of Rochester, Department of Environmental Medicine, Rochester, NY, 14642, USA.
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Morfeld P, Bruch J, Levy L, Ngiewih Y, Chaudhuri I, Muranko HJ, Myerson R, McCunney RJ. Translational toxicology in setting occupational exposure limits for dusts and hazard classification - a critical evaluation of a recent approach to translate dust overload findings from rats to humans. Part Fibre Toxicol 2015; 12:3. [PMID: 25925672 PMCID: PMC4443602 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-015-0079-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 01/12/2015] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We analyze the scientific basis and methodology used by the German MAK Commission in their recommendations for exposure limits and carcinogen classification of "granular biopersistent particles without known specific toxicity" (GBS). These recommendations are under review at the European Union level. We examine the scientific assumptions in an attempt to reproduce the results. MAK's human equivalent concentrations (HECs) are based on a particle mass and on a volumetric model in which results from rat inhalation studies are translated to derive occupational exposure limits (OELs) and a carcinogen classification. METHODS We followed the methods as proposed by the MAK Commission and Pauluhn 2011. We also examined key assumptions in the metrics, such as surface area of the human lung, deposition fractions of inhaled dusts, human clearance rates; and risk of lung cancer among workers, presumed to have some potential for lung overload, the physiological condition in rats associated with an increase in lung cancer risk. RESULTS The MAK recommendations on exposure limits for GBS have numerous incorrect assumptions that adversely affect the final results. The procedures to derive the respirable occupational exposure limit (OEL) could not be reproduced, a finding raising considerable scientific uncertainty about the reliability of the recommendations. Moreover, the scientific basis of using the rat model is confounded by the fact that rats and humans show different cellular responses to inhaled particles as demonstrated by bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) studies in both species. CONCLUSION Classifying all GBS as carcinogenic to humans based on rat inhalation studies in which lung overload leads to chronic inflammation and cancer is inappropriate. Studies of workers, who have been exposed to relevant levels of dust, have not indicated an increase in lung cancer risk. Using the methods proposed by the MAK, we were unable to reproduce the OEL for GBS recommended by the Commission, but identified substantial errors in the models. Considerable shortcomings in the use of lung surface area, clearance rates, deposition fractions; as well as using the mass and volumetric metrics as opposed to the particle surface area metric limit the scientific reliability of the proposed GBS OEL and carcinogen classification.
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- Peter Morfeld
- Institute for Occupational Epidemiology and Risk Assessment of Evonik Industries, AG Rellinghauser Straße 1-11, Essen, 45128, Germany.
- Institute and Policlinic for Occupational Medicine, Environmental Medicine and Preventive Research, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany.
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- University Duisburg-Essen, Medical Faculty, Essen, Germany.
- IBE GmbH, Cologne, Germany.
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- Cranfield University, ᅟ, Cranfield, UK.
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- Department of Occupational Health, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA.
- The George Washington University School of Public Health, Washington, DC, USA.
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- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
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Westphal GA, Schremmer I, Rostek A, Loza K, Rosenkranz N, Brüning T, Epple M, Bünger J. Particle-induced cell migration assay (PICMA): A new in vitro assay for inflammatory particle effects based on permanent cell lines. Toxicol In Vitro 2015; 29:997-1005. [PMID: 25896209 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2015.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2014] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/02/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Inflammation is a decisive pathophysiologic mechanism of particle toxicity and accumulation of neutrophils in the lung is believed to be a crucial step in this process. This study describes an in vitro model for investigations of the chemotactic attraction of neutrophils in response to particles using permanent cell lines. We challenged NR8383 rat macrophages with particles that were characterized concerning chemical nature, crystallinity, and size distribution in the dry state and in the culture medium. The cell supernatants were used to investigate migration of differentiated human leukemia cells (dHL-60 cells). The dose range for the tests was determined using an impedance-based Real-Time Cell Analyzer. The challenge of NR8383 cells with 32-96 μg cm(-2) coarse and nanosized particles resulted in cell supernatants which induced strong and dose-dependent migration of dHL-60 cells. Quartz caused the strongest effects - exceeding the positive control "fetal calf serum" (FCS) several-fold, followed by silica, rutile, carbon black, and anatase. BaSO4 served as inert control and induced no cell migration. Particles caused NR8383 cells to secrete chemotactic compounds. The assay clearly distinguished between the particles of different inflammatory potential in a highly reproducible way. Specificity of the test is suggested by negative results with BaSO4.
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- Götz A Westphal
- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5-7, 45117 Essen, Germany.
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5-7, 45117 Essen, Germany.
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitaetsstr. 5-7, 45117 Essen, Germany.
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany.
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Pauluhn J. Derivation of occupational exposure levels (OELs) of low-toxicity isometric biopersistent particles: How can the kinetic lung overload paradigm be used for improved inhalation toxicity study design and OEL-derivation? Part Fibre Toxicol 2014; 11:72. [PMID: 25526747 PMCID: PMC4323034 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-014-0072-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background Convincing evidence suggests that poorly soluble low-toxicity particles (PSP) exert two unifying major modes of action (MoA), in which one appears to be deposition-related acute, whilst the other is retention-related and occurs with particle accumulation in the lung and associated persistent inflammation. Either MoA has its study- and cumulative dose-specific adverse outcome and metric. Modeling procedures were applied to better understand as to which extent protocol variables may predetermine any specific outcome of study. The results from modeled and empirical studies served as basis to derive OELs from modeled and empirically confirmed directions. Results This analysis demonstrates that the accumulated retained particle displacement volume was the most prominent unifying denominator linking the pulmonary retained volumetric particle dose to inflammogenicity and toxicity. However, conventional study design may not always be appropriate to unequivocally discriminate the surface thermodynamics-related acute adversity from the cumulative retention volume-related chronic adversity. Thus, in the absence of kinetically designed studies, it may become increasingly challenging to differentiate substance-specific deposition-related acute effects from the more chronic retained cumulative dose-related effects. Conclusion It is concluded that the degree of dissolution of particles in the pulmonary environment seems to be generally underestimated with the possibility to attribute to toxicity due to decreased particle size and associated changes in thermodynamics and kinetics of dissolution. Accordingly, acute deposition-related outcomes become an important secondary variable within the pulmonary microenvironment. In turn, lung-overload related chronic adversities seem to be better described by the particle volume metric. This analysis supports the concept that ‘self-validating’, hypothesis-based computational study design delivers the highest level of unifying information required for the risk characterization of PSP. In demonstrating that the PSP under consideration is truly following the generic PSP-paradigm, this higher level of mechanistic information reduces the potential uncertainty involved with OEL derivation.
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- Jürgen Pauluhn
- Global Drug Discovery, Bayer HealthCare, Bayer Pharma AG, Toxicology, Wuppertal, D-42096, Germany. .,Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Konduru N, Keller J, Ma-Hock L, Gröters S, Landsiedel R, Donaghey TC, Brain JD, Wohlleben W, Molina RM. Biokinetics and effects of barium sulfate nanoparticles. Part Fibre Toxicol 2014; 11:55. [PMID: 25331813 PMCID: PMC4219084 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-014-0055-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2014] [Accepted: 10/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nanoparticulate barium sulfate has potential novel applications and wide use in the polymer and paint industries. A short-term inhalation study on barium sulfate nanoparticles (BaSO₄ NPs) was previously published [Part Fibre Toxicol 11:16, 2014]. We performed comprehensive biokinetic studies of ¹³¹BaSO₄ NPs administered via different routes and of acute and subchronic pulmonary responses to instilled or inhaled BaSO₄ in rats. METHODS We compared the tissue distribution of ¹³¹Ba over 28 days after intratracheal (IT) instillation, and over 7 days after gavage and intravenous (IV) injection of ¹³¹BaSO₄. Rats were exposed to 50 mg/m³ BaSO₄ aerosol for 4 or 13 weeks (6 h/day, 5 consecutive days/week), and then gross and histopathologic, blood and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid analyses were performed. BAL fluid from instilled rats was also analyzed. RESULTS Inhaled BaSO₄ NPs showed no toxicity after 4-week exposure, but a slight neutrophil increase in BAL after 13-week exposure was observed. Lung burden of inhaled BaSO₄ NPs after 4-week exposure (0.84 ± 0.18 mg/lung) decreased by 95% over 34 days. Instilled BaSO₄ NPs caused dose-dependent inflammatory responses in the lungs. Instilled BaSO₄ NPs (0.28 mg/lung) was cleared with a half-life of ≈ 9.6 days. Translocated ¹³¹Ba from the lungs was predominantly found in the bone (29%). Only 0.15% of gavaged dose was detected in all organs at 7 days. IV-injected ¹³¹BaSO₄ NPs were predominantly localized in the liver, spleen, lungs and bone at 2 hours, but redistributed from the liver to bone over time. Fecal excretion was the dominant elimination pathway for all three routes of exposure. CONCLUSIONS Pulmonary exposure to instilled BaSO₄ NPs caused dose-dependent lung injury and inflammation. Four-week and 13-week inhalation exposures to a high concentration (50 mg/m³) of BaSO₄ NPs elicited minimal pulmonary response and no systemic effects. Instilled and inhaled BaSO₄ NPs were cleared quickly yet resulted in higher tissue retention than when ingested. Particle dissolution is a likely mechanism. Injected BaSO₄ NPs localized in the reticuloendothelial organs and redistributed to the bone over time. BaSO₄ NP exhibited lower toxicity and biopersistence in the lungs compared to other poorly soluble NPs such as CeO₂ and TiO₂.
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- Nagarjun Konduru
- Department of Environmental Health, Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Experimental Toxicology and Ecology, BASF SE, GV/TB - Z470, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, Ludwigshafen, 67056, Germany.
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- Experimental Toxicology and Ecology, BASF SE, GV/TB - Z470, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, Ludwigshafen, 67056, Germany.
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- Experimental Toxicology and Ecology, BASF SE, GV/TB - Z470, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, Ludwigshafen, 67056, Germany.
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- Experimental Toxicology and Ecology, BASF SE, GV/TB - Z470, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, Ludwigshafen, 67056, Germany.
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- Department of Environmental Health, Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health, Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Experimental Toxicology and Ecology, BASF SE, GV/TB - Z470, Carl-Bosch-Straße 38, Ludwigshafen, 67056, Germany.
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- Department of Environmental Health, Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Harvard School of Public Health, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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Keller J, Wohlleben W, Ma-Hock L, Strauss V, Gröters S, Küttler K, Wiench K, Herden C, Oberdörster G, van Ravenzwaay B, Landsiedel R. Time course of lung retention and toxicity of inhaled particles: short-term exposure to nano-Ceria. Arch Toxicol 2014; 88:2033-59. [PMID: 25273020 PMCID: PMC4555363 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-014-1349-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 08/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Two Ceria nanomaterials (NM-211 and NM-212) were tested for inhalation toxicity and organ burdens in order to design a chronic and carcinogenicity inhalation study (OECD TG No. 453). Rats inhaled aerosol concentrations of 0.5, 5, and 25 mg/m3 by whole-body exposure for 6 h/day on 5 consecutive days for 1 or 4 weeks with a post-exposure period of 24 or 129 days, respectively. Lungs were examined by bronchoalveolar lavage and histopathology. Inhaled Ceria is deposited in the lung and cleared with a half-time of 40 days; at aerosol concentrations higher than 0.5 mg/m3, this clearance was impaired resulting in a half-time above 200 days (25 mg/m3). After 5 days, Ceria (>0.5 mg/m3) induced an early inflammatory reaction by increases of neutrophils in the lung which decreased with time, with sustained exposure, and also after the exposure was terminated (during the post-exposure period). The neutrophil number observed in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was decreasing and supplemented by mononuclear cells, especially macrophages which were visible in histopathology but not in BALF. Further progression to granulomatous inflammation was observed 4 weeks post-exposure. The surface area of the particles provided a dose metrics with the best correlation of the two Ceria’s inflammatory responses; hence, the inflammation appears to be directed by the particle surface rather than mass or volume in the lung. Observing the time course of lung burden and inflammation, it appears that the dose rate of particle deposition drove an initial inflammatory reaction by neutrophils. The later phase (after 4 weeks) was dominated by mononuclear cells, especially macrophages. The progression toward the subsequent granulomatous reaction was driven by the duration and amount of the particles in the lung. The further progression of the biological response will be determined in the ongoing long-term study.
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- Jana Keller
- Experimental Toxicology and Ecology, BASF SE, 67056, Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany
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Konduru NV, Murdaugh KM, Sotiriou GA, Donaghey TC, Demokritou P, Brain JD, Molina RM. Bioavailability, distribution and clearance of tracheally-instilled and gavaged uncoated or silica-coated zinc oxide nanoparticles. Part Fibre Toxicol 2014; 11:44. [PMID: 25183210 PMCID: PMC4237897 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-014-0044-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2014] [Accepted: 08/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Nanoparticle pharmacokinetics and biological effects are influenced by several factors. We assessed the effects of amorphous SiO2 coating on the pharmacokinetics of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) following intratracheal (IT) instillation and gavage in rats. METHODS Uncoated and SiO2-coated ZnO NPs were neutron-activated and IT-instilled at 1 mg/kg or gavaged at 5 mg/kg. Rats were followed over 28 days post-IT, and over 7 days post-gavage. Tissue samples were analyzed for 65Zn radioactivity. Pulmonary responses to instilled NPs were also evaluated at 24 hours. RESULTS SiO2-coated ZnO elicited significantly higher inflammatory responses than uncoated NPs. Pulmonary clearance of both 65ZnO NPs was biphasic with a rapid initial t1/2 (0.2 - 0.3 hours), and a slower terminal t1/2 of 1.2 days (SiO2-coated ZnO) and 1.7 days (ZnO). Both NPs were almost completely cleared by day 7 (>98%). With IT-instilled 65ZnO NPs, significantly more 65Zn was found in skeletal muscle, liver, skin, kidneys, cecum and blood on day 2 in uncoated than SiO2-coated NPs. By 28 days, extrapulmonary levels of 65Zn from both NPs significantly decreased. However, 65Zn levels in skeletal muscle, skin and blood remained higher from uncoated NPs. Interestingly, 65Zn levels in bone marrow and thoracic lymph nodes were higher from coated 65ZnO NPs. More 65Zn was excreted in the urine from rats instilled with SiO2-coated 65ZnO NPs. After 7 days post-gavage, only 7.4% (uncoated) and 6.7% (coated) of 65Zn dose were measured in all tissues combined. As with instilled NPs, after gavage significantly more 65Zn was measured in skeletal muscle from uncoated NPs and less in thoracic lymph nodes. More 65Zn was excreted in the urine and feces with coated than uncoated 65ZnO NPs. However, over 95% of the total dose of both NPs was eliminated in the feces by day 7. CONCLUSIONS Although SiO2-coated ZnO NPs were more inflammogenic, the overall lung clearance rate was not affected. However, SiO2 coating altered the tissue distribution of 65Zn in some extrapulmonary tissues. For both IT instillation and gavage administration, SiO2 coating enhanced transport of 65Zn to thoracic lymph nodes and decreased transport to the skeletal muscle.
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- Center for Nanotechnology and Nanotoxicology, Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences Program, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Harvard University, 665 Huntington Avenue, Boston 02115, MA, USA.
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Landsiedel R, Ma-Hock L, Hofmann T, Wiemann M, Strauss V, Treumann S, Wohlleben W, Gröters S, Wiench K, van Ravenzwaay B. Application of short-term inhalation studies to assess the inhalation toxicity of nanomaterials. Part Fibre Toxicol 2014; 11:16. [PMID: 24708749 PMCID: PMC4113196 DOI: 10.1186/1743-8977-11-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background A standard short-term inhalation study (STIS) was applied for hazard assessment of 13 metal oxide nanomaterials and micron-scale zinc oxide. Methods Rats were exposed to test material aerosols (ranging from 0.5 to 50 mg/m3) for five consecutive days with 14- or 21-day post-exposure observation. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and histopathological sections of the entire respiratory tract were examined. Pulmonary deposition and clearance and test material translocation into extra-pulmonary organs were assessed. Results Inhaled nanomaterials were found in the lung, in alveolar macrophages, and in the draining lymph nodes. Polyacrylate-coated silica was also found in the spleen, and both zinc oxides elicited olfactory epithelium necrosis. None of the other nanomaterials was recorded in extra-pulmonary organs. Eight nanomaterials did not elicit pulmonary effects, and their no observed adverse effect concentrations (NOAECs) were at least 10 mg/m3. Five materials (coated nano-TiO2, both ZnO, both CeO2) evoked concentration-dependent transient pulmonary inflammation. Most effects were at least partially reversible during the post-exposure period. Based on the NOAECs that were derived from quantitative parameters, with BALF polymorphonuclear (PMN) neutrophil counts and total protein concentration being most sensitive, or from the severity of histopathological findings, the materials were ranked by increasing toxic potency into 3 grades: lower toxic potency: BaSO4; SiO2.acrylate (by local NOAEC); SiO2.PEG; SiO2.phosphate; SiO2.amino; nano-ZrO2; ZrO2.TODA; ZrO2.acrylate; medium toxic potency: SiO2.naked; higher toxic potency: coated nano-TiO2; nano-CeO2; Al-doped nano-CeO2; micron-scale ZnO; coated nano-ZnO (and SiO2.acrylate by systemic no observed effect concentration (NOEC)). Conclusion The STIS revealed the type of effects of 13 nanomaterials, and micron-scale ZnO, information on their toxic potency, and the location and reversibility of effects. Assessment of lung burden and material translocation provided preliminary biokinetic information. Based upon the study results, the STIS protocol was re-assessed and preliminary suggestions regarding the grouping of nanomaterials for safety assessment were spelled out.
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- Robert Landsiedel
- Experimental Toxicology and Ecology, BASF SE, 67056 Ludwigshafen, Germany.
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Low-Toxicity Dusts: Current Exposure Guidelines Are Not Sufficiently Protective. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 57:685-91. [DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/met038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Steinritz D, Möhle N, Pohl C, Papritz M, Stenger B, Schmidt A, Kirkpatrick CJ, Thiermann H, Vogel R, Hoffmann S, Aufderheide M. Use of the Cultex® Radial Flow System as an in vitro exposure method to assess acute pulmonary toxicity of fine dusts and nanoparticles with special focus on the intra- and inter-laboratory reproducibility. Chem Biol Interact 2013; 206:479-90. [PMID: 23669118 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2013.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2013] [Revised: 04/29/2013] [Accepted: 05/02/2013] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Exposure of the respiratory tract to airborne particles (including metal-dusts and nano-particles) is considered as a serious health hazard. For a wide range of substances basic knowledge about the toxic properties and the underlying pathomechanisms is lacking or even completely missing. Legislation demands the toxicological characterization of all chemicals placed on the market until 2018 (REACH). As toxicological in vivo data are rare with regard to acute lung toxicity or exhibit distinct limitations (e.g. inter-species differences) and legislation claims the reduction of animal experiments in general ("3R" principle), profound in vitro models have to be established and characterized to meet these requirements. In this paper we characterize a recently introduced advanced in vitro exposure system (Cultex® RFS) showing a great similarity to the physiological in vivo exposure situation for the assessment of acute pulmonary toxicity of airborne materials. Using the Cultex® RFS, human lung epithelial cells (A549 cells) were exposed to different concentrations of airborne metal dusts (nano- and microscale particles) at the air-liquid-interface (ALI). Cell viability (WST-1 assay) as a parameter of toxicity was assessed 24h after exposure with special focus on the intra- and inter-laboratory (three independent laboratories) reproducibility. Our results show the general applicability of the Cultex® RFS with regard to the requirements of the ECVAM (European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods) principles on test validity underlining its robustness and stability. Intra- and inter-laboratory reproducibility can be considered as sufficient if predefined quality criteria are respected. Special attention must be paid to the pure air controls that turned out to be a critical parameter for a rational interpretation of the results. Our results are encouraging and future work is planned to improve the inter-laboratory reproducibility, to consolidate the results so far and to develop a valid prediction model.
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- Dirk Steinritz
- Bundeswehr Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Neuherbergstraße 11, 80937 Munich, Germany; Walther Straub Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Munich, Goethestraße 33, 80336 Munich, Germany.
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Eydner M, Schaudien D, Creutzenberg O, Ernst H, Hansen T, Baumgärtner W, Rittinghausen S. Impacts after inhalation of nano- and fine-sized titanium dioxide particles: morphological changes, translocation within the rat lung, and evaluation of particle deposition using the relative deposition index. Inhal Toxicol 2012; 24:557-69. [DOI: 10.3109/08958378.2012.697494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Adamcakova-Dodd A, Stebounova LV, O'Shaughnessy PT, Kim JS, Grassian VH, Thorne PS. Murine pulmonary responses after sub-chronic exposure to aluminum oxide-based nanowhiskers. Part Fibre Toxicol 2012; 9:22. [PMID: 22713230 PMCID: PMC3478979 DOI: 10.1186/1743-8977-9-22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Accepted: 05/17/2012] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background Aluminum oxide-based nanowhiskers (AO nanowhiskers) have been used in manufacturing processes as catalyst supports, flame retardants, adsorbents, or in ceramic, metal and plastic composite materials. They are classified as high aspect ratio nanomaterials. Our aim was to assess in vivo toxicity of inhaled AO nanowhisker aerosols. Methods Primary dimensions of AO nanowhiskers specified by manufacturer were 2–4 nm x 2800 nm. The aluminum content found in this nanomaterial was 30% [mixed phase material containing Al(OH)3 and AlOOH]. Male mice (C57Bl/6 J) were exposed to AO nanowhiskers for 4 hrs/day, 5 days/wk for 2 or 4 wks in a dynamic whole body exposure chamber. The whiskers were aerosolized with an acoustical dry aerosol generator that included a grounded metal elutriator and a venturi aspirator to enhance deagglomeration. Average concentration of aerosol in the chamber was 3.3 ± 0.6 mg/m3 and the mobility diameter was 150 ± 1.6 nm. Both groups of mice (2 or 4 wks exposure) were necropsied immediately after the last exposure. Aluminum content in the lung, heart, liver, and spleen was determined. Pulmonary toxicity assessment was performed by evaluation of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid (enumeration of total and differential cells, total protein, activity of lactate dehydrogenase [LDH] and cytokines), blood (total and differential cell counts), lung histopathology and pulmonary mechanics. Results Following exposure, mean Al content of lungs was 0.25, 8.10 and 15.37 μg/g lung (dry wt) respectively for sham, 2 wk and 4 wk exposure groups. The number of total cells and macrophages in BAL fluid was 2-times higher in animals exposed for 2 wks and 6-times higher in mice exposed for 4 wks, compared to shams (p < 0.01, p < 0.001, respectively). However no neutrophilic inflammation in BAL fluid was found and neutrophils were below 1% in all groups. No significant differences were found in total protein, activity of LDH, or cytokines levels (IL-6, IFN-γ, MIP-1α, TNF-α, and MIP-2) between shams and exposed mice. Conclusions Sub-chronic inhalation exposures to aluminum-oxide based nanowhiskers induced increased lung macrophages, but no inflammatory or toxic responses were observed.
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- Andrea Adamcakova-Dodd
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
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Samy RP, Ng CT, Bay BH, Watt F. Carboxylate microsphere-induced cellular toxicity in human lung fibroblasts. Exp Biol Med (Maywood) 2012; 237:635-43. [DOI: 10.1258/ebm.2012.011310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Carboxylate microspheres (CMs) are mainly used in industrial, biomedical and various household products. In this study, we assessed the cytotoxic effects of CMs on human MRC-5 lung fibroblasts by using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay. Oxidative stress was determined by measurements of reactive oxygen species and antioxidant (superoxide dismutase and catalase) levels and proinflammatory cytokines quantified by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Morphological changes were examined by light microscopy, confocal microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The lung fibroblasts were exposed to increasing concentrations of CMs (0.1–1000 μmol/L) for 24 h. The results showed significant changes in cell morphology with induction of cytotoxicity and oxidative stress observed in 10–1000 μmol/L concentrations of CM-treated fibroblasts. Ultrastructural examination revealed the presence of CMs inside the cytoplasm of treated lung fibroblasts. CMs also induced elevated interleukin (IL)-1, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 and tumor necrosis factor α levels at higher concentrations. We have demonstrated that CMs significantly reduce cell viability in a dose-dependant manner in lung fibroblasts at 0.1–1000 μmol/L doses. The findings suggest that high doses of CMs have the potential to induce cellular toxicity to the lung in vitro.
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- Ramar Perumal Samy
- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore - 117597
- Infectious Diseases Programme, Department of Microbiology, MD 4 Science Drive 2, National University of Singapore, Singapore - 117597
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- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore - 117597
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- Department of Anatomy, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, Singapore - 117597
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- Centre for Ion Beam Applications (CIBA), Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore- 117542
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Hazard identification of inhaled nanomaterials: making use of short-term inhalation studies. Arch Toxicol 2012; 86:1137-51. [DOI: 10.1007/s00204-012-0834-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2011] [Accepted: 03/01/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Raynor PC, Cebula JI, Spangenberger JS, Olson BA, Dasch JM, D'Arcy JB. Assessing potential nanoparticle release during nanocomposite shredding using direct-reading instruments. JOURNAL OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE 2012; 9:1-13. [PMID: 22168254 DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2012.633061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This study was conducted to determine if engineered nanoparticles are released into the air when nanocomposite parts are shredded for recycling. Test plaques made from polypropylene resin reinforced with either montmorillonite nanoclay or talc and from the same resin with no reinforcing material were shredded by a granulator inside a test apparatus. As the plaques were shredded, an ultrafine condensation particle counter; a diffusion charger; a photometer; an electrical mobility analyzer; and an optical particle counter measured number, lung-deposited surface area, and mass concentrations and size distributions by number in real-time. Overall, the particle levels produced were both stable and lower than found in some occupational environments. Although the lowest particle concentrations were observed when the talc-filled plaques were shredded, fewer nanoparticles were generated from the nanocomposite plaques than when the plain resin plaques were shredded. For example, the average particle number concentrations measured using the ultrafine condensation particle counter were 1300 particles/cm(3) for the talc-reinforced resin, 4280 particles/cm(3) for the nanoclay-reinforced resin, and 12,600 particles/cm(3) for the plain resin. Similarly, the average alveolar-deposited particle surface area concentrations measured using the diffusion charger were 4.0 μm(2)/cm(3) for the talc-reinforced resin, 8.5 μm(2)/cm(3) for the nanoclay-reinforced resin, and 26 μm(2)/cm(3) for the plain resin. For all three materials, count median diameters were near 10 nm during tests, which is smaller than should be found from the reinforcing materials. These findings suggest that recycling of nanoclay-reinforced plastics does not have a strong potential to generate more airborne nanoparticles than recycling of conventional plastics.
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- University of Minnesota, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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Halappanavar S, Jackson P, Williams A, Jensen KA, Hougaard KS, Vogel U, Yauk CL, Wallin H. Pulmonary response to surface-coated nanotitanium dioxide particles includes induction of acute phase response genes, inflammatory cascades, and changes in microRNAs: a toxicogenomic study. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2011; 52:425-39. [PMID: 21259345 PMCID: PMC3210826 DOI: 10.1002/em.20639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2010] [Revised: 10/12/2010] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nanoTiO(2) ) are used in various applications including in paints. NanoTiO(2) inhalation may induce pulmonary toxicity and systemic effects. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, the effects of inhaled surface-coated nanoTiO(2) on pulmonary global messenger RNA (mRNA) and microRNA (miRNA) expression in mouse were characterized to provide insight into the molecular response. Female C57BL/6BomTac mice were exposed for 1 hr daily to 42.4 ± 2.9 (SEM) mg surface-coated nanoTiO(2) /m(3) for 11 consecutive days by inhalation and were sacrificed 5 days following the last exposure. Physicochemical properties of the particles were determined. Pulmonary response to nanoTiO(2) was characterized using DNA microarrays and pathway-specific PCR arrays and related to data on pulmonary inflammation from bronchial lavages. NanoTiO(2) exposure resulted in increased levels of mRNA for acute phase markers serum amyloid A-1 (Saa1) and serum amyloid A-3 (Saa3), several C-X-C and C-C motif chemokines, and cytokine tumor necrosis factor genes. Protein analysis of Saa1 and 3 showed selective upregulation of Saa3 in lung tissues. Sixteen miRNAs were induced by more than 1.2-fold (adjusted P-value < 0.05) following exposure. Real time polymerase chain reaction confirmed the upregulation of miR-1, miR-449a and revealed dramatic induction of miR-135b (60-fold). Thus, inhalation of surface-coated nanoTiO(2) results in changes in the expression of genes associated with acute phase, inflammation and immune response 5 days post exposure with concomitant changes in several miRNAs. The role of these miRNAs in pulmonary response to inhaled particles is unknown and warrants further research.
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- Sabina Halappanavar
- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Halatek T, Lutz P, Krajnow A, Stetkiewicz J, Domeradzka K, Swiercz R, Wasowicz W. Assessment of neurobehavioral and biochemical effects in rats exposed to copper smelter dusts. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2011; 46:230-241. [PMID: 21279893 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2011.535407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Female Wistar rats were instilled per os by gavage with different copper dust samples: P-25 obtained by passing the test material through a 25 μmsieve, and P-0.1 containing soluble matter and ultra-fine, non-soluble<100 nm particulate matter (PM) fraction. The control group received sterile saline. The effects were studied at day 1, 7, and 30 post-exposure, focusing on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) analysis (including biochemistry, cell morphology, cell viability, and Clara cell 16 protein concentration) and pathomorphology of lung. Results of biochemical tests showed a strong pro-inflammatory effect of both particulate fractions. The morphological studies after exposure to P-25 and P-0.1 fractions showed multi-focal infiltrations in the alveoli. Changes in behavioral (radial maze and passive avoidance tests) have shown that memory in groups exposed to dust was impaired. Our findings indicate that both samples of dust from Copper Smelter cause greater and lesser intensity (P-25 > P-0.1) of the symptoms of acute inflammatory reaction immediately 24 h after instillation to rats. Exposure results in dropping CC16 protein level in serum of rats. After one month, previous acute inflammation was resolved and transformed in persistent low-grade inflammation. The low-grade inflammation resulted in induction of neurobehavioral effects probably by changes in "cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway" in which acetylcholine modulates neurotransmission.
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- Tadeusz Halatek
- Department of Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, Lodz, Poland.
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Huang CH, Tai CY, Huang CY, Tsai CJ, Chen CW, Chang CP, Shih TS. Measurements of respirable dust and nanoparticle concentrations in a titanium dioxide pigment production factory. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2010; 45:1227-1233. [PMID: 20623401 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2010.493792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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This study compared respirable dust and nanoparticle concentrations measured by different sampling devices at a titanium dioxide pigment factory. Respirable particle mass concentrations, nanoparticle concentrations, particle size distribution and particle metallic content were measured at different sampling locations. The sampling results of the Multi-orifice Uniform Deposit Impactor (MOUDI) showed that the particle size distribution at this titanium dioxide production factory fell in the range of 1-10 mu m. Generally, the higher levels of the respirable particle mass concentrations and nanoparticle number concentrations were near the packing site of the pigment titanium dioxide production factory. Metal analysis results revealed that the titanium dioxide concentrations in respirable dust and nanoparticles were within the limits specified by National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). During sampling, particle metallic content analysis is essential for identifying the source of particles and for measuring respirable dust and nanoparticle concentrations.
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- Cheng-Hsiung Huang
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Health, Yuanpei University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
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Madl AK, Pinkerton KE. Health effects of inhaled engineered and incidental nanoparticles. Crit Rev Toxicol 2010; 39:629-58. [PMID: 19743943 DOI: 10.1080/10408440903133788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 103] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Engineered nanoscale materials provide tremendous promise for technological advancements; however, concerns have been raised about whether research of the possible health risks of these nanomaterials is keeping pace with products going to market. Research on nanomaterials, including carbon nanotubes, semiconductor crystals, and other ultrafine particles (i.e., titanium dioxide, quantum dots, iridium) will be examined to illustrate what is currently known or unknown about how particle characteristics (e.g., size, agglomeration, morphology, solubility, surface chemistry) and exposure/dose metrics (e.g., mass, size, surface area) influence the biological fate and toxicity of inhaled nanosized particles. The fact that nanosized particles (1) have a potentially high efficiency for deposition; (2) target both the upper and lower regions of the respiratory tract; (3) are retained in the lungs for a long period of time, and (4) induce more oxidative stress and cause greater inflammatory effects than their fine-sized equivalents suggest a need to study the impact of these particles on the body. Achieving a better understanding of the dynamics at play between particle physicochemistry, transport patterns, and cellular responses in the lungs and other organs will provide a future basis for establishing predictive measures of toxicity or biocompatibility and a framework for assessing potential human health risks.
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- Amy K Madl
- Center for Health and the Environment, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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Geiser M, Kreyling WG. Deposition and biokinetics of inhaled nanoparticles. Part Fibre Toxicol 2010; 7:2. [PMID: 20205860 PMCID: PMC2826283 DOI: 10.1186/1743-8977-7-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 407] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2009] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Particle biokinetics is important in hazard identification and characterization of inhaled particles. Such studies intend to convert external to internal exposure or biologically effective dose, and may help to set limits in that way. Here we focus on the biokinetics of inhaled nanometer sized particles in comparison to micrometer sized ones.The presented approach ranges from inhaled particle deposition probability and retention in the respiratory tract to biokinetics and clearance of particles out of the respiratory tract. Particle transport into the blood circulation (translocation), towards secondary target organs and tissues (accumulation), and out of the body (clearance) is considered. The macroscopically assessed amount of particles in the respiratory tract and secondary target organs provides dose estimates for toxicological studies on the level of the whole organism. Complementary, microscopic analyses at the individual particle level provide detailed information about which cells and subcellular components are the target of inhaled particles. These studies contribute to shed light on mechanisms and modes of action eventually leading to adverse health effects by inhaled nanoparticles.We review current methods for macroscopic and microscopic analyses of particle deposition, retention and clearance. Existing macroscopic knowledge on particle biokinetics and microscopic views on particle organ interactions are discussed comparing nanometer and micrometer sized particles. We emphasize the importance for quantitative analyses and the use of particle doses derived from real world exposures.
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- Marianne Geiser
- Institute of Anatomy, University of Bern, Baltzerstrasse 2, CH-3000 Bern 9, Switzerland
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center, Institute of Lung Biology and Disease and Focus-Network Nanoparticles and Health, Helmholtz Center Munich, Munich, Germany
- German Research Center for Environmental Health, Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1, D-85764 Neuherberg/Munich, Germany
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Fadeel B, Kagan V, Krug H, Shvedova A, Svartengren M, Tran L, Wiklund L. There's plenty of room at the forum: Potential risks and safety assessment of engineered nanomaterials. Nanotoxicology 2009. [DOI: 10.1080/17435390701565578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Donaldson K, Borm PJA, Oberdorster G, Pinkerton KE, Stone V, Tran CL. Concordance BetweenInVitroandInVivoDosimetry in the Proinflammatory Effects of Low-Toxicity, Low-Solubility Particles: The Key Role of the Proximal Alveolar Region. Inhal Toxicol 2008; 20:53-62. [DOI: 10.1080/08958370701758742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Rogueda PGA, Traini D. The nanoscale in pulmonary delivery. Part 1: deposition, fate, toxicology and effects. Expert Opin Drug Deliv 2007; 4:595-606. [DOI: 10.1517/17425247.4.6.595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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A substantial literature demonstrates that the main ultrafine particles found in ambient urban air are combustion-derived nanoparticles (CDNP) which originate from a number of sources and pose a hazard to the lungs. For CDNP, three properties appear important-surface area, organics and metals. All of these can generate free radicals and so induce oxidative stress and inflammation. Inflammation is a process involved in the diseases exhibited by the individuals susceptible to the effects of PM- development and exacerbations of airways disease and cardiovascular disease. It is therefore possible to implicate CDNP in the common adverse effects of increased PM. The adverse effects of increases in PM on the cardiovascular system are well-documented in the epidemiological literature and, as argued above, these effects are likely to be driven by the combustion-derived NP. The epidemiological findings can be explained in a number of hypotheses regarding the action of NP:-1) Inflammation in the lungs caused by NP causes atheromatous plaque development and destabilization; 2) The inflammation in the lungs causes alteration in the clotting status or fibrinolytic balance favouring thrombogenesis; 3) The NP themselves or metals/organics released by the particles enter the circulation and have direct effects on the endothelium, plaques, the clotting system or the autonomic nervous system/ heart rhythm. Environmental nanoparticles are accidentally produced but they provide a toxicological model for a new class of purposely 'engineered' NP arising from the nanotechnology industry, whose effects are much less understood. Bridging our toxicological knowledge between the environmental nanoparticles and the new engineered nanoparticles is a considerable challenge.
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- Rodger Duffin
- MRC/University of Edinburgh Centre for Inflammation Research, ELEGI Colt Laboratory, Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh, EH16 4TJ, Scotland, UK.
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Ramachandran G, Paulsen D, Watts W, Kittelson D. Mass, surface area and number metrics in diesel occupational exposure assessment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 7:728-35. [PMID: 15986054 DOI: 10.1039/b503854e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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While diesel aerosol exposure assessment has traditionally been based on the mass concentration metric, recent studies have suggested that particle number and surface area concentrations may be more health-relevant. In this study, we evaluated the exposures of three occupational groups-bus drivers, parking garage attendants, and bus mechanics-using the mass concentration of elemental carbon (EC) as well as surface area and number concentrations. These occupational groups are exposed to mixtures of diesel and gasoline exhaust on a regular basis in various ratios. The three groups had significantly different exposures to workshift TWA EC with the highest levels observed in the bus garage mechanics and the lowest levels in the parking ramp booth attendants. In terms of surface area, parking ramp attendants had significantly greater exposures than bus garage mechanics, who in turn had significantly greater exposures than bus drivers. In terms of number concentrations, the exposures of garage mechanics exceeded those of ramp booth attendants by a factor of 5-6. Depending on the exposure metric chosen, the three occupational groups had quite different exposure rankings. This illustrates the importance of the choice of exposure metric in epidemiological studies. If these three occupational groups were part of an epidemiological study, depending on the metric used, they may or may not be part of the same similarly exposed group (SEG). The exposure rankings (e.g., low, medium, or high) of the three groups also changes with the metric used. If the incorrect metric is used, significant misclassification errors may occur.
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- Gurumurthy Ramachandran
- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, MMC 807, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Bermudez E, Mangum JB, Wong BA, Asgharian B, Hext PM, Warheit DB, Everitt JI. Pulmonary responses of mice, rats, and hamsters to subchronic inhalation of ultrafine titanium dioxide particles. Toxicol Sci 2003; 77:347-57. [PMID: 14600271 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfh019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 365] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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A multispecies, subchronic, inhalation study comparing pulmonary responses to ultrafine titanium dioxide (uf-TiO(2)) was performed. Female rats, mice, and hamsters were exposed to aerosol concentrations of 0.5, 2.0, or 10 mg/m(3) uf-TiO(2) particles for 6 h/day, 5 days/week, for 13 weeks. Following the exposure period, animals were held for recovery periods of 4, 13, 26, or 52 weeks (49 weeks for the uf-TiO(2)-exposed hamsters) and, at each time point, uf-TiO(2) burdens in the lung and lymph nodes and selected lung responses were examined. The responses studied were chosen to assess a variety of pulmonary parameters, including inflammation, cytotoxicity, lung cell proliferation, and histopathological alterations. Retained lung burdens increased in a dose-dependent manner in all three species and were at a maximum at the end of exposures. Mice and rats had similar retained lung burdens at the end of the exposures when expressed as mg uf-TiO(2)/mg dry lung, whereas hamsters had retained lung burdens that were significantly lower. Lung burdens in all three species decreased with time after exposure, and, at the end of the recovery period, the percentage of the lung particle burden remaining in the 10 mg/m(3) group was 57, 45, and 3% for rat, mouse, and hamster, respectively. The retardation of particle clearance from the lungs in mice and rats of the 10 mg/m(3) group indicated that pulmonary particle overload had been achieved in these animals. Pulmonary inflammation in rats and mice exposed to 10 mg/m(3) was evidenced by increased numbers of macrophages and neutrophils and increased concentrations of soluble markers in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). The initial neutrophil response in rats was greater than in mice, whereas the relative increase of macrophages was less than in mice. The neutrophilic response of rats, but not mice, declined in a time-dependent manner correlating with declining lung burdens; however, the fraction of recovered neutrophils at 52 weeks postexposure was equivalent in the two species. Consistent increases in soluble indicators of toxicity in the BALF (LDH and protein) occurred principally in rats and mice exposed to 10 mg/m(3) and diminished with time postexposure. There were no significant changes in cellular response or with markers indicating toxicity in hamsters, reflecting the capacity of these animals to rapidly clear particles from the lung. Progressive epithelial and fibroproliferative changes were observed in rats of the 10 mg/m(3) group. These lesions consisted of foci of alveolar epithelial proliferation of metaplastic epithelial cells (so-called alveolar bronchiolization) circumscribing aggregated foci of heavily particle-laden macrophages. The observed epithelial proliferative changes were also manifested in rats as an increase in alveolar epithelial cell labeling in cell proliferation studies. Associated with these foci of epithelial proliferation were interstitial particle accumulation and alveolar septal fibrosis. These lesions became more pronounced with increasing time postexposure. Epithelial, metaplastic, and fibroproliferative changes were not noted in either mice or hamsters. In summary, there were significant species differences in the pulmonary responses to inhaled uf-TiO(2) particles. Under conditions where the lung uf-TiO(2) burdens were equivalent, rats developed a more severe inflammatory response than mice and, subsequently, developed progressive epithelial and fibroproliferative changes. Clearance of particles from the lung was markedly impaired in mice and rats exposed to 10 mg/m(3) uf-TiO(2), whereas clearance in hamsters did not appear to be affected at any of the administered doses. These data are consistent with the results of a companion study using inhaled pigmentary (fine mode) TiO(2) (Bermudez et al., 2002) and demonstrate that the pulmonary responses of rats exposed to ultrafine particulate concentrations likely to induce pulmonary overload are different from similarly exposed mice and hamsters. These differences can be explained both by pulmonary respy response and by particle dosimetry differences among these rodent species.
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- Edilberto Bermudez
- CIIT Centers for Health Research, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
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Riechelmann H, Rettinger G, Weschta M, Keck T, Deutschle T. Effects of low-toxicity particulate matter on human nasal function. J Occup Environ Med 2003; 45:54-60. [PMID: 12553179 DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200301000-00013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Chronic nasal and paranasal sinus problems affect approximately 15% of the population in industrialized countries. Recent studies suggest that particulate matter might contribute to this condition. The effects of acute exposure to low-toxicity particulate matter on human nasal airflow, mucociliary transport, and nasal discomfort should be assessed. Thirty-two healthy volunteers were exposed to 0 (control), 500, 1000, and 5000 micrograms/m3 calcium carbonate dust for 3 hours and nasal saccharin transport time (STT), rhinomanometry, and visual analog scales (VAS) on nasal discomfort were obtained. A dose dependent decrease of STT (P = 0.02) and nasal patency (P = 0.04), and increased sensation of nasal obstruction (P = 0.002) and dryness (P = 0.03) was observed. The results indicate that acute exposure to low-toxicity particulate matter in concentrations frequently encountered in western agglomeration areas may affect nasal functions and cause nasal symptoms.
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- Herbert Riechelmann
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Ulm, Medical School, Prittwitzstr. 43, Ulm 89075, Germany.
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