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Bautista-Pérez R, Cano-Martínez A, Herrera-Rodríguez MA, Ramos-Godinez MDP, Pérez Reyes OL, Chirino YI, Rodríguez Serrano ZJ, López-Marure R. Oral Exposure to Titanium Dioxide E171 and Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Induces Multi-Organ Damage in Rats: Role of Ceramide. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:5881. [PMID: 38892068 PMCID: PMC11172338 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25115881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2024] [Revised: 05/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/23/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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Food-grade titanium dioxide (E171) and zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are common food additives for human consumption. We examined multi-organ toxicity of both compounds on Wistar rats orally exposed for 90 days. Rats were divided into three groups: (1) control (saline solution), (2) E171-exposed, and (3) ZnO NPs-exposed. Histological examination was performed with hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Ceramide (Cer), 3-nitrotyrosine (NT), and lysosome-associated membrane protein 2 (LAMP-2) were detected by immunofluorescence. Relevant histological changes were observed: disorganization, inflammatory cell infiltration, and mitochondrial damage. Increased levels of Cer, NT, and LAMP-2 were observed in the liver, kidney, and brain of E171- and ZnO NPs-exposed rats, and in rat hearts exposed to ZnO NPs. E171 up-regulated Cer and NT levels in the aorta and heart, while ZnO NPs up-regulated them in the aorta. Both NPs increased LAMP-2 expression in the intestine. In conclusion, chronic oral exposure to metallic NPs causes multi-organ injury, reflecting how these food additives pose a threat to human health. Our results suggest how complex interplay between ROS, Cer, LAMP-2, and NT may modulate organ function during NP damage.
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- Rocío Bautista-Pérez
- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico;
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.)
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- Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico
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- Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City 54090, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.)
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City 14080, Mexico; (A.C.-M.)
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Han D, Chen R, Kan H, Xu Y. The bio-distribution, clearance pathways, and toxicity mechanisms of ambient ultrafine particles. ECO-ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH (ONLINE) 2023; 2:95-106. [PMID: 38074989 PMCID: PMC10702920 DOI: 10.1016/j.eehl.2023.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Ambient particles severely threaten human health worldwide. Compared to larger particles, ultrafine particles (UFPs) are highly concentrated in ambient environments, have a larger specific surface area, and are retained for a longer time in the lung. Recent studies have found that they can be transported into various extra-pulmonary organs by crossing the air-blood barrier (ABB). Therefore, to understand the adverse effects of UFPs, it is crucial to thoroughly investigate their bio-distribution and clearance pathways in vivo after inhalation, as well as their toxicological mechanisms. This review highlights emerging evidence on the bio-distribution of UFPs in pulmonary and extra-pulmonary organs. It explores how UFPs penetrate the ABB, the blood-brain barrier (BBB), and the placental barrier (PB) and subsequently undergo clearance by the liver, kidney, or intestine. In addition, the potential underlying toxicological mechanisms of UFPs are summarized, providing fundamental insights into how UFPs induce adverse health effects.
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- Dongyang Han
- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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Xue R, Lan R, Su W, Wang Z, Li X, Zhao J, Ma C, Xing B. Mechanistic Understanding toward the Maternal Transfer of Nanoplastics in Daphnia magna. ACS NANO 2023. [PMID: 37449792 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.3c01847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Nanoplastics induce transgenerational toxicity to aquatic organisms, but the specific pathways for the maternal transfer of nanoplastics remain unclear. Herein, laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM) observations identified the specific pathways on the maternal transfer of polystyrene (PS) nanoplastics (25 nm) in Daphnia magna. In vivo and in vitro experiments showed that PS nanoplastics could enter the brood chamber through its opening and then be internalized to eggs and embryos using LSCM imaging (pathway I). In addition, PS nanoplastics were observed in the oocytes of the ovary, demonstrating gut-ovary-oocyte transfer (pathway II). Furthermore, label-free hyperspectral imaging was used to detect the distribution of nanoplastics in the embryos and ovary of Daphnia, again confirming the maternal transfer of nanoplastics through the two pathways mentioned above. The contribution from pathway I (88%) was much higher than pathway II (12%) based on nanoflow cytometry quantification. In addition, maternal transfer in Daphnia depended on the particle size of PS nanoplastics, as demonstrated by using LSCM and hyperspectral imaging. Unlike 25 nm nanoplastics, 50 nm PS nanoplastics could enter the brood chamber and the eggs/embryos (pathway I), but were not detected in the ovary (pathway II); 100 nm PS nanoplastics were difficult to be internalized by eggs/embryos and could not enter the ovary either. These findings provide insight into the maternal transfer mechanisms of nanoplastics in Daphnia, and are critical for better understanding the transgenerational toxicity of aquatic organisms.
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- Runze Xue
- Institute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Institute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Institute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Institute of Environmental Processes and Pollution Control, and School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- Institute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
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- Institute of Coastal Environmental Pollution Control, Key Laboratory of Marine Environment and Ecology (Ministry of Education), Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266100, China
- Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao 266237, China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts 01003, United States
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Santos-Aguilar P, Bernal-Ramírez J, Vázquez-Garza E, Vélez-Escamilla LY, Lozano O, García-Rivas GDJ, Contreras-Torres FF. Synthesis and Characterization of Rutile TiO 2 Nanoparticles for the Toxicological Effect on the H9c2 Cell Line from Rats. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:19024-19036. [PMID: 37273591 PMCID: PMC10233665 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The widespread use of titanium dioxide (TiO2) has raised concerns about potential health risks associated with its cytotoxicity in the cardiovascular system. To evaluate the cytotoxicity of TiO2 particles, the H9c2 rat cardiomyoblasts were used as a biological model, and their toxicological susceptibility to TiO2-anatase and TiO2-rutile particles was studied in vitro. The study examined dose and time exposure responses. The cell viability was evaluated based on metabolic inhibition and membrane integrity loss. The results revealed that both TiO2-anatase and TiO2-rutile particles induced similar levels of cytotoxicity at the inhibition concentrations IC25 (1.4-4.4 μg/cm2) and IC50 (7.2-9.3 μg/cm2). However, at more significant concentrations, TiO2-rutile appeared to be more cytotoxic than TiO2-anatase at 24 h. The study found that the TiO2 particles induced apoptosis events, but necrosis was not observed at any of the concentrations of particles used. The study considered the effects of microstructural properties, crystalline phase, and particle size in determining the capability of TiO2 particles to induce cytotoxicity in H9c2 cardiomyoblasts. The microstress in TiO2 particles was assessed using powder X-ray diffraction through Williamson-Hall and Warren-Averbach analysis. The analysis estimated the apparent crystallite domain and microstrain of TiO2-anatase to be 29 nm (ε = 1.03%) and TiO2-rutile to be 21 nm (ε = 0.53%), respectively. Raman spectroscopy, N2 adsorption isotherms, and dynamic light scattering were used to identify the presence of pure crystalline phases (>99.9%), comparative surface areas (10 m2/g), and ζ-potential values (-24 mV). The difference in the properties of TiO2 particles made it difficult to attribute the cytotoxicity solely to one variable.
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- Pamela Santos-Aguilar
- Escuela
de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico
de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L. 64849, Mexico
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- Escuela
de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnologico
de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L. 64460, Mexico
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- Escuela
de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnologico
de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L. 64460, Mexico
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- Escuela
de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnologico
de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L. 64460, Mexico
- The
Institute for Obesity Research, Tecnologico
de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L. 64849, Mexico
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- Escuela
de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud, Tecnologico
de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L. 64460, Mexico
- The
Institute for Obesity Research, Tecnologico
de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L. 64849, Mexico
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- Escuela
de Ingeniería y Ciencias, Tecnologico
de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L. 64849, Mexico
- The
Institute for Obesity Research, Tecnologico
de Monterrey, Monterrey, N.L. 64849, Mexico
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Gutierrez CT, Loizides C, Hafez I, Brostrøm A, Wolff H, Szarek J, Berthing T, Mortensen A, Jensen KA, Roursgaard M, Saber AT, Møller P, Biskos G, Vogel U. Acute phase response following pulmonary exposure to soluble and insoluble metal oxide nanomaterials in mice. Part Fibre Toxicol 2023; 20:4. [PMID: 36650530 PMCID: PMC9843849 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-023-00514-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute phase response (APR) is characterized by a change in concentration of different proteins, including C-reactive protein and serum amyloid A (SAA) that can be linked to both exposure to metal oxide nanomaterials and risk of cardiovascular diseases. In this study, we intratracheally exposed mice to ZnO, CuO, Al2O3, SnO2 and TiO2 and carbon black (Printex 90) nanomaterials with a wide range in phagolysosomal solubility. We subsequently assessed neutrophil numbers, protein and lactate dehydrogenase activity in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, Saa3 and Saa1 mRNA levels in lung and liver tissue, respectively, and SAA3 and SAA1/2 in plasma. Endpoints were analyzed 1 and 28 days after exposure, including histopathology of lung and liver tissues. RESULTS All nanomaterials induced pulmonary inflammation after 1 day, and exposure to ZnO, CuO, SnO2, TiO2 and Printex 90 increased Saa3 mRNA levels in lungs and Saa1 mRNA levels in liver. Additionally, CuO, SnO2, TiO2 and Printex 90 increased plasma levels of SAA3 and SAA1/2. Acute phase response was predicted by deposited surface area for insoluble metal oxides, 1 and 28 days post-exposure. CONCLUSION Soluble and insoluble metal oxides induced dose-dependent APR with different time dependency. Neutrophil influx, Saa3 mRNA levels in lung tissue and plasma SAA3 levels correlated across all studied nanomaterials, suggesting that these endpoints can be used as biomarkers of acute phase response and cardiovascular disease risk following exposure to soluble and insoluble particles.
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- Claudia Torero Gutierrez
- grid.5254.60000 0001 0674 042XSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark ,grid.418079.30000 0000 9531 3915National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.426429.f0000 0004 0580 3152Atmosphere and Climate Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- grid.426429.f0000 0004 0580 3152Atmosphere and Climate Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- grid.5170.30000 0001 2181 8870National Centre for Nano Fabrication and Characterization, Technical University of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.6975.d0000 0004 0410 5926Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- grid.412607.60000 0001 2149 6795Department of Pathophysiology, Forensic Veterinary Medicine and Administration, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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- grid.418079.30000 0000 9531 3915National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.418079.30000 0000 9531 3915National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.418079.30000 0000 9531 3915National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.5254.60000 0001 0674 042XSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.418079.30000 0000 9531 3915National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.5254.60000 0001 0674 042XSection of Environmental Health, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- grid.426429.f0000 0004 0580 3152Atmosphere and Climate Research Centre, The Cyprus Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus ,grid.5292.c0000 0001 2097 4740Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Bocca B, Leso V, Battistini B, Caimi S, Senofonte M, Fedele M, Cavallo DM, Cattaneo A, Lovreglio P, Iavicoli I. Human biomonitoring and personal air monitoring. An integrated approach to assess exposure of stainless-steel welders to metal-oxide nanoparticles. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 216:114736. [PMID: 36343713 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In welding, there is a potential risk due to metal-oxide nanoparticles (MONPs) exposure of workers. To investigate this possibility, the diameter and number particles concentration of MONPs were evaluated in different biological matrices and in personal air samples collected from 18 stainless-steel welders and 15 unexposed administrative employees engaged in two Italian mechanical engineering Companies. Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) and urine were sampled at pre-shift on 1st day and post-shift on 5th day of the workweek, while plasma and inhalable particulate matter (IPM) at post-shift on 5th day and analysed using the Single Particle Mass Spectrometry (SP-ICP-MS) technique to assess possible exposure to Cr2O3, Mn3O4 and NiO nanoparticles (NPs) in welders. The NPs in IPM at both Companies presented a multi-oxide composition consisting of Cr2O3 (median, 871,574 particles/m3; 70 nm), Mn3O4 (median, 713,481 particles/m3; 92 nm) and NiO (median, 369,324 particles/m3; 55 nm). The EBC of welders at both Companies showed Cr2O3 NPs median concentration significantly higher at post-shift (64,645 particles/mL; 55 nm) than at pre-shift (15,836 particles/mL; 58 nm). Significantly lower Cr2O3 NPs median concentration and size (7762 particles/mL; 44 nm) were observed in plasma compared to EBC of welders. At one Company, NiO NPs median concentration in EBC (22,000 particles/mL; 65 nm) and plasma (8248 particles/mL; 37 nm) were detected only at post-shift. No particles of Cr2O3, Mn3O4 and NiO were detected in urine of welders at both Companies. The combined analyses of biological matrices and air samples were a valid approach to investigate both internal and external exposure of welding workers to MONPs. Overall, results may inform suitable risk assessment and management procedures in welding operations.
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- Beatrice Bocca
- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Science and High Technology, Insubria University, Como, Italy
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- Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine, University of Bari, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Zhao X, Xu H, Li Y, Liu Y, Li X, Zhou W, Wang J, Guo C, Sun Z, Li Y. Silica nanoparticles perturbed mitochondrial dynamics and induced myocardial apoptosis via PKA-DRP1-mitochondrial fission signaling. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 842:156854. [PMID: 35750168 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) are among the most abundantly produced nanosized particles in the global market, and their potential toxicity has aroused a great concern. Increasing epidemiological investigations and experimental evidence revealed the threaten of SiNPs exposure to cardiovascular system. The myocardial toxicity caused by SiNPs was gradually demonstrated, nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. In view of mitochondria serving as the centrality in the prominent of cardiovascular disease, we investigated the role of mitochondria and related mechanisms in SiNPs-induced adverse effects on cardiomyocytes. As a result, SiNPs were found in cytoplasm, accompanied with morphological alterations in mitochondria, such as cristae fracture or disappearance, vacuolation. The induction of mitochondrial dysfunction by SiNPs was confirmed, as indicated by the excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) formation, and blockage of cellular respiratory and ATP production. Concomitantly, SiNPs activated mitochondria-mediated apoptotic signaling in view of the up-regulated BAX, increased Caspase-9 cleavage and declined Bcl-2, ultimately resulting in myocardial apoptosis. It was noteworthy that SiNPs disturbed mitochondrial dynamics toward fission phenotype, which was supported by the dysregulated fission/fusion regulators. Especially, DRP1 and its phosphorylated level at s616 (p-DRP1s616) were up-regulated, whilst its phosphorylated level at s637 (p-DRP1s637) and PKA phosphorylation were down-regulated in SiNPs-treated cardiomyocytes in a dose-dependent manner. More importantly, the mechanistic investigations revealed PKA-DRP1-mediated mitochondrial fission was responsible for SiNPs-induced cardiomyocyte apoptosis through the mitochondria-mediated apoptotic way. This study firstly demonstrated the disturbance of mitochondrial dynamics played a crucial role in cardiomyocyte apoptosis caused by SiNPs, attributing to PKA-DRP1-mitochondrial fission signaling.
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- Xinying Zhao
- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing 100850, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
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Qi Y, Xu H, Li X, Zhao X, Li Y, Zhou X, Chen S, Shen N, Chen R, Li Y, Sun Z, Guo C. Silica nanoparticles induce cardiac injury and dysfunction via ROS/Ca 2+/CaMKII signaling. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 837:155733. [PMID: 35526619 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Revised: 04/30/2022] [Accepted: 05/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Interest is growing to better comprehend the interaction of silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) with the cardiovascular system. In particular, the extremely small size, relatively large surface area and associated unique properties may greatly enhance its toxic potentials compared to larger-sized counterparts. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms still need to be evaluated. In this context, the cardiotoxicity of nano-scale (Si-60; particle diameter about 60 nm) and submicro-scale silica particles (Si-300; 300 nm) were examined in ApoE-/- mice via intratracheal instillation, 6.0 mg/kg·bw, once per week for 12 times. The echocardiography showed that the sub-chronic exposure of Si-60 declined cardiac output (CO) and stroke volume (SV), shorten LVIDd and LVIDs, and thickened LVAWs of ApoE-/- mice in compared to the control and Si-300 groups. Histological investigations manifested Si-60 enhanced inflammatory infiltration, myocardial fiber arrangement disorder, hypertrophy and fibrosis in the cardiac tissue, as well as mitochondrial ultrastructural injury. Accordingly, the serum cTnT, cTnI and ANP were significantly elevated by Si-60, as well as cardiac ANP content. In particular, Si-60 greatly increased cardiac ROS, Ca2+ levels and CaMKII activation in comparison with Si-300. Further, in vitro investigations revealed silica particles induced a dose- and size-dependent activation of oxidative stress, mitochondrial membrane permeabilization, intracellular Ca2+ overload, CaMKII signaling activation and ensuing myocardial apoptosis in human cardiomyocytes (AC16). Mechanistic analyses revealed SiNPs induced myocardial apoptosis via ROS/Ca2+/CaMKII signaling, which may contribute to the abnormalities in cardiac structure and function in vivo. In summary, our research revealed SiNPs caused myocardial impairments, dysfunction and even structural remodeling via ROS/Ca2+/CaMKII signaling. Of note, a size-dependent myocardial toxicity was noticed, that is, Si-60 greater than Si-300.
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- Yi Qi
- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Natural Medicines, School of Life Science and Technology, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing 211198, China
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- Nantong Fourth People's Hospital, Kangda College of Nanjing Medical University Affiliated Nantong Mental Health Centre, Nantong 226005, China; China Exposomics Institute (CEI) Precision Medicine Co. Ltd, Shanghai 200120, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
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Khare D, Majumdar S, Krishnamurthy S, Dubey AK. An in vivo toxicity assessment of piezoelectric sodium potassium niobate [Na xK 1-xNbO 3 (x = 0.2-0.8)] nanoparticulates towards bone tissue engineering approach. BIOMATERIALS ADVANCES 2022; 140:213080. [PMID: 35985067 DOI: 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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One of the recent challenges in the design/development of prosthetic orthopedic implants is to address the concern of local/systemic toxicity of debris particles, released due to wear or degradation. Such debris particles often lead to inflammation at the implanted site or aseptic loosening of the prosthesis which results in failure of the implant during long run. Several in vitro studies demonstrated the potentiality of piezoelectric sodium potassium niobate [NaxK1-xNbO3 (x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.8), NKN] as an emerging next-generation polarizable orthopedic implant. In this perspective, we performed an in vivo study to examine the local and systemic toxicity of NKN nanoparticulates, as a first report. In the present study, male Wistar rats were intra-articularly injected to the knee joint with 100 μl of NKN nanoparticulates (25 mg/ml in normal saline). After 7 days of exposure, the histopathological analyses demonstrate the absence of any inflammation or dissemination of nanoparticulates in vital organs such as heart, liver, kidney and spleen. The anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-4 and IL-10) profile analyses suggest the increased anti-inflammatory response in the treated rats as compared to non-injected (control) rats, preferably for the sodium and potassium rich NKN i.e., Na0.8K0.2NbO3 and Na0.2K0.8NbO3. The biochemical analyses revealed no pathological changes in the liver and kidney of particulate treated rats. The present study is the first proof to confirm the non-toxic nature of NKN nanoparticulates which provides a step forward towards the development of prosthetic orthopedic implants using biocompatible piezoelectric NKN ceramics.
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- Deepak Khare
- Department of Ceramic Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, 221005, India
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- Department of Ceramic Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU) Varanasi, 221005, India.
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Serra A, del Giudice G, Kinaret PAS, Saarimäki LA, Poulsen SS, Fortino V, Halappanavar S, Vogel U, Greco D. Characterization of ENM Dynamic Dose-Dependent MOA in Lung with Respect to Immune Cells Infiltration. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12122031. [PMID: 35745370 PMCID: PMC9228743 DOI: 10.3390/nano12122031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The molecular effects of exposures to engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) are still largely unknown. In classical inhalation toxicology, cell composition of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a toxicity indicator at the lung tissue level that can aid in interpreting pulmonary histological changes. Toxicogenomic approaches help characterize the mechanism of action (MOA) of ENMs by investigating the differentially expressed genes (DEG). However, dissecting which molecular mechanisms and events are directly induced by the exposure is not straightforward. It is now generally accepted that direct effects follow a monotonic dose-dependent pattern. Here, we applied an integrated modeling approach to study the MOA of four ENMs by retrieving the DEGs that also show a dynamic dose-dependent profile (dddtMOA). We further combined the information of the dddtMOA with the dose dependency of four immune cell populations derived from BAL counts. The dddtMOA analysis highlighted the specific adaptation pattern to each ENM. Furthermore, it revealed the distinct effect of the ENM physicochemical properties on the induced immune response. Finally, we report three genes dose-dependent in all the exposures and correlated with immune deregulation in the lung. The characterization of dddtMOA for ENM exposures, both for apical endpoints and molecular responses, can further promote toxicogenomic approaches in a regulatory context.
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- Angela Serra
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland; (A.S.); (G.d.G.); (L.A.S.)
- BioMediTech Institute, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland
- Finnish Hub for Development and Validation of Integrated Approaches (FHAIVE), 33520 Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland; (A.S.); (G.d.G.); (L.A.S.)
- BioMediTech Institute, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland
- Finnish Hub for Development and Validation of Integrated Approaches (FHAIVE), 33520 Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland; (A.S.); (G.d.G.); (L.A.S.)
- BioMediTech Institute, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland
- Finnish Hub for Development and Validation of Integrated Approaches (FHAIVE), 33520 Tampere, Finland
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.S.P.); (U.V.)
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- Institute of Biomedicine, University of Eastern Finland, 70211 Kuopio, Finland;
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada;
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark; (S.S.P.); (U.V.)
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland; (A.S.); (G.d.G.); (L.A.S.)
- BioMediTech Institute, Tampere University, 33520 Tampere, Finland
- Finnish Hub for Development and Validation of Integrated Approaches (FHAIVE), 33520 Tampere, Finland
- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland;
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Effects of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Cell Growth and Migration of A549 Cells under Simulated Microgravity. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12111879. [PMID: 35683734 PMCID: PMC9182076 DOI: 10.3390/nano12111879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2022] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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With the increasing application of nanomaterials in aerospace technology, the long-term space exposure to nanomaterials especially in the space full of radiation coupled with microgravity condition has aroused great health concerns of the astronauts. However, few studies have been conducted to assess these effects, which are crucial for seeking the possible intervention strategy. Herein, using a random positioning machine (RPM) to simulate microgravity, we investigated the behaviors of cells under simulated microgravity and also evaluated the possible toxicity of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs), a multifunctional nanomaterial with potential application in aerospace. Pulmonary epithelial cells A549 were exposed to normal gravity (1 g) and simulated gravity (~10−3 g), respectively. The results showed that simulated microgravity had no significant effect on the viability of A549 cells as compared with normal gravity within 48 h. The effects of TiO2 NPs exposure on cell viability and apoptosis were marginal with only a slightly decrease in cell viability and a subtle increase in apoptosis rate observed at a high concentration of TiO2 NPs (100 μg/mL). However, it was observed that the exposure to simulated microgravity could obviously reduce A549 cell migration compared with normal gravity. The disruption of F-actin network and the deactivation of FAK (Tyr397) might be responsible for the impaired mobility of simulated microgravity-exposed A549 cells. TiO2 NPs exposure inhibited cell migration under two different gravity conditions, but to different degrees, with a milder inhibition under simulated microgravity. Meanwhile, it was found that A549 cells internalized more TiO2 NPs under normal gravity than simulated microgravity, which may account for the lower cytotoxicity and the lighter inhibition of cell migration induced by the same exposure concentration of TiO2 NPs under simulated microgravity at least partially. Our study has provided some tentative information on the effects of TiO2 NPs exposure on cell behaviors under simulated microgravity.
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Zhao X, Xu H, Li X, Li Y, Lv S, Liu Y, Guo C, Sun Z, Li Y. Myocardial toxicity induced by silica nanoparticles in a transcriptome profile. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:6094-6108. [PMID: 35388865 DOI: 10.1039/d2nr00582d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The deleterious effects of silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) on human health and the ecological system have gradually gained attention owing to their heavy annual output and extensive global flux. The updated epidemiological or experimental investigations have demonstrated the potential myocardial toxicity triggered by SiNPs, but the underlying mechanisms and long-lasting cardiac effects are still poorly understood. Here, a rat model of sub-chronic respiratory exposure to SiNPs was conducted, and the histopathological analysis and ultrastructural investigation of heart tissues were carried out. More importantly, a comprehensive analysis of whole-genome transcription was utilized in rat heart to uncover key biological and cellular mechanisms triggered by SiNPs. The widening of myocardial space and partial fiber rupture were clearly manifested in rat heart after prolonged SiNPs exposure, particularly accompanied by mitochondrial swelling and cristae rupture. With the aid of Affymetrix GeneChips, 3153 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified after SiNPs exposure, including 1916 down- and 1237 up-regulated genes. GO and KEGG analysis illustrated many important biological processes and pathways perturbed by SiNPs, mainly specializing in cellular stress, energy metabolism, actin filament dynamics and immune response. Signal-net analysis revealed that Prkaca (PKA) plays a core role in the cardiac toxification process of prolonged exposure of SiNPs to rats. Furthermore, qRT-PCR verified that PKA-mediated calcium signaling is probably responsible for SiNPs-induced cardiac injury. Conclusively, our study revealed that SiNPs caused myocardial injury, and particularly, provided transcriptomic insight into the role of PKA-calcium signaling triggered by SiNPs, which would facilitate SiNPs-based nanosafety assessment and biomedicine development.
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- Xinying Zhao
- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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A New Look at the Effects of Engineered ZnO and TiO2 Nanoparticles: Evidence from Transcriptomics Studies. NANOMATERIALS 2022; 12:nano12081247. [PMID: 35457956 PMCID: PMC9031840 DOI: 10.3390/nano12081247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Titanium dioxide (TiO2) and zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) have attracted a great deal of attention due to their excellent electrical, optical, whitening, UV-adsorbing and bactericidal properties. The extensive production and utilization of these NPs increases their chances of being released into the environment and conferring unintended biological effects upon exposure. With the increasingly prevalent use of the omics technique, new data are burgeoning which provide a global view on the overall changes induced by exposures to NPs. In this review, we provide an account of the biological effects of ZnO and TiO2 NPs arising from transcriptomics in in vivo and in vitro studies. In addition to studies on humans and mice, we also describe findings on ecotoxicology-related species, such as Danio rerio (zebrafish), Caenorhabditis elegans (nematode) or Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress). Based on evidence from transcriptomics studies, we discuss particle-induced biological effects, including cytotoxicity, developmental alterations and immune responses, that are dependent on both material-intrinsic and acquired/transformed properties. This review seeks to provide a holistic insight into the global changes induced by ZnO and TiO2 NPs pertinent to human and ecotoxicology.
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Cheng Y, Chen Z, Yang S, Liu T, Yin L, Pu Y, Liang G. Nanomaterials-induced toxicity on cardiac myocytes and tissues, and emerging toxicity assessment techniques. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 800:149584. [PMID: 34399324 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The extensive production and use of nanomaterials have resulted in the continuous release of nano-sized particles into the environment, and the health risks caused by exposure to these nanomaterials in the occupational population and the general population cannot be ignored. Studies have found that particle exposure is closely related to cardiovascular disease. In addition, there have been many reports that nanomaterials can enter the heart tissue, accumulate and then cause damage. Therefore, in the present article, literature related to nanomaterials-induced cardiotoxicity in recent years was collected from the PubMed database, and then organized and summarized to form a review. This article mainly discusses heart damage caused by nanomaterials from the following three aspects: Firstly, we summarize the research 8 carbon nanotubes, etc. Secondly, we discuss in depth the possible underlying mechanism of the damage to the heart caused by nanoparticles. Oxidative stress damage, mitochondrial damage, inflammation and apoptosis have been found to be key factors. Finally, we summarize the current research models used to evaluate the cardiotoxicity of nanomaterials, highlight reliable emerging technologies and in vitro models that have been used for toxicity evaluation of environmental pollutants in recent years, and indicate their application prospects.
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- Yanping Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210096, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210009, PR China.
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Abdel-Wahhab MA, El-Nekeety AA, Mohammed HE, Elshafey OI, Abdel-Aziem SH, Hassan NS. Elimination of oxidative stress and genotoxicity of biosynthesized titanium dioxide nanoparticles in rats via supplementation with whey protein-coated thyme essential oil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:57640-57656. [PMID: 34089164 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-14723-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The green synthesis of metal nanoparticles is growing dramatically; however, the toxicity of these biosynthesized particles against living organisms is not fully explored. Therefore, this study was designed to synthesize and characterize TiO2-NPs, encapsulation and characterization thyme essential oil (ETEO), and determination of the bioactive constituents of ETEO using GC-MS and evaluate their protective role against TiO2-NPs-induced oxidative damage and genotoxicity in rats. Six groups of rats were treated orally for 30 days including the control group, TiO2-NPs (300 mg/kg b.w)-treated group, ETEO at low (50 mg/kg b.w) or high dose (100 mg/kg b.w)-treated groups, and TiO2-NPs plus ETEO at the two doses-treated groups. Blood and tissues were collected for different assays. The GC-MS results indicated the presence of 21 compounds belonging to phenols, terpene derivatives, and heterocyclic compounds. The synthesized TiO2-NPs were 45 nm tetragonal particles with a zeta potential of -27.34 mV; however, ETEO were 119 nm round particles with a zeta potential of -28.33 mV. TiO2-NPs administration disturbs the liver and kidney markers, lipid profile, cytokines, oxidative stress parameters, the apoptotic and antioxidant hepatic mRNA expression, and induced histological alterations in the liver and kidney tissues. ETEO could improve all these parameters in a dose-dependent manner. It could be concluded that ETEO is a promising candidate for the protection against TiO2-NPs and can be applied safely in food applications.
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- Mosaad A Abdel-Wahhab
- Food Toxicology & Contaminants Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Food Toxicology & Contaminants Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Zoology Department, Faculty of Science, Arish University, Arish, Egypt
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- Physical Chemistry Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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- Pathology Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt
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Danielsen PH, Bendtsen KM, Knudsen KB, Poulsen SS, Stoeger T, Vogel U. Nanomaterial- and shape-dependency of TLR2 and TLR4 mediated signaling following pulmonary exposure to carbonaceous nanomaterials in mice. Part Fibre Toxicol 2021; 18:40. [PMID: 34717665 PMCID: PMC8557558 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-021-00432-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Pulmonary exposure to high doses of engineered carbonaceous nanomaterials (NMs) is known to trigger inflammation in the lungs paralleled by an acute phase response. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), particularly TLR2 and TLR4, have recently been discussed as potential NM-sensors, initiating inflammation. Using Tlr2 and Tlr4 knock out (KO) mice, we addressed this hypothesis and compared the pattern of inflammation in lung and acute phase response in lung and liver 24 h after intratracheal instillation of three differently shaped carbonaceous NMs, spherical carbon black (CB), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene oxide (GO) plates and bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as positive control.
Results The LPS control confirmed a distinct TLR4-dependency as well as a pronounced contribution of TLR2 by reducing the levels of pulmonary inflammation to 30 and 60% of levels in wild type (WT) mice. At the doses chosen, all NM caused comparable neutrophil influxes into the lungs of WT mice, and reduced levels were only detected for GO-exposed Tlr2 KO mice (35%) and for CNT-exposed Tlr4 KO mice (65%). LPS-induced gene expression was strongly TLR4-dependent. CB-induced gene expression was unaffected by TLR status. Both GO and MWCNT-induced Saa1 expression was TLR4-dependent. GO-induced expression of Cxcl2, Cxcl5, Saa1 and Saa3 were TLR2-dependent. NM-mediated hepatic acute phase response in terms of liver gene expression of Saa1 and Lcn2 was shown to depend on TLR2 for all three NMs. TLR4, in contrast, was only relevant for the acute phase response caused by CNTs, and as expected by LPS. Conclusion TLR2 and TLR4 signaling was not involved in the acute inflammatory response caused by CB exposure, but contributed considerably to that of GO and CNTs, respectively. The strong involvement of TLR2 in the hepatic acute phase response caused by pulmonary exposure to all three NMs deserves further investigations. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12989-021-00432-z.
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC)/Institute of Lung Biology and Disease (ILBD) Helmholtz Zentrum München, Neuherberg, Germany
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark. .,DTU Food, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark.
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Mortensen NP, Snyder RW, Pathmasiri W, Moreno Caffaro M, Sumner SJ, Fennell TR. Intravenous administration of three multiwalled carbon nanotubes to female rats and their effect on urinary biochemical profile. J Appl Toxicol 2021; 42:409-422. [PMID: 34569639 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Revised: 07/13/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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This study was conducted to investigate the influence of outer diameter (OD) and length (L) of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) on biodistribution and the perturbation of endogenous metabolite profiles. Three different-sized carboxylated MWCNTs (NIEHS-12-2: L 0.5-2 μm, OD 10-20 nm, NIEHS-13-2: L 0.5-2 μm, OD 30-50 nm, and NIEHS-14-2: L 10-30 μm, OD 10-20 nm) in water were administered to female Sprague-Dawley rats as a single intravenous dose of 1 mg/kg MWCNTs. Biodistribution in liver, lung, spleen, and lymph nodes was evaluated in tissue sections at 1 and 7 days' post-dosing using enhanced darkfield microscopy and hyperspectral imaging. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis was used for biochemical profiling and pathway mapping of endogenous metabolites in urine collected at 24-h intervals prior to dosing, at Day 1 and Day 7. At Day 1 and Day 7, all three MWCNTs were observed in liver. NIEHS-12-2 was observed in spleen, whereas NIEHS-13-2 and NIEHS-14-2 were not. All three MWCNTs were observed in lymph nodes and lung at Day 7. The urinary biochemical profile showed the highest positive fold change (FC) at Day 7 for the metabolites acetate, alanine, and lactate, whereas 1-methylnicotinamide, 2-oxoglutarate, and hippurate had some of the lowest FCs for all three MWCNTs. This study demonstrates that the observed tissue location of MWCNTs is size dependent. Overlaps in the perturbation of endogenous metabolite profiles were found regardless of their size, and the biochemical responses were more profound at Day 7 compared with Day 1, indicating a delayed biological response to MWCNTs.
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- Ninell P Mortensen
- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- UNC Nutrition Research Institute, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- UNC Nutrition Research Institute, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Christophersen DV, Møller P, Thomsen MB, Lykkesfeldt J, Loft S, Wallin H, Vogel U, Jacobsen NR. Accelerated atherosclerosis caused by serum amyloid A response in lungs of ApoE -/- mice. FASEB J 2021; 35:e21307. [PMID: 33638910 DOI: 10.1096/fj.202002017r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 12/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Airway exposure to eg particulate matter is associated with cardiovascular disease including atherosclerosis. Acute phase genes, especially Serum Amyloid A3 (Saa3), are highly expressed in the lung following pulmonary exposure to particles. We aimed to investigate whether the human acute phase protein SAA (a homolog to mouse SAA3) accelerated atherosclerotic plaque progression in Apolipoprotein E knockout (ApoE-/- ) mice. Mice were intratracheally (i.t.) instilled with vehicle (phosphate buffered saline) or 2 µg human SAA once a week for 10 weeks. Plaque progression was assessed in the aorta using noninvasive ultrasound imaging of the aorta arch as well as by en face analysis. Additionally, lipid peroxidation, SAA3, and cholesterol were measured in plasma, inflammation was determined in lung, and mRNA levels of the acute phase genes Saa1 and Saa3 were measured in the liver and lung, respectively. Repeated i.t. instillation with SAA caused a significant progression in the atherosclerotic plaques in the aorta (1.5-fold). Concomitantly, SAA caused a statistically significant increase in neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (625-fold), in pulmonary Saa3 (196-fold), in systemic SAA3 (1.8-fold) and malondialdehyde levels (1.14-fold), indicating acute phase response (APR), inflammation and oxidative stress. Finally, pulmonary exposure to SAA significantly decreased the plasma levels of very low-density lipoproteins - low-density lipoproteins and total cholesterol, possibly due to lipids being sequestered in macrophages or foam cells in the arterial wall. Combined these results indicate the importance of the pulmonary APR and SAA3 for plaque progression.
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- Daniel Vest Christophersen
- Department of Public Health, Section of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark.,Ambu A/S, Ballerup, Denmark.,The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Heart and Circulatory Research Section, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, Denmark
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- Department of Veterinary Disease Biology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Environmental Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark.,The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.,National Institute of Occupational Health, Oslo, Norway
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- The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Morka KD, Wernecki M, Kędziora A, Książczyk M, Dudek B, Gerasymchuk Y, Lukowiak A, Bystroń J, Bugla-Płoskońska G. The Impact of Graphite Oxide Nanocomposites on the Antibacterial Activity of Serum. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:7386. [PMID: 34299005 PMCID: PMC8304721 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22147386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Nanoparticles can interact with the complement system and modulate the inflammatory response. The effect of these interactions on the complement activity strongly depends on physicochemical properties of nanoparticles. The interactions of silver nanoparticles with serum proteins (particularly with the complement system components) have the potential to significantly affect the antibacterial activity of serum, with serious implications for human health. The aim of the study was to assess the influence of graphite oxide (GO) nanocomposites (GO, GO-PcZr(Lys)2-Ag, GO-Ag, GO-PcZr(Lys)2) on the antibacterial activity of normal human serum (NHS), serum activity against bacteria isolated from alveoli treated with nanocomposites, and nanocomposite sensitivity of bacteria exposed to serum in vitro (using normal human serum). Additionally, the in vivo cytotoxic effect of the GO compounds was determined with application of a Galleria mellonella larvae model. GO-PcZr(Lys)2, without IR irradiation enhance the antimicrobial efficacy of the human serum. IR irradiation enhances bactericidal activity of serum in the case of the GO-PcZr(Lys)2-Ag sample. Bacteria exposed to nanocomposites become more sensitive to the action of serum. Bacteria exposed to serum become more sensitive to the GO-Ag sample. None of the tested GO nanocomposites displayed a cytotoxicity towards larvae.
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- Katarzyna Dorota Morka
- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Environmental and Life Sciences, C. K. Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland;
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, S. Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.W.); (A.K.); (M.K.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, S. Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.W.); (A.K.); (M.K.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, S. Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.W.); (A.K.); (M.K.); (B.D.)
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, S. Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.W.); (A.K.); (M.K.); (B.D.)
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Okolna 2, 50-422 Wrocław, Poland; (Y.G.); (A.L.)
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- Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, ul. Okolna 2, 50-422 Wrocław, Poland; (Y.G.); (A.L.)
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- Department of Food Hygiene and Consumer Health Protection, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Environmental and Life Sciences, C. K. Norwida 31, 50-375 Wrocław, Poland;
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, S. Przybyszewskiego 63/77, 51-148 Wroclaw, Poland; (M.W.); (A.K.); (M.K.); (B.D.)
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Zhou G, Ren L, Yin H, Liu J, Li X, Wang J, Li Y, Sang Y, Zhao Y, Zhou X, Sun Z. The alterations of miRNA and mRNA expression profile and their integration analysis induced by silica nanoparticles in spermatocyte cells. NANOIMPACT 2021; 23:100348. [PMID: 35559849 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2021.100348] [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: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Air pollution and the application of Silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) have increased the risk of human exposure to SiNPs. SiNPs are known to induce cytotoxicity in spermatocyte cells (GC-2spd cells) of mice and male reproductive system damage. However, the expression profiles of miRNA and mRNA and the molecular mechanism of miRNA-mRNA integration in reproductive toxicity induced by SiNPs in GC-2spd cells are still unclear. Therefore, GC-2spd cells were divided into 0 μg/mL and 5 μg/mL SiNPs groups, and the cells were collected and analyzed after passaging for 30 generations using miRNA microarray and Illumina high-throughput sequencing (Illumina HiSeq) for the integrated analysis of miRNA and mRNA expression. Both miRNA Microarray and Illumina Hiseq identified 15 significant differentially expressed miRNAs and 1648 significant differentially expressed mRNAs. Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment analysis, Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analysis, and miRNA-gene-pathway-network analysis revealed 15 significant differentially expressed miRNAs that could regulate the DNA replication and the fatty acid metabolism, respectively. Furthermore, the mRNA-mRNA regulatory network analysis revealed that Pkfl (phosphofructokinase, liver, B-type) and DHCR24 (24-dehydrocholesterol reductase) were highly expressed, but also affected DNA replication and fatty acid metabolism in SiNPs-treated GC-2spd cells. Additionally, miRNA-mRNA integration analysis revealed that miRNA-138-1-3p might have a regulatory relationship with fatty acid metabolism and DNA replication. It is confirmed that SiNPs could decrease the expression of 10 miRNAs and increase the expression of 5 miRNAs. These findings suggest that the cytotoxicity of GC-2spd cells induced by SiNPs depends on the deregulation of multiple miRNAs, which regulate the DNA replication and fatty acid metabolism. Our results are the first to establish an integrated analysis of miRNA-mRNA interactions and mRNA-mRNA and defines multiple pathways involved in SiNPs-treated GC-2spd cells.
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- Guiqing Zhou
- Department of Toxicology and Hygienic Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Hygienic Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; School of Nursing, Peking University, Beijing 100191, China
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- Gansu International Travel Healthcare Center, Lanzhou, Gansu 730030, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Hygienic Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Central Laboratory, Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital, Capital Medical University, Chaoyang, Beijing 100026, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Hygienic Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Hygienic Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Hygienic Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Department of Toxicology and Hygienic Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Yanjing Medical College, Capital Medical University, Beijing 101300, China.
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- Department of Toxicology and Hygienic Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
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- Department of Toxicology and Hygienic Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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Nymark P, Karlsson HL, Halappanavar S, Vogel U. Adverse Outcome Pathway Development for Assessment of Lung Carcinogenicity by Nanoparticles. FRONTIERS IN TOXICOLOGY 2021; 3:653386. [PMID: 35295099 PMCID: PMC8915843 DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2021.653386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 03/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Lung cancer, one of the most common and deadly forms of cancer, is in some cases associated with exposure to certain types of particles. With the rise of nanotechnology, there is concern that some engineered nanoparticles may be among such particles. In the absence of epidemiological evidence, assessment of nanoparticle carcinogenicity is currently performed on a time-consuming case-by-case basis, relying mainly on animal experiments. Non-animal alternatives exist, including a few validated cell-based methods accepted for regulatory risk assessment of nanoparticles. Furthermore, new approach methodologies (NAMs), focused on carcinogenic mechanisms and capable of handling the increasing numbers of nanoparticles, have been developed. However, such alternative methods are mainly applied as weight-of-evidence linked to generally required animal data, since challenges remain regarding interpretation of the results. These challenges may be more easily overcome by the novel Adverse Outcome Pathway (AOP) framework, which provides a basis for validation and uptake of alternative mechanism-focused methods in risk assessment. Here, we propose an AOP for lung cancer induced by nanosized foreign matter, anchored to a selection of 18 standardized methods and NAMs for in silico- and in vitro-based integrated assessment of lung carcinogenicity. The potential for further refinement of the AOP and its components is discussed in relation to available nanosafety knowledge and data. Overall, this perspective provides a basis for development of AOP-aligned alternative methods-based integrated testing strategies for assessment of nanoparticle-induced lung cancer.
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- Penny Nymark
- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
- *Correspondence: Penny Nymark
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
- DTU Health Tech, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Halappanavar S, Nymark P, Krug HF, Clift MJD, Rothen-Rutishauser B, Vogel U. Non-Animal Strategies for Toxicity Assessment of Nanoscale Materials: Role of Adverse Outcome Pathways in the Selection of Endpoints. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2021; 17:e2007628. [PMID: 33559363 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202007628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Revised: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Faster, cheaper, sensitive, and mechanisms-based animal alternatives are needed to address the safety assessment needs of the growing number of nanomaterials (NM) and their sophisticated property variants. Specifically, strategies that help identify and prioritize alternative schemes involving individual test models, toxicity endpoints, and assays for the assessment of adverse outcomes, as well as strategies that enable validation and refinement of these schemes for the regulatory acceptance are needed. In this review, two strategies 1) the current nanotoxicology literature review and 2) the adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) framework, a systematic process that allows the assembly of available mechanistic information concerning a toxicological response in a simple modular format, are presented. The review highlights 1) the most frequently assessed and reported ad hoc in vivo and in vitro toxicity measurements in the literature, 2) various AOPs of relevance to inhalation toxicity of NM that are presently under development, and 3) their applicability in identifying key events of toxicity for targeted in vitro assay development. Finally, using an existing AOP for lung fibrosis, the specific combinations of cell types, exposure and test systems, and assays that are experimentally supported and thus, can be used for assessing NM-induced lung fibrosis, are proposed.
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- Sabina Halappanavar
- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, K1A0K9, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, K1N6N5, Canada
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Nobels väg 13, Stockholm, 17177, Sweden
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- NanoCASE GmbH, St. Gallerstr. 58, Engelburg, 9032, Switzerland
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- Institute of Life Science, Swansea University Medical School, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea, Wales, SA2 8PP, UK
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark
- DTU Health Tech, Technical University of Denmark, Lyngby, DK-2800 Kgs., Denmark
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Guo C, Liu Y, Li Y. Adverse effects of amorphous silica nanoparticles: Focus on human cardiovascular health. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 406:124626. [PMID: 33296760 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124626] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Amorphous silica nanoparticle (SiNPs) has tremendous potential for a host of applications, while its mass production, broad application and environmental release inevitably increase the risk of human exposure. SiNPs could enter into the human body through different routes such as inhalation, ingestion, skin contact and even injection for medical applications. The cardiovascular system is gradually recognized as one of the primary sites for engineered NPs exerting adverse effects. Accumulating epidemiological or experimental evidence support the association between SiNPs exposure and adverse cardiovascular effects. However, this topic is still in its infancy, and the literature shows high inter-study variability and even contradictory results. New challenges still present in the safety evaluation of SiNPs, and its toxicological mechanisms are poorly understood. Here, scientific papers related to cardiovascular studies of SiNPs in vivo and in vitro were selected, and the updated particle-caused cardiovascular toxicity and potential mechanisms were summarized. Moreover, the understanding of how factors primarily including exposure dose, route of administration, particle size and surface properties, influence the interaction between SiNPs and cardiovascular system was discussed. In particular, the adverse outcome pathway (AOP) framework by which SiNPs cause deleterious effects in the cardiovascular system was described, aiming to provide useful information necessary for the regulatory decision and to guide a safer application of nanotechnology.
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- Caixia Guo
- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China; Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
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Saarimäki LA, Federico A, Lynch I, Papadiamantis AG, Tsoumanis A, Melagraki G, Afantitis A, Serra A, Greco D. Manually curated transcriptomics data collection for toxicogenomic assessment of engineered nanomaterials. Sci Data 2021; 8:49. [PMID: 33558569 PMCID: PMC7870661 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00808-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Toxicogenomics (TGx) approaches are increasingly applied to gain insight into the possible toxicity mechanisms of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). Omics data can be valuable to elucidate the mechanism of action of chemicals and to develop predictive models in toxicology. While vast amounts of transcriptomics data from ENM exposures have already been accumulated, a unified, easily accessible and reusable collection of transcriptomics data for ENMs is currently lacking. In an attempt to improve the FAIRness of already existing transcriptomics data for ENMs, we curated a collection of homogenized transcriptomics data from human, mouse and rat ENM exposures in vitro and in vivo including the physicochemical characteristics of the ENMs used in each study.
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- Laura Aliisa Saarimäki
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- BioMediTech Institute, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- BioMediTech Institute, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, B15 2TT, Birmingham, United Kingdom
- NovaMechanics Ltd, P.O Box 26014 1666, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
- BioMediTech Institute, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
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- Faculty of Medicine and Health Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
- BioMediTech Institute, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland.
- Finnish Centre for Alternative Methods (FICAM), Faculty of Medicine and Heath Technology, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland.
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Joseph P, Umbright CM, Roberts JR, Cumpston JL, Orandle MS, McKinney WG, Sager TM. Lung toxicity and gene expression changes in response to whole-body inhalation exposure to cellulose nanocrystal in rats. Inhal Toxicol 2021; 33:66-80. [PMID: 33602020 PMCID: PMC10442725 DOI: 10.1080/08958378.2021.1884320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/27/2021] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Human exposure to cellulose nanocrystal (CNC) is possible during the production and/or use of products containing CNC. The objectives of the current study were to determine the lung toxicity of CNC and the underlying molecular mechanisms of the toxicity. METHODS Rats were exposed to air or CNC (20 mg/m3, six hours/day, 14 d) by whole-body inhalation and lung toxicity and global gene expression profile were determined. RESULTS Significant increases in lactate dehydrogenase activity, pro-inflammatory cytokine levels, phagocyte oxidant production, and macrophage and neutrophil counts were detected in the bronchoalveolar lavage cells or fluid from the CNC exposed rats. Mild lung histological changes, such as the accumulation of macrophages and neutrophils, were detected in the CNC exposed rats. Gene expression profiling by next generation sequencing identified 531 genes whose expressions were significantly different in the lungs of the CNC exposed rats, compared with the controls. Bioinformatic analysis of the lung gene expression data identified significant enrichment in several biological functions and canonical pathways including those related to inflammation (cellular movement, immune cell trafficking, inflammatory diseases and response, respiratory disease, complement system, acute phase response, leukocyte extravasation signaling, granulocyte and agranulocyte adhesion and diapedesis, IL-10 signaling, and phagosome formation and maturation) and oxidative stress (NRF2-mediated oxidative stress response, production of nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in macrophages, and free radical scavenging). CONCLUSION Our data demonstrated that inhalation exposure of rats to CNC resulted in lung toxicity mediated mainly through the induction of inflammation and oxidative stress.
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- Pius Joseph
- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, WV, USA
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Gabdrashova R, Nurzhan S, Naseri M, Bekezhankyzy Z, Gimnkhan A, Malekipirbazari M, Tabesh M, Khanbabaie R, Crape B, Buonanno G, Hopke PK, Amouei Torkmahalleh A, Amouei Torkmahalleh M. The impact on heart rate and blood pressure following exposure to ultrafine particles from cooking using an electric stove. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 750:141334. [PMID: 32846247 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2020] [Revised: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cooking is a major source of indoor particulate matter (PM), especially ultrafine particles (UFPs). Long-term exposure to fine and ultrafine particles (UFPs) has been associated with adverse human health effects. Toxicological studies have demonstrated that exposure to PM2.5 (particles with aerodynamic diameter smaller than 2.5 μm) may result in increased blood pressure (BP). Some clinical studies have shown that acute exposure to PM2.5 causes changes in systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP), depending on the source of particles. Studies assessing the effect of exposure to cooking PM on BP and heart rate (HR) using electric or gas stoves are not well represented in the literature. The aim of this investigation was to perform controlled studies to quantify the exposure of 50 healthy volunteer participants to fine and ultrafine particles emitted from a low-emissions recipe for frying ground beef on an electric stove. The BP and heart rate (HR) of the volunteers were monitored during exposure and after the exposure (2 h post-exposure). Maximum UFP and PM2.5 concentrations were 6.5 × 104 particles/cm3 and 0.017 mg/m3, respectively. Exposure to UFPs from frying was associated with statistically significant increases in the SBP. The lack of food and drink during the 2 h post-cooking period was also associated with a statistically significant reduction in SBP. No statistically significant changes in DBP were observed. Physiological factors, including heat stress over the stove, movements and anxiety, could be responsible for an elevation in HR at the early stages of the experiments with a subsequent drop in HR after 90 min post-cooking, when study participants were relaxed in a living room.
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- Raikhangul Gabdrashova
- Department of Biology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Biology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Industrial Engineering, Bilkent University, Bilkent, 06800 Ankara, Turkey
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- Department of Physics, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Shariati Ave., Babol 47148-71167, Iran
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- Department of Physics, Babol Noshirvani University of Technology, Shariati Ave., Babol 47148-71167, Iran
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, via Di Biasio 43, Cassino 03043, Italy
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- Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY 14642, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Nur-Sultan 010000, Kazakhstan.
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Mortensen NP, Moreno Caffaro M, Patel PR, Snyder RW, Watson SL, Aravamudhan S, Montgomery SA, Lefever T, Sumner SJ, Fennell TR. Biodistribution, cardiac and neurobehavioral assessments, and neurotransmitter quantification in juvenile rats following oral administration of aluminum oxide nanoparticles. J Appl Toxicol 2020; 41:1316-1329. [PMID: 33269475 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Little is known about the uptake, biodistribution, and biological responses of nanoparticles (NPs) and their toxicity in developing animals. Here, male and female juvenile Sprague-Dawley rats received four consecutive daily doses of 10 mg/kg Al2 O3 NP (diameter: 24 nm [transmission electron microscope], hydrodynamic diameter: 148 nm) or vehicle control (water) by gavage between postnatal days (PNDs) 17-20. Basic neurobehavioral and cardiac assessments were performed on PND 20. Animals were sacrificed on PND 21, and selected tissues were collected, weighed, and processed for histopathology or neurotransmitter analysis. The biodistribution of Al2 O3 NP in tissue sections of the intestine, liver, spleen, kidney, and lymph nodes were evaluated using enhanced dark-field microscopy (EDM) and hyperspectral imaging (HSI). Liver-to-body weight ratio was significantly increased for male pups administered Al2 O3 NP compared with control. HSI suggested that Al2 O3 NP was more abundant in the duodenum and ileum tissue of the female pups compared with the male pups, whereas the abundance of NP was similar for males and females in the other tissues. The abundance of NP was higher in the liver compared with spleen, lymph nodes, and kidney. Homovanillic acid and norepinephrine concentrations in brain were significantly decreased following Al2 O3 NP administration in female and male pups, whereas 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid was significantly increased in male pups. EDM/HSI indicates intestinal uptake of Al2 O3 NP following oral administration. Al2 O3 NP altered neurotransmitter/metabolite concentrations in juvenile rats' brain tissues. Together, these data suggest that orally administered Al2 O3 NP interferes with the brain biochemistry in both female and male pups.
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- Ninell P Mortensen
- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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- UNC Nutrition Research Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Kannapolis, North Carolina, USA
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- Discovery Sciences, RTI International, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
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Wang F, Liu J, Zeng H. Interactions of particulate matter and pulmonary surfactant: Implications for human health. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2020; 284:102244. [PMID: 32871405 PMCID: PMC7435289 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2020.102244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 08/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Particulate matter (PM), which is the primary contributor to air pollution, has become a pervasive global health threat. When PM enters into a respiratory tract, the first body tissues to be directly exposed are the cells of respiratory tissues and pulmonary surfactant. Pulmonary surfactant is a pivotal component to modulate surface tension of alveoli during respiration. Many studies have proved that PM would interact with pulmonary surfactant to affect the alveolar activity, and meanwhile, pulmonary surfactant would be adsorbed to the surface of PM to change the toxic effect of PM. This review focuses on recent studies of the interactions between micro/nanoparticles (synthesized and environmental particles) and pulmonary surfactant (natural surfactant and its models), as well as the health effects caused by PM through a few significant aspects, such as surface properties of PM, including size, surface charge, hydrophobicity, shape, chemical nature, etc. Moreover, in vitro and in vivo studies have shown that PM leads to oxidative stress, inflammatory response, fibrosis, and cancerization in living bodies. By providing a comprehensive picture of PM-surfactant interaction, this review will benefit both researchers for further studies and policy-makers for setting up more appropriate regulations to reduce the adverse effects of PM on public health.
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- Feifei Wang
- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510700, China,Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
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- The Fifth Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510700, China.
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada.
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Miller MR, Newby DE. Air pollution and cardiovascular disease: car sick. Cardiovasc Res 2020; 116:279-294. [PMID: 31583404 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvz228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Revised: 08/03/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The cardiovascular effects of inhaled particle matter (PM) are responsible for a substantial morbidity and mortality attributed to air pollution. Ultrafine particles, like those in diesel exhaust emissions, are a major source of nanoparticles in urban environments, and it is these particles that have the capacity to induce the most significant health effects. Research has shown that diesel exhaust exposure can have many detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system both acutely and chronically. This review provides an overview of the cardiovascular effects on PM in air pollution, with an emphasis on ultrafine particles in vehicle exhaust. We consider the biological mechanisms underlying these cardiovascular effects of PM and postulate that cardiovascular dysfunction may be implicated in the effects of PM in other organ systems. The employment of multiple strategies to tackle air pollution, and especially ultrafine particles from vehicles, is likely to be accompanied by improvements in cardiovascular health.
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- Mark R Miller
- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH4 3RL, UK
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- University/BHF Centre for Cardiovascular Science, Queens Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH4 3RL, UK
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Kodali V, Shoeb M, Meighan TG, Eye T, Friend SA, Hubczak J, Kashon ML, Zeidler-Erdely PC, Antonini JM, Erdely A. Bioactivity of Circulatory Factors After Pulmonary Exposure to Mild or Stainless Steel Welding Fumes. Toxicol Sci 2020; 177:108-120. [PMID: 32514565 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfaa084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Studies suggest that alterations in circulating factors are a driver of pulmonary-induced cardiovascular dysfunction. To evaluate, if circulating factors effect endothelial function after a pulmonary exposure to welding fumes, an exposure known to induce cardiovascular dysfunction, serum collected from Sprague Dawley rats 24 h after an intratracheal instillation exposure to 2 mg/rat of 2 compositionally distinct metal-rich welding fume particulates (manual metal arc welding using stainless steel electrodes [MMA-SS] or gas metal arc welding using mild steel electrodes [GMA-MS]) or saline was used to test molecular and functional effects of in vitro cultures of primary cardiac microvascular endothelial cells (PCMEs) or ex vivo organ cultures. The welding fumes elicited significant pulmonary injury and inflammation with only minor changes in measured serum antioxidant and cytokine levels. PCME cells were challenged for 4 h with serum collected from exposed rats, and 84 genes related to endothelial function were analyzed. Changes in relative mRNA patterns indicated that serum from rats exposed to MMA-SS, and not GMA-MS or PBS, could influence several functional aspects related to endothelial cells, including cell migration, angiogenesis, inflammation, and vascular function. The predictions were confirmed using a functional in vitro assay (scratch assay) as well as an ex vivo multicellular environment (aortic ring angiogenesis assay), validating the concept that endothelial cells can be used as an effective screening tool of exposed workers for determining bioactivity of altered circulatory factors. Overall, the results indicate that pulmonary MMA-SS fume exposure can cause altered endothelial function systemically via altered circulating factors.
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- Vamsi Kodali
- Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, NIOSH, Morgantown, West Virginia 26505-2888
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Rahman L, Williams A, Gelda K, Nikota J, Wu D, Vogel U, Halappanavar S. 21st Century Tools for Nanotoxicology: Transcriptomic Biomarker Panel and Precision-Cut Lung Slice Organ Mimic System for the Assessment of Nanomaterial-Induced Lung Fibrosis. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e2000272. [PMID: 32347014 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202000272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 03/23/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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There is an urgent need for reliable toxicity assays to support the human health risk assessment of an ever increasing number of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs). Animal testing is not a suitable option for ENMs. Sensitive in vitro models and mechanism-based targeted in vitro assays that enable accurate prediction of in vivo responses are not yet available. In this proof-of-principle study, publicly available mouse lung transcriptomics data from studies investigating xenobiotic-induced lung diseases are used and a 17-gene biomarker panel (PFS17) applicable to the assessment of lung fibrosis is developed. The PFS17 is validated using a limited number of in vivo mouse lung transcriptomics datasets from studies investigating ENM-induced responses. In addition, an ex vivo precision-cut lung slice (PCLS) model is optimized for screening of potentially inflammogenic and pro-fibrotic ENMs. Using bleomycin and a multiwalled carbon nanotube, the practical application of the PCLS method as a sensitive alternative to whole animal tests to screen ENMs that may potentially induce inhalation toxicity is shown. Conditional to further optimization and validation, it is established that a combination of PFS17 and the ex vivo PCLS method will serve as a robust and sensitive approach to assess lung inflammation and fibrosis induced by ENMs.
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- Luna Rahman
- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Sir Frederick G Banting Research Centre, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Building 22, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Sir Frederick G Banting Research Centre, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Building 22, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Sir Frederick G Banting Research Centre, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Building 22, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Sir Frederick G Banting Research Centre, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Building 22, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Sir Frederick G Banting Research Centre, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Building 22, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Lersø Parkallé 105, Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Building 101A 2800 Copenhagen, Lyngby, Denmark
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Sir Frederick G Banting Research Centre, 251 Sir Frederick Banting Driveway, Building 22, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada
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Smallcombe CC, Harford TJ, Linfield DT, Lechuga S, Bokun V, Piedimonte G, Rezaee F. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles exaggerate respiratory syncytial virus-induced airway epithelial barrier dysfunction. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 2020; 319:L481-L496. [PMID: 32640839 PMCID: PMC7518063 DOI: 10.1152/ajplung.00104.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading cause of lower respiratory tract infections in children worldwide. While most develop a mild, self-limiting illness, some develop severe acute lower respiratory infection and persistent airway disease. Exposure to ambient particulate matter has been linked to asthma, bronchitis, and viral infection in multiple epidemiological studies. We hypothesized that coexposure to nanoparticles worsens RSV-induced airway epithelial barrier dysfunction. Bronchial epithelial cells were incubated with titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2-NP) or a combination of TiO2-NP and RSV. Structure and function of epithelial cell barrier were analyzed. Viral titer and the role of reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation were evaluated. In vivo, mice were intranasally incubated with TiO2-NP, RSV, or a combination. Lungs and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid were harvested for analysis of airway inflammation and apical junctional complex (AJC) disruption. RSV-induced AJC disruption was amplified by TiO2-NP. Nanoparticle exposure increased viral infection in epithelial cells. TiO2-NP induced generation of ROS, and pretreatment with antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine, reversed said barrier dysfunction. In vivo, RSV-induced injury and AJC disruption were augmented in the lungs of mice given TiO2-NP. Airway inflammation was exacerbated, as evidenced by increased white blood cell infiltration into the BAL, along with exaggeration of peribronchial inflammation and AJC disruption. These data demonstrate that TiO2-NP exposure exacerbates RSV-induced AJC dysfunction and increases inflammation by mechanisms involving generation of ROS. Further studies are required to determine whether NP exposure plays a role in the health disparities of asthma and other lung diseases, and why some children experience more severe airway disease with RSV infection.
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- Carrie C Smallcombe
- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Inflammation and Immunity, Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
- Centre for Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Children's, Cleveland, Ohio
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Han B, Pei Z, Shi L, Wang Q, Li C, Zhang B, Su X, Zhang N, Zhou L, Zhao B, Niu Y, Zhang R. TiO 2 Nanoparticles Caused DNA Damage in Lung and Extra-Pulmonary Organs Through ROS-Activated FOXO3a Signaling Pathway After Intratracheal Administration in Rats. Int J Nanomedicine 2020; 15:6279-6294. [PMID: 32904047 PMCID: PMC7449758 DOI: 10.2147/ijn.s254969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Introduction Because of the increased production and application of manufactured Nano-TiO2 in the past several years, it is important to investigate its potential hazards. TiO2 is classified by IARC as a possible human carcinogen; however, the potential mechanism of carcinogenesis has not been studied clearly. The present study aimed to investigate the mechanism of DNA damage in rat lung and extra-pulmonary organs caused by TiO2nanoparticles. Methods In the present study, SD rats were exposed to Nano-TiO2 by intratracheal injection at a dose of 0, 0.2, or 1 g/kg body weight. The titanium levels in tissues were detected by ICP-MS. Western blot was used to detect the protein expression levels. The DNA damage and oxidative stress were detected by comet assay and ROS, MDA, SOD, and GSH-Px levels, respectively. Results The titanium levels of the 1 g/kg group on day-3 and day-7 were significantly increased in liver and kidney as well as significantly decreased in lung compared to day-1. ROS and MDA levels were statistically increased, whereas SOD and GSH-Px levels were statistically decreased in tissues of rats in dose-dependent manners after Nano-TiO2 treatment. PI3K, p-AKT/AKT, and p-FOXO3a/FOXO3a in lung, liver, and kidney activated in dose-dependent manners. The levels of DNA damage in liver, kidney, and lung in each Nano-TiO2 treatment group were significantly increased and could not recover within 7 days. GADD45α, ChK2, and XRCC1 in liver, kidney, and lung of rats exposed to Nano-TiO2 statistically increased, which triggered DNA repair. Conclusion This work demonstrated that Ti could deposit in lung and enter extra-pulmonary organs of rats and cause oxidative stress, then trigger DNA damage through activating the PI3K-AKT-FOXO3a pathway and then promoting GADD45α, ChK2, and XRCC1 to process the DNA repair.
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- Bin Han
- Department of Toxicology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Medical School, China Three Gorge University, Yichang 443002, People's Republic of China
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- Occupational Health and Environmental Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Experimental Center, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Toxicology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Toxicology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Toxicology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Toxicology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Toxicology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnosis, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Occupational Health and Environmental Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,Hebei Key Laboratory of Environment and Human Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Toxicology, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China.,Hebei Key Laboratory of Environment and Human Health, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang 050017, Hebei, People's Republic of China
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Kunovac A, Hathaway QA, Pinti MV, Taylor AD, Hollander JM. Cardiovascular adaptations to particle inhalation exposure: molecular mechanisms of the toxicology. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 2020; 319:H282-H305. [PMID: 32559138 PMCID: PMC7473925 DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00026.2020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 06/12/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Ambient air, occupational settings, and the use and distribution of consumer products all serve as conduits for toxicant exposure through inhalation. While the pulmonary system remains a primary target following inhalation exposure, cardiovascular implications are exceptionally culpable for increased morbidity and mortality. The epidemiological evidence for cardiovascular dysfunction resulting from acute or chronic inhalation exposure to particulate matter has been well documented, but the mechanisms driving the resulting disturbances remain elusive. In the current review, we aim to summarize the cellular and molecular mechanisms that are directly linked to cardiovascular health following exposure to a variety of inhaled toxicants. The purpose of this review is to provide a comprehensive overview of the biochemical changes in the cardiovascular system following particle inhalation exposure and to highlight potential biomarkers that exist across multiple exposure paradigms. We attempt to integrate these molecular signatures in an effort to provide direction for future investigations. This review also characterizes how molecular responses are modified in at-risk populations, specifically the impact of environmental exposure during critical windows of development. Maternal exposure to particulate matter during gestation can lead to fetal epigenetic reprogramming, resulting in long-term deficits to the cardiovascular system. In both direct and indirect (gestational) exposures, connecting the biochemical mechanisms with functional deficits outlines pathways that can be targeted for future therapeutic intervention. Ultimately, future investigations integrating "omics"-based approaches will better elucidate the mechanisms that are altered by xenobiotic inhalation exposure, identify biomarkers, and guide in clinical decision making.
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- Amina Kunovac
- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
- West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Division of Exercise Physiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Mitochondria, Metabolism & Bioenergetics Working Group, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
- Center for Inhalation Toxicology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Malaviya P, Shukal D, Vasavada AR. Nanotechnology-based Drug Delivery, Metabolism and Toxicity. Curr Drug Metab 2020; 20:1167-1190. [PMID: 31902350 DOI: 10.2174/1389200221666200103091753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 10/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nanoparticles (NPs) are being used extensively owing to their increased surface area, targeted delivery and enhanced retention. NPs have the potential to be used in many disease conditions. Despite widespread use, their toxicity and clinical safety still remain a major concern. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to explore the metabolism and toxicological effects of nanotherapeutics. METHODS Comprehensive, time-bound literature search was done covering the period from 2010 till date. The primary focus was on the metabolism of NP including their adsorption, degradation, clearance, and bio-persistence. This review also focuses on updated investigations on NPs with respect to their toxic effects on various in vitro and in vivo experimental models. RESULTS Nanotechnology is a thriving field of biomedical research and an efficient drug delivery system. Further their applications are under investigation for diagnosis of disease and as medical devices. CONCLUSION The toxicity of NPs is a major concern in the application of NPs as therapeutics. Studies addressing metabolism, side-effects and safety of NPs are desirable to gain maximum benefits of nanotherapeutics.
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- Pooja Malaviya
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Memnagar, Ahmedabad 380052, India.,Ph.D. Scholars, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Memnagar, Ahmedabad 380052, India.,Ph.D. Scholars, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Iladevi Cataract and IOL Research Centre, Memnagar, Ahmedabad 380052, India
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Siivola KM, Suhonen S, Hartikainen M, Catalán J, Norppa H. Genotoxicity and cellular uptake of nanosized and fine copper oxide particles in human bronchial epithelial cells in vitro. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2020; 856-857:503217. [PMID: 32928365 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2020.503217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2019] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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We studied the genotoxicity and cellular uptake of nanosized (<50 nm) and fine (<10 μm) copper oxide (CuO) particles in vitro in human bronchial epithelial (BEAS-2B) cells. In addition, the effect of dispersing the particles using bovine serum albumin (BSA) on DNA damage induction was investigated. DNA damage was assessed by the alkaline comet (single cell gel electrophoresis) assay after 3-h, 6-h and 24-h exposures. The cytokinesis-block micronucleus assay was applied to study chromosome damage. Both fine- and nanosized CuO particles induced a dose-dependent increase in DNA damage at all timepoints tested. However, nanosized CuO damaged DNA at lower doses and higher levels compared with fine CuO. Dispersing the nanoparticles in the presence of BSA (0.6 mg/mL) resulted in a small and inconsistent decrease in DNA damage compared with dispersions in serum-free cell culture medium only. CuO nanoparticles induced a clear dose-dependent increase in micronucleated cells at doses that strongly increased cytostasis and were markedly cytotoxic at 24 and 48 h. Fine CuO showed a slight induction of micronuclei. Hyperspectral microscopy indicated a substantial cellular uptake of both types of particles after a 3-h exposure to a dose of 20 μg/cm2. The number of particles internalized by the cells was higher for nanosized than fine CuO, as quantified by the frequency of spectral matches in the total cell area and by the number of spectrally matched visible particles or agglomerates per cell. The particle uptake was limited by particle size. The stronger genotoxic activity of nanosized than fine CuO particles is likely to derive from the higher cellular uptake and more effective intracellular dissolution of nanoparticles.
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- Kirsi M Siivola
- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland.
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- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland; Department of Anatomy Embryology and Genetics, University of Zaragoza, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain
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- Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland
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Hadrup N, Zhernovkov V, Jacobsen NR, Voss C, Strunz M, Ansari M, Schiller HB, Halappanavar S, Poulsen SS, Kholodenko B, Stoeger T, Saber AT, Vogel U. Acute Phase Response as a Biological Mechanism-of-Action of (Nano)particle-Induced Cardiovascular Disease. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2020; 16:e1907476. [PMID: 32227434 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201907476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2019] [Revised: 01/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Inhaled nanoparticles constitute a potential health hazard due to their size-dependent lung deposition and large surface to mass ratio. Exposure to high levels contributes to the risk of developing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, as well as of lung cancer. Particle-induced acute phase response may be an important mechanism of action of particle-induced cardiovascular disease. Here, the authors review new important scientific evidence showing causal relationships between inhalation of particle and nanomaterials, induction of acute phase response, and risk of cardiovascular disease. Particle-induced acute phase response provides a means for risk assessment of particle-induced cardiovascular disease and underscores cardiovascular disease as an occupational disease.
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- Niels Hadrup
- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark
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- Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC)/Institute of Lung Biology and Disease (ILBD), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Neuherberg, D-85764, Germany
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC)/Institute of Lung Biology and Disease (ILBD), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Neuherberg, D-85764, Germany
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC)/Institute of Lung Biology and Disease (ILBD), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Neuherberg, D-85764, Germany
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC)/Institute of Lung Biology and Disease (ILBD), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Neuherberg, D-85764, Germany
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark
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- Systems Biology Ireland, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Comprehensive Pneumology Center (CPC)/Institute of Lung Biology and Disease (ILBD), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Member of the German Center for Lung Research (DZL), Neuherberg, D-85764, Germany
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark
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- National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark
- DTU Health, Technical University of Denmark, Kgs. Lyngby, DK-2800, Denmark
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Billing AM, Knudsen KB, Chetwynd AJ, Ellis LJA, Tang SVY, Berthing T, Wallin H, Lynch I, Vogel U, Kjeldsen F. Fast and Robust Proteome Screening Platform Identifies Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation in the Lung in Response to Cobalt Ferrite Nanoparticles. ACS NANO 2020; 14:4096-4110. [PMID: 32167280 PMCID: PMC7498156 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.9b08818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Despite broad application of magnetic nanoparticles in biomedicine and electronics, only a few in vivo studies on biocompatibility are available. In this study, toxicity of magnetic metal oxide nanoparticles on the respiratory system was examined in vivo by single intratracheal instillation in mice. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) samples were collected for proteome analyses by LC-MS/MS, testing Fe3O4 nanoparticles doped with increasing amounts of cobalt (Fe3O4, CoFe2O4 with an iron to cobalt ratio 5:1, 3:1, 1:3, Co3O4) at two doses (54 μg, 162 μg per animal) and two time points (day 1 and 3 days postinstillation). In discovery phase, in-depth proteome profiling of a few representative samples allowed for comprehensive pathway analyses. Clustering of the 681 differentially expressed proteins (FDR < 0.05) revealed general as well as metal oxide specific responses with an overall strong induction of innate immunity and activation of the complement system. The highest expression increase could be found for a cluster of 39 proteins, which displayed strong dose-dependency to iron oxide and can be attributed to neutrophil extracellular trap (NET) formation. In-depth proteome analysis expanded the knowledge of in vivo NET formation. During screening, all BALF samples of the study (n = 166) were measured label-free as single-injections after a short gradient (21 min) LC separation using the Evosep One system, validating the findings from the discovery and defining protein signatures which enable discrimination of lung inflammation. We demonstrate a proteomics-based toxicity screening with high sample throughput easily transferrable to other nanoparticle types. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD016148.
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- Anja M. Billing
- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Southern Denmark, Odense 5230, Denmark
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- National
Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- School
of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- School
of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- National
Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- National
Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
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- School
of Geography Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston B15 2TT, United Kingdom
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- National
Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen 2100, Denmark
- Department
of Health Technology, Technical University
of Denmark, Lyngby 2800, Denmark
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- Department
of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University
of Southern Denmark, Odense 5230, Denmark
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Boyadzhiev A, Trevithick-Sutton C, Wu D, Decan N, Bazin M, Shah GM, Halappanavar S. Enhanced Dark-Field Hyperspectral Imaging and Spectral Angle Mapping for Nanomaterial Detection in Consumer Care Products and in Skin Following Dermal Exposure. Chem Res Toxicol 2020; 33:1266-1278. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.0c00090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Andrey Boyadzhiev
- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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- Laboratory for Skin Cancer Research, CHU de Quebec Laval University (CHUL), Quebec City, Canada
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- Laboratory for Skin Cancer Research, CHU de Quebec Laval University (CHUL), Quebec City, Canada
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- Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada
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Mulay SR, Steiger S, Shi C, Anders HJ. A guide to crystal-related and nano- or microparticle-related tissue responses. FEBS J 2020; 287:818-832. [PMID: 31829497 DOI: 10.1111/febs.15174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Crystals and nano- and microparticles form inside the human body from intrinsic proteins, minerals, or metabolites or enter the body as particulate matter from occupational and environmental sources. Associated tissue injuries and diseases mostly develop from cellular responses to such crystal deposits and include inflammation, cell necrosis, granuloma formation, tissue fibrosis, and stone-related obstruction of excretory organs. But how do crystals and nano- and microparticles trigger these biological processes? Which pathomechanisms are identical across different particle types, sizes, and shapes? In addition, which mechanisms are specific to the atomic or molecular structure of crystals or to specific sizes or shapes? Do specific cellular or molecular mechanisms qualify as target for therapeutic interventions? Here, we provide a guide to approach this diverse and multidisciplinary research domain. We give an overview about the clinical spectrum of crystallopathies, about shared and specific pathomechanisms as a conceptual overview before digging deeper into the specialty field of interest.
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- Shrikant R Mulay
- Pharmacology Division, CSIR-Central Drug Research Institute, Lucknow, India
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- Renal Division, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU Munich, Germany
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- Renal Division, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU Munich, Germany
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- Renal Division, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, Klinikum der Universität München, LMU Munich, Germany
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Antonini JM, Kodali V, Shoeb M, Kashon M, Roach KA, Boyce G, Meighan T, Stone S, McKinney W, Boots T, Roberts JR, Zeidler-Erdely PC, Erdely A. Effect of a High-Fat Diet and Occupational Exposure in Different Rat Strains on Lung and Systemic Responses: Examination of the Exposome in an Animal Model. Toxicol Sci 2019; 174:100-111. [PMID: 31868906 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfz247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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The exposome is the measure of all exposures of an individual in a lifetime and how those exposures relate to health. The goal was to examine an experimental model integrating multiple aspects of the exposome by collecting biological samples during critical life stages of an exposed animal that are applicable to worker populations. Genetic contributions were assessed using strains of male rats with different genetic backgrounds (Fischer-344, Sprague Dawley, and Brown-Norway) maintained on a regular or high-fat diet for 24 weeks. At week 7 during diet maintenance, groups of rats from each strain were exposed to stainless steel welding fume (WF; 20 mg/m3 × 3 h/d × 4 days/week × 5 weeks) or air until week 12, at which time some animals were euthanized. A separate set of rats from each strain were allowed to recover from WF exposure until the end of the 24-week period. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and serum were collected at 7, 12, and 24 weeks to assess general health indices. Depending on animal strain, WF exposure and high-fat diet together worsened kidney toxicity as well as altered different serum enzymes and proteins. Diet had minimal interaction with WF exposure for pulmonary toxicity endpoints. Experimental factors of diet, exposure, and strain were all important, depending on the health outcome measured. Exposure had the most significant influence related to pulmonary responses. Strain was the most significant contributor regarding the other health indices examined, indicating that genetic differences possibly drive the exposome effect in each strain.
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- James M Antonini
- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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- Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia
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Wang F, Wang X, Gao L, Meng LY, Xie JM, Xiong JW, Luo Y. Nanoparticle-mediated delivery of siRNA into zebrafish heart: a cell-level investigation on the biodistribution and gene silencing effects. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:18052-18064. [PMID: 31576876 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr05758g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nanomaterials hold promise for the delivery of nucleic acids to facilitate gene therapy in cardiac diseases. However, as much of the in vivo study of nanomaterials was conducted via the "trial and error" method, the understanding of the nanomaterial-mediated delivery in cardiac tissue was limited to the gross efficiency in manipulating the gene expression while little was known about the delivery process and mechanism in particular at the cell level. In this study, small interfering RNA (siRNA) nanoparticles formulated with a polyamidoamine (PAMAM) nanomaterial were applied to the injured heart of zebrafish. The distribution of nanoparticles in cardiomyocytes, endothelial cells, macrophages and leukocytes was quantitatively analyzed with precision at the cell level by using transgenic models. Based on the distribution characteristics, gene silencing effects in a specific group of cells were analyzed to illustrate how siRNA nanoparticles could get potent gene silencing in different cells in vivo. The results elucidated the heterogeneous distribution of siRNA nanoparticles and how nanoparticles could be efficient despite the significant difference in cellular uptake efficiency in different cells. It demonstrated a paradigm and the need to decouple cellular processes to understand nanoparticle-mediated delivery in complex tissue and the investigation/methodology may lead to important information to guide the design of advanced targeted drug-delivery systems in heart.
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- Fang Wang
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China.
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Dréno B, Alexis A, Chuberre B, Marinovich M. Safety of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in cosmetics. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 33 Suppl 7:34-46. [DOI: 10.1111/jdv.15943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- B. Dréno
- Onco‐Dermatology Department CHU Nantes CRCINA University Nantes Nantes France
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- Department of Dermatology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York NY USA
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- L'Oréal Cosmetique Active International Levallois‐Perret France
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences University of Milan Milan Italy
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Detampel P, Ganguly A, Tehranian S, Green F, Singha S, Santamaria P, Jeje AA, Cho CS, Petri B, Amrein MW. In vivo clearance of nanoparticles by transcytosis across alveolar epithelial cells. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0223339. [PMID: 31568513 PMCID: PMC6768543 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 09/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Nanoparticles in polluted air or aerosolized drug nanoparticles predominantly settle in the alveolar lung. Here, we describe a novel, highly effective pathway for the particles to cross the alveolar epithelium and reach the lymph and bloodstream. Amorphous silica nanoparticles, suspended in perfluorocarbon, were instilled into the lungs of mice for intravital microscopy. Particles formed agglomerates that settled on the alveolar wall, half of which were removed from the lung within 30 minutes. TEM histology showed agglomerates in stages of crossing the alveolar epithelium, in large compartments inside the epithelial cells and crossing the basal membrane into the interstitium. This pathway is consistent with published kinetic studies in rats and mice, using a host of (negatively) charged and polar nanoparticles.
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- Pascal Detampel
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
- * E-mail: (MWA); (AG)
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- The Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- The Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States of America
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- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Infectious Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- The Snyder Institute for Chronic Diseases, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
- * E-mail: (MWA); (AG)
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Chézeau L, Kohlstaedt LA, Le Faou A, Cosnier F, Rihn B, Gaté L. Proteomic analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid in rat exposed to TiO 2 nanostructured aerosol by inhalation. J Proteomics 2019; 207:103451. [PMID: 31323425 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2019.103451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Revised: 06/23/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The pulmonary toxicological properties of inhaled titanium dioxide were studied using bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cytology and proteomics analyses. Fischer 344 rats were exposed to 10 mg/m3 of TiO2 nanostructured aerosol by nose-only inhalation for 6 h/day, 5 days/week for 4 weeks. Lung samples were collected up to 180 post-exposure days. As previously described, cytological analyses of BALF showed a strong inflammatory response up to 3 post-exposure days, which persisted however, at a lower intensity up to 180 days. In addition, using Multidimensional Protein Identification Technology (MudPIT), we identified a total of 107, 50 and 45 proteins (UniprotKB identifiers) differentially expressed in exposed rats immediately, 3 and 180 days after the end of exposure respectively. Increased levels of inflammatory proteins, members of proteasome, various histones, proteins involved in cytoskeleton organization, were noticed up to 3 days (short-term response). Some of these proteins were linked with Neutrophil Extracellular Trap formation (NETosis). Long-term response was also characterized by a persistent altered expression of proteins up to 180 days. Altogether, these results suggest that exposure to low toxicity low solubility nanomaterials such as TiO2 may induce long-term changes in the pulmonary protein expression pattern of which the physio-pathological consequences are unknown. SIGNIFICANCE: This paper describes in rats, at the pulmonary level, the effects of inhaled nanostructured aerosol of TiO2 on the secreted proteins found in the broncho-alveolar space by comparing the proteomic profile in broncho-alveolar lavage fluid supernatants of control and exposed animals. This work brings new insights about the early events occurring following the end of exposure and suggests the formation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps (NETosis) that could be interpret as a potential early mechanism of defense against TiO2 nanoparticles. This work also describes the long term effects (180 post-exposure days) of such an exposure and the change in secreted protein expression in the absence of significant histopathological modifications.
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- Laëtitia Chézeau
- Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, Rue du Morvan, CS 60027, 54519 Vandœuvre, Cedex, France; EA 3452 CITHEFOR, Université de Lorraine, BP 80403, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, United States of America
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- EA 3452 CITHEFOR, Université de Lorraine, BP 80403, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France
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- Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, Rue du Morvan, CS 60027, 54519 Vandœuvre, Cedex, France
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- EA 3452 CITHEFOR, Université de Lorraine, BP 80403, 54001 Nancy Cedex, France; Institut Jean-Lamour, UMR 7198 CNRS, Université de Lorraine, 54011 Nancy Cedex, France
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- Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité, Rue du Morvan, CS 60027, 54519 Vandœuvre, Cedex, France.
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Rossi S, Savi M, Mazzola M, Pinelli S, Alinovi R, Gennaccaro L, Pagliaro A, Meraviglia V, Galetti M, Lozano-Garcia O, Rossini A, Frati C, Falco A, Quaini F, Bocchi L, Stilli D, Lucas S, Goldoni M, Macchi E, Mutti A, Miragoli M. Subchronic exposure to titanium dioxide nanoparticles modifies cardiac structure and performance in spontaneously hypertensive rats. Part Fibre Toxicol 2019; 16:25. [PMID: 31234877 PMCID: PMC6591966 DOI: 10.1186/s12989-019-0311-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Non-communicable diseases, intended as the results of a combination of inherited, environmental and biological factors, kill 40 million people each year, equivalent to roughly 70% of all premature deaths globally. The possibility that manufactured nanoparticles (NPs) may affect cardiac performance, has led to recognize NPs-exposure not only as a major Public Health concern, but also as an occupational hazard. In volunteers, NPs-exposure is problematic to quantify. We recently found that inhaled titanium dioxide NPs, one of the most produced engineered nanomaterials, acutely increased cardiac excitability and promoted arrhythmogenesis in normotensive rats by a direct interaction with cardiac cells. We hypothesized that such scenario can be exacerbated by latent cardiovascular disorders such as hypertension. RESULTS We monitored cardiac electromechanical performance in spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHRs) exposed to titanium dioxide NPs for 6 weeks using a combination of cardiac functional measurements associated with toxicological, immunological, physical and genetic assays. Longitudinal radio-telemetry ECG recordings and multiple-lead epicardial potential mapping revealed that atrial activation times significantly increased as well as proneness to arrhythmia. At the third week of nanoparticles administration, the lung and cardiac tissue encountered a maladaptive irreversible structural remodelling starting with increased pro-inflammatory cytokines levels and lipid peroxidation, resulting in upregulation of the main pro-fibrotic cardiac genes. At the end of the exposure, the majority of spontaneous arrhythmic events terminated, while cardiac hemodynamic deteriorated and a significant accumulation of fibrotic tissue occurred as compared to control untreated SHRs. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles were quantified in the heart tissue although without definite accumulation as revealed by particle-induced X-ray emission and ultrastructural analysis. CONCLUSIONS The co-morbidity of hypertension and inhaled nanoparticles induces irreversible hemodynamic impairment associated with cardiac structural damage potentially leading to heart failure. The time-dependence of exposure indicates a non-return point that needs to be taken into account in hypertensive subjects daily exposed to nanoparticles.
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- Stefano Rossi
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.,CERT, Center of Excellence for Toxicological Research, INAIL, ex-ISPESL, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.,Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.,CERT, Center of Excellence for Toxicological Research, INAIL, ex-ISPESL, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.,CERT, Center of Excellence for Toxicological Research, INAIL, ex-ISPESL, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Affiliated Institute of the University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.,Present address: Department of Biomedical and Neuromotor Sciences, University of Bologna, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Affiliated Institute of the University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Affiliated Institute of the University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.,CERT, Center of Excellence for Toxicological Research, INAIL, ex-ISPESL, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Namur Nanosafety Centre (NNC), Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences (NARILIS), Research Centre for the Physics of Matter and Radiation (PMR), University of Namur, B-5000, Namur, Belgium.,Present address: Cátedra de Cardiología y Medicina Vascular, Escuela de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico
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- Institute for Biomedicine, Eurac Research, Bolzano, Italy.,Affiliated Institute of the University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Namur Nanosafety Centre (NNC), Namur Research Institute for Life Sciences (NARILIS), Research Centre for the Physics of Matter and Radiation (PMR), University of Namur, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.,CERT, Center of Excellence for Toxicological Research, INAIL, ex-ISPESL, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- CERT, Center of Excellence for Toxicological Research, INAIL, ex-ISPESL, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.,Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy.,CERT, Center of Excellence for Toxicological Research, INAIL, ex-ISPESL, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.,Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria, Unità di Medicina del lavoro e Tossicologia industriale, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Via Gramsci, n° 14, 43126, Parma, Italy. .,CERT, Center of Excellence for Toxicological Research, INAIL, ex-ISPESL, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. .,Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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Tibau AV, Grube BD, Velez BJ, Vega VM, Mutter J. Titanium exposure and human health. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/osi2.1001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Anita V. Tibau
- Center for Environmental and Toxicological ResearchUniversity of Puerto Rico Newport Beach California
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- Grube is the International Academy of Biological Dentistry & Medicine (IABDM) Scranton Pennsylvania
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- Department of BiochemistryUniversity of Puerto RicoMedical Sciences CampusSchool of Medicine San Juan Puerto Rico
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- Universidad Central del Caribe School of MedicineBayamon San Juan Puerto Rico
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Neu-Baker NM, Eastlake AC, Brenner SA. Sample preparation method for visualization of nanoparticulate captured on mixed cellulose ester filter media by enhanced darkfield microscopy and hyperspectral imaging. Microsc Res Tech 2019; 82:878-883. [PMID: 30768825 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 12/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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A significant hurdle in conducting effective health and safety hazard analysis and risk assessment for the nanotechnology workforce is the lack of a rapid method for the direct visualization and analysis of filter media used to sample nanomaterials from work environments that represent potential worker exposure. Current best-known methods include transmission electron microscopy (TEM) coupled with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) for elemental identification. TEM-EDS is considerably time-, cost-, and resource-intensive, which may prevent timely health and safety recommendations and corrective actions. A rapid screening method is currently being explored using enhanced darkfield microscopy with hyperspectral imaging (EDFM-HSI). For this approach to be effective, rapid, and easy, sample preparation that is amenable to the analytical technique is needed. Here, we compare the sample preparation steps for mixed cellulose ester (MCE) filter media specified in NIOSH Method 7400-Asbestos and Other Fibers by Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM)-against a new method, which involves saturation of the filter media with acetone. NIOSH Method 7400 was chosen as a starting point since it is an established technique for preparing transparent MCE filters for optical microscopy. Limitations in this method led to the development and comparison of a new method. The new method was faster, easier, and rendered filters more transparent, resulting in improved visualization and analysis of nanomaterials via EDFM-HSI. This new method is suitable for a rapid screening protocol due to its speed, ease of use, and the improvement in image acquisition and analysis.
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- Nicole M Neu-Baker
- College of Nanoscale Science, Nanobioscience Constellation, State University of New York (SUNY) Polytechnic Institute, College of Nanoscale Science, New York
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- Education and Information Division (EID), National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Cincinnati, Ohio
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- College of Nanoscale Science, Nanobioscience Constellation, State University of New York (SUNY) Polytechnic Institute, College of Nanoscale Science, New York
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At nanoscale, man-made materials may show unique properties that differ from bulk and dissolved counterparts. The unique properties of engineered nanomaterials not only impart critical advantages but also confer toxicity because of their unwanted interactions with different biological compartments and cellular processes. In this review, we discuss various entry routes of nanomaterials in the human body, their applications in daily life, and the mechanisms underlying their toxicity. We further explore the passage of nanomaterials into air, water, and soil ecosystems, resulting in diverse environmental impacts. Briefly, we probe the available strategies for risk assessment and risk management to assist in reducing the occupational risks of potentially hazardous engineered nanomaterials including the control banding (CB) approach. Moreover, we substantiate the need for uniform guidelines for systematic analysis of nanomaterial toxicity, in silico toxicological investigations, and obligation to ensure the safe disposal of nanowaste to reduce or eliminate untoward environmental and health impacts. At the end, we scrutinize global regulatory trends, hurdles, and efforts to develop better regulatory sciences in the field of nanomedicines.
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- Ritu Gupta
- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX, USA
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Modrzynska J, Berthing T, Ravn-Haren G, Kling K, Mortensen A, Rasmussen RR, Larsen EH, Saber AT, Vogel U, Loeschner K. In vivo-induced size transformation of cerium oxide nanoparticles in both lung and liver does not affect long-term hepatic accumulation following pulmonary exposure. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0202477. [PMID: 30125308 PMCID: PMC6101382 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/04/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Recent findings show that cerium oxide (CeO2) nanoparticles may undergo in vivo-induced size transformation with the formation of smaller particles that could result in a higher translocation following pulmonary exposure compared to virtually insoluble particles, like titanium dioxide (TiO2). Therefore, we compared liver deposition of CeO2 and TiO2 nanoparticles of similar primary sizes 1, 28 or 180 days after intratracheal instillation of 162 μg of NPs in female C57BL/6 mice. Mice exposed to 162 μg CeO2 or TiO2 nanoparticles by intravenous injection or oral gavage were included as reference groups to assess the amount of NPs that reach the liver bypassing the lungs and the translocation of NPs from the gastrointestinal tract to the liver, respectively. Pulmonary deposited CeO2 nanoparticles were detected in the liver 28 and 180 days post-exposure and TiO2 nanoparticles 180 days post-exposure as determined by darkfield imaging and by the quantification of Ce and Ti mass concentration by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Ce and Ti concentrations increased over time and 180 days post-exposure the translocation to the liver was 2.87 ± 3.37% and 1.24 ± 1.98% of the initial pulmonary dose, respectively. Single particle ICP-MS showed that the size of CeO2 nanoparticles in both lung and liver tissue decreased over time. No nanoparticles were detected in the liver following oral gavage. Our results suggest that pulmonary deposited CeO2 and TiO2 nanoparticles translocate to the liver with similar calculated translocation rates despite their different chemical composition and shape. The observed particle size distributions of CeO2 nanoparticles indicate in vivo processing over time both in lung and liver. The fact that no particles were detected in the liver following oral exposure showed that direct translocation of nanoparticles from lung to the systemic circulation was the most important route of translocation for pulmonary deposited particles.
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Affiliation(s)
- Justyna Modrzynska
- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
- The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The National Research Centre for the Working Environment, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Micro- and Nanotechnology, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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- National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark, Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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