Investigation of the effect of titanium dioxide nanorods on the lungs in a subacute rat model

INTRODUCTION: The development of nanotechnology increases the risk of occupational and population-level exposure to nanoparticles nowadays. However, scientifically based knowledge relating to the toxicity of heavy metal nanoparticles and potential health damage is insufficient.

AIM: Investigation of lung tissue damage induced by titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanorods in subacute intratracheal instillation by morphological, chemical and biochemical methods in rat model.

METHOD: General toxicity (changes of body and organ weights), local acute and chronic cellular toxicity (in alveolar spaces and epithelium, in hilar lymph nodes) and oxidative stress were examined using light and electron microscopy, and biochemical methods (reactive oxygen species, lipid peroxidation, expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines).

RESULTS: No dose- and time-dependent alteration was found in the body weight of the treated groups; but the mass and Ti content of lungs increased with dose. Light and electron microscopy of the lung tissue verified the presence of nanoparticles, free in the alveolar space and within phagosomes of macrophages not attached to alveolar epithelium. Chronification of local acute alveolitis was supported by dose-dependent increase of macrophage count in the alveolar region, oedema and thickening of interstitium, and increased expression of certain pro-inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-1a, LIX, L-selectin, vascular endothelial growth factor). Oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation increased substantially in the treated rats' lungs, and correlation was found between Ti content and lipid peroxidation. Insufficiency of the alveolar epithelial and capillary endothelial barrier was indicated by nanoparticle-laden phagocytes in hilar lymph nodes, suggesting nanoparticles reaching systemic circulation and distant organs, inducing systemic acute inflammation.

CONCLUSION: TiO2 nanoparticles, reaching lower airways, may be etiological factors in the causation or aggravation of pulmonary diseases with acute and chronic airways inflammation and/or progressive fibrosis and obstruction (e.g., chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma). Autophagy and damaged immune response (lymphocytic activity) may have here a role. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(2): 57-66.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:160

Enthalten in:

Orvosi hetilap - 160(2019), 2 vom: 13. Jan., Seite 57-66

Sprache:

Ungarisch

Weiterer Titel:

Titán-dioxid-nanopálcikák tüdőre kifejtett hatásának állatkísérletes vizsgálata szubakut patkánymodellben

Beteiligte Personen:

Horváth, Tamara [VerfasserIn]
Papp, András [VerfasserIn]
Kiricsi, Mónika [VerfasserIn]
Igaz, Nóra [VerfasserIn]
Trenka, Vivien [VerfasserIn]
Kozma, Gábor [VerfasserIn]
Tiszlavicz, László [VerfasserIn]
Rázga, Zsolt [VerfasserIn]
Vezér, Tünde [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

15FIX9V2JP
Citokin
Cytokines
D1JT611TNE
Journal Article
Nanoparticles
Nanorészecske
Oxidatív stressz
Oxidative stress
Pathology
Patkány
Patológia
Rat
Titán-dioxid
Titanium
Titanium dioxide
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 24.04.2019

Date Revised 24.04.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1556/650.2019.31237

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM292448953