Importance of surface charge of soot nanoparticles in determining inhalation toxicity in mice

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Physicochemical properties of nanoparticles are important in regulating nanoparticle toxicity; however, the contribution of nanoparticle charge remains unclear. The objective of this study was to investigate the pulmonary effects of inhalation of charged soot nanoparticles. We established a stably charged nanoparticle generation system for whole-body exposure in BALB/c mice, which produced positively charged, negatively charged, and neutral soot nanoparticles in a wide range of concentrations. After a 7-day exposure, pulmonary toxicity was assessed, together with proteomics analysis. The charged soot nanoparticles on average carried 1.17-1.35 electric charges, and the sizes for nanoparticles under different charging conditions were all fixed at 69 ~ 72 nm. We observed that charged soot nanoparticles induced cytotoxic LDH and increased lung permeability, with the release of 8-isoprostane and caspase-3 and systemic IL-6 in mice, especially for positively charged soot nanoparticles. Next, we observed that positive-charged soot nanoparticles upregulated Eif2, Eif4, sirtuin, mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPAR), and HIPPO-related signaling pathways in the lungs compared with negatively charged soot nanoparticles. HIF1α, sirt1, E-cadherin, and Yap were increased in mice's lungs by positively charged soot nanoparticle exposure. In conclusion, carbonaceous nanoparticles carrying electric ions, especially positive-charged, are particularly toxic when inhaled and should be of concern in terms of pulmonary health protection.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

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Environmental science and pollution research international - 30(2023), 7 vom: 12. Feb., Seite 18985-18997

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hsiao, Ta-Chih [VerfasserIn]
Han, Chia-Li [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Tzu-Ting [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Yueh-Lun [VerfasserIn]
Shen, Yu-Fang [VerfasserIn]
Jheng, Yu-Teng [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Chii-Hong [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Jer-Hwa [VerfasserIn]
Chung, Kian Fan [VerfasserIn]
Kuo, Han-Pin [VerfasserIn]
Chuang, Hsiao-Chi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Inflammation
Journal Article
Nanoparticle charge
Nanoparticles
Oxidative stress
Particulate matter
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Soot

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Date Completed 16.02.2023

Date Revised 16.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11356-022-23444-4

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM347381693