Abstract:
:Due to advances in nanotechnology, exposure to particle compounds in the workplace has become unavoidable. Assessment of their toxicity on health is an important occupational safety issue. This study was conducted in mice to investigate the toxicological effects of submicron and nano-iron oxide particles on pulmonary immune defences. In that purpose, we explored for the first time, inflammatory and immune responses in lung-associated lymph nodes. For each particle type, mice received either a single intratracheal instillation at different concentrations (250, 375, or 500μg/mouse) or four repeated instillations at 500μg/mouse each. Cytokine production, inflammatory and innate immune response, and humoral immune response were respectively assessed 1, 2, and 6 days after particle exposures. Both types of particles induced lung inflammation associated with increased cytokine productions in lymph node cell cultures and decreased pulmonary immune responses against sheep erythrocytes. Natural killer activity was not modified by particles. In comparison to single instillation, repeated instillations resulted in a reduction of inflammatory cell numbers in both bronchoalveolar lavages and pulmonary parenchyma. Moreover, the single instillation model demonstrated that, for a same dose, nano-iron oxide particles produced higher levels of inflammation and immunodepression than their submicron-sized counterparts.
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Toxicol Lettjournal_title
Toxicology lettersauthors
Ban M,Langonné I,Huguet N,Goutet Mdoi
10.1016/j.toxlet.2012.02.004subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-05-05 00:00:00pages
267-75issue
3eissn
0378-4274issn
1879-3169pii
S0378-4274(12)00058-6journal_volume
210pub_type
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