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Systematic investigation of the physicochemical factors that contribute to the toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles.

Abstract：

:ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) are prone to dissolution, and uncertainty remains whether biological/cellular responses to ZnO NPs are solely due to the release of Zn(2+) or whether the NPs themselves have additional toxic effects. We address this by establishing ZnO NP solubility in dispersion media (Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium, DMEM) held under conditions identical to those employed for cell culture (37 °C, 5% CO2, and pH 7.68) and by systematic comparison of cell-NP interaction for three different ZnO NP preparations. For NPs at concentrations up to 5.5 μg ZnO/mL, dissolution is complete (with the majority of the soluble zinc complexed to dissolved ligands in the medium), taking ca. 1 h for uncoated and ca. 6 h for polymer coated ones. Above 5.5 μg/mL, the results are consistent with the formation of zinc carbonate, keeping the solubilized zinc fixed to 67 μM of which only 0.45 μM is as free Zn(2+), i.e., not complexed to dissolved ligands. At these relatively high concentrations, NPs with an aliphatic polyether-coating show slower dissolution (i.e., slower free Zn(2+) release) and reprecipitation kinetics compared to those of uncoated NPs, requiring more than 48 h to reach thermodynamic equilibrium. Cytotoxicity (MTT) and DNA damage (Comet) assay dose-response curves for three epithelial cell lines suggest that dissolution and reprecipitation dominate for uncoated ZnO NPs. Transmission electron microscopy combined with the monitoring of intracellular Zn(2+) concentrations and ZnO-NP interactions with model lipid membranes indicate that an aliphatic polyether coat on ZnO NPs increases cellular uptake, enhancing toxicity by enabling intracellular dissolution and release of Zn(2+). Similarly, we demonstrate that needle-like NP morphologies enhance toxicity by apparently frustrating cellular uptake. To limit toxicity, ZnO NPs with nonacicular morphologies and coatings that only weakly interact with cellular membranes are recommended.

journal_name

Chem Res Toxicol

journal_title

Chemical research in toxicology

authors

Mu Q,David CA,Galceran J,Rey-Castro C,Krzemiński L,Wallace R,Bamiduro F,Milne SJ,Hondow NS,Brydson R,Vizcay-Barrena G,Routledge MN,Jeuken LJ,Brown AP

doi

10.1021/tx4004243

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-04-21 00:00:00

pages

558-67

issue

eissn

0893-228X

issn

1520-5010

journal_volume

pub_type

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Systematic investigation of the physicochemical factors that contribute to the toxicity of ZnO nanoparticles.