Pulmonary Effects of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes: Inhalation vs Aspiration

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• Personal Author:
  Baron, Paul A. ; Castranova, Vincent ; Chen BT ; Deye G ; Hubbs, Ann F. ; Kagan VE ; Keohavong P ; Kisin E ; Mercer RR ; Murray AR ; Shvedova AA ; Sussman N
• Description:
  Health effects and occupational risk of exposures associated with manufacturing and application of nanoparticles are critical points for the safe and sustainable development of nanotechnology. The toxic effects of nanoscale materials have not been fully characterized and the limited in vivo studies indicate the urgent necessity for further toxicological assessments of nanomaterials. Some argue that pharyngeal aspiration - a single exposure to a bolus of SWCNT - is an artificial exposure where the single large dose contributes to the pulmonary response. Moreover, aspiration studies reported thus far have been relatively high dose exposures, which may not be relevant to chronic lower dose seen in occupational settings. Inhalation of SWCNT more closely mimics occupational and environmental venues than the above mentioned administrations providing more dispersed SWCNT structures while bolus effects are avoided. By applying a new technique to aerosolize SWCNT, we obtained stable and uniform SWCNT dispersions with a concentration of 5 mg/m3 and a count mode aerodynamic diameter of 240 nm for the inhalation experiments. In the current study, we utilized non-purified SWCNT containing up to 17.7% of iron for both inhalation (5 mg/m3, 5 hrs/day for 4 days) and aspiration (varying doses of 5- 20 ug/mouse) exposures. Pathological events in both exposure routes were realized through qualitatively similar synergized interactions of early inflammatory response and oxidative stress culminating in the development of multifocal granulomatous pneumonia and interstitial fibrosis. Quantitatively, SWCNT inhalation was more effective than aspiration in causing inflammatory response, oxidative stress, collagen deposition and fibrosis as well as mutations of K-ras gene locus in the lung of C57BL/6 mice. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aerosols Biological Factors Cytology Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances Irritants Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Microbiology Occupational Health Oxidants Particulate Matter Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Aerosol-particles Biological-effects Biological-factors Cell-biology Cellular-reactions Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure-methods Genotoxic-effects Inhalation-studies Laboratory-animals Lung-cells Lung-disorders Lung-irritants Microscopic-analysis Microscopy Nanotechnology Oxidative-metabolism Oxidative-processes Particle-aerodynamics Particulates Qualitative-analysis Respiratory-irritants Respiratory-system-disorders Risk-factors Statistical-analysis Toxic-effects

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• ISSN:
  1096-6080
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division ; DART - Division of Applied Research and Technology
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  108
• Issue:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20035309
• Citation:
  Toxicologist 2009 Mar; 108(1):459
• CAS Registry Number:
  Carbon (CAS RN 7440-44-0)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2009
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  The Toxicologist. Society of Toxicology 48th Annual Meeting and ToxExpo, March 15-19, 2009, Baltimore, Maryland
• End Date:
  20160630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/187217/cdc_187217_DS1.pdf
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