Cytotoxicity and characterization of particles collected from an indium-tin oxide production facility

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• Personal Author:
  Badding MA ; Cummings, Kristin J. ; Fix NR ; Leonard, Stephen S. ; Stefaniak, Aleksandr B.
• Description:
  Occupational exposure to indium compound particles has recently been associated with lung disease among workers in the indium-tin oxide (ITO) industry. Previous studies suggested that excessive alveolar surfactant and reactive oxygen species (ROS) may play a role in the development of pulmonary lesions following exposure to indium compounds. However, toxicity at the cellular level has not been comprehensively evaluated. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess which, if any, compounds encountered during ITO production are toxic to cultured cells and ultimately contribute to the pathogenesis of indium lung disease. The compounds used in this study were collected from eight different processing stages at an ITO production facility. Enhanced dark field imaging showed 5 of the compounds significantly associated with cells within 1 h, suggesting that cellular reactions to the compound particles may be occurring rapidly. To examine the potential cytotoxic effects of these associations, ROS generation, cell viability, and apoptosis were evaluated following exposures in RAW 264.7 mouse monocyte macrophage and BEAS-2B human bronchial epithelial cell lines. Both exhibited reduced viability with exposures, while apoptosis only occurred in RAW 264.7 cells. Our results suggested that excessive ROS production is likely not the predominant mechanism underlying indium-induced lung disease. However, the effects on cell viability reveal that several of the compounds are cytotoxic, and therefore, exposures need to be carefully monitored in the industrial setting. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cells, Cultured Cytotoxins Environmental Exposure Environmental Monitoring Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Metals Metal Workers Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety Surface-Active Agents Tin Compounds

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• Keywords:
  Alveolar-cells Cell-culture-techniques Cell-cultures Cell-damage Cellular-reactions Cytotoxic-effects Cytotoxicity Exposure-assessment Humans Indium-compounds Industrial-exposures Laboratory-animals Laboratory-testing Lung-cells Lung-disorders Lung-lesions Metal-workers Metallic-compounds Metalworking-industry Oxidative-processes Oxides Pulmonary-system-disorders Respiratory-system-disorders Surfactants Tin-compounds Tin-oxides

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• ISSN:
  1528-7394
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division ; DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  77
• Issue:
  20
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20045028
• Citation:
  J Toxicol Environ Health A 2014 Oct; 77(20):1193-1209
• Contact Point Address:
  Melissa A. Badding, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Mail Stop 2015, Morgantown, WV 26505-2888, USA
• Email:
  wid5@cdc.gov
• CAS Registry Number:
  3-8-Angiotensin II (CAS RN 12676-15-2) ; Indium (CAS RN 7440-74-6) ; Indium tin oxide (In1.69Sn0.15O2.85) (CAS RN 71243-84-0) ; Tin (CAS RN 7440-31-5) ; Tin oxide (SnO2) (CAS RN 18282-10-5)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2015
• NORA Priority Area:
  Manufacturing
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A: Current Issues
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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