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Impacts of Organomodified Nanoclays and Their Incinerated Byproducts on Bronchial Cell Monolayer Integrity
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November 19 2019
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Source: Chem Res Toxicol. 32(12):2445-2458
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Alternative Title:Chem Res Toxicol
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Description:Incorporation of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) into nanocomposites using advanced manufacturing strategies is set to revolutionize diverse technologies. Of these, organomodified nanoclays (ONCs; i.e., smectite clays with different organic coatings) act as nanofillers in applications ranging from automotive to aerospace and biomedical systems. Recent toxicological evaluations increased awareness that exposure to ONC can occur along their entire life cycle, namely, during synthesis, handling, use, manipulation, and disposal. Compared to other ENMs, however, little information exists describing which physicochemical properties contribute to induced health risk. This study conducted high content screening on bronchial epithelial cell monolayers for coupled high-throughput | assessment strategies aimed to evaluate acute toxicity of a library of ONCs (all of prevalent use) prior to and after simulated disposal by incineration. Coating-, incineration status-, and time-dependent effects were considered to determine changes in the pulmonary monolayer integrity, cell transepithelial resistance, apoptosis, and cell metabolism. Results showed that after exposure to each ONC at its half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC|) there is a material-induced toxicity effect with pristine nanoclay, for instance, displaying acute loss of monolayer coverage, resistance, and metabolism, coupled with increased number of apoptotic cells. Conversely, the other three ONCs tested displayed little loss of monolayer integrity; however, they exhibited differential coating-dependent increased apoptosis and up to 40-45% initial reduction in cell metabolism. Moreover, incinerated byproducts of ONCs exhibited significant loss of monolayer coverage and integrity, increased necrosis, with little evidence of monolayer re-establishment. These findings indicate that characteristics of organic coating type largely determine the mechanism of cytotoxicity and the ability of the monolayer to recover. Use of high content screening coupled with traditional | assays proves to serve as a rapid pulmonary toxicity assessment tool to help define prevention by targeted physicochemical material properties design strategies.
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Pubmed ID:31698904
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC7654373
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Volume:32
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Issue:12
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