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Acute exposure to silica nanoparticles aggravate airway inflammation: different effects according to surface characteristics

Authors
 Hye Jung Park  ;  Jung-Ho Sohn  ;  Yoon-Ju Kim  ;  Yoon Hee Park  ;  Heejae Han  ;  Kyung Hee Park  ;  Kangtaek Lee  ;  Hoon Choi  ;  Kiju Um  ;  In-Hong Choi  ;  Jung-Won Park  ;  Jae-Hyun Lee 
Citation
 EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE, Vol.47 : 173, 2015 
Journal Title
EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE
ISSN
 1226-3613 
Issue Date
2015
MeSH
Animals ; Asthma/chemically induced* ; Asthma/pathology ; Female ; Inflammation/chemically induced* ; Inflammation/pathology ; Interferon-gamma/analysis ; Interleukins/analysis ; Lung/drug effects ; Lung/pathology* ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Nanoparticles/adverse effects* ; Nanoparticles/chemistry ; Ovalbumin/adverse effects ; Polyethylene Glycols/adverse effects ; Polyethylene Glycols/chemistry ; Silicon Dioxide/adverse effects* ; Silicon Dioxide/chemistry ; Surface Properties
Abstract
Silica nanoparticles (SNPs) are widely used in many scientific and industrial fields despite the lack of proper evaluation of their potential toxicity. This study examined the effects of acute exposure to SNPs, either alone or in conjunction with ovalbumin (OVA), by studying the respiratory systems in exposed mouse models. Three types of SNPs were used: spherical SNPs (S-SNPs), mesoporous SNPs (M-SNPs), and PEGylated SNPs (P-SNPs). In the acute SNP exposure model performed, 6-week-old BALB/c female mice were intranasally inoculated with SNPs for 3 consecutive days. In the OVA/SNPs asthma model, the mice were sensitized two times via the peritoneal route with OVA. Additionally, the mice endured OVA with or without SNP challenges intranasally. Acute SNP exposure induced significant airway inflammation and airway hyper-responsiveness, particularly in the S-SNP group. In OVA/SNPs asthma models, OVA with SNP-treated group showed significant airway inflammation, more than those treated with only OVA and without SNPs. In these models, the P-SNP group induced lower levels of inflammation on airways than both the S-SNP or M-SNP groups. Interleukin (IL)-5, IL-13, IL-1β and interferon-γ levels correlated with airway inflammation in the tested models, without statistical significance. In the mouse models studied, increased airway inflammation was associated with acute SNPs exposure, whether exposed solely to SNPs or SNPs in conjunction with OVA. P-SNPs appear to be relatively safer for clinical use than S-SNPs and M-SNPs, as determined by lower observed toxicity and airway system inflammation.
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DOI
10.1038/emm.2015.50
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1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Microbiology (미생물학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Yonsei Biomedical Research Center (연세의생명연구원) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Park, Kyung Hee(박경희) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3605-5364
Park, Jung Won(박중원) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0249-8749
Park, Hye Jung(박혜정) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1862-1003
Sohn, Jung Ho(손정호)
Lee, Jae Hyun(이재현) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0760-0071
Choi, In Hong(최인홍) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9851-0137
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/140680
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