College of Ecology and Environment, Xin Jiang University, Urumqi 830046, PR China.
College of Ecology and Environment, Xin Jiang University, Urumqi 830046, PR China; College of Resources and Environment Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, PR China.
Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2023 Mar 1;252:114574. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.114574. Epub 2023 Jan 25.
Nanoplastics (NPs) are a matter of widespread concern, as they are easily absorbed by a wide variety of organisms and accumulate in biological tissues. While there is evidence that nanoplastics are toxic to various organisms, few studies have investigated the mechanisms underlying the toxicities of NPs with different surface functionalizations to macrophage cells. In this study, mouse mononuclear macrophage (RAW264.7) cells were exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs) with three different surface functionalizations, namely pristine polystyrene (PS), carboxyl-functionalized polystyrene (PS-COOH), and amino-functionalized polystyrene (PS-NH), to evaluate the cellular endocytosis, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release, cell viability, reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial membrane potential, apoptosis, and related gene expression. Results showed that all three PS-NPs were endocytosed into cells. However, in the concentration range of 0-100 μg/mL, PS had no effect on cell viability or apoptosis, but it slightly increased cellular ROS and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential. PS-NH exhibited the highest cytotoxicity. PS-COOH and PS-NH induced ROS production, altered the mitochondrial membrane potential, and caused cell apoptosis regulated by the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway. Results also showed that cell membrane damage induced by PS-NH is one of the primary mechanisms of its cytotoxicity to RAW264.7 cells. The results of this study clarify the toxicities of PS-NPs with different surface functionalizations to macrophages, thereby improving the identification of immune system risks related to nanoplastics.
纳米塑料(NPs)是一个备受关注的问题,因为它们很容易被各种生物体吸收,并在生物组织中积累。虽然有证据表明纳米塑料对各种生物体具有毒性,但很少有研究调查具有不同表面功能化的纳米塑料对巨噬细胞毒性的机制。在这项研究中,用三种不同表面功能化的聚苯乙烯纳米塑料(PS-NPs),即原始聚苯乙烯(PS)、羧基化聚苯乙烯(PS-COOH)和氨基化聚苯乙烯(PS-NH),暴露于小鼠单核巨噬细胞(RAW264.7)细胞中,以评估细胞内吞作用、乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)释放、细胞活力、活性氧(ROS)、线粒体膜电位、细胞凋亡和相关基因表达。结果表明,所有三种 PS-NPs 都被内吞到细胞中。然而,在 0-100μg/mL 的浓度范围内,PS 对细胞活力或凋亡没有影响,但它轻微增加了细胞内的 ROS,并降低了线粒体膜电位。PS-NH 表现出最高的细胞毒性。PS-COOH 和 PS-NH 诱导 ROS 产生,改变线粒体膜电位,并通过线粒体凋亡途径引起细胞凋亡。结果还表明,PS-NH 引起的细胞膜损伤是其对 RAW264.7 细胞细胞毒性的主要机制之一。本研究结果阐明了具有不同表面功能化的 PS-NPs 对巨噬细胞的毒性,从而提高了对纳米塑料相关免疫系统风险的识别。
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