Lehotska Mikusova Miroslava, Busova Milena, Tulinska Jana, Masanova Vlasta, Liskova Aurelia, Uhnakova Iveta, Dusinska Maria, Krivosikova Zora, Rollerova Eva, Alacova Radka, Wsolova Ladislava, Horvathova Mira, Szabova Michaela, Lukan Norbert, Vecera Zbynek, Coufalik Pavel, Krumal Kamil, Alexa Lukas, Thon Vojtech, Piler Pavel, Buchtova Marcela, Vrlikova Lucie, Moravec Pavel, Galanda Dusan, Mikuska Pavel
Faculty of Medicine, Slovak Medical University, 833 03 Bratislava, Slovakia.
Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague, 121 08 Prague, Czech Republic.
Nanomaterials (Basel). 2023 Feb 18;13(4):767. doi: 10.3390/nano13040767.
Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO NPs) are used in a wide range of applications. Although inhalation of NPs is one of the most important toxicologically relevant routes, experimental studies on potential harmful effects of TiO NPs using a whole-body inhalation chamber model are rare. In this study, the profile of lymphocyte markers, functional immunoassays, and antioxidant defense markers were analyzed to evaluate the potential adverse effects of seven-week inhalation exposure to two different concentrations of TiO NPs (0.00167 and 0.1308 mg TiO/m) in mice. A dose-dependent effect of TiO NPs on innate immunity was evident in the form of stimulated phagocytic activity of monocytes in low-dose mice and suppressed secretory function of monocytes (IL-18) in high-dose animals. The effect of TiO NPs on adaptive immunity, manifested in the spleen by a decrease in the percentage of T-cells, a reduction in T-helper cells, and a dose-dependent decrease in lymphocyte cytokine production, may indicate immunosuppression in exposed mice. The dose-dependent increase in GSH concentration and GSH/GSSG ratio in whole blood demonstrated stimulated antioxidant defense against oxidative stress induced by TiO NP exposure.
二氧化钛纳米颗粒(TiO NPs)有广泛的应用。尽管吸入纳米颗粒是最重要的毒理学相关暴露途径之一,但使用全身吸入舱模型对TiO NPs潜在有害影响进行的实验研究却很少。在本研究中,分析了淋巴细胞标志物、功能免疫测定和抗氧化防御标志物的情况,以评估小鼠在七周内吸入两种不同浓度的TiO NPs(0.00167和0.1308毫克TiO/立方米)后的潜在不良影响。TiO NPs对先天免疫的剂量依赖性效应明显,表现为低剂量小鼠中单核细胞吞噬活性受到刺激,而高剂量动物中单核细胞分泌功能(IL-18)受到抑制。TiO NPs对适应性免疫的影响表现为脾脏中T细胞百分比降低、辅助性T细胞减少以及淋巴细胞细胞因子产生呈剂量依赖性下降,这可能表明暴露小鼠存在免疫抑制。全血中谷胱甘肽(GSH)浓度和GSH/GSSG比值的剂量依赖性增加表明,针对TiO NP暴露诱导的氧化应激,抗氧化防御功能受到了刺激。