Journal
TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 269, Issue 3, Pages 250-262Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2013.03.018
Keywords
Hyperspectral microscopy; Gene expression; Inflammation; Muscle contraction; Calcium homeostasis; Tissue particle retention
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- Health Canada's Genomics Research and Development Initiative
- Chemicals Management Plan 2-Nano
- Internal A-base Research Funds
- Danish NanoSafety Centre
- Danish Work Research Foundation
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We investigated gene expression, protein synthesis, and particle retention in mouse lungs following intratracheal instillation of varying doses of nano-sized titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2). Female C57BL/6 mice were exposed to rutile nano-TiO2 via single intratracheal instillations of 18, 54, and 162 mu g/mouse. Mice were sampled 1, 3, and 28 days post-exposure. The deposition of nano-TiO2 in the lungs was assessed using nanoscale hyperspectral microscopy. Biological responses in the pulmonary system were analyzed using DNA microarrays, pathway-specific real-time RT-PCR (qPCR), gene-specific qPCR arrays, and tissue protein ELISA. Hyperspectral mapping showed dose-dependent retention of nano-TiO2 in the lungs up to 28 days post-instillation. DNA microarray analysis revealed approximately 3000 genes that were altered across all treatment groups (+/- 13 fold; p < 0.1). Several inflammatory mediators changed in a dose- and time-dependent manner at both the mRNA and protein level. Although no influx of neutrophils was detected at the low dose, changes in the expression of several genes and proteins associated with inflammation were observed. Resolving inflammation at the medium dose, and lack of neutrophil influx in the lung fluid at the low dose, were associated with down-regulation of genes involved in ion homeostasis and muscle regulation. Our gene expression results imply that retention of nano-TiO2 in the absence of inflammation over time may potentially perturb calcium and ion homeostasis, and affect smooth muscle activities. Crown Copyright (C) 2013 Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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