Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 300, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134473
Keywords
Atmospheric particulate matter; Agar membrane; Cell exposure; Cytotoxicity; Toxicoproteomics
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [91643105, 91543129, 21874065]
- Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [BK20181261]
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This study proposes a novel PM sampling and cell exposure strategy based on agar membrane. The agar membrane is proven to be a reliable substitute material for PM sampling, and the extracted PM from the agar membrane shows higher cytotoxicity and more differentially expressed proteins compared to the traditional extraction method.
Laboratories use different strategies to sample and extract atmospheric particulate matter (PM), some of which can be very complicated. Due to the absence of a standard protocol, it is difficult to compare the results of PM toxicity assessment across different laboratories. Here, we proposed a novel PM sampling and cell exposure strategy based on agar membrane. The agar membrane, prepared by a simple freeze-drying method, has a relatively flat surface and porous interior. We demonstrated that the agar membrane was a reliable substitute material for PM sampling. Then the PM on the agar membranes was directly extracted with the culture medium by vortex method, and the PM on the polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filters was extracted with water by the traditional ultrasonic method for comparison. The extraction efficiency was evaluated and in vitro cytotoxicity assays were carried out to investigate the toxic effects of PM extracted with two strategies on macrophage cells. The results showed that the PM extracted from agar membranes induced higher cytotoxicity and more differentially expressed proteins. Overall, the novel PM sampling-cell exposure strategy based on the agar membrane is easy to operate, biocompatible and comparable, and has low disturbance, could be an alternative sampling and extraction method for PM toxicity assessment.
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