Journal
MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS
Volume 796, Issue -, Pages 8-22Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2015.11.011
Keywords
Micronucleus assay; Nanoparticles; Gene expression; Silica nanoparticles; Hyperspectral microscopy
Funding
- Health Canada's Chemicals Management Plan 2: Nano and Genomics Research and Development Initiative
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The objectives of the present study were to investigate the underlying mechanisms of genetic and cellular toxicity induced by silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) and determine if such toxicity is influenced by particle size. Commercially available amorphous SiNPs (12 nm, 5-10 nm, and 10-15 nm) and micrometer sized (SiP2 mu m) silica were characterised for size, chemical composition, and aggregation state. Mouse lung epithelial (FE1) cells derived from Muta (TM) Mouse were exposed to various concentrations (12.5, 25, 50, 100 mu g/ml) of SiNPs and SiP2 mu m. Cellular viability, clonogenic potential, oxidative stress, micronucleus formation, and mutant frequency were measured at different post-exposure time points. Cellular internalization of particles was assessed using nanoscale hyperspectral microscopy. Biological pathway and functional perturbations were assessed using DNA microarrays. Detailed characterization of particles confirmed their size, purity, and uniform dispersion in the exposure medium. Decreased cellular viability was observed acutely at 24 h at concentrations higher than 25 mu g/ml for all particle types, with SiNPs being the most sensitive; loss of viability was surface area dependent at the lowest concentration tested. However, only SiNP12 showed poor long-term survival. A size-dependent increase in micronucleus formation was also observed for SiNPs. In contrast to the viability results, SiP2 mu m exhibited the highest potential to induce oxidative stress compared to the SiNPs at all tested concentrations. Gene ontology and biological pathway analysis revealed significant changes in the expression of genes implicated in lysosomal functions in SiNP12-treated cells, which appear closely associated with higher SiNP12 internalization and lysosomal rearrangements in the cytoplasm of these cells. These results suggest that SiNPs induce cellular and genetic toxicity in a size-dependent manner and that the observed toxicity may be the results of higher particle internalization of smaller SiNP and subsequent lysosomal overload. Crown Copyright (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V.
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