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ACS NANO
卷 4, 期 11, 页码 6767-6779出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/nn101192z
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zinc oxide nanowires; macrophages; cytotoxicity; electron microscopy; dissolution morphology; biodegradation; simulated body fluid
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- KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)
High aspect ratio ZnO nanowires have become one of the most promising products in the nanosciences with the past few years with a multitude of applications at the interface of optics and electronics The interaction of zinc with cells and organisms is complex, with both deficiency and excess causing severe effects The emerging significance of zinc for many cellular processes makes it imperative to investigate the biological safety of ZnO nanowires in order to guarantee their safe economic exploitation In this study, ZnO nanowires were found to be toxic to human monocyte macrophages (HMMs) at similar concentrations as ZnCl2 Confocal microscopy on live cells confirmed a rise in intracellular Zn2+ concentrations prior to cell death In vitro, ZnO nanowires dissolved very rapidly in a simulated body fluid of lysosomal pH, whereas they were comparatively stable at extracellular pH Bright field transmission elctron microscopy (TEM) showed a rapid macrophage uptake of ZnO nanowire aggregates by phagocytosis Nanowire dissolution occurred within membrane-bound compartments, triggered by the acidic pH of the lysosomes ZnO nanowire dissolution was confirmed by scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X ray spectrometry Deposition of electron-dense material throughout the ZnO nanowire structures observed by TEM could indicate adsorption of cellular components onto the wires or localized Zinc induced protein precipitation Our study demonstrates that ZnO nanowire toxicity in HMMs is due to pH triggered intracellular release of ionic Zn2+ rather than the high aspect nature of the wires Cell death had features of necrosis as well as apoptosis, with mitochondna displaying severe structural changes The implications of these findings for the application of ZnO nanowires are discussed
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