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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Effects of Metal Micro and Nano-Particles on hASCs: An In Vitro Model.

Silvia Palombella, Cristina Pirrone, Federica Rossi, Ilaria Armenia, Mario Cherubino, Luigi Valdatta, Mario Raspanti, Giovanni Bernardini, Rosalba Gornati

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Silvia PalombellaDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy. s.palombella@studenti.uninsubria.it.
Cristina PirroneDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy. cristina.pirrone@hotmail.it.
Federica RossiDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy. federica.rossi@uninsubria.it.
Ilaria ArmeniaDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy. i.armenia@uninsubria.it.
Mario CherubinoDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy. mario.cherubino@uninsubria.it.
Luigi ValdattaDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy. luigi.valdatta@uninsubria.it.
Mario RaspantiDepartment of Medicine and Surgery, University of Insubria, Via Guicciardini 9, 21100 Varese, Italy. mario.raspanti@uninsubria.it.
Giovanni BernardiniDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy. giovanni.bernardini@uninsubria.it.
Rosalba GornatiDepartment of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, via J.H. Dunant 3, 21100 Varese, Italy. rosalba.gornati@uninsubria.it.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the knowledge about the interferences of nanomaterials on human staminal cells are scarce and contradictory, we undertook a comparative multidisciplinary study based on the size effect of zero-valent iron, cobalt, and nickel microparticles (MPs) and nanoparticles (NPs) using human adipose stem cells (hASCs) as a model, and evaluating cytotoxicity, morphology, cellular uptake, and gene expression. Our results suggested that the medium did not influence the cell sensitivity but, surprisingly, the iron microparticles (FeMPs) resulted in being toxic. These data were supported by modifications in mRNA expression of some genes implicated in the inflammatory response. Microscopic analysis confirmed that NPs, mainly internalized by endocytosis, persist in the vesicles without any apparent cell damage. Conversely, MPs are not internalized, and the effects on hASCs have to be ascribed to the release of ions in the culture medium, or to the reduced oxygen and nutrient exchange efficiency due to the presence of MP agglomerating around the cells. Notwithstanding the results depicting a heterogeneous scene that does not allow drawing a general conclusion, this work reiterates the importance of comparative investigations on MPs, NPs, and corresponding ions, and the need to continue the thorough verification of NP and MP innocuousness to ensure unaffected stem cell physiology and differentiation.

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adipose stem cellscell morphologycellular uptakecytotoxicitygene expression

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PMID28771169
PMCPMC5575694

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