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ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2017

Evaluating the biological risk of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes and functionalized oxygen-doped multiwalled carbon nanotubes as possible toxic, carcinogenic, and embryotoxic agents.

Luis A Lara-Martínez, Felipe Massó, Eduardo Palacios González, Isabel García-Peláez, Alejandra Contreras-Ramos, Mahara Valverde, Emilio Rojas, Felipe Cervantes-Sodi, Salomón Hernández-Gutiérrez

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Article in International journal of nanomedicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Developmental toxicity of carbon nanoparticles during embryogenesis in chicken.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Luis A Lara-MartínezDepartment of Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.
Felipe MassóDepartment of Physiology, National Institute of Cardiology Ignacio Chavez, Mexico City, Mexico.
Eduardo Palacios GonzálezDepartment of Microscopy, Ultra High Resolution Electron Microscopy Laboratory, Instituto Mexicano del Petróleo, Mexico City, Mexico.
Isabel García-PeláezDepartment of Embryology, Medicine Faculty, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
Alejandra Contreras-RamosDepartment of Developmental Biology Research and Experimental Teratogenicity, Children's Hospital of Mexico, Federico Gomez, Mexico City, Mexico.
Mahara ValverdeDepartment of Genomic Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Research, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
Emilio RojasDepartment of Genomic Medicine, Institute of Biomedical Research, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.
Felipe Cervantes-SodiDepartment of Physics and Mathematics, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.
Salomón Hernández-GutiérrezDepartment of Molecular Biology, School of Medicine, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City, Mexico.
National Institute of Genomic Medicine · MXUniversidad Panamericana · MXHospital Infantil de México Federico Gómez · MXIbero American University · MXInstituto Nacional de Cardiología · MXMexican Institute of Petroleum · MXUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MX

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been a focus of attention due to their possible applications in medicine, by serving as scaffolds for cell growth and proliferation and improving mesenchymal cell transplantation and engraftment. The emphasis on the benefits of CNTs has been offset by the ample debate on the safety of nanotechnologies. In this study, we determine whether functionalized multiwalled CNTs (fMWCNTs) and functionalized oxygen-doped multiwalled CNTs (fCOxs) have toxic effects on rat mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in vitro by analyzing morphology and cell proliferation and, using in vivo models, whether they are able to transform MSCs in cancer cells or induce embryotoxicity. Our results demonstrate that there are statistically significant differences in cell proliferation and the cell cycle of MSCs in culture. We identified dramatic changes in cells that were treated with fMWCNTs. Our evaluation of the transformation to cancer cells and cytotoxicity process showed little effect. However, we found a severe embryotoxicity in chicken embryos that were treated with fMWCNTs, while fCOxs seem to exert cardioembryotoxicity and a discrete teratogenicity. Furthermore, it seems that the time of contact plays an important role during cell transformation and embryotoxicity. A single contact with fMWCNTs is not sufficient to transform cells in a short time; an exposure of fMWCNTs for 2 weeks led to cell transformation risk and cardioembryotoxicity effects.

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AnimalsCarcinogensCell CycleCell ProliferationCells, CulturedCell Transformation, NeoplasticChick EmbryoMesenchymal Stem CellsMice, NudeNanotubes, CarbonOxygenRatsToxicity TestsCarcinogensNanotubes, CarbonOxygenbiocompatibilitycarcinogeniccell cyclecell proliferationnanostructurescaffold

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PMID29089764
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