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ArticleMethods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)2019

In Vitro Methods for Assessing Nanoparticle Toxicity.

Dustin T Savage, J Zach Hilt, Thomas D Dziubla

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Article in Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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67citing papers in PubMed
22.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
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.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 158 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dustin T SavageDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
J Zach HiltDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA.
Thomas D DziublaDepartment of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. thomas.dziubla@uky.edu.
University of Kentucky · US

Funding

Vascular Mechanisms of PCB-Induced Brain MetastasesP42ES007380 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI PENNELL, KELLY G · 1997 to 2024
$47.8M
NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES007380
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As a consequence of their increase in annual production and widespread distribution in the environment, nanoparticles potentially pose a significant public health risk. The sought-after catalytic activity granted by their physiochemical properties doubles as a hazard to physiological processes following exposure through inhalation, oral, transdermal, subcutaneous, and intravenous uptake. Upon uptake into the body, their size, morphology, surface charge, coating, and chemical composition augment the response of biological systems to the materials and enhance their toxicity. Identification of each property is necessary to predict the harm imposed by foreign nanomaterials in the body. Assay methods ranging from endotoxin and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) signaling to apoptosis and oxidative stress detection supply valuable techniques for exposing biomarkers of nanoparticle-induced cellular damage. Spectroscopic investigation of epithelial barrier permeation and distribution within living cells reveals the proclivity of nanoparticles to penetrate the body's natural defensive boundaries and deposit themselves in cytotoxic locations. Combination of the various characterization methodologies and assays is required for every new nanoparticulate system despite preexisting data for similar systems due to the lack of deterministic trends among investigated nanoparticles. The propensity of nanomaterials to denature proteins and oxidize substrates in their local environment generates significant concern for the applicability of several traditional in vitro assays, and the modification of susceptible approaches into novel methods suitable for the evaluation of nanoparticles comprises the focus of future work centered on nanoparticle toxicity analysis.

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AnimalsBiological AssayHumansIn Vitro TechniquesNanoparticlesSpectrum AnalysisToxicity TestsBiocompatibilityIn vitro assaysMechanisms of toxicityNanomaterialsNanoparticle-cell interactionNanoparticle characterizationNanoparticle toxicityReactive oxygen species

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PMID30547452
PMCPMC6984383
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