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ArticleJournal of biosciences2020

Acid-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes alter epithelial tight junctions and enhance paracellular permeability.

Anand P Singh, Md Babu Mia, Rajiv K Saxena

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Article in Journal of biosciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Anand P SinghFaculty of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, South Asian University, Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110 021, India.
Md Babu Mia
Rajiv K Saxena
South Asian University · INUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Due to their unique properties, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are being widely explored for industrial and medical applications. This has necessitated a thorough assessment of the effect of CNTs on human and animal physiology and health. Impact of CNTs on epithelial tight junctions has not been evaluated in the context of their toxic effects in many biological systems. In the present study, we examined the effect of acid functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes (AF-SWCNTs) on the function and expression of two tight junction proteins (ZO-1 and occludin) in the Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) cell line. Treatment of MDCK cells with AF-SWCNT resulted in a downregulation of tight junction proteins, decreased trans-epithelial electrical resistance (TER), increased paracellular permeability, and disruption of tight junctions. Taken together, our data demonstrate that AF-SWCNT disrupts tight junction barrier by downregulating tight junction proteins in MDCK epithelial cells.

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PermeabilityAnimalsDogsEpithelial CellsMadin Darby Canine Kidney CellsNanotubes, CarbonOccludinTight JunctionsZonula Occludens-1 ProteinNanotubes, CarbonOccludinZonula Occludens-1 Protein

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PMID32020905
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