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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2020

Potential Role of Soluble Metal Impurities in the Acute Lung Inflammogenicity of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes.

Dong-Keun Lee, Soyeon Jeon, Jiyoung Jeong, Il Je Yu, Kyung Seuk Song, Aeyeon Kang, Wan Soo Yun, Jong Sung Kim, Wan-Seob Cho

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Dong-Keun LeeLab of Toxicology, Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea.
Soyeon JeonLab of Toxicology, Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea.
Jiyoung JeongLab of Toxicology, Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea.
Il Je YuHCTm Co., LTD., 74, Seoicheon-ro 578 beon-gil Majang-myeon, Icheon-si, Gyeonggi-do 17383, Korea.
Kyung Seuk SongKorea Conformity Laboratories, 8, Gaetbeol-ro 145 beon-gil, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 21999, Korea.
Aeyeon KangDepartment of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Korea.
Wan Soo YunDepartment of Chemistry, Sungkyunkwan University, 2066, Seobu-ro, Jangan-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do 16419, Korea.
Jong Sung KimDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H4R2, Canada.
Wan-Seob ChoLab of Toxicology, Department of Medicinal Biotechnology, College of Health Sciences, Dong-A University, Busan 49315, Korea.
Dong-A University · KRSungkyunkwan University · KRDalhousie University · CAKorea Testing Laboratory · KR

Funding

Busan Metropolitan City BB21+ projectNational Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2018K1A3A1A74065871National Research Foundation of Korea NRF-2019R1A2C1084489
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) have variable metal impurities, but little is known about the impact of soluble metal impurities on the toxicity of MWCNTs. Here, we evaluated the role of soluble metal impurities to the acute inflammogenic potential of MWCNTs, using five types of high purity MWCNTs (>95%). MWCNTs and their soluble fractions collected at 24 h after incubation in phosphate-buffered saline showed diverse metal impurities with variable concentrations. The fiber-free soluble fractions produced variable levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), and the iron level was the key determinant for ROS production. The acute inflammation at 24 h after intratracheal instillation of MWCNTs to rats at 0.19, 0.63, and 1.91 mg MWCNT/kg body weight (bw) or fiber-free supernatants from MWCNT suspensions at 1.91 and 7.64 mg MWCNT/kg bw showed that the number of granulocytes, a marker for acute inflammation, was significantly increased with a good dose-dependency. The correlation study showed that neither the levels of iron nor the ROS generation potential of the soluble fractions showed any correlations with the inflammogenic potential. However, the total concentration of transition metals in the soluble fractions showed a good correlation with the acute lung inflammogenic potential. These results implied that metal impurities, especially transitional metals, can contribute to the acute inflammogenic potential of MWCNTs, although the major parameter for the toxicity of MWCNTs is size and shape.

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inflammationlungmetal impuritiesmulti-walled carbon nanotubessoluble fractiontransitional metals

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PMID32098206
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