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ArticleBiomacromolecules2022

Effect of Surface Modification on the Pulmonary and Systemic Toxicity of Cellulose Nanofibrils.

Kukka Aimonen, Mira Hartikainen, Monireh Imani, Satu Suhonen, Gerard Vales, Carlos Moreno, Hanna Saarelainen, Kirsi Siivola, Esa Vanhala, Henrik Wolff and 3 more

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Article in Biomacromolecules, 2022. 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
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 26% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Kukka AimonenFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, 00032 Helsinki, Finland.
Mira HartikainenFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, 00032 Helsinki, Finland.
Monireh ImaniDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-0893-8429
Satu SuhonenFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, 00032 Helsinki, Finland.
Gerard ValesFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, 00032 Helsinki, Finland.
Carlos MorenoDepartment of Anatomy, Embryology and Genetics, University of Zaragoza, 50013 Zaragoza, Spain.
Hanna SaarelainenFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, 00032 Helsinki, Finland.
Kirsi SiivolaFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, 00032 Helsinki, Finland.
Esa VanhalaFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, 00032 Helsinki, Finland.
Henrik WolffFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, 00032 Helsinki, Finland.
Orlando J RojasDepartment of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-4036-4020
Hannu NorppaFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, 00032 Helsinki, Finland.
Julia CatalánFinnish Institute of Occupational Health, P.O. Box 40, 00032 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2936-242X
Finnish Institute of Occupational Health · FIUniversidad de Zaragoza · ESAalto University · FIUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) have emerged as sustainable options for a wide range of applications. However, the high aspect ratio and biopersistence of CNFs raise concerns about potential health effects. Here, we evaluated the in vivo pulmonary and systemic toxicity of unmodified (U-CNF), carboxymethylated (C-CNF), and TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-piperidin-1-oxyl)-oxidized (T-CNF) CNFs, fibrillated in the same way and administered to mice by repeated (3×) pharyngeal aspiration (14, 28, and 56 μg/mouse/aspiration). Toxic effects were assessed up to 90 days after the last administration. Some mice were treated with T-CNF samples spiked with lipopolysaccharide (LPS; 0.02-50 ng/mouse/aspiration) to assess the role of endotoxin contamination. The CNFs induced an acute inflammatory reaction that subsided within 90 days, except for T-CNF. At 90 days post-administration, an increased DNA damage was observed in bronchoalveolar lavage and hepatic cells after exposure to T-CNF and C-CNF, respectively. Besides, LPS contamination dose-dependently increased the hepatic genotoxic effects of T-CNF.

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CelluloseNanofibersAnimalsLipopolysaccharidesLungMiceCelluloseLipopolysaccharides

Identifiers

PMID35680128
PMCPMC9278333
OpenAlexW4281728083

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