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The role of NLRP3 inflammasome activation in proinflammatory and cytotoxic effects of metal nanoparticles.

Michael Aschner, Anatoly V Skalny, Airton C Martins, Yousef Tizabi, Irina P Zaitseva, Abel Santamaria, Rongzhu Lu, Yordanka Y Gluhcheva, Alexey A Tinkov

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Review in Archives of toxicology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Michael AschnerDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA. michael.aschner@einsteinmed.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2619-1656
Anatoly V SkalnyInstitute of Bioelementology, Orenburg State University, Orenburg, 460018, Russia.
Airton C MartinsDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
Yousef TizabiDepartment of Pharmacology, Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC, 20059, USA.
Irina P ZaitsevaLaboratory of Ecobiomonitoring and Quality Control and Department of Physical Education, Yaroslavl State University, Yaroslavl, 150003, Russia.
Abel SantamariaFacultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.
Rongzhu LuDepartment of Preventive Medicine and Public Health Laboratory Science, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, Jiangsu, People's Republic of China.
Yordanka Y GluhchevaInstitute of Experimental Morphology, Pathology and Anthropology With Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev, Str., Bl. 25, 1113, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Alexey A TinkovInstitute of Bioelementology, Orenburg State University, Orenburg, 460018, Russia.

Funding

Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation 075-15-2024-550
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exposure to metal nanoparticles (NPs) is known to induce inflammatory responses in various tissues, thus limiting their therapeutic potential. NOD-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome activation is an essential component of innate immunity playing a significant role in inflammation and development of inflammatory diseases. Therefore, the objective of the present review was to summarize data on the role of NLRP3 inflammasome in proinflammatory effects induced by metal NPs, and to discuss the underlying molecular mechanisms, including its dependence on the physical and chemical properties of metal NPs. Titanium, zinc, silver, aluminum, iron, cobalt, nickel, vanadium, and tungsten nanoparticles, as well as metal-based quantum dots have all been shown to induce NLRP3 inflammasome activation in vitro in macrophages and monocytes, dendritic cells, keratinocytes, hepatocytes, enterocytes, microglia, astrocytes, lung epithelial cells, endotheliocytes, as well as certain types of cancer cells. In vivo studies confirmed the role of NLRP3 pathway activation in development of colitis, pulmonary inflammation, liver damage, osteolysis, and neuroinflammation induced by various metal nanoparticles. Briefly, particle endocytosis with subsequent lysosomal damage, induction of ROS formation, K

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InflammasomesInflammationMetal NanoparticlesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinAnimalsHumansInflammasomesNLR Family, Pyrin Domain-Containing 3 ProteinNLRP3 protein, humanInflammationMetal nanoparticlesPyroptosisQuantum dotsToxicity

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