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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2025

Nanoparticle-induced systemic toxicity and immune response in

Kusal Shasheen Payoe, Kavita Gadar, Emmanuel Flahaut, Ronan R McCarthy, Gudrun Stenbeck

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Kusal Shasheen PayoeCentre for Genomic Engineering and Maintenance, Department of Biosciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom.
Kavita GadarAntimicrobial Innovations Centre, Department of Biosciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom.
Emmanuel FlahautCentre Interuniversitaire de Recherche et d'Ingénierie des Matériaux, Université Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier, Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
Ronan R McCarthyAntimicrobial Innovations Centre, Department of Biosciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom.
Gudrun StenbeckCentre for Genomic Engineering and Maintenance, Department of Biosciences, College of Health and Life Sciences, Brunel University London, Uxbridge, United Kingdom.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Nanotechnology is one of the most rapidly advancing scientific fields, offering innovative solutions in diverse areas such as medicine, agriculture, and materials science. However, concerns regarding the environmental and biological toxicity of nanomaterials continue to rise. It is thus essential to develop reliable, ethical, and cost-effective models to assess the Methods: GM larvae were exposed to different types of NPs, including starch-coated and anionic superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs), double-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and gold nanoparticles (GNPs). Flow cytometry was used to monitor haemocyte numbers, while larval survival assays assessed mortality. Histological analyses were conducted to detect CNT accumulation in tissues. The immunosuppressive effects of GNPs were assessed in GM larvae challenged with sub-lethal doses of Results: The results demonstrate NP retention in GM tissues and showed that surface and size properties of NPs significantly influenced their biological effects. Anionic SPIONs lacking a starch coating caused greater haemocyte depletion and higher mortality than their biocompatible coated counterparts. GNP toxicity was found to be size-dependent, with particles between 60 and 100 nm producing the most severe haemocyte depletion, which was comparable to that obtained with the immune suppressant cyclophosphamide. Conclusion: Overall, this study supports the use of

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Galleria mellonellahaemocytesimmunosupressioninfectionin vivo toxicitynanoparticle uptake

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