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Toxicity of copper oxide nanoparticles in lung epithelial cells exposed at the air–liquid interface compared with in vivo assessment
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Toxicity of copper oxide nanoparticles in lung epithelial cells exposed at the air–liquid interface compared with in vivo assessment

Xuefang Jing, Jae Hong Park, Thomas M Peters and Peter S Thorne
Toxicology in vitro, Vol.29(3), pp.502-511
04/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2014.12.023
PMCID: PMC4373347
PMID: 25575782
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[Display omitted] •A stable nanoparticle aerosol for air–liquid interface exposure was generated.•A promising in vitro test platform for the evaluation of nanotoxicity is proposed.•A549 cells were more susceptible to CuONPs than primary bronchial epithelial cells.•Dose-dependent toxicity was consistent between in vitro and in vivo studies. The toxicity of spark-generated copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) was evaluated in human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEC) and lung adenocarcinoma cells (A549 cells) using an in vitro air–liquid interface (ALI) exposure system. Dose–response results were compared to in vivo inhalation and instillation studies of CuONPs. Cells were exposed to filtered, particle-free clean air (controls) or spark-generated CuONPs. The number median diameter, geometric standard deviation and total number concentration of CuONPs were 9.2nm, 1.48 and 2.27×107particles/cm3, respectively. Outcome measures included cell viability, cytotoxicity, oxidative stress and proinflammatory chemokine production. Exposure to clean air (2 or 4h) did not induce toxicity in HBEC or A549 cells. Compared with controls, CuONP exposures significantly reduced cell viability, increased lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) release and elevated levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and IL-8 in a dose-dependent manner. A549 cells were significantly more susceptible to CuONP effects than HBEC. Antioxidant treatment reduced CuONP-induced cytotoxicity. When dose was expressed per area of exposed epithelium there was good agreement of toxicity measures with murine in vivo studies. This demonstrates that in vitro ALI studies can provide meaningful data on nanotoxicity of metal oxides.
 Oxidative Stress Human bronchial epithelial cells Air–liquid interface In vitro exposure Copper oxide nanoparticles N-acetylcysteine

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