Exposure of BEAS-2B cells to secondary organic aerosol coated on magnetic nanoparticles

Chem Res Toxicol. 2006 Aug;19(8):1044-50. doi: 10.1021/tx0503597.

Abstract

Toxicological investigation suggests that exposures to complex secondary organic aerosol (SOA) products can result in adverse health effects in biological systems. However, the mechanism of adverse health effects is not yet understood. One of the major restrictions in studies of health effects of SOA is a particle exposure technique. In this study, we applied an innovative soft targeting technology using magnetic nanoparticles (MNP) to deliver SOAs onto target biological systems under a magnetic field. The exploratory exposure technology using MNP was demonstrated for the SOAs created from the reaction of ozone with alpha-pinene in an indoor Teflon film chamber. SOA increased the release of the proinflammatory mediator interleukin-8 by respiratory epithelial cells. These results support that MNP can effectively deliver SOAs to epithelial cells in vitro resulting in a significant biological effects.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Aerosols
  • Air Pollutants / chemistry
  • Air Pollutants / toxicity*
  • Bicyclic Monoterpenes
  • Cell Line
  • Epithelial Cells / drug effects*
  • Epithelial Cells / metabolism
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-8 / metabolism
  • Models, Theoretical*
  • Monoterpenes / chemistry
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Organic Chemicals / chemistry
  • Organic Chemicals / toxicity*
  • Ozone / chemistry
  • Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Toxicity Tests / methods*

Substances

  • Aerosols
  • Air Pollutants
  • Bicyclic Monoterpenes
  • Interleukin-8
  • Monoterpenes
  • Organic Chemicals
  • Ozone
  • alpha-pinene