Interaction of TiO 2 nanoparticles with lung fluid proteins and the resulting macrophage inflammatory response

Inhalation is a major exposure route to nanoparticles. Following inhalation, nanoparticles first interact with the lung lining fluid, a complex mixture of proteins, lipids, and mucins. We measure the concentration and composition of lung fluid proteins adsorbed on the surface of titanium dioxide (Ti...

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Published in:Environmental science. Nano 2023-09, Vol.10 (9), p.2427-2436
Main Authors: Poulsen, Karsten M, Albright, Michaela C, Niemuth, Nicholas J, Tighe, Robert M, Payne, Christine K
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Language:English
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Summary:Inhalation is a major exposure route to nanoparticles. Following inhalation, nanoparticles first interact with the lung lining fluid, a complex mixture of proteins, lipids, and mucins. We measure the concentration and composition of lung fluid proteins adsorbed on the surface of titanium dioxide (TiO ) nanoparticles. Using proteomics, we find that lung fluid results in a unique protein corona on the surface of the TiO nanoparticles. We then measure the expression of three cytokines (interleukin 6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and macrophage inflammatory protein 2 (MIP-2)) associated with lung inflammation. We find that the corona formed from lung fluid leads to elevated expression of these cytokines in comparison to bare TiO nanoparticles or coronas formed from serum or albumin. These experiments show that understanding the concentration and composition of the protein corona is essential for understanding the pulmonary response associated with human exposure to nanoparticles.
ISSN:2051-8153
2051-8161
DOI:10.1039/D3EN00179B