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Title: | Assessing the Genotoxicity of Cellulose Nanomaterials in a Co-Culture of Human Lung Epithelial Cells and Monocyte-Derived Macrophages | Authors: | Ventura, Célia Pinto, Fátima V. Lourenço, Ana Filipa Pedrosa, Jorge F. S. Fernandes, Susete N. da Rosa, Rafaela R. Godinho, Maria Helena Ferreira, Paulo J. T. Louro, Henriqueta Silva, Maria João Aleixo da |
Keywords: | nanofibrillated cellulose; nanocrystalline cellulose; safety assessment; biocompatibility; respiratory effects | Issue Date: | 2023 | Project: | LA/P/0037/2020 UIDB/00102/2020 UIDP/00009/2020 UIDB/00009/2020 UIDB/50025/2020 UIDP/50025/2020 |
Volume: | 10 | Issue: | 8 | Abstract: | Cellulose micro/nanomaterials (CMNMs) are innovative materials with a wide spectrum of industrial and biomedical applications. Although cellulose has been recognized as a safe material, the unique properties of its nanosized forms have raised concerns about their safety for human health. Genotoxicity is an endpoint that must be assessed to ensure that no carcinogenic risks are associated with exposure to nanomaterials. In this study, we evaluated the genotoxicity of two types of cellulose micro/nanofibrils (CMF and CNF) and one sample of cellulose nanocrystals (CNC), obtained from industrial bleached Eucalyptus globulus kraft pulp. For that, we exposed co-cultures of human alveolar epithelial A549 cells and THP-1 monocyte-derived macrophages to a concentration range of each CMNM and used the micronucleus (MN) and comet assays. Our results showed that only the lowest concentrations of the CMF sample were able to induce DNA strand breaks (FPG-comet assay). However, none of the three CMNMs produced significant chromosomal alterations (MN assay). These findings, together with results from previous in vitro studies using monocultures of A549 cells, indicate that the tested CNF and CNC are not genotoxic under the conditions tested, while the CMF display a low genotoxic potential. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10316/108293 | ISSN: | 2306-5354 | DOI: | 10.3390/bioengineering10080986 | Rights: | openAccess |
Appears in Collections: | I&D CERES - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais FCTUC Eng.Química - Artigos em Revistas Internacionais |
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