A perspective on the developmental toxicity of inhaled nanoparticles

Karin Sørig Hougaard, Luisa Campagnolo, Pascale Chavatte-Palmer, Anne Tarrade, Delphine Rousseau-Ralliard, Sarah Valentino, Margriet V. D. Z. Park, Wim H. de Jong, Gerrit Wolterink, Aldert H. Piersma, Bryony L. Ross, Gary R. Hutchison, Jitka Stilund Hansen, Ulla Birgitte Vogel, Petra Jackson, Rémy Slama, Antonio Pietroiusti, Flemming R. Cassee

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Abstract

This paper aimed to clarify whether maternal inhalation of engineered nanoparticles (NP) may constitute a hazard to pregnancy and fetal development, primarily based on experimental animal studies of NP and air pollution particles. Overall, it is plausible that NP may translocate from the respiratory tract to the placenta and fetus, but also that adverse effects may occur secondarily to maternal inflammatory responses. The limited database describes several organ systems in the offspring to be potentially sensitive to maternal inhalation of particles, but large uncertainties exist about the implications for embryo-fetal development and health later in life. Clearly, the potential for hazard remains to be characterized. Considering the increased production and application of nanomaterials and related consumer products a testing strategy for NP should be established. Due to large gaps in data, significant amounts of groundwork are warranted for a testing strategy to be established on a sound scientific basis.
Original languageEnglish
JournalReproductive Toxicology
Volume56
Issue numberSI
Pages (from-to)118-140
Number of pages23
ISSN0890-6238
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license

Keywords

  • Developmental toxicity
  • Inhalation
  • Instillation
  • Nanomaterial
  • Nanoparticles
  • Pregnancy
  • Reproductive toxicity
  • Ultrafine particles

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