TY - JOUR
T1 - Pulmonary instillation of low doses of titanium dioxide nanoparticles in mice leads to particle retention and gene expression changes in the absence of inflammation
AU - Husain, Mainul
AU - Saber, Anne Thoustrup
AU - Guo, Charles
AU - Jacobsen, Nicklas R.
AU - Jensen, Keld Almand
AU - Yauk, Carole L.
AU - Williams, Andrew Richard
AU - Vogel, Ulla Birgitte
AU - Wallin, Hakan
AU - Halappanavar, Sabina
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - We investigated gene expression, protein synthesis, and particle retention in mouse lungs following intratracheal instillation of varying doses of nano-sized titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2). Female C57BL/6 mice were exposed to rutile nano-TiO2 via single intratracheal instillations of 18, 54, and 162μg/mouse. Mice were sampled 1, 3, and 28days post-exposure. The deposition of nano-TiO2 in the lungs was assessed using nanoscale hyperspectral microscopy. Biological responses in the pulmonary system were analyzed using DNA microarrays, pathway-specific real-time RT-PCR (qPCR), gene-specific qPCR arrays, and tissue protein ELISA. Hyperspectral mapping showed dose-dependent retention of nano-TiO2 in the lungs up to 28days post-instillation. DNA microarray analysis revealed approximately 3000 genes that were altered across all treatment groups (±1.3 fold; p
AB - We investigated gene expression, protein synthesis, and particle retention in mouse lungs following intratracheal instillation of varying doses of nano-sized titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2). Female C57BL/6 mice were exposed to rutile nano-TiO2 via single intratracheal instillations of 18, 54, and 162μg/mouse. Mice were sampled 1, 3, and 28days post-exposure. The deposition of nano-TiO2 in the lungs was assessed using nanoscale hyperspectral microscopy. Biological responses in the pulmonary system were analyzed using DNA microarrays, pathway-specific real-time RT-PCR (qPCR), gene-specific qPCR arrays, and tissue protein ELISA. Hyperspectral mapping showed dose-dependent retention of nano-TiO2 in the lungs up to 28days post-instillation. DNA microarray analysis revealed approximately 3000 genes that were altered across all treatment groups (±1.3 fold; p
KW - Hyperspectral microscopy
KW - Gene expression
KW - Inflammation
KW - Muscle contraction
KW - Calcium homeostasis
KW - Tissue particle retention
U2 - 10.1016/j.taap.2013.03.018
DO - 10.1016/j.taap.2013.03.018
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 23557971
SN - 0041-008X
VL - 269
SP - 250
EP - 262
JO - Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
JF - Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
IS - 3
ER -