Characterisation and in vivo ecotoxicity evaluation of double-wall carbon nanotubes in larvae of the amphibian Xenopus laevis

Aquatic Toxicology

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-137

  Mouchet, Florence ^a   Landois, Perine ^b   Sarremejean, Elodie ^a   Bernard, Guillaume ^a   Puech, Pascal ^c   Pinelli, Eric ^a   Flahaut, Emmanuel ^b   Gauthier, Laury ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^b INSTITUT CARNOT CIRIMAT   (France)

^c CEMES CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes, Eco(geno)toxicity, Amphibian larvae, Xenopus laevis, Microscopy, Raman imaging

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE WALLED NANOTUBE;

CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECOTOXICOLOGY; GENOTOXICITY; LARVA; TOAD;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ECOTOXICITY; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ERYTHROCYTE; GENOTOXICITY; GILL; IN VIVO STUDY; LARVA; MALE; MICRONUCLEUS TEST; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SPECTRUM; STANDARD; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ACUTE TOXICITY TESTS; ANIMALS; LARVA; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; NANOTUBES, CARBON; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS, RAMAN; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; LONCHOCARPUS GLAUCIFOLIUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 41349085342     PISSN: 0166445X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. AFNOR, 2000, Association française de normalisation (the French National Organization for quality regulations). Norme NFT 90-325. Qualité de l'Eau. Evaluation de la génotoxicité au moyen de larves d'amphibien (Xenopus laevis, Pleurodeles waltl). AFNOR, Paris, p. 17.
2. Borm P.J.A., Robbins D., Haubold S., Kuhlbusch T., Fissan H., Donaldson K., Schins R., Stone V., Kreyling W., Lademann J., Krutmann J., Warheit D., and Oberdörster E. The potential risks of nanomaterials: a review carried out for ECETOC. Rev. Part. Fibre Toxicol. (2006) 3-11
3. Bridges C.M., Dwyer F.J., Hardesty D.K., and Whites D.W. Comparative contaminant toxicity: are amphibian larvae more sensitive than fish?. Bull. Env. Contam. Toxicol. 69 (2002) 562-569
4. Cheng J., Flahaut E., and Cheng S.H. Effect of carbon nanotubes on developing zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 26 4 (2007) 708-716
5. Cui D., Tian F., Ozkan C.S., Wang M., and Gao H. Effect of single wall carbon nanotubes on human HEK293 cells. Toxicol. Lett. 155 1 (2005) 73-85
6. Ferrier V., Gauthier L., Zoll-Moreux C., and L'Haridon J. Genotoxicity tests in amphibians - a review. Microscale Test. Aquat. Toxicol.: Adv., Tech. Pract. 35 (1998) 507-519
7. Flahaut E., Agnoli F., Sloan J., O' Connor C., and Green M.L.H. CCVD synthesis and characterization of cobalt-encapsulated nanoparticles. Chem. Mater. 14 (2002) 2553-2558
8. Flahaut E., Bacsa R., Peigney A., and Laurent C. Gram-scale CCVD synthesis of double-walled carbon nanotubes. Chem. Commun. (2003) 1442-1443
9. Flahaut E., Peigney A., Laurent C., and Rousset A. Synthesis of single-walled carbon nanotube-Co-MgO composite powders and extraction of the nanotubes. J. Mater. Chem. 10 (2000) 249-252
10. Gauthier L. The amphibian micronucleus test, a model for in vivo monitoring of genotoxic aquatic pollution. Review paper. Int. J. Batrachol. 14 2 (1996) 53-84
11. Gauthier L., Tardy E., Mouchet F., and Marty J. Biomonitoring of the genotoxic potential (micronucleus assay) and detoxifying activity (EROD induction) in the river Dadou (France), using the amphibian Xenopus laevis. Sci. Total Environ. 323 (2004) 47-61
12. Helland A., Wick P., Koehler A., Schmid K., and Som C. Reviewing of the environmental and human health knowledge base of carbon nanotubes. Environ. Health Perspect. 115 8 (2007) 1125-1131
13. Hyung H., Fortner J.D., Hughes J.B., and Kim J.H. Natural organic matter stabilizes carbon nanotubes in the aqueous phase. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41 (2007) 179-184
14. ISO, 2006. ISO International Standard. Water quality - evaluation of genotoxicity by measurement of the induction of micronuclei - part 1: evaluation of genotoxicity using amphibian larvae. ISO 21427-1, ICS: 13.060.70, GENOVA - CH.
15. Jaylet A., Deparis P., and Gaschinard D. Induction of micronuclei in peripheral erythrocytes of axolotl larvae following in vivo exposure to mutagenic agents. Mutagen 1 3 (1986) 211-215
16. Jaylet A., Gauthier L., and Zoll C. Micronucleus test using peripheral red blood cells of amphibian larvae for detection of genotoxic agents in freshwater pollution. In: Sandhu S.S. (Ed). In Situ Evaluations of Biological Hazards of Environmental Pollutants (1990), Plenum Press, New York 71-80
17. Jia G., Wang H., Yan L., Wang X., Pei R., Yan T., Zhao Y., and Guo X. Cytotoxicity of carbon nanomaterials: single-wall nanotube, multi-wall nanotube and fullerene. Environ. Sci. Technol. 39 5 (2005) 1378-1383
18. Malins D.C., Ostrander G.K., Haimanot R., and Williams P. A novel DNA lesion in neoplastic livers of feral fish: 2,6-diamino-4-hydroxy-5-formamidopyrimidine. Carcinogen 11 6 (1990) 1045-1047
19. Mann R.M. Methodological approaches in amphibian toxicology. Appl. Herpetol. 2 3 (2006) 223-230
20. McGill R., Tuckey J., and Larsen W. Variations of box plots. Am. Statist. 32 (1978) 12-16
21. Monteiro-Rivière N.A., Nemanich R.J., Inman A.O., Wang Y.Y., and Riviere J.E. Multi-walled carbon nanotube interactions with human epidermal keratinocytes. Toxicol. Lett. 155 3 (2005) 377-384
22. Mouchet F., Baudrimont M., Gonzalez P., Cuenot Y., Bourdineaud J.P., Boudou A., and Gauthier L. Genotoxic and stress inductive potential of cadmium in Xenopus laevis larvae. Aquat. Toxicol. 78 2 (2006) 157-166
23. Mouchet F., Cren S., Cunienq C., Deydier E., Guilet R., and Gauthier L. Assessment of lead ecotoxicity in water using the amphibian larvae (Xenopus laevis) and preliminary study of its immobilization in meat and bone meal combustion residues. Biometals 20 2 (2007) 113-127
24. Mouchet F., Gauthier L., Mailhes C., Ferrier V., and Devaux A. Comparative study of the comet assay and the micronucleus test in amphibian larvae (Xenopus laevis) using benzo(a)pyrene, ethyl methanesulfonate, and methyl methanesulfonate: establishment of a positive control in the amphibian comet assay. Environ. Toxicol. 20 1 (2005) 74-84
25. Mouchet F., Gauthier L., Mailhes C., Ferrier V., and Devaux A. Comparative evaluation of the genotoxicity of captan in amphibian larvae (Xenopus laevis and Pleurodeles waltl) using the comet assay and the micronucleus test. Environ. Toxicol. 21 3 (2006) 264-277
26. Mouchet F., Landois P., Flahaut E., Pinelli E., and Gauthier L. Assessment of the potential in vivo ecotoxicity of double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWNTs) in water, using the amphibian Ambystoma mexicanum. Nanotoxicology 1 2 (2007) 149-156
27. Muller J., Huaux F., Moreau N., Misson P., Heiler J.F., Delos M., Arras M., Fonseca A., Nagy J.B., and Lison D. Respiratory toxicity of multi-wall carbon nanotubes. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 207 3 (2005) 221-231
28. Nieuwkoop P.D., and Faber J. Normal Tables of Xenopus laevis (Daudin) (1956), North-Holland, Amsterdam
29. Oberdörster E. Toxicity of nC60 fullerenes to two aquatic species. Daphnia and largemouth bass. Am. Chem. Soc. (2004) Abstract IEC 21
30. Oberdörster E. Manufactured nanomaterials (fullerenes, C60) induce oxidative stress in the brain of juvenile largemouth bass. Environ. Health Perspect. 112 (2004) 1058-1062
31. Oberdörster E., Stone V., and Donaldson K. Toxicology of nanoparticles: an historical perspective. Nanotoxicology 1 1 (2007) 2-25
32. Oberdörster E., Zhu S., Blickley M.T., McClellan-Green P., and Haasch M.L. Ecotoxicology of carbon-based engineered nanoparticles: effects of fullerene (C60) on aquatic organisms. Carbon 44 (2006) 1112-1120
33. Pulskamp K., Diabaté S., and Krug H. Carbon nanotubes show no sign of acute toxicity but induce intracellular reactive oxygen species in dependence on contaminants. Toxicol. Lett. 168 1 (2007) 58-74
34. Roberts A.P., Mount A.S., Seda B., Souther J., Qiao R., Lin S., Ke P.C., Rao A.M., and Klaine S.J. In vivo biomodification of lipid-coated carbon nanotubes by Daphnia magna. Environ. Sci. Technol. 41 8 (2007) 3025-3029
35. Salvador-Morales C., Flahaut E., Sim E., Sloan J., Green M.L.H., and Sim R.B. Complement activation and protein adsorption by carbon nanotubes. Mol. Immunol. 43 (2006) 193-201
36. Shvedova A.A., Castranova V., Kirsin E.R., Murray A.R., Schwegler-Berry D., Gandelsman V.Z., Maynard A., and Baron P. Exposure to carbon nanotube material: assessment of nanotube cytotoxicity using human keratinocyte cells. J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A 66 20 (2003) 1909-1926
37. Smart S.K., Cassady A.I., Lu G.Q., and Martin D.J. The biocompatibility of carbon nanotubes. Carbon 44 (2006) 1034-1047
38. Smith C.J., Shaw B.J., and Handy R.D. Toxicity of single walled carbon nanotubes on rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): respiratory toxicity, organ pathologies, and other physiological effects. Aquat. Toxicol. 82 2 (2007) 94-109
39. Templeton R.C., Lee Ferguson P., Washburn K.M., Scrivens W.A., and Chandler G.T. Life-cycle effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) on an estuarine meiobenthic copepod. Environ. Sci. Technol. 40 (2006) 7387-7393
40. Vuillaume M. Reduced oxygen species, mutation, induction and cancer initiation. Mutat. Res. 186 1 (1987) 43-72