Nanoparticles in food: Epigenetic changes induced by nanomaterials and possible impact on health

Food and Chemical Toxicology

Volumn 77, Issue , 2015, Pages 64-73

  Smolkova, Bozena ^a   El Yamani, Naouale ^b,c   Collins, Andrew R ^c   Gutleb, Arno C ^d   Dusinska, Maria ^b  

^a CANCER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Slovakia)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

Author keywords

Epigenetic effects; Impact on health; Nanomaterials in food; Nanoparticles; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM SILICATE NANOPARTICLE; GOLD NANOPARTICLE; MAGNESIUM OXIDE NANOPARTICLE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOPARTICLE; SILICA NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE NANOPARTICLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FOOD ADDITIVE;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; FOOD; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL ABSORPTION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEALTH HAZARD; HISTONE MODIFICATION; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NANOTOXICOLOGY; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA INTERFERENCE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD PACKAGING; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; PRODUCT SAFETY; STANDARDS;

ANIMALS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; FOOD ADDITIVES; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD PACKAGING; FOOD SAFETY; FOOD TECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84937038803     PISSN: 02786915     EISSN: 18736351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.12.015     Document Type: Review

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