Evaluation of uptake, cytotoxicity and inflammatory effects in respiratory cells exposed to pristine and -OH and -COOH functionalized multi-wall carbon nanotubes

Journal of Applied Toxicology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 394-403

  Ursini, Cinzia Lucia ^a   Maiello, Raffaele ^a   Ciervo, Aureliano ^a   Fresegna, Anna Maria ^a   Buresti, Giuliana ^a   Superti, Fabiana ^b   Marchetti, Magda ^b   Iavicoli, Sergio ^a   Cavallo, Delia ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO SUPERIORE DI SANITÀ   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Functionalized MWCNTs; Inflammatory effects; Lung cells; Uptake

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; HYDROXIDE; INTERLEUKIN 6; INTERLEUKIN 8; KETOCONAZOLE; MULTI WALLED NANOTUBE; AUTACOID; CARBON NANOTUBE; IL6 PROTEIN, HUMAN; IL8 PROTEIN, HUMAN; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

A549 CELL LINE; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOPLASM; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNALIZATION; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; MEMBRANE DAMAGE; NANOTOXICOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; BIOASSAY; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECTS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIUM CELL; HYDROXYLATION; LUNG; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PNEUMONIA; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TUMOR CELL LINE; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELL LINE, TUMOR; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL SURVIVAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPITHELIAL CELLS; HUMANS; HYDROXYLATION; INFLAMMATION MEDIATORS; INTERLEUKIN-6; INTERLEUKIN-8; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; LUNG; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTUBES, CARBON; PNEUMONIA; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84955580757     PISSN: 0260437X     EISSN: 10991263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jat.3228     Document Type: Article

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