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Jacobsen, N.R.* ; Stöger, T. ; van den Brule, S.* ; Saber, A.T.* ; Beyerle, A. ; Vietti, G.* ; Mortensen, A.* ; Szarek, J.* ; Budtz, H.C.* ; Kermanizadeh, A.* ; Banerjee, A.* ; Ercal, N.* ; Vogel, U.* ; Wallin, H.* ; Møller, P.*

Acute and subacute pulmonary toxicity and mortality in mice after intratracheal instillation of ZnO nanoparticles in three laboratories.

Food Chem. Toxicol. 85, 84-95 (2015)
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Inhalation is the main pathway of ZnO exposure in the occupational environment but only few studies have addressed toxic effects after pulmonary exposure to ZnO nanoparticles (NP). Here we present results from three studies of pulmonary exposure and toxicity of ZnO NP in mice. The studies were prematurely terminated because interim results unexpectedly showed severe pulmonary toxicity. High bolus doses of ZnO NP (25 up to 100 μg; ≥1.4 mg/kg) were clearly associated with a dose dependent mortality in the mice. Lower doses (≥6 μg; ≥0.3 mg/kg) elicited acute toxicity in terms of reduced weight gain, desquamation of epithelial cells with concomitantly increased barrier permeability of the alveolar/blood as well as DNA damage. Oxidative stress was shown via a strong increase in lipid peroxidation and reduced glutathione in the pulmonary tissue. Two months post-exposure revealed no obvious toxicity for 12.5 and 25 μg on a range of parameters. However, mice that survived a dose (50 μg; 2.7 mg/kg) had an increased pulmonary collagen accumulation (fibrosis) at a similar level as a high bolus dose of crystalline silica. The recovery from these toxicological effects appeared dose-dependent. The results indicate that alveolar deposition of ZnO NP may cause significant adverse health effects.
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Publication type Article: Journal article
Document type Scientific Article
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Keywords Cytotoxicity ; Dna Damage ; Fibrosis ; Inflammation ; Mortality ; Oxidative Stress
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0278-6915
e-ISSN 0278-6915
Journal Food and Chemical Toxicology
Quellenangaben Volume: 85, Issue: , Pages: 84-95 Article Number: , Supplement: ,
Publisher Elsevier
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Reviewing status Peer reviewed
Institute(s) Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)