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Danielsen, P.H.* ; Bendtsen, K.M.* ; Knudsen, K.B.* ; Poulsen, S.S.* ; Stöger, T. ; Vogel, U.*

Nanomaterial- and shape-dependency of TLR2 and TLR4 mediated signaling following pulmonary exposure to carbonaceous nanomaterials in mice.

Part. Fibre Toxicol. 18:40 (2021)

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Background: Pulmonary exposure to high doses of engineered carbonaceous nanomaterials (NMs) is known to trigger inflammation in the lungs paralleled by an acute phase response. Toll-like receptors (TLRs), particularly TLR2 and TLR4, have recently been discussed as potential NM-sensors, initiating inflammation. Using Tlr2 and Tlr4 knock out (KO) mice, we addressed this hypothesis and compared the pattern of inflammation in lung and acute phase response in lung and liver 24 h after intratracheal instillation of three differently shaped carbonaceous NMs, spherical carbon black (CB), multi-walled carbon nanotubes (CNT), graphene oxide (GO) plates and bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) as positive control. Results: The LPS control confirmed a distinct TLR4-dependency as well as a pronounced contribution of TLR2 by reducing the levels of pulmonary inflammation to 30 and 60% of levels in wild type (WT) mice. At the doses chosen, all NM caused comparable neutrophil influxes into the lungs of WT mice, and reduced levels were only detected for GO-exposed Tlr2 KO mice (35%) and for CNT-exposed Tlr4 KO mice (65%). LPS-induced gene expression was strongly TLR4-dependent. CB-induced gene expression was unaffected by TLR status. Both GO and MWCNT-induced Saa1 expression was TLR4-dependent. GO-induced expression of Cxcl2, Cxcl5, Saa1 and Saa3 were TLR2-dependent. NM-mediated hepatic acute phase response in terms of liver gene expression of Saa1 and Lcn2 was shown to depend on TLR2 for all three NMs. TLR4, in contrast, was only relevant for the acute phase response caused by CNTs, and as expected by LPS. Conclusion: TLR2 and TLR4 signaling was not involved in the acute inflammatory response caused by CB exposure, but contributed considerably to that of GO and CNTs, respectively. The strong involvement of TLR2 in the hepatic acute phase response caused by pulmonary exposure to all three NMs deserves further investigations.

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Publication type Article: Journal article

Document type Scientific Article

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Keywords Acute Phase Response ; Inflammation ; Knockout Mice ; Nanomaterials ; Toll-like Receptors; Acute-phase Response; Titanium-dioxide Nanoparticles; Gene-expression Changes; Inflammatory Responses; Gold Nanoparticles; Graphene Oxide; Lung; Instillation; Nanotubes; Black

ISSN (print) / ISBN 1743-8977

e-ISSN 1743-8977

Journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Quellenangaben Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Article Number: 40

Publisher BioMed Central

Publishing Place London

Non-patent literature Publications

Reviewing status Peer reviewed

Institute(s) Lung Health and Immunity (LHI)

Grants Danish Government
Horizon 2020 Framework Programme