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Journal Articles Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology Year : 2021

Safe-by-design strategies for lowering the genotoxicity and pulmonary inflammation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Reduction of length and the introduction of COOH groups

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Potentially, the toxicity of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) can be reduced in a safe-by-design strategy. We investigated if genotoxicity and pulmonary inflammation of MWCNTs from the same batch was lowered by a) reducing length and b) introducing COOH-groups into the structure. Mice were administered: 1) long and pristine MWCNT (CNT-long) (3.9 µm); 2) short and pristine CNT (CNT-short) (1 µm); 3) CNT modified with high ratio COOH-groups (CNT-COOH-high); 4) CNT modified with low ratio COOH-groups (CNT-COOH-low). MWCNTs were dosed by intratracheal instillation at 18 or 54 µg/mouse (∼0.9 and 2.7 mg/kg bw). Neutrophils numbers were highest after CNT-long exposure, and both shortening the MWCNT and addition of COOH-groups lowered pulmonary inflammation (day 1 and 28). Likewise, CNT-long induced genotoxicity, which was absent with CNT-short and after introduction of COOH groups. In conclusion, genotoxicity and pulmonary inflammation of MWCNTs were lowered, but not eliminated, by shortening the fibres or introducing COOH-groups.
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cea-03284985 , version 1 (13-07-2021)

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Niels Hadrup, Kristina Bram Knudsen, Marie Carriere, Martine Mayne-L'Hermite, Laure Bobyk, et al.. Safe-by-design strategies for lowering the genotoxicity and pulmonary inflammation of multiwalled carbon nanotubes: Reduction of length and the introduction of COOH groups. Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2021, 87, pp.103702. ⟨10.1016/j.etap.2021.103702⟩. ⟨cea-03284985⟩
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