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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2024

A Systematic Genotoxicity Assessment of a Suite of Metal Oxide Nanoparticles Reveals Their DNA Damaging and Clastogenic Potential.

Silvia Aidee Solorio-Rodriguez, Dongmei Wu, Andrey Boyadzhiev, Callum Christ, Andrew Williams, Sabina Halappanavar

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Silvia Aidee Solorio-RodriguezEnvironmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A0K9, Canada.
Dongmei WuEnvironmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A0K9, Canada.
Andrey BoyadzhievEnvironmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A0K9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-0827-997X
Callum ChristEnvironmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A0K9, Canada.
Andrew WilliamsEnvironmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A0K9, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-7637-7686
Sabina HalappanavarEnvironmental Health Science and Research Bureau, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON K1A0K9, Canada.

Funding

Funding for this study was provided by Health Canada's Chemicals Management Plan, Collaborative Research Agreements with New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau of Health Canada, and the Genomics Research and Development Initiative of Health Canada. Funding for this study was provided by Health Canada's Chemicals Management Plan, Collaborative Research Agreements with New Substances Assessment and Control Bureau of Health Canada, and the Genomics Research and Development Initiative of Health Canada.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metal oxide nanoparticles (MONP/s) induce DNA damage, which is influenced by their physicochemical properties. In this study, the high-throughput CometChip and micronucleus (MicroFlow) assays were used to investigate DNA and chromosomal damage in mouse lung epithelial cells induced by nano and bulk sizes of zinc oxide, copper oxide, manganese oxide, nickel oxide, aluminum oxide, cerium oxide, titanium dioxide, and iron oxide. Ionic forms of MONPs were also included. The study evaluated the impact of solubility, surface coating, and particle size on response. Correlation analysis showed that solubility in the cell culture medium was positively associated with response in both assays, with the nano form showing the same or higher response than larger particles. A subtle reduction in DNA damage response was observed post-exposure to some surface-coated MONPs. The observed difference in genotoxicity highlighted the mechanistic differences in the MONP-induced response, possibly influenced by both particle stability and chemical composition. The results highlight that combinations of properties influence response to MONPs and that solubility alone, while playing an important role, is not enough to explain the observed toxicity. The results have implications on the potential application of read-across strategies in support of human health risk assessment of MONPs.

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alveolar epithelial cellscomet assaygenotoxicitylung toxicitymetal oxide nanoparticlesmicronucleuspoorly soluble nanomaterialssoluble nanomaterials

Identifiers

PMID38727337
PMCPMC11085103

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