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As nanoceluloses são nanomateriais inovadores com potencial para uma
vasta gama de aplicações industriais e biomédicas. No entanto, a expansão da sua produção tem vindo a suscitar preocupações quanto aos possíveis efeitos, a longo prazo, na saúde humana. Este estudo teve como
objetivo avaliar a segurança de algumas nanoceluloses produzidas a partir de matéria-prima nacional, através da caracterização da sua potencial
toxicidade em células de mamífero. Para tal, testaram-se duas celuloses
nano /microfibrilares (CNF e CMF ) e uma celulose nanocristalina (CNC).
Analisou-se a citotoxicidade usando ensaios colorimétricos e o ensaio
clonogénico, e a genotoxicidade pelo ensaio do micronúcleo in vitro em
células pulmonares de mamífero (A549 e V79 ) e em osteoblastos humanos ( MG-63 ). A indução de espécies reativas de oxigénio (ROS) e a internalização celular foram também estudadas nas células A549. Observou-
-se citotoxicidade no ensaio clonogénico, principalmente no caso da
CNC, mas não nos restantes ensaios, não havendo também indução de
ROS. Todas as nanoceluloses revelaram efeitos genotóxicos nalgumas
concentrações, uma vez que induziram micronúcleos e /ou pontes nucleoplásmicas num dos modelos celulares. Para além disso, visualizou-se
a internalização da CNF e CMF, mas não da CNC, em células A549. Esta
primeira avaliação toxicológica veio contribuir para prevenir a exposição
a materiais celulósicos potencialmente perigosos, procurando impulsionar o desenvolvimento de materiais inovadores e mais seguros.
Nanocelluloses are innovative nanomaterials with potential for a wide range of industrial and biomedical applications. However, the expansion of its production has raised concerns about their possible long-term effects on human health. This study aimed to evaluate the safety of various nanocelluloses through the characterization of their potential toxicity in mammalian cells. Two samples of nano/microfibrillar celluloses with different pre-treatments (CNF and CMF) and a nanocrystalline cellulose (CNC) were tested. The cytotoxicity of the nanocelluloses was analyzed using colorimetric assays and the clonogenic assay, and genotoxicity by the in vitro micronucleus assay in human alveolar epithelial cells (A549), human osteoblasts (MG-63) and Chinese hamster fibroblasts (V79). Induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cellular internalization were also studied in A549 cells. Cytotoxicity was observed through the clonogenic assay, mainly in the case of CNC, but not in the remaining assays, with no induction of ROS. All nanocelluloses, at some of the concentrations tested, induced micronuclei and/or nucleoplasmic bridges in one of the cellular models. Furthermore, the internalization of CNF and CMF, but not of CNC was visualized in A549 cells. These results aim to contribute to preventing exposure to potentially hazardous cellulosic materials, seeking to boost the development of innovative and safer materials.
Nanocelluloses are innovative nanomaterials with potential for a wide range of industrial and biomedical applications. However, the expansion of its production has raised concerns about their possible long-term effects on human health. This study aimed to evaluate the safety of various nanocelluloses through the characterization of their potential toxicity in mammalian cells. Two samples of nano/microfibrillar celluloses with different pre-treatments (CNF and CMF) and a nanocrystalline cellulose (CNC) were tested. The cytotoxicity of the nanocelluloses was analyzed using colorimetric assays and the clonogenic assay, and genotoxicity by the in vitro micronucleus assay in human alveolar epithelial cells (A549), human osteoblasts (MG-63) and Chinese hamster fibroblasts (V79). Induction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cellular internalization were also studied in A549 cells. Cytotoxicity was observed through the clonogenic assay, mainly in the case of CNC, but not in the remaining assays, with no induction of ROS. All nanocelluloses, at some of the concentrations tested, induced micronuclei and/or nucleoplasmic bridges in one of the cellular models. Furthermore, the internalization of CNF and CMF, but not of CNC was visualized in A549 cells. These results aim to contribute to preventing exposure to potentially hazardous cellulosic materials, seeking to boost the development of innovative and safer materials.
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Keywords
Nanomateriais Nanoceluloses Toxicologia Citotoxicidade Genómica Funcional Genómica Funcional e Estrutural Genotoxicidade Ambiental Saúde Humana Saúde Pública Portugal
Pedagogical Context
Citation
Boletim Epidemiológico Observações. 2022 mai-ago;11(32):51-56
Publisher
Instituto Nacional de Saúde Doutor Ricardo Jorge, IP
