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The cytotoxicity of oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes on macrophages

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Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been developed for medical and biotechnological applications in the past decades. Their widespread applications make it important to understand their potential hazards to human and the environment. In this study, the possible toxicological effects of the oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (O-MWCNTs) were assessed on RAW 264.7 macrophages in vitro. Several toxicological endpoints, such as cell viability, the release of LDH and IL-8, GSH/GSSG ratio, intracellular calcium concentration and ultrastructural changes in cell morphology, were carried out. The results showed that O-MWCNTs had very limited effects on oxidative stress, cellular toxicity and apoptosis. Transmission electron microscope clearly demonstrates RAW 264.7 macrophages engulfed plenty of O-MWCNTs, and some of them resided in the cytoplasm, while the morphology was not altered by O-MWCNTs. As the control, the pristine MWCNTs (p-MWCNTs) show higher cytotoxicity than O-MWCNTs, damaging cell viability and inducing cell apoptosis. All these toxicological data are of benefit to more wide applications of O-MWCNTs in the future.

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  1. Zhongshan Hospital, Shanghai Medical College, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200032, China

    Man Luo, Ling Dong & Xizhong Shen

  2. Institute of Nanochemistry and Nanobiology, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China

    Pan Chen, Jiajun Wang, Xiaoyong Deng & Minghong Wu

  3. Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Beijing, 100871, China

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Luo, M., Chen, P., Wang, J. et al. The cytotoxicity of oxidized multi-walled carbon nanotubes on macrophages. Sci. China Chem. 59, 918–926 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-016-5595-y

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