Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle Ingestion Alters Nutrient Absorption in an In Vitro Model of the Small Intestine.

Autor: Guo Z; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 13902., Martucci NJ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 13902., Moreno-Olivas F; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 13902., Tako E; Plant, Soil and Nutrition Laboratory, Agricultural Research Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Ithaca, NY., Mahler GJ; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 13902.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: NanoImpact [NanoImpact] 2017 Jan; Vol. 5, pp. 70-82. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 18.
DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2017.01.002
Abstrakt: Ingestion of titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles from products such as agricultural chemicals, processed food, and nutritional supplements is nearly unavoidable. The gastrointestinal tract serves as a critical interface between the body and the external environment, and is the site of essential nutrient absorption. The goal of this study was to examine the effects of ingesting the 30 nm TiO 2 nanoparticles with an in vitro cell culture model of the small intestinal epithelium, and to determine how acute or chronic exposure to nano-TiO 2 influences intestinal barrier function, reactive oxygen species generation, proinflammatory signaling, nutrient absorption (iron, zinc, fatty acids), and brush border membrane enzyme function (intestinal alkaline phosphatase). A Caco-2/HT29-MTX cell culture model was exposed to physiologically relevant doses of TiO 2 nanoparticles for acute (four hours) or chronic (five days) time periods. Exposure to TiO 2 nanoparticles significantly decreased intestinal barrier function following chronic exposure. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, proinflammatory signaling, and intestinal alkaline phosphatase activity all showed increases in response to nano-TiO 2 . Iron, zinc, and fatty acid transport were significantly decreased following exposure to TiO 2 nanoparticles. This is because nanoparticle exposure induced a decrease in absorptive microvilli in the intestinal epithelial cells. Nutrient transporter protein gene expression was also altered, suggesting that cells are working to regulate the transport mechanisms disturbed by nanoparticle ingestion. Overall, these results show that intestinal epithelial cells are affected at a functional level by physiologically relevant exposure to nanoparticles commonly ingested from food.
Databáze: MEDLINE