Culture medium type affects endocytosis of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in BEAS-2B cells and subsequent biological response

Autor: Shinsuke Kobayashi, Kaoru Aoki, Yoshikazu Matsuda, Yuki Usui, Hiroyuki Kato, Hisao Haniu, Seiji Takanashi, Masanori Okamoto, Naoto Saito, Kayo Maruyama, Tamotsu Tsukahara, Masayuki Shimizu, Hiroki Nomura
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Toxicology in Vitro. 27(6):1679-1685
ISSN: 0887-2333
DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2013.04.012
Popis: We examined the cytotoxicity of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and the resulting cytokine secretion in BEAS-2B cells or normal human bronchial epithelial cells (HBEpCs) in two types of culture media (Ham’s F12 containing 10% FBS [Ham’s F12] and serum-free growth medium [SFGM]). Cellular uptake of MWCNT was observed by fluorescent microscopy and analyzed using flow cytometry. Moreover, we evaluated whether MWCNT uptake was suppressed by 2 types of endocytosis inhibitors. We found that BEAS-2B cells cultured in Ham’s F12 and HBEpCs cultured in SFGM showed similar biological responses, but BEAS-2B cells cultured in SFGM did not internalize MWCNTs, and the 50% inhibitory concentration value, i.e., the cytotoxicity, was increased by more than 10-fold. MWCNT uptake was suppressed by a clathrin-mediated endocytosis inhibitor and a caveolae-mediated endocytosis inhibitor in BEAS-2B cells cultured in Ham’s F12 and HBEpCs cultured in SFGM. In conclusion, we suggest that BEAS-2B cells cultured in a medium containing serum should be used for the safety evaluation of nanomaterials as a model of normal human bronchial epithelial cells. However, the culture medium composition may affect the proteins that are expressed on the cytoplasmic membrane, which may influence the biological response to MWCNTs.
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Toxicology in Vitro. 27(6):1679-1685 (2013)
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