Heterogeneous aggregation of carbon and silicon nanoparticles with benzo[a]pyrene modulates their impacts on the pulmonary surfactant film
Inhaled nanoparticles (NPs) can deposit in alveoli where they interact with the pulmonary surfactant (PS) and potentially induce toxicity. Although nano-bio interactions are influenced by the physicochemical properties of NPs, isolated NPs used in previous studies cannot accurately represent those f...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Journal of hazardous materials 2023-10, Vol.459, p.132340-132340, Article 132340 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Inhaled nanoparticles (NPs) can deposit in alveoli where they interact with the pulmonary surfactant (PS) and potentially induce toxicity. Although nano-bio interactions are influenced by the physicochemical properties of NPs, isolated NPs used in previous studies cannot accurately represent those found in atmosphere. Here we used molecular dynamics simulations to investigate the interplay between two types of NPs associated with benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) at the PS film. Silicon NPs (SiNPs), regardless of aggregation and adsorption, directly penetrated through the PS film with minimal disturbance. Meanwhile, BaPs adsorbed on SiNPs were rapidly solubilized by PS, increasing the BaP’s bioaccessibility in alveoli. Carbon NPs (CNPs) showed aggregation and adsorption-dependent effects on the PS film. Compared to isolated CNPs, which extracted PS to form biomolecular coronas, aggregated CNPs caused more pronounced PS disruption, especially around irregularly shaped edges. SiNPs in mixture exacerbated the PS perturbation by piercing PS film around the site of CNP interactions. BaPs adsorbed on CNPs were less solubilized and suppressed PS extraction, but aggravated biophysical inhibition by prompting film collapse under compression. These results suggest that for proper assessment of inhalation toxicity of airborne NPs, it is imperative to consider their heterogeneous aggregation and adsorption of pollutants under atmospheric conditions.
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•SiNPs, regardless of aggregation, show direct translocation through the PS film.•CNPs have aggregation and adsorption dependent effects on the PS film.•Aggregated CNPs cause more disruption to the PS film.•SiNPs deteriorate the PS perturbation through piercing PS film around CNPs.•BaPs increase CNP roughness to enhance the biophysical inhibition of the PS film. |
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ISSN: | 0304-3894 1873-3336 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132340 |