Polystyrene nanoparticles affect ultrastructure and surfactant proteins production in A549 cells grown under air-liquid interface conditions.
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)2024
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Ema Kurešepi,
Damjana Drobne
Neža Repar,
Ema Kurešepi,
Ema Kurešepi,
Neža Repar,
Sara Michelini,
Sara Michelini,
Sara Michelini,
Ema Kurešepi,
Neža Repar,
Francesco Barbero,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Neža Repar,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Neža Repar,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Sara Michelini,
Neža Repar,
Sara Michelini,
Sara Michelini,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Ema Kurešepi,
Ema Kurešepi,
Ema Kurešepi,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Katarina Šimunović,
Ema Kurešepi,
Ema Kurešepi,
Ema Kurešepi,
Katarina Šimunović,
Neža Repar,
Francesco Barbero,
Neža Repar,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Francesco Barbero,
Katarina Šimunović,
Damjana Drobne
Francesco Barbero,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Ivana Fenoglio,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Neža Repar,
Neža Repar,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Katarina Šimunović,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Ivana Fenoglio,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Martin Schicht,
Martin Schicht,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Ines Mandič Mulec,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Francesco Barbero,
Sara Michelini,
Katarina Jüngert,
Katarina Jüngert,
Ines Mandič Mulec,
Katarina Jüngert,
Katarina Jüngert,
Sara Michelini,
Damjana Drobne
V. S. Ganin,
Damjana Drobne
Martin Schicht,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
V. S. Ganin,
V. S. Ganin,
V. S. Ganin,
Ema Kurešepi,
Damjana Drobne
V. S. Ganin,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
V. S. Ganin,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Francesco Barbero,
Francesco Barbero,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Damjana Drobne
Friedrich Paulsen,
Sara Michelini,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Francesco Barbero,
Andreja Erman,
Andreja Erman,
Barbara Šetina Batič,
Barbara Šetina Batič,
Barbara Šetina Batič,
Barbara Šetina Batič,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Friedrich Paulsen,
Ines Mandič Mulec,
Ines Mandič Mulec,
Ines Mandič Mulec,
Ines Mandič Mulec,
Damjana Drobne
Damjana Drobne
Neža Repar,
Damjana Drobne
Neža Repar,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Francesco Barbero,
Damjana Drobne
Ivana Fenoglio,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Barbara Šetina Batič,
Neža Repar,
Ivana Fenoglio,
Neža Repar,
Friedrich Paulsen,
Damjana Drobne
Andreja Erman,
Damjana Drobne
Summary
Researchers exposed lung cell cultures to polystyrene nanoparticles to assess effects on surfactant protein production and cellular ultrastructure. Polystyrene nanoparticles altered the production of surfactant proteins critical for lung function, raising concerns about respiratory health effects from inhaled plastic particles.
Micro- and nanoplastics are released into the environment through the degradation of plastic objects or can be intentionally synthesised for a specific product. Humans can be exposed to MNPs through inhalation and studies have already proven that the particles can cause occupational diseases. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to test their effects on lung models. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of model polystyrene nanoparticles (PS) on the integrity and functionality of the lung barrier in terms of viability, permeability/translocation, resistance, and surfactant production. After thoroughly characterizing our particles and performing cytotoxicity tests on A549 cells grown under standard submerged conditions, showing that PS can affect acidic organelle activity, we investigated their effects on cells grown under more realistic conditions by combining transwells with an air-liquid interface (ALI) setup. For comparison, we also tested their effects on cells grown in submerged settings. These experiments showed that PS did not affect epithelial permeability, electrical resistance and did not induce cytotoxicity or translocate towards the barrier. However, a dose-dependent decrease in surface tension was observed together with an increase in mitochondrial activity which suggests stress induction. Quantification of surfactant proteins (SPs) revealed that the extracellular surfactant pool remained mostly unchanged, while the intracellular one decreased in a dose-dependent manner in treated samples. Accordingly, using TEM, we found, especially in ALI samples, that the particles were entrapped in autophagic vacuoles together with lamellar bodies and presented a lower number of mitochondria-ER contacts, which are structures crucially involved in surfactant production. Taken together, these results may indicate that PS may cause dysregulation of SPs leading to lung dysfunction without affecting barrier permeability or cell viability. Acknowledgements: this project (PlasticsFatE) has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme, under the Grant Agreement number 965367 Also see: https://micro2024.sciencesconf.org/559339/document