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Dynamic tissue model in vitro and its application for assessment of microplastics-induced toxicity to air-blood barrier (ABB)
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Researchers developed a dynamic in vitro air-blood barrier model that mimics human blood flow and shear stress to evaluate the toxicity of PET microplastics. The study found that this dynamic model more accurately reflected physiological conditions compared to conventional static models, providing a more reliable tool for assessing how inhaled microplastics may damage lung tissue.
The replication of the hominine physiological environment was identified as an effectual strategy to develop the physiological model in vitro to perform the intuitionistic assessment of toxicity of contaminations. Herein, we proposed a dynamic interface strategy that accurately mimicked the blood flow and shear stress in human capillaries to subtly evaluate the physiological damages. To proof the concept, the dynamic air-blood barrier (ABB) model in vitro was developed by the dynamic interface strategy and was utilized to assess the toxicity of polyethylene terephthalate microplastics (PET-MPs). The developed dynamic ABB model was compared with the static ABB model developed by the conventional Transwell® system and the animal model, then the performance of the dynamic ABB model in evaluation of the PET-MPs induced pulmonary damage via replicating the hominine ABB. The experimental data revealed that the developed dynamic ABB model in vitro effectively mimicked the physiological structure and barrier functions of human ABB, in which more sophisticated physiological microenvironment enabled the distinguishment of the toxicities of PET-MPs in different sizes and different concentrations comparing with the static ABB model constructed on Transwell® systems. Furthermore, the consistent physiological and biochemical characters adopted dynamic ABB model could be achieved in a quick manner referring with that of the mouse model in the evaluation of the microplastics-induced pulmonary damage. The proposed dynamic interface strategy supplied a general approach to develop the hominine physiological environment in vitro and exhibited a potential to develop the ABB model in vitro to evaluate the hazards of inhaled airborne pollutants.
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