Inhalation of mineral fibres is associated with the onset of an inflammatory activity in the lungs and the pleura responsible for the development of fatal malignancies. It is known that cell damage is a necessary step for triggering the inflammatory response. However, the mechanisms by which mineral fibres exert cytotoxic activity are not fully understood. In this work, the kinetics of the early cytotoxicity mechanisms of three mineral fibres (i.e., chrysotile, crocidolite and fibrous erionite) classified as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, was determined for the first time in a comparative manner using time-lapse video microscopy coupled with in vitro assays. All tests were performed using the THP-1 cell line, differentiated into M0 macrophages (M0-THP-1) and exposed for short times (8 h) to 25 μg/mL aliquots of chrysotile, crocidolite and fibrous erionite. The toxic action of fibrous erionite on M0-THP-1 cells is manifested since the early steps (2 h) of the experiment while the cytotoxicity of crocidolite and chrysotile gradually increases during the time span of the experiment. Chrysotile and crocidolite prompt cell death mainly via apoptosis, while erionite exposure is also probably associated to a necrotic-like effect. The potential mechanisms underlying these different toxicity behaviours are discussed in the light of the different morphological, and chemical-physical properties of the three fibres.

Acute cytotoxicity of mineral fibres observed by time-lapse video microscopy / Di Giuseppe, D.; Scarfi, S.; Alessandrini, A.; Bassi, A. M.; Mirata, S.; Almonti, V.; Ragazzini, G.; Mescola, A.; Filaferro, M.; Avallone, R.; Vitale, G.; Scognamiglio, V.; Gualtieri, A. F.. - In: TOXICOLOGY. - ISSN 0300-483X. - 466:(2022), pp. 153081-153096. [10.1016/j.tox.2021.153081]

Acute cytotoxicity of mineral fibres observed by time-lapse video microscopy

Di Giuseppe D.;Alessandrini A.;Ragazzini G.;Filaferro M.;Avallone R.;Vitale G.;Scognamiglio V.;Gualtieri A. F.
2022

Abstract

Inhalation of mineral fibres is associated with the onset of an inflammatory activity in the lungs and the pleura responsible for the development of fatal malignancies. It is known that cell damage is a necessary step for triggering the inflammatory response. However, the mechanisms by which mineral fibres exert cytotoxic activity are not fully understood. In this work, the kinetics of the early cytotoxicity mechanisms of three mineral fibres (i.e., chrysotile, crocidolite and fibrous erionite) classified as carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, was determined for the first time in a comparative manner using time-lapse video microscopy coupled with in vitro assays. All tests were performed using the THP-1 cell line, differentiated into M0 macrophages (M0-THP-1) and exposed for short times (8 h) to 25 μg/mL aliquots of chrysotile, crocidolite and fibrous erionite. The toxic action of fibrous erionite on M0-THP-1 cells is manifested since the early steps (2 h) of the experiment while the cytotoxicity of crocidolite and chrysotile gradually increases during the time span of the experiment. Chrysotile and crocidolite prompt cell death mainly via apoptosis, while erionite exposure is also probably associated to a necrotic-like effect. The potential mechanisms underlying these different toxicity behaviours are discussed in the light of the different morphological, and chemical-physical properties of the three fibres.
2022
466
153081
153096
Acute cytotoxicity of mineral fibres observed by time-lapse video microscopy / Di Giuseppe, D.; Scarfi, S.; Alessandrini, A.; Bassi, A. M.; Mirata, S.; Almonti, V.; Ragazzini, G.; Mescola, A.; Filaferro, M.; Avallone, R.; Vitale, G.; Scognamiglio, V.; Gualtieri, A. F.. - In: TOXICOLOGY. - ISSN 0300-483X. - 466:(2022), pp. 153081-153096. [10.1016/j.tox.2021.153081]
Di Giuseppe, D.; Scarfi, S.; Alessandrini, A.; Bassi, A. M.; Mirata, S.; Almonti, V.; Ragazzini, G.; Mescola, A.; Filaferro, M.; Avallone, R.; Vitale, G.; Scognamiglio, V.; Gualtieri, A. F.
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