Multi-endpoint toxicological assessment of polystyrene nano- and microparticles in different biological models in vitro

Michelle Hesler; Leonie Aengenheister; Bernhard Ellinger; Roland Drexel; Susanne Straskraba; Carsten Jost; Sylvia Wagner; Florian Meier; H. von Briesen; Claudia Büchel; P. Wick; Tina Buerki-Thurnherr; Yvonne Kohl

doi:10.1016/j.tiv.2019.104610

Multi-endpoint toxicological assessment of polystyrene nano- and microparticles in different biological models in vitro

Michelle Hesler, Leonie Aengenheister, Bernhard Ellinger, Roland Drexel, Susanne Straskraba, Carsten Jost, Sylvia Wagner, Florian Meier, H. von Briesen, Claudia Büchel, P. Wick, Tina Buerki-Thurnherr, Yvonne Kohl^*

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Abstract

Nanoplastics (NP) and microplastics (MP) accumulate in our environment as a consequence of the massive consumption of plastics. Huge knowledge-gaps exist regarding uptake and fate of plastic particles in micro- and nano-dimensions in humans as well as on their impact on human health. This study investigated the transport and effects of 50 nm and 0.5 μm COOH-modified polystyrene (PS) particles, as representatives for NP and MP, in different biological models in vitro. Acute toxicity and potential translocation of the particles were studied at the human intestinal and placental barrier using advanced in vitro co-culture models. Furthermore, embryotoxicity and genotoxicity were investigated as highly sensitive endpoints. Polystyrene was not acutely toxic in both sizes (nano- and microparticles). No transport across the intestinal and placental barrier but a cellular uptake and intracellular accumulation of PS nano- and microparticles were determined. The particles were identified as weak embryotoxic and non-genotoxic. In contrast to single-organ studies, this multi-endpoint study is providing a data-set with the exact same type of particles to compare organ-specific outcomes. Our study clearly shows the need to investigate other types of plastics as well as towards long-term or chronic effects of plastic particles in different biological models in vitro.

Original language	English
Article number	104610
Journal	Toxicology in Vitro
Volume	61
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2019.104610
Publication status	Published - Dec 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Embryotoxicity
Intestinal barrier
Multi-endpoint toxicity study
Nano- and microplastics
Placental barrier
Polystyrene

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Hesler, M., Aengenheister, L., Ellinger, B., Drexel, R., Straskraba, S., Jost, C., Wagner, S., Meier, F., von Briesen, H., Büchel, C., Wick, P., Buerki-Thurnherr, T., & Kohl, Y. (2019). Multi-endpoint toxicological assessment of polystyrene nano- and microparticles in different biological models in vitro. Toxicology in Vitro, 61, Article 104610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2019.104610

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Multi-endpoint toxicological assessment of polystyrene nano- and microparticles in different biological models in vitro

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