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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
19
pubmed:dateCreated
2010-1-15
pubmed:abstractText
Titanium dioxide (TiO(2)), a commercially important material, is used in a wide variety of products. Although TiO(2) is generally regarded as nontoxic, the cytotoxicity, pathogenicity, and carcinogenicity of TiO(2) nanoparticles have been recently recognized. The present study investigated TiO(2) nanoparticle-induced cell apoptosis and molecular mechanisms involved in this process in a mouse epidermal (JB6) cell line. Using the 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazolyl-2)-2, 5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay, TiO(2) nanoparticles were found to exhibit higher cytotoxicity than fine particles. YO-PRO-1 iodide (YP) staining demonstrated that both TiO(2) nanoparticles and fine particles induced cell death through apoptosis. The signaling pathways involved in TiO(2) particle-induced apoptosis were investigated. Western-blot analysis showed an activation of caspase-8, Bid, BAX, and caspase-3 and a decrease of Bcl-2 in JB6 cells treated with TiO(2) particles. Time-dependent poly(ADP)ribose polymerase (PARP) cleavage induced by TiO(2) nanoparticles was observed. TiO(2) particles also induced cytochrome c release from mitochondria to cytosol. Further studies demonstrated that TiO(2) nanoparticles induced significant changes in mitochondrial membrane permeability, suggesting the involvement of mitochondria in the apoptotic process. In conclusion, evidence indicated that TiO(2) nanoparticles exhibit higher cytotoxicity and apoptotic induction compared to fine particles in JB6 cells. Caspase-8/Bid and mitochondrial signaling may play a major role in TiO(2) nanoparticle-induced apoptosis involving the intrinsic mitochondrial pathway. Unraveling the complex mechanisms associated with these events may provide further insights into TiO(2) nanoparticle-induced pathogenicity and potential to induce carcinogenicity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/BH3 Interacting Domain Death..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bax protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Bid protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Casp8 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspase 3, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Caspase 8, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytochromes c, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Parp1 protein, mouse, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Titanium, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/bcl-2-Associated X Protein, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/titanium dioxide
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1528-7394
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
72
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1141-9
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Apoptosis, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-BH3 Interacting Domain Death Agonist Protein, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Caspase 3, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Caspase 8, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Cell Survival, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Cytochromes c, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Epidermis, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Mitochondria, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Mitochondrial Membranes, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Nanoparticles, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Necrosis, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Poly(ADP-ribose) Polymerases, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-Titanium, pubmed-meshheading:20077182-bcl-2-Associated X Protein
pubmed:year
2009
pubmed:articleTitle
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles induce JB6 cell apoptosis through activation of the caspase-8/Bid and mitochondrial pathways.
pubmed:affiliation
Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article