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2008
Lacerda Lara, Ali-Boucetta Hanene, Herrero Maria A, Pastorin Giorgia, Bianco Alberto, Prato Maurizio, Kostarelos Kostas
Tissue histology and physiology following intravenous administration of different types of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes Article de journal
Dans: Nanomedicine (London, England), vol. 3, no. 2, p. 149–161, 2008, ISSN: 1748-6963.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, carbon, Female, I2CT, Inbred BALB C, Injections, Intravenous, Mice, Nanotubes, Organ Specificity, Team-Bianco, Tissue Distribution
@article{lacerda_tissue_2008,
title = {Tissue histology and physiology following intravenous administration of different types of functionalized multiwalled carbon nanotubes},
author = {Lara Lacerda and Hanene Ali-Boucetta and Maria A Herrero and Giorgia Pastorin and Alberto Bianco and Maurizio Prato and Kostas Kostarelos},
doi = {10.2217/17435889.3.2.149},
issn = {1748-6963},
year = {2008},
date = {2008-04-01},
journal = {Nanomedicine (London, England)},
volume = {3},
number = {2},
pages = {149--161},
abstract = {BACKGROUND: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) constitute one of the most important types of nanomaterials, increasingly gaining interest as tools for nanomedicine applications, such as sensors, implants or delivery systems. Our groups have reported previously that chemical functionalization of CNTs can lead to their almost complete elimination from the body of animals through the urinary excretion route. The administration of CNTs may, however, impact the physiological function of organs through which CNTs traverse or accumulate. AIM: The present study addresses the short-term impact (first 24 h) of intravenous administration of various types of multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs) on the physiology of healthy mice. MATERIALS & METHODS: Nonfunctionalized, purified MWNTs (pMWNTs) and different types of water-dispersible, functionalized MWNTs (f-MWNTs) were tail-vein injected. Histological examination of tissues (kidney, liver, spleen and lung) harvested 24 h post-administration indicated that organ accumulation depended on the degree of ammonium (NH(3)(+)) functionalization at the f-MWNT surface. RESULTS: The higher the degree of functionalization of MWNT-NH(3)(+), the less their accumulation in tissues. pMWNTs coated with autologous serum proteins prior to injection accumulated almost entirely in the lung and liver in large dark clusters. Moreover, various indicators of serum and urine analyses also confirmed that MWNT-NH(3)(+) injections did not induce any physiological abnormality in all major organs within the first 24 h post-injection. Interestingly, no abnormalities were observed either for f-MWNTs highly functionalized with carboxylate groups (diethylentriaminepentaacetic-functionalized MWNTs) or by upscaling to the highest doses ever injected so far in vivo (20 mg/kg). CONCLUSION: The high degree of f-MWNT functionalization responsible for adequate individualization of nanotubes and not the nature of the functional groups was the critical factor leading to less tissue accumulation and normal tissue physiology at least within the first 24 h post-administration, even at the highest carbon nanotube doses ever administered in any study today.},
keywords = {Animals, carbon, Female, I2CT, Inbred BALB C, Injections, Intravenous, Mice, Nanotubes, Organ Specificity, Team-Bianco, Tissue Distribution},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
BACKGROUND: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) constitute one of the most important types of nanomaterials, increasingly gaining interest as tools for nanomedicine applications, such as sensors, implants or delivery systems. Our groups have reported previously that chemical functionalization of CNTs can lead to their almost complete elimination from the body of animals through the urinary excretion route. The administration of CNTs may, however, impact the physiological function of organs through which CNTs traverse or accumulate. AIM: The present study addresses the short-term impact (first 24 h) of intravenous administration of various types of multiwalled nanotubes (MWNTs) on the physiology of healthy mice. MATERIALS & METHODS: Nonfunctionalized, purified MWNTs (pMWNTs) and different types of water-dispersible, functionalized MWNTs (f-MWNTs) were tail-vein injected. Histological examination of tissues (kidney, liver, spleen and lung) harvested 24 h post-administration indicated that organ accumulation depended on the degree of ammonium (NH(3)(+)) functionalization at the f-MWNT surface. RESULTS: The higher the degree of functionalization of MWNT-NH(3)(+), the less their accumulation in tissues. pMWNTs coated with autologous serum proteins prior to injection accumulated almost entirely in the lung and liver in large dark clusters. Moreover, various indicators of serum and urine analyses also confirmed that MWNT-NH(3)(+) injections did not induce any physiological abnormality in all major organs within the first 24 h post-injection. Interestingly, no abnormalities were observed either for f-MWNTs highly functionalized with carboxylate groups (diethylentriaminepentaacetic-functionalized MWNTs) or by upscaling to the highest doses ever injected so far in vivo (20 mg/kg). CONCLUSION: The high degree of f-MWNT functionalization responsible for adequate individualization of nanotubes and not the nature of the functional groups was the critical factor leading to less tissue accumulation and normal tissue physiology at least within the first 24 h post-administration, even at the highest carbon nanotube doses ever administered in any study today.
2000
Tzou P, Ohresser S, Ferrandon Dominique, Capovilla Maria, Reichhart Jean-Marc, Lemaitre Bruno, Hoffmann Jules A, Imler Jean-Luc
Tissue-specific inducible expression of antimicrobial peptide genes in Drosophila surface epithelia Article de journal
Dans: Immunity, vol. 13, p. 737–48., 2000, ISSN: 1074-7613.
Résumé | BibTeX | Étiquettes: *Genes, Animal, Anti-Infective Agents/*immunology/metabolism, Drosophila/genetics/*immunology, ferrandon, Gene Expression Regulation/*immunology, Genes, Glycoside Hydrolases/immunology, hoffmann, Human, imler, Insect, Insect Proteins/genetics/immunology, M3i, Non-U.S. Gov't, Organ Specificity, P.H.S., reichhart, Reporter, Support, Transfection, U.S. Gov't
@article{tzou_tissue-specific_2000b,
title = {Tissue-specific inducible expression of antimicrobial peptide genes in Drosophila surface epithelia},
author = {P Tzou and S Ohresser and Dominique Ferrandon and Maria Capovilla and Jean-Marc Reichhart and Bruno Lemaitre and Jules A Hoffmann and Jean-Luc Imler},
issn = {1074-7613},
year = {2000},
date = {2000-01-01},
journal = {Immunity},
volume = {13},
pages = {737--48.},
abstract = {The production of antimicrobial peptides is an important aspect of host defense in multicellular organisms. In Drosophila, seven antimicrobial peptides with different spectra of activities are synthesized by the fat body during the immune response and secreted into the hemolymph. Using GFP reporter transgenes, we show here that all seven Drosophila antimicrobial peptides can be induced in surface epithelia in a tissue-specific manner. The imd gene plays a critical role in the activation of this local response to infection. In particular, drosomycin expression, which is regulated by the Toll pathway during the systemic response, is regulated by imd in the respiratory tract, thus demonstrating the existence of distinct regulatory mechanisms for local and systemic induction of antimicrobial peptide genes in Drosophila.},
keywords = {*Genes, Animal, Anti-Infective Agents/*immunology/metabolism, Drosophila/genetics/*immunology, ferrandon, Gene Expression Regulation/*immunology, Genes, Glycoside Hydrolases/immunology, hoffmann, Human, imler, Insect, Insect Proteins/genetics/immunology, M3i, Non-U.S. Gov't, Organ Specificity, P.H.S., reichhart, Reporter, Support, Transfection, U.S. Gov't},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
The production of antimicrobial peptides is an important aspect of host defense in multicellular organisms. In Drosophila, seven antimicrobial peptides with different spectra of activities are synthesized by the fat body during the immune response and secreted into the hemolymph. Using GFP reporter transgenes, we show here that all seven Drosophila antimicrobial peptides can be induced in surface epithelia in a tissue-specific manner. The imd gene plays a critical role in the activation of this local response to infection. In particular, drosomycin expression, which is regulated by the Toll pathway during the systemic response, is regulated by imd in the respiratory tract, thus demonstrating the existence of distinct regulatory mechanisms for local and systemic induction of antimicrobial peptide genes in Drosophila.
1998
Ferrandon Dominique, Jung Alain C, Criqui M, Lemaitre Bruno, Uttenweiler-Joseph S, Michaut Lydia, Reichhart Jean-Marc, Hoffmann Jules A
A drosomycin-GFP reporter transgene reveals a local immune response in Drosophila that is not dependent on the Toll pathway Article de journal
Dans: EMBO J., vol. 17, no. 5, p. 1217–1227, 1998, ISSN: 0261-4189.
Résumé | Liens | BibTeX | Étiquettes: Animals, bacteria, Cell Surface, Developmental, Digestive System, Epithelium, Fat Body, Female, ferrandon, Fungal, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Green Fluorescent Proteins, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, Larva, Luminescent Proteins, M3i, Male, Membrane Glycoproteins, Organ Specificity, Receptors, reichhart, Reporter, Respiratory System, Spores, Toll-Like Receptors, Trachea, Transgenes
@article{ferrandon_drosomycin-gfp_1998,
title = {A drosomycin-GFP reporter transgene reveals a local immune response in Drosophila that is not dependent on the Toll pathway},
author = {Dominique Ferrandon and Alain C Jung and M Criqui and Bruno Lemaitre and S Uttenweiler-Joseph and Lydia Michaut and Jean-Marc Reichhart and Jules A Hoffmann},
doi = {10.1093/emboj/17.5.1217},
issn = {0261-4189},
year = {1998},
date = {1998-08-01},
journal = {EMBO J.},
volume = {17},
number = {5},
pages = {1217--1227},
abstract = {A hallmark of the systemic antimicrobial response of Drosophila is the synthesis by the fat body of several antimicrobial peptides which are released into the hemolymph in response to a septic injury. One of these peptides, drosomycin, is active primarily against fungi. Using a drosomycin-green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter gene, we now show that in addition to the fat body, a variety of epithelial tissues that are in direct contact with the external environment, including those of the respiratory, digestive and reproductive tracts, can express the antifungal peptide, suggesting a local response to infections affecting these barrier tissues. As is the case for vertebrate epithelia, insect epithelia appear to be more than passive physical barriers and are likely to constitute an active component of innate immunity. We also show that, in contrast to the systemic antifungal response, this local immune response is independent of the Toll pathway.},
keywords = {Animals, bacteria, Cell Surface, Developmental, Digestive System, Epithelium, Fat Body, Female, ferrandon, Fungal, Gene Expression Regulation, Genes, Green Fluorescent Proteins, hoffmann, Insect Proteins, Larva, Luminescent Proteins, M3i, Male, Membrane Glycoproteins, Organ Specificity, Receptors, reichhart, Reporter, Respiratory System, Spores, Toll-Like Receptors, Trachea, Transgenes},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}
A hallmark of the systemic antimicrobial response of Drosophila is the synthesis by the fat body of several antimicrobial peptides which are released into the hemolymph in response to a septic injury. One of these peptides, drosomycin, is active primarily against fungi. Using a drosomycin-green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter gene, we now show that in addition to the fat body, a variety of epithelial tissues that are in direct contact with the external environment, including those of the respiratory, digestive and reproductive tracts, can express the antifungal peptide, suggesting a local response to infections affecting these barrier tissues. As is the case for vertebrate epithelia, insect epithelia appear to be more than passive physical barriers and are likely to constitute an active component of innate immunity. We also show that, in contrast to the systemic antifungal response, this local immune response is independent of the Toll pathway.
