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HERO ID
6391579
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Proteomic analysis of cellular response induced by multi-walled carbon nanotubes exposure in A549 cells
Author(s)
Ju, L; Zhang, G; Zhang, X; Jia, Z; Gao, X; Jiang, Y; Yan, C; Duerksen-Hughes, PJ; Chen, FF; Li, H; Zhu, X; Yang, J
Year
2014
Is Peer Reviewed?
1
Journal
PLoS ONE
EISSN:
1932-6203
Volume
9
Issue
1
Page Numbers
e84974
Language
English
PMID
24454774
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0084974
Abstract
The wide application of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) has raised serious concerns about their safety on human health and the environment. However, the potential harmful effects of MWCNT remain unclear and contradictory. To clarify the potentially toxic effects of MWCNT and to elucidate the associated underlying mechanisms, the effects of MWCNT on human lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells were examined at both the cellular and the protein level. Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity were examined, followed by a proteomic analysis (2-DE coupled with LC-MS/MS) of the cellular response to MWCNT. Our results demonstrate that MWCNT induces cytotoxicity in A549 cells only at relatively high concentrations and longer exposure time. Within a relatively low dosage range (30 µg/ml) and short time period (24 h), MWCNT treatment does not induce significant cytotoxicity, cell cycle changes, apoptosis, or DNA damage. However, at these low doses and times, MWCNT treatment causes significant changes in protein expression. A total of 106 proteins show altered expression at various time points and dosages, and of these, 52 proteins were further identified by MS. Identified proteins are involved in several cellular processes including proliferation, stress, and cellular skeleton organization. In particular, MWCNT treatment causes increases in actin expression. This increase has the potential to contribute to increased migration capacity and may be mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS).
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