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Genotoxic effects of nanosized and fine TiO2

New Technologies and Risks, Work Environment Development Centre, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland

HK Lindberg

New Technologies and Risks, Work Environment Development Centre, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland

S. Suhonen

New Technologies and Risks, Work Environment Development Centre, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland

M. Vippola

Aerosols, Dusts and Metals, Work Environment Development Centre, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, Tampere University of Technology, Tampere, Finland

E. Vanhala

Aerosols, Dusts and Metals, Work Environment Development Centre, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland

J. Catalán

New Technologies and Risks, Work Environment Development Centre, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

K. Savolainen

New Technologies and Risks, Work Environment Development Centre, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland

H. Norppa

New Technologies and Risks, Work Environment Development Centre, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Helsinki, Finland, hannu.norppa{at}ttl.fi

The in-vitro genotoxicity of nanosized TiO₂ rutile and anatase was assessed in comparison with fine TiO₂ rutile in human bronchial epithelial BEAS 2B cells using the single-cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay and the cytokinesis-block micronucleus test. BEAS 2B cells were exposed to eight doses (1—100 µg/cm²) of titanium(IV) oxide nanosized rutile (>95%, <5% amorphous SiO₂ coating; 10 x 40 nm), nanosized anatase (99.7%; <25 nm), or fine rutile (99.9%; <5 µm) for 24, 48, and 72 h. Fine rutile reduced cell viability at lower doses than nanosized anatase, which was more cytotoxic than nanosized rutile. In the comet assay, nanosized anatase and fine rutile induced DNA damage at several doses with all treatment times. Dose-dependent effects were seen after the 48- and 72-h treatments with nanosized anatase and after the 24-, 48- (in one out of two experiments), and 72-h treatments (one experiment) with fine rutile. The lowest doses inducing DNA damage were 1 µg/cm² for fine rutile and 10 µg/cm ² for nanosized anatase. Nanosized rutile showed a significant induction in DNA damage only at 80 µg/cm² in the 24-h treatment and at 80 and 100 µg/ cm² in the 72-h treatment (with a dose-dependent effect). Only nanosized anatase could elevate the frequency of micronucleated BEAS 2B cells, producing a significant increase at 10 and 60 µg/cm ² after the 72-h treatment (no dose-dependency). At increasing doses of all the particles, MN analysis became difficult due to the presence of TiO₂ on the microscopic slides. In conclusion, our studies in human bronchial epithelial BEAS 2B cells showed that uncoated nanosized anatase TiO₂ and fine rutile TiO₂ are more efficient than SiO ₂-coated nanosized rutile TiO₂ in inducing DNA damage, whereas only nanosized anatase is able to slightly induce micronuclei.

Key Words: anatase • BEAS 2B • comet assay • DNA damage • genotoxicity • micronucleus • nanoparticle • rutile • TiO2

Human & Experimental Toxicology, Vol. 28, No. 6-7, 339-352 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109105163


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