Induction of Functional Changes of Dendritic Cells by Silica Nanoparticles
- Authors
- 강경아; 임종석
- Issue Date
- Jun-2012
- Publisher
- 대한면역학회
- Keywords
- Silica nanoparticles; Dendritic cells; Apoptosis; Inflammatory response
- Citation
- Immune Network, v.12, no.3, pp 104 - 112
- Pages
- 9
- Journal Title
- Immune Network
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 104
- End Page
- 112
- URI
- https://scholarworks.sookmyung.ac.kr/handle/2020.sw.sookmyung/12220
- DOI
- 10.4110/in.2012.12.3.104
- ISSN
- 1598-2629
2092-6685
- Abstract
- Silica is one of the most abundant compounds found in nature. Immoderate exposure to crystalline silica has been linked to pulmonary disease and crystalline silica has been classified as a Group I carcinogen. Ultrafine (diameter <100 nm) silica particles may have different toxicological properties compared to larger particles. We evaluated the effect of ultrafine silica nanoparticles on mouse bone marrow-derived dendritic cells (BMDC) and murine dendritic cell line, DC2.4. The exposure of dendritic cells (DCs) to ultrafine silica nanoparticles showed a decrease in cell viability and an induction of cell death in size- and concentration-dependent manners. In addition, in order to examine the phenotypic changes of DCs following co-culture with silica nanoparticles, we added each sized-silica nanoparticle along with GM-CSF and IL-4 during and after DC differentiation. Expression of CD11c, a typical DC marker, and multiple surface molecules such as CD54, CD80, CD86, MHC class II, was changed by silica nanoparticles in a size-dependent manner. We also found that silica nanoparticles affect inflammatory response in DCs in vitro and in vivo. Finally, we found that p38 and NF-κB activation may be critical for the inflammatory response by silica nanoparticles. Our data demonstrate that ultrafine silica nanoparticles have cytotoxic effects on dendritic cells and immune modulation effects in vitro and in vivo.
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