Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano5031163
Title: Nanotoxicity: An interplay of oxidative stress, inflammation and cell death
Authors: Khanna, P
Ong, C
Bay, B.H 
Baeg, G.H 
Issue Date: 2015
Citation: Khanna, P, Ong, C, Bay, B.H, Baeg, G.H (2015). Nanotoxicity: An interplay of oxidative stress, inflammation and cell death. Nanomaterials 5 (3) : 1163-1180. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano5031163
Abstract: Nanoparticles are emerging as a useful tool for a wide variety of biomedical, consumer and instrumental applications that include drug delivery systems, biosensors and environmental sensors. In particular, nanoparticles have been shown to offer greater specificity with enhanced bioavailability and less detrimental side effects as compared to the existing conventional therapies in nanomedicine. Hence, bionanotechnology has been receiving immense attention in recent years. However, despite the extensive use of nanoparticles today, there is still a limited understanding of nanoparticle-mediated toxicity. Both in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that nanoparticles are closely associated with toxicity by increasing intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels and/or the levels of pro-inflammatory mediators. The homeostatic redox state of the host becomes disrupted upon ROS induction by nanoparticles. Nanoparticles are also known to up-regulate the transcription of various pro-inflammatory genes, including tumor necrosis factor-α and IL (interleukins)-1, IL-6 and IL-8, by activating nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-κB) signaling. These sequential molecular and cellular events are known to cause oxidative stress, followed by severe cellular genotoxicity and then programmed cell death. However, the exact molecular mechanisms underlying nanotoxicity are not fully understood. This lack of knowledge is a significant impediment in the use of nanoparticles in vivo. In this review, we will provide an assessment of signaling pathways that are involved in the nanoparticleinduced oxidative stress and propose possible strategies to circumvent nanotoxicity. © 2015 by the authors.
Source Title: Nanomaterials
URI: https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/175991
ISSN: 2079-4991
DOI: 10.3390/nano5031163
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