Problems and challenges in the development and validation of human cell-based assays to determine nanoparticle-induced immunomodulatory effects

GJ Oostingh, E Casals, P Italiani, R Colognato… - Particle and fibre …, 2011 - Springer
Background With the increasing use of nanomaterials, the need for methods and assays to
examine their immunosafety is becoming urgent, in particular for nanomaterials that are …

Assessing the Immunosafety of Engineered Nanoparticles with a Novel in Vitro Model Based on Human Primary Monocytes

Y Li, P Italiani, E Casals, D Valkenborg… - … applied materials & …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The possibility that nanomaterials could perturb the normal course of an inflammatory
response is a key issue when assessing nanoimmunosafety. The alteration of the normal …

Immunological properties of engineered nanomaterials

MA Dobrovolskaia, SE McNeil - Nature nanotechnology, 2007 - nature.com
Most research on the toxicology of nanomaterials has focused on the effects of nanoparticles
that enter the body accidentally. There has been much less research on the toxicology of …

Interactions of nanomaterials with the immune system

S Hussain, JAJ Vanoirbeek… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Evaluation of the immunomodulatory potentials of nanomaterials is essential for
developing safe and consumer‐friendly nanotechnology. Various nanomaterials interact …

The suitability of different cellular in vitro immunotoxicity and genotoxicity methods for the analysis of nanoparticle-induced events

T Pfaller, R Colognato, I Nelissen, F Favilli… - …, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Suitable assays and test strategies are needed to analyze potential genotoxic and
immunotoxic health effects caused by nanoparticle exposure. The development and …

Cytokines as biomarkers of nanoparticle immunotoxicity

M Elsabahy, KL Wooley - Chemical Society Reviews, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
Nanoscale objects, whether of biologic origin or synthetically created, are being developed
into devices for a variety of bionanotechnology diagnostic and pharmaceutical applications …

Immunotoxicity of nanomaterials in health and disease: Current challenges and emerging approaches for identifying immune modifiers in susceptible populations

S Hofer, N Hofstätter, B Punz… - Wiley …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Nanosafety assessment has experienced an intense era of research during the past
decades driven by a vivid interest of regulators, industry, and society. Toxicological assays …

Immunosuppressive and anti‐inflammatory properties of engineered nanomaterials

AN Ilinskaya, MA Dobrovolskaia - British journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Nanoparticle interactions with various components of the immune system are determined by
their physicochemical properties such as size, charge, hydrophobicity and shape …

Are nanomaterials a threat to the immune system?

PD Dwivedi, A Misra, R Shanker, M Das - Nanotoxicology, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles can enter into the human body through several routes and interact with
components of the immune system. This interaction leads to enhanced release of different …

Value of phagocyte function screening for immunotoxicity of nanoparticles in vivo

E Fröhlich - International journal of nanomedicine, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Nanoparticles (NPs) present in the environment and in consumer products can cause
immunotoxic effects. The immune system is very complex, and in vivo studies are the gold …