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Males-females differences in the spectrum of chromosomal aberrations in the group of nanocomposites production workers
Rössnerová, Andrea ; Pelcová, D. ; Ždímal, Vladimír ; Elzeinova, Fatima ; Margaryan, Hasmik ; Chvojková, Irena ; Topinka, Jan ; Schwarz, Jaroslav ; Ondráček, Jakub ; Koštejn, Martin ; Komarc, M. ; Vlčková, Š. ; Fenclová, Z. ; Lischková, L. ; Dvořáčková, Š. ; Rössner ml., Pavel
An increase in the use of nanomaterials (NM) has been witnessed in many areas of human life. Therefore, assessment of genotoxicity of NM and nanoparticles (NP) is one of the main objectives of genetic toxicology. Despite this fact, human cytogenetic studies following the exposure to NP are still rare. Moreover, no relevant information on possible differences in sensitivity to NP related to gender is available.\n\nIn this study we periodically (in September 2016, 2017 and 2018; pre-shift and post-shift each year) analyzed a group of workers (both genders), working long time in nanocomposites research, and matched controls. Aerosol exposure monitoring of particulate matter including nano-sized fractions was carried out during working shift. Micronucleus assay using Human Pan Centromeric probes, was applied to distinguish, besides the frequency of total MN in binucleated cells (BNC), also other types of chromosomal damage (losses and breaks). Moreover, whole-chromosome painting (WCP) for autosome #1 and both gonosomes (X and Y) were applied in third sampling period (2018) with the aim to identify the particular structural and numerical chromosomal aberrations.\n\nObtained results showed: (i) differences in the risk of exposure to NP related to individual working processes (welding, smelting and machining); (ii) differences in chemical composition of nano-fraction; (iii) no effect of chronic exposure of NP (total MN) opposite to significant effect of acute exposure; (iv) gender-related DNA damage differences (females seem to be more sensitive to chromosomal losses). Additional data from WCP suggested increased frequency of numerical aberrations in gonosomes.
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Personal exposure measurement during dental nanocomposite grinding
Ždímal, Vladimír ; Ondráčková, Lucie ; Ondráček, Jakub ; Schwarz, Jaroslav ; Bradna, P. ; Roubíčková, A. ; Pelclová, D. ; Rössnerová, Andrea
The purpose of this study was to measure the personal exposure of each participant of the study and to compare the results with those of static monitoring. Personal nanoparticle sam-plers (PENS), which can simultaneously detect both nanoparticles (PM0.1) and respirable parti-cles (PMA), were used to determine personal exposure (Tsai et al., 2012). Area monitoring in-cluded measurement of mass concentrations using the Berner Low Pressure Impactor (BLPI 25/0.018 /2, Hauke GmbH, Gmunden, Austria) and the Low Volume Sampler (LV5, Sven Leckel Ingenieurbüro GmbH, Germany). The number concentrations and their size distributions were measured with the Scanning Mobility Particle Sizer (5MP5 3936, T5I Inc., USA) and the Aerody-namic Particle Sizer (APS 3321, TSI Inc., USA). Measurements with all of the above- mentioned instruments were performed in four shifts with six participants per shift. Each participant milled for 10 minutes and then remained in the room until the group finished the session, so the total exposure lasted about 70 minutes. Due to the high content of filler nanoparticles, the nanocom-posite Filtek Ultimate (body A2, 3M ESPE, USA) was selected for these measurements.
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DNA damage induced by occupational exposure to copper oxide nanoparticles
Rössner st., Pavel ; Pelcová, D. ; Elzeinová, Fatima ; Mikuška, Pavel ; Večeřa, Zbyněk ; Coufalík, Pavel ; Vlčková, Š. ; Fenclová, Z. ; Rössnerová, Andrea
Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) have a widespread use in industry, chemistry, in production of electronic devices and as an antimicrobial agent. Although copper is an important biogenic element, CuO NPs are toxic with the ability to induce oxidative stress, apoptosis, cell cycle arrest or DNA damage. For humans, the inhalation route is the most common way of exposure to CuO NPs. In the body, CuO NPs may be either deposited in the lungs, or transported to other organs. Their presence usually causes oxidative stress or inflammatory responses, consequently leading to DNA damage. In this study, we investigated the effect of CuO NPs inhalation on DNA damage in a group of researches conducting animal exposure experiments. The subjects were exposed to various metal oxide nanoparticles, including CuO NPs, by inhalation for an average of 4.9 ± 0.4 years. The average mass concentration of Cu in the air during the experiment was 7.3 ± 3.2 ng/m3. Subjects not exposed to nanoparticles served as a control group. We applied micronucleus assay using Human Pan Centromeric probes to detect DNA damage and to distinguish between the frequency of centromere positive (CEN+) and centromere negative (CEN−) micronuclei (MN) in the binucleated cells. We\ndid not find differences between both groups for either mean MN frequency (10.38 ± 2.50 vs. 11.88 ± 3.01 MN/1000 binucleated cells), or CEN+/CEN- ratio (58%/42% vs. 55%/45%), for the exposed and controls, respectively. In conclusion, inhalation of CuO NPs at this low-level exposure had no effect on chromosomal losses and/or breaks.
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Experimentální metody studia aerosolových nanočástic.
Ždímal, Vladimír ; Schwarz, Jaroslav ; Ondráčková, Lucie ; Ondráček, Jakub
V novém miléniu enormně vzrostly experimentální možnosti studia aerosolových částic. Nejen, že je možné určit rozdělení velikosti částic v různých metrikách, nejen, že lze určit velikostně rozlišené chemické složení, ale byly vyvinuty metody, které umožňují, aby všechny tyto úlohy byly řešeny naráz v reálném čase. Tyto metody vycházejí z několika základních fyzikálních principů: molekulární difúze založené na Brownově pohybu, elektrostatické separace definovaně nabitých částic, kondenzačního růstu částic, gravitačního usazování, urychlení částic v tryskách, setrvačné impakce a rozptylu světla na částicích.\nPokud bychom se však specificky zajímali o separaci částic o průměru menším než 100 nanometrů, výběr experimentálních metod by se podstatně snížil. Ve skutečnosti máme pouze čtyři fyzikální principy, které lze použít v tomto rozsahu velikostí s rozumnou mírou nejistoty: Brownův pohyb, elektrostatiku, impakci a kondenzaci. Pro stanovení chemického složení v daném rozmezí velikostí je nejběžněji používaná kombinace fyzikálně-chemické ionizace s hmotnostní spektrometrií, avšak rozsah kvantifikovatelných látek je značně omezen.\nV poslední době je stále důležitější sledovat expozici pracovníků aerosolovým nanočásticím. Úloha je komplikována skutečností, že pro stanovení osobní expozice je nutné odebrat vzorky přímo z respirační zóny pracovníka. Pro tuto úlohu dosud není velký výběr možností a experimentální metody se stále vyvíjejí a testují. Slibnou alternativou je stacionární měření, kde jsou nejmodernější aerosolové spektrometry umístěny v blízkosti pracovního prostoru, a z jejich údajů lze skutečnou expozici pracovníka odhadnout. Pro kvantifikaci expozice je však vhodné kalibrovat on-line přístroje srovnáním se současným osobním odběrem.\n
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Nanoparticles Personal Exposure Measurement Using a Novel Active Personal Nanoparticle Sampler During Machining and Weldind of Nanomaterials.
Ondráčková, Lucie ; Vlčková, Lucia ; Ondráček, Jakub ; Schwarz, Jaroslav ; Ždímal, Vladimír
Development of nanotechnology has grown very rapidly in past decades. Therefore, it has become increasingly important to monitor the exposure of workers in nanoparticle-based manufacturing operations. In order to determine real personal exposure, it is advisable to take a sample within the worker’s breathing zone. To perform this task, there is not much of a choice yet, since experimental methods are still under development. Recently, a novel active personal nanoparticle sampler (PENS) has been developed, collecting both respirable mass fraction (RPM) and nanoparticles (NPs) simultaneously.
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