Cytotoxicity assessment of nanoparticles and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons exhausted from motorcycle

S. M. Chien, Yuh Jeen Huang, C. Y. Chuang, I. L. Hsiao

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Abstract

The cell cytotoxicity of nanoparticles (NPs) and particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (p-PAHs) in emission of a four-stroke motorcycle (4-st/mc) was studied. Cell cytotoxicity was evaluated by detecting the cell viability rate (3-(4, 5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide, MTT assay) of carcinomic human airway alveolar epithelial cells (A549) and the content of cytokine (IL-8) in the mucus of A549 after exposing to NPs and p-PAHs. In experiment, as the speed accelerated (15 km/h and 30 km/h), the concentration of high molecular weight PAHs (HMW-PAHs) increased. According to the result of MTT assay, the cell viability rate of A549 exposed to the NPs exhausted from idle condition was lower than that from 15 km/h and 30 km/h speed. However, the cell viability rate of A549 stimulated by p-PAHs exhausted from the 30 km/h condition was 15.9%, which was lower than 31.4% (idle) and 20.2% (15 km/h). It means the p-PAHs might be the main factor to induce the death of cell in the high speed condition. Moreover, p-PAHs exhausted from the idle condition could cause more serious inflammation in the A549 cells than that from other speeds.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNanotechnology 2010
Subtitle of host publicationBio Sensors, Instruments, Medical, Environment and Energy - Technical Proceedings of the 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2010
Pages587-590
Number of pages4
Volume3
Publication statusPublished - 2010
Externally publishedYes
EventNanotechnology 2010: Bio Sensors, Instruments, Medical, Environment and Energy - 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2010 - Anaheim, CA, United States
Duration: Jun 21 2010Jun 24 2010

Publication series

NameNanotechnology 2010: Bio Sensors, Instruments, Medical, Environment and Energy - Technical Proceedings of the 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2010
Volume3

Conference

ConferenceNanotechnology 2010: Bio Sensors, Instruments, Medical, Environment and Energy - 2010 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2010
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAnaheim, CA
Period6/21/106/24/10

Keywords

  • Cytotoxicity
  • IL-8
  • Motorcycle
  • MTT assay
  • Particle-PAHs

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Bioengineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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