TY - JOUR AU - Loret, Thomas AU - Peyret, Emmanuel AU - Dubreuil, Marielle AU - Aguerre-Chariol, Olivier AU - Bressot, Christophe AU - le Bihan, Olivier AU - Amodeo, Tanguy AU - Trouiller, Bénédicte AU - Braun, Anne AU - Egles, Christophe AU - Lacroix, Ghislaine PY - 2016 DA - 2016/11/03 TI - Air-liquid interface exposure to aerosols of poorly soluble nanomaterials induces different biological activation levels compared to exposure to suspensions JO - Particle and Fibre Toxicology SP - 58 VL - 13 IS - 1 AB - Recently, much progress has been made to develop more physiologic in vitro models of the respiratory system and improve in vitro simulation of particle exposure through inhalation. Nevertheless, the field of nanotoxicology still suffers from a lack of relevant in vitro models and exposure methods to predict accurately the effects observed in vivo, especially after respiratory exposure. In this context, the aim of our study was to evaluate if exposing pulmonary cells at the air-liquid interface to aerosols of inhalable and poorly soluble nanomaterials generates different toxicity patterns and/or biological activation levels compared to classic submerged exposures to suspensions. Three nano-TiO2 and one nano-CeO2 were used. An exposure system was set up using VitroCell® devices to expose pulmonary cells at the air-liquid interface to aerosols. A549 alveolar cells in monocultures or in co-cultures with THP-1 macrophages were exposed to aerosols in inserts or to suspensions in inserts and in plates. Submerged exposures in inserts were performed, using similar culture conditions and exposure kinetics to the air-liquid interface, to provide accurate comparisons between the methods. Exposure in plates using classical culture and exposure conditions was performed to provide comparable results with classical submerged exposure studies. The biological activity of the cells (inflammation, cell viability, oxidative stress) was assessed at 24 h and comparisons of the nanomaterial toxicities between exposure methods were performed. SN - 1743-8977 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-016-0171-3 DO - 10.1186/s12989-016-0171-3 ID - Loret2016 ER -