基于聚苯乙烯微纳米塑料粒子模型评估大气颗粒物对神经细胞毒性的粒径依赖性

Size-dependent neurotoxicity of atmospheric particulate matter assessed using a polystyrene micro- and nanoplastic particle model

  • 摘要: 为了阐明大气颗粒物不同粒径物理尺寸特性对神经细胞的毒性影响,避免颗粒物负载化学组分的干扰,使用0.1、1.0、2.5和10.0 μm的聚苯乙烯(PS)微纳米塑料作为体外暴露模型作用于人源神经母细胞瘤细胞株,分析不同粒径粒子对细胞的毒性效应差异。结果发现不同粒径PS微纳米塑料对细胞的半数抑制浓度不同,表现出一定的粒径依赖性;在较低暴露浓度下,氧化应激指标中丙二醛和活性氧随粒径减小而增加,谷胱甘肽随粒径减小而降低,而炎症因子指标人白介素6、人白介素1β和人肿瘤坏死因子α水平表现粒径依赖性升高。PS微纳米塑料对神经细胞活力、氧化应激和神经炎症反应产生了粒径依赖性影响,较小的颗粒具有更明显的神经毒性效应。基于PS微纳米塑料模型,在一定程度上反映去除化学组分维度的不同粒径大气颗粒物具有不同的神经细胞毒性,粒径越小,对神经细胞毒性效应越强,研究结果可为精确评估真实环境中不同粒径大气颗粒物的健康风险提供科学数据。

     

    Abstract: To elucidate the size-dependent neurotoxic effects of atmospheric particulate matter while minimizing confounding contributions from particle-bound chemical constituents, polystyrene (PS) micro- and nanoplastics with nominal diameters of 0.1, 1.0, 2.5, and 10.0 μm were employed as a well-controlled in vitro model. Human neuroblastoma cell lines were exposed to these particles, and the differential cytotoxic, oxidative, and functional responses elicited by each size fraction were systematically evaluated. The results revealed that the half-maximal inhibitory concentrations of PS micro-nanoplastics differed across particle sizes, exhibiting a size-dependent trend. At lower exposure concentrations, oxidative stress indicators—including malondialdehyde and reactive oxygen species—increased with decreasing particle size, whereas glutathione levels decreased accordingly. In contrast, the levels of inflammatory cytokines markers, including human interleukin-6, interleukin-1β, and tumor necrosis factor-α, showed a size-dependent increase. Overall, PS micro- and nanoplastics exerted size-dependent influences on neural cell viability, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammatory responses, with smaller particles demonstrating more pronounced neurotoxic effects. Using the PS micro- and nanoplastics model, this study demonstrates that, to some extent, atmospheric particulate matter of different sizes exhibits differential neurotoxicity when the chemical component dimension is excluded. The smaller the particle size, the stronger the neurotoxic effects on neural cells. These findings provide scientific data for the precise assessment of health risks posed by atmospheric particulate matter of varying sizes in real-world environments.

     

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