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Basal Ti level in the human placenta and meconium and evidence of a materno-foetal transfer of food-grade TiO2 nanoparticles in an ex vivo placental perfusion model.
Guillard, A; Gaultier, E; Cartier, C; Devoille, L; Noireaux, J; Chevalier, L; Morin, M; Grandin, F; Lacroix, M Z; Coméra, C; Cazanave, A; de Place, A; Gayrard, V; Bach, V; Chardon, K; Bekhti, N; Adel-Patient, K; Vayssière, C; Fisicaro, P; Feltin, N; de la Farge, F; Picard-Hagen, N; Lamas, B; Houdeau, E.
Afiliação
  • Guillard A; Toxalim UMR1331 (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
  • Gaultier E; Toxalim UMR1331 (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
  • Cartier C; Toxalim UMR1331 (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
  • Devoille L; Department of materials, LNE, Trappes, France.
  • Noireaux J; Department for biomedical and inorganic chemistry, LNE, Paris, France.
  • Chevalier L; Group Physic of Materials, GPM-UMR6634, CNRS, Rouen University, Rouen, France.
  • Morin M; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paule de Viguier Hospital, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
  • Grandin F; Toxalim UMR1331 (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
  • Lacroix MZ; INTHERES, UMR 1436 Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, Toulouse, France.
  • Coméra C; Toxalim UMR1331 (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
  • Cazanave A; Toxalim UMR1331 (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
  • de Place A; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paule de Viguier Hospital, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
  • Gayrard V; Toxalim UMR1331 (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
  • Bach V; Péritox UMR-I 01 (Perinatality and Toxic Risk), Jules Verne University, Amiens, France.
  • Chardon K; Péritox UMR-I 01 (Perinatality and Toxic Risk), Jules Verne University, Amiens, France.
  • Bekhti N; Université Paris Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), SPI, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
  • Adel-Patient K; Université Paris Saclay, CEA, INRAE, Département Médicaments et Technologies pour la Santé (DMTS), SPI, 91191, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
  • Vayssière C; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Paule de Viguier Hospital, CHU Toulouse, Toulouse, France.
  • Fisicaro P; UMR 1027 INSERM, Team SPHERE, Toulouse III University, Toulouse, France.
  • Feltin N; Department for biomedical and inorganic chemistry, LNE, Paris, France.
  • de la Farge F; Department of materials, LNE, Trappes, France.
  • Picard-Hagen N; Toxalim UMR1331 (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
  • Lamas B; Toxalim UMR1331 (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
  • Houdeau E; Toxalim UMR1331 (Research Centre in Food Toxicology), Toulouse University, INRAE, ENVT, INP-Purpan, UPS, Toulouse, France.
Part Fibre Toxicol ; 17(1): 51, 2020 10 07.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33023621
ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND:

Titanium dioxide (TiO2) is broadly used in common consumer goods, including as a food additive (E171 in Europe) for colouring and opacifying properties. The E171 additive contains TiO2 nanoparticles (NPs), part of them being absorbed in the intestine and accumulated in several systemic organs. Exposure to TiO2-NPs in rodents during pregnancy resulted in alteration of placental functions and a materno-foetal transfer of NPs, both with toxic effects on the foetus. However, no human data are available for pregnant women exposed to food-grade TiO2-NPs and their potential transfer to the foetus. In this study, human placentae collected at term from normal pregnancies and meconium (the first stool of newborns) from unpaired mothers/children were analysed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) coupled to energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy for their titanium (Ti) contents and for analysis of TiO2 particle deposition, respectively. Using an ex vivo placenta perfusion model, we also assessed the transplacental passage of food-grade TiO2 particles.

RESULTS:

By ICP-MS analysis, we evidenced the presence of Ti in all placentae (basal level ranging from 0.01 to 0.48 mg/kg of tissue) and in 50% of the meconium samples (0.02-1.50 mg/kg), suggesting a materno-foetal passage of Ti. STEM-EDX observation of the placental tissues confirmed the presence of TiO2-NPs in addition to iron (Fe), tin (Sn), aluminium (Al) and silicon (Si) as mixed or isolated particle deposits. TiO2 particles, as well as Si, Al, Fe and zinc (Zn) particles were also recovered in the meconium. In placenta perfusion experiments, confocal imaging and SEM-EDX analysis of foetal exudate confirmed a low transfer of food-grade TiO2 particles to the foetal side, which was barely quantifiable by ICP-MS. Diameter measurements showed that 70 to 100% of the TiO2 particles recovered in the foetal exudate were nanosized.

CONCLUSIONS:

Altogether, these results show a materno-foetal transfer of TiO2 particles during pregnancy, with food-grade TiO2 as a potential source for foetal exposure to NPs. These data emphasize the need for risk assessment of chronic exposure to TiO2-NPs during pregnancy.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Placenta / Titânio / Nanopartículas Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Placenta / Titânio / Nanopartículas Tipo de estudo: Risk_factors_studies Limite: Female / Humans / Pregnancy Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2020 Tipo de documento: Article