In Vitro and In Vivo Models to Assess the Immune-Related Effects of Nanomaterials

The immunological safety of drugs, nanomaterials and contaminants is a central point in the regulatory evaluation and safety monitoring of working and public places and of the environment. In fact, anomalies in immune responses may cause diseases and hamper the physical and functional integrity of l...

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Autores principales: Diana Boraschi, Dongjie Li, Yang Li, Paola Italiani
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a792537d2fdf44778fe9a6b51f74b2592021-11-25T17:48:12ZIn Vitro and In Vivo Models to Assess the Immune-Related Effects of Nanomaterials10.3390/ijerph1822117691660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/a792537d2fdf44778fe9a6b51f74b2592021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11769https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601The immunological safety of drugs, nanomaterials and contaminants is a central point in the regulatory evaluation and safety monitoring of working and public places and of the environment. In fact, anomalies in immune responses may cause diseases and hamper the physical and functional integrity of living organisms, from plants to human beings. In the case of nanomaterials, many experimental models are used for assessing their immunosafety, some of which have been adopted by regulatory bodies. All of them, however, suffer from shortcomings and approximations, and may be inaccurate in representing real-life responses, thereby leading to incomplete, incorrect or even misleading predictions. Here, we review the advantages and disadvantages of current nanoimmunosafety models, comparing in vivo vs. in vitro models and examining the use of animal vs. human cells, primary vs. transformed cells, complex multicellular and 3D models, organoids and organs-on-chip, in view of implementing a reliable and personalized nanoimmunosafety testing. The general conclusion is that the choice of testing models is key for obtaining reliable predictive information, and therefore special attention should be devoted to selecting the most relevant and realistic suite of models in order to generate relevant information that can allow for safer-by-design nanotechnological developments.Diana BoraschiDongjie LiYang LiPaola ItalianiMDPI AGarticlecell linesexperimental modelsimmunosafetyimmunotoxicityin vitro modelsin vivo modelsMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11769, p 11769 (2021)
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topic cell lines
experimental models
immunosafety
immunotoxicity
in vitro models
in vivo models
Medicine
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experimental models
immunosafety
immunotoxicity
in vitro models
in vivo models
Medicine
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Diana Boraschi
Dongjie Li
Yang Li
Paola Italiani
In Vitro and In Vivo Models to Assess the Immune-Related Effects of Nanomaterials
description The immunological safety of drugs, nanomaterials and contaminants is a central point in the regulatory evaluation and safety monitoring of working and public places and of the environment. In fact, anomalies in immune responses may cause diseases and hamper the physical and functional integrity of living organisms, from plants to human beings. In the case of nanomaterials, many experimental models are used for assessing their immunosafety, some of which have been adopted by regulatory bodies. All of them, however, suffer from shortcomings and approximations, and may be inaccurate in representing real-life responses, thereby leading to incomplete, incorrect or even misleading predictions. Here, we review the advantages and disadvantages of current nanoimmunosafety models, comparing in vivo vs. in vitro models and examining the use of animal vs. human cells, primary vs. transformed cells, complex multicellular and 3D models, organoids and organs-on-chip, in view of implementing a reliable and personalized nanoimmunosafety testing. The general conclusion is that the choice of testing models is key for obtaining reliable predictive information, and therefore special attention should be devoted to selecting the most relevant and realistic suite of models in order to generate relevant information that can allow for safer-by-design nanotechnological developments.
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author Diana Boraschi
Dongjie Li
Yang Li
Paola Italiani
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Dongjie Li
Yang Li
Paola Italiani
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title In Vitro and In Vivo Models to Assess the Immune-Related Effects of Nanomaterials
title_short In Vitro and In Vivo Models to Assess the Immune-Related Effects of Nanomaterials
title_full In Vitro and In Vivo Models to Assess the Immune-Related Effects of Nanomaterials
title_fullStr In Vitro and In Vivo Models to Assess the Immune-Related Effects of Nanomaterials
title_full_unstemmed In Vitro and In Vivo Models to Assess the Immune-Related Effects of Nanomaterials
title_sort in vitro and in vivo models to assess the immune-related effects of nanomaterials
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