Erythrocyte Vulnerability to Airborne Nanopollutants.

ABSTRACT: The toxicological impact of airborne polluting ultrafine particles (UFPs, also classified as nanoparticles with average sizes of less than 100 nm) is an emerging area of research pursuing a better understanding of the health hazards they pose to humans and other organisms. Hemolytic activity is a toxicity parameter that can be assessed quickly and easily to establish part of a nanoparticle's behavior once it reaches our circulatory system. However, it is exceedingly difficult to determine to what extent each of the nanoparticles present in the air is responsible for the detrimental effects exhibited. At the same time, current hemolytic assessment methodologies pose a series of limitations for the interpretation of results. An alternative is to synthesize nanoparticles that model selected t

SUBMITTER: Hermosillo-Abundis C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10818893 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature