Functioning human lung organoids model pulmonary tissue response from carbon nanomaterial exposures
Issa, Rahaf (The University of Manchester)
Lozano, Neus (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Kostarelos, Kostas (Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia)
Vranic, Sandra (The University of Manchester)

Date:	2024
Abstract:	Human lung organoids (HLOs) are increasingly used to model development and infectious diseases, however their ability to recapitulate functional pulmonary tissue response to nanomaterial (NM) exposures has yet to be demonstrated. Here, we established a lung organoid exposure model that utilises microinjection to present NMs into the lumen of organoids. Our model assures efficient, reproducible and controllable exposure of the apical pulmonary epithelium, emulating real-life human exposure scenario. By comparing the impact of two well studied carbon-based NMs, graphene oxide sheets (GO) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT), we validated lung organoids as tools for predicting pulmonary NM-driven responses. In agreement with established in vivo data, we demonstrate that MWCNT, but not GO, elicit adverse effects on lung organoids, leading to a pro-fibrotic phenotype. Our findings reveal the capacity and suitability of HLOs for hazard assessment of NMs, aligned with the much sought-out 3Rs (animal research replacement, reduction, refinement) framework.
Grants:	European Commission 881603 Agencia Estatal de Investigación SEV-2017-0706 Agencia Estatal de Investigación CEX2021-001214-S
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Lung organoid ; Carbon nanomaterial (GO and MWCNT) ; Pulmonary exposureLung fibrosis ; Alternative toxicology model ; Nanotoxicity
Published in:	Nano Today, Vol. 56 (June 2024) , art. 102254, ISSN 1878-044X

DOI: 10.1016/j.nantod.2024.102254

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