title: In vitro cytotoxicity and transforming potential of industrial carbon dust (fibers and particles) in syrian hamster embryo (SHE) cells.
abstract: Carbon fibers have many applications, mainly in high-tech industries such as the aviation industry. Eleven carbon samples (fibers and particles) coming from an aeronautic group were tested for their cytotoxicity and carcinogenic potential using in vitro short-term assays in Syrian hamster embryo cells. These samples were taken during each important step of the process, i.e. from the initial heating of polyacrylonitrile fibers to pure carbon fibers. They were compared to an asbestos fiber, an amorphous silica, and two commercial graphite powders. Their physical-chemical characteristics and their capacity to release reactive oxygen species (ROS) were determined. This study showed that none of the carbon samples was able to generate ROS as measured by Electron Paramagnetic Resonance analysis, and in our biological assays, they demonstrated no morphological transformation potential and low cytotoxicity compared to positive control (chrysotile asbestos).
authors.affiliation: Département Polluants et Santé, Institut National de Recherche et de Sécurité (INRS), 54519 Vandoeuvre Cedex, France. christian.darne@inrs.fr
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Darne
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Terzetti
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Coulais
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fournier
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Guichard
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gaté
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Binet
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational / Q000633:toxicity; D000537:Aluminum Oxide / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine / Q000633:toxicity; D001359:Aviation; D002244:Carbon / Q000633:toxicity*; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D002471:Cell Transformation, Neoplastic / Q000187:drug effects; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006224:Cricetinae; D003603:Cytotoxins / Q000633:toxicity*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004391:Dust; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D004622:Embryo, Mammalian; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007928:Lethal Dose 50; D008647:Mesocricetus; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D010316:Particle Size; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000395:Air Pollutants, Occupational; D017632:Asbestos, Serpentine; D003603:Cytotoxins; D004391:Dust; D019016:Mineral Fibers; D017382:Reactive Oxygen Species; D002244:Carbon; D000537:Aluminum Oxide