title: Toxicoproteomic evaluation of carbon nanomaterials in vitro.
abstract: Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have already been successfully implemented in various fields, and they are anticipated to have innovative applications in medical science. However, CNTs have asbestos-like properties, such as their nanoscale size and high aspect ratio (>100). Moreover, CNTs may persist in the body for a long time. These properties are thought to cause malignant mesothelioma and lung cancer. However, based on conventional toxicity assessment systems, the carcinogenicity of asbestos and CNTs is unclear. The reason for late countermeasures against asbestos is that reliable, long-term safety assessments have not yet been developed by toxicologists. Therefore, a new type of long-term safety assessment, different from the existing methods, is needed for carbon nanomaterials. Recently, we applied a proteomic approach to the safety assessment of carbon nanomaterials. In this review, we discuss the basic concept of our approach, the results, the problems, and the possibility of a long-term safety assessment for carbon nanomaterials using the toxicoproteomic approach.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Carbon Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, School of Medicine, 3-1-1 Asahi, Matsumoto, Nagano 390-8621, Japan. hhaniu@shinshu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Hisao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Haniu
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Usui
authors.forename: Kaoru
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Nobuhide
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ogihara
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hara
authors.forename: Masanori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: Seiji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Takanashi
authors.forename: Norio
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ishigaki
authors.forename: Koichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: Naoto
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Saito
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001194:Asbestos / Q000633:toxicity; D002273:Carcinogens / Q000633:toxicity; D004353:Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010316:Particle Size; D040901:Proteomics / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D002273:Carcinogens; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon; D001194:Asbestos