title: Mechanistic understanding of toxicity from nanocatalysts.
abstract: Nanoparticle-based catalysts, or nanocatalysts, have been applied in various industrial sectors, including refineries, petrochemical plants, the pharmaceutical industry, the chemical industry, food processing, and environmental remediation. As a result, there is an increasing risk of human exposure to nanocatalysts. This review evaluates the toxicity of popular nanocatalysts applied in industrial processes in cell and animal models. The molecular mechanisms associated with such nanotoxicity are emphasized to reveal common toxicity-inducing pathways from various nanocatalysts and the uniqueness of each specific nanocatalyst.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. cjjiang@sdu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Cuijuan
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. jiajianbo03@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Jianbo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Shandong University, Jinan 250100, China. smzhai@sdu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shumei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000187:drug effects; D002384:Catalysis; D037741:Fullerenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D006801:Humans; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D053758:Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity*; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity
chemical_list: D037741:Fullerenes; D037742:Nanotubes, Carbon