https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2020.110350

Emeline Seurat ^a, Anthony Verdin ^b, Fabrice Cazier ^c, Dominique Courcot ^b, Richard Fitoussi ^d, Katell Vi´e ^d, Val´erie Desauziers ^e, Isabelle Momas ^a, Nathalie Seta ^a, Sophie Achard ^a
a Laboratoire de Sant´e Publique et Environnement, Hera “Health Environmental Risk Assessment”, Inserm UMR1153-CRESS (Centre de Recherche en Epid´emiologie et StatistiqueS), Universit´e de Paris, Facult´e de Pharmacie de Paris, 4, Avenue de L’Observatoire, 75006, Paris, France
^b Unit´e de Chimie Environnementale et Interactions sur le Vivant UR4492, SFR Condorcet FR CNRS 3417, Maison de La Recherche en Environnement Industriel 2, Universit´e Du Littoral Cˆote D’Opale, 189A Avenue Maurice Schumann, 59140, Dunkerque, France
^c Centre Commun de Mesures (CCM), Universit´e Du Littoral-Cˆote D’Opale, 145 Avenue Maurice Schumann, 5914, Dunkerque, France
^d Laboratoires Clarins, 5 Rue Amp`ere, 95300, Pontoise, France
^e IPREM, IMT Mines Ales, Universit´e de Pau et des Pays de L’Adour, E2S UPPA, CNRS, Pau, France

In the course of this study, they tested various pollutants with different chemical compositions, applying them to the apical side of Reconstructed Human Epidermis and being particularly interested in the effect relative humidity has on the reaction to pollutants. Investigating several cytokines and chemokines, they showed that IL-1α, IL-6, IL-8, and RANTES are the cytokines/chemokines almost systematically induced by most pollutants.

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Yvonne Kohl¹, Roland Drexel², Christine Herrmann³, Stephan Dähnhardt-Pfeiffer⁴, Siegfried Fürtauer⁵, Michelle Hesler¹, Christoph Metzger³, Marielle Fink⁶, Dominik Selzer⁷, Thorsten Lehr⁷, Tobias Krebs⁶, Sven van Lengen⁸, Sylvia Wagner¹, Hagen von Briesen¹, Felix Grimm⁹, Petra Weißhaupt¹⁰, Heiko Briesen³, Florian Meier²

¹Fraunhofer-Institut für Biomedizinische Technik IBMT, Sulzbach, Germany; 
²Postnova Analytics GmbH, Landsberg, Germany, 
³Technische Universität München, Lehrstuhl für Systemverfahrenstechnik, Freising, Germany 
⁴Microscopy Services Dähnhardt GmbH, Flintbek, Germany
⁵Fraunhofer-Institut für Verfahrenstechnik und Verpackung IVV, Freising, Germany
⁶VITROCELL Systems GmbH, Waldkirch, Germany
⁷Universität des Saarlands, Klinische Pharmazie, Saarbrücken, Germany 
⁸GRÜNPERGA Papier GmbH, Grünhainichen, Germany 
⁹INFIANA Germany GmbH & Co. KG, Forchheim, Germany
¹⁰Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau, Germany

This poster shows the hazard studies on the effect of oral and pulmonary CNC uptake. Therefore a miniaturized cloud exposure system has been developed to create an in vitro model simulating the lung and the GI tract.

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96-well Air/Liquid Interface (ALI) exposure. For reliable high throughput testing of cell cultures.

The VITROCELL® Cloud Alpha 96 is our newest innovation and presents a great leap forward in automated exposure of cell cultures. It combines high throughput testing with ease of use. The development is based on the well-known and frequently published VITROCELL® Cloud formats (6-, 12- and 24-well). It’s functionality enables fully automated processes with an all-in-one control unit. Everyday experiments at the air/liquid interface have never been easier.

VITROCELL® Cloud Alpha 96

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tiv.2020.104950

Authors

Rui-WenHe^ab, Miriam E.Gerlofs-Nijland^a, JohnBoere^a, PaulFokkens^a, DaanLeseman^a, Nicole A.H.Janssen^a, Flemming R.Cassee^ab
a National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), P.O. Box, 3720, BA, Bilthoven, the Netherlands
^b Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80178, 3508, TD, Utrecht, the Netherland

Highlights

• Airport and road traffic UFPs can activate inflammation in Calu-3 cells.
• Airport UFPs exert similar toxicity compared to UFPs from road traffic emission.
• ALI condition promotes cellular responses to particles at low exposed dose.

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Sonja Mülhopt¹, Christoph Schlager², Markus Berger², Sivakumar Murugadoss³, Peter H. Hoet³, Tobias Krebs², Hanns-Rudolf paur¹ & Dieter Stapf^1
1Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Institute for Technical Chemistry, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, 76344, Germany. 
²Vitrocell Systems GmbH, Waldkirch, 79183, Germany. 
³KU Leuven, Environment and Health, Leuven, 3000, Belgium.

The surface dose and the spatial distribution on the membrane delivers important data for  measuring dose-response relationships in toxicity studies.  Image evaluation of transmission electron  microscopy (TEM) samples is a highly sensitive method for determination of deposition. This paper reports  the development and characterization of a novel holder for film coated TEM copper grids, which allows for  sampling under identical geometric and ambient conditions as in a cell culture chamber. 

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