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Micro- and Nanosized Particles in Nasal Mucosa: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE:The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate presence and quantity of micro- and nanosized particles (NPs) and interindividual differences in their distribution and composition in nasal mucosa. METHODS:Six samples of nasal mucosa obtained by mucotomy from patients with chronic hypertrophic rhinosinusitis were examined. Samples divided into 4 parts according to the distance from the nostrils were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and Raman microspectroscopy to detect solid particles and characterize their morphology and composition. A novel method of quantification of the particles was designed and used to evaluate interindividual differences in distribution of the particles. The findings were compared with patients' employment history. RESULTS:In all the samples, NPs of different elemental composition were found (iron, barium, copper, titanium, etc.), predominantly in the parts most distant from nostrils, in various depths from the surface of the mucosa and interindividual differences in their quantity and composition were found, possibly in relation to professional exposition. CONCLUSIONS:This study has proven the possibility of quantification of distribution of micro- and nanosized particles in tissue samples and that the NPs may deposit in deeper layers of mucosa and their elemental composition may be related to professional exposition to the sources of NPs.

SUBMITTER: Cabalova L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4466340 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Micro- and Nanosized Particles in Nasal Mucosa: A Pilot Study.

Čábalová Lenka L Čabanová Kristina K Bielniková Hana H Kukutschová Jana J Dvořáčková Jana J Dědková Kateřina K Zeleník Karol K Komínek Pavel P

BioMed research international 20150601

<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate presence and quantity of micro- and nanosized particles (NPs) and interindividual differences in their distribution and composition in nasal mucosa.<h4>Methods</h4>Six samples of nasal mucosa obtained by mucotomy from patients with chronic hypertrophic rhinosinusitis were examined. Samples divided into 4 parts according to the distance from the nostrils were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy and Raman microspectroscopy to ...[more]

PMID: 26125023

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Micro- and Nanosized Particles in Nasal Mucosa: A Pilot Study.

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