Objetivo
Engineered Nanoparticles (ENP) are increasingly produced for use in a wide range of industrial and consumer products. Yet it is known that exposure to some types of particles can cause severe health effects. Therefore it is essential to ascertain whether exposure to ENP can lead to possible health risks for workers and consumers. We have formed a consortium of well-known scientists from European Universities and Research Institutes, with over 100 publications in the field of Nanotoxicology. Our aim is to develop an approach for the Risk Assessment of ENP (ENPRA). Our objectives are: (i) to obtain a bank of commercial ENP with contrasting physico-chemical characteristics and measure them; (ii) to investigate the toxic effects of ENP on 5 (pulmonary, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular and developmental) target systems and 5 endpoints (oxidative stress, inflammation; immuno-toxicity; fibrogenecity; genotoxicity) using in vitro animal/human models; (iii) to validate the in vitro findings with a small set of carefully chosen in vivo animal experiments; (iv) to construct mathematical models to extrapolate the exposure-dose-response relationship from in vitro to in vivo and to humans; (v) to use QSAR like models to identify the key ENP characteristics driving the adverse effects; (vi) to implement a risk assessment of ENP using the Weight-of-Evidence approach; (vii) to disseminate our findings to potential stakeholders. To harmonise the research activities between our EU group and the US, we have established links with scientists from US Universities (Duke, Rochester) and Government Agencies (NIH/NIEHS, NIOSH and EPA) with on-going research in Nanotoxicology. Our objectives here are (vii) to share information and agree on experimental protocols; (viii) to avoid duplication of work; (ix) to further validate the findings of this proposed study.
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FP7-NMP-2008-SMALL-2
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CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research projectCoordinador
EH14 4AP Edinburgh
Reino Unido
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EH14 1DJ Edinburgh
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EH8 9YL Edinburgh
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F-75205 / 13 Paris
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75015 PARIS 15
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1348 Louvain La Neuve
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3000 Leuven
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1050 Bruxelles / Brussel
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85764 Neuherberg
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40225 Dusseldorf
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1165 Kobenhavn
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2100 Kobenhavn
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30123 Venezia
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1049 Bruxelles / Brussel
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3721 MA Bilthoven
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14642 Rochester Ny
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27708 Durham Nc
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EH14 4AS Edinburgh
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