Table 3 Immunostimulating effects of metal nanoparticles on cells of the immune system
From: Engineered metal based nanoparticles and innate immunity
NPs | Cells | Effects | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
AgNPs | Human PBMCs | Size dependent IL-1β production (inverse correlation) | [39] |
TiO2NPs AgNPs ZnONPs | Lung macrophages, dendritic cells, basophils, neutrophils and eosinophils | Increase of inflammatory and Th cell activating cytokines (IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, CINC-1, IL-10, TNF-α) | |
Fe2O3 NiNP CoNPs PdNPs | Human peripheral monocytes | Increase of Th1 cytokines |