Establishing toxicologically relevant primary alveolar macrophage models to enable a realistic assessment of nanomaterials safety
Hongyu Ren, Chenxi Li, Haiyun Zhang, Verena Haefner, Jiating Deng, Inti De la Rosa Velazquez, Jesús Pérez Gil, Carola Voss, Markus Rehberg, Tobias Stoeger, Lianyong Han
The paper evaluates six alveolar macrophage models to identify those best representing in vivo AMs for assessing nanomaterial toxicity, finding AMs GTR and BM-AMs most suitable.
bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2026 · PreprintPharmacology & Toxicology