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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 408, Issue 10, Pages 2268-2272Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2010.01.041
Keywords
Nanoparticles; Toxicity; Titanium dioxide; Antioxidant enzyme; Daphnia magna
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Funding
- Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [2009-0082745]
- National Research Foundation of Korea [2009-0082745, 과C6A2402] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
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Size is one of important factors determining titanium dioxide nanoparticle (TiO2 NP) toxicity since penetration is eased with decreasing particle size and bioavailability is increased The effect of particle size on oxidative stress against titanium dioxide nanoparticle (TiO2 NP) exposure to Daphnia magna was investigated with both acute and chronic toxicity tests Experiments on biochemical responses, repeatedly performed after size fractionation of the NPs using filtration, focused on the activities of four antioxidant enzymes. catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD). glutathione peroxidase (GPX). and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) In the chronic bioassay, the mortality was significantly increased at TiO2 NP concentrations of 5 and 10 mg/L; however, no reduction of the reproduction ability was observed. Biochemical measurements showed that TiO2 NP exposure significantly increased the antioxidant enzyme activities in D magna CAT. GPX and GST. but not SOD, showed a concentration-dependent increase In terms of size fraction, particles ranging from 400 to 800 nm exhibited an increase of antioxidant enzyme activities in GST and GPX These biochemical level observations suggested that TiO2 NP toxicity was mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation via oxidative stress in D. magna. The Increased mortality at the concentration of 5 mg/L in the chronic bioassay was attributed to accumulated TiO2 NPs in the intestine of D magna, which might induce effects such as oxidative stress relating to the induction of antioxidant enzymes (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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