Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
Volume 33, Issue 4, Pages 396-410Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/tox.22526
Keywords
biotransformation; genotoxicity; hematological alterations; histopathology; nanoparticles; oxidative stress
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- IICT, Hyderabad
- University Grants Commission
- Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India
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Increased utilization and exposure levels of Magnesium oxide (MgO) nanoparticles (NPs) to humans and environment may raise unexpected consequences. The goal of this study was to evaluate the toxicological implications of MgO NPs and MPs after 28 day repeated oral administration in Wistar rats with three different doses (250, 500, and 1000 mg/kg). The MgO particles were characterised systematically in order to get more insights of the toxicological behaviour. MgO NPs induced significant DNA damage and aberrations in chromosomes. Moreover, hepatic enzymes released into the systemic circulation caused significant elevated levels of physiological enzymes in blood. NPs could interfere with proteins and enzymes and alter the redox balance in cell environment. Significant accumulation of Mg in all tissues and clearance via urine and faeces was noted in size dependent kinetics. Oral administration of MgO NPs altered the biochemical and genotoxic parameters in dose dependent and gender independent manner.
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