Journal
CHEMOSPHERE
Volume 202, Issue -, Pages 498-505Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.03.146
Keywords
Hydroxyapatite-loaded cadmium; Zebrafish; Oxidative stress; DNA damage
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [41671482, 51508384]
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This study investigated the acute and sub-acute toxicity responses in zebrafish following their exposure to hydroxyapatite-loaded cadmium nanoparticles (nHAP-Cd). The results indicate that cadmium chloride (Cd2+), 20 nm nHAP-Cd (nHAP(20)-Cd), and 40 nm nHAP-Cd (nHAP(40)-Cd) caused toxicity in zebrafish; the toxicity levels were in the following order: Cd2+ > nHAP(20)-Cd > nHAP(40)-Cd. Furthermore, nHAP-Cd showed level II grade of acute toxicity in zebrafish; the gradation was done on the guidelines of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development 203. We also found that Cd2+ ions and nHAP-Cd affected the malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and membrane permeability of zebrafish livers; these effects were compliant with the changes in antioxidant levels. The results of enzyme assays indicate the following notion: following the exposure of zebrafish to 0.12-0.93 mg/L nHAP-Cd, the activities of peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase enzymes increased significantly. Moreover, the content of anti-superoxide anion also increased substantially. This increasing trend of enzymatic activity was observed until the concentration of nHAP-Cd reached 1.86 mg/L nHAP-Cd. By increasing the concentration of both Cd2+ and nHAP-Cd, we found that levels of DNA damage had increased substantially in zebrafish liver; this effect was visualized by performing comet assay. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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