期刊
JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY
卷 23, 期 5, 页码 333-344出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jbt.20296
关键词
Rat Lung Cells; Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes; Oxidative Stress; Apoptosis
资金
- NASA [NCC-1-02038]
- [NFH-1P20MD001822-1]
- NATIONAL CENTER ON MINORITY HEALTH AND HEALTH DISPARITIES [P20MD001822] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), the most promising material with unique characteristics, find its application in different fields ranging from composite materials to medicine and from electronics to energy storage. However, little is known about the mechanism behind the interaction of these particles with cells and their toxicity. So, here we investigated the adverse effects of multiwalled CNTs (MWCNTs) in rat lung epithelial (LE) cells. The results showed that the incubation of LE cells with 0.5-10 mu g/mL of MWCNTs caused a dose- and time-dependent increase in the formation of free radicals, the accumulation of peroxidative products, the loss of cell viability, and antioxidant depletion. The significant amount of incorporation of dUTPs in the nucleus after 24 h confirms the induction of apoptosis. It was also observed that there is an increase in the activity of both caspases-3 and caspase-8 in cells, with increases in time and the concentration of MWCNTs. No significant incorporation of dUTPs was observed in cells, incubated with z-VAD-fmk, which confirmed the role of caspases in DNA fragmentation. The present study reveals that MWCNTs induced oxidative stress and stimulated apoptosis signaling pathway through caspase activation in rat LE cell lines. (C) 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 23:333-344, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10:1002/jbt.20296
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