期刊
JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
卷 250, 期 -, 页码 318-332出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.01.063
关键词
Nickel oxide nanoparticles; DNA damage; Apoptosis; Oxidative stress; Phytotoxicity
资金
- National Plan for Sciences and Technology (NPST Project) [10-NAN1115-02]
- Al-Jeraisy Chair for DNA Research Chair, King Saud University, Riyadh
- King Saud University [RGP-VPP-175]
Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO-NPs) in the concentration range of 0.025-2.0 mg/ml were examined for the induction of oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, apoptosis/necrosis in tomato seedling roots, as an in vivo model for nanotoxicity assessment in plants. Compared to the control, catalase (CAT), glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) in 2.0 mg/ml NiO-NPs treatments exhibited 6.8, 3.7, 1.7 and 2.6-fold higher activities of antioxidative enzymes. At 2.0 mg/ml, 122% and 125.4% increase in intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) and mitochondrial membrane potential (Delta Psi m) of seedling roots confirmed the oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction. Comet assay exhibited a significant increase in the number of apoptotic (21.8%) and necrotic (24.0%) cells in 2.0 mg/ml treatment groups vis-a-vis in control 7% apoptotic and 9.6% of necrotic cells were observed. Flow cytometric analysis revealed 65.7% of apoptotic/necrotic cell populations and 2.14-fold higher caspase-3 like protease activity were recorded in 2.0 mg/ml treatment groups. Ultrastructure analysis revealed NiO-NPs translocation, nuclear condensation, abundance in peroxisomes and degenerated mitochondrial cristae. The dissolution of Ni ions from NiO-NPs signifies its potential to induce cell death presumably by Ni ions, triggering the mitochondrial dependent intrinsic apoptotic pathway. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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