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RSC ADVANCES
卷 12, 期 27, 页码 17276-17284出版社
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/d2ra01161a
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- Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China [20KJB610003]
- Young Elite Scientist Sponsorship Program by CAST [2015QNRC001]
- Start-up Foundation for new teachers in Jiangsu University of Science and Technology [1732921406]
This study aimed to explore the long-term effects of magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) on silkworms. The results showed that MgO NPs had no significant negative impact on silkworm growth or adult tissues, but altered the expression of genes in the silk gland.
Despite many research efforts devoted to the study of the effects of magnesium oxide nanoparticles (MgO NPs) on cells or animals in recent years, data related to the potential long-term effects of this nanomaterial are still scarce. The aim of this study is to explore the subchronic effects of MgO NPs on Bombyx mori silkworm, a complete metamorphosis insect with four development stages (egg, larva, pupa, month). With this end in view, silkworm larvae were exposed to MgO NPs at different mass concentrations (1%, 2%, 3% and 4%) throughout their fifth instar larva. Their development, survival rate, cell morphology, gene expressions, and especially silk properties were compared with a control. The results demonstrate that MgO NPs have no significant negative impact on the growth or tissues. The cocooning rate and silk quality also display normal results. However, a total of 806 genes are differentially expressed in the silk gland (a vital organ for producing silk). GO (Gene Ontology) results show that the expression of many genes related to transporter activity are significantly changed, revealing that active transport is the main mechanism for the penetration of MgO NPs, which also proves that MgO NPs are adsorbed by cells. KEGG (Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes) analysis demonstrates that the longevity regulating pathway-worm, peroxisome and MAPK signaling pathway are closely involved in the biological effects of MgO NPs. Overall, subchronic exposure to MgO NPs induced no apparent negative impact on silkworm growth or silks but changed the expressions of some genes.
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