Pulmonary Toxicity in Rats Caused by Exposure to Intratracheal Instillation of SiO2 Nanoparticles / 生物医学与环境科学(英文)
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
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(12): 264-279, 2017.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>The effect of the silica nanoparticles (SNs) on lungs injury in rats was investigated to evaluate the toxicity and possible mechanisms for SNs.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Male Wistar rats were instilled intratracheally with 1 mL of saline containing 6.25, 12.5, and 25.0 mg of SNs or 25.0 mg of microscale SiO2 particles suspensions for 30 d, were then sacrificed. Histopathological and ultrastructural change in lungs, and chemical components in the urine excretions were investigated by light microscope, TEM and EDS. MDA, NO and hydroxyproline (Hyp) in lung homogenates were quantified by spectrophotometry. Contents of TNF-α, TGF-β1, IL-1β, and MMP-2 in lung tissue were determined by immunohistochemistry staining.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>There is massive excretion of Si substance in urine. The SNs lead pulmonary lesions of rise in lung/body coefficients, lung inflammation, damaged alveoli, granuloma nodules formation, and collagen metabolized perturbation, and lung tissue damage is milder than those of microscale SiO2 particles. The SNs also cause increase lipid peroxidation and high expression of cytokines.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The SNs result into pulmonary fibrosis by means of increase lipid peroxidation and high expression of cytokines. Milder effect of the SNs on pulmonary fibrosis comparing to microscale SiO2 particles is contributed to its elimination from urine due to their ultrafine particle size.</p>
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Assunto principal:
Patologia
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Fibrose Pulmonar
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Espectrometria por Raios X
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Urina
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Distribuição Aleatória
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Química
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Ratos Wistar
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Organismos Livres de Patógenos Específicos
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Dióxido de Silício
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Microscopia Eletrônica de Transmissão
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Animais
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Biomedical and Environmental Sciences
Ano de publicação:
2017
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