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Fernández-Bertólez N, Alba-González A, Touzani A, Ramos-Pan L, Méndez J, Reis AT, Quelle-Regaldie A, Sánchez L, Folgueira M, Laffon B, Valdiglesias V. Toxicity of zinc oxide nanoparticles: Cellular and behavioural effects. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 363:142993. [PMID: 39097108 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/05/2024]
Abstract
Due to their extensive use, the release of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NP) into the environment is increasing and may lead to unintended risk to both human health and ecosystems. Access of ZnO NP to the brain has been demonstrated, so their potential toxicity on the nervous system is a matter of particular concern. Although evaluation of ZnO NP toxicity has been reported in several previous studies, the specific effects on the nervous system are not completely understood and, particularly, effects on genetic material and on organism behaviour are poorly addressed. We evaluated the potential toxic effects of ZnO NP in vitro and in vivo, and the role of zinc ions (Zn2+) in these effects. In vitro, the ability of ZnO NP to be internalized by A172 glial cells was verified, and the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of ZnO NP or the released Zn2+ ions were addressed by means of vital dye exclusion and comet assay, respectively. In vivo, behavioural alterations were evaluated in zebrafish embryos using a total locomotion assay. ZnO NP induced decreases in viability of A172 cells after 24 h of exposure and genetic damage after 3 and 24 h. The involvement of the Zn2+ ions released from the NP in genotoxicity was confirmed. ZnO NP exposure also resulted in decreased locomotor activity of zebrafish embryos, with a clear role of released Zn2+ ions in this effect. These findings support the toxic potential of ZnO NP showing, for the first time, genetic effects on glial cells and proving the intervention of Zn2+ ions.
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- Natalia Fernández-Bertólez
- Universidade da Coruña, Grupo NanoToxGen, Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía-CICA, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus A Zapateira s/n, 15071, A Coruña, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, Spain
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- Universidade da Coruña, Grupo NEUROVER, Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía-CICA, Rúa As Carballeiras, 15071, A Coruña, Spain
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- Universidade da Coruña, Grupo NanoToxGen, Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía-CICA, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus A Zapateira s/n, 15071, A Coruña, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, Spain
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- Universidade da Coruña, Grupo NanoToxGen, Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía-CICA, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus A Zapateira s/n, 15071, A Coruña, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, Spain
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- Universidade da Coruña, Grupo NanoToxGen, Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía-CICA, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus A Zapateira s/n, 15071, A Coruña, Spain
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- EPIUnit-Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Rua das Taipas 135, 4050-600, Porto, Portugal; Laboratório para a Investigação Integrativa e Translacional em Saúde Populacional (ITR), Rua das Taipas 135, 4050-600, Porto, Portugal; Environmental Health Department, National Institute of Health, Rua Alexandre Herculano, 321, 4000-055, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002, Lugo, Spain; Translational Research for Neurological Diseases, Institut Imagine, INSERM UMR 1163, Université Paris Cité, F-75015, Paris, France
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- Department of Zoology, Genetics and Physical Anthropology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Santiago de Compostela, 27002, Lugo, Spain
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- Universidade da Coruña, Grupo NEUROVER, Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía-CICA, Rúa As Carballeiras, 15071, A Coruña, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, Spain; Universidade da Coruña, Grupo DICOMOSA, Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía-CICA, Departamento de Psicología, Facultad de Ciencias de la Educación, Campus Elviña s/n, 15071, A Coruña, Spain.
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- Universidade da Coruña, Grupo NanoToxGen, Centro Interdisciplinar de Química e Bioloxía-CICA, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Campus A Zapateira s/n, 15071, A Coruña, Spain; Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC), Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas, As Xubias, 15006, A Coruña, Spain
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David JJ, Stephen AMM, Kavitha S, Krishnan SK, Mariappan S, Sebastian SL, Palanichamy J, Kalivel P, Sathishkumar P. Investigating the efficiency of electrocoagulation using similar/dissimilar electrodes for the detoxification of Coralene Rubine dye: a cost effective approach. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2024; 46:322. [PMID: 39012612 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-024-02096-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 06/24/2024] [Indexed: 07/17/2024]
Abstract
Efficient treatment of textile dyeing wastewater can be achieved through electrocoagulation (EC) with minimal sludge production; however, the selection of the appropriate electrode is essential in lowering overall costs. Also, the reuse of the treated aqueous azo dye solution from this process has not been explored in detail. With these objectives, this study aims to treat synthetic azo dye solutions and achieve high colour removal efficiency (CRE%) using similar (Ti-Ti) and dissimilar (Ti-Cu) metal electrodes through EC with an attempt to reduce the cost. The aqueous Coralene Rubine GFL azo dye was used to examine the efficiency and cost of the EC process. X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy was used to study the EC mechanism, while High Performance Liquid Chromatography was used to analyse the degradation of the dye and the formation of intermediate compounds. The concentration of metal ions in the treated dye solution was quantified using Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES), with Ti-Ti treated solution having 14.20 mg/L concentration of Ti and Ti-Cu treated solution having 0.078 mg/L of Ti and 0.001 mg/L of Cu, respectively. Colour removal efficiency of 99.49% was obtained for both electrode sets, with a lower operating time and voltage for dissimilar metal combination. Ecotoxicity studies showed negligible toxicity of Ti-Cu treated dye samples compared to untreated solutions. Survival rate, protein estimation, and catalase activity was used to validate the treatment method's efficacy. The study found that the dissimilar electrode material exhibited reduced toxicity due to the presence of heavy metals below the permissible limit.
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- Jovitha Jane David
- Department of Physical Sciences, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences,, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences,, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences,, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India
- Department of Chemistry, Jayaraj Annapackiam College for Women (Autonomous), Periyakulam, 625601, India
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- Water Institute, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India
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- Department of Physical Sciences, Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, 641114, India.
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- Green Lab, Department of Prosthodontics, Saveetha Dental College and Hospital, SIMATS, Saveetha University, Chennai, 600 077, India.
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Zhao W, Chen Y, Hu N, Long D, Cao Y. The uses of zebrafish (Danio rerio) as an in vivo model for toxicological studies: A review based on bibliometrics. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 272:116023. [PMID: 38290311 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 01/20/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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An in vivo model is necessary for toxicology. This review analyzed the uses of zebrafish (Danio rerio) in toxicology based on bibliometrics. Totally 56,816 publications about zebrafish from 2002 to 2023 were found in Web of Science Core Collection, with Toxicology as the top 6 among all disciplines. Accordingly, the bibliometric map reveals that "toxicity" has become a hot keyword. It further reveals that the most common exposure types include acute, chronic, and combined exposure. The toxicological effects include behavioral, intestinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, endocrine toxicity, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, genotoxicity, and reproductive and transgenerational toxicity. The mechanisms include oxidative stress, inflammation, autophagy, and dysbiosis of gut microbiota. The toxicants commonly evaluated by using zebrafish model include nanomaterials, arsenic, metals, bisphenol, and dioxin. Overall, zebrafish provide a unique and well-accepted model to investigate the toxicological effects and mechanisms. We also discussed the possible ways to address some of the limitations of zebrafish model, such as the combination of human organoids to avoid species differences.
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- Weichao Zhao
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Typical Environmental Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Typical Environmental Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China
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- Key Discipline Laboratory for National Defense for Biotechnology in Uranium Mining and Hydrometallurgy, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China.
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Typical Environmental Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China.
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Typical Environmental Pollution and Health Hazards, School of Public Health, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, PR China.
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