Investigation of acute nanoparticulate aluminum toxicity in zebrafish
| Autor: | Paul L. Carpinone, April Feswick, Kevin W. Powers, David S. Barber, Nancy D. Denslow, Kelly A. Hyndman, Robert J. Griffitt, Roxana Weil |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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inorganic chemicals
Gills Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis ATPase Gene Expression Fresh Water Management Monitoring Policy and Law Toxicology complex mixtures Chloride chemistry.chemical_compound Chlorides medicine Aluminum Chloride Animals Na+/K+-ATPase Particle Size Aluminum Compounds Zebrafish Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis biology Chemistry General Medicine biology.organism_classification Acute toxicity Staining Toxicity biology.protein Biophysics Nanoparticles Female Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase Transcriptome Water Pollutants Chemical medicine.drug Toxicant Aluminum |
| Zdroj: | Environmental toxicology. 26(5) |
| ISSN: | 1522-7278 |
| Popis: | In freshwater fish, aluminum is a well-recognized gill toxicant, although responses are influenced by pH. Aluminum nanomaterials are being used in diverse applications that are likely to lead to environmental release and exposure. However, it is unclear if the effects of nanoparticulate aluminum are similar to those of other forms of aluminum or require special consideration. To examine the acute toxicological effects of exposure to aluminum nanoparticle (Al-NP)s, adult female zebrafish were exposed to either Al-NPs or aluminum chloride for up to 48 hours in moderately hard fresh water. Al-NPs introduced into test water rapidly aggregated and up to 80% sedimented from the water column during exposures. No mortality was caused by concentrations of Al-NP up to 12.5 mg/L. After exposure, tissue concentrations of aluminum, effects on gill morphology, Na+, K+ -ATPase (NKA) activity, and global gene expression patterns were examined. Exposure to both aluminum chloride and nanoparticulate aluminum resulted in a concentration dependent decrease in sodium potassium ATPase activity, although Al-NP exposure did not alter gill morphology as measured by filament widths. Decreased ATPase activity coincided with decreases in filamental NKA staining and mucous cell counts. Analysis of gill transcriptional responses demonstrated that exposure to 5 mg/L Al-NP only resulted in significant changes in expression of two genes, whereas aluminum chloride exposure significantly affected the expression of 105 genes. Taken together, these results indicate that nanoparticulate aluminum has little acute toxicity for zebrafish in moderately hard freshwater. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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