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- Title
Bioaccumulation of ytterbium oxide nanoparticles insinuate oxidative stress, inflammatory, and pathological lesions in ICR mice.
- Authors
Adeel, Muhammad; Tingting, Jin; Hussain, Tariq; He, Xiao; Ahmad, Muhammad Arslan; Irshad, Muhammad Kashif; Shakoor, Noman; Zhang, Peng; Changjian, Xie; Hao, Yi; Zhiyong, Zhang; Javed, Rabia; Rui, Yukui
- Abstract
With the rapid development in nanoscience and nanotechnology, rare earth oxide nanomaterials (REO-NMs) have been increasingly used due to their unique physical and chemical characteristics. Despite the increasing applications of REO NPs, scarce information is available on their detrimental effects. In the current study, we investigate the toxic effect of ytterbium oxide nanoparticles (Yb2O3 NPs) in mouse model by using various techniques including inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis over 30 days of exposure. Furthermore, we elucidated lung lavage fluid of mice for biochemical and cytological analysis, and lung tissues for histopathology to interpret the NP side effects. We observed a significant concentration of Yb2O3 NPs accumulated in the lung, liver, kidney, and heart tissues. Similarly, increased bioaccumulation of Yb content was found in the olfactory bulb compared to other reigns of brain. The cytological analysis of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) revealed a significant elevation in the percentage of neutrophils and lymphocytes. Biochemical analysis showed an instilled Yb2O3 NPs, showing signs of oxidative damage through up-regulation of 60–87% of MDA while down-regulation of 20–40% of GSH-PX and GSH content. The toxicity pattern was more evident from histopathological observations. These interpretations provide enough evidence of bioaccumulation of Yb2O3 NPs in mice tissues. Overall, our findings reveal that acute exposure of Yb2O3 NPs through intranasal inhalation may cause toxicity via oxidative stress, which leads to a chronic inflammatory response.
- Subjects
INDUCTIVELY coupled plasma mass spectrometry; RARE earth oxides; OXIDATIVE stress; NANOPARTICLES; YTTERBIUM
- Publication
Environmental Science & Pollution Research, 2020, Vol 27, Issue 26, p32944
- ISSN
0944-1344
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11356-020-09565-8