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ArticleAntioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Oxidative Stress in Long-Term Exposure to Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in Male Rats.

Ewa Florek, Marta Witkowska, Marta Szukalska, Magdalena Richter, Tomasz Trzeciak, Izabela Miechowicz, Andrzej Marszałek, Wojciech Piekoszewski, Zuzanna Wyrwa, Michael Giersig

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Article in Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8citing papers in PubMed
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Ewa FlorekLaboratory of Environmental Research, Department of Toxicology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-631 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-2689-3009
Marta WitkowskaFaculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5792-4659
Marta SzukalskaLaboratory of Environmental Research, Department of Toxicology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-631 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3295-2546
Magdalena RichterDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-1818-5288
Tomasz TrzeciakDepartment of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-545 Poznan, Poland.
Izabela MiechowiczDepartment of Computer Science and Statistics, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-806 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-0751-4867
Andrzej MarszałekOncologic Pathology and Prophylaxis, Greater Poland Cancer Centre, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 61-866 Poznan, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-6055-9151
Wojciech PiekoszewskiDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Jagiellonian University, 30-387 Krakow, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-5718-9797
Zuzanna WyrwaLaboratory of Environmental Research, Department of Toxicology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, 60-631 Poznan, Poland.
Michael GiersigCentre for Advanced Technologies, Adam Mickiewicz University, 61-614 Poznan, Poland.
Poznan University of Medical Sciences · PLAdam Mickiewicz University in Poznań · PLInstitute of Fundamental Technological Research · PLJagiellonian University · PL

Funding

National Science Center UMO-2016/23/B/NZ7/01288Poznan University of Medical Sciences 004648
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) serve as nanoparticles due to their size, and for that reason, when in contact with the biological system, they can have toxic effects. One of the main mechanisms responsible for nanotoxicity is oxidative stress resulting from the production of intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS). Therefore, oxidative stress biomarkers are important tools for assessing MWCNTs toxicity. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oxidative stress of multi-walled carbon nanotubes in male rats. Our animal model studies of MWCNTs (diameter ~15-30 nm, length ~15-20 μm) include measurement of oxidative stress parameters in the body fluid and tissues of animals after long-term exposure. Rattus Norvegicus/Wistar male rats were administrated a single injection to the knee joint at three concentrations: 0.03 mg/mL, 0.25 mg/mL, and 0.5 mg/mL. The rats were euthanized 12 and 18 months post-exposure by drawing blood from the heart, and their liver and kidney tissues were removed. To evaluate toxicity, the enzymatic activity of total protein (TP), reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione S-transferase (GST), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), nitric oxide (NO), and catalase (CAT) was measured and histopathological examination was conducted. Results in rat livers showed that TEAC level was decreased in rats receiving nanotubes at higher concentrations. Results in kidneys report that the level of NO showed higher concentration after long exposure, and results in animal serums showed lower levels of GSH in rats exposed to nanotubes at higher concentrations. The 18-month exposure also resulted in a statistically significant increase in GST activity in the group of rats exposed to nanotubes at higher concentrations compared to animals receiving MWCNTs at lower concentrations and compared to the control group. Therefore, an analysis of oxidative stress parameters can be a key indicator of the toxic potential of multi-walled carbon nanotubes.

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long-term toxicitymulti-walled carbon nanotubesoxidative stress parametersrats

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