ArticleInternational journal of nanomedicine2025
Intratracheal Instillation of Silver Nanoparticles to Rats Induces Mitochondrial Fission and Aortic Damage: Protective Effect of Sodium Selenite.
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Purpose: This study aims to investigate the influence of AgNPs intratracheal instillation on mitochondrial fission in aortic endothelial cells of rats and to explore the therapeutic effects of sodium selenite (Se). Animals and Methods: Male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into four groups (n=8): Control group (A), AgNPs exposure group (B), Se treated group (C), and Se+ AgNPs treated group (D). Rats in groups B and D received one dose of intratracheal instillation of AgNPs, while groups A and C received the same volume of 0.9% NaCl intratracheally. Rats in groups C and D were also intraperitoneally injected with sodium selenite for 7 days immediately after the AgNPs exposure. Morphological changes of the aorta were assessed using hematoxylin and eosin (HE) staining and electron microscopy. Masson's Trichrome Staining assayed collagen deposition in the aorta. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation, caspase-3 activity, and mitochondrial fission markers were analyzed. Results: Exposure to AgNPs increased collagen deposition and caused ultrastructural damage to endothelial cells in the aorta, including reduction of cytosolic contents, dissolution of mitochondrial cristae, and swollen mitochondria. Levels of ROS and cleaved caspase-3 increased moderately in AgNPs group (p<0.05 vs Control). Mitochondrial fission markers Dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) and mitochondrial fission protein 1 (Fis1) in the aortic tissue homogenate of the AgNPs group nearly doubled the values of those in Control group (p<0.05 vs Control). Se alleviated AgNPs-induced ultrastructure changes and this effect was associated with suppressed ROS accumulation, inhibited caspase-3 activation, and attenuated mitochondrial fission. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that AgNPs induced oxidative stress, caspase 3 activation, and mitochondrial fission are linked to the morphological alterations of the aortic endothelial cells; and these adverse effects resulted from AgNPs can be alleviated by sodium selenite, suggesting that selenite could be used as a protective agent against AgNPs toxicity.
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