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Liu S, Zhang X, Zeng K, He C, Huang Y, Xin G, Huang X. Insights into eco-corona formation and its role in the biological effects of nanomaterials from a molecular mechanisms perspective. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 858:159867. [PMID: 36334667 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
Abstract
Broad application of nanotechnology inevitably results in the release of nanomaterials (NMs) into the aquatic environment, and the negative effects of NMs on aquatic organisms have received much attention. Notably, in the natural aquatic environment, ubiquitous ecological macromolecules (i.e., natural organic matter, extracellular polymeric substances, proteins, and metabolites) can easily adsorb onto the surfaces of NMs and form an "eco-corona". As most NMs have such an eco-corona modification, the properties of their eco-corona significantly determine the fate and ecotoxicity of NMs in the natural aquatic ecosystem. Therefore, it is of great importance to understand the role of the eco-corona to evaluate the environmental risks NMs pose. However, studies on the mechanism of eco-corona formation and its resulting nanotoxicity on aquatic organisms, especially at molecular levels, are rare. This review systemically summarizes the mechanisms of eco-corona formation by several typical ecological macromolecules. In addition, the similarities and differences in nanotoxicity between pristine and corona-coated NMs to aquatic organisms at different trophic levels were compared. Finally, recent findings about potential mechanisms on how NM coronas act on aquatic organisms are discussed, including cellular internalization, oxidative stress, and genotoxicity. The literature shows that 1) the formation of an eco-corona on NMs and its biological effect highly depend on both the composition and conformation of macromolecules; 2) both feeding behavior and body size of aquatic organisms at different trophic levels result in different responses to corona-coated NMs; 3) genotoxicity can be used as a promising biological endpoint for evaluating the role of eco-coronas in natural waters. This review provides informative insight for a better understanding of the role of eco-corona plays in the nanotoxicity of NMs to aquatic organisms which will aid the safe use of NMs.
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- Saibo Liu
- State Key Lab of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Agriculture, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- State Key Lab of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Agriculture, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- State Key Lab of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Agriculture, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- State Key Lab of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Agriculture, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology of Anhui Higher Education Institutes, Anhui Medical University, Hefei 230032, China
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- State Key Lab of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Agriculture, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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- State Key Lab of Biocontrol, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Plant Resources, School of Agriculture, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China.
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Nie D, Li J, Xie Q, Ai L, Zhu C, Wu Y, Gui Q, Zhang L, Tan W. Nanoparticles: A Potential and Effective Method to Control Insect-Borne Diseases. Bioinorg Chem Appl 2023; 2023:5898160. [PMID: 37213220 PMCID: PMC10195175 DOI: 10.1155/2023/5898160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Insects act as vectors to carry a wide range of bacteria and viruses that can cause multiple vector-borne diseases in humans. Diseases such as dengue fever, epidemic encephalitis B, and epidemic typhus, which pose serious risks to humans, can be transmitted by insects. Due to the absence of effective vaccines for most arbovirus, insect control was the main strategy for vector-borne diseases control. However, the rise of drug resistance in the vectors brings a great challenge to the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases. Therefore, finding an eco-friendly method for vector control is essential to combat vector-borne diseases. Nanomaterials with the ability to resist insects and deliver drugs offer new opportunities to increase agent efficacy compared with traditional agents, and the application of nanoagents has expanded the field of vector-borne disease control. Up to now, the reviews of nanomaterials mainly focus on biomedicines, and the control of insect-borne diseases has always been a neglected field. In this study, we analyzed 425 works of the literature about different nanoparticles applied on vectors in PubMed around keywords, such as"nanoparticles against insect," "NPs against insect," and "metal nanoparticles against insect." Through these articles, we focus on the application and development of nanoparticles (NPs) for vector control, discussing the lethal mechanism of NPs to vectors, which can explore the prospect of applying nanotechnology in the prevention and control of vectors.
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- Danyue Nie
- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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- Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Nanjing Bioengineering (Gene) Technology Center for Medicines, Nanjing 210002, China
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