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Bidian C, Filip GA, David L, Florea A, Moldovan B, Robu DP, Olteanu D, Radu T, Clichici S, Mitrea DR, Baldea I. The impact of silver nanoparticles phytosynthesized with Viburnum opulus L. extract on the ultrastrastructure and cell death in the testis of offspring rats. Food Chem Toxicol 2021. [PMID: 33577941 DOI: 10.1016/j.fet.2021.112053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
Abstract
AIM To investigate the effects of prenatal exposure to AgNPs obtained by green synthesis with Viburnum opulus L. extract on the testis in male offspring rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two different doses of AgNPs (0.8 and 1.5 mg/kg b.w.) and vehicle (PBS) were administered to Wistar female rats on days 3-14 of gestation. At 6 weeks after birth, the ultrastructural changes in correlation with the amount of silver as well as the parameters of oxidative stress, inflammation and cell death mechanisms in the testis of male offspring were evaluated. RESULTS AgNPs administered during pregnancy crossed the placental and testicular barriers and induced oxidative stress, DNA damage and autophagy as mechanism of cell toxicity. The markers of inflammation and apoptosis decreased after AgNPs exposure while the NFkB activation increased. TEM examination revealed important ultrastructural changes of Sertoli cells, numerous vacuoles and cytoplasmic changes suggestive of the cell's evolution towards necrosis. CONCLUSION Phytoreduced silver nanoparticles with polyphenols from Viburnum opulus L. fruit extract, administered during the embryological development of the male gonad, have testicular toxic effects in offspring even at 6 weeks after birth.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cristina Bidian
- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering "Babes-Bolyai" University, 11 Arany Janos Street, 400028, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349, Cluj Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering "Babes-Bolyai" University, 11 Arany Janos Street, 400028, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat Str., 400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Bidian C, Filip GA, David L, Florea A, Moldovan B, Robu DP, Olteanu D, Radu T, Clichici S, Mitrea DR, Baldea I. The impact of silver nanoparticles phytosynthesized with Viburnum opulus L. extract on the ultrastrastructure and cell death in the testis of offspring rats. Food Chem Toxicol 2021; 150:112053. [PMID: 33577941 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2021.112053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 01/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
AIM To investigate the effects of prenatal exposure to AgNPs obtained by green synthesis with Viburnum opulus L. extract on the testis in male offspring rats. MATERIAL AND METHODS Two different doses of AgNPs (0.8 and 1.5 mg/kg b.w.) and vehicle (PBS) were administered to Wistar female rats on days 3-14 of gestation. At 6 weeks after birth, the ultrastructural changes in correlation with the amount of silver as well as the parameters of oxidative stress, inflammation and cell death mechanisms in the testis of male offspring were evaluated. RESULTS AgNPs administered during pregnancy crossed the placental and testicular barriers and induced oxidative stress, DNA damage and autophagy as mechanism of cell toxicity. The markers of inflammation and apoptosis decreased after AgNPs exposure while the NFkB activation increased. TEM examination revealed important ultrastructural changes of Sertoli cells, numerous vacuoles and cytoplasmic changes suggestive of the cell's evolution towards necrosis. CONCLUSION Phytoreduced silver nanoparticles with polyphenols from Viburnum opulus L. fruit extract, administered during the embryological development of the male gonad, have testicular toxic effects in offspring even at 6 weeks after birth.
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Affiliation(s)
- Cristina Bidian
- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
| | - Gabriela Adriana Filip
- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
| | - Luminita David
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering "Babes-Bolyai" University, 11 Arany Janos Street, 400028, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
| | - Adrian Florea
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 6 Louis Pasteur Street, 400349, Cluj Napoca, Romania
| | - Bianca Moldovan
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering "Babes-Bolyai" University, 11 Arany Janos Street, 400028, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
| | - Daniela Popa Robu
- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
| | - Diana Olteanu
- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
| | - Teodora Radu
- National Institute for Research and Development of Isotopic and Molecular Technologies, 67-103 Donat Str., 400293, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
| | - Simona Clichici
- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Physiology, ''Iuliu Hatieganu'' University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 1-3 Clinicilor Street, 400006, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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