The role of soluble zinc has been determined in Daphnia magna by a morphological approach, integrating a previous paper in which the ultrastructural damages to gut epithelial cells have been studied after ZnO nanoparticles exposure. In the present paper, the toxicity and morphological effects of soluble zinc from ZnSO4 have been determined in a 48-h acute exposure test. Daphnids have been exposed to six nominal zinc concentrations (0.075, 0.15, 0.3, 0.6, 1.2, and 2.4mg Zn/L) and then fixed for microscopic analyses. Data from the acute toxicity tests gave an EC50 value of 0.99mg/L and showed that no immobilization appeared up to 0.3mg Zn/L. Ultrastructural analyses of samples from the two highest concentrations showed large vacuolar structures, swelling of mitochondria, multilamellar bodies, and a great number of autophagy vacuoles. These findings have been compared to those from our previous study, and similarities and/or differences discussed. Based on the overall results it can be concluded that dissolved zinc ions played a key role in ZnO nanoparticle toxicity and that the morphological approach is an extremely useful tool for comparing toxicological effects as well. A possible common toxic mechanism of soluble zinc and ZnO nanoparticles was also proposed.
Role of soluble zinc in ZnO nanoparticle cytotoxicity in Daphnia magna : a morphological approach / R. Bacchetta, B. Maran, M. Marelli, N. Santo, P.C.M. Tremolada. - In: ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 0013-9351. - 148(2016 Jul), pp. 376-385. [10.1016/j.envres.2016.04.028]
Role of soluble zinc in ZnO nanoparticle cytotoxicity in Daphnia magna : a morphological approach
R. Bacchetta
;N. SantoPenultimo
;P.C.M. TremoladaUltimo
2016
Abstract
The role of soluble zinc has been determined in Daphnia magna by a morphological approach, integrating a previous paper in which the ultrastructural damages to gut epithelial cells have been studied after ZnO nanoparticles exposure. In the present paper, the toxicity and morphological effects of soluble zinc from ZnSO4 have been determined in a 48-h acute exposure test. Daphnids have been exposed to six nominal zinc concentrations (0.075, 0.15, 0.3, 0.6, 1.2, and 2.4mg Zn/L) and then fixed for microscopic analyses. Data from the acute toxicity tests gave an EC50 value of 0.99mg/L and showed that no immobilization appeared up to 0.3mg Zn/L. Ultrastructural analyses of samples from the two highest concentrations showed large vacuolar structures, swelling of mitochondria, multilamellar bodies, and a great number of autophagy vacuoles. These findings have been compared to those from our previous study, and similarities and/or differences discussed. Based on the overall results it can be concluded that dissolved zinc ions played a key role in ZnO nanoparticle toxicity and that the morphological approach is an extremely useful tool for comparing toxicological effects as well. A possible common toxic mechanism of soluble zinc and ZnO nanoparticles was also proposed.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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