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Silver Nanoparticle Exposure Induced Mitochondrial Stress, Caspase-3 Activation and Cell Death: Amelioration by Sodium Selenite

Wanrui Ma†1,4, Li Jing† 2,4, Alexandra Valladares3, Suresh L. Mehta4,5, Zhizhong Wang6, P. Andy Li4✉, John J. Bang3,4 ✉

1. Department of Comprehensive Medicine, General Hospital of Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, P.R. China
2. Department of Pathology, College of Basic Sciences, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, P.R. China
3. Department of Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences, North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
4. Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biomanufacturing Research Institute and Technological Enterprise (BRITE), North Carolina Central University, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
5. Department of Neurological Surgery, University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53792, USA
6. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Ningxia Medical University, Yinchuan, China
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Ma W, Jing L, Valladares A, Mehta SL, Wang Z, Li PA, Bang JJ. Silver Nanoparticle Exposure Induced Mitochondrial Stress, Caspase-3 Activation and Cell Death: Amelioration by Sodium Selenite. Int J Biol Sci 2015; 11(8):860-867. doi:10.7150/ijbs.12059. https://www.ijbs.com/v11p0860.htm
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Silver nanoparticles (AgNP), one of the most commonly used engineered nanomaterial for biomedical and industrial applications, has shown a toxic potential to our ecosystems and humans. In this study, murine hippocampal neuronal HT22 cells were used to delineate subcellular responses and mechanisms to AgNP by assessing the response levels of caspase-3, mitochondrial oxygen consumption, reactive oxygen species (ROS), and mitochondrial membrane potential in addition to cell viability testing. Selenium, an essential trace element that has been known to carry protecting property from heavy metals, was tested for its ameliorating potential in the cells exposed to AgNP. Results showed that AgNP reduced cell viability. The toxicity was associated with mitochondrial membrane depolarization, increased accumulation of ROS, elevated mitochondrial oxygen consumption, and caspase-3 activation. Treatment with sodium selenite reduced cell death, stabilized mitochondrial membrane potential and oxygen consumption rate, and prevented accumulation of ROS and activation of caspase-3. It is concluded that AgNP induces mitochondrial stress and treatment with selenite is capable of preventing the adverse effects of AgNP on the mitochondria.

Keywords: Engineered nanomaterial, Silver nanoparticles, Mitochondrial stress, Caspase, Reactive Oxygen Species, Cell death, Selenium


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Ma, W., Jing, L., Valladares, A., Mehta, S.L., Wang, Z., Li, P.A., Bang, J.J. (2015). Silver Nanoparticle Exposure Induced Mitochondrial Stress, Caspase-3 Activation and Cell Death: Amelioration by Sodium Selenite. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 11(8), 860-867. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.12059.

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Ma, W.; Jing, L.; Valladares, A.; Mehta, S.L.; Wang, Z.; Li, P.A.; Bang, J.J. Silver Nanoparticle Exposure Induced Mitochondrial Stress, Caspase-3 Activation and Cell Death: Amelioration by Sodium Selenite. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2015, 11 (8), 860-867. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.12059.

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Ma W, Jing L, Valladares A, Mehta SL, Wang Z, Li PA, Bang JJ. Silver Nanoparticle Exposure Induced Mitochondrial Stress, Caspase-3 Activation and Cell Death: Amelioration by Sodium Selenite. Int J Biol Sci 2015; 11(8):860-867. doi:10.7150/ijbs.12059. https://www.ijbs.com/v11p0860.htm

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Ma W, Jing L, Valladares A, Mehta SL, Wang Z, Li PA, Bang JJ. 2015. Silver Nanoparticle Exposure Induced Mitochondrial Stress, Caspase-3 Activation and Cell Death: Amelioration by Sodium Selenite. Int J Biol Sci. 11(8):860-867.

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