Abstract

ZARRIA-ROMERO, Jacquelyne et al. Effect of the industrial nanoparticles TiO₂, SiO₂ and ZnO on cell viability and gene expression in red bone marrow of Mus musculus. Rev. perú. med. exp. salud publica [online]. 2017, vol.34, n.3, pp.436-444. ISSN 1726-4634.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2017.343.2425.

Objectives. To evaluate the effect of ZnO, TiO₂ and SiO₂ nanoparticles on cell viability and expression of the interleukin 7, interleukin 3, and granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) genes in Mus musculus. Materials and methods. Red bone marrow was extracted from five Balb/c mice for the analysis of cell viability using the MTT test. The mice were divided into two groups of five each: one group was inoculated intraperitoneally with 0.5, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, and 10 mg/kg of ZnO and SiO₂ nanoparticles, respectively, and the other group was inoculated with 5.0, 10.0, 15.0, 20.0, and 25 mg/kg of TiO₂ nanoparticles, respectively. Thirty hours later, RNA was extracted from the red bone marrow of the mice in both groups for gene expression analysis using quantitative PCR and RT-PCR. Results. ZnO and SiO₂ nanoparticles reduced cell viability in a dose-dependent manner by 37% and 26%, respectively, starting at a dose of 1 mg/kg. TiO₂ nanoparticles at 5 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg reduced the gene expression of interleukins 7 and 3 by 55.3% and 70.2%, respectively, and SiO₂ nanoparticles caused the greatest decrease (91%) in the expression of GM-CSF. ZnO nanoparticles reduced the expression of GM-CSF starting at doses of 20 mg/kg and 25 mg/kg. Conclusions: ZnO, SiO₂ and TiO₂ nanoparticles affect cell viability and gene expression in the mouse bone marrow.

Keywords : Nanoparticles; Interleukins; Genic expression; Mus musculus.

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