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Evaluation of the interaction between proliferation, oxidant–antioxidant status, Wnt pathway, and apoptosis in zebrafish embryos exposed to silver nanoparticles used in textile industry
Author(s) -
Eryılmaz Oğuz,
Ateş Perihan Seda,
Ünal İsmail,
Üstündağ Ünsal Veli,
Bay Sadık,
Alturfan Ahmet Ata,
Yiğitbaşı Türkan,
EmekliAlturfan Ebru,
Akalın Mehmet
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.526
H-Index - 58
eISSN - 1099-0461
pISSN - 1095-6670
DOI - 10.1002/jbt.22015
Subject(s) - acridine orange , apoptosis , chemistry , proliferating cell nuclear antigen , superoxide dismutase , antioxidant , silver nanoparticle , lipid peroxidation , tunel assay , wnt signaling pathway , glutathione , microbiology and biotechnology , cell growth , biochemistry , biology , enzyme , signal transduction , nanoparticle , nanotechnology , materials science
Antimicrobial textile products are developing rapidly as an important part of functional textiles. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) are nanotechnology products with antimicrobial properties. However, exposure to nanoparticles in daily life is an important issue for public health, still being updated. Aim was to evaluate the effects of AgNPs on the development of zebrafish embryos focusing on Wnt pathway, proliferation, oxidant–antioxidant status, and apoptosis. The expressions of ccnd1 and gsk3β were determined by RT‐PCR, whereas β‐catenin and proliferative cell antigen (PCNA) expressions were determined immunohistochemically. Lipid peroxidation, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione‐S‐transferase activities were determined spectrophotometrically. Apoptosis was determined using acridine orange staining. Oxidant status, apoptosis, immunohistochemical PCNA, and β catenin staining increased, whereas ccnd1 and antioxidant enzyme activities decreased in AgNPs‐exposed embryos in a dose‐dependent manner. Our results indicate the interaction of possible mechanisms that may be responsible for the toxic effects of AgNPs in zebrafish embryos.