Open Access<p>Silver Nanoparticle Exposure Causes Pulmonary Structural Damage and Mitochondrial Dynamic Imbalance in the Rat: Protective Effects of Sodium Selenite</p>
Author(s) -
Wenjian Ma,
Shan He,
Huiyan Ma,
Haifeng Jiang,
Yan Ning,
Lili Zhu,
John J. Bang,
P Andy Li,
Shanshan Jia
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of nanomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.245
H-Index - 128
eISSN - 1178-2013
pISSN - 1176-9114
DOI - 10.2147/ijn.s232986
Subject(s) - mitochondrial fission , oxidative stress , mitochondrion , mfn2 , mitochondrial fusion , glutathione , chemistry , dnm1l , apoptosis , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology , biochemistry , medicine , mitochondrial dna , gene , enzyme
With the increased application of Silver nanoparticles (AgNP), its potential concerns to the health of human beings remain to be defined. This study aims to explore the harmful effects of AgNP on lung tissue in animals and to examine the mechanisms of protection achieved by sodium selenite.