Proteomics revealed composition- and size-related regulators for hepatic impairments induced by silica nanoparticles

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Along with the growing production and application of silica nanoparticles (SiNPs), increased human exposure and ensuing safety evaluation have progressively attracted concern. Accumulative data evidenced the hepatic injuries upon SiNPs inhalation. Still, the understanding of the hepatic outcomes resulting from SiNPs exposure, and underlying mechanisms are incompletely elucidated. Here, SiNPs of two sizes (60 nm and 300 nm) were applied to investigate their composition- and size-related impacts on livers of ApoE-/- mice via intratracheal instillation. Histopathological and biochemical analysis indicated SiNPs promoted inflammation, lipid deposition and fibrosis in the hepatic tissue, accompanied by increased ALT, AST, TC and TG. Oxidative stress was activated upon SiNPs stimuli, as evidenced by the increased hepatic ROS, MDA and declined GSH/GSSG. Of note, these alterations were more dramatic in SiNPs with a smaller size (SiNPs-60) but the same dosage. LC-MS/MS-based quantitative proteomics unveiled changes in mice liver protein profiles, and filtered out particle composition- or size-related molecules. Interestingly, altered lipid metabolism and oxidative damage served as two critical biological processes. In accordance with correlation analysis and liver disease-targeting prediction, a final of 10 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were selected as key potential targets attributable to composition- (4 molecules) and size-related (6 molecules) liver impairments upon SiNPs stimuli. Overall, our study provided strong laboratory evidence for a comprehensive understanding of the harmful biological effects of SiNPs, which was crucial for toxicological evaluation to ensure nanosafety.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:922

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The Science of the total environment - 922(2024) vom: 20. März, Seite 170584

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Zhao, Xinying [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Ru [VerfasserIn]
Abulikemu, Alimire [VerfasserIn]
Qi, Yi [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Xiaoying [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Ji [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Kun [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Caixia [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yanbo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

7631-86-9
Amorphous silica
Hepatotoxicity
Journal Article
Oxidative stress
Proteomics
Silica nanoparticle
Silicon Dioxide
Size-dependent effects

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Date Completed 20.03.2024

Date Revised 20.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170584

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NLM367988380