Oxidative stress, cytoxicity, and cell mortality induced by nano-sized lead in aqueous suspensions

Hilda Cornejo-Garrido, Daria Kibanova, Antonio Nieto-Camacho, José Guzmán, Teresa Ramírez-Apan, Pilar Fernández-Lomelín, Maria Laura Garduño, Javiera Cervini-Silva

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Abstract

This paper reports on the effect of aqueous and nano-particulated Pb on oxidative stress (lipid peroxidation), cytoxicity, and cell mortality. As determined by the Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (TBARS) method, only 6h after incubation aqueous suspensions bearing nano-sized PbO2, soluble Pb(II), and brain-homogenate only suspensions, were determined to contain as much as ca. 7, 5, and 1nmol TBARSmgprotein-1, respectively. Exposure of human cells (central nervous system, prostate, leukemia, colon, breast, lung cells) to nano-PbO2 led to cell-growth inhibition values (%) ca ≤18.7%. Finally, as estimated by the Artemia salina test, cell mortality values were found to show high-survival larvae rates. Microscopic observations revealed that Pb particles were swallowed, but caused no mortality, however.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1329-1335
Number of pages7
JournalChemosphere
Volume84
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2011
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biological activity
  • Lead nanoparticles
  • Lipid peroxidation
  • Stable nanoparticles
  • Water-stable

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