Oxidative Stress Mechanisms Caused by Ag Nanoparticles (NM300K) are Different from Those of AgNO 3: Effects in the Soil Invertebrate Enchytraeus Crypticus

Maria J. Ribeiro, Vera L. Maria, Janeck J. Scott-Fordsmand and Mónica J. B. Amorim
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Maria J. Ribeiro: Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
Vera L. Maria: Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal
Janeck J. Scott-Fordsmand: Department of Bioscience, Aarhus University, Vejlsovej 25, Silkeborg DK-8600, Denmark
Mónica J. B. Amorim: Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Aveiro 3810-193, Portugal

IJERPH, 2015, vol. 12, issue 8, 1-14

Abstract: The mechanisms of toxicity of Ag nanoparticles (NPs) are unclear, in particular in the terrestrial environment. In this study the effects of AgNP (AgNM300K) were assessed in terms of oxidative stress in the soil worm Enchytraeus crypticus , using a range of biochemical markers [catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione S-transferase (GST), glutathione reductase (GR), total glutathione (TG), metallothionein (MT), lipid peroxidation (LPO)]. E. crypticus were exposed during 3 and 7 days (d) to the reproduction EC 20 , EC 50 and EC 80 levels of both AgNP and AgNO 3 . AgNO 3 induced oxidative stress earlier (3 d) than AgNP (7 d), both leading to LPO despite the activation of the anti-redox system. MT increased only for AgNP. The Correspondence Analysis showed a clear separation between AgNO 3 and AgNP, with e.g. CAT being the main descriptor for AgNP for 7 d. LPO, GST and GPx were for both 3 and 7 d associated with AgNO 3 , whereas MT and TG were associated with AgNP. These results may reflect a delay in the effects of AgNP compared to AgNO 3 due to the slower release of Ag + ions from the AgNP, although this does not fully explain the observed differences, i.e ., we can conclude that there is a nanoparticle effect.

Keywords: antioxidant system; reactive oxygen species; metallothionein; lipid damage; soil (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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