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Is Neurotoxicity of Metallic Nanoparticles the Cascades of Oxidative Stress?

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Title
Is Neurotoxicity of Metallic Nanoparticles the Cascades of Oxidative Stress?
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Discover Nano, June 2016
DOI 10.1186/s11671-016-1508-4
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Bin Song, YanLi Zhang, Jia Liu, XiaoLi Feng, Ting Zhou, LongQuan Shao

Abstract

With the rapid development of nanotechnology, metallic (metal or metal oxide) nanoparticles (NPs) are widely used in many fields such as cosmetics, the food and building industries, and bio-medical instruments. Widespread applications of metallic NP-based products increase the health risk associated with human exposures. Studies revealed that the brain, a critical organ that consumes substantial amounts of oxygen, is a primary target of metallic NPs once they are absorbed into the body. Oxidative stress (OS), apoptosis, and the inflammatory response are believed to be the main mechanisms underlying the neurotoxicity of metallic NPs. Other studies have disclosed that antioxidant pretreatment or co-treatment can reverse the neurotoxicity of metallic NPs by decreasing the level of reactive oxygen species, up-regulating the activities of antioxidant enzymes, decreasing the proportion of apoptotic cells, and suppressing the inflammatory response. These findings suggest that the neurotoxicity of metallic NPs might involve a cascade of events following NP-induced OS. However, additional research is needed to determine whether NP-induced OS plays a central role in the neurotoxicity of metallic NPs, to develop a comprehensive understanding of the correlations among neurotoxic mechanisms and to improve the bio-safety of metallic NP-based products.

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Country Count As %
Germany 1 1%
Unknown 86 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 18 21%
Student > Master 14 16%
Researcher 8 9%
Student > Doctoral Student 8 9%
Professor 5 6%
Other 14 16%
Unknown 20 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 9 10%
Medicine and Dentistry 8 9%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 8 9%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 5%
Environmental Science 4 5%
Other 24 28%
Unknown 30 34%
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