title: Comparison of acute responses of mice livers to short-term exposure to nano-sized or micro-sized silver particles.
abstract: Mice were fed either 13 nm silver nanoparticles or 2-3.5 mum silver microparticles. The livers were then obtained after 3 days and subjected to a histopathological analysis. The nanoparticle-fed and microparticle-fed livers both exhibited lymphocyte infiltration in the histopathological analysis, suggesting the induction of inflammation. In vitro, a human hepatoma cell line (Huh-7) was treated with the same silver nanoparticles and microparticles. The mitochondrial activity and glutathione production were hardly affected. However, the DNA contents decreased 15% in the nanoparticle-treated cells and 10% in the microparticle-treated cell, suggesting a more potent induction of apoptosis by the nanoparticles. From a microarray analysis of the RNA from the livers of the nano- and micro-particle-fed mice, the expression of genes related to apoptosis and inflammation was found to be altered. These gene expression changes in the nanoparticle-treated livers lead to phenotypical changes, reflecting increased apoptosis and inflammation. The changes in the gene expression were confirmed by using a semi-quantitative RT-PCR.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Yong-In, Kyung-Gi Do, 449-791, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyungeun
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Hye-Won
authors.initials: HW
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: Yeon-Gil
authors.initials: YG
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Min Joo
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Jong Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Hee-Kwon
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Chae
authors.forename: Gyuha
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Heejoon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Myung
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics; D045744:Cell Line, Tumor; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000187:drug effects; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation / Q000235:genetics; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D008954:Models, Biological; D020411:Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012834:Silver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D012834:Silver; D005978:Glutathione