DOSE DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL MODELS

Carla Falugi; Maria Grazia Aluigi Aluigi; Marco Faimali; Sara Ferrando; Chiara Gambardella; Antonietta Morena Gatti; Paola Ramoino

doi:10.6092/issn.2281-4485/3828

DOSE DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL MODELS

Authors

Carla Falugi DISTAV, University of Genoa, Genova
Maria Grazia Aluigi Aluigi DISTAV, University of Genoa, Genova
Marco Faimali ISMAR- CNR, Genoa
Sara Ferrando DISTAV, University of Genoa, Genova
Chiara Gambardella DISTAV, University of Genoa, Genova
Antonietta Morena Gatti Nanodiagnostics srl, Modena
Paola Ramoino DISTAV, University of Genoa, Genova

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2281-4485/3828

Keywords:

nanosilver, nanoparticles, Paracentrotus lividus, Amphibalanus Amphitrite, Artemia salina, Danio rerio, toxicity

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the possible impact of silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) on reproduction and development of different model organisms, such as sea urchins, barnacles, brine shrimps and zebrafish. In vivo toxicological tests were performed; the biological models were exposed to serial dilutions of commercial Ag-NPs. Our findings revealed that: i) all tests were suitable to verify the impact of Ag-NPs on models in term of exposure; ii) all tests can provide an idea of the role of NPs on environmental health; iii) an integrated interdisciplinary approach, using several model organisms, is recommended in order to have an overview of the effects of NPs on water environment.

References

ASHARANI P.V., WU Y.L., GONG Z., VALIYAVEETTI S. (2008) Toxicity of silver nanoparticles in zebrafish models. Nanotechnology 19:255102 - doi:10.1088/0957-4484/ 19/25/255102

ASHARANI P.V., HANDE M.P., VALIVAVEETTIL S. (2009) Anti-proliferative activity of silver nanoparticles. BMC Cell Biol. 10:65.

FALUGI C., ALUIGI M.G., CHIANTORE M.C., PRIVITERA D., RAMOINO P., GATTI M.A., FABRIZI A., PINSINO A., MATRANGA V. (2012) Toxicity of metal oxide nanoparticles in immune cells of the sea urchin. Mar. Environ. Res. 76: 114-121.

MATRANGA V, CORSI I. (2012) TOXIC EFFECTS OF ENGINEERED NANOPARTICLES IN THE MARINE ENVIRONMENT: MODEL ORGANISMS AND MOLECULAR APPROACHES. Mar. Environ. Res. 76: 32-40.

PHILBROOK N.A., WINN L.M., NAIUL AFROOZ A.R.M., SALEH N.B., WALKER V.K. (2011). The effects of TiO2 and Ag nanoparticles on reproduction and development of Drosophila melanogaster and CD-1 mice. Toxicol. Appl. Pharmacol. 257:429-436

Downloads

Published

2012-06-24

How to Cite

Falugi, C., Aluigi, M. G. A., Faimali, M., Ferrando, S., Gambardella, C., Gatti, A. M., & Ramoino, P. (2012). DOSE DEPENDENT EFFECTS OF SILVER NANOPARTICLES ON REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF DIFFERENT BIOLOGICAL MODELS. EQA - International Journal of Environmental Quality, 8(8), 61–65. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2281-4485/3828