Synergistic effects of zinc oxide nanoparticles and fatty acids on toxicity to caco-2 cells
Journal article
Authors | Cao, Y., Roursgaard, M., Kermanizadeh, A., Loft, S. and Møller, P. |
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Abstract | Fatty acids exposure may increase sensitivity of intestinal epithelial cells to cytotoxic effects of zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs). This study evaluated the synergistic effects of ZnO NPs and palmitic acid (PA) or free fatty acids (FFAs) mixture (oleic/PA 2:1) on toxicity to human colon epithelial (Caco-2) cells. The ZnO NPs exposure concentration dependently induced cytotoxicity to Caco-2 cells showing as reduced proliferation and activity measured by 3 different assays. PA exposure induced cytotoxicity, and coexposure to ZnO NPs and PA showed the largest cytotoxic effects. The presence of FFAs mixture did not affect the ZnO NPs-induced cytotoxicity. Filtration of freshly prepared suspension of NPs through a 0.45-µm pore size membrane significantly reduced the cytotoxicity, indicating a role of concentration or size of particles in cytotoxic effects. The ZnO NPs and PA coexposure induced production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mROS) but not intracellular ROS production, whereas FFAs mixture exposure did not induce mROS and inhibited intracellular ROS. Both ZnO NPs and fatty acids (PA and FFAs mixture) promoted lysosomal destabilization, which was not correlated with cytotoxicity. These results indicated that PA can enhance ZnO NPs-induced cytotoxicity probably by the augmentation of mROS production, whereas FFAs mixture did not affect ROS production. Synergistic effects between ZnO NPs and fatty acids may be important when considering NPs toxicity via oral exposure. |
Keywords | Caco-2 cells; fatty acid; lysosomal destabilization; mitochondrial ROS; zinc oxide nanoparticle |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | International Journal of Toxicology |
Journal citation | Vol 34 (Issue 1), pp. 67 - 76 |
Publisher | SAGE Publications |
ISSN | 10915818 |
1092-874X | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1177/1091581814560032 |
Web address (URL) | http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84923516564&partnerID=MN8TOARS |
Output status | Published |
Publication dates | |
Online | 23 Nov 2014 |
Jan 2015 | |
Publication process dates | |
Accepted | 2014 |
Deposited | 14 Jun 2023 |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/9z43w/synergistic-effects-of-zinc-oxide-nanoparticles-and-fatty-acids-on-toxicity-to-caco-2-cells
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