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Due to the escalating risk of plastic pollution, nanoplastics have attracted considerable attention in the recent past. They can co-exist and interact with other contaminants like pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment. Therefore, it is pertinent to understand how these pollutants interact with one another in the ecosystem. The current study examined the individual and combined effects of fluorescent polystyrene nanoplastics (FNPs) and diclofenac (DCF) on Scenedesmus obliquus using a full factorial design. The toxicity of S. obliquus significantly increased in a dose-dependent manner upon exposure to pristine forms of DCF and FNPs. The major cause of individual toxicity of DCF and FNPs in S. obliquus was oxidative stress. In the combined toxicity tests when FNPs (0.01, 0.1, and 1 mg L-1) and DCF (1 mg L-1) were mixed, a synergistic effect was noted compared to the respective pristine FNPs. However, when the DCF concentration in the mixture was decreased to 0.25 mg L-1, the combined toxicity with FNPs (0.01, 0.1, and 1 mg L-1) reduced indicating an antagonistic effect. The independent action model also showed an antagonistic effect for low-dose combinations of DCF and a synergistic effect for high-dose combinations. The estimation of oxidative stress parameters, antioxidant enzyme activity, and photosynthetic pigment content in the algae further validated the cytotoxicity data. The mean hydrodynamic diameter and surface charge analyses further indicated that the colloidal stability of the FNPs in the medium was affected when they were combined with DCF. The key reason for differences in the cytotoxicity of combinations could be observed variations in the aggregation of FNPs and differential adsorption patterns of DCF on the FNPs. These factors efficiently altered cell-particle interactions in the mixture demonstrating a hormesis effect. Thus, this current study highlighted the hazardous nature of the nanoplastics and their co-exposure risks with pharmaceuticals on microalgae in freshwater environments.
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Microalgas , Scenedesmus , Contaminantes Químicos del Agua , Diclofenaco/toxicidad , Poliestirenos , Microplásticos , Ecosistema , Antioxidantes , Agua Dulce , Preparaciones Farmacéuticas , Contaminantes Químicos del Agua/toxicidadRESUMEN
Graphene oxide (GO) is widely acknowledged for its exceptional biological and industrial applications. However, its discharge into the environment negatively impacts the ecosystem. This study aimed to investigate the toxicity of GO in Allium cepa root tip cells and the role of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) in modulating its toxic effects. To evaluate toxicity, various endpoints like cell viability using Evans blue dye, cytotoxicity (mitotic index), genotoxicity (chromosomal aberrations), and oxidative stress assessments (total ROS, superoxide, hydroxyl radical production, and lipid peroxidation) were considered. The results suggest that pristine GO caused a dose-dependent increase in various toxicity parameters, especially the genotoxic effects. Oxidative stress generation by GO is proposed to be the principal mode of action. The EPS-corona formed on GO could potentially counteract the toxic effects, substantially reducing the oxidative stress within the cells.
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Allium , Cebollas , Matriz Extracelular de Sustancias Poliméricas , Suelo , Ecosistema , Raíces de Plantas , Estrés Oxidativo , Índice Mitótico , Aberraciones Cromosómicas/inducido químicamente , Daño del ADNRESUMEN
Application of nanomaterials in agriculture has been extensively explored over the past decade leading to a wide ambit of nanoparticle-based agrochemicals. Metallic nanoparticles consisting of plant macro- and micro-nutrients have been used as nutritional supplements for plants through soil amendments, foliar sprays, or seed treatment. However, most of these studies emphasize monometallic nanoparticles which limit the range of usage and effectivity of such nanoparticles (NPs). Hence, we have employed a bimetallic nanoparticle (BNP) consisting of two different micro-nutrients (Cu & Fe) in rice plants to test its efficacy in terms of growth and photosynthesis. Several experiments were designed to assess growth (root-shoot length, relative water content) and photosynthetic parameters (pigment content, relative expression of rbcS, rbcL & ChlGetc.). To determine whether the treatment induced any oxidative stress or structural anomalies within the plant cells, histochemical staining, anti-oxidant enzyme activities, FTIR, and SEM micrographs were undertaken. Results indicated that foliar application of 5 mg L-1 BNP increased vigor and photosynthetic efficiency whereas 10 mg L-1 concentration induced oxidative stress to some extent. Furthermore, the BNP treatment did not perturb the structural integrity of the exposed plant parts and also did not induce any cytotoxicity. Application of BNPs in agriculture has not been explored extensively to date and this study is one of the first reports that not only documents the effectivity of Cu-Fe BNP but also critically explores the safety of its usage on rice plants making it a useful lead to design new BNPs and explore their efficacy.
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Nanopartículas del Metal , Nanopartículas , Oryza , Plantones , Fertilizantes , Oryza/metabolismo , Nanopartículas/química , Fotosíntesis , Nanopartículas del Metal/químicaRESUMEN
Tanacetum parthenium L. is a popular traditional medicinal plant that the role of presence of particular phytochemical compounds are still unconsidered particularly in the bio-nano researches. Here, for the first time, the green fabrication of CuO NPs using Tanacetum parthenium L. extract was performed and assessed for the antimicrobial, cytotoxicity, and dye degradation activities. Characterization of CuO NPs was done by UV-visible spectra, XRD, FT-IR, TEM, and EDX. The synthesized CuO NPs possess a crystalline nature, a functional group that resembles T. parthenium, with a spherical shape particle with an average size of 28 nm. EDX confirmed CuO NPs formation. The CuO NPs showed excellent antimicrobial activity against tested microorganisms. The cytotoxicity of CuO NPs was demonstrated the concentration-dependent inhibition of the growth against both cancer and normal cell lines. The results exhibited concentration-dependent inhibition of the growth of Hela, A 549, and MCF7 cancer cells (IC50 = 65.0, 57.4, and 71.8 µg/mL, respectively), which were statistically significant comparing control cells (IC50 = 226.1 µg/mL). Furthermore, we observed that CuO NPs-induced programmed cell death in the cancer cells were mediated with the downregulation of Bcl2 and upregulation of bax, caspase-3. CuO NPs were verified to be a superb catalyst as they had excellent activity for the degradation of 99.6%, 98.7%, 96.6%, and 96.6% of Congo red, methylene blue, methylene orange, and rhodamine B as industrial dyes in 3, 6.5, 6.5, and 6.5 min, respectively. Overall, the present study nominates T. parthenium as a proper bio-agent in the biosynthesis of CuO NPs with powerful catalytic and antimicrobial activities as well as a cancer treatment.
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Antiinfecciosos , Nanopartículas del Metal , Nanopartículas , Nanopartículas del Metal/química , Espectroscopía Infrarroja por Transformada de Fourier , Nanopartículas/química , Cobre/química , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Extractos Vegetales/química , Antiinfecciosos/farmacologíaRESUMEN
In the present study, ZnO-Fe3O4 nanoparticles were synthesized using the leaves of Camellia sinensis and immobilized in crosslinked alginate-chitosan polymer beads and tested for their photocatalytic applications. The prepared nanocomposite was used for the simultaneous adsorption and photocatalytic degradation of acid violet 7 (AV7) dye. The optimization of reaction conditions ensured higher dye removal efficacy up to 94.21 ± 1.02% using the nanocomposite under UV-C irradiation of 365 nm. The kinetics of the adsorption study fitted well with the pseudo-first-order reaction. The Langmuir model fitted better to the adsorption isotherms compared to the Freundlich and Temkin models. The mechanism of degradation was studied by analyzing the treated AV7 solution. The removal efficiency in tap water, groundwater, and lake water was 83.23 ± 0.4%, 69.13 ± 1.6%, and 67.89 ± 0.3%, respectively. The residual toxicity of the degraded AV7 solution was tested on model organisms like freshwater algae, Scenedesmus sp., and plant model, Allium cepa, demonstrating the lower toxicity of the degraded AV7 product. Finally, a cost-benefit analysis of the experiments was also carried out.
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Camellia sinensis , Quitosano , Nanocompuestos , Contaminantes Químicos del Agua , Óxido de Zinc , Adsorción , Alginatos , Compuestos Azo , Concentración de Iones de Hidrógeno , Cinética , Naftalenosulfonatos , Extractos Vegetales , AguaRESUMEN
Almost 81% of nitrogen fertilizers are applied in form of urea but most of it is lost due to volatilization and leaching leading to environmental pollution. In this regard, slow-release nano fertilizers can be an effective solution. Here, we have synthesized different Fe3O4-urea nanocomposites with Fe3O4 NPs: urea ratio (1:1, 1:2, 1:3) ie. NC-1, 2, and 3 respectively, and checked their efficacy for growth and yield enhancement. Oryza sativa L. cv. Swarna seedlings were treated with different NCs for 14 days in hydroponic conditions and significant up-regulation of photosynthetic efficiency and nitrogen metabolism were observed due to increased availability of nitrogen and iron. The discriminant functional analysis confirmed that the NC3 treatment yielded the best results so further gene expression studies were performed for NC-3 treated seedlings. Significant changes in expression profiles of ammonia and nitrate transporters indicated that NC-3 treatment enhanced nitrogen utilization efficiency (NUE) due to sustained slow release of urea. From pot experiments, we found significant enhancement of growth, grain nutrient content, and NUE in NC supplemented sets. 1.45 fold increase in crop yield was achieved when 50% N was supplemented in form of NC-3 and the rest in form of ammonium nitrate. NC supplementation can also play a vital role in minimizing the use of bulk N fertilizers because, when 75% of the recommended N dose was supplied in form of NC-3, 1.18 fold yield enhancement was found. Thus our results highlight that, slow-release NC-3 can play a major role in increasing the NUE of rice.
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Nanocompuestos , Oryza , Agricultura , Contaminación Ambiental , Fertilizantes/análisis , Nitrógeno/análisis , Nutrientes , Suelo , UreaRESUMEN
In recent decades, nano-scale zero valent iron is reported to have plant growth enhancement capacity under laboratory conditions, but till date, there is no report to highlight its effect on the growth and yield of field-grown plants. In this study, we have evaluated the potential of nZVI priming on rice yield. A two-year field study has been conducted with different concentrations (10, 20, 40, and 80 mg l-1) of nZVI for seed priming. The efficacy of nanopriming was compared with the hydroprimed control set. Seeds were treated for 72 h and sown in nursery beds and after 30 days seedlings were transplanted in the field. Root anatomy and morphology were studied in 7 days old seedlings where no changes were found. RAPD analysis also confirmed that low doses of nZVI were not genotoxic. Nanoprimed plants also had broader leaves, higher growth, biomass, and tiller number than control plants. Maximum yield was obtained from the 20 mg l-1 nZVI primed set (3.8 fold higher than untreated control) which is achieved primarily because of the increase in fertile tiller numbers (two fold higher than untreated control). Higher values of other agronomic parameters like growth rate, net assimilation rate proved that nZVI priming enhanced photosynthetic efficiency and helped in the proper storage of photo-assimilates. All these attributed to increased accumulation of phytochemicals like starch, soluble sugar, protein, lipid, phenol, riboflavin, thiamine, and ascorbic acid in the grains. The elemental analysis confirmed that nZVI priming also promoted higher accumulations of macro and micronutrients in grains. Thus, nanoprimed seeds showed better crop performance compared to the traditional hydropimed seeds. Hence, nZVI can be considered as 'pro-fertilizer' and can be used commercially as a seed treatment agent which is capable of boosting plant growth and yield along with minimum interference to the soil ecosystem. Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00344-021-10335-0.
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Nanoemulsions (NEs) of essential oil (EO) have significant potential to target microorganisms, especially viruses. They act as a vehicle for delivering antiviral drugs and vaccines. Narrowing of drug discovery pipeline and the emergence of new viral diseases, especially, coronavirus disease, have created a niche to use NEs for augmenting currently available therapeutic options. Published literature demonstrated that EOs have an inherent broad spectrum of activity across bacterial, fungal, and viral pathogens. The emulsification process significantly improved the efficacy of the active ingredients in the EOs. This article highlights the research findings and patent developments in the last 2 years especially, in EO antiviral activity, antiviral drug delivery, vaccine delivery, viral resistance development, and repurposing EO compounds against SARS-CoV-2.
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Quantum Dots (QDs), are considered as promising tools for biomedical applications. They have potential applications in agricultural industries, novel pesticide formulations, use in bio-labels and devices to aid genetic manipulation and post-harvest management. Since interactions with higher plants are of important environmental and ecological concern we investigated the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of CdSe QDs in a model plant (Allium cepa) and established relationships between QDs genotoxic activity and oxidative stress. Allium cepa bulbs with intact roots were exposed to three concentrations of CdSe QDs (12.5, 25 and 50 nM). Cell viability and mitotic frequencies was measured for cytotoxicity, and to assess the genotoxicity DNA lesions, chromosome aberrations and micronuclei were evaluated. We report that QDs exerted significant genotoxic effects, associated with oxidative stress. This could be correlated with the retention of Cd in Allium roots as a dose-dependent increase with the highest uptake at 50 nM of CdSe QD. Oxidative stress induced by CdSe QD treatment activated both, antioxidant (SOD, CAT) scavengers and antioxidant (GPOD, GSH) enzymes. Concentrations as low as 25 nM CdSe QDs were cytotoxic and 50 nM CdSe QDs was found to be genotoxic to the plant. These findings enable to determine the concentrations to be used when practical applications using nanodevices of this type on plants are being considered.
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Compuestos de Cadmio/toxicidad , Cebollas/efectos de los fármacos , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Puntos Cuánticos/toxicidad , Compuestos de Selenio/toxicidad , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Supervivencia Celular/genética , Ensayo Cometa , Daño del ADN , Peroxidación de Lípido/efectos de los fármacos , Pruebas de Micronúcleos , Pruebas de Mutagenicidad , Cebollas/genética , Cebollas/crecimiento & desarrollo , Cebollas/metabolismo , Estrés Oxidativo/genética , Raíces de Plantas/efectos de los fármacos , Raíces de Plantas/genética , Raíces de Plantas/crecimiento & desarrollo , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismoRESUMEN
The production of different size and shape silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has increased considerably in recent years due to several commercial and biological applications. Here, rod-shaped AgNPs (SNRs) were prepared using the microwave-assisted method and characterised by ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, and transmission electron microscopy analysis. The present study aims to investigate the cyto-genotoxic effect of various concentrations (5, 10, and 15â µM) of SNRs using Allium cepa model. As a result, concentration-dependent cyto-genotoxic effect of SNRs was observed through a decrease in the mitotic index, and an increase in the chromosomal aberrations such as chromosome break, disturbed metaphase, and anaphase bridge. To check the impact of Ag+ ions, 15â µM silver nitrate (AgNO3) was prepared and tested in all the assays. Furthermore, cell viability and different reactive oxygen species assays were performed to test the cytotoxicity evaluation of SNRs. The authors found that in all the tested assays, SNRs at high concentrations (15â µM) and AgNO3 (15â µM) were observed to cause maximal damage to the roots. Therefore, the current study implies that the cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of SNRs were dependent on the concentration of SNRs.
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Aberraciones Cromosómicas/efectos de los fármacos , Nanopartículas del Metal/química , Cebollas/efectos de los fármacos , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Plata/farmacología , Supervivencia Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Cebollas/citología , Cebollas/genética , Raíces de Plantas/efectos de los fármacos , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/análisis , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Plata/químicaRESUMEN
Recently, the concerns about micro- and nano-plastics (NPs) toxicity have been increasing constantly, however the investigations are quiet meager. The present study provides evidences on the toxicological prospectives of virgin-, coronated- and isolated-NPs on human blood cells and Allium cepa root tip, respectively. Several plasma proteins displayed strong affinity towards NPs and produced multi-layered corona of 13 nm to 600 nm size. The coronated-NPs often attracted each other via non-specific protein-protein attraction which subsequently induced protein-induced coalescence in NPs. In the protein point of view, the interaction caused conformational changes and denaturation of protein thereby turned it as bio-incompatible. The coronated-NPs with increased protein confirmation changes caused higher genotoxic and cytotoxic effect in human blood cells than the virgin-NPs. On the other hand, virgin-NPs and the NPs isolated from facial scrubs hindered the root growth and caused chromosome aberration (ring formation, C-mitotic and chromosomal breaks, etc.) in root of Allium cepa. At the outset, the present study highlights the urgent need of scrutinization and regulation of NPs use in medical applications and pre-requisition of additional studies for assessing the bio-accumulation and bio-magnification of NPs.
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Bioacumulación , Proteínas Sanguíneas/metabolismo , Mutágenos/toxicidad , Nanopartículas/toxicidad , Plásticos/toxicidad , Adulto , Aberraciones Cromosómicas , Daño del ADN , Eritrocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Humanos , Linfocitos/efectos de los fármacos , Masculino , Meristema/efectos de los fármacos , Cebollas/efectos de los fármacos , Estudios Prospectivos , Unión ProteicaRESUMEN
The rising threat of vector-borne diseases and environmental pollution has instigated the investigation of nanotechnology-based applications. The current study deals with a nanotechnological application involving the usage of nanometric pesticides such as permethrin nanoemulsion. The mean droplet diameter and zeta potential of the prepared permethrin nanoemulsion were found to be 12.4⯱â¯1.13â¯nm and -20.4⯱â¯0.56â¯mV, respectively. The temporal stability of permethrin nanoemulsion was found to be 4 days when checked in the external environment. The permethrin nanoemulsion exhibited LC50 values of 0.038 and 0.047â¯mgL-1 and 0.049 and 0.063â¯mgL-1 against larval and pupal stages of Culex tritaeniorhynchus and Aedes aegypti, respectively. The results obtained from the larvicidal and pupicidal assay were corroborated with the histopathological and biochemical profiles of hosts upon treatment with nanometric pesticide. Further, the biosafety studies of the nanopesticide were carried out against different non-target species like freshwater algae (Closterium), Cicer arietinum (Chickpea) and Danio rerio (Zebrafish), and the mosquitocidal concentration of nanopesticide was found to be non-toxic. The following study, therefore, describes the mosquitocidal efficacy of nanometric pesticide formulated in a greener approach, which can become a substitute for conventional pesticide application in an eco-benign manner.
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Aedes/efectos de los fármacos , Culex/efectos de los fármacos , Insecticidas/química , Mosquitos Vectores/efectos de los fármacos , Nanoestructuras/química , Permetrina/química , Animales , Coloides , Emulsiones , Insecticidas/farmacología , Insecticidas/toxicidad , Larva/efectos de los fármacos , Dosificación Letal Mediana , Nanoestructuras/toxicidad , Permetrina/farmacología , Permetrina/toxicidad , Extractos VegetalesRESUMEN
Sea weeds are valuable natural assets in aquaculture due to the presence of various bioactive active metabolites in them. Successful fish production and maintenance of disease free culturing systems in aquaculture with environment friendly practices is often affected by various environmental factors. Disease causing pathogens is one of the major factors. These can be controlled by the emerging technologies such as biopolymer based drug delivery systems, feed encapsulations processes and immersions of active ingredients which can possibly facilitate sustainable production by enhancing growth and immune responses in aquaculture animals. The focus of our study is on the identification of antibacterial and antioxidant compounds from two brown seaweeds, Gracilaria foliifera and Sargassum longifolium which have proven bioactive compounds. By a process of microencapsulation these bioactive compounds were encapsulated in the form of beads. Sodium caseinate and xanthan gum were mixed together to form the beads. This process helps to retain and protect the bio active ingredients from adverse reactions such as oxidation and nutritional deterioration. These microencapsulated beads were administered orally to 10 Oreochromis mossambicus the experimental fishes, with average body weight of 10-12â¯g and challenged against the pathogenic bacteria Aeromonas salmonicida to assess their antibacterial efficacy to control this bacterial pathogen. Microencapsulated bio active compounds were further characterized by FT-Raman, GC-MS, NMR, HPLC and SEM analysis. In this study, the effects of combined formulations of the different bioactive compounds were determined. Data obtained from the treatment of A. salmonicida infection in O. mossambicus using formulated bioactive compounds obtained from these seaweeds showed very high survival percentage in this species of fish.
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Aeromonas , Enfermedades de los Peces/prevención & control , Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas/veterinaria , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Algas Marinas/química , Tilapia , Alimentación Animal/análisis , Animales , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Suplementos Dietéticos , Composición de Medicamentos , Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas/microbiología , Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas/prevención & control , Extractos Vegetales/administración & dosificaciónRESUMEN
Mosquitoes, being a vector for some potentially dreadful diseases, pose a considerable threat to people all around the world. The control over the growth and propagation of mosquitoes comprises conventional pesticides, insect growth regulators and other microbial control agents. However, the usage of these common chemicals and conventional pesticides eventually has a negative impact on human health as well as the environment, which therefore becomes a major concern. The lacuna allows nanotechnology to come into action and exploit nanopesticides. Nanopesticides are majorly divided into two categories-synthetic and biological. Several nanoformulations serve as a promising nanopesticide viz. nanoparticles, e.g. biologically synthesised nanoparticles through plant extracts, nanoemulsions prepared using the essential oils like neem oil and citronella oil and nanoemulsion of conventional pesticides like pyrethroids. These green approaches of synthesising nanopesticides make use of non-toxic and biologically derived compounds and hence are eco-friendly with a better target specificity. Even though there are numerous evidences to show the effectiveness of these nanopesticides, very few efforts have been made to study the possible non-target effects on other organisms prevalent in the aquatic ecosystem. This study focuses on the role of these nanopesticides towards the vector control and its eco-safe property against the other non-target species.
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Mosquitos Vectores , Nanopartículas/química , Aceites Volátiles/química , Plaguicidas/toxicidad , Extractos Vegetales/química , Piretrinas/toxicidad , Animales , Humanos , Control de Mosquitos , Mosquitos Vectores/efectos de los fármacos , Plaguicidas/química , Piretrinas/químicaRESUMEN
Polysaccharide from red seaweed Gracilaria folifera has an interesting functional property of antioxidant activity and prebiotic effect. A feeding trial experiment was directed to examine the effect of probiotic bacteria Bacillus vireti 01 microencapsulated with G. folifera polysaccharide against freshwater prawn M. rosenbergii. Three different feeding trials were conducted for 15 days. The first group contained prawns fed with commercial diet. The second group was comprised of Aeromonas hydrophila challenged prawns fed with commercial feed. The third group consisted of A. hydrophila challenged prawns fed with microencapsulated probiotic-polysaccharide. Survival percentage was significantly decreased in prawns of group2 as compared to that of group1 and group3 prawns (p < 0.0001). The immunological parameters and antioxidant activities (p < 0.001) were found to be increased in group three prawns which were fed with encapsulated probiotic-seaweed polysaccharide and challenged with A. hydrophila as compared to that of group1 and group2. Tissue necrosis, fused lamella, haemocyte infiltration and damage of hepatopancreas lumen and tubule were noted in group2 prawns. There was no histological changes were observed in group3 prawns in which the histological architecture was similar to the control group1. The results suggested that combination of encapsulated probiotic B. vireti 01 and seaweed polysaccharide as dietary feed showed an enhancement of immune response, antioxidant activity and disease resistant of M. rosenbergii against A. hydrophila.
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Alginatos/farmacología , Bacillus/química , Quitosano/farmacología , Enfermedades de los Peces/inmunología , Gracilaria/química , Palaemonidae/inmunología , Probióticos/farmacología , Aeromonas hydrophila/fisiología , Alginatos/administración & dosificación , Animales , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Quitosano/administración & dosificación , Resistencia a la Enfermedad/efectos de los fármacos , Composición de Medicamentos/veterinaria , Ácido Glucurónico/administración & dosificación , Ácido Glucurónico/farmacología , Infecciones por Bacterias Gramnegativas/inmunología , Ácidos Hexurónicos/administración & dosificación , Ácidos Hexurónicos/farmacología , Inmunidad Innata/efectos de los fármacos , Palaemonidae/efectos de los fármacos , Extractos Vegetales/administración & dosificación , Extractos Vegetales/farmacología , Polisacáridos/administración & dosificación , Polisacáridos/farmacología , Probióticos/administración & dosificaciónRESUMEN
The aim of the present work was to isolate probiotic bacteria from the intestinal tract of healthy freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii and to examine the effect of the isolated probiotic Bacillus vireti 01 in controlling Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection. This is probably the first report on the isolation of probiotic B. vireti 01 from the intestine of M. rosenbergii. The compounds present in B. vireti 01 were identified using GC-MS analysis. The effect of B. vireti 01-incorporated diet on survival and antioxidant enzymes was studied in M. rosenbergii for 2 weeks. Decreased mortality was observed in M. rosenbergii which were administered with the probiotic diet compared to control diet. The antioxidant defence enzymes activities such as SOD, catalase and GSH were analysed in various organs of M. rosenbergii probiotic-treated and control groups. Antioxidant enzyme activities were considerably lowered (p < 0.01) in the muscles, hepatopancreas and gills of prawns infected by P. aeruginosa when compared to that of prawns fed with the probiotic-supplemented diet. The histopathological results suggest that the hepatopancreas, gills and muscles infected with P. aeruginosa were altered structurally. The result of the present work demonstrates that the probiotic B. vireti 01 could be used as a substitute to antibiotics for treating P. aeruginosa infection in prawns.
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Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Bacillus/fisiología , Suplementos Dietéticos/análisis , Palaemonidae/microbiología , Probióticos/administración & dosificación , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/fisiología , Alimentación Animal/análisis , Animales , Proteínas de Artrópodos/metabolismo , Bacillus/clasificación , Bacillus/genética , Bacillus/aislamiento & purificación , Branquias/microbiología , Branquias/patología , Intestinos/microbiología , Músculos/microbiología , Músculos/patología , Palaemonidae/enzimología , Probióticos/aislamiento & purificación , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efectos de los fármacosRESUMEN
Nanoremediation of soil, ground and surface water using nanoscale zerovalent iron particles (nZVI) has facilitated their direct environmental exposure posing ecotoxicological concerns. Numerous studies elucidate their phytotoxicity in terms of growth and their fate within the plant system. However, their potential genotoxicity and cytotoxicity mechanisms are not known in plants. This study encompasses the physico-chemical characterisation of two forms of nZVI (nZVI-1 and nZVI-2) with different surface chemistries and their influence on uptake, root morphology, DNA damage, oxidative stress and cell death in Allium cepa roots after 24 h. To our knowledge, this is the first report on the cyto-genotoxicity of nZVI in plants. The adsorption of nZVI on root surfaces caused root tip, epidermal and root hair damage as assessed by Scanning Electron Microscopy. nZVI-1, due to its colloidal destabilisation (low zeta potential, conductivity and high polydispersity index), smaller size and high uptake imparted enhanced DNA damage, chromosome/nuclear aberrations (CAs/NAs) and micronuclei formation compared to nZVI-2. Although nZVI-2 exhibited high zeta potential and conductivity, its higher dissolution and substantial uptake induced genotoxicity. nZVI incited the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) (hydrogen peroxide, superoxide and hydroxyl radicals) leading to membrane lipid peroxidation, electrolyte leakage and mitochondrial depolarisation. The inactivation of catalase and insignificant glutathione levels marked the onset of oxidative stress. Increased superoxide dismutase and guaiacol peroxidase enzyme activities, and proline content indicated the activation of antioxidant defence machinery to alleviate ROS. Moreover, ROS-mediated apoptotic and necrotic cell death occurred in both nZVI-1 and nZVI-2-treated roots. Our results open up further possibilities in the environmental safety appraisal of bare and modified nZVI in correlation with their physico-chemical characters.
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Muerte Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Daño del ADN , Hierro/toxicidad , Cebollas/efectos de los fármacos , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Catalasa/efectos de los fármacos , ADN de Plantas/efectos de los fármacos , Glutatión/efectos de los fármacos , Hierro/farmacología , Nanopartículas del Metal/química , Nanopartículas del Metal/toxicidad , Cebollas/enzimología , Cebollas/genética , Raíces de Plantas/efectos de los fármacos , Raíces de Plantas/enzimología , Raíces de Plantas/genética , Raíces de Plantas/fisiología , Superóxido Dismutasa/efectos de los fármacosRESUMEN
The current study reveals the impact of gold nanorods (NRs) capped with CTAB (cetyltrimethylammonium bromide) or PEG (polyethylene glycol) on Allium cepa. The morphology and surface charge of CTAB- and PEG-capped gold NRs were characterized by electron microscopic and zeta potential analyses. The chromosomal aberrations like clumped chromosome, chromosomal break, chromosomal bridge, diagonal anaphase, disturbed metaphase, laggard chromosome, and sticky chromosome were observed in the root tip cells exposed to different concentrations (0.1, 1, and 10 µg/mL) of CTAB- and PEG-capped gold NRs. We found that both CTAB- and PEG-capped gold NRs were able to induce toxicity in the plant system after 4-h interaction. At a maximum concentration of 10 µg/mL, the mitotic index reduction induced by CTAB-capped gold NRs was 40-fold higher than that induced by PEG-capped gold NRs. The toxicity of gold NRs was further confirmed by lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress analyses. The unbound CTAB also contributed to the toxicity in root tip cells, while PEG alone shows less toxicity to the cells. The vehicle control CTAB contributed to the toxic effects in root tip cells, while PEG alone did not show any toxicity to the cells. The results revealed that even though both the particles have adverse effects on A. cepa, there was a significant difference in the mitotic index and oxidative stress generation in root cells exposed to CTAB-capped gold NRs. Thus, this study concludes that the surface polymerization of gold NRs by PEG can reduce the toxicity of CTAB-capped gold NRs.
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Nanopartículas del Metal/toxicidad , Cebollas/efectos de los fármacos , Cetrimonio , Compuestos de Cetrimonio/química , Aberraciones Cromosómicas/inducido químicamente , Análisis Citogenético , Oro/toxicidad , Peroxidación de Lípido/efectos de los fármacos , Nanopartículas del Metal/química , Nanopartículas del Metal/ultraestructura , Índice Mitótico , Nanotubos/química , Nanotubos/toxicidad , Nanotubos/ultraestructura , Cebollas/genética , Cebollas/metabolismo , Estrés Oxidativo/efectos de los fármacos , Raíces de Plantas/citología , Raíces de Plantas/efectos de los fármacos , Raíces de Plantas/metabolismo , Polietilenglicoles/químicaRESUMEN
The current study was aimed to explore the differential effects on Gram-positive and Gram-negative freshwater sediment bacterial isolates upon exposure to nano-particles and bulk particles of Al2O3 at low concentrations (0.25, 0.5, and 1 mg/L). The Gram-negative Pseudomonas aeruginosa was more susceptible to both the nano-forms and bulk forms than the Gram-positive Bacillus altitudinis. The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and release of lipopolysaccharide due to membrane damage were dependent on the dose of nano-Al2O3. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) studies confirmed the attachment of nano-Al2O3 on bacterial cells, which may lead to subsequent changes in the cell membrane composition and integrity. Internalization of nano-Al2O3 was estimated to be more for P. aeruginosa than for B. altitudinis cells. As a role of defense mechanism, the biofilm formation and production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs; polysaccharide and protein) were increased with respect to the concentration of toxicant. Nano-Al2O3 was estimated to cause more DNA damage than the bulk particles in both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacterial strains.
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Óxido de Aluminio/toxicidad , Bacillus/efectos de los fármacos , Nanopartículas/toxicidad , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/efectos de los fármacos , Contaminantes Químicos del Agua/toxicidad , Óxido de Aluminio/química , Bacillus/genética , Bacillus/aislamiento & purificación , Bacillus/metabolismo , Biopolímeros/metabolismo , Membrana Celular/química , Membrana Celular/efectos de los fármacos , Daño del ADN , Agua Dulce/microbiología , Sedimentos Geológicos/microbiología , Nanopartículas/química , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/genética , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/aislamiento & purificación , Pseudomonas aeruginosa/metabolismo , Especies Reactivas de Oxígeno/metabolismo , Espectroscopía Infrarroja por Transformada de Fourier , Contaminantes Químicos del Agua/químicaRESUMEN
The current study evaluates the cytogenetic effects of chromium (III) oxide nanoparticles on the root cells of Allium cepa. The root tip cells of A. cepa were treated with the aqueous dispersions of Cr2O3 nanoparticles (NPs) at five different concentrations (0.01, 0.1, 1, 10, and 100µg/mL) for 4hr. The colloidal stability of the nanoparticle suspensions during the exposure period were ascertained by particle size analyses. After 4hr exposure to Cr2O3 NPs, a significant decrease in mitotic index (MI) from 35.56% (Control) to 35.26% (0.01µg/mL), 34.64% (0.1µg/mL), 32.73% (1µg/mL), 29.6% (10µg/mL) and 20.92% (100µg/mL) was noted. The optical, fluorescence and confocal laser scanning microscopic analyses demonstrated specific chromosomal aberrations such as-chromosome stickiness, chromosome breaks, laggard chromosome, clumped chromosome, multipolar phases, nuclear notch, and nuclear bud at different exposure concentrations. The concentration-dependent internalization/bio-uptake of Cr2O3 NPs may have contributed to the enhanced production of anti oxidant enzyme, superoxide dismutase to counteract the oxidative stress, which in turn resulted in observed chromosomal aberrations and cytogenetic effects. These results suggest that A. cepa root tip assay can be successfully applied for evaluating environmental risk of Cr2O3 NPs over a wide range of concentrations.