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ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY
Volume 32, Issue 4, Pages 1202-1212Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/tox.22317
Keywords
ZnO nanoparticles; dimethoate; oxidative stress; synergistic toxicity; serum albumin
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21171157, 20871111, 20571069]
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The extensive applications of ZnO nanoparticles (nano ZnO) and dimethoate (DM) have increased the risk of humans' co-exposure to nano ZnO and DM. Here, we report the synergistic effect of nano ZnO and DM on their biodistribution and subacute toxicity in mice. Nano ZnO and DM had a synergistic toxicity in mice. In contrast, bulk ZnO and DM did not cause an obvious synergistic toxicity in mice. Although nano ZnO was low toxic to mice, coexposure to nano ZnO and DM significantly enhanced DM-induced oxidative damage in the liver. Coadministration of nano ZnO with DM significantly increased Zn accumulation by 30.9 +/- 1.9% and DM accumulation by 45.6 +/- 2.2% in the liver, respectively. The increased accumulations of DM and Zn in the liver reduced its cholinesterase activity from 5.65 +/- 0.32 to 4.37 +/- 0.49U/mg protein and induced hepatic oxidative stress. Nano ZnO had 3-fold or 2.4-fold higher binding capability for serum albumin or DM, respectively, than bulk ZnO. In addition, serum albumin significantly increased the binding capability of nano ZnO for DM by approximately four times via the interaction of serum albumin and DM. The uptake of serum albumin- and DM-bound nano ZnO by the macrophages significantly increased DM accumulation in mice. Serum albumins play an important role in the synergistic toxicity of nano ZnO and DM. (c) 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 32: 1202-1212, 2017.
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