Evaluating the Toxicity of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles in Catfish Cells and Zebrafish Embryos. Issue 9 (9th August 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zhao, Xinxin; Ong, Kimberly J.; Ede, James D.; Stafford, James L.; Ng, Kee Woei; Goss, Greg G.; Loo, Say Chye Joachim
• Is Part Of: Small. Volume 9:Issue 9/10(2013)
• Page Start: 1734
• Page End: 1741
• Publication Date: 2012-08-09
• Subjects: Nanotechnology -- Periodicals; Nanoparticles -- Periodicals; Microtechnology -- Periodicals; 620.5
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201200639
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1613-6810

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>The toxicity of needle‐(nHA‐ND) and rod‐shaped (nHA‐RD) hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles is evaluated in vitro on catfish B‐cells (3B11) and catfish T‐cells (28s.3) and in vivo on zebrafish embryos to determine if biological effects are similar to the effects seen in mammalian in vitro systems. Neither nHA‐ND nor nHA‐RD affect cell viability at concentrations of 10 to 300 μg mL⁻¹. However, 30 μg mL⁻¹ needle‐shaped nHA lower metabolic activity of the cells. Axial deformations are seen in zebrafish exposed to 300 μg mL⁻¹ needle shaped nHA after 120 h. For the first time, nHA is reported to cause zebrafish hatching delay. The lowest concentration (3 μg mL⁻¹) of both types of nHA cause the highest hatching inhibition and needle‐shaped nHA exposed zebrafish exhibit the lowest hatch at 72 h post fertilization.</p> </abstract>