Title of article :
Toxicity of Manganese Titanate on Rat Vital Organ Mitochondria
Author/Authors :
Entezari, Maliheh Department of Genetics - Faculty of Advanced Science and Technology - Tehran Medical Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , Ghanbary, Fatemeh Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Basic Sciences - Mahabad Branch, Islamic Azad University, Mahabad, Iran
Abstract :
The TiO2, which is a main material in the field of photocatalytic reactions, includes rutile
and anatase phase. Titanium dioxide has possessed notice due to its promising applications
in the environmental photocatalytic degradation of pollutants of organic compound in waste
water and utilization of solar energy. The nanosized manganese titanate (pyrophanite) MnTiO3
was collected by oxidation of Mn(OH)2 with TiO2 powder in cetyltrimethylammonium
bromide (CTAB) micelle solutions and the calcinations of the produced powders. Therefore,
it was decided to determine the Mechanistic mitochondria toxicity of nanoparticles towards
liver, kidney, heart, and brain via new and reliable methods. Our results showed that
nanoparticles induced mitochondria dysfunction via an increase in ROS production and
membrane potential collapse, correlated to cytochrome c release. Also, increased disturbance
in oxidative phosphorylation was also shown by the decrease in ATP. Recent studies have
suggested that nanoparticles leading to cytosolic release of lysosomal content, and ultimately
apoptosis. This study suggests that mitochondrial oxidative stress and impairment of oxidative
phosphorylation in vital organ Mitochondria may play a key role in manganese titanate toxicity.
Keywords :
Cytochrome c release , Mitochondria toxicity , Isolation of mitochondria , Oxidative phosphorylation , Manganese titanate
Journal title :
Astroparticle Physics