Author/Authors :
Tanbakosazan, Farahnaz Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Science - Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran , Derakhshi, Pirouz Department of Chemistry - Faculty of Science - Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran , Abroomand Azar, Parviz Chemical Faculty - Islamic Azad University Tehran North Branch, Tehran, Iran , Ashtari, Khadijeh Radiation Biology Research Center - Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Naserzadeh, Parvaneh Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology - Faculty of Pharmacy - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , Seydi, Enayatollah Department of Occupational Health and Safety Engineering - School of Health - Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran , Pourahmad, Jalal Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology - Faculty of Pharmacy - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Abstract :
Industrial wastewater is of global concern due to its severe effects on the environment. Compared with
municipal wastewater, industrial wastewater generally contains the high concentration of toxic or no
biodegradable pollutants. In recently year, scientific showed that scallop could filtration wastewater. Therefore,
it was decided to determine the mechanistic toxicity of wastewater contained NPs (Ag and TiO2) towards
isolated mitochondria via reliable methods. Isolated muscle scallop mitochondria were obtained by differential
ultracentrifugation on before and after exposure to wastewater. Our results showed that two NPs (Ag and TiO2)
induced mitochondrial dysfunction via an increase in mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation,
lipid peroxidation (LPO) and mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) collapse. Finally, Ag-NPs and TiO2-
NPs have reduced the level of glutathione (GSH) and also induced apoptosis. Our results suggest that
wastewater contained NPs -induced toxicity is the result of a disruptive effect on the mitochondrial respiratory
chain, increasing the chance of cell death signaling.
Keywords :
Stress Oxidative , Isolation Mitochondria , Scallop , Wastewater , ROS , Ag/ TiO2-NPs