Journal article
Differential regulation of gene and protein expression by zinc oxide nanoparticles in hen’s ovarian granulosa cells: Specific roles of nanoparticles
PLoS ONE, Vol.10(10), Art. e0140499
2015
Abstract
Annually, tons and tons of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are produced in the world. And they are applied in almost all aspects of our life. Their release from the products into environment may pose issue for human health. Although many studies have reported the adverse effects of ZnO NPs on organisms, little is known about the effects on female reproductive systems or the related mechanisms. Quantitative proteomics have not been applied although quantitative transcriptomics have been used in zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) research. Genes are very important players however proteins are the real actors in the biological systems. By using hen’s ovarian granulosa cells, it was found that ZnO-NP-5μg/ml and ZnSO4-10μg/ml treatments produced the same amount of intracellular Zn and resulted in similar cell growth inhibition. And NPs were found in the treated cells. However, ZnO-NP-5μg/ml specifically regulated the expression of genes and proteins compared with that in ZnSO4-10μg/ml treatment. For the first time, this investigation reports that intact NPs produce different impacts on the expression of genes and proteins involved in specific pathways compared to that by Zn2+. The findings enrich our knowledge for the molecular insights of zinc oxide nanoparticles effects on the female reproductive systems. This also may raise the health concern that ZnO NPs may adversely affect the female reproductive systems through regulation of specific signaling pathways.
Details
- Title
- Differential regulation of gene and protein expression by zinc oxide nanoparticles in hen’s ovarian granulosa cells: Specific roles of nanoparticles
- Authors/Creators
- Y.K. Mishra (Author/Creator)Y. Zhao (Author/Creator)L. Li (Author/Creator)P-F Zhang (Author/Creator)W. Shen (Author/Creator)J. Liu (Author/Creator)F-F Yang (Author/Creator)H-B Liu (Author/Creator)Z-H Hao (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- PLoS ONE, Vol.10(10), Art. e0140499
- Publisher
- Public Library of Science
- Identifiers
- 991005543450607891
- Copyright
- © 2015 Zhao et al.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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