Journal article
Tissue-Specific regulation of the contents and correlations of mineral elements in hens by zinc oxide nanoparticles
Biological Trace Element Research, Vol.177(2), pp.353-366
2017
Abstract
Due to their small size, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles (NPs) are readily absorbed and easily cross biological barriers, which make them promising candidates as diet additives. However, some studies have reported that ZnO NPs cause toxicity; therefore, their safety and potency as diet additives for farm animals should be established. This study was the first to fully evaluate the effects of ZnO NPs on the homeostasis of eight elements in seven organs/tissues. The regulation of element homeostasis was found to be organ specific with no influence on oxidation status, anti-oxidation capability, or organ damage. ZnO NPs may specifically regulate the homeostasis of mineral elements and affect the following correlations: (1) between the element content in each organ and the concentration of Zn used in ZnSO4 or ZnO NP treatments; (2) between ZnO NP and ZnSO4 treatments for the same element in each organ; and (3) between elements (in each organ in ZnSO4 or ZnO NP treatments) in layers’ organs/tissues. The use of ZnO NPs as diet additives for animals should be implemented cautiously because, among other uncertainties, they may affect mineral element content.
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- Title
- Tissue-Specific regulation of the contents and correlations of mineral elements in hens by zinc oxide nanoparticles
- Authors/Creators
- Y. Zhao (Author/Creator) - Qingdao Agricultural UniversityY-N Feng (Author/Creator) - Key Laboratory of Animal Reproduction and Germplasm Enhancement in Universities of Shandong, Qingdao, 266109, People's Republic of China.L. Li (Author/Creator) - Key Laboratory of Animal Reproduction and Germplasm Enhancement in Universities of Shandong, Qingdao, 266109, People's Republic of China.H. Zhang (Author/Creator) - State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China.Y-N Zhang (Author/Creator) - Qingdao Agricultural UniversityP-F Zhang (Author/Creator) - Qingdao Agricultural UniversityX-Q Liu (Author/Creator) - Qingdao Agricultural UniversityW-D Zhang (Author/Creator) - Qingdao Agricultural UniversityT-T Huang (Author/Creator) - Qingdao Agricultural UniversityL. Zhao (Author/Creator) - Qingdao Agricultural UniversityW. Shen (Author/Creator) - Key Laboratory of Animal Reproduction and Germplasm Enhancement in Universities of Shandong, Qingdao, 266109, People's Republic of China.Z-H Hao (Author/Creator) - Qingdao Agricultural University
- Publication Details
- Biological Trace Element Research, Vol.177(2), pp.353-366
- Publisher
- Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
- Identifiers
- 991005544932407891
- Copyright
- © 2017 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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