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أ. د. رفاه بنت شرف بن ناصر المير

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كلية العلوم - قسم علم الحيوان - أستاذ - التخصص الدقيق (وراثة جزيئية)

كلية العلوم
المبنى 5 الدور 3 المكتب 113
publication
Journal Article
2020

Bismuth oxide nanoparticles induce oxidative stress and apoptosis in human breast cancer cells. (2020). Ali Alamer, Daoud Ali, Saud Alarifi, Abdullah Alkahtane, Mohammed AL-Zharani, Mohamed M. Abdel-Daim, Gadah Albasher, Rafa Almeer, Nouf K. Al-Sultan, Ab

Metal nanomaterials such as bismuth oxide nanoparticles (Bi2O3NPs) have been extensively used in cosmetics, dental materials, pulp capping, and biomedical imaging. There is little knowledge about the health risk of Bi2O3NPs in humans, which warrants a thorough toxicity investigation of Bi2O3NPs at the cellular level. In this experiment, we investigated the cytotoxic effect of Bi2O3NPs on human breast cancer (MCF-7) cells over 24 and 48 h. MCF-7 cells were exposed to Bi2O3NPs at varying doses (0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 5, 10, 20, 40 μg/mL) for 24 and 48 h. We assessed the toxicity of Bi2O3NPs by measuring its effect on the viability and oxidative stress biomarkers, e.g., GSH, SOD, and catalase in MCF-7 cells. The pro-apoptotic effects of Bi2O3NPs on MCF-7 cells were determined via evaluating dysfunction of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), caspase-3 activity, externalization of phosphatidylserine, and chromosome condensation. Furthermore, apoptotic cells were evaluated using 7-AAD fluorescence stain and Annexin V-FITC. Bi2O3NPs induced oxidative stress in MCF-7 cells in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Bi2O3NPs increased the rate of both necrotic cells and apoptotic cells. In addition, the blue fluorescence of MCF-7 cells with condensed chromatin was increased in a time- and dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, the present study highlights the potential toxic effects of Bi2O3NPs at the cellular level and suggests further investigation of Bi2O3NPs before any medical purposes.

Volume Number
28(6)
Magazine \ Newspaper
Environmental Science and Pollution Research
Pages
7379-7389
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