Fertility and iron bioaccumulation in Drosophila melanogaster fed with magnetite nanoparticles using a validated method

dc.careerEscuela de Ciencias Químicases
dc.category.authorprincipalen_US
dc.contributor.authorJara Negrete, Eliza Nuit
dc.contributor.authorPilaquinga Flores, María Fernanda
dc.contributor.authorVela Peralta, Doris Jimena
dc.contributor.correspondingJara Negrete, Eliza Nuit
dc.countryEcuadores
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-04T21:30:36Z
dc.date.available2023-11-04T21:30:36Z
dc.date.issued2021-05
dc.dedication.authorTCes
dc.description.abstractResearch on nanomaterial exposure-related health risks is still quite limited; this includes standardizing methods for measuring metals in living organisms. Thus, this study validated an atomic absorption spectrophotometry method to determine fertility and bioaccumulated iron content in Drosophila melanogaster flies after feeding them magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4NPs) dosed in a culture medium (100, 250, 500, and 1000 mg kg-1). Some NPs were also coated with chitosan to compare iron assimilation. Considering both accuracy and precision, results showed the method was optimal for concentrations greater than 20 mg L-1. Recovery values were considered optimum within the 95-105% range. Regarding fertility, offspring for each coated and non-coated NPs concentration decreased in relation to the control group. Flies exposed to 100 mg L-1 of coated NPs presented the lowest fertility level and highest bioaccumulation factor. Despite an association between iron bioaccumulation and NPs concentration, the 500 mg L-1 dose of coated and non-coated NPs showed similar iron concentrations to those of the control group. Thus, Drosophila flies' fertility decreased after NPs exposure, while iron bioaccumulation was related to NPs concentration and coating. We determined this method can overcome sample limitations and biological matrix-associated heterogeneity, thus allowing for bioaccumulated iron detection regardless of exposure to coated or non-coated magnetite NPs, meaning this protocol could be applicable with any type of iron NPs.en_US
dc.facultyCiencias Exactas y Naturaleses
dc.id.author1713089389
dc.id.author1715307110
dc.id.author1712651197
dc.id.type1
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/molecules26092808
dc.identifier.issn1420-3049
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.puce.edu.ec/handle/123456789/4595
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/9/2808
dc.indexed.databaseScimago Journal Rankes
dc.language.isoen
dc.list.authorsPilaquinga, F., Cárdenas, S., Vela, D., Jara, E., Morey, J., Gutiérrez, J., Debut, A., Piña, M.
dc.magazine.pageRange1-15
dc.magazine.titleMoleculeses
dc.magazine.volumeChapter26(9)
dc.rightsOpenAccessen
dc.statepublisheden_US
dc.subjectBioacumulaciónes
dc.subjectHierroes
dc.subjectNanopartículases
dc.subjectBioacumulación
dc.subjectHierro
dc.subjectNanopartículas
dc.titleFertility and iron bioaccumulation in Drosophila melanogaster fed with magnetite nanoparticles using a validated methoden_US
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