In Vivo Toxicological Analysis of the ZnFe2O4@poly(tBGE-alt-PA) Nanocomposite : A Study on Fruit Fly
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ACS Omega, Volume 9, issue 6, pp. 6549-6555
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Recently, the use of hybrid nanomaterials (NMs)/nanocomposites has widely increased for the health, energy, and environment sectors due to their improved physicochemical properties and reduced aggregation behavior. However, prior to their use in such sectors, it is mandatory to study their toxicological behavior in detail. In the present study, a ZnFe2O4@poly(tBGE-alt-PA) nanocomposite is tested to study its toxicological effects on a fruit fly model. This nanocomposite was synthesized earlier by our group and physicochemically characterized using different techniques. In this study, various neurological, developmental, genotoxic, and morphological tests were carried out to investigate the toxic effects of nanocomposite on Drosophila melanogaster. As a result, an abnormal crawling speed of third instar larvae and a change in the climbing behavior of treated flies were observed, suggesting a neurological disorder in the fruit flies. DAPI and DCFH-DA dyes analyzed the abnormalities in the larva’s gut of fruit flies. Furthermore, the deformities were also seen in the wings and eyes of the treated flies. These obtained results suggested that the ZnFe2O4@poly(tBGE-alt-PA) nanocomposite is toxic to fruit flies. Moreover, this is essential to analyze the toxicity of this hybrid NM again in a rodent model in the future.Description
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Chauhan, S, Naik, S, Kumar, R, Ruokolainen, J, Kesari, K K, Mishra, M & Gupta, P K 2024, 'In Vivo Toxicological Analysis of the ZnFe 2 O 4 @poly(tBGE-alt-PA) Nanocomposite : A Study on Fruit Fly', ACS Omega, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 6549-6555. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.3c07111