Nanoecotoxicologial evaluation of graphene oxide in Danio rerio (zebrafish): influence of interaction with humic substances

• Grant number: 14/01995-9
• Support type: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctorate
• Effective date (Start): August 01, 2014
• Effective date (End): July 31, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Pharmacology - Toxicology
• Cooperation agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal researcher: Vera Lucia Scherholz Salgado de Castro
• Grantee: Zaira Clemente
• Home Institution: Embrapa Meio-Ambiente. Empresa Brasileira de Pesquisa Agropecuária (EMBRAPA). Ministério da Agricultura, Pecuária e Abastecimento (Brasil). Jaguariúna , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Nanostructured graphene oxide has applications in areas such as electronics, pharmaceutical and environmental. Their diverse and promising uses raise concerns about the consequences to human and environmental health of the inappropriate disposal of waste materials and/or products. Despite nanotoxicological studies have been intensified in recent years, gaps still remain in the methods used to assess the nanotechnology risks. It is due to the complex nanomaterials behavior in the environment, especially in the presence of organic matter and depending on the nanomaterial characteristics. The objective of this study is to evaluate the toxicological effects of graphene oxide (GO) by in vivo and in vitro tests with Danio rerio (zebrafish) embryos, considering the influence of the presence of oxidative debris and its interaction with humic substances. For this, it will be evaluated lethal and sublethal parameters, as larvae total length and biochemical biomarkers of metabolism (activity of glutathione S-transferase and acid phosphatase), oxidative stress (activity of catalase) and neurotoxicity (acetylcholinesterase activity). It is expected to contribute to the establishment of analytical protocols and participate in the consolidation of nanoecotoxicology in Brazil, providing information to complement the knowledge about nanotechnology to the living organisms and ecosystems. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

CLEMENTE, ZAIRA; SILVA, GABRIELA HELENA; DE SOUZA NUNES, MIRIAM CELI; TEODORO MARTINEZ, DIEGO STEFANI; MAURER-MORELLI, CLAUDIA VIANNA; THOMAZ, ANDRE ALEXANDRE; SCHERHOLZ SALGADO CASTRO, VERA LUCIA. Exploring the mechanisms of graphene oxide behavioral and morphological changes in zebrafish. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, v. 26, n. 29, p. 30508-30523, OCT 2019. Web of Science Citations: 0.

CASTRO, VERA L.; CLEMENTE, ZAIRA; JONSSON, CLAUDIO; SILVA, MARIANA; VALLIM, JOSE HENRIQUE; ZIGIOTTO DE MEDEIROS, ALINE MARIA; MARTINEZ, DIEGO STEFANI T. Nanoecotoxicity assessment of graphene oxide and its relationship with humic acid. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v. 37, n. 7, p. 1998-2012, JUL 2018. Web of Science Citations: 13.

COA, FRANCINE; STRAUSS, MATHIAS; CLEMENTE, ZAIRA; RODRIGUES NETO, LAIA L.; LOPES, JOSIAS R.; ALENCAR, RAFAEL S.; SOUZA FILHO, ANTONIO G.; ALVES, OSWALDO L.; CASTRO, VERA LUCIA S. S.; BARBIERI, EDISON; MARTINEZ, DIEGO STEFANI T. Coating carbon nanotubes with humic acid using an eco-friendly mechanochemical method: Application for Cu(II) ions removal from water and aquatic ecotoxicity. Science of The Total Environment, v. 607, p. 1479-1486, DEC 31 2017. Web of Science Citations: 10.

CLEMENTE, ZAIRA; CASTRO, VERA LUCIA S. S.; FRANQUI, LIDIANE S.; SILVA, CRISTIANE A.; MARTINEZ, DIEGO STEFANI T. Nanotoxicity of graphene oxide: Assessing the influence of oxidation debris in the presence of humic acid. Environmental Pollution, v. 225, p. 118-128, JUN 2017. Web of Science Citations: 16.