Objective To investigate the toxic effect of nano-copper oxide on copper death in mouse alveolar macrophages. Methods MTT assay was used to detect the survival rate of mouse alveolar macrophages (MH-S) treated with nano-copper oxide, transmission electron microscope to observe the morphology of MH-S cells, Western Blot to detect the expression of copper death protein FDX1 and DLAT, transcriptional group sequencing to explore the changes of cell gene expression and key signal pathways in the process of copper death induced by nano-copper oxide, and one-way ANOVA to analyze the difference. Results Copper oxide nanoparticles with 40nm size could enter MH-S cells, decrease the dose-response survival rate of MH-S cells (P < 0.001), increase the concentration of Cu2+ in MH-S cells, and induce the expression of FDX1 (P=0.004) and DLAT protein (P < 0.001). However, the administration of copper death inhibitor tetra thiomolybdate (TTM) reduced the cytotoxicity, decreased the level of intracellular Cu2+ (P=0.0038), and decreased the expression of FDX1 (P=0.012) and DLAT (P < 0.05).The sequencing results showed that nano-copper oxide could activate IL-17 inflammatory pathway, while TTM could inhibit IL-17 signal pathway. Conclusion Nano-copper oxide can induce the death of copper in mouse MH-S cells, which provides a new clue for the study of the toxic mechanism of nano-copper oxide.
| 科 Family | 属数 Number of genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) | 属 Genus | 种数 Number of species | 占总种数比例 Percentage of total species (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 鹅膏菌科Amanitaceae | 2 | 11 | 5.26 | 鹅膏菌属 Amanita | 10 | 4.78 |
| 小菇科 Mycenaceae | 2 | 12 | 5.74 | 丝盖伞属 Inocybe | 5 | 2.39 |
| 多孔菌科 Polyporaceae | 8 | 14 | 6.70 | 蜡蘑属 Laccaria | 5 | 2.39 |
| 红菇科 Russulaceae | 3 | 23 | 11.00 | 小皮伞属 Marasmius | 6 | 2.87 |
| 小菇属 Mycena | 11 | 5.26 | ||||
| 光柄菇属 Pluteus | 5 | 2.39 | ||||
| 红菇属 Russula | 17 | 8.13 | ||||
| 栓菌属 Trametes | 5 | 2.39 |