| Literature DB >> 21872986 |
Jiahan Li1, Yue Zhang, Qi Xiao, Fangfang Tian, Xiaorong Liu, Ran Li, Guangyuan Zhao, Fenglei Jiang, Yi Liu.
Abstract
Quantum dots (QDs) hold great promise in many biological applications, with the persistence of safety concerns about the environment and human health. The present work investigated the potential toxicity of CdTe QDs on the function of mitochondria isolated from rat livers by examining mitochondrial respiration, swelling, and lipid peroxidation. We observed that QDs can significantly affect the mitochondrial membrane properties, bioenergetics and induce mitochondrial permeability transition (MPT). These results will help us learn more about QDs toxicity at subcellular (mitochondrial) level.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21872986 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.07.113
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Hazard Mater ISSN: 0304-3894 Impact factor: 10.588