Publications by authors named "Kathleen R Belgrave"

In this study, the effects of surface charge, dose, and cosmetic vehicle on the penetration of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into pig and human skin were compared. AgNPs (20 nm) with varying surface-charges (polyethylene glycol (PEG; neutral), citrate (CIT; negative), and branched polyethylenimine (bPEI; positive) were dosed onto skin in in vitro diffusion cells using an aqueous solution and an oil-in-water emulsion formulation. Samples were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICP-MS) and transmission electron microscope (TEM) to assess AgNP skin penetration.

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During hibernation, animals cycle between periods of torpor, during which body temperature (T(b)) and metabolic rate (MR) are suppressed for days, and interbout euthermia (IBE), during which T(b) and MR return to resting levels for several hours. In this study, we measured respiration rates, membrane potentials, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) production of liver and skeletal muscle mitochondria isolated from ground squirrels (Ictidomys tridecemlineatus) during torpor and IBE to determine how mitochondrial metabolism is suppressed during torpor and how this suppression affects oxidative stress. In liver and skeletal muscle, state 3 respiration measured at 37°C with succinate was 70% and 30% lower, respectively, during torpor.

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