Age modulates Fe3O4 nanoparticles liver toxicity: dose-dependent decrease in mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activities and coupling in middle-aged as compared to young rats.

We examined the effects of iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) on mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activities and mitochondrial coupling in young (3 months) and middle-aged (18 months) rat liver, organ largely involved in body iron detoxification. Isolated liver mitochondria were extracted using differential centrifugations. Maximal oxidative capacities (V(max), complexes I, III, and IV activities), V(succ) (complexes II, III, and IV activities), and V tmpd, (complex IV activity), together with mitochondrial coupling (V(max)/V0) were determined in controls conditions and after exposure to 250, 300, and 350 μ g/ml Fe3O4 in young and middle-aged rats.

Impact of iron oxide nanoparticles on brain, heart, lung, liver and kidneys mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activities and coupling.

The present study evaluates the effects of iron oxide nanoparticles (ION) on mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activities in five organs characterized by different oxidative capacities and strongly involved in body detoxification. Isolated mitochondria were extracted from brain, heart, lung, liver and kidneys in twelve Wistar rats (8 weeks) using differential centrifugations. Maximal oxidative capacities (Vmax), mitochondrial respiratory chain complexes activity using succinate (Vsucc, complexes II, III, and IV activities) or N, N, N', N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediaminedihydrochloride (tmpd)/ascorbate (Vtmpd, complex IV activity) and, mitochondrial coupling (Vmax/Vo) were determined in controls and after exposure to 100, 200, 300 and 500μg/ml Fe3O4.

Synthesis of new N,N'-bis[1-aryl-3-(piperidine-1-yl)propylidene]hydrazine dihydrochlorides and evaluation of their cytotoxicity against human hepatoma and breast cancer cells.

N,N'-Bis[1-aryl-3-(piperidine-1-yl)propylidene]hydrazine dihydrochlorides were synthesized by the reaction of 2 mols of 1-aryl-3-(piperidine-1-yl)-1-propanone hydrochlorides with 1 mol of hydrazine hydrate. Aryl part was C₆H₅ (P1), 4-CH₃C₆H₄ (P2), 4-CH₃OC₆H₄ (P3), 4-HOC₆H₄ (P4), 4-ClC₆H₄ (P5), 3-CH₃OC₆H₄ (P6), 4-FC₆H₄ (P7) and 4-BrC₆H₄ (P8). Except P1, all compounds were reported for the first time.