TiO2 NPs Alleviates High-Temperature Induced Oxidative Stress in Silkworms.

JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY(2018)

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Abstract
Silkworm, Bombyx mori (L.; Lepidoptera: Bombycidae), is an economically important insect, which is sensitive to the environment and susceptible to oxidative damages at high temperature. Low concentrations of TiO2 NPs (titanium dioxide nanoparticles) can scavenge reactive oxygen species (ROS) produced by oxidative damages in vivo. To explore whether TiO2 NPs could alleviate oxidative damages of high temperature, the effects of TiO2 NPs treatment on silkworm growth, the levels of ROS and H2O2, as well as the transcription level of antioxidant-related genes were studied at 30 degrees C. These results showed that TiO2 NPs treatment increased silkworm body weight by 6.0% and reduced the occurrence of irregular cocoon at 30 degrees C. TiO2 NPs treatment at 30 degrees C decreased ROS levels in fat body and increased expression of Hsp70, SOD by 5.70-fold at 48 h, TPx by 1.61-fold, CAT by 1.81-fold. These results indicated that TiO2 NPs treatment at 30 degrees C could promote the expression of antioxidant genes and reduce oxidative stress and provide a new method to alleviate high-temperature induced oxidative stress to silkworm.
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Bombyx mori,TiO2 NPs,high temperature,oxidative stress
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