Testing Toxicity and Antidote Effect of Selenium Nanoparticles with Paramecium caudatum - Open Journal of Animal Sciences

OJAS > Vol.11 No.4, October 2021

Open Journal of Animal Sciences

Volume 11, Issue 4 (October 2021)

ISSN Print: 2161-7597 ISSN Online: 2161-7627

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Testing Toxicity and Antidote Effect of Selenium Nanoparticles with Paramecium caudatum ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ojas.2021.114036 221 Downloads 1,280 Views Citations

Author(s)

Khandsuren Badgar^1,2*, József Prokisch^1,2

Affiliation(s)

¹Institute of Animal Science, Biotechnology and Nature Conservation, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences and Environmental Management, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.
²Doctoral School of Animal Science, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary.

ABSTRACT

A simple method for assessment of the toxicity and antidote effect of selenium nanoparticles with Paramecium caudatum is presented. Light microscopy in combination with computerized video tracking is employed for the determination of the survival time of P. caudatum. Up to 800 mg/L, selenium nanoparticles are not acutely toxic. With respect to a potential antidote effect, the lethality of silver nanoparticles, silver nitrate, sodium hydrogen selenite, and sodium selenite to P. caudatum was decreased and survival time was extended upon pre-treatment with selenium nanoparticles. Taken together, these findings suggest that administration of selenium nanoparticles attenuates exposure to toxicants. Selenium nanoparticles could be a good functional additive for food management in animals.

KEYWORDS

Selenium Nanoparticles, Toxicity, Antidote Effect, Paramecium caudatum

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Badgar, K. and Prokisch, J. (2021) Testing Toxicity and Antidote Effect of Selenium Nanoparticles with Paramecium caudatum. Open Journal of Animal Sciences, 11, 532-542. doi: 10.4236/ojas.2021.114036.

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