Research Article

Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles Induce Mitochondrial Dynamic Imbalance and Damage in HT22 Cells

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Cytotoxicity induced by TiO2 NPs treatment. (a–d) Cell death caused by TiO2 NPs treatment in HT22 cells estimated by Hoechst 33342/PI staining. Typical fluorescence microscopy images of the control group and the groups treated with various concentrations of TiO2 NPs: (a) Hoechst 33342 (blue); (b) PI (red); (c) merged. (d) The proportion of dead cells after being treated for 24 and 48 h (, , and ). (e) Apoptosis and necrosis caused by TiO2 NPs treatment in HT22 cells. Representative flow cytometry data of TiO2 NPs-treated HT22 cells showing the ratio of late apoptotic cells and early apoptotic cells in Q2 and Q3 for 24 h and 48 h. FITC: fluorescein isothiocyanate; PI: propidium iodide.
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