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Silicon dioxide nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) are now commonly used in many fields (material packing, adhesive and sealant, textile, bactericide, catalysis, agriculture and food, lubricating oil additives, biomedical applications, rubber, etc.). The intensive use of nanoparticles in various fields today brings along the need for determining their possible toxic effects. In this context, the present study aims to identify the median lethal concentration (LC50) of spherical and 22 nm-sized hydrophilic amorphous SiO2 NPs, to determine the effects of SiO2 NPs on total hemocyte count (THC), and hemocyte viability in Galleria mellonella (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) larvae as a model organism. For this purpose, SiO2 NPs were given to the larvae by the force-feeding method. After a 240-h treatment, LC50 was 411.93 μg/10 µl and LC90 was 829.10 μg/10 µl for the force-fed larvae according to the probit assay. To investigate the effects of different doses of SiO2 NPs (10-180 μg/10 µl), seventh instar larvae were fed by force-feeding method. The effect of SiO2 NPs on the THC and hemocyte viability in larvae was determined by counting under the optical microscopy for 48-h following the force-feeding treatment. The obtained data showed that the THC of larvae exposed to 60 and 100 μg/10 µl SiO2 NPs treatments resulted in a significant decrease in 48-h when compared with the control group. According to the results of hemocyte viability performed by trypan blue viability test, the percentages of the dead cells in the 100 (15.66%) and 180 μg/10 µl (17.94%) SiO2 NPs groups were higher than that in the control group (2.92%) at the end of 48-h. This increase in the percentage of dead cells was statistically significant when compared to the control group.
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ESKİN, A. Effects of silicon dioxide nanoparticles (SiO2 NPs) on total hemocyte count and hemocyte viability of Galleria mellonella. Int J Trop Insect Sci 42, 2617–2623 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-022-00790-x
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