PMID- 26090557 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150824 LR - 20190111 IS - 1528-7394 (Print) IS - 0098-4108 (Linking) VI - 78 IP - 12 DP - 2015 TI - Effects of Maternal Exposure to Cadmium Oxide Nanoparticles During Pregnancy on Maternal and Offspring Kidney Injury Markers Using a Murine Model. PG - 711-24 LID - 10.1080/15287394.2015.1026622 [doi] AB - Nanoparticles (NP) are pervasive in many areas of modern life, with little known about their potential toxicities. One commercially important NP is cadmium oxide (CdO), which is used to synthesize other Cd-containing NP, such as quantum dots. Cadmium (Cd) is a well-known nephrotoxicant, but the nephrotoxic potential of CdO NP remains unknown, particularly when exposure occurs during pregnancy. Therefore, pregnant CD-1 mice were used to examine the effects of inhaled CdO NP (230 mug CdO NP/m(3)) on maternal and neonatal renal function by examining urinary creatinine and urinary biomarkers of kidney injury, including kidney injury molecule-1 (Kim-1) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL). Inhalation of CdO NP by dams produced a fivefold increase in urinary Kim-1 with no marked effect on urinary creatinine levels. Kim-1 mRNA expression peaked by gestational day (GD) 10.5, and NGAL expression increased from GD 10.5 to 17.5. In addition, histological analyses revealed proximal tubular pathology at GD 10.5. Neonatal Kim-1 mRNA expression rose between postnatal days (PND) 7 and 14, with mammary glands/milk being the apparent source of Cd for offspring. These studies demonstrate that, similar to what is seen with other Cd forms, Cd associated with inhaled CdO NP results in renal injury to both directly exposed dam and offspring. As commercial uses for nanotechnology continue to expand throughout the world, risks for unintentional exposure in the workplace increase. Given the large number of women in the industrial workforce, care needs to be taken to protect these already vulnerable populations. FAU - Blum, Jason L AU - Blum JL AD - a Department of Environmental Medicine , New York University School of Medicine , Tuxedo , New York , USA. FAU - Edwards, Joshua R AU - Edwards JR FAU - Prozialeck, Walter C AU - Prozialeck WC FAU - Xiong, Judy Q AU - Xiong JQ FAU - Zelikoff, Judith T AU - Zelikoff JT LA - eng GR - R01 ES017427/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - R01-ES017427/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32-ES007324/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - T32 ES007324/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - P30 ES000260/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States GR - ES000260/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - England TA - J Toxicol Environ Health A JT - Journal of toxicology and environmental health. Part A JID - 100960995 RN - 0 (Acute-Phase Proteins) RN - 0 (Biomarkers) RN - 0 (Cadmium Compounds) RN - 0 (Havcr1 protein, mouse) RN - 0 (Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1) RN - 0 (Lipocalin-2) RN - 0 (Lipocalins) RN - 0 (Membrane Proteins) RN - 0 (Oncogene Proteins) RN - 0 (Oxides) RN - 0 (RNA, Messenger) RN - 0H3KWS8KJ3 (cadmium oxide) RN - 126469-30-5 (Lcn2 protein, mouse) RN - AYI8EX34EU (Creatinine) SB - IM MH - Acute Kidney Injury/*chemically induced/*congenital/pathology MH - Acute-Phase Proteins/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Animals MH - Animals, Newborn MH - Biomarkers/urine MH - Cadmium Compounds/pharmacokinetics/*toxicity MH - Creatinine/urine MH - Female MH - Glycosuria/chemically induced/urine MH - Hepatitis A Virus Cellular Receptor 1 MH - Inhalation Exposure MH - Kidney/pathology MH - Lipocalin-2 MH - Lipocalins/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Mammary Glands, Animal/metabolism MH - Maternal Exposure MH - Membrane Proteins/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Mice MH - Nanoparticles/*toxicity MH - Oncogene Proteins/biosynthesis/genetics MH - Oxides/pharmacokinetics/*toxicity MH - Pregnancy MH - RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis PMC - PMC4560236 MID - NIHMS718595 EDAT- 2015/06/20 06:00 MHDA- 2015/08/25 06:00 PMCR- 2016/01/01 CRDT- 2015/06/20 06:00 PHST- 2015/06/20 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/06/20 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/08/25 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2016/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1080/15287394.2015.1026622 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - J Toxicol Environ Health A. 2015;78(12):711-24. doi: 10.1080/15287394.2015.1026622.