Background: The safety of fluorescent nanoparticles (FNPs) that enter the human body through food consumption is uncertain. In this study, the biocompatibility of FNPs derived from roast duck was investigated using pheochromocytoma (PC12) cells and Caenorhabditis elegans.
Results: Fluorescent nanoparticles, at concentrations of 1 and 4 mg mL-1, caused an increase in early apoptosis, altered the cell cycle, elevated reactive oxygen species levels, and decreased mitochondrial membrane potential in PC12 cells. Both acute and prolonged exposure to the FNPs enabled them to permeate C. elegans via its food source, accumulating predominantly in the intestine. At concentrations ranging between 0 and 15 mg mL-1, FNPs did not induce mortality in C. elegans but they did affect its growth, reproductive ability, and motor behavior.
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