Nasal Aerodynamics Protects Brain and Lung from Inhaled Dust in Subterranean Diggers, Ellobius Talpinus
Full article
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Language:
Английский,
Genre:
Full article,
Status:
Published,
Source type:
Original
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Journal |
Proceedings of The Royal Society B - Biological Sciences
ISSN: 0962-8452
, E-ISSN: 1471-2954
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Output data |
Year: 2014,
Volume: 281,
Number: 1792,
Pages: 20140919
Pages count
: 6
DOI:
10.1098/rspb.2014.0919
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Tags |
Adaptation to dust, Ellobius, Mus, Nanoparticles, Nasal aerodynamics, Subterranean rodents |
Authors |
Moshkin M.P.
1,7,8
,
Petrovski D.V.
1
,
Akulov A.E.
1
,
Romashchenko A.V.
1,5
,
Gerlinskaya L.A.
1
,
Ganimedov V.L.
2
,
Muchnaya M.I.
2
,
Sadovsky A.S.
2
,
Koptyug I.V.
3
,
Savelov A.A.
3
,
Troitsky S.Yu.
4
,
Moshkin Y.M.
6
,
Bukhtiyarov V.I.
4
,
Kolchanov N.A.
1,7
,
Sagdeev R.Z.
3
,
Fomin V.M.
2
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Affiliations |
1 |
Institute of Cytology and Genetics
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2 |
Khristianovich Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
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3 |
International Tomographic Center
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4 |
Boreskov Institute of Catalysis
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5 |
Design Technological Institute of Digital Techniques, Siberian Branch of RAS, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Department of Biochemistry, Erasmus Medical Center, Dr. Molewaterplein 50, Rotterdam 3015GE, The Netherlands
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Department of Physiology, Novosibirsk State University, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia
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Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, Tomsk State University, Tomsk 634050, Russia
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Funding (6)
1
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Russian Science Foundation
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14-14-00221
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2
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Президиум СО РАН
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57
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3
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Президиум СО РАН
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60
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4
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Президиум СО РАН
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61
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5
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Президиум СО РАН
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122
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6
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Президиум СО РАН
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108
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Inhalation of air-dispersed sub-micrometre and nano-sized particles presents a risk factor for animal and human health. Here, we show that nasal aerodynamics plays a pivotal role in the protection of the subterranean mole vole Ellobius talpinus from an increased exposure to nano-aerosols. Quantitative simulation of particle flow has shown that their deposition on the total surface of the nasal cavity is higher in the mole vole than in a terrestrial rodent Mus musculus (mouse), but lower on the olfactory epithelium. In agreement with simulation results, we found a reduced accumulation of manganese in olfactory bulbs of mole voles in comparison with mice after the inhalation of nano-sized MnCl2 aerosols. We ruled out the possibility that this reduction is owing to a lower transportation from epithelium to brain in the mole vole as intranasal instillations of MnCl2 solution and hydrated nanoparticles of manganese oxide MnO · (H2O)x revealed similar uptake rates for both species. Together, we conclude that nasal geometry contributes to the protection of brain and lung from accumulation of air-dispersed particles in mole voles.