Objective. Th e aim of the present study was to examine the eff ect of chromium disilicide and titanium nitride nanoparticles on the expression level of genes encoding important regulatory factors (IGFBP1, IGFBP2, IGFBP3, IGFBP4, IGFBP5, SNARK/NUAK2, CD36, and PECAM1/CD31) in mouse liver for evaluation of possible toxic eff ects of these nanoparticles.Methods. Male mice received 20 mg chromium disilicide nanoparticles (45 nm) and titanium nitride nanoparticles (20 nm) with food every working day for 2 months. Th e expression of IGFBP1, IGFBP2, IGFBP3, IGFBP4, IGFBP5, SNARK, CD36, and PECAM1 genes in mouse liver was studied by quantitative polymerase chain reaction.Results. Treatment of mice with chromium disilicide nanoparticles led to down-regulation of the expression of IGFBP2, IGFBP5, PECAM1, and SNARK genes in the liver in comparison with control mice, with more prominent changes for SNARK gene. At the same time, the expression of IGFBP3 and CD36 genes was increased in mouse liver upon treatment with chromium disilicide nanoparticles. We have also shown that treatment with titanium nitride nanoparticles resulted in down-regulation of the expression of IGFBP2 and SNARK genes in the liver with more prominent changes for SNARK gene. At the same time, the expression of IGFBP3, IGFBP4, and CD36 genes was increased in the liver of mice treated with titanium nitride nanoparticles. Furthermore, the effect of chromium disilicide nanoparticles on IGFBP2 and CD36 genes expression was signifi cantly stronger as compared to titanium nitride nanoparticles.Conclusions. Th e results of this study demonstrate that chromium disilicide and titanium nitride nanoparticles have variable eff ects on the expression of IGFBP2, IGFBP3, IGFBP4, IGFBP5, SNARK, CD36, and PECAM1 genes in mouse liver, which may refl ect the genotoxic activities of the studied nanoparticles. A rapid development of nanoscience and nanotechnologies has given a rise to the wide range of applications of man-made nanomaterials in specifi c biomedical fi elds for treatment, diagnosing, controlling, and repairing of biological systems at the molecular level. Titanium nitride nanoparticles have favorable properties and are used for the coating of orthopedic implants, coronary stents, and syringe needles as well as for improving long-term implants in the dental medicine. However, very little is known Unauthenticated Download Date | 5/12/18 12:12 PM