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Twenty-four male Wistar rats were divided into three groups: control (K) receiving 65 mg\/kg Mn as MnCO3, manganese-deficient (B), and nanoparticle-supplemented (N) receiving 65 mg\/kg Mn as Mn2O3 nanoparticles. After 12 weeks, tissues were analyzed for oxidative stress markers and antioxidant enzyme activities. Manganese deficiency resulted in decreased plasma SOD activity, increased lipid peroxidation, and severe oxidative\u2013nitrosative damage in the brain and jejunum, despite hepatic compensatory mechanisms. Mn2O3 nanoparticle supplementation enhanced hepatic and renal antioxidant capacity, reducing oxidative damage in these organs. However, nanoparticles induced pronounced neurotoxicity, characterized by GSH depletion, elevated DNA damage (8-OHdG), protein nitration (3-NT), and caspase activation in brain tissue. 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