环境汞污染粮食长期暴露对大鼠脑神经递质的影响

为了探讨环境汞污染暴露对公众健康的潜在危害,采用汞矿地区环境汞污染粮食对大鼠进行长期暴露试验,研究不同暴露时间节点大鼠脑中神经递质乙酰胆碱(ACh)及其水解酶乙酰胆碱酯酶(AChE)的变化情况,并以市售上海粮食作对照.结果表明,环境汞污染粮食暴露7d后,大鼠脑中神经递质ACh出现显著升高;暴露30d后仍维持在较高水平.长期暴露90d后,脑中ACh出现了显著的回落.AChE的变化则与之相反.饲喂过程中,粮食中的硒对汞的蓄积及毒性有一定的拮抗效应.实验结果表明,实地环境汞污染粮食长期暴露后对大鼠表现出明显的神经毒性作用.环境汞污染长期暴露引起的ACh含量下降,AChE活力上升是否与阿尔茨海默病(AD)有关值得注意.     

环境汞污染粮食暴露对大鼠脑自由基的诱导及共存硒的影响

采用电子顺磁自旋共振（ESR）技术,研究实地环境汞污染粮食暴露不同时间后在大鼠脑中引发的自由基及脂质过氧化损伤情况,探讨实地环境汞污染氧化损伤的微观致毒机理。并对粮食中共存的硒元素作用进行分析。结果表明,环境汞污染粮食暴露7d后,大鼠脑中自由基相对强度及脂质过氧化产物MDA含量均出现显著升高（p<0.05）。ESR图谱分析表明,环境汞污染粮食暴露诱发大鼠脑中产生烷基自由基（R?）及羟基自由基（?OH）。自由基及MDA水平在暴露前期（<90d）相对稳定,长暴露90d后,自由基及脂质过氧化产物MDA水平有大幅升高（83%,100%）。大鼠脑中汞、硒元素含量7d暴露后均出现显著上升,两元素间有较强相关性,暴露前期大鼠脑中自由基水平相对稳定应与硒的清除作用有关。     

NO在甲醛介导的氧化损伤中的协同作用

为了探讨NO在甲醛介导的氧化损伤中的协同作用,用不同剂量的气态甲醛对小鼠进行连续动态染毒处理72 h后,测定小鼠脑、心和肝组织一氧化氮合酶活力和总抗氧化能力.结果显示,吸入甲醛后,小鼠的脑、心和肝组织一氧化氮合酶活力升高,总抗氧化能力下降.当甲醛浓度为0.5 mg·m-3时,脑和肝的一氧化氮合酶活力与阴性对照组相比有显著性差异(p＜0.05),脑和肝的总抗氧化能力与阴性对照组相比,有极显著性差异(p＜0.01),而心的总抗氧化能力与阴性对照组相比有显著性差异(p＜0.05).当甲醛浓度上升为3.0 mg·m-2时,脑、心和肝组织的一氧化氮合酶活力和总抗氧化能力与阴性对照组相比均有极显著性差异(p＜0.01).结果表明,过量生成的NO是甲醛导致机体氧化损伤可能的机理.     

汞污染地区粮食对大鼠脑组织氧化损伤影响

应用典型汞矿和典型化工厂粮食对大鼠进行暴露,研究了大鼠脑组织中MAD、SOD、GSHPx以及脑汞含量的变化情况。结果表明,与对照组相比,经过7d暴露后,清镇组大鼠及万山组大鼠脑汞蓄积均出现显著性差异(清镇,p<0.05;万山,p<0.01)。生理生化指标结果表明,暴露3d后,清镇组脑组织GSHPx与对照组相比有显著差异(p<0.05);暴露7d后,万山组脑组织GSHPx及MDA与对照组相比有显著性差异(GSHPx,p<0.05;MDA,p<0.01),清镇组脑组织各指标与对照组相比均有显著性的差异(p<0.05),证明经7d暴露后,大鼠脑组织中已产生脂质过氧化损伤。进而表明上述两处典型汞污染地区汞污染极为严重,可能已经通过食物链严重影响到当地公众健康与安全。     

总汞、甲基汞和硒在汞暴露大鼠脑、肝、肾中的分布

利用自动汞分析仪、GC-ECD和原子荧光分析了汞污染暴露1,3,7,20,30,90d后,大鼠脑、肝、肾中的总汞、甲基汞和硒的含量.结果表明,总汞、甲基汞含量随暴露时间的延长而显著增加;各组织对总汞和甲基汞蓄积量的顺序是肾>肝>脑;从甲基汞和总汞的比率分析发现,甲基汞很容易透过血脑屏障,并且在脑中有较高的蓄积;硒能够拮抗汞在脑、肝、肾中的蓄积水平.     

一氧化氮合酶途径参与SO_2胁迫下蚕豆气孔运动调节

以蚕豆为材料,研究一氧化氮合酶(NOS)途径在SO2诱发气孔运动中的作用.研究发现:浓度7.5~200μmol·L-1的SO2衍生物处理后,蚕豆叶面气孔开度减小,气孔开度与SO2衍生物浓度呈负相关;SO2衍生物处理组叶组织中NOS活性增强;加入NO清除剂c-PTIO或NOS抑制剂L-NAME可抑制SO2衍生物诱发的气孔关闭;SO2衍生物处理组保卫细胞内NO和Ca2+水平升高,用c-PTIO降低胞内NO水平后Ca2+水平随之下降.结果表明,SO2衍生物胁迫可诱发保卫细胞内NO合成增加,NO通过调节胞内Ca2+水平升高,激活下游信号转导途径,调节气孔运动;NOS途径介导的NO合成参与了SO2胁迫下蚕豆气孔运动的调节.     

汞污染粮食诱导大鼠海马c-FOS蛋白表达

为了探讨我国典型汞污染地区汞污染生物效应 ,并尝试应用即刻早期基因c-fos表达变化早期预报典型汞污染地区汞神经毒性的可行性 ,本文应用免疫组织化学方法研究了实验粮食饲喂后 ,大鼠海马c-FOS蛋白表达变化 .结果表明污染粮食显著诱导大鼠海马c-FOS蛋白表达 ;在饲喂过程中硒与汞有拮抗效应 .初步推断 ,即刻早期基因c-fos表达变化可以作为汞污染地区汞神经毒性检测和评价效应指标 .     

唐山陡河水库沉积物汞的分布、来源及污染评价

为弄清陡河燃煤电厂大气汞沉降对毗邻的陡河水库沉积物中总汞、甲基汞的贡献及其污染程度,于2013年8月对陡河水库沉积物进行了采样,测定了沉积物中总汞、甲基汞、有机质以及孔隙水中溶解态汞含量等参数,运用地累积指数法评价了陡河水库沉积物的汞污染现状和污染程度.结果表明,陡河水库沉积物中总汞含量(dw)范围为19~97 ng·g~(-1),甲基汞含量(dw)范围为0.02~1.27 ng·g~(-1),均表现为表层高于底层,说明陡河水库沉积物的汞含量正逐年升高,外源汞输入对陡河沉积物负荷产生了一定的影响.受电厂大气汞干湿沉降影响,陡河水库周边土壤汞含量(dw)平均值为22 ng·g~(-1),而陡河水库3个沉积物柱库心总汞含量最高,其次为西支,东支最低.结合上游大黑汀水库较高的沉积物汞含量(总汞平均值为176 ng·g~(-1)),以及陡河水库附近较低的土壤汞含量,初步判断陡河水库沉积物中汞的主要来源为大黑汀水库的高汞水源输入,电厂汞沉积输入贡献相对较小.陡河沉积物总汞、甲基汞与有机质之间均呈显著的正相关关系,表明沉积物中有机质具有较好的吸附总汞和甲基汞的能力,并对甲基汞产生具有重要作用.地累积指数Igeo的评价结果表明,陡河水库各点位沉积物的汞污染程度依次为库心西支东支,库心和西支属于中度污染,东支属于轻微污染.大黑汀水库受周边采矿企业影响,两个采样点沉积物的地累积指数污染评价属于中强污染和强污染.     

贵州万山汞矿区汞的环境污染及对生态系统的影响

通过对贵州万山汞矿地区环境样品(水、土壤、植物、农作物和动物)的系统研究,发现该地区的环境汞污染以土壤、大气污染为主,水体基本处于正常范围.土壤汞含量为24.31～347.52mg·kg^-1,比全国土壤平均值高出2～3个数量级;水中汞含量除了冶炼厂荷花池中含量较高外,其它水体为0.10～0.68ng·mL^-1.由于矿山长期的开采和冶炼,整个环境的汞污染严重,当地的植被、农作物、动物中存在明显的汞蓄积,各种植物不同部位的汞含量为0.47～331.4mg·kg^-1;苔藓可以高度富集汞.     

贵州汞污染地区大米神经毒性基因水平研究

为从分子基因水平探讨汞污染地区大米的神经毒性,用贵州 2 个汞污染区(万山汞矿和清镇化工厂)产的大米喂养大鼠,分别于20d 和30d 后,用 RT-PCR 方法检测脑中即刻早期基因 c-fos mRNA 表达变化,并以非污染区作对照.结果表明,汞污染大米能够极显著诱导大鼠脑c-fos mRNA 表达,并且该表达是持续的.应用 c-fos mRNA 表达变化早期预报汞神经毒性是有可能的.     

Effects of mercury contaminated rice from typical chemical plant area in China on nitric oxide changes and c-fos expression of rats brain

IntroductionMercury(Hg) ,asoneoftheprioritypollutantandhottopicinthefrontofenvironmentalresearchinmanycountries ,hasbeenpaidhigherattentionintheworldsincethemiddleoflastcentury .Chinaisthethirdlargestmercuryproducer,GuizhouProvince(2 4°3 0′— 2 9°13′N     

Neurotransmitter level changes in domestic ducks(Shaoxing duck) growing up in typical mercury contaminated area in China

The neurotransmitter le vel changes of ducks exposed 8-month in a mercury-polluted site(Wanshan, China) and a reference site ( Shanghai, China) were examined. Chemical analyses showed both higher mercury and selenium concentrations in the organ of Wanshan ducks. An increased content of acetylcholine(ACh) in brain and blood and a decreased activity of acetylcholinesterase(AChE) in blood were observed. Moreover, there was an increasing trend for nitric oxide synthase(NOS) activity and nitric oxide(NO) production in duck brain, but a reduction of NOS activity in duck serum. The possible explanations were due to the interactive effect of selenium accumulation and the sublethal exposure level of mercury in Wanshan area. The present study showed that AChE and NOS were sensitive to mercury contamination of real circumstance, suggesting that these two indexes have the potential to be biomarkers in assessment of health effects by mercury contamination.     

Endogenous nitric oxide mediates alleviation of cadmium toxicity induced by calcium in rice seedlings

The effect of calcium chloride (CaCl₂) on rice seedling growth under cadmium chloride (CdCl₂) stress, as well as the possible role of endogenous nitric oxide (NO) in this process, was studied. The growth of rice seedlings was seriously inhibited by CdCl₂, and the inhibition was significantly mitigated by CaCl₂. However, hemoglobin (Hb) and 2-(4-carboxyphenyl)-4, 4,5,5-tetramethylimidazolinel- oxyl-3-oxide (cPTIO) weakened the promotion effect of CaCl₂. The results of NO fluorescence localization suggest that growth accelerated by CaCl₂ might be associated with elevated NO levels. The content of Cd, protein thiols (PBT), and nonprotein thiols (NPT) in cell walls, cell organelles, and soluble fractions, respectively, of rice seedlings decreased considerably in the presence of CaCl₂, whereas the content of pectin, hemicellulose 1 (HC1), and hemicellulose 2 (HC2) increased significantly. Elimination of endogenous NO in Cd+Ca treatment could promote the transportation of Cd²⁺ to cell organelles and soluble fractions and increase the content of NPT and PBT in leaves. In addition, transportation of Cd²⁺ to cell organelles and soluble fractions was retarded in roots, the content of NPT increased, and the content of PBT decreased. With elimination of endogenous NO in Cd+Ca treatment, the content of pectin, HC1, and HC2 decreased significantly. Thus, Ca may alleviate Cd toxicity via endogenous NO with variation in the levels of NPT, PBT, and matrix polysaccharides.     

Removal of nitric oxide from simulated flue gas via denitrification in a hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor

A hollow-fiber membrane bioreactor(HMBR) was studied for its ability to treat nitric oxide(NO) from simulated flue gas. The HMBR was operated for 9 months and showed a maximum elimination capacity of 702 mg NO/(m2·day) with a removal efciency of 86%(gas residence time of 30 sec, inlet NO concentration of 2680 mg/m3, pH 8). Varying operation parameters were tested to determine the stability and response of the HMBR. Both the inlet NO concentration and gas residence time influenced the removal of NO in the HMBR. NO elimination capacity increased with an increase in inlet NO concentration or a shortening of gas residence time. Higher removal efciency of NO was obtained at a longer gas residence time or a lower inlet NO concentration. Microbial communities of the HMBR were sensitive to the variation in pH value and alkalescence corresponding to an optimum pH value of 8. In addition, NO elimination capacity and removal efciency were inversely proportional to the inlet oxygen concentration. Sulfur dioxide had no great influence on elimination capacity and removal efciency of NO. Product analysis was performed to study N2O and N2 production and confirmed that the majority of the microorganisms were denitrifying bacteria in the HMBR. Compared to other bioreactors treating NO, this study showed that the denitrifying HMBR was a good option for the removal of NO.     

Effect of methylmercury on some neurotransmitters and oxidative damage of rats

IntroductionMercury(Hg), as one of the priority pollutant and hottopic in environmental research, has been paid higherattention in the world since the middle of last century.Mercury plays an important role in our daily life such a…