毒理学领域的新思维：功能基因组学在毒理学中的应用

功能医学要求应用国际上最先进的检查技术定量检查反应器官功能的各种分子,从而评估器官功能。将功能医学应用到毒理学研究中,必将更早发现环境中有害因素对人体的早期损害,因此它能够将毒理学研究推向一个新高度。     

The cytotoxicity of nici2 for mammalian cells in culture†

The effects of NiCl₂ were studied in two human cell lines, HeLa and diploid embryonic fibroblasts as well as in V79 Chinese hamster cells and in L‐A mouse fibroblasts. NiCl₂ produces a dose‐dependent depression of proliferation, mitotic rate, and viability, accompanied by an increasing release of lactic dehydrogenase and stimulation of lactic acid production. The plating efficiency is reduced, as are DNA and protein synthesis and, to a lesser degree, RNA synthesis.

The cytotoxicity of NiCl₂ is comparable in degree to those of PbCl₂ and MnCl₂, but is weaker than those of HgCl₂ and CdCl₂. However, the different sensitivities of different cell lines must also be considered.

NiCl₂ effects are more severe in serum‐free medium than in medium containing serum or serum albumin indicating that serum constituents, notably albumin, bind the metal effectively and inhibit cellular uptake; this confirms earlier reports on the serum binding and slow uptake of NiCl₂.

Synchronized cells are most sensitive in the Gl and early S phases of the cell cycle. In the Painter test the depression of DNA synthesis persists following cessation of exposure to NiCI₂. These findings contribute an explanation for the known genotoxic effects of nickel.     

爬行动物应用于毒理学研究的现状

在系统介绍了爬行动物作为受试生物在毒理学研究中的应用现状基础上,总结了不同污染物对常见爬行动物个体和器官水平的毒害作用,重点综述了蜥蜴和龟毒理学研究进展。同时,论述了研究爬行动物毒理学的重要性,提出适合不同毒理学实验使用的爬行动物物种,并指出了爬行动物毒理学今后研究的重点及面临的难题。     

水环境毒理学研究启示

分析了中国近年来主要水资源的环境毒理学污染现状及有关环境污染物研究进展,针对目前我国水环境系统存在的污染状况及环境毒理学领域出现的新问题,提出了相关建议.我国主要水资源的保护涉及我国今年人口健康素质的提高和国家经济的健康发展,因此有必要从国家安全性的战略角度重视水资源的环境保护问题.      

纳米材料的环境行为及其毒理学研究进展

随着纳米科技的迅速发展,纳米材料被广泛应用于工业、农业、食品、日用品、医药等领域.在纳米材料广泛应用的同时,其不可避免地会被释放到环境中(包括水体、空气和土壤),对生态系统产生不利影响.与常规物质相比,纳米材料具有独特的物理、化学性质,其对生态系统生物种群和个体的潜在负面影响不容忽视.在总结国内外相关研究基础上,论文对纳米材料在水体、大气和土壤中的环境行为和生态毒性进行了综述.     

澳门冬季大气PM10基于DNA损伤的毒理学研究

运用质粒DNA评价法对澳门半岛的中山公园、高士德马路、氹仔岛的澳门大学3个采样点冬季PM10的氧化性损伤能力进行了研究.结果表明,3个采样点PM10的TD30值(引起30%超螺旋DNA损伤所需要的颗粒物的剂量)为中山公园采样点相对较低,其次是高士德马路采样点,澳门大学采样点最高,说明澳门半岛PM10的氧化性损伤能力大于氹仔岛.利用场发射扫描电镜及图像分析系统对颗粒物的微观形貌类型及粒度分布进行研究,并探讨了这些微观特征与颗粒物氧化性损伤能力之间的关系.结果表明,二次粒子和未知超细颗粒物的含量越高,TD30值越小,说明二次粒子和未知超细颗粒对大气颗粒物的氧化性损伤具有重要的作用.对比水溶样和全样的DNA评价结果得出,相同剂量下水溶样和全样对DNA的损伤量相似,说明大气颗粒物中的水溶组分是其氧化性损伤能力的主要来源.     

虹鳟鱼鳃及肝脏多种CYP1基因表达模式作为生物标志物监测海河水污染状况

以虹鳟鱼为受试生物,以鳃与肝脏多种CYP1基因为生物标志物,在天津境内开展了野外监测实验,分析多种CYP1转录物的表达量变化及它们在不同监测位点的表达模式.实验通过鱼类吊网在特定水域进行野外监测.结果表明,葛沽与海河入海口的6种CYP1基因表达模式很相近,但表达量不同,表明两地的污染成分相近似但水中污染物负荷不同.除了在马厂减河外,CYP1C1/C3在葛沽与入海口受到明显诱导作用,表明马厂减河中存在的污染物种类不同于其它监测位点.因此,利用虹鳟鱼鳃与肝脏中多种CYP1基因表达模式作为生物标志物监测污染物有着很好的前景,不仅可以作为研究环境污染物对水环境和鱼类健康影响的重要手段,还可以为进一步解释化学混合物成分与多种生物反应之间关系提供理论基础.     

Analysis of behavioral changes of zebrafish (Danio rerio) in response to formaldehyde using Self-organizing map and a hidden Markov model

Two computational methods were applied to classification of movement patterns of zebrafish (Danio rerio) to elucidate Markov processes in behavioral changes before and after treatment of formaldehyde (0.1 mg/L) in semi-natural conditions. The complex data of the movement tracks were initially classified by the Self-organizing map (SOM) to present different behavioral states of test individuals. Transition probabilities between behavioral states were further evaluated to fit Markov processes by using the hidden Markov model (HMM). Emission transition probability was also obtained from the observed variables (i.e., speed) for training with the HMM. Experimental transition and emission probability matrices were successfully estimated with the HMM for recognizing sequences of behavioral states with accuracy rates in acceptable ranges at central and boundary zones before (77.3-81.2%) and after (70.1-76.5%) treatment. A heuristic algorithm and a Markov model were efficiently combined to analyze movement patterns and could be a means of in situ behavioral monitoring tool.     

新烟碱类农药呋虫胺对映体选择性研究进展

农业生产中,呋虫胺以外消旋体的形式销售和使用,在进入生态环境后出现对映体选择性降解、吸收、代谢、排泄等.不区分对映体间差异的传统风险评估给呋虫胺的合理使用与生态安全带来了诸多隐患.研究指出S-呋虫胺既是高毒体也是高活体,其生态毒性为R-呋虫胺的13.9~145.9倍,但R-呋虫胺也表现出较高的杀虫活性,且作物中优先降解,开发高比例的R体农药有利于维持杀虫活性的同时降低对非靶生物和生态环境的负效应.本文旨在综述呋虫胺对映体选择性生物活性、生态毒性及环境行为研究进展,为其科学难题的解决提供新思路,也为其科学有效管理提供理论依据.     

Metal and Trace Element Burdens in Two Shorebird Species at Two Sympatric Wintering Sites in Southern California

In January and November, 1994, ten willets (Catoptrophorus semipalmatus) and ten black-bellied plovers (Pluvialis squatarola) were collected at a south-facing sandy beach at the North Island Naval Air Station (NASNI) and ten willets and three plovers were collected at the Tijuana Slough National Wildlife Refuge (TSNWR), 16 km to the southeast. Concentrations of 19 inorganic analytes were determined in the livers. Differences between sexes in diet or abilities to retain some analytes are indicated because male willets tend to have greater levels of Cd than females and male plovers tend to have greater levels of Fe, Hg, and Mn than females. Concentrations of Hg and Mg in willets decreased from January to November. If this decrease is a part of an annual cycle, then the birds may be acquiring those elements while at NASNI. The differences between sites shows higher levels of As and Se but lower levels of Mn in willets at NASNI while plovers have lower levels of Cu, Mg and Zn at NASNI. There were no correlations between Hg and Se concentrations in the livers of any sample group of birds.