Changes in lipid profiles of liver microsomes of rats following intratracheal administration of DDT or endosulfan

Abstract

The effect of intratracheal administration of DDT (5 mg/100 g body weight) or endosulfan (1 mg/100 g body weight) to rats for three consecutive days, has been studied on liver lipid metabolism. The administration of DDT but not endosulfan significantly increased the liver weight and the microsomal protein contents. Both DDT and endosulfan treatments significantly increased the contents of microsomal phosphatidylcholine (PC), total‐free‐ and esterified cholesterol. The distribution of unsaturated fatty acids of microsomal PC and PE was increased by DDT treatment. The intratracheal administration of DDT caused fatty infiltration of liver which was probably due to increased synthesis of triglycerides (TG). This is supported by the increased incorporation of radioactive palmitate‐l‐¹⁴C into microsomal TG. However, the increased incorporation of palmitate‐l‐¹⁴C into microsomal PC and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) after the DDT treatment, was due to the increased transacylation reaction supported by the decreased activity of microsomal phospholipase A. The intratracheal adminstration of endosulfan did not has pronounced effect on liver fatty infiltration, or transacylation reaction in microsomal PC and PE. However, the results have shown that the treatments of DDT or endosulfan increased the PC contents and the incorporation of radioactive [methyl‐³H]choline into PC of microsomes, resulting the increased synthesis of PC via CDPcholine pathway. Thus, the intratracheally administered DDT or endosulfan to rats showed that both the insecticides cause manifestations in the biochemistry of microsomal membrane lipids, although the effects of DDT being more pronounced. Therefore, the translocation effects of these insecticides or metabolites from lung to liver is established.     

Endosulfan acute toxicity and histomorphological alterations in Jenynsia multidentata (Anablepidae,Cyprinodontiformes)

Toxicity tests using adult specimens of Jenynsia multidentata were carried out during 96 hours in order to determine the lethal concentration (LC50) of endosulfan. Histological alterations were determined in gills and liver. Gill damage was quantified as secondary lamellae thickness. The 96 hr LC50 values were significantly different between males (0.719 μ g.L^{? 1}) and females (1.317 μg.L^{? 1}). The sex difference was attributed to the dimorphism in the lipid content in females (2.16%) and males (1.79%). Histological alterations in gills included hypertrophy and lifting of the epithelium of the secondary lamellae and aneurisms. These alterations caused a significant increase of the secondary lamellae thickness in treatment versus control fish. Finally, reversible histological alterations (such as hydropic degeneration and dilation of sinusoids) were observed in the liver of exposed fish as well as an irreversible change such as necrosis at the highest concentrations.     

气相色谱负离子化学电离质谱测定环境中土壤与水中硫丹及其代谢物

建立一种气相色谱负离子化学电离质谱(GC-NCI-MS)测定环境中土壤和水中硫丹及其代谢物残留的检测方法,环境中土壤样用丙酮/水浸渍,乙酸乙酯提取,固相萃取小柱净化,水样经乙酸乙酯提取,采用GC-NCI-MS选择离子监测方式进行定性和定量分析,以外标法定量,方法中每种化合物的检出限土壤为0.05 μg/kg,水为0.005 μg/L,在方法的检测限与50 μg/kg(5 μg/L)范围内,线性相关系数大于0.999 5,在所添加三个浓度水平下,方法的回收率70%~95%,相对标准偏差(RSD)1.2%~11.8%。结果表明,该方法简便、快速、灵敏、精密度好,适合对环境中土壤和水样中硫丹及其代谢物进行有效监测。     

灰分对挺水植物生物炭吸附硫丹的影响

将美人蕉、菖蒲和芦苇等挺水植物通过限氧高温热解（500℃）制备生物炭,探究灰分对生物炭吸附硫丹的影响.研究表明：挺水植物生物炭表面孔隙发育成熟,以介孔为主,灰分含量较高（15.86%~27.29%）,主要成分可能为碳酸钙.生物炭对硫丹的非线性吸附常数介于0.63~0.80之间,较去灰生物炭大（0.61~0.72）.去灰后,生物炭对β-硫丹和α-硫丹的吸附能力降低（logK_F在6744~11111mg/kg之间）.但各生物炭比表面积增大（20.55~58.13m²/g）,（O+N）/C值变小,炭表面极性降低,疏水性增强;且表层碳元素与主体碳占比增加,炭表面暴露出更多的有机质,增强对硫丹的疏水作用.加入上清液后,去灰后美人蕉、菖蒲和芦苇生物炭对硫丹的吸附变化显著,其上清液中的溶解性物质增强了去灰生物炭对硫丹的吸附作用.     

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of the adsorption of pesticide endosulfan on gold nanoparticles

The absorption of pesticide endosulfan on the surface of gold nanoparticles results from the formation of micrometric structures (1–10 μm) with irregular shape because of the aggregation of individual particles. Such aggregation of gold nanoparticles after absorption of pesticide shows a surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectrum, whose intensity depends on the concentration of endosulfan. In addition, the discoloration of the colloidal solution and a diminishing of the intensity of the surface plasmon resonance absorption from individual particles were observed by UV-visible spectroscopy. At the same time, a second band between 638 and 700 nm confirms the formation of aggregates of gold nanoparticles as the concentration of endosulfan increases. Finally, we used the SERS intensity of the S?O stretching vibration at 1239 cm^?1 from the SO₃ group as a measure of concentration of pesticide endosulfan. This method could be used to estimate the level of pollution in water by endosulfan in a simple and practical form.     

Induction of cytochrome p‐450 and phosphatidylcholine synthesis by endosulfan in liver of rats : Effect of quality of dietary proteins

Abstract

Administration of endosulfan significantly increased microsomal protein, cytochrome P‐450 content and the activity of aminopyrine N‐demethylase. Effect of endosulfan and actinomycin D either alone or together on microsomal protein, cytochrome P‐450, NADPH cytochrome c reductase, aniline hydroxylase, aminopyrine N‐demethylase, phosphatidylcholine content, incorporation of ³H‐choline and ¹⁴C‐methionine were studied in rats given amino acid deficient and supplemented diets. Administration of endosulfan significantly increased the above parameters in both the dietary groups, whereas administration of actinomycin D did not have any effect in rats fed supplemented diets, however, significant decrease in the PC and the incorporation of choline and methionine into PC of rats fed deficient diet were observed. A positive correlation in the effect of endosulfan on hepatic mixed function oxidase activity and hepatic phosphatidylcholine is observed.     

Toxicity persistence in runoff and soil from experimental soybean plots following insecticide applications

Persistence of toxicity in runoff water and soil was investigated in experimental soybean plots subjected to successive runoff events following pesticide application. Runoff events were produced by irrigation using a sprinkler system. The pesticides applied were cypermethrin and endosulfan, which are widely used in soy production in Argentina. Toxicity tests were performed on two abundant components of the regional fauna, the amphipod Hyalella curvispina and the fish Cnesterodon decemmaculatus. Runoffs from two pesticide applications were assayed at different stages of the growing season: an early application when the soil was almost bare and a late one close to harvest, when the ground was covered by vegetation and just before soy leaves fell. Toxicity to H. curvispina in runoff ceased almost one month after the early application of the two pesticides, while it persisted for over three months after the late application. Soil toxicity to H. curvispina and runoff toxicity to C. decemmaculatus followed the same pattern. Higher temperatures and solar radiation are likely to have enhanced insecticide degradation after the early application. Lower temperatures and solar radiation in combination with increased organic matter from litter probably contributed to the longer persistence of toxicity recorded after the late application, as compared with the early application. Cypermethrin caused no mortality to C. decemmaculatus after the early application, while endosulfan toxicity persisted for almost four months after the late one.     

硫丹对草鱼Ⅰ相、Ⅱ相酶活性及DNA损伤的影响

研究了硫丹对草鱼肝脏Ⅰ相酶氨基比林-N-脱甲基酶（APND）和红霉素-N-脱甲基酶（ERND）、Ⅱ相酶谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶（GST）活性及DNA受损细胞彗星尾长（TL）和尾部DNA含量（%TDNA）的影响。试验共设置0.18、0.36和0.71μg.L-1 3个暴露浓度组和1个空白对照组,分别在试验24、72、120和168 h时取样测定各指标。结果表明,24 h时,0.36和0.71μg.L-1暴露组草鱼肝脏APND活性与对照组相比显著升高（P〈0.05或P〈0.01）,72 h时受到显著抑制（P〈0.01）;120 h后各暴露组APND活性与对照组相比均表现为受到显著抑制（P〈0.05或P〈0.01）。ERND活性总体表现为受诱导。GST活性总体呈先受诱导后受抑制的变化趋势;0.36和0.71μg.L-1暴露组GST活性均在72 h时达到最高值,之后随暴露时间的延长缓慢降低,并在168 h时表现为受抑制;0.18μg.L-1暴露组在120 h时达到最大值,之后降低,168 h时GST活性与对照组水平相当。经硫丹暴露后,草鱼肝脏细胞DNA明显受损,TL与%TDNA均随硫丹浓度的升高或暴露时间的延长而增加,且相关显著。硫丹可影响草鱼肝脏Ⅰ相、Ⅱ相代谢酶活性,并对肝细胞DNA造成遗传损伤。     

2种杀虫剂对日本沼虾的急性毒性

研究了毒死蜱和硫丹对日本沼虾(Macrobrachium nipponense)的毒性作用.根据预试验确定2种杀虫剂对日本沼虾的急性毒性试验浓度,测定沼虾24和48 h的半致死浓度p(LC50),在0～48 h的ρ(LC50)值范围内设定6个浓度梯度,对日本沼虾进行24 h胁迫试验以测定耗氧量和排氨量.毒死蜱和硫丹对日本沼虾的24和48 hρ(LC50)分别为5.03、2.01和8.47、4.02 μg·L-1,其安全质量浓度分别为0.096和0.272 μg·L-1,表明日本沼虾对毒死蜱的敏感性明显高于硫丹.随着2种杀虫剂浓度的逐渐升高,日本沼虾的耗氧量和排氨量均呈现下降趋势,表明日本沼虾采用相同的适应方式来抵御2种杀虫剂对其基础代谢的胁迫,表现为被动的忍耐.     

硫丹致生精细胞凋亡及其机制研究

即将列入持久性有机污染物(persistent organic pollutants,POPs)的硫丹对生物体的影响已经成为国际关注的焦点.为探讨硫丹对生精细胞凋亡影响及机制,以7.0、3.5和1.75 mg/kg剂量灌胃,连续染毒小鼠28 d.采用激光共聚焦扫描显微镜观察到染毒组小鼠凋亡的生精细胞形态学特征,二苯胺法测定到各染毒组DNA降解率显著升高(p＜0.01).利用Fluo-3能特异性地与细胞内钙离子结合并激发产生激光的特性,采用激光共聚焦扫描显微镜观察到染毒后小鼠生精细胞内游离钙离子浓度升高(p＜0.01).紫外分光光度法检测到生精细胞Na K -ATPase及Ca2 Mg2 -ATPase活力显著下降(p＜0.01),结果硫丹可诱导睾丸生精细胞凋亡.说明硫丹可抑制Na K -ATPase及Ca2 Mg2 -ATPase活力,使细胞膜主动转运Ca2 的功能受限,细胞的排钙能力降低,导致细胞内Ca2 浓度持续升高,即细胞钙超载,继发细胞钙稳态失衡.