三氯卡班对小鼠血浆内源性物质影响的代谢组学研究

三氯卡班被认定为一种新型的环境污染物,可能对动植物和人体产生危害,为探究三氯卡班的有害作用机制,选择C57BL6小鼠作为载体,利用分子生物学和报告基因方法考察了三氯卡班对肝脏的作用,同时利用代谢组学技术考察三氯卡班对血浆内源性代谢物变化的影响。结果表明,三氯卡班是核受体CAR的激活剂,可以提高肝脏CYP2b10的m RNA表达。同时血浆主要的内源性代谢物也产生了显著性变化,血浆中的脂肪酸比例都呈下降趋势,肉毒碱与乙酰肉碱的比例都呈上升趋势,花生四烯酸与肌酸的比例都呈上升趋势,这都与核受体CAR被激活密切相关,由此说明利用代谢组学技术能够全面地反映三氯卡班所造成的对机体的影响。     

Metabolomic modulations in a freshwater microbial community exposed to the fungicide azoxystrobin

An effective broad-spectrum fungicide, azoxystrobin (AZ), has been widely detected in aquatic ecosystems, potentially affecting the growth of aquatic microorganisms. In the present study, the eukaryotic alga Monoraphidium sp. and the cyanobacterium Pseudanabaena sp. were exposed to AZ for 7 days. Our results showed that 0.2–0.5 mg/L concentrations of AZ slightly inhibited the growth of Monoraphidium sp. but stimulated Pseudanabaena sp. growth. Meanwhile, AZ treatment effectively increased the secretion of total organic carbon (TOC) in the culture media of the two species, and this phenomenon was also found in a freshwater microcosm experiment (containing the natural microbial community). We attempted to assess the effect of AZ on the function of aquatic microbial communities through metabolomic analysis and further explore the potential risks of this compound. The metabonomic profiles of the microcosm indicated that the most varied metabolites after AZ treatment were related to the citrate cycle (TCA), fatty acid biosynthesis and purine metabolism. We thereby inferred that the microbial community increased extracellular secretions by adjusting metabolic pathways, which might be a stress response to reduce AZ toxicity. Our results provide an important theoretical basis for further study of fungicide stress responses in aquatic microcosm microbial communities, as well as a good start for further explorations of AZ detoxification mechanisms, which will be valuable for the evaluation of AZ environmental risk.     

4-氯-3-甲基苯酚(PCMC)暴露对成年斑马鱼内源性物质的影响

建立了4-氯-3-甲基苯酚（PCMC）的水生生物斑马鱼暴露毒理学模型,研究了斑马鱼PCMC暴露后内源性代谢物的变化.同时,在斑马鱼PCMC半数致死浓度LC₅₀的基础上,以1/10 LC₅₀为暴露浓度进行代谢组学分析.最后,经超高效液相色谱串联三重四级杆飞行时间质谱（UHPLC-Triple-TOF-MS）检测,结合主成分分析（PCA）和正交偏最小二乘法判别分析（OPLS-DA）进行代谢谱分析.结果发现,空白对照组和暴露组在代谢水平上有明显差异.进一步分析后筛选出9种上调物质和11种下调物质作为潜在生物标志物,主要包括氨基酸、嘌呤、糖类和脂质.根据差异代谢物生理功能分析发现,PCMC主要通过影响嘌呤代谢、甘油磷脂代谢、淀粉和蔗糖代谢、组氨酸代谢、丙酮酸代谢及苯丙氨酸、酪氨酸和色氨酸的生物合成,对斑马鱼的心血管系统、神经系统、蛋白代谢和能量代谢等方面产生毒性效应.本研究建立的代谢组学方法能全面评价氯酚类消毒剂对水生生物的毒性效应,为进一步阐明氯酚类消毒剂的毒性机制提供了理论基础.     

短、中、长链氯化石蜡暴露对细胞代谢影响的比较研究

氯化石蜡(chlorinated paraffins, CPs)在中国大量生产和使用,导致其在环境介质中的含量较高。采用拟靶向代谢组学技术,比较研究了短、中和长链氯化石蜡在人体内暴露水平下(100μg·L~(-1))对HepG2细胞代谢的影响。结果表明,短、中和长链氯化石蜡暴露引起了HepG2细胞增殖活力的降低与代谢活动的显著变化。短链氯化石蜡(SCCPs)暴露对细胞代谢的影响强度略高于中链氯化石蜡(MCCPs)和长链氯化石蜡(LCCPs)。3种氯化石蜡均显著扰乱了脂质代谢,且影响程度相近。显著受影响的代谢通路包括:甘油磷脂代谢、亚油酸代谢、α-亚麻酸代谢、花生四烯酸代谢和鞘磷脂代谢。同时,3种氯化石蜡暴露也显著扰乱了甘氨酸、丝氨酸和苏氨酸代谢,缬氨酸、亮氨酸和异亮氨酸生物合成,牛磺酸和亚牛磺酸代谢;此外,LCCPs还扰乱了苯丙氨酸、酪氨酸和色氨酸生物合成通路。相比于SCCPs和MCCPs,LCCPs对氨基酸代谢表现出更强的干扰效应。     

全氟辛烷磺酸对斑马鱼肝脏影响机制的代谢组学研究

为探究全氟辛烷磺酸(PFOS)对水生动物肝脏的慢性毒性毒害机制,寻找其肝脏慢性毒性相关的潜在标志物,运用气相色谱-质谱联用仪代谢组学方法研究暴露于PFOS中斑马鱼肝脏内源性代谢物的变化,寻找显著性差异代谢物及相关通路。实验分为4组:对照组及PFOS浓度分别为10、100、250μg·L~(-1)的实验组,每组20尾斑马鱼,实验时长40 d。结果显示,与对照组相比,PFOS浓度为10μg·L~(-1)的斑马鱼肝脏中筛选出4种发生显著性变化的代谢物,分别为牛磺酸、磷酸乙酰胺、β-D-葡萄糖、油酸,涉及4条代谢通路,即牛磺酸和亚牛磺酸代谢、鞘脂代谢、甘油磷脂代谢、糖酵解或葡萄糖生成。100μg·L~(-1)浓度组的斑马鱼肝脏中筛选出5种,包括牛磺酸、β-D-葡萄糖、棕榈酸、油酸、胆固醇,涉及5条代谢通路,即原代胆汁酸生物合成、牛磺酸和亚牛磺酸代谢、类固醇生物合成、类固醇激素生物合成、糖酵解或葡萄糖生成。250μg·L~(-1)浓度组的斑马鱼肝脏中筛选出5种,即牛磺酸、β-D-葡萄糖、乳酸、甘油-3-磷酸、磷酸乙酰胺,涉及5条代谢通路:牛磺酸和亚牛磺酸代谢、甘油磷脂代谢、甘油脂代谢、鞘脂代谢、糖酵解或葡萄糖生成。根据筛选出的差异代谢物生理功能和其涉及代谢通路分析,推测PFOS主要通过影响牛磺酸和亚牛磺酸代谢、糖酵解或葡萄糖生成及一些脂类代谢从而对斑马鱼肝脏产生毒性效应,其中牛磺酸、葡萄糖与油酸这3种代谢物可作为斑马鱼受PFOS胁迫肝脏代谢异常的潜在标记物。     

Relationships between volatile organic compounds with an emphasis on terpene compounds and genetic matrix in inoculated and non-inoculated winter wheat cultivars

In the present study, we focus on the analysis of the volatile organic compound (VOC) contents in the grain of a representative set of winter wheat cultivars grown in Central Europe. The cultivars were grown in control conditions or were inoculated with the fungus Fusarium culmorum. In the analysed samples, hydrocarbons, alcohols, aldehydes and ketones, aromatics, terpenes and others were found. Among them, results for terpenes seem particularly important. The discriminant analysis allowed complete separation of the quality groups of wheat based on VOCs. Simultaneously, a genetic matrix was created based on the genetic distance between the wheat cultivars and the Mantel test was used to compare it with the VOC matrix. The analysis revealed relationships between the genetic matrix and the overall VOCs, as well as terpenes. The obtained results indicate a significant relationship between microorganisms that exist in the environment, genetic features of plants and VOCs formed in the grain.     

1H-NMR-based metabolomic study on toxicity of methomyl and methidathion in fish

A ¹H-nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy with multivariate analysis was applied to detect the toxicity of antiacetylcholinesterase insecticides, methomyl (methyl (1E)-N-(methylcarbamoyloxy)ethanimidothioate) and methidathion (3-(dimethoxyphosphinothioyl sulfanylmethyl)-5-methoxy-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-one), using zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Chinese bleak (Aphyocypris chinensis). Generally, methomyl and methidathion have been believed not to highly accumulate in fish tissues. However, these pesticides showed their toxicity by altering patterns of whole-body metabolites in neurotransmitter balance, energy metabolism, oxidative stress, and muscle maintenance in low concentrations. We used Pearson correlation analysis to contextualize the metabolic markers in pesticide treated groups. We observed that the positive correlations of choline with acetate and betaine in untreated control were shifted to null correlations showing acetylcholinesterase specific toxicity. This research demonstrated the applicability and potential of NMR metabolomics in detecting toxic effects of insecticide with a modicum of concentrations in aquatic environment.     

污水地下渗滤系统微生物代谢组学分析

应用超高效液相色谱-质谱技术（UPLC-MS）,基于代谢组学方法,筛选不同进水有机负荷下地下渗滤系统潜在生物标志物.采用偏最小二乘法（PLS-DA）和主成分分析（PCA）模式识别方法对样品进行分型处理,根据模型的变量重要性因子（VIP值）筛选潜在生物标志物,分析代谢产物蕴含的生物学信息,研究代谢通路,通过RDA分析探索代谢产物与环境因子之间的相关性.PLS-DA模型结果表明,当进水有机负荷为250mg/L、400mg/L、500mg/L时,同一高度层代谢产物间存在显著性差异,共筛选出VIP值大于1.5的230种差异代谢物,以有机酸为主;同时也存在一些醇类、酚类等微生物代谢中间产物.此外,微生物代谢产物与模拟土柱高度有显著对应性.在水力负荷为0.14m³/（m²·d）,COD污染负荷为400mg/L条件下,3个高度层H2（500mm）、H4（1000mm）、H6（1500mm）筛选出53种VIP值大于1.5的差异代谢物,以酸类、酮类物质为主.RDA分析表明,随着有机负荷波动和剖面高度的变化,代谢产物受到氧化还原环境（ORP）与硝态氮（NO₃^-）的影响较大,呈负相关.     

赤子爱胜蚓对不同浓度四溴双酚A代谢的急性与亚急性毒性响应

运用核磁共振一维氢谱研究不同浓度四溴双酚A(TBBPA)急性暴露与亚急性暴露对赤子爱胜蚓(Eisenia fetida)的代谢影响.通过设置不同剂量TBBPA进行急性暴露和亚急性暴露,运用正交偏最小二乘投影分析法(OPLS)比较急性和亚急性暴露下蚯蚓的代谢差异,研究蚯蚓代谢水平与暴露剂量的关系,以找出差异代谢物作为TBBPA毒性效应的代谢标志物.结果表明,急性暴露和亚急性暴露均能很好地区分不同剂量染毒组间的代谢差异,且TBBPA暴露剂量越大,蚯蚓体内代谢与空白组的差异越大.急性暴露和亚急性暴露后,亮氨酸、赖氨酸和甜菜碱等代谢物剂量随TBBPA剂量增加的变化趋势是一致的,亚急性暴露中的变化幅度大于急性暴露.TBBPA暴露剂量为100 mg·kg~(-1)时,赤子爱胜蚓受到毒害作用,体内代谢物变化显著,代谢平衡遭到破坏,差异代谢物对毒性效应的指示作用比较敏感.甜菜碱、亮氨酸和赖氨酸可作为标志性代谢物揭示TBBPA对赤子爱胜蚓在渗透压调节、能量供给以及免疫功能方面的毒性效应,为进一步探索TBBPA毒性机理提供理论基础.     

NMR代谢组学在水生软体动物生态毒理研究中的应用

随着核磁共振(NMR)技术的不断发展,基于NMR的代谢组学方法已经逐渐成为研究水生动物在代谢水平响应环境变化的一种有效方法。水生软体动物作为重要的环境监测生物,近年来人们在其相关研究中取得了不小的成果。文章总结了利用NMR的代谢组学方法研究各类环境胁迫因子对水生软体动物代谢影响的成果,主要综述了水生软体动物不同组织内代谢物组成和含量对环境胁迫的响应,同时对水生软体动物生态毒理代谢组学研究中存在的问题和今后的发展方向进行了讨论和展望。