Use of the physiologically-based extraction test to assess the oral bioaccessibility of metals in vegetable plants grown in contaminated soil

The oral bioaccessibility of metals in vegetable plants grown on contaminated soil was assessed. This was done using the physiologically-based extraction test (PBET) to simulate the human digestion of plant material. A range of vegetable plants, i.e. carrot, lettuce, radish and spinach, were grown on metal contaminated soil. After reaching maturity the plants were harvested and analysed for their total metal content (i.e. Cr, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb and Zn) by inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The plant samples were then subsequently extracted using an in vitro gastrointestinal approach or PBET to assess the likelihood of oral bioaccessibility if the material was consumed by humans.     

应用SHIME模型研究肠道微生物对土壤中镉、铬、镍生物可给性的影响

为了研究人体肠道微生物对土壤中Cd、Cr、Ni生物可给性的影响.本文采集我国一些地区的5种土壤,利用in vitro方法(PBET和SHIME联用)研究了这些土壤中Cd、Cr、Ni在胃、小肠、结肠阶段的生物可给性及其对人体的健康风险.结果表明,土壤中Cd、Cr、Ni在胃阶段的生物可给性分别为4.3%~94.0%、6.4%~21.6%、11.3%~47.3%;小肠阶段,土壤中Cr和Ni的生物可给性与胃阶段一致或有一定升高,但Cd的生物可给性降低了1.4~1.6倍(土壤2除外);胃肠阶段,Cd的平均生物可给性较高,而Cr的较低.结肠阶段,土壤中Cr和Ni的生物可给性均升高,是小肠阶段的1.3~2.4倍和1.0~2.1倍,分别达到了17.6%~38.7%和25.4%~56.0%;而Cd的生物可给性也升高(土壤3和4除外);Ni的平均生物可给性最高.由此可见,肠道微生物可以促进土壤中Cd、Cr、Ni的溶出释放,提高了三者的生物可给性,可能增大了人体的健康风险.