Immunotoxicity of bisphenol a to Carassius auratus Lymphocytes and macrophages following in vitro exposure

Bisphenol A （BPA） is the monomer component of polycarbonate plastics and classified as an endocrine disrupting chemical （EDC）. The reproductive toxicity of BPA has been extensively studied in mammals; however, relatively little information is available on the immunotoxic responses of fish to BPA. In this study, we investigated the effects of BPA on the immune functions of lymphocytes and macrophages in Carassius auratus. The effects of BPA were compared with those of two natural steroid hormones, estradiol and hydrocortisone. Proliferation of the two types of cells in response to PHA was measured using colorimetric MTT assay. Macrophage respiratory burst stimulated by Con A was measured using chemiluminescence assay. Results showed that BPA （0.054-5.4 mg/L）, estradiol （0.0002-2.0 mg/L） and hydrocortisone （5-50 mg/L） significantly induced Carassius auratus lymphocyte proliferation while higher doses of hydrocortisone （500-5000 mg/L） appeared to be inhibitory. BPA （0.005-50 mg/L）, estradiol （0.005-800 mg/L） and hydrocortisone （0.005-500 mg/L） markedly enhanced macrophage proliferation, whereas higher doses of BPA （500-1000 mg/L） appeared to inhibit cell proliferation. Furthermore, higher dosage of BPA （50 mg/L） and hydrocortisone （50 and 500 mg/L） suppressed the macrophages respiratory burst while estradiol is stimulative all the doses tested （0.05-500 mg/L）. In conclusion, BPA could have immunotoxicity to Carassius auratus and functional changes of lymphocyte and macrophage in Carassius auratus may be different between low and high dosages.     

Macrophage activity and histopathology of the lymphohematopoietic organs in male Wistar rats orally exposed to single or mixed pesticides

The noxious effects of low or effective dose exposure to single or mixed pesticides on macrophage activity and the lymphohematopoietic organs were investigated. Male Wistar rats were orally exposed to dichlorvos, dicofol, endosulfan, dieldrin and permethrin, either as single or combined mixtures during a 28-day study containing eight groups: one group received a semipurified diet (non-treated); two groups received a semipurified diet containing low dose mixture (dieldrin 0.025 mg/kg, endosulfan, 0.6 mg/kg, dicofol 0.22 mg/kg, dichlorvos 0.23 mg/kg, permethrin 5 mg/kg) or an effective dose mixture (dichlorvos 2.3 mg/kg, dicofol 2.5 mg/kg, endosulfan 2.9 mg/kg, dieldrin 0.05 mg/kg and permethrin 25.0 mg/kg), respectively; the other five groups received a semipurified diet containing each single pesticide in effective doses. At sacrifice, the thymus, spleen, mesenteric lymph nodes, Payer's patches and bone marrow were removed for histological analysis. Peritoneal macrophages were obtained to determine the phagocytosis and spreading indexes and tumoral necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), nitric oxide (NO) and H₂O₂ production. Exposure to pesticide mixtures did not alter the percentage of macrophage phagocytosis and spreading, TNF-α production or the NO and H₂O₂ release when compared to the non-treated group. Neither was there any apparent evidence that a pesticide mixture at low or effective doses altered the histological structure of the lymphohematopoietic organs. The findings indicate that short-term treatment with pesticide mixtures did not induce an apparent immunotoxic effect in male Wistar rats.     

Mercury pollution and macrophage centres in pike (Esox lucius) tissues

From June 1993 to October 1994, studies have been carried out on the effects of mercury in the Oder River and pike tissue contamination (muscle, kidney, liver). The mean mercury contents in the sediment range from 0.03 to 1.1 mg/kg dry weight. In the pike muscle, between 0.22 and 0.85 mg/kg, on a wet weight basis, were found. The measured mercury concentrations were analysed in relation to the number of macrophage centres of the liver, spleen and kidney of the pike. Positive correlations between mercury and MC response (0.54 ≤ r ≤ 0.79, p < 0.05) were found in all of these organs. The suitability of the macrophage-centre-response as a possible bioindicator for mercury pollution is discussed in the literature. In our study, the response of MCs was found to be suitable as a biomarker for the impairment of fish health.     

沙尘暴细颗粒物对大鼠肺泡巨噬细胞钙水平和脂质过氧化的影响

2004年3月采集甘肃省武威市和内蒙古包头市正常良好天气、局地扬沙天气和沙尘暴天气的大气细颗粒物(PM2．5)样品,以不同浓度的细颗粒物悬液体外处理大鼠肺泡巨噬细胞后测定细胞内丙二醛(MDA)、谷胱甘肽(IgSH)及胞质游离Ca^2 含量,并观察不同处理时间的细胞存活率．研究结果表明：(1)沙尘暴与非沙尘暴PM2．5均使细胞内MDA和Ca^2 含量升高、GSH含量下降,且对细胞毒性存在时间．效应和剂量．效应关系,(2)PM2．5对各指标的影响仅与处理剂量有关,而与样品种类无关．沙尘暴期间大气PM2．5浓度很高,因而沙尘暴PM2.5的危害作用不可忽视。     

沙尘暴PM2.5水溶和有机成分对巨噬细胞的损伤

用超纯水或二氯甲烷从甘肃省武威市和内蒙古包头市采集的沙尘暴细颗粒物(PM2.5)中提取水溶成分和有机成分,于体外处理大鼠肺泡巨噬细胞4h,测定细胞谷胱甘肽(GSH)和丙二醛(MDA)含量、质膜ATP酶活性、膜表层和膜脂疏水区流动性、胞质内游离钙离子(Ca2+)浓度以及细胞培养液中乳酸脱氢酶(LDH)和酸性磷酸酶(ACP)活性.结果表明,沙尘暴PM2.5水溶成分可抑制质膜Ca2+-Mg2+-ATP酶、Na+-K+-ATP酶活性,降低质膜表层和膜脂疏水区流动性,增加胞质LDH外渗,并使细胞脂质过氧化作用增强、抗氧化能力减弱,但对ACP和Ca2+浓度影响不大;有机成分除引起胞质LDH渗漏、质膜Na+-K+-ATP酶活性下降外,对其它测定指标的影响无统计学意义.说明沙尘暴PM2.5水溶和有机成分均可对肺泡巨噬细胞产生毒性,其中水溶成分的毒性作用大于有机成分.     

Cytotoxicity of lambda-cyhalothrin on the macrophage cell line RAW264.7

The wide use and wide-spectrum toxicity of synthetic pyrethroids (SPs) insecticides make them an emerging ecotoxicological concern. Some previous studies showed that SPs possessed cytotoxicity in some immune cells such as human lymphocytes and rat bone marrow. However, the cytotoxicity of SPs to macrophages, which are crucial to innate immunity, has not been explored. In the present report, we investigated a new pyrethroid insecticide, lambda-cyhalothrin (LCT), which may increase the generation of reactive ...     

Dissolution of beryllium in artificial lung alveolar macrophage phagolysosomal fluid

Dissolution of a lung burden of poorly soluble beryllium particles is hypothesized to be necessary for development of chronic beryllium lung disease (CBD) in humans. As such, particle dissolution rate must be sufficient to activate the lung immune response and dissolution lifetime sufficient to maintain chronic inflammation for months to years to support development of disease. The purpose of this research was to investigate the hypothesis that poorly soluble beryllium compounds release ions via dissolution in lung fluid. Dissolution kinetics of 17 poorly soluble particulate beryllium materials that span extraction through ceramics machining (ores, hydroxide, metal, copper-beryllium [CuBe] fume, oxides) and three CuBe alloy reference materials (chips, solid block) were measured over 31 d using artificial lung alveolar macrophage phagolysosomal fluid (pH 4.5). Differences in beryllium-containing particle physicochemical properties translated into differences in dissolution rates and lifetimes in artificial phagolysosomal fluid. Among all materials, dissolution rate constant values ranged from 10⁻⁵ to 10⁻¹⁰ g cm⁻² d⁻¹ and half-times ranged from tens to thousands of days. The presence of magnesium trisilicate in some beryllium oxide materials may have slowed dissolution rates. Materials associated with elevated prevalence of CBD had faster beryllium dissolution rates [10⁻⁷-10⁻⁸ g cm⁻² d⁻¹] than materials not associated with elevated prevalence (p < 0.05).     

SO_2与CeO_2超细颗粒非均相反应产物的细胞毒性效应

大气二次细颗粒物(secondary fine particulate matters,SFPMs)是我国城市大气PM_(2.5)的主要组成部分。然而由于PM_(2.5)组成成份复杂,其毒性产生的来源并不明确。在本研究中,我们以二氧化铈(CeO_2)超细颗粒物(UFPs)为大气细矿物质颗粒模型,研究了SO_2气体在模拟大气环境中,如湿度(RH)、紫外光照(UV)和NO_2存在条件下,在CeO_2UFPs界面经多相反应生成的二次无机细颗粒物的性质及与细胞毒性的构效关系。实验通过实时高通量细胞分析系统,实时观察了CeO_2-SFPMs暴露对小鼠单核巨噬细胞(RAW264.7)增殖的影响;并进一步检测了CeO_2-SFPMs对细胞膜通透性和细胞凋亡的影响。结果表明,SO_2与CeO_2UFPs作用后可转化为硫酸盐,在有NO_2存在下转化更为明显。CeO_2-SFPMs对细胞毒性效应与其生成的环境条件相关,并具有时间效应性。RAW264.7细胞暴露于CeO_2-SFPMs 8 h,细胞增殖无明显变化;暴露8~25 h后,CeO_2-SFPMs对细胞增殖的抑制率随CeO_2@CeO_2+SO_2@CeO_2+SO_2+RH≈@CeO_2+SO_2+RH+UV@CeO_2+SO_2+RH+NO_2的顺序显著升高。CeO_2-SFPMs对Raw264.7细胞膜通透性和细胞凋亡的影响研究也证明CeO_2-SFPMs@CeO_2+SO_2+RH+NO_2产生的细胞毒性最明显。     

太原市冬季灰霾天气大气PM_(2.5)对肺泡巨噬细胞的氧化损伤作用

为研究太原市冬季灰霾天气下大气PM2.5对肺泡巨噬细胞(AM)的毒性作用,采用采集于2011年12月30—31日的灰霾PM2.5悬浮液体外处理大鼠AM(终浓度分别为0、33、100、300μg·m L-1),用MTT法检测细胞活力,用酶标仪测定胞内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、丙二醛(MDA)及Ca2+浓度,并用流式细胞仪测定胞内活性氧(ROS)和细胞凋亡状况.结果表明:随着PM2.5浓度增大,AM存活率、SOD和GSH-Px活性下降,MDA及ROS含量和Ca2+浓度升高,均呈现剂量-效应关系,细胞早期凋亡率也随着染毒浓度的增加呈现升高趋势,揭示了太原市灰霾PM2.5可使AM产生氧化应激,引起细胞脂质过氧化损伤和凋亡发生.