Unexpected phenotypes of malformations induced in Xenopus tropicalis embryos by combined exposure to triphenyltin and 9-cis-retinoic acid

Xenopus tropicalis embryos were exposed for 48 hr to the mixtures of 5 g Sn/L triphenyltin(TPT), which is a well-known endocrine disruptor, and 0.25–5 g/L 9-cis retinoic acid(9c-RA), which is the natural ligand of retinoid X receptor. The phenotypes induced by combined exposure were more variable than those resulting from single exposure to either TPT or 9c-RA. The prominent phenotypes included underdeveloped head structures, abnormal eyes, narrow fins, enlarged proctodaeum, etc. Especially, combined exposure induced unexpected notochord malformations, which ranged from small swellings of the surface of the tails to the extension and extrusion of notochord out of the posterior tails. Compared with the 5 g Sn/L TPT-treated group, the index of fin deficiency was not affected, and the index of axis deficiency was significantly increased with increasing RA concentrations in the mixtures. Our results suggest that combined exposure to TPT and 9c-RA induced not only more variable phenotypes of malformations than exposure to single compound but also some new and unexpected phenotypes.     

多壁碳纳米管分阶段暴露对热带爪蛙胚胎发育的毒性

近年来,碳纳米管（CNTs）的产量和使用量不断增大,提高了其释放到环境中的可能性.尽管碳纳米管的水生生态毒性有所报道,但对两栖动物胚胎的发育毒性研究仍比较少.本研究采用分阶段暴露的方式,以热带爪蛙胚胎的死亡率、孵化率、畸形率、畸形类型、心率、体长等作为毒性评价指标,研究不同浓度多壁碳纳米管（25、50 mg·L^-1）对爪蛙胚胎发育的胚胎毒性与敏感窗口.结果显示,多壁碳纳米管可导致爪蛙胚胎死亡率升高,孵化率降低,但对其心率、体长没有显著性影响（p>0.05）.产生的畸形类型包括心腔水肿、脊索弯曲、泄殖腔畸形、眼睛畸形等,其中,心腔水肿占的比例最大为28.7%.另外,根据死亡率、孵化率、畸形率等指标综合评价爪蛙胚胎对多壁碳纳米管的敏感程度,由强到弱的顺序依次是：原肠胚期、囊胚期、神经胚期、尾芽期.研究表明,浓度为25 mg·L^-1和50 mg·L^-1的多壁碳纳米管对热带爪蛙胚胎发育具有一定的毒性作用,其作用机理与胚胎卵膜粘附碳纳米管有间接关系,研究结果可为合理评价碳纳米管对水生生物胚胎的影响提供一定的理论参考.     

有机锡化合物对萝卜螺的毒性作用

研究了氯化三丁基锡（ＴＢＴ）对折叠萝卜螺Ｒａｄｉｘｐｌｉｃａｔｕｌａ的毒性作用,结果表明,ＴＢＴ对萝卜螺的９６ｈ半数数致死浓度（ＬＣ５０）为１．１７μｇ／Ｌ,在４０ｄ中,ＴＢＴ对萝卜螺放卵量的ＥＣ５０为０．１０μｇ／Ｌ,螺卵孵化率的ＬＣ５０为０．１７μｇ／Ｌ。     

处理啤酒洗糟废水同时生产单细胞蛋白

用热带假丝酵母在 1.5L气升式内循环生物反应器中处理啤酒生产中的洗糟废水 ,同时生产热带假丝酵母 .探讨了 pH,温度及氮源对降解废水动力学的影响 .实验结果表明 ,用热带假丝酵母既可以有效地降解洗糟废水中的 COD,又可以产生一定数量可作单细胞蛋白的酵母 .对于含糖 0.3%左右的洗糟废水可获得约 500 mg/L(干重 )的酵母 ,并可使废水 COD降解约 80% .     

磺胺甲恶唑对赤子爱胜蚓肠道微生物群落的影响

肠道菌群已被证实有助于宿主的健康和代谢功能，但环境污染物对动物肠道微生物的影响却很少报道.因此，本研究将赤子爱胜蚓（Eisenia fetida）暴露于抗生素（磺胺甲恶唑）污染土壤28 d后，基于16S rRNA高通量测序技术分析了蚯蚓肠道微生物群落组成，并探讨了抗生素污染对蚯蚓肠道菌群结构的影响.结果表明，土壤中磺胺甲恶唑对蚯蚓的存活率和生长无明显影响，但可以引起蚯蚓肠道微生物群落的紊乱.磺胺甲恶唑的添加能够使蚯蚓肠道微生物群落多样性水平降低，并引起肠道内支杆菌属（Mycobacterium）和Luteolibacter的丰度显著降低，也能显著增加肠道内拜纳蒙纳斯属（Balneimonas）和疣微菌科（Verrucomicrobiaceae）的丰度，而芽胞杆菌属（Bacillus）等优势菌的丰度在肠道内较为稳定.同时，赤子爱胜蚓肠道微生物群落主要以放线菌门（Actinobacteria）、变形菌门（Proteobacteria）和厚壁菌门（Firmicutes）为主，并与周围土壤菌群组成存在显著差异.此外，蚯蚓肠道细菌群落多样性低于周围土壤细菌群落多样性，这可能是由于蚯蚓肠道自身微环境和共选择造成的.这些结果有助于更好地理解抗生素污染在土壤动物肠道微生态系统中的风险传播.     

Mosaicism of autosomes and sex chromosomes in morphologically normal,monospermic preimplantation human embryos

We have previously detected chromosome abnormalities in human embryos whilst identifying the sex for preimplantation diagnosis of X-linked disease. In this study we assess the incidence of these abnormalities, both for sex chromosomes and autosomes 1 and 17, using dual fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Sixty-nine normally fertilized embryos of good morphology at the 6–10 cell stage (day 3 post-insemination) were examined. The embryos were spread whole using HCl and Tween 20 to dissolve the cytoplasm. Thirty-four embryos were analysed for the sex chromosomes and 35 for autosomes 1 and 17. All probes were directly labelled with fluorochromes allowing analysis in 2 h. Control lymphocytes demonstrated that the probes were of high specificity. For the sex chromosomes, five embryos were mosaic (15 per cent) with the remaining 29 being uniformly XX or XY. In no case was an XX nucleus found in an otherwise XY embryo, indicating that even though mosaicism for the sex chromosomes is present, such abnormalities would not lead to a misdiagnosis of sex. For the autosomes, 16 embryos were abnormal (46 per cent); one embryo was triploid, one was monosomic for chromosome 1, and ten others were diploid mosaics (three diploid/aneuploid, three diploid/polyploid, and four diploid/haploid). A further four embryos had variable chromosome numbers in the majority of nuclei which appeared to be the result of uncontrolled mitotic division. The presence of haploidy or double monosomy, which occurred in 15 per cent of nuclei, has important implications for the diagnosis of trisomies and dominant disorders.     

A new basal galeomorph shark (Synechodontiformes, Neoselachii) from the Early Jurassic of Europe

Palaeospinacids are a group of basal galeomorph sharks and are placed in the order Synechodontiformes (Chondrichthyes, Neoselachii) ranging from the Permian to the Eocene. Currently, there is a controversy concerning the identity of diagnostic characters for distinguishing palaeospinacid genera because of very similar dental morphologies and the scarcity of articulated skeletal material. The most notable character for distinguishing species within the Palaeospinacidae is, however, the dental morphology. The main dental character uniting all palaeospinacids is the very specialised pseudopolyaulacorhize root vascularisation. A re-examination of articulated neoselachian skeletons from the Lower Jurassic of Lyme Regis (England) and Holzmaden (S Germany), and recently discovered specimens from the Upper Jurassic of the Solnhofen area and Nusplingen (S Germany) has yielded several hitherto unrecognised complete skeletons of the palaeospinacids Synechodus and Paraorthacodus enabling a re-evaluation of characters. These specimens indicate that the number of dorsal fins and the presence or absence of dorsal fin spines represent important features for identifying palaeospinacids. Synechodus bears two dorsal fins without fin spines, whereas Paraorthacodus only has a single dorsal fin lacking a fin spine directly in front of the caudal fin. All palaeospinacids from the Early Jurassic have two spines supporting the dorsal fins and are consequently assigned to a new genus, Palidiplospinax nov. gen. Three species are placed into the new taxon: Synechodus enniskilleni, S. occultidens and S. smithwoodwardi.     

大麦虫幼虫肠道菌群对聚苯乙烯泡沫塑料降解

聚苯乙烯（polystyrene,PS）是广泛使用且难以降解的主要塑料材料之一.在本研究中,选择大麦虫幼虫（Zophobas morio）对PS进行生物降解,发现大麦虫幼虫在为期50 d的培养时间仅摄取PS,能够保持较高存活率（73%）.使用傅里叶变换红外光谱分析大麦虫的虫粪,证实了虫粪中的PS形成了新的含氧官能团.凝胶渗透色谱分析表明,大麦虫摄入PS后其虫粪的重均分子量（M_w）和数均分子量（M_n）均向减小的方向偏移,表明大麦虫摄入的PS发生了降解.使用16S rRNA基因测序技术,分析PS、麦麸和麦麸加PS这3种不同的饲喂条件下大麦虫的肠道细菌,结果表明在不同的摄食条件下,Z.morio的肠道菌群表现出显著差异.在PS饲喂条件下,大麦虫肠道中具有降解PS功能的优势菌群,例如克雷伯氏菌（Klebsiella）和柠檬酸杆菌属（Citrobacter）等显著富集.以PS为唯一碳源,对大麦虫肠道微生物进行为期90 d的体外培养实验,结果发现具有PS降解功能的肠道菌群显著富集.本研究证明了肠道细菌在大麦虫幼虫降解PS的过程中发挥了重要作用,为PS的生物降解提供了新的理论依据与应用思路.     

Hot-blooded singers: endothermy facilitates crepuscular signaling in African platypleurine cicadas (Hemiptera: Cicadidae:<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Platypleura</Emphasis> spp.)

The cicada genus Platypleura has a wide distribution across Africa and southern Asia. We describe endothermic thermoregulation in four South African species that show crepuscular signaling behavior. This is the first evidence of thermoregulation in platypleurine cicadas. Field measurements of body temperature ( T _b) show that these animals regulate T _b through endogenous heat production. Maximum T _b measured was 22.1°C above ambient temperature during calling activity at dusk. The mean T _b during dusk activity did not differ from the mean T _b during diurnal activity. A unique behavior for cicadas, a temperature-dependent telescoping pulsation of the abdomen, was observed in the laboratory during endogenous warm-up. This behavior is part of a unique method of heat generation in endothermic cicadas. Males generally call from trunks and branches within the canopy and appear to use endothermy even when the sun is available to elevate T _b. Endothermy may provide the cicadas with the advantage of decreasing predation and acoustic competition by permitting calling from perches that most complement their cryptic coloration patterns and that ectotherms cannot use due to thermal constraints. In addition, endothermy may permit calling activity during crepuscular hours when atmospheric conditions are optimal for acoustic communication and predation risks are minimal.     

鄱阳湖典型区铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料分布特征

微塑料能够被水生生物摄入并对其产生毒性效应.以5条汇入鄱阳湖河流的入湖口、鄱阳湖出湖口和南矶山自然保护区为研究区,采集优势底栖动物铜锈环棱螺样品,对其进行组织消解并分离其中的微塑料,利用显微镜和红外光谱鉴定微塑料,分析鄱阳湖典型区铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料分布特征.结果表明,鄱阳湖典型区铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料丰度为（0.52±0.15）～（2.48±0.90） n·g^-1,赣江入湖口铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料丰度高于其他入湖口,南矶山湿地自然保护区铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料丰度最小.研究区铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料以粒径小于1 mm的透明纤维为主.铜锈环棱螺肠道微塑料丰度高于肌肉组织.本研究表明人类活动是影响铜锈环棱螺体内微塑料丰度的重要因素,对底栖动物中微塑料的调查有助于人们全面了解微塑料污染的生态风险.     

Factors affecting in vitro plant regeneration of the critically endangered Mediterranean knapweed (Centaurea tchihatcheffii Fisch et. Mey)

Habitat destruction has resulted in the extinction of many plant species from the earth, and many more face extinction. Likely, the annual endemic Mediterranean knapweed (Centaurea tchihatcheffii) growing in the Golbasi district of Ankara, Turkey is facing extinction and needs urgent conservation. Plant tissue culture, a potentially useful technique for ex situ multiplication, was used for the restoration of this ill-fated plant through seed germination, micropropagation from stem nodes, and adventitious shoot regeneration from immature zygotic embryos. The seeds were highly dormant and very difficult to germinate. No results were obtained from the micropropagation of stem nodes. However, immature zygotic embryos showed the highest adventitious shoot regeneration on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium, containing 1 mg l⁻¹ kinetin and 0.25 mg l⁻¹ NAA. Regenerated shoots were best rooted on MS medium containing 1 mg l⁻¹ IBA and transferred to the greenhouse for flowering and seed set. As such, the present work is the first record of in vitro propagation of critically endangered C. tchihatcheffii, using immature zygotic embryos, and is a step forward towards conservation of this indigenous species.     

Chromosome 18 analysis by fluorescence in situ hybridization (fish) in human blastomeres of abnormal embryos after in vitro fertilization (ivf) attempt

We performed fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) with a chromosome 18-specific probe on human abnormal cleaved embryos, fertilized either by two spermatozoa and exhibiting three pronuclei (3 PN) or normally fertilized and exhibiting two pronuclei (2 PN) with subsequent severe fragmentation and/or blocking. The aim of the study was to evaluate the incidence of chromosome 18 anomalies among these embryos, in order to evaluate the FISH efficiency on such material and to obtain more precise and complete data than those obtained with classical cytogenetic analysis. For the 3 PN cleaved embryos, FISH confirmed the frequent regulation towards diploidy (25 per cent) and the high frequency of mosaics (53 per cent). For the 2 PN blocked or damaged embryos, FISH permitted chromosome evaluation, which was otherwise impossible with classical cytogenetic techniques: we also found a high mosaic frequency (45 per cent) with these embryos. If this frequency were the same for normally developing embryos, it would be a major obstacle to the reliability of either chromosomal or genetic preimplantation diagnosis.     

TBT染毒导致的大鼠脂质过氧化与DNA损伤

采用连续灌胃的方式对SD大鼠进行三丁基锡(TBT)染毒,剂量为0、0.1、1.0、和10.0 mg·kg-1,分别在暴露的第4d、8d处死动物,取肝脏检测丙二醛(MDA)含量,取外周血检测淋巴细胞DNA损伤.结果表明,TBT暴露第4d时,淋巴细胞尾长和尾相显著升高(p＜0.001),而各浓度组的MDA含量与对照组相比都没有显著性差异;第8d时MDA含量随TBT暴露浓度的升高呈上升的趋势,高浓度组(10.0 mg·kg-1)和对照组相比有显著性差异(p＜0.05),淋巴细胞尾长和尾相在各浓度组与对照组相比都有显著性升高,但高浓度组升高的趋势稍下降.研究结果提示TBT染毒对大鼠有脂质过氧化和DNA损伤作用.     

丁基锡化合物在水体悬浮颗粒物上的吸附行为研究

将海河河口表层底泥制成悬浮颗粒物（ＳＰＭ），采用批量平衡法首次研究了模拟河口条件下三丁基锡（ＴＢＴ）和二丁基锡（ＤＢＴ）在该ＳＰＭ上的吸附行为．结果表明，ＴＢＴ和ＤＢＴ均能在ＳＰＭ上发生吸附，尤以ＴＢＴ更为显著．吸附速率可用Ｋｕｏ和Ｌａｋｅ的经验公式描述；吸附过程受ＳＰＭ的浓度及ＴＯＣ含量、ｐＨ值、温度、腐殖酸浓度和盐度影响．实际河口水样中的ＳＰＭ对ＴＢＴ和ＤＢＴ的吸附百分率也较高，因此ＳＰＭ是ＴＢＴ和ＤＢＴ归趋的重要场所，去除ＳＰＭ可使水体得到一定净化．     

稀有鮈鲫在鱼类胚胎急性毒性试验中的适用性研究

为了验证我国本土鱼种稀有鮈鲫（Gobiocypris rarus）在鱼类胚胎急性毒性试验的适用性，评价其在鱼类替代试验中的应用潜力，选取3，4-二氯苯胺和五水硫酸铜，按照《OECD化学品测试准则No.236鱼类胚胎急性毒性试验》，分别开展6次稀有鮈鲫胚胎急性毒性试验，通过评价试验结果的重复性，验证稀有鮈鲫是否适用于鱼类胚胎急性毒性试验.结果表明:3，4-二氯苯胺和五水硫酸铜对稀有鮈鲫胚胎的96 h LC₅₀（96 h半数致死浓度）平均值（x）分别为12.8和1.76 mg/L，标准差（s）分别为1.70和0.197 mg/L；变异系数（CV）分别为13.3%和11.2%，均小于30%；两种化学品6次试验的96 h LC₅₀均在各自x±2s范围内.研究显示，稀有鮈鲫胚胎的形态特征、发育过程及孵化时间等生物学特征均与斑马鱼类似，3，4-二氯苯胺和五水硫酸铜这两种化学品的胚胎急性毒性试验结果具有良好的重复性，其敏感性也与成鱼类似.因此，稀有鮈鲫作为一种我国本土的标准试验鱼种，具有鱼类胚胎急性毒性试验的应用潜力.      

交通污染暴露对DNA甲基化的影响

探讨交通污染现场暴露对DNA甲基化的影响.30只8周龄Wistar大鼠按随机数字表法随机分5组,每组6只.其中3组分别在隧道(高暴露组)、路口(中暴露组)、校园(对照组)暴露7 d,另外2组分别在隧道暴露14 d/28 d.在暴露过程中检测3个暴露地点PM_(10)、NO_2的浓度.暴露实验分别在春季、秋季各进行一次.暴露结束后,焦磷酸测序法检测肺组织和血液中DNA(p53、MGMT、MAGE-A4)甲基化水平,并分析比较不同暴露组间DNA甲基化水平的差异.结果表明,PM_(10)、NO_2浓度均为隧道(高暴露组)路口(中暴露组)校园(对照组),差异具有统计学意义.秋季暴露7 d后,与对照组相比,肺组织中p53(P_(路口)=0.016;P_(隧道)=0.019)、MGMT(P_(路口)=0.002;P_(隧道)=0.003)启动子甲基化水平显著降低,随着暴露时间的增加,甲基化水平进一步降低;MAGE-A4启动子区处于高度甲基化状态,在肺组织和血液中,均未发现MAGE-A4启动子甲基化水平在三暴露组间存在显著的统计学差异.7d暴露对肺组织中DNA甲基化水平的影响更大,但随着暴露时间的增加,肺组织和血液中DNA甲基化水平改变模式趋于一致.Spearman相关分析结果显示,在肺组织中,PM_(10)和p53甲基化水平呈负相关关系(r=-0.347;P=0.038);NO_2和p53、MGMT、MAGE-A4甲基化水平均存在负相关(r值分别为-0.482、-0.444、-0.346,P值均0.05).在血液中,MAGE-A4甲基化水平与PM_(10)、NO_2均呈正相关(r值分别为0.395、0.431,P值均0.05).交通污染暴露会引起p53、MGMT启动子低甲基化.     

镉暴露对斑马鱼胚胎发育的毒性效应研究

镉是一种具有强致畸性和致癌性的重金属. 为研究镉暴露对早期胚胎发育的毒性效应,以斑马鱼为模式动物,选取5个镉浓度来处理斑马鱼胚胎4~120 hpf (hours post fertilization, 受精后小时),计算镉的半致死(LC₅₀)浓度,研究7.50 mg/L镉对斑马鱼胚胎8个基因表达的影响. 结果表明:镉暴露导致斑马鱼胚胎产生小头、小眼、躯干弯曲、心脏发育异常以及死亡等异常. 通过原位杂交和定量PCR方法分析镉对抗氧化基因(prdx1和gstp1.2)、转录翻译相关基因(atf3、jdp2b和eif4a1b)、应激反应相关基因(hsp70l和hsp90aa1.1)以及脂肪酸结合蛋白基因(fabp7a)表达的影响,发现镉暴露将改变上述基因在组织和器官的表达及表达水平,这些影响可能与镉导致斑马鱼胚胎嗅球、侧线、神经和心脏的发育异常有关. 研究显示,镉的LC₅₀浓度为15.20 mg/L,7.50 mg/L的镉可影响斑马鱼胚胎的氧化应激、转录翻译和早期神经发育等过程,并通过影响基因表达从而干扰斑马鱼胚胎发育,进而可能造成个体嗅觉、视觉和运动等功能缺陷.      

“大数据”预测分析与三丁基锡暴露有关疾病

通过毒理学“大数据”,挖掘三丁基锡（TBT）潜在的生物影响信息,预测分析TBT暴露与人类相关疾病的关系.通过比较毒理组学数据库（CTD）搜集到488个和TBT具有相互作用的基因.基因相互作用网络图显示TP53拥有相关联基因最多,处于中心地位;其次是ESR1和FN1.CTD分析与TBT相关的疾病,发现前10类疾病分别是癌症、神经系统疾病、心血管疾病、泌尿生殖系统疾病（女）、消化系统疾病、代谢疾病、泌尿生殖系统疾病（男）、内分泌系统疾病、免疫系统疾病、呼吸道疾病.KEGG通路和DAVID基因功能注释分析,发现TBT不仅和代谢性疾病有较高的关联性,其相互作用基因在糖代谢途径上亦有较密集的基因功能注释.PASS的活性预测也发现TBT可能影响多种与糖代谢相关的酶生物活性.这提示TBT对糖代谢相关疾病的影响应引起人们的注意.     

Double locus analysis of chromosome 21 for preimplantation genetic diagnosis of aneuploidy

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) of numerical chromosome abnormalities significantly reduces spontaneous abortions and may increase pregnancy rates in women of advanced maternal age undergoing in vitro fertilization. However, the technique has an error rate of around 10% and trisomy 21 conceptions have occurred after PGD. To further reduce the risk of transferring trisomy 21 embryos to the patient, we designed a protocol that analyzes chromosome 21 twice by targeting two different loci. This protocol was applied to 388 embryos from 60 cycles of PGD of aneuploidy. The scoring criterion used was based on giving equal importance to both probe results. Of the 242 embryos diagnosed as abnormal, 125 were re-biopsied to assess the rate of false positives and false negatives of the protocol and their clinical relevance. The results of the present study showed no reduction in the overall fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH) error rate for single cells. However, by using a different scoring criterion, the incidence of false negative can be reduced to 1.6% without missing any trisomy 21. In addition, the present study suggests that if two or more loci from the same chromosome could be simultaneously analyzed in single cells, errors caused by false monosomies could be reduced. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

紫茎泽兰制备生物炭及其应用研究进展

紫茎泽兰作为世界性的有害入侵植物,因其适应能力强、扩散速度快、植株内含有有害物质而对农林牧业乃至人类健康产生不利影响。因此,如何对其有效防控和综合利用已成为国内外关注的热点问题。生物炭是有机物质在低氧或缺氧条件下热解碳化而形成的富碳固体物质,因其独特的性质和潜在的价值而被广泛用于农业土壤改良与环境修复等领域。将紫茎泽兰热解制备生物炭,既降低了生物炭生产成本,还实现了生态系统的保护和废弃物的高效利用。目前将紫茎泽兰作为原材料制备生物炭虽有一些相关的研究,但报道相对较少,且研究较分散、结论不一。因此,有必要对紫茎泽兰的利用现状和制备生物炭的应用潜力进行综述。本文结合目前紫茎泽兰应用研究现状,分析了紫茎泽兰制备生物炭的应用研究价值,综述了其在环境污染修复、农业土壤改良方面的应用,并在此基础上提出了今后的研究方向与展望,以期为今后开展相关研究工作提供参考和借鉴。