毒死蜱对斑马鱼胚胎氧化应激效应研究

以斑马鱼为模型,研究了毒死蜱对斑马鱼胚胎形态学的影响,及其对胚胎的氧化应激和氧化损伤作用.将斑马鱼胚胎暴露在梯度浓度的毒死蜱溶液中96h后,发现毒死蜱会造成斑马鱼胚胎严重畸形甚至死亡,其96h半致死浓度为1.18mg/L.对氧化应激相关基因的表达及抗氧化酶活性和丙二醛(MDA)含量进行检测,结果表明,在毒死蜱胁迫下抗氧化酶(SOD、CAT)活性降低,并且其编码基因(Cu/Zn-sod、Mn-sod、cat)的表达受到抑制;但在低浓度毒死蜱胁迫下,抗氧化酶活性并没有受到显著影响,而抗氧化酶基因的表达对毒死蜱更加敏感.毒死蜱能引起gstp2的表达上调,但GST活性与gstp2的表达变化并不一致.处理组胚胎中nrf2表达上调,从而上调抗氧化蛋白和II相解毒酶基因的表达.毒死蜱胁迫下,基因ucp2、cox1表达下调,能够减少呼吸链ROS的产生.同时基因bcl2表达下调,表明凋亡的平衡受到破坏.毒死蜱处理组中MDA含量显著升高,说明毒死蜱能造成斑马鱼胚胎氧化损伤.     

纳米碳化钨对斑马鱼胚胎发育的影响

为评价纳米碳化钨的水生态毒理效应,以模式生物斑马鱼胚胎为研究对象,观察了纳米碳化钨对斑马鱼胚胎发育的影响.结果表明,<2g/L的纳米碳化钨悬液对斑马鱼胚胎的正常发育和成活没有任何影响.在3g/L的极高浓度下,纳米碳化钨处理24~96h导致31%的幼鱼出现各种发育畸形,33%的幼鱼死亡,但仍有36%的幼鱼发育和活动均正常.通过与受精后5h及30h开始纳米碳化钨暴露的实验组相比,发现受精后24h是斑马鱼胚胎对纳米碳化钨处理最敏感的时期.胚胎卵膜的人工提前去除可以削弱纳米碳化钨对斑马鱼胚胎发育的不良影响.     

The hand of birds revealed by early ostrich embryos

The problem of resolving the homology of the digits of the avian hand has been framed as a conflict between paleontological and embryological evidence, the former thought to support a hand composed of digits I, II, III, because of similarity of the phalangeal formulae of the earliest known bird Archaeopteryx to that of Mesozoic pentadactyl archosaurs, while embryological evidence has traditionally favored a II, III, IV avian hand. We have identified the critical developmental period for the major features of the avian skeleton in a primitive bird, the ostrich. Analysis of digit anlagen in the avian hand has revealed those for digits/metacarpals I and V, thus confirming previous embryological studies that indirectly suggested that the avian hand comprises digits II, III, IV, and was primitively pentadactyl.     

Genome-wide abnormalities in embryos: Origins and clinical consequences

Ploidy or genome-wide chromosomal anomalies such as triploidy, diploid/triploid mixoploidy, chimerism, and genome-wide uniparental disomy are the cause of molar pregnancies, embryonic lethality, and developmental disorders. While triploidy and genome-wide uniparental disomy can be ascribed to fertilization or meiotic errors, the mechanisms causing mixoploidy and chimerism remain shrouded in mystery. Different models have been proposed, but all remain hypothetical and controversial, are deduced from the developmental persistent genomic constitutions present in the sample studied and lack direct evidence. New single-cell genomic methodologies, such as single-cell genome-wide haplotyping, provide an extended view of the constitution of normal and abnormal embryos and have further pinpointed the existence of mixoploidy in cleavage-stage embryos. Based on those recent findings, we suggest that genome-wide anomalies, which persist in fetuses and patients, can for a large majority be explained by a noncanonical first zygotic cleavage event, during which maternal and paternal genomes in a single zygote, segregate to different blastomeres. This process, termed heterogoneic division, provides an overarching theoretical basis for the different presentations of mixoploidy and chimerism.     

手性农药丁氟螨酯对斑马鱼胚胎的选择性发育毒性

近年来丁氟螨酯（CYF）对非靶标生物的发育毒性已成为一个值得关注的问题,但其对水生生物的对映选择性效应尚不清晰.为评估丁氟螨酯对斑马鱼胚胎的对映选择性毒性,通过96 h的暴露试验,研究了梯度浓度的丁氟螨酯消旋体及对映体对斑马鱼胚胎的急性毒性.此外,试验还研究了丁氟螨酯对斑马鱼胚胎孵化率、卵黄囊水肿、心包囊水肿和身体弯曲的影响.根据急性毒性结果可知,毒性大小为S-CYF > Rac-CYF > R-CYF,其中S-CYF的毒性是R-CYF的2.3倍.72 hpf,500 mg·L^-1的S-CYF可显著诱导胚胎产生卵黄囊水肿（YSE）、体轴弯曲（CB）等畸形效应（p<0.05）,而Rac-CYF降低了斑马鱼胚胎的孵化成功率.在本研究中发育毒性效应结果与急性毒性结果一致,均为S-CYF > Rac-CYF > R-CYF,表明丁氟螨酯对斑马鱼胚胎存在显著的对映选择性发育毒性,研究结果为丁氟螨酯的环境风险评估提供了理论依据.     

Evidences for inductive properties of the micromere-RNA in sea-urchin embryos

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五氯酚对稀有鮈鲫胚胎毒性效应研究

研究五氯酚(PCP)对稀有鮈鲫(Gobiocypris rarus)胚胎的致畸和毒性效应.以7.5,30,60,120,250μg/L5个浓度的PCP对0hpf(hpf,受精卵孵出时间)的稀有鮈鲫胚胎进行暴露染毒,同时设置空白对照组、二甲基亚砜溶剂对照组和雌二醇(EE2,2.5ng/L)阳性对照组.在立体显微镜下观察整个胚胎的发育过程,统计胚胎的孵化率、96hpf相对存活率和各时期的畸形率,并利用半定量RT-PCR检测胚胎中CYP1A基因和p53基因mRNA的表达.结果表明,PCP暴露能延迟稀有鮈鲫胚胎发育,并造成胚胎卵凝结、心包囊肿、脊柱弯曲等多种畸形甚至死亡.随着PCP暴露浓度的升高,稀有鮈鲫胚胎的孵化率和96hpf相对存活率降低,各时期的畸形率增加,并呈现一定的浓度效应.稀有鮈鲫胚胎CYP1A基因和p53基因mRNA表达被显著诱导,并随PCP浓度的升高而增加.PCP对稀有鮈鲫胚胎发育表现为显著的毒性效应.稀有鮈鲫胚胎孵化率、96hpf相对存活率、各时期畸形率及CYP1A基因和p53基因的诱导表达可以作为评价PCP毒性作用的敏感指标.     

双酚A暴露对斑马鱼胚胎期代谢作用的影响

运用基于GC/MS的代谢组学方法,以受精卵在双酚A(BPA)中暴露4d后的斑马鱼胚胎为对象,研究了其体内挥发性和半挥发性代谢组分变化.暴露浓度设定为0,0.5,1.5,4.5mg/L,包括US EPA假定的“安全水平”(1.5mg/L).结果表明,1.5mg/L BPA暴露能使斑马鱼体内花生四烯酸和胆固醇的相对百分含量极显著降低,饱和脂肪酸、氨基酸、葡萄糖和肌糖的相对百分含量显著升高.因此,1.5mg/L BPA能干扰斑马鱼胚胎期的正常代谢.     

纳米ZnO对斑马鱼胚胎抗氧化酶系统的影响

为评价纳米ZnO的水生态毒性,以斑马鱼胚胎为受试生物,研究了纳米ZnO对其抗氧化酶系统的影响.结果发现,纳米ZnO能够降低斑马鱼胚胎谷胱甘肽(GSH)含量,抑制过氧化氢酶(CAT)和超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性,引起胚胎脂质过氧化水平增大,证明氧化应激是纳米ZnO抑制斑马鱼胚胎孵化的作用机制之一.     

纳米氧化物对斑马鱼胚胎孵化率的影响

为评价纳米氧化物的水生态毒理效应,以模式生物斑马鱼胚胎为研究对象,观察了纳米ZnO、纳米TiO2、纳米Fe2O3、纳米Fe3O4和纳米SiO2对其96h孵化率的影响.结果表明,纳米氧化物毒性与其成分有很大关系.纳米ZnO对斑马鱼胚胎孵化抑制作用明显,毒性较大,且其毒性与浓度之间存在一定的剂量-效应关系;在低浓度时,纳米ZnO抑制胚胎孵化的效应较等浓度Zn2+强,说明纳米ZnO特殊理化性质发挥了一定作用.纳米Fe2O3在低浓度下不影响胚胎孵化率,而在高浓度下抑制胚胎孵化.纳米TiO2、纳米Fe3O4、和纳米SiO2对斑马鱼胚胎96h孵化率没有明显影响.     

T-2 toxin induces developmental toxicity and apoptosis in zebrafish embryos

T-2 toxin is one of the most important trichothecene mycotoxins occurring in various agriculture products. The developmental toxicity of T-2 toxin and the exact mechanism of action at early life stages are not understood precisely. Zebrafish embryos were exposed to different concentrations of the toxin at 4-6 hours post fertilization （hpf） stage of development, and were observed for different developmental toxic effects at 24, 48, 72, and 144 hpf. Exposure to 0.20 Ixmol/L or higher concentrations of T-2 toxin significantly increased the mortality and malformation rate such as tail deformities, cardiovascular defects and behavioral changes in early developmental stages of zebrafish. T-2 toxin exposure resulted in significant increases in reactive oxygen species （ROS） production and cell apoptosis, mainly in the tall areas, as revealed by Acridine Orange staining at 24 hpf. In addition, T-2 toxin-induced severe tail deformities could be attenuated by co-exposure to reduced glutathione （GSH）. T-2 toxin and GSH co-exposure induced a significant decrease of ROS production in the embryos. The overall results demonstrate that T-2 toxin is able to produce oxidative stress and induce apoptosis, which are involved in the developmental toxicity of T-2 toxin in zebrafish embryos.     

1,2,4-三氯苯对斑马鱼生殖和胚胎发育毒性效应

采用斑马鱼胚胎早期发育技术研究了1,2,4-三氯苯(1,2,4-TCB)对成年斑马鱼(Danio retio)和斑马鱼受精卵染毒后胚胎生命早期阶段生长发育的影响.结果发现,大于5mg/L 剂量的1,2,4-TCB有明显发育毒性,会导致胚胎致畸,引起胚胎凝集或死亡.1,2,4-TCB对成年斑马鱼和斑马鱼受精卵染毒后,胚胎的致死率均与1,2,4-TCB处理之间呈现时间-效应和剂量-效应关系.高浓度的(15 mg/L) 1,2,4-TCB对成年斑马鱼的染毒,其平均产卵量和受精率均降低.成年斑马鱼或者受精卵接触1,2,4-TCB后,胚胎发育中典型的非致死效应—心包囊水肿和脊柱畸形的比例均随着1,2,4-TCB的浓度升高而逐渐升高.同浓度1,2,4-TCB处理后,斑马鱼胚胎直接染毒造成的非致死毒性效应更强.结果表明,水体中残留的1,2,4-TCB对于鱼类的生殖和发育具有潜在的危害.     

Aphid soldier differentiation: density acts on both embryos and newborn nymphs

The mechanism of caste differentiation in a social aphid Tuberaphis styraci, which has a sterile soldier caste in the 2nd instar, was investigated using an artificial diet rearing system. High aphid density induced soldier production. Combinatorial prenatal and postnatal density treatments revealed that (1) either prenatal high density or postnatal high density is sufficient for soldier induction; (2) thus, embryos in the maternal body and newborn 1st instar nymphs are both responsive to high density; (3) the combination of prenatal high density and postnatal high density enhances soldier differentiation in a synergistic manner; and (4) the final determination of soldier differentiation occurs postnatally, probably at a late 1st instar stage. This study first throws light on the developmental aspects of caste differentiation in a social aphid.     

石油烃污染对海胆胚胎及浮游幼虫生长发育的影响

为研究石油烃污染对海胆的毒性, 采用海胆胚胎发育技术, 观察0号柴油、船用轻质柴油和船用重质燃料油分散液对马粪海胆胚胎及浮游幼虫生长发育的影响.结果显示, 三种油品分散液使得胚胎发育至2-细胞期、4-细胞期、8-细胞期、16-细胞期、囊胚期的时间延后,这种延后的现象随着发育进程和油品分散液浓度升高而愈发明显.与对照组相比,染毒的海胆浮游幼虫生长速度明显减慢,二腕幼虫及四腕幼虫的体长均变短.三种油品对于海胆胚胎生长发育过程的毒性顺序为:0号柴油>船用轻质柴油>船用重质燃料油.