广州市幼儿园儿童对羟基苯甲酸酯内暴露水平及分布特征

对羟基苯甲酸酯是一种防腐剂和抑菌剂,广泛应用于食品、药品和化妆品等行业。研究已证实对羟基苯甲酸酯具有一定的生殖毒性、发育毒性以及雌激素活性。通过测定尿液中对羟基苯甲酸酯的含量,可综合地反映出人体对羟基苯甲酸酯的暴露情况。本研究采集66例广州市某幼儿园儿童尿样,采用高效液相色谱-串联质谱检测了其中对羟基苯甲酸甲酯、对羟基苯甲酸乙酯、对羟基苯甲酸丙酯、对羟基苯甲酸丁酯和对羟基苯甲酸苄酯等5种对羟基苯甲酸酯浓度水平。对羟基苯甲酸甲酯、对羟基苯甲酸乙酯和对羟基苯甲酸丙酯的中值浓度分别为4.42、1.39和1.74μg·L~(-1)。对羟基苯甲酸丁酯和对羟基苯甲酸苄酯检出率较低。本研究中广州市幼儿园儿童对羟基苯甲酸酯含量水平远低于欧美国家同龄儿童,而与印度同龄儿童水平相当。相关性分析显示,对羟基苯甲酸甲酯与对羟基苯甲酸丙酯呈一定程度的相关性,暗示二者可能有相同的来源。     

对羟基苯甲酸酯类防腐剂的环境和人体暴露研究进展

对羟基苯甲酸酯(parabens,PBs)作为一类防腐剂,因其具有独特的理化性质而被广泛应用于食品、药品和个人护理品中.但随着科学技术的发展和研究的不断深入,PBs被证明在一定程度上具有与持久性有机污染物相类似的“持久性、生物富集性和生物毒性”,是潜在的内分泌干扰物.近年来此类防腐剂已经在世界范围内的环境介质和人体样本中被广泛检出,且检出浓度呈逐年上升趋势,引发国内外高度关注.本文分别从环境外暴露和人体内暴露两个方面,对国内外最新的PBs暴露相关研究成果进行归纳和总结,为开展PBs人体暴露和健康风险评估研究提供参考及思路.     

没食子酸丙酯对K562细胞的增殖抑制和诱导凋亡作用

观察没食子酸丙酯(Propyl gallate,PG)对人慢性髓系白血病K562细胞株的增殖抑制及诱导凋亡作用.采用倒置显微镜观察细胞形态及数目的变化,乳酸脱氢酶(Lactate dehydrogenase,LDH)释放检测细胞活性,流式细胞术PI染色法及DNA倍体分析检测细胞凋亡作用.结果表明,没食子酸丙酯能有效地抑制K562细胞增殖,药物处理24 h时细胞形态发生变化,细胞数目减少;细胞培养液中LDH活性分析显示,20~300μg/mL没食子酸丙酯处理24 h对细胞毒性作用不明显;但处理时间达48 h时,没食子酸丙酯对细胞毒性明显增加;亚二倍体峰(凋亡峰)的出现及DNA片段化分析表明,200μg/mL PG处理细胞24 h时,能引起K562细胞凋亡.结果表明,PG具有明显的体外抗肿瘤活性,其抗癌活性与其抑制细胞增殖、诱导细胞凋亡有关.图5参18     

对羟基苯甲酸酯雌激素活性物种差异的理论研究

受体功能区结构的分化是导致部分环境污染物内分泌干扰效应种间选择性的主要原因之一.本研究采用同源模建的方法构建了青鳉的雌激素受体α亚型(medERα)配体结合区的三维结构,并与人的hERα结构进行比对.在此基础上,经过分子对接分析了对羟基苯甲酸酯类化合物及其含氯衍生物与两个物种ERα作用模式的差异及其分子基础,并基于此提...     

氯氰菊酯对唐鱼肝和鳃组织超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性的影响

在实验室条件下采用静水法生物测试,研究了氯氰菊酯对唐鱼(Tanichthys albonubes)的急性毒性及其对肝和鳃组织超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性的影响。结果表明,氯氰菊酯对唐鱼24、48、72、96h半致死浓度分别为27.27、15.94、10.13、6.61μg·L-1;经1、3、5μg·L-1浓度处理6、12、24、48、72h,结果显示唐鱼SOD在低浓度氯氰菊酯的胁迫下呈现明显的浓度效应关系,将唐鱼SOD作为农药等污染物的污染指标具有重要的应用前景,为安全使用农药和防止水体污染提供有益的理论参考依据。     

邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基己)酯(DEHP)和邻苯二甲酸单乙基己基酯(MEHP)长期暴露对海洋青鳉(Oryzias melastigma)内分泌干扰效应的评价

为探讨邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基己)酯(DEHP)和邻苯二甲酸单乙基己基酯(MEHP)长期暴露对海水生物的内分泌干扰效应及机制,将孵化后1周的海洋青鳉(Oryzias melastigma)分别暴露于DEHP(0.1 mg·L-1和0.5 mg·L-1)和MEHP(0.1 mg·L-1和0.5 mg·L-1)6个月。结果显示:DEHP显著增加了雌性和雄性海洋青鳉的肝指数,而MEHP只在高剂量时显著增加雄性青鳉的肝指数。对于雌性青鳉,DEHP暴露后肝脏雌激素相关基因ERα、ERβ、ERγ、VTG1、VTG2、ChgH和ChgL的表达水平显著上调,而对于雄性青鳉,DEHP暴露后,只有肝脏ERβ的表达水平显著上调。相比之下,MEHP暴露对雌性和雄性青鳉肝VTG和Chg基因表达无显著影响。DEHP激活了雌性和雄性青鳉的肝过氧化物增殖激活受体PPARα和PPARγ,而MEHP只在低剂量时上调了雄性青鳉PPARγ的表达。在雌性和雄性青鳉体内,VTG和Chg的表达与ERα和ERγ的表达显著相关,并且ER与PPAR也显著相关。研究表明,DEHP长期暴露可通过激活肝性激素受体调控肝雌激素响应基因(VTG和Chg)和过氧化物增殖激活受体(PPARα和PPARγ)的表达而对海洋青鳉产生内分泌干扰效应,并且显示出性别特异性。MEHP对海洋青鳉的内分泌干扰效应弱于DEHP。     

Hg(Ⅱ)和Pb(Ⅱ)对海洋单细胞藻的急性毒性效应

近年来,海洋重金属污染日益严重,为考察重金属对海洋藻类的生物毒性效应,进而评估其对海洋生态环境的影响,本研究采用一次性培养的实验方法,测定了2种重金属Hg(Ⅱ)和Pb(Ⅱ)对8种海洋单细胞藻的急性毒性效应,包括赤潮异弯藻(Heterosigma akashiwo Hada)、旋链角毛藻(Chaetoceros curv...     

邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基己)酯和邻苯二甲酸单乙基己基酯对幼年期及青年期海洋青鳉(Oryzias melastigma)的内分泌干扰效应

本研究从邻苯二甲酸二(2-乙基己)酯(DEHP)和邻苯二甲酸单乙基己酯(MEHP)对幼鱼期及青年期海洋青鳉(Oryzias melastigma)的生殖发育毒性效应出发,从雌激素受体(ER)、过氧化物增殖激活受体(PPAR)及芳香烃受体(AhR)通路探讨DEHP和MEHP致毒机制.本实验将孵化后1周的幼鱼分别暴露于溶剂对照、低浓度DEHP(0.1 mg·L-1)、高浓度DEHP(0.5 mg·L-1)、低浓度MEHP(0.1 mg·L-1)和高浓度MEHP(0.5 mg·L-1)23 d、53 d,组织病理学结果显示,DEHP和MEHP导致雌性青鳉肝损伤,表现为肝糖原降低,肝细胞质水肿变性;DEHP和MEHP促进了性成熟,表现为促进雌性青鳉卵巢中卵细胞的发育.荧光定量PCR结果显示,DEHP和MEHP显著影响了ER、PPAR及AhR通路,并且对青年期的影响强于幼鱼期,DEHP对ER、PPAR及AhR通路的影响较MEHP强.所以DEHP及MEHP可能通过ER、PPAR和AhR通路影响了肝脏发育,造成了肝损伤,促进雌性青鳉卵巢发育,对ER、PPAR和AhR通路影响显示出发育阶段特异性.     

多氯联苯暴露对食蚊鱼CYP19ɑ 和VTGɑ 基因的表达及骨骼形态雄性化的影响

应用食蚊鱼细胞色素P450芳香化酶基因(CYP19%)和卵黄蛋白原基因(VTG%)m RNA转录水平为指标,研究微量多氯联苯(PCBs)长时间暴露对成年雌性食蚊鱼CYP19%基因和VTG%基因表达的影响,并评价其对雌性食蚊鱼产生的形态雄性化效应。采用静水暴露实验模式,分别设置0.08、0.4、2和10μg·L-1PCBs浓度,并设置对照组和平行组,定量测定14 d和28 d性腺CYP19%和肝脏VTG%m RNA表达水平的变化,以及对椎体脉棘发育的影响。暴露实验结果显示:1各PCBs浓度组(0.08、0.4、2和10μg·L-1PCBs)暴露均能抑制食蚊鱼CYP19%和VTG基因的表达,表明PCBs对食蚊鱼VTG%基因的抑制远大于对食蚊鱼CYP19%基因的抑制;20.4μg·L-1PCBs暴露显著地降低了食蚊鱼第15椎体脉棘的长度并降低第15、16椎体脉棘的L/D值,显示食蚊鱼出现骨骼形态雄性化,表明一定浓度的PCBs暴露会表现出抗雌激素效应。     

磷酸三苯酯(TPP)和磷酸三(2-氯异丙基)酯(TCPP)诱导人胚肾细胞HEK293凋亡的机制研究

磷系阻燃剂对人体的潜在毒性作用引起了国内外研究者的广泛关注。肾脏是机体重要的排毒器官,若肾脏细胞受损,可能影响肾脏功能的正常发挥。本研究以人胚肾细胞HEK293为研究对象,结合传统毒理学实验,筛选出磷酸三苯酯(TPP)及磷酸三(2-氯异丙基)酯(TCPP)诱导人胚肾细胞HEK293凋亡的关键靶标基因p53。在此基础上采用分子对接模拟和光谱法分析发现,TPP和TCPP分别以嵌插方式和沟槽方式结合p53-DNA,改变基因片段的框架结构,启动分子起始事件,通过影响相关基因(Bax、Hrk、Bcl-2和Bad)的表达量,导致线粒体途径释放cyt c,最终激活Caspase 7实现细胞凋亡。研究结果阐明了此类污染物诱导凋亡的作用机制,为毒害化学品的污染防控提供理论依据。     

Conservation Genetics of a Spring-dwelling Desert Fish, the Pecos Gambusia (Gambusia nobilis, Poeciliidae)

La estructura genética de la población de La Gambusia de Pecos ("Pecos Gambusia") fue evaluada mediante electróiresis proteínico para determinar la mejor manera de preservar la diversidad genética de las especies Este pequeño pez viviparo, federalmente protegido, es endémíco al desierto Chihuabuense de la región de Nuevo México y Tejas donde se encuentra en cuatro sistemas aisladas de manantiales et la cucenca del Rio Pecos El desecamiento de los manantiales debido a la baja de la tabla de agua es la amenaza más inmediata para la especie. El 52% del total de la diversidad genética detectada en la especie se debió a las diferencias entre las muestras de las distintas localidades, mientras que el restante 48% se debió a la vari ación dentro de las mismas muestras La mayor parte (67%) de la diversidud entre la muestras, se debió a diferencias entre las poblaciones de las cuatro áreas mayores de occurencia Las poblaciones del arroyo Toyah, en el área de Tejas, mostraron una hetergenenidad espacial notable de frecuencias alelas, en comparación con las poblaciones de las otras áres areas, niveles altos, poco communes, de variabilidad genética al interior de las muestras fueron detectados El patrón espacial de variación genética en la Gambusia de Pecos se acerca análogamente a aquella de una especie enépmica local que está federalmente protegida en otras dos áreas distintas También se encuentran una o más especies enéhicas de invertebrados en cada área donde habita la Gambusia de Pecos. Por ello, la protección del patrón natural de variabilidad genética en la Gambusia de Pecos contribuiría significativamente, a la conseroación de los recursos genéticos en un conjunto diverso de especies adaptadas al manantial     

Male size,mating success,and mating strategy in the mosquitofish Gambusia affinis (Poeciliidae)

Summary In laboratory choice experiments, receptive female western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis affinis (deprived of contact with males 30 days) preferred the larger of two males. When two males differing in size were placed with a receptive female, the larger was generally able to monopolize access to her, but not when the female was not receptive. In other experiments, a single male was placed with a receptive or non-receptive female. These experiments showed size-correlated differences in male mating behavior. Smaller males were more likely to chase non-receptive females and attempt to inseminate them forcibly, while larger males continued to court females even if they were non-receptive. Even when the female was receptive, there was some evidence of size-correlated differences in levels of courtship and chasing.     

雄烯二酮长期暴露对食蚊鱼肝脏生物转化酶系的影响

为了研究雄烯二酮(4-androstene-3,17-dione,AED)长期暴露对食蚊鱼(Gambusia affinis)肝脏7-乙氧基-3-异酚恶唑脱乙基酶(EROD)和谷胱甘肽硫转移酶(GST)的影响,分别利用不同浓度的AED(0.14、1.4、14、140 nmol·L-1和420 nmol·L-1)对食蚊鱼仔鱼进行180 d的水浴暴露,同时设丙酮和空白对照组,分别于第180天取样后测定肝脏的EROD和GST活性.结果表明,与对照组相比,AED对食蚊鱼雌性幼鱼的体重和体长均起到显著的抑制作用,对食蚊鱼雄性幼鱼的体重和体长的影响不明显,只有最高浓度起抑制作用.AED对食蚊鱼幼鱼EROD的抑制作用与暴露浓度呈显著的剂量关系.各浓度组AED对雌性食蚊鱼幼鱼和雄性食蚊鱼幼鱼GST活性的影响大致呈现出倒"U"曲线的趋势.     

A comparative study on the toxic effects of textile dye wastewaters (untreated and treated) on mortality and RBC of a freshwater fish Gambusia affinis (Baird and Gerard)

Comparative toxicological studies of textile dye wastewater (untreated and treated) on a freshwater fish, Gambusia affinis, revealed a marked reduction in mortality and cytotoxic effects on RBCs, measured as reduction in their counts and percent changes in their shape (poikilocytosis) and variation in their size (anisocytosis)}, after subjecting them to both physicochemical and biological treatments. On comparing the data of mortality and the cytotoxic effects on RBCs, we found poikilocytosis is a better indicator for toxicity measurement of both untreated as well as treated wastewater, especially at their lowest concentrations where percent mortality was found to be either nil or lowerer than the percentage of poikilocytic RBCs. Although percent reduction in RBC counts and changes in their size (anisocytosis) indicated toxic effects of wastewaters, but EC5o values for RBC counts were usually higher than those for poikilocytosis and mortality, and non-calculable for anisocytosis suggesting their lesser sensitivity to pollutants. In view of these findings, we recommend monitoring of toxic effects of wastewaters during fish bioassay on both mortality and variation in RBC shape.     

Oxidative stress and changes in locomotor behavior and gill morphology of Gambusia affinis exposed to chromium

Sublethal effects of chromium trioxide on mosquito fish, Gambusia affinis, were carried out for 28 days on day 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, and 28. The sublethal effects of chromium (LC₁₀, 77.62?mg?L^?1) on antioxidant enzymes, thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), locomotor behavior, and gill morphology were studied. The antioxidant enzymes like superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase were induced throughout the exposure span of 28 days. Percent induction was also increase with the days of exposure. Lipid peroxidation product, malondialdehyde was enhanced in the viscera tissue of chromium-exposed fish. Perturbation of locomotor behavior like decrease in distance travelled (m?min^?1) and in swimming speed (cm?s^?1) was observed in exposed fish. Chromium toxicity caused alterations in gill morphology like hypertrophy and hyperplasia in secondary lamellae followed by detached epithelium with severe necrosis. It can be concluded from the results that Cr intoxication in Gambusia fish, caused induction in antioxidant enzymes and lipid peroxidation, plus changes in gill morphology and locomotor behavior.     

Independent effects of male and female density on sexual harassment, female fitness, and male competition for mates in the western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis

Operational sex ratio (the ratio of sexually active males to fertilizable females) has a major influence on male competition for mates and male–female interactions. The contributions of male and female density per se to mating system dynamics, however, are rarely examined, and the fitness consequences are often inferred rather than quantified. Male mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) compete aggressively and frequently harass females for copulations, a behavior thought to reduce female fitness. Female fitness can also be reduced by increases in female density, which may affect food availability, cannibalism rates, and chemical interactions between females. I manipulated male and female densities of G. affinis to measure their effects on male–male aggression, male harassment toward females, and female fitness. I found that males chased rivals more often and attempted fewer copulations when female density decreased, but surprisingly male density had no significant effect on the frequency of these male behaviors. In contrast, males’ agonistic displays toward other males increased with male density, but display behavior was unaffected by female density. These results suggest that male and female density do not always contribute equally or at all to the patterns of behavior we observe. Female fitness declined as female density increased, the opposite pattern expected if male harassment is costly to females. This suggests that a strong, negative effect of female density overwhelmed any potential costs of male harassment. Sources of female density dependence and the consequences of changes in male and female density to patterns of male behavior are discussed.     

Effects of cadmium on Pontoporeia affinis (Crustacea: Amphipoda) in laboratory soft-bottom microcosms

Laboratory soft bottom microcosms, containing sediment with natural populations of meio-and microfauna and the amphipod Pontoporeia affinis Lindström, were used to investigate chronic effects of cadmium on a typical Baltic Sea benthic community. Temperature, salinity, organic content of the sediment and the life cycles of the amphipods in laboratory control microcosms were in good agreement with conditions in the Baltic Sea. In Experiment 1, P. affinis was exposed to four assayed cadmium concentrations, 0 (control), 6.3, 41 and 127 g Cd·1^-1, for 265 d. At the lowest cadmium concentration (6.3 g Cd·1^-1), the sediment contained about 700 times, and P. affinis about 1 700 times, the water concentration at the end of the experiments. In microcosms without P. affinis, the sediments accumulated less cadmium. Effects on P. affinis embryogenesis were detected after 105 d of exposure in all tested cadmium concentrations. Mortality of juveniles was significantly increased after 265 d of exposure in mean assayed concentrations of 41 and 127 g Cd·1^-1. In Experiment 2, P. affinis was exposed to cadmium in assayed concentrations, 0, 6.5 and 46 g Cd·1^-1 for 460 d. At the lowest water concentration (6.5 g Cd·1^-1), the prolonged exposure did not increase the sediment concentration, which indicates a steady state, while concentrations in P. affinis reached about 3 500 times the lowest water concentration after 460 d. Juvenile P. affinis matured sexually and reproduced normally in all microcosms, but their offspring died in all microcosms with added Cd. This occurred at water concentrations not uncommon in polluted marine areas. The effects are serious in comparison to those found in conventional short-term laboratory experiments with the same concentrations and demonstrate the importance of long-term experiments in ecotoxicology.     

Effects of copper and cadmium on growth,swimming and predator avoidance in Eurytemora affinis (Copepoda)

In this study we demonstrate the sensitivity of swimming behavior and predator-escape responses of nauplii of the estuarine copepod Eurytemora affinis to sublethal doses of Cu and Cd. Behavior was generally altered at metal doses below those affecting growth rates or survival of the copepods. Swimming velocities of Cu-dosed nauplii were different from controls at all concentrations of Cu tested (10–50 g l^-1 total Cu) after 24- to 48-h exposure, whereas development rate of nauplii was significantly reduced only after 96 h at 25 g l^-1. The 96 h LC50 for Cu was approximately 30 g l^-1 Cu. Naupliar swimming velocity was also affected by Cd. Swimming speeds were reduced after 24 h at 130 g l^-1, and development was slowed after 48 h at 116 g Cd l^-1. The 96-h LC50 was >120 g l^-1. Little is known of the adaptive role of specific motile behaviors in the success of larval copepods. We investigated the relationship of swimming speed to predator — prey interactions of the nauplii using both real and simulated predators. Nauplii exposed to Cu for 24 h were observed to be generally hyperactive, a condition which could increase their encounter frequency with predators. Reduced numbers of escape responses of nauplii to a simulated predator, another indication of increased vulnerability to predation, were observed only after 48-h exposure to Cu. Nevertheless, feeding rates of non-dosed larval striped bass on dosed nauplii (24 h at 25 g Cu l^-1) were significantly higher than on control nauplii. Feeding rates of larval mysid shrimp, however, were not higher on similarly dosed nauplii; 24 h exposure of nauplii to >30 g Cu l^-1 did result in increased predation by mysids.Contribution No. 272 of the US EPA Environmental Research Laboratory, Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882, USA     

十溴联苯醚(BDE-209)对紫红笛鲷鳃抗氧化酶活性的影响

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