硼化合物对普通小球藻的急性毒性效应

以普通小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris)为受试生物,采用批量培养法考察了不同质量浓度的硼酸和四硼酸钠对藻细胞生物量、ρ(Chla)、ρ(蛋白质)以及MDA(丙二醛)含量的96 h急性毒性效应,初步探讨了硼化合物对普通小球藻的毒性作用. 结果表明:在2种硼化合物胁迫下藻细胞的生长受到抑制,尤其是当ρ(硼)≥40 mg/L时抑制作用极其显著(P<0.01);ρ(硼)为0~80 mg/L时,硼酸和四硼酸钠对藻细胞生长的最大抑制率分别为89.42%和86.72%,硼的抑制作用呈明显的剂量-效应关系,并且随暴露时间延长而减弱,96 h时藻细胞恢复生长. 硼酸和四硼酸钠对藻细胞的96 h-EC₅₀(半数有效浓度)分别为82.03和71.19 mg/L(以硼计);与对照组相比,二者对普通小球藻的毒性效应表现为,随着暴露时间的延长,ρ(Chla)降低、ρ(蛋白质)先减后增、MDA含量升高. 研究显示,硼化合物对普通小球藻的毒性作用,可能是由于短期内引发藻细胞产生活性氧自由基并造成膜脂质和其他生物大分子的氧化损伤所致.      

稀有鮈鲫和日本青鳉肝细胞原代培养及其对2,3,7,8-TCDD的敏感性比较

利用胰酶消化和机械分散相结合的方法对稀有鮈鲫和日本青鳉的肝细胞进行分离和培养,测定了不同培养时间下两种原代培养肝细胞的活力,研究了两种原代培养肝细胞受到2,3,7,8-TCDD暴露后EROD活力变化的时间-和浓度-效应关系.结果表明,稀有鮈鲫和日本青鳉的肝细胞产率分别达到2.0×107cells.g-1和1.5×107cells.g-1,稀有鮈鲫原代肝细胞的活力可以稳定地保持5d,日本青鳉原代肝细胞的活力至少可以稳定地保持1周;不同浓度TCDD暴露后,两种鱼的原代肝细胞EROD活力变化均显示良好的时间-浓度-效应关系,TCDD诱导稀有鮈鲫和日本青鳉原代肝细胞EROD活力的最低可观察效应浓度(LOEC)分别为4pg.mL-1和1pg.mL-1;TCDD诱导日本青鳉原代肝细胞EROD活力的EC50值低于稀有鮈鲫.就原代肝细胞培养操作和对毒物胁迫的敏感性而言,日本青鳉优于稀有鮈鲫.     

PM2.5诱导肝脏脂肪变性的体外研究及其关键组分初探

细颗粒物(PM_2.5)暴露与非酒精性脂肪肝病(NAFLD)的发病风险增加有关.NAFLD的典型特征是肝脏脂肪变性.然而,PM_2.5诱导的肝脂肪变性的潜在机制和关键成分仍不清楚.本研究以HepG2细胞为体外模型,将采自我国4个城市(太原、北京、杭州和广州)的PM_2.5暴露细胞24 h,暴露结束后通过细胞生化指标检测、染色观察、荧光定量PCR技术及皮尔森相关性检验评估PM_2.5及其化学组分对肝细胞脂质积累的影响.结果发现,不同城市的PM_2.5均以剂量依赖的方式降低了细胞活力,广州市PM_2.5的细胞毒性相对较强.此外,同等浓度下(30μg·mL^-1),广州市PM_2.5暴露细胞引起的脂质积累现象明显高于对照组及其他城市暴露组,而北京市和杭州市PM_2.5暴露细胞24 h并未引起明显的细胞脂质积累.相关性分析结果显示,钒(V)、铜(Cu)、砷(As)、锡(Sn)、锑(Sb)及钨(W)与至少两种肝细胞脂质...     

四环素和锑复合污染对底栖生物酶活性的影响

以中华圆田螺(Cipangopaludina cahayensis)为受试生物,研究单一的四环素、锑以及四环素和锑联合对该生物肝胰脏蛋白质含量、谷胱甘肽转移酶(GSH)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性的影响。结果表明:污染物会使田螺体内的蛋白质含量降低; GSH的活性随暴露时间和暴露浓度的增加而增加; CAT活性随暴露时间和暴露条件呈现不同的相关性:单一暴露条件下有着低浓度抑制,高浓度促进的效应,而联合暴露条件下有着相反的效应。     

过氧化氢对铜绿微囊藻的损伤效应研究

采用室内培养的方法研究了不同浓度H2O2对铜绿微囊藻(Microcystic aeruginosa)藻细胞的损伤效应.结果表明,H2O2浓度越大,对藻细胞的毒害作用越大.24 h之后,铜绿微囊藻藻细胞数、叶绿素a、类胡萝卜素和蛋白质含量及总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)都快速下降,而MDA含量显著增加,同时培养基中的H2O2含量也迅速降低;随着处理时间的增加,毒性效应逐渐增强;72 h之后,藻细胞各指标值都降得很低,MDA含量也增加到最大,培养基中H2O2也逐渐被消耗和分解,藻细胞的损伤效应也达到最大.其中,H2O2浓度为50 mg·L-1时,能够有效的去除藻细胞,并且对藻细胞的生理指标及抗氧化能力都有很强的损伤效应.     

五氯酚对斜生栅藻的毒性效应研究

以斜生栅藻细胞的生长状况、色素(叶绿素a、叶绿素b、类胡萝卜素)及蛋白质含量的变化作为指标,研究了不同质量浓度的五氯酚(0,0.02,0.05,0.10,0.50,1.00 mg/L)对斜生栅藻(Scenedesmus obliquus)的毒性效应.24,48,72,96和120 h五氯酚对斜生栅藻的EC50分别为0.883,0.283,0.225,0.168和0.192 mg/L.斜生栅藻生长受抑制程度随五氯酚质量浓度增加而加强,当五氯酚的质量浓度超过0.50 mg/L时,斜生栅藻的生长几乎完全受到抑制.染毒96 h的斜生栅藻色素(叶绿素a、叶绿素b、类胡萝卜素)含量以及蛋白质含量随着五氯酚质量浓度的增加呈下降趋势,色素比例失调,色素对五氯酚的敏感程度为:类胡萝卜素＞叶绿素a＞叶绿素b;可溶性蛋白质含量与色素含量的减少呈明显线性相关(r=0.793,n=6).      

正常肝细胞和肝癌细胞对镉暴露毒性响应差异分析

正常肝细胞和肝癌细胞存在诸多生理特征差异,为探讨两种不同类型的肝细胞对镉（Cd）暴露毒性响应的差异,该研究分析了正常肝细胞系（HL-7702）和肝癌细胞系（HepG2）Cd暴露后在细胞活力、形态、凋亡及凋亡相关基因表达等方面的响应差异.结果表明:当Cd浓度为1 mg/L时,HL-7702细胞活力降至65%,而HepG2细胞活力未受到明显影响,且HL-7702细胞和HepG2细胞对Cd暴露的半数致死浓度(LC₅₀)分别为1.9和2.4 mg/L,说明正常肝细胞较肝癌细胞在细胞活力方面更为敏感. Cd暴露均会诱发两种细胞凋亡,但在0.25 mg/L的Cd暴露下,HepG2细胞凋亡率显著高于HL-7702细胞,说明正常肝细胞抗凋亡能力显著高于肝癌细胞.不同细胞中Cd诱发凋亡的分子途径不同,在HL-7702细胞中镉主要通过上调Caspase-3和下调Bcl-2基因的表达来诱导细胞凋亡,而在HepG2细胞中则主要通过上调Caspase-3基因来诱导细胞凋亡.研究显示,正常肝细胞和肝癌细胞对Cd暴露的毒性响应差异较大,采用人正常肝细胞比肝癌细胞更能准确评估重金属的肝毒性.     

实时定量RT-PCR方法检测雌二醇诱导原代培养青鳉鱼肝细胞的基因表达

利用原代培养的雄性青鳉鱼肝细胞进行了相同雌二醇(E2)浓度(100 nmol·L-1)下的不同时间(2、4、6、8d)和相同暴露时间(4d)下的不同浓度(1、10、100、1000、10000 nmol·L-1)的雌二醇(E2)实验,采用实时定量RT-PCR方法对青鳉鱼VTG-Ⅰ、VTG-Ⅱ、CHG-H、CHG-L和ERα的基因表达进行了研究,结果表明,VTG-Ⅰ、VTG-Ⅱ、CHG-H、CHG-L和ERα的基因表达与E2的暴露浓度呈现很好的剂量-效应关系,且1nmol·L-1E2暴露就能显著诱导肝细胞内VTG-Ⅰ、VTG-Ⅱ、CHG-H、CHG-L和ERα的基因表达.作为生物监测雌激素活性的in vitro方法,实时定量RT-PCR的灵敏度高于其它已经发表的方法.因此,实时定量RT-PCB方法与原代培养青鳉鱼肝细胞相结合的方法在环境雌激素效应的评价上具有很大地应用潜力.     

2种有机磷农药联合胁迫下日本青鳉的逐级行为响应

采用水质安全在线生物预警系统(BEWs)记录行为强度数据,探讨了2种有机磷农药敌百虫和对硫磷联合胁迫下,不同暴露浓度、不同暴露时间日本青鳉的行为响应.在不同浓度比例的农药暴露中,20、10、5、1和0.1TU的暴露浓度下行为反应时间分别为:1.4、4.8、6.4、32.2和43.0h,并且每个浓度不同配比之间行为反应时间差异不明显.结果表明,在2种有机磷农药的暴露下,日本青鳉的逐级行为响应既受化合物浓度高低的影响,又受暴露时间的影响,但每个浓度的不同配比之间的行为响应时间差异不明显,而且每个浓度2种药物不同配比暴露下的青鳉鱼的逐级行为响应基本一致,即2种作用机制相似的有机磷农药对日本青鳉的行为毒性是简单的相加作用.     

正常肝细胞和肝癌细胞对镉暴露毒性响应差异分析

正常肝细胞和肝癌细胞存在诸多生理特征差异,为探讨两种不同类型的肝细胞对镉（Cd）暴露毒性响应的差异,该研究分析了正常肝细胞系（HL-7702）和肝癌细胞系（HepG2）Cd暴露后在细胞活力、形态、凋亡及凋亡相关基因表达等方面的响应差异.结果表明:当Cd浓度为1 mg/L时,HL-7702细胞活力降至65%,而HepG2细胞活力未受到明显影响,且HL-7702细胞和HepG2细胞对Cd暴露的半数致死浓度(LC₅₀)分别为1.9和2.4 mg/L,说明正常肝细胞较肝癌细胞在细胞活力方面更为敏感. Cd暴露均会诱发两种细胞凋亡,但在0.25 mg/L的Cd暴露下,HepG2细胞凋亡率显著高于HL-7702细胞,说明正常肝细胞抗凋亡能力显著高于肝癌细胞.不同细胞中Cd诱发凋亡的分子途径不同,在HL-7702细胞中镉主要通过上调Caspase-3和下调Bcl-2基因的表达来诱导细胞凋亡,而在HepG2细胞中则主要通过上调Caspase-3基因来诱导细胞凋亡.研究显示,正常肝细胞和肝癌细胞对Cd暴露的毒性响应差异较大,采用人正常肝细胞比肝癌细胞更能准确评估重金属的肝毒性.     

重金属镉胁迫对尼罗罗非鱼抗氧化酶系统的影响

为评估重金属镉（Cd2+）对鱼类抗氧化酶活性的影响,本文采用静水生物测试的方法,将尼罗罗非鱼暴露于不同浓度水平（0、0.5、1.5、3.0和6.0mg/L）的Cd2+溶液中,21d后测定尼罗罗非鱼肌肉、肝脏、肾脏、脾脏和鳃5种组织中超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）的活性和谷胱甘肽（GSH）的含量。结果表明:重金属镉对尼罗罗非鱼抗氧化酶活性产生影响。尼罗罗非鱼肝脏组织的SOD、CAT活性和GSH含量显著高于其他4种组织,具有组织特异性。肝脏组织的SOD、CAT活性和GSH含量随着镉浓度的升高呈下降趋势,高浓度组（3.0mg/L）和极高浓度组（6.0mg/L）尼罗罗非鱼肝脏组织的SOD活性显著低于对照组（P<0.05）。肝脏组织中SOD、CAT活性和暴露水体中镉的浓度水平呈现明显的剂量-效应关系。与对照组相比,暴露组尼罗罗非鱼肾脏组织中SOD、CAT活性及GSH含量均处于诱导状态;对于鳃组织而言,SOD、CAT活性呈现低浓度（0.5mg/L）时被诱导,高浓度时被抑制。不同暴露组尼罗罗非鱼肌肉和脾脏组织中SOD、CAT活性与对照组没有显著性差异（P>0.05）。     

铅暴露引起的小鼠肝脏抗氧化系统损伤

小鼠暴露于不同浓度乙酸铅1周后,对肝脏还原性谷胱甘肽(GSH)、谷胱甘肽还原酶(GR)、超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、活性氧物质(ROS)、总氧自由基清除能力(TOSC)进行测定.结果显示:小鼠铅暴露后,肝脏GSH水平和TOSC值略有下降;GR、CAT、SOD活性被抑制,在高剂量铅暴露组尤为明显;ROS升高1 5倍.这些结果表明,铅能对小鼠肝脏的抗氧化系统造成损伤.     

久效磷农药对金鱼肝细胞DNA的损伤及其机制研究

以金鱼(Carassius auratus)为模式生物,研究了久效磷农药暴露导致的DNA损伤类型及其作用机制.结果表明:0.01,0.10,1.00mg/L的久效磷农药暴露24,48,96,168h均导致金鱼肝细胞DNA损伤程度显著升高,48h损伤最严重;暴露48h采用碱性、pH值12.1和中性彗星电泳发现DNA损伤类型主要为碱不稳定位点形成,其次为单/双链断裂;采用Endo Ⅲ酶和FPG酶处理的碱性彗星电泳,发现DNA出现氧化损伤;暴露24h肝脏谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)活性显著降低,丙二醛(MDA)含量显著升高达到峰值,96~168h超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和GSH-Px活性显著升高,MDA含量与24h相比有所降低,表明活性氧自由基(ROS)含量在短期暴露升高(24h)、在96~168h暴露逐渐降低.影响抗氧化酶活性、干扰ROS清除过程是久效磷农药造成DNA损伤的主要机制.     

Constructing a Raman and surface-enhanced Raman scattering spectral reference library for fine-particle analysis

Fine particles associated with haze pollution threaten the health of over 400 million people in China. Owing to excellent non-destructive fingerprint recognition characteristics, Raman and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) are often used to analyze the composition of fine particles to determine their physical and chemical properties as well as reaction mechanisms. However, there is no comprehensive Raman spectral library of fine particles. Furthermore, various studies that used SERS for fine-particle composition analysis showed that the uniqueness of the SERS substrates and different excitation wavelengths can produce a different spectrum for the same fine-particle component. To overcome this limitation, we conducted SERS experiments with a portable Raman spectrometer using two common SERS substrates (silver (Ag) foil and gold nanoparticles (Au NPs)) and a 785 nm laser. Herein, we introduced three main particle component types (sulfate-nitrate-ammonium (SNA), organic material, and soot) with a total of 39 chemical substances. We scanned the solid Raman, liquid Raman, and SERS spectra of these substances and constructed a fine-particle reference library containing 105 spectra. Spectral results indicated that for soot and SNA, the differences in characteristic peaks mainly originated from the solid-liquid phase transition; Ag foil had little effect on this difference, while the Au NPs caused a significant red shift in the peak positions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Moreover, with various characteristic peak positions in the three types of spectra, we could quickly and correctly distinguish substances. We hope that this spectral library will aid in the future identification of fine particles.     

Chromium-induced membrane damage: protective role of ascorbic acid

ＩｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎＴｈｅｃｈｒｏｍｉｕｍｐｌａｙｓｄｕａｌｒｏｌｅｉｎｎａｔｕｒｅ .Ｔｈｅｃｈｒｏｍｉｕｍ (Ⅲ )ｉｓｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌｆｏｒｇｌｕｃｏｓｅａｎｄｌｉｐｉｄｍｅｔａｂｏｌｉｓｍ(Ｃｈｏｒｖａｔｏｖｉｃｏｖａ ,1993) .Ｏｎｔｈｅｏｔｈｅｒｈａｎｄ ,ｅｘｃｅｓｓｉｖｅｉｎｔａｋｅｏｆｃｈｒｏｍｉｕｍ (Ⅵ )ｃｏｍｐｏｕｎｄｓａｒｅｐｏｔｅｎｔｔｏｘｉｃａｎｄｃａｒｃｉｎｏｇｅｎｉｃｔｏｔｈｅｂｏｄｙ (ＤｅＦｌｏｒａ ,1990 ) .Ｈｅｐａｔｉｃａｎｄｒｅｎａｌｔｏｘｉｃｉｔｙｉｓｔｈｅｍｏ…     

Health implication among occupational exposed workers in a chromium alloy factory, Thailand

IntroductionNationalStatisticalOffice ,Thailand (NSO ,2 0 0 0 )reportedthattheneedformetalmanufacturingindustriesandassociatedproductionsectorhasincreasedatanextremelyrapidrate ,especiallyinthecentralpartofThailand .Itisestimatedthattherearemorethan 10 0 …     

Benzene and lead exposure assessment among occupational bus drivers in Bangkok traffic

IntroductionAirpollutionproblemsasaresultoffastgrowthinthetotalnumberofvehiclesinurbancitiesareontheincrease .PreliminaryepidemiologicalexposureassessmentsuggestthatthedetrimentaleffectofairpollutiongeneratedbyvehiculartrafficindevelopingcitieslikeBangkok…     

Analysis of the genotoxic potential of low concentrations of Malathion on the Allium cepa cells and rat hepatoma tissue culture

Based on the concentration of Malathion used in the field, we evaluated the genotoxic potential of low concentrations of this insecticide on meristematic and F₁ cells of Allium cepa and on rat hepatoma tissue culture (HTC cells). In the A. cepa, chromosomal aberrations (CAs), micronuclei (MN), and mitotic index (MI) were evaluated by exposing the cells at 1.5, 0.75, 0.37, and 0.18 mg/mL of Malathion for 24 and 48 hr of exposure and 48 hr of recovery time. The results showed that all concentrations were genotoxic to A. cepa cells. However, the analysis of the MI has showed non-relevant effects. Chromosomal bridges were the CA more frequently induced, indicating the clastogenic action of Malathion. After the recovery period, the higher concentrations continued to induce genotoxic effects, unlike the observed for the lowest concentrations tested. In HTC cells, the genotoxicity of Malathion was evaluated by the MN test and the comet assay by exposing the cells at 0.09, 0.009, and 0.0009 mg/5 mL culture medium, for 24 hr of exposure. In the comet assay, all the concentrations induced genotoxicity in the HTC cells. In the MN test, no significant induction of MN was observed. The genotoxicity induced by the low concentrations of Malathion presented in this work highlights the importance of studying the effects of low concentrations of this pesticide and demonstrates the efficiency of these two test systems for the detection of genetic damage promoted by Malathion.     

Liver histological changes and lipid peroxidation in the amphibian Ambystoma mexicanum induced by sediment elutriates from the Lake Xochimilco

Lacustrine sediments accumulate pollutants that input from the lake watershed and can be released to the water column by sediment resuspension; thus, pollutants can change their bioavailability and exert adverse effects to aquatic biota. Shallow-urban lakes are particularly susceptible to receive pollutants from urban discharges and sediment resuspension. Lake Xochimilco, in Mexico City, an urban-shallow lake, faces multiple problems: urban sprawl, overexploitation of aquifers, drying of springs, discharge of wastewater from treatment plants, and sediment resuspension. The aquatic biota living in this ecosystem is continuously exposed to the release of pollutants from the sediments. We assessed the risk that pollutants released from sediments from Lake Xochimilco, Touristic (TZ) and Agriculture zone (AZ), can exert on a native amphibian species of the lake (Ambystoma mexicanum) through exposure bioassays to sediment elutriates. We evaluate alterations in the amphibian by three approaches: biochemical (level of lipid peroxidation, LPO), cellular (ultrastructure) and the liver histology of A. mexicanum and we compare them with a batch control. Additionally, we assessed heavy metals (Pb, Cd and Hg) in elutriates. Elutriates from TZ showed the highest concentrations of the metals assessed. Organisms exposed to sediment elutriates from either study sites showed higher LPO values than control organisms (p < 0.05). Organisms exposed to elutriates from the TZ showed the most conspicuous damages: hepatic vasodilation of sinusoids, capillaries with erythrocytes, leukocyte infiltration and cytoplasmic vacuolation in hepatocytes. The biological responses assessed reflected the risk that faces A. mexicanum when is exposed for prolonged periods to sediment resuspension in Lake Xochimilco.     

Reduced-glutathione concentrations in Boleophthalmus pectinirostris tissues exposed to benzo(a)pyrene

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