Study of the effects of bisphenol A using human fetal lung fibroblasts

正Bisphenol A(BPA,2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane;CAS#80-05-7)is a highly produced industrial chemical,with an estimated four billion kilograms produced worldwide each year(reviewed in Vandenberg et al.,2010).BPA serves as a monomer in the manufacture of polycarbonate,a hard,clear plastic.Polycarbonate plastics are used in many consumer products,such as reusable water bottles.BPA is also widely used to make epoxy resins,which are used as coating on the inside of some     

Bisphenol A exposure alters release of immune and developmental modulators and expression of estrogen receptors in human fetal lung fibroblasts

Bisphenol A(BPA) has been shown to exert biological effects through estrogen receptor(ER)-dependent and ER-independent mechanisms. Recent studies suggest that prenatal exposure to BPA may increase the risk of childhood asthma. To investigate the underlying mechanisms in the actions of BPA, human fetal lung fibroblasts(h FLFs) were exposed to varying doses of BPA in culture for 24 hr. Effects of BPA on localization and uptake of BPA,cell viability, release of immune and developmental modulators, cellular localization and expression of ERα, ERβ and G-protein coupled estrogen receptor 30(GPR30), and effects of ERs antagonists on BPA-induced changes in endothelin-1(ET-1) release were examined.BPA at 0.01–100 μmol/L caused no changes in cell viability after 24 hr of exposure. h FLFs expresses all three ERs. BPA had no effects on either cellular distribution or protein expression of ERα, however, at 100 μmol/L(or 23 μmol/L intracellular BPA) increased ERβprotein levels in the cytoplasmic fractions and GPR 30 protein levels in the nuclear fractions.These paralleled with increased release of growth differentiation factor-15, decreased phosphorylation of nuclear factor kappa B p65 at serine 536, and decreased release of ET-1,interleukin-6, and interferon gamma-induced protein 10. ERs antagonists had no effects on BPA-induced decrease in ET-1 release. These data suggest that BPA at 100 μmol/L altered the release of immune and developmental modulators in h FLFs, which may negatively influence fetal lung development, maturation, and susceptibility to environmental stressors, although the role of BPA in childhood asthma remains to be confirmed in in vivo studies.     

二氧化氯消毒前后污水毒性的变化及消毒条件的影响

采用发光细菌试验和umu试验,分别考察了二氧化氯投加量和反应时间对污水二氧化氯消毒后急性毒性和遗传毒性变化的影响.结果表明,随着二氧化氯消毒剂投加量的增加,消毒后水样的急性毒性不断增大,但遗传毒性逐渐减小后趋于稳定.随着反应时间的延长,二氧化氯的消耗量不断增大,消毒后水样的急性毒性先增大后减小,遗传毒性逐渐减小后趋于稳定.由于消毒条件对污水急性毒性和遗传毒性有着不同的影响,说明污水中产生急性毒性和产生遗传毒性的物质不同,对于某一种污水,通过控制消毒条件可以使消毒后污水的急性毒性和遗传毒性都较低.     

水源水中微囊藻毒素的遗传毒性与健康风险评价

应用美国EPA健康风险评价模型对浙江省101个饮用水源地微囊藻毒素(MC)的健康风险度进行评价,提示水源水中微囊藻毒素-LR(MC-LR)具有较高的非致癌风险.采集MC污染相对严重的A、B 2饮用水源,一部分利用树脂对其中的MC进行浓集,另一部分加入稀释的纯毒素MC-LR模拟水源水中MC释放的情况,同时制备相同浓度的纯毒素序列,利用Ames试验检测藻毒素浓集物、水样中藻毒素和纯毒素对细菌的致突变性,彗星试验检测人外周血淋巴细胞可能产生的DNA损伤,微核试验检测鲤鱼红细胞微核的诱发效应.结果表明,与阴性对照组相比,藻毒素浓集物、纯毒素和藻毒素稀释水样均可引起人外周血淋巴细胞DNA的不同程度损伤(P <0.01),损伤随着染毒剂量的增加而加重,高剂量浓集物、藻毒素稀释水样A和纯毒素可诱导鲤鱼红细胞微核率上升,在本实验条件下尚未观察到藻毒素浓集物、藻毒素稀释水样及纯毒素在Ames试验中具有显著的致突变作用.利用树脂浓集水源水中MC和向水源水中加入稀释的MC-LR模拟MC释放2种方法切实可行,饮用水源水中MC可诱导鲤鱼红细胞微核率上升和淋巴细胞DNA损伤,具有遗传毒性,可能对人体健康产生的远期危害.     

Change in genotoxicity of wastewater during chlorine dioxide and chlorine disinfections and the influence of ammonia nitrogen

The effects of chlorine dioxide and chlorine disinfections on the genotoxicity of different biologically treated sewage wastewater samples were studied by umu-test. The experiment results showed that when chlorine dioxide dosage was increased from 0 to 30 mg/L, the genotoxicity of wastewater first decreased rapidly and then tended to be stable, while when the chlorine dosage was increased from 0 to 30 mg/L, the genotoxicity of wastewater changed diversely for different samples. It was then found that ammonia nitrogen did not affect the change of genotoxicity during chlorine dioxide disinfection of wastewater, while it greatly affected the change of genotoxicity during chlorine disinfection of wastewater. When the concentration of ammonia nitrogen was low (< 10–20 mg/L), the genotoxicity of wastewater decreased after chlorine disinfection, and when the concentration of ammonia nitrogen was high (> 10–20 mg/L), the genotoxicity of wastewater increased after chlorine disinfection.     

彗星实验检测渤海主要入海河流遗传毒性

利用彗星实验检测渤海区主要入海河流遗传毒性.以虾虎鱼为受试生物,暂养在河口水样中,染毒48h,取外周血细胞,运用彗星实验检测外周血细胞内DNA损伤程度,以尾相(TM)作为DNA损伤程度指标,并据此评估入海河流邻近海域遗传毒性风险.实验结果表明,入海河流中的特征污染物可导致虾虎鱼外周血细胞的DNA损伤,且损伤程度可以通过彗星实验定量分析,同时该试验方法操作简便、快速、灵敏度高,能够反映出多种污染因子的综合致毒能力.因此,通过彗星实验建立实验室检测入海河流遗传毒性方法具有可行行和创新性.     

土壤中十溴二苯乙烷(DBDPE)的植物吸收传输特征及微观机制研究

采用温室土培实验,研究了土壤中新型溴代阻燃剂十溴二苯乙烷(DBDPE)在不同种属植物中的吸收和传输特征,以及植物脂的影响作用;进一步应用计算模拟的手段解析了植物载脂蛋白与DBDPE的分子间相互作用,以阐明DBDPE的植物吸收传输的微观机制.结果表明,在玉米、小麦和黄瓜3种植物的根和地上部均检测到了DBDPE,根中DBDPE的含量高出地上部1～2个数量级.植物中累积的DBDPE量随时间的变化存在明显的生长稀释效应(p<0.05).DBDPE的根吸收和茎向传输表现出植物种属间的显著差异(p<0.05),根富集因子(RCF)顺序为黄瓜(0.30～0.57)>小麦(0.10～0.39)>玉米(0.03～0.26),而传输系数(TF)为小麦(0.17～0.20)>玉米(0.16～0.19)>黄瓜(0.04～0.07).DBDPE的根吸收量及RCF值与植物根脂含量成显著正相关关系(r=0.94,p<0.01;r=0.98,p<0.01);其地上部累积量及TF值与植物地上部脂含量显著正相关(r=0.77,p<0.05;r=0.94,p<0....     

不同基因型水稻吸镉差异及其与根表铁氧化物胶膜的关系

采用琼脂培养方法，模拟铁在不同基因型水稻根表的氧化与淀积，研究了不央水稻吸镉的差异及其有表铁氧化物胶膜的关系，结果表明不同水稻基因型其根表淀积换的氧化物数量存在显著性差异，根表富集的镉量及根部，地上部合镉量均存在显著性差差，且镉在不同水稻植株体内转移运输能力不同；不同水稻基因型根膜中的含铁量与根表铁氧化物富集的镉量、根部的含镉量、地上部的含量存在显著性年线相关。     

气田开发对生态环境的影响初探

西北干旱、半干旱地区气田开发可能对沙漠、荒漠等生态脆弱地区的生态环境造成一定的影响和破坏。本文通过采用点线结合,文件资料调研、现场调查并与3s技术相结合的方法。对地处干旱区的气田开发进行了生态环境影响初探。尤其对工程占地、土壤、植被、土地利用等因子做了进一步的分析,并提出了一些环境影响减缓措施与建议,这对做好气田环境保护工作具有一定的借鉴意义。     

Reactive uptake of NO2 on volcanic particles: A possible source of HONO in the atmosphere

The heterogeneous degradation of nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) on five samples of natural Icelandic volcanic particles has been investigated. Laboratory experiments were carried out under simulated atmospheric conditions using a coated wall flow tube (CWFT). The CWFT reactor was coupled to a blue light nitrogen oxides analyzer (NO_x analyzer), and a long path absorption photometer (LOPAP) to monitor in real time the concentrations of NO₂, NO and HONO, respectively. Under dark and ambient relative humidity conditions, the steady state uptake coefficients of NO₂ varied significantly between the volcanic samples probably due to differences in magma composition and morphological variation related with the density of surface OH groups. The irradiation of the surface with simulated sunlight enhanced the uptake coefficients by a factor of three indicating that photo-induced processes on the surface of the dust occur. Furthermore, the product yields of NO and HONO were determined under both dark and simulated sunlight conditions. The relative humidity was found to influence the distribution of gaseous products, promoting the formation of gaseous HONO. A detailed reaction mechanism is proposed that supports our experimental observations. Regarding the atmospheric implications, our results suggest that the NO₂ degradation on volcanic particles and the corresponding formation of HONO is expected to be significant during volcanic dust storms or after a volcanic eruption.     

A model and experimental study of phosphate uptake kinetics in algae: Considering surface adsorption and P-stress

Phosphorus is an important limiting nutrient in many ecosystems. Consequently, there is increasing interest on phosphate uptake and algal growth due to the increasing frequency and magnitude of algal blooms induced by eutrophication. The co-existence of surface adsorbed and intracellular phosphorus pools indicate that phosphate uptake by phytoplankton is, to some extent, a two-stage kinetic process. However, almost all previous uptake models considered the internal uptake stage only and ignored the possible impact of surface adsoption. In this article, a two-stage kinetic uptake model considering both surface adsorption and P-stress on phosphate uptake by algae was constructed and compared to conventional one-stage models, based on experimental data on short-term uptake kinetics of a green algae S. quadricauda. Results indicated that with suitable parameters, the two-stage uptake model not only fit the experimental data better, but also gave more reasonable and realistic explanations to the phosphate uptake process. The results are meaningful as surface-adsorption of phosphate may a ect the uptake process of phosphate and assist in understanding realistic phosphate uptake kinetics in phytoplankton.     

广西北部湾海域初级生产力与环境因子相关关系研究

海洋初级生产力（ocean primary productivity,OPP）是评估海洋生态的重要依据,对海洋资源的开发与管理具有重要意义。本研究基于2017年北部湾近岸海域水质监测数据与MODIS海洋水色数据,构建VGPM模型估算广西北部湾海域海洋初级生产力。根据模型估算结果,分析了该海域2017年OPP的时空变化特征与影响OPP的环境因子相关性。结果表明,北部湾海域OPP呈现出冬、春季高和夏、秋季低的时间特征,近岸高、远岸低的空间特征;月平均OPP最高值出现在12月,为2196.23 mg C/(m2/d）;最低值出现在8月,为693.73 mg C/(m2/d）;OPP与光合有效辐射、海表温度呈负相关关系,与盐度呈正相关关系;营养盐相关性分析表明北部湾海域浮游植物生长对亚硝酸盐的需求不高,对正磷酸盐的需求较为明显。     

NaClO、UV及UV/NaClO消毒过程中TCC的去除特性及遗传毒性

采用NaClO、UV和UV/NaClO复合消毒等方式研究了三氯卡班（TCC）在消毒过程中的去除特性,考察了3种消毒方式中TCC溶液的遗传毒性变化,鉴定了TCC的降解产物并探讨了其降解机制,以UV/NaClO复合消毒为研究对象,考察了NaClO投加量、TCC初始浓度、溶液pH值和腐殖酸（HA）等因素对TCC去除的影响.结果表明,3种消毒技术对TCC的去除效果依次为UV/NaClO、UV、NaClO.消毒处理不同程度增加了TCC溶液的遗传毒性.LC-MS鉴定出了8种TCC的降解产物,降解途径主要为脱氯、加氯以及·OH/O^·氧化.UV/NaClO复合消毒对TCC的去除率在97%以上;TCC的去除与其初始浓度呈负相关;TCC的去除率随pH值的增大先升高后降低;低浓度的腐殖酸（HA）对TCC的去除有促进作用,高浓度则相反.     

Carrier-mediated uptake of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in larvae of the aposematic and alkaloid-exploiting moth Creatonotos

We appreciate the technical assistance by E. Roth, U. Sachade, H. Söchting-Mayr, M. Weyerer. We thank for support the Fonds der chemischen Industrie and the Deutsche Forschungsgemainschaft (M.W.) and the Max-PlanckGesellschaft (D.S.).