Neurotoxicity and oxidative stress induced by permethrin in gills of the freshwater mussel Unio ravoisieri

Pyrethroids are contaminants found in the aquatic environment, and their toxicological effects on aquatic organisms have received extensive attention. However, the impact on freshwater bivalve of exposure to these chemicals is still largely unknown. Freshwater mussels Unio ravoisieri were exposed to two nominal permethrin (PM) concentrations C1?=?50?µg/L and C2?=?100?µg/L during 7 days. The measured concentrations of PM using gas chromatography (GC/ECD) in the treated aquariums were, respectively, 28.7–62.3?µg/L. Catalase (CAT), Glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities, Glutatione (GSH) and Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels were determined in gills of U. ravoisieri. Significant increase in CAT activity by the lowest concentration and decrease by highest concentration were observed. Additionally, GST activity was increased in a concentration-dependent manner. However, statistically significant decrease in GSH levels (about 39%) was observed only at high concentration of this compound (100?µg/L). PM generated an increase in MDA levels reaching the highest value at the high concentration. AChE activity of mussel ranging from 51% inhibition at lowest concentration 50?µg/L to 89% inhibition at highest concentration 100?µg/L. The results indicated that oxidative stress and cell damage might be one of the main mechanisms of PM toxicity to freshwater mussels.     

Toxic effects of deltamethrin and λ-cyhalothrin on Xenopus laevis tadpoles

This study evaluates the toxic effects of deltamethrin and λ-cyhalothrin on Xenopus laevis tadpoles after 168 h of exposure. The LC₅₀ of deltamethrin and λ-cyhalothrin at 168 h was calculated as the μg of active ingredient per liter (μg AI/L). According to these values, the LC₅₀ was 6.26 and 3.94 μg AI/L for deltamethrin and λ-cyhalothrin, respectively. Several enzymes were studied for early signs of intoxication following exposure to the pesticides for 24 h. Glutathione-S-transferase,carboxylesterase, and lactate dehydrogenase were inhibited by λ-cyhalothrin, and both pesticides inhibited acid phosphatase and aspartate aminotransferase. In contrast, acetylcholinesterase was activated by deltamethrin. The results suggest that X. laevis is sensitive to the pyrethroids that were tested, and the enzyme responses suggest that they are potential biomarkers for evaluating the toxic effect of pyrethroids on amphibians in environmental conditions.     

Soluble esterases as biomarkers of neurotoxic compounds in the widespread serpulid Ficopomatus enigmaticus (Fauvel, 1923)

Abstract

The characterization of soluble cholinesterases (ChEs) together with carboxylesterases (CEs) in Ficopomatus enigmaticus as suitable biomarkers of neurotoxicity was the main aim of this study. ChEs of F. enigmaticus were characterized considering enzymatic activity, substrate affinity (acetyl-, butyryl-, propionylthiocholine), kinetic parameters (K_m and V_max) and in vitro response to model inhibitors (eserine hemisulfate, iso-OMPA, BW284C51), and carbamates (carbofuran, methomyl, aldicarb, and carbaryl). CEs were characterized based on enzymatic activity, kinetic parameters and in vitro response to carbamates (carbofuran, methomyl, aldicarb, and carbaryl). Results showed that cholinesterases from F. enigmaticus showed a substrate preference for acetylthiocholine followed by propionylthiocholine; butyrylthioline was not hydrolyzed differently from other Annelida species. CE activity was in the same range of cholinesterase activity with acetylthiocholine as substrate; the enzyme activity showed high affinity for the substrate p-nytrophenyl butyrate. Carbamates inhibited ChE activity with propionylthiocholine as substrate to a higher extent than with acetylthiocoline. Also CE activity was inhibited by all tested carbamates except carbaryl. In vitro data highlighted the presence of active forms of ChEs and CEs in F. enigmaticus that could potentially be inhibited by pesticides at environmentally relevant concentration.     

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

IntroductionAirpollutionproblemsasaresultoffastgrowthinthetotalnumberofvehiclesinurbancitiesareontheincrease .PreliminaryepidemiologicalexposureassessmentsuggestthatthedetrimentaleffectofairpollutiongeneratedbyvehiculartrafficindevelopingcitieslikeBangkok…     

一些致突变剂与致癌剂分子流行病学的研究进展

分子流行病学是一种新兴的并迅速发展的研究领域。它结合了内剂量、生物有效剂量、生物效应和个体易感性效应等流行病方法学的实验检测方法,如接触性生物标记：尿中的代谢物、DNA加合物;蛋白质加合物和彗星实验参数检测的DNA损伤;效应性生物标记：染色体畸变、姊妹染色单体交换、策核、次黄嘌呤－鸟嘌呤磷酸核糖转移酶基因（HPRT）的突变,编码p53或p21蛋白的肿瘤基因的活化;易感性生物标记：CYP1A1、GSTM1、GSTT1、NAT2等基因的多态性。但无论什么实验都需要人类监测的可靠根据。直到现在仍不能解释基因型、接触性生物标记与效应性生物标记之间的关系。     

布洛芬对黄颡鱼I相代谢酶及其抗氧化系统的影响

使用环境相关浓度水平(0.05、0.5、5、50 μg· L-1)的布洛芬(Ibuprofen,IBU)对黄颡鱼进行水体暴露,研究IBU对黄颡鱼Ⅰ相代谢酶及其抗氧化系统的影响.结果表明,随着暴露时间的延长,IBU对黄颡鱼肝脏Ⅰ相代谢P450酶系的氨基比林-N-脱甲基酶(APND)、红霉素-N-脱甲基酶(ERND)、7-乙氧基-异吩噁唑酮-脱乙基酶(EROD)和Ⅱ相代谢谷胱甘肽硫转移酶(GST)均表现出先诱导后抑制的作用.暴露24 h时,IBU浓度为5 μg· L-1实验组对Ⅰ相代谢酶APND和ERND的诱导程度最大.当暴露时间达到168 h时,0.5 μg·L-1浓度组中APND和ERND活性均受到极显著抑制.Ⅰ相代谢酶EROD活性在暴露24 h后,除0.05 μg· L-1浓度组无明显变化外,其它浓度组皆受到显著诱导,随着暴露时间延长到168 h时,逐渐恢复到初始水平.GST活性在暴露24 h后,除0.05 μg·L-1浓度组外,其它浓度组均受到最大程度的诱导,过氧化氢酶(CAT)在暴露168 h时被显著诱导.各浓度组丙二醛(MDA)含量在暴露24 h时较对照组显著下降,72 h时其含量达到最高值.其中,ERND响应较为敏感,适合作为布洛芬暴露的生物标记物.     

Nitro-PAH exposures of occupationally-exposed traffic workers and associated urinary 1-nitropyrene metabolite concentrations

The assessment of occupational exposure to diesel exhaust(DE) is important from an epidemiological perspective. Urinary biomarkers of exposure have been proposed as a novel approach for measuring exposure to DE. In this study, we measured the concentrations of two urinary metabolites of 1-nitropyrene(1NP), a nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon that has been suggested as a molecular marker of diesel particulate matter. These two metabolites, 6-hydroxy-1-nitropyrene and 8-hydroxy-1-nitropyrene, were determined in urine samples(10 m L) from a small group of workers who were occupationally-exposed to vehicle exhaust in Trujillo, Peru, before and after their workshifts. Workshift exposures to1 NP, as well as PM_(2.5), 2-nitropyrene and 2-nitrofluoranthene, were also measured.Exposures to 1NP were similar in all studied workers, averaging 105 ± 57.9 pg/m~3(±standard deviation). Median urinary concentrations of the average of the pre- and post-exposure samples for 6-hydroxy-1-nitropyrene and 8-hydroxy-1-nitropyrene, were found to be 3.9 and 2.3 pg metabolite/mg creatinine, respectively in the group of occupationally-exposed subjects(n = 17) studied. A direct relationship between workshift exposure to 1NP and urinary 1NP metabolites concentrations was not observed. However,the 1NP exposures and the creatinine-corrected urinary concentrations of the hydroxynitropyrene metabolites in these Peruvian traffic workers were similar to occupationally-exposed taxi drivers in Shenyang, China, and were higher than biomarker levels in office workers from Trujillo without occupational exposure to vehicle exhaust.This study provides further evidence that urinary metabolites of 1NP are associated with exposure to DE and may serve as a useful exposure biomarker.     

边缘海环境中陆源有机质的化学生物标志物研究进展

边缘海是陆地和大洋的连接带,是陆源物质向开阔海输送的主要途径,在全球碳循环过程发挥着重要的作用。示踪边缘海沉积有机碳的来源,可以为有机碳的分布、降解、迁移和转化等研究提供基础。本文从高等植物类脂化合物(如长链正构烷烃、正构烷醇、脂肪酸、甾醇等)、维管植物木质素和土壤有机质支链和类异戊二烯四醚(BIT)等几个方面,介绍了基于化学生物标志物示踪边缘海陆源有机质来源的研究进展。指出以包含木质素、BIT等指标在内的多重示踪方法和多端元模型是指示边缘海沉积有机质来源的良好方法,能够提供比单指标方法更为准确可靠的结果。     

The suitability of gastropods as biomarkers

The measurement and induction of mixed function oxyigenases (MFOs) of limnetic gastropods were investigated to estimate their suitability as biomarkers. A determination of MFO activities was performed through the measurement of ethoxyresorufin-O-dealkylase (EROD), pentoxy-(PROD) and benzoxyresorufin-O-dealkylase-activity (BROD). Optimal measuring conditions of these activities were investigated in preparations of the digestive gland of 4 species of limnetic gastropods. Results indicate that MFO-activity inhibiting substances are accumulating in the microsomal pellet, the fraction commonly used for the measurement of MFO-activities. Therefore, the fraction used for induction studies was the postmitochondrial supernatant (PMS). EROD, PROD, and BROD activity ofPlanorbis planorbis andPlanorbis carinatus were measured after a treatment with Aroclor 1254 for 1–17 days. Maximal induction of EROD and PROD were 6 and 10 times the value in the control group ofP. carinatus, respectively induction inP. planorbis was lower. BROD-activity could not been measured inP. planorbis. InP. carinatus, BROD-activity increased to a maximum of 2 times after traetment with Aroclor 1254. The level of induction of EROD-activity is comparable to results described in analog studies with fish.