敌百虫致小鼠外周血淋巴细胞DNA-蛋白质交联作用研究

为探讨敌百虫致DNA-蛋白质交联作用,以昆明小鼠为受试动物,敌百虫按0、20、40、60 mg·kg-14个剂量水平,灌胃染毒小鼠2周。第5组以提取的正常小鼠外周血淋巴细胞经50μmol·L-1的H2O2处理为阳性对照组。采用经改进的彗星试验方法来检测染毒后外周血淋巴细胞DNA-蛋白质交联效应。结果表明,与空白组相比,各敌百虫染毒组都能引起DNA损伤作用(P0.01)并引起一定程度的DNA-蛋白质交联效应,在较高浓度(40、60 mg·kg-1)时DNA-蛋白质交联尤为明显,存在一定的潜在突变风险。     

典型生活污水处理工艺对雌激素效应的去除

针对水环境中内分泌干扰物低浓度、高风险的特点,采用酵母菌法和酶联免疫法对3个污水处理工艺流程中污水的雌激素活性和雌二醇(E2)水平进行评价.结果表明,污水厂进水的雌二醇当量(EEQ)和E2的水平分别为4.35~7.58 ng·L~(-1)和36.95~83.43 ng·L~(-1).雌激素活性和E2的去除主要发生在生物处理阶段,如氧化沟、A~2/O和A~2/O+MBR工艺,且经以上工艺处理之后,雌激素活性和E2分别降低71.10%~75.54%和75.88%~80.72%.污泥对雌激素效应具有一定的去除作用,通过吸附作用污泥的EEQ和E2的含量分别为1.84~2.43 ng·g~(-1)和8.45~12.84 ng·g~(-1).但污水厂出水仍具有较高的雌激素活性,其EEQ为1.06~2.19 ng·L~(-1),对受纳水体的水生生物具有潜在的危害.酶联免疫法与酵母菌法具有很好的一致性,并为水环境雌激素的快速筛选和评价提供了一个新方法.     

一株生物素依赖型菌株bio-5:分离,初步鉴定及其用于生物素浓度测定

从西红柿根圈土壤中分离纯化到一株生物素依赖型菌株bio - 5 ,经测定其内源抗生素抗性和脂肪酸特征 ,初步定名为假单胞菌bio - 5 .这一菌株对生物素非常敏感 .建立了以此菌株用于测定生物素浓度的标准方法 .利用这一方法 ,测定了不同作物叶子中生物素的含量 ,并将这一方法成功用于筛选转stv基因烟草植物 .与传统生物素测定菌株LactobacillusplantarumATCC80 14比较 ,我们所分离的菌株具有易于获得 ,易于培养 ,快速用于生物素浓度测定的特点 .图 7表 2参 2 2     

Evaluation of DNA damage in the root cells of Allium cepa seeds growing in soil of high background radiation areas of Ramsar – Iran

Plants are unique in their ability to serve as in situ monitors for environmental genotoxins. We have used the alkaline comet assay for detecting induced DNA damage in Allium cepa to estimate the impact of high levels of natural radiation in the soils of inhabited zones of Ramsar. The average specific activity of natural radionuclides measured in the soil samples for ²²⁶Ra was 12,766 Bq kg⁻¹ whereas in the control soils was in the range of 34–60 Bq kg⁻¹. A positive strong significant correlation of the DNA damage in nuclei of the root cells of A. cepa seeds germinated in the soil of high background radiation areas with ²²⁶Ra specific activity of the soil samples was observed. The results showed high genotoxicity of radioactively contaminated soils. Also the linear increase in the DNA damage indicates that activation of repair enzymes is not triggered by exposure to radiation in HBRA.     

Application of the comet assay and detection of DNA damage in haemocytes of medicinal leech affected by aluminium pollution: A case study

This report describes an investigation of genotoxic effects in medicinal leech (Hirudo verbana) exposed to water and sediment of Lake Njivice (Krk Island, Croatia) contaminated by aluminium compounds. The levels of primary DNA damage in leech haemocytes and loss of DNA integrity caused by acute and chronic exposure to contaminated water and sediment were investigated using the alkaline comet assay. Genotoxic effects induced by acute exposure to contaminants were evaluated on leech haemocytes and blood cells of fish and mouse treated ex vivo. The effects of chronic exposure were assessed on haemocytes sampled from an animal kept under laboratory conditions on contaminated water and sediment for 180 days. The results indicate the DNA damaging potential of aluminium compounds present in an excess amount in tested samples.     

Effect of sunlight radiation,rainfall and droplet spectra of sprays on persistence of bacillus thuringiensis deposits after application of dipel® 76af formulation onto conifers

Abstract

The effect of sunlight radiation, rainfall and droplet spectra of sprays on per ‐sistence of a Bacillus thuringiensis subspp. kurstaki (Btk) formulation, DiPel^® 76AF, was examined after application onto spruce [Picea glauca (Moench) Voss] foliage. The investigation consisted of three studies: (i) Study I: a laboratory microcosm study to examine the photostability of DiPel 76AF deposits on foliage after different periods of exposure to two radiation intensities, (ii) Study II: a laboratory microcosm study to examine the rainfastness of foliar deposits after exposure to different amounts of rainfall consisting of two separate droplet spectra, and (iii) Study III: a field microcosm study to investigate the influence of two different droplet spectra of DiPel 76AF sprays on foliar persistence of Btk under natural weathering conditions. In all studies, persistence of Btk was investigated both by bioassay [using spruce budworm (Choristoneura fumiferana Clemens)] and total protein assay.

The findings of Study I indicated that bioactivity of foliar deposits decreased with increasing duration of exposure to radiation, and with increasing radiation intensity. The half‐life (DT₅₀, the exposure period required for 50% of the initial bioactivity to disappear) was 5.1 d for the low intensity, and 3.9 d for the higher intensity. In contrast with the bioassay results, the total protein levels [determined by the bicinchoninic acid (BCA) method] showed no decrease with increasing duration of exposure, or with increasing radiation intensity.

The findings of Study II indicated that bioactivity of foliar deposits decreased with increasing cumulative rainfall. A new term, RF₅₀ [the amount of rain (in mm) required to washoff 50% of the initial deposit], was introduced to understand the relationship between rainfall intensity and reduction in bioactivity. When the same amount of rain was applied in different droplet sizes, the RF₅₀ value was high (5.2 mm) for the small rain droplets, and was low (2.9 mm) for the large rain droplets. Similar to the bioassay results, the total protein concentrations (determined by the BCA method) decreased with increasing amount of rain and with increasing rainfall intensity. The RF₅₀ value (obtained using ng protein /cm²) was 5.4 mm for the small rain droplets, and was 3.4 mm for the large rain droplets.

The field microcosm study indicated that when DiPel 76AF was applied in small droplets (D_v.5 of 65 μm), the persistence of bioactivity was ca 8.0 d, whereas when it was applied in large droplets (D_v.5 of 130 nm) it was ca 11 d. Bioactivity decreased with time after spray, and the DT₅₀ was 1.98 d for the spray of small droplets, and 2.87 d for that of large droplets. Similar to the bioactivity, the total protein concentrations also decreased with time after spray, and the DT₅₀ values for the small and large droplet spectra were 3.45 and 6.07 d respectively.     

官厅水库水体中微囊藻毒素及其与微囊藻细胞密度相关性研究

2004-2005年对连年发生比较严重水华的官厅水库进行了2 a的浮游植物动态监测,并在2005年6-8月应用酶联免疫吸附法检测了主要水华藻类--铜绿微囊藻藻毒素质量浓度及其季节变化,初步探讨了微囊藻毒素质量浓度与铜绿微囊藻细胞密度之间的关系.实验结果表明,水库中的浮游植物细胞密度高,2004年平均值为1 308.35×104 cells/L,2005年达1 599.49×104 cells/L,同时呈现出明显的季节变化,在夏末秋初形成高峰.产毒的铜绿微囊藻为夏季最主要的优势水华种类,其细胞密度在7月达到最高,为4 748.58×104 cells/L;微囊藻毒素的质量浓度在7月亦达到最高值,为20 μg/L,都显著高于6月和8月(p＜0.05).水体中微囊藻毒素质量浓度与微囊藻细胞密度呈正相关关系(R=0.926).其结果为全面了解官厅水库水质状况以及对水污染进行治理,恢复其饮用水源的功能提供了科学依据.     

Lack of genotoxic potential of permethrin in mice evaluated by the comet assay and micronucleus test

Permethrin is a common insecticide that does not show genotoxic potential in standard in vitro and in vivo assays. To investigate the genotoxic potential of permethrin in more detail, two in vivo studies were conducted on female mice to assess DNA damage in tumor target organs by the comet assay and micronucleus test. For this, mice were administered permethrin at doses of 150, 300, or 600 mg/kg/day by gavage for 2 days, and their lung, liver, glandular stomach, peripheral blood, and bone marrow cells were examined for DNA damage. There were no significant increases in % tail DNA in the organs examined and no increase in micronuclei in peripheral blood by flow cytometry. Taken together, the present findings provide evidence that permethrin has no genotoxic, aneugenic, or clastogenic potential.     

纳米银和PVP包被纳米银对HepG2细胞遗传毒性的比较研究

为了探讨纳米银对HepG2细胞DNA损伤、染色体畸变等遗传毒性指标的影响,以期为纳米银体外遗传毒性评价提供参考依据,本文采用2种纳米银材料(20 nm-PVP包被纳米银、20 nm-无包被纳米银),分别以20μg·mL~(-1)、40μg·mL~(-1)、80μg·mL~(-1)、160μg·mL~(-1)的剂量对HepG2细胞染毒24 h,用Hoechst-33258染色法检测细胞凋亡,彗星实验检测DNA损伤,胞质分裂阻滞微核细胞组学试验法检测染色体畸变。结果表明,20 nm Ag NPs组在160μg·mL~(-1)时引起细胞凋亡数显著增多(P0.05);20 nm PVP-Ag NPs组在80μg·mL~(-1)和160μg·mL~(-1)剂量组中细胞凋亡数显著增多(P0.01)。2种纳米银引起HepG2细胞发生细胞凋亡,并呈剂量效应关系。彗星试验结果表明,20 nm Ag NPs和20 nm PVP-Ag NPs在40μg·mL~(-1)、80μg·mL~(-1)、160μg·mL~(-1)剂量组中,Olive尾矩、尾长和尾部DNA百分比与空白对照组相比均有显著差异(P0.05)。2种纳米银对HepG2细胞DNA损伤程度为:20 nm Ag NPs20 nm PVP-Ag NPs。胞质分裂阻滞微核细胞组学试验结果表明,2种纳米银均不会引起核质桥数发生明显改变(P0.05),20 nm Ag NPs在高染毒剂量下引起微核总数、I型微核、II型微核、核芽数明显升高(P0.05);20 nm PVP-Ag NPs在各染毒剂量下均会引起微核总数及I型微核数量升高(P0.01),II型微核数在160μg·mL~(-1)剂量下升高明显(P0.01),剂量大于20μg·mL~(-1)时核芽数升高(P0.01)。20 nm PVP-Ag NPs对细胞核的影响大于20 nm Ag NPs(P0.05)。总之,2种纳米银材料均会引起HepG2细胞DNA损伤及染色体畸变等遗传毒性效应的改变,无包被纳米银比PVP包被纳米银更容易引起DNA损伤,PVP包被纳米银比无包被纳米银更容易引起细胞染色体畸变相关效应;2种材料对HepG2细胞的损伤存在浓度-效应关系,浓度越高遗传毒性损伤越严重。     

Lead toxicity thresholds in 17 Chinese soils based on substrate-induced nitrification assay

The influence of soil properties on toxicity threshold values for Pb toward soil microbial processes is poorly recognized. The impact of leaching on the Pb threshold has not been assessed systematically. Lead toxicity was screened in 17 Chinese soils using a substrate-induced nitrification (SIN) assay under both leached and unleached conditions. The effective concentration of added Pb causing 50% inhibition (EC50) ranged from 185 to > 2515 mg/kg soil for leached soil and 130 to > 2490 mg/kg soil for unleached soil. These results represented > 13- and > 19-fold variations among leached and unleached soils, respectively. Leaching significantly reduced Pb toxicity for 70% of both alkaline and acidic soils tested, with an average leaching factor of 3.0. Soil pH and CEC were the two most useful predictors of Pb toxicity in soils, explaining over 90% of variance in the unleached EC50 value. The relationships established in the present study predicted Pb toxicity within a factor of two of measured values. These relationships between Pb toxicity and soil properties could be used to establish site-specific guidance on Pb toxicity thresholds.