蛋白核小球藻(Chlorella pyrenoidosa)微板毒性分析方法优化

以蛋白核小球藻(Chlorella pyrenoidosa,CP)为指示生物,96孔微板为暴露载体,污染物对藻的72 h生长抑制率为毒性指标,通过系统地检测蛋白核小球藻的生长曲线和吸收光谱,确定藻细胞密度和683 nm波长处光密度(D₆₈₃)之间的线性关系,考察不同初始藻密度、照度、暴露时间和暴露体积对藻生长的影响,建立了蛋白核小球藻微板毒性分析方法(CP-MTA法).将CP-MTA法应用于重金属盐、除草剂、杀虫剂以及离子液体等8种化学品对蛋白核小球藻的生长抑制毒性测试,以pEC₅₀为毒性指标,毒性大小顺序为敌草快>CuSO₄·5H₂O≈CdCl₂·2.5H₂O>氯化1-甲基-3-辛基咪唑(［Omim］Cl)>草甘膦>氯化1-甲基-3-丁基咪唑(［Bmim］Cl)>敌敌畏>乐果,与文献结果一致.CP-MTA法由于以微板为反应载体,所需样品少,便于多次平行,数据重复性好.      

盐酸小檗碱对小鼠脾细胞的DNA损伤和氧化性损伤研究

为了探讨盐酸小檗碱对小鼠的DNA损伤和氧化性损伤。随机选取30只小鼠分成对照组以及7.5,15,30,60与120 mg?kg^-1实验组,处理后,应用小鼠脾细胞进行彗星实验与抗氧化酶实验。测定DNA损伤情况以及超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）、过氧化氢酶（CAT）、过氧化物酶（POD）活性以及丙二醛（MDA）含量变化。对盐酸小檗碱的DNA损伤与氧化性损伤作用进行比较研究。研究结果表明：彗星实验中,随着盐酸小檗碱浓度的增加,尾部DNA含量、尾长与尾矩均增加,与阴性对照组相比差异有统计学意义（p<0.05或p<0.01）,且呈剂量-效应关系;超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)与过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性随盐酸小檗碱剂量增加逐渐降低,丙二醛(MDA)含量明显下降,过氧化物酶(POD)活性在7.5 mg?kg^-1时上升,而后逐渐下降。在60 mg?kg^-1和120 mg?kg^-1时,有极显著性差异（p<0.01）产生。由此可见,盐酸小檗碱对小鼠脾细胞有一定的损伤作用,能够引起小鼠脾细胞的DNA损伤和氧化性损伤。     

Evaluation of environmental stress by comet assay on freshwater snail Lymnea luteola L. exposed to titanium dioxide nanoparticles

The use of aquatic organisms to monitor for contamination is well-established. Therefore, this study was designed to assess the adverse effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO₂NP) in freshwater snail Lymnea luteola L. (L. luteola). For TiO₂NPs ecotoxicity tests, snails were exposed for seven days. A dose and time-response relationship was observed for TiO₂NP-induced genotoxicity. Induction of oxidative stress in digestive gland was observed by a decrease in glutathione and gluthathions-S-transferase levels accompanied by elevated malondialdehyde levels at TiO₂NP (9 and 28 µg/mL). Superoxide dismutase activities were markedly reduced at TiO₂NP (9 and 28 µg/mL) at days 1 and 3, but not at day 7. Catalase activities were decreased at days 1 and 3 but increased at higher concentration of TiO₂NP at day 7. DNA fragmentation occurring in L. luteola due to ecotoxic impact TiO₂NP was further substantiated by alkaline single-cell gel electrophoresis assay and expressed in terms of percent tail DNA and olive tail moment. The results indicate that the interaction of these TiO₂NP with snail influences the toxicity, which is mediated by oxidative stress in a dose- and time-dependent manner. The measurement of DNA integrity in L. luteola thus provides an early warning signal of contamination of the aquatic ecosystem by TiO₂NP. Data suggest the freshwater snail L. luteola is a potential biomonitor organism.     

水源水雄激素受体干扰效应及在水处理工艺中的变化

我国很多饮用水源水已检测出雌激素受体干扰效应,但是其他效应如雄激素受体干扰效应却罕见报道。为了弥补这方面资料的缺乏,应用雄激素受体双杂交酵母结合S9代谢方法评价了我国6大流域23个水源地水源水以及3个供水厂不同工艺出水样品的雄激素受体干扰效应。结果显示,所有水源水样品浓缩液均没有检测出雄激素受体直接或间接诱导效应,但都观察到了抑制效应,抑制效应以抑制剂氟他胺当量浓度进行表征:直接抑制效应在0.67~3.68μg·L-1之间,间接抑制效应在0.52~3.02μg·L-1之间;长江三角洲和淮河流域水源地的水源水雄激素抑制效应明显高于其他流域;经S9代谢后,有16个水源地的氟他胺当量比代谢前降低。3个饮用水厂处理工艺能够使源水的雄激素受体抑制效应降低19.1%~70.5%。研究表明,我国水源水中普遍含有雄激素受体干扰效应物质,目前水厂常规处理工艺对雄激素受体干扰效应有一定的去除效果,但不能完全去除。雄激素受体双杂交酵母测试能够快速、综合地对水体中的雄激素受体干扰效应进行评价,是饮用水安全评价的重要补充手段。     

评价饮水DBPs致HepG2细胞损伤的2种试验方法

应用结晶紫染色法细胞毒性试验和胞质分裂阻滞法微核试验(CBMNT)评价饮水消毒副产物(DBPs)的HepG2细胞毒性和遗传毒性,探讨该2种试验方法纳入饮水安全性评价体系的可行性.根据遗传毒性和致癌性选用了5种DBPs,分别对HepG2细胞进行染毒,结果表明,5种DBPs的细胞毒性大小排序为3-氯-4-二氯甲基-5-羟基-2(5氢)-呋喃酮(MX)>二氯乙腈>二溴乙酸>二氯乙酸>三氯乙酸,其细胞毒性潜力(%C?值)分别为89.74,283.81,1217.02,5066.81,9335.38μmol/L,该5种DBPs在一定浓度下均可致HepG2细胞微核率显著增加,表现出明显的遗传毒性,其遗传损伤能力排序与细胞毒性大小相同.可考虑将这两种实验方法纳入到饮水安全性评价体系中.     

北京市清河维A酸受体活性调查及原因物质解析

为了研究水环境中维A酸受体活性的成因,于2009年3~7月对清河河道进行了4次采样分析,利用固相萃取柱富集与重组基因酵母结合测试方法,研究了污水排放口上下游河段水样RAR活性的时空变化,并利用高效液相色谱分割活性馏分对原因物质进行了解析.结果发现,清河污水处理厂的上下游部分河段水样具有较高的RARα激活活性,但活性地点位置不稳定,随时间变化.同时,在对原因物质的解析中发现,all-trans-4-oxo-RA和13-cis-4-oxo-RA只是极小部分原因物质,环境水样中依然存在大量的未知RAR活性物质.     

三氯生和三氯卡班对人体肝细胞DNA损伤的研究

三氯生（TCS）和三氯卡班（TCC）作为优良的抗菌和消毒剂,在药物和个人护理用品中广泛使用。近几年来,TCS和TCC在各种环境介质和生物体中被频繁检出,并引起国内外环境科学工作者的重点关注。目前,有关TCS和TCC对水生生物的毒性研究已有大量的报道,其对人体健康危害的报道仍较少。为了评估TCS和TCC对人体的遗传毒性,利用彗星实验研究两种污染物对正常人肝细胞（L02）DNA的损伤效应。结果发现：三氯生和三氯卡班皆能引起人体肝细胞的DNA损伤,并呈现显著的剂量-效应关系和时间效应关系。相比于TCS而言,L02细胞对TCC更为敏感,在低暴露剂量（2.38μmol.L-1）下就可以引起DNA断裂损伤。该结果有助于进一步揭示TCS和TCC对人体毒害的机制,更全面的评估两种污染物对人体健康的风险。     

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。     

15N Metabolic test for the determination of phytotoxic effects of chemicals and contaminated environmental samples

A stable isotope¹⁵N-nitrogen test (ESIMA = Ecotoxicological Stable Isotope Metabolic Assay) was developed to assess biological effects and the potential toxicological hazard of chemicals and contaminated environmental samples on plant metabolism. The assay measures the effect of toxicants on the incorporation of a¹⁵N labelled tracer into the total nitrogen fraction (both the nonprotein and protein fraction) of plants. Segments ofPisum arvense epicotyls are used as test substrates because of their high metabolic activity. The plant material is incubated under standardised conditions for two hours; subsequently¹⁵N incorporation is analysed by determining the¹⁵N abundance (¹⁵N atom-%) in the epicotyl segments. The effects of toxicants are evaluated by comparing the¹⁵N incorporation rates of control tissue and epicotyl segments exposed to individual chemicals or complex environmental samples. The specificity and sensitivity of effects as indicated by ESIMA were compared with effects as measured by two established ecotoxicological bioassays, the pollen tube growth test using pollen ofNicotiana sylvestris and the bacterial luminescence inhibition test using pollen ofPhotobacterium phosphoreum. The results of the study clearly indicate the suitability of ESIMA for assessing toxic impacts on plant nitrogen metabolism. Prof. Dr. habil. Hans Faust dedicated to his 70^th birthday.