Statistical analysis of bioassays,based on hazard modelling

A stochastic model is proposed to describe time-dependent lethal effects of toxic compounds. It is based on simple mechanistic assumptions and provides a measure for the toxicity of a chemical compound, the so-called killing rate. The killing rate seems a promising alternative for the LC50. The model also provides the no-effect level and the LC50, both as a function of exposure time. The model is applied to real data and to simulated data.     

水环境中雌激素的酶联免疫快速生物筛选技术研究

采用酶联免疫(ELISA)检测技术,对来自长江口及污水处理厂的水样分析典型雌激素雌二醇(E2)的浓度,将检测结果与化学方法检测数据进行比较验证,以阐明ELISA应用于水环境雌激素快速筛选的可行性。结果表明:ELISA的检测限可低至0.5 ng/L,试验的变异系数<30%,具有较高的灵敏性和良好的重复性;ELISA检测长江口水样中E2浓度范围≤0.7 ng/L,污水处理厂水样为2.5～11.5 ng/L,与液相色谱串联质谱(LC-MS/MS)的检测数据进行比较分析,其相关系数R~2为0.9147,表明2种方法具有良好的相关性;ELISA检测所需的水样量比LC-MS/MS更少,使用96微孔板可同时对43个样品进行检测,缩短了多个样品的分析时间,具有快速简便、经济适用的特点。因此,ELISA作为1种快速、简便、灵敏的雌激素高通量筛选技术,可为环境保护部门开展水环境雌激素物质调查和水体雌激素快速诊断等工作提供技术支持。     

酶联免疫吸附法测定麻疯树核糖体失活蛋白

建立了一种检测麻疯树核糖体失活蛋白(Curcin)的简便、快速的酶联免疫吸附测定法(ELISA).ELISA条件优化试验结果显示:最佳条件为costar酶标板在紫外线下照射45 min后进行包被;抗原最适稀释度为1:640倍(2.5μg/mL);curcin抗血清最适稀释度为1:12 800倍;2%封闭用山羊血清封闭120 min;二抗最适稀释度为1:5 000倍.在此试验条件下检测curcin含量,得到回归方程y=31.722x+106.88,相关系数R2=0.993 3.Curcin浓度在0.08～11μg/mL之间,曲线呈良好的线性关系.本方法的最低检测限为0.08μg/mL.高、中、低3个浓度的添加回收率分别为95.56%、102.27%、98.40%,平均回收率为98.74%.板内和板间的平均变异系数分别为4.78%和6.71%.Curcin抗血清与2种大戟科同类蛋白均无交叉反应.利用本方法成功检测了麻疯树种仁及脱毒饼粕中的curcin含量.     

铀胁迫对大豆与玉米幼苗细胞DNA损伤的彗星试验研究

以铀浓度为1000 μmol·L-1、800 μmol·L-1、600 μmol·L-1、400 μmol·L-1、200μmol·L-1和100μmol·L-1的6组铀溶液和对照组(0μmol·L-1)培养大豆和玉米幼苗,采用彗星试验研究铀胁迫对大豆和玉米幼苗细胞DNA的损伤情况.试验结果表明,铀浓度为1 000 μ...     

The Cytotoxicity of Some Organic Solvents on Isolated Hepatocytes in Monolayer Culture

The cytotoxic effects of volatile and water-insoluble organic solvents (ethylbenzene, tetrachloroethylene, n-hexane) were tested on isolated hepatocytes in monolayer culture by using the 3-(4,5 dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5 diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) reduction assay. All of the tested compounds inhibited metabolic activity of hepatocytes and this effect depended on the concentration of solvents in the incubatory medium. The presence of fetal calf serum in the medium did not change the cytotoxicity of xenobiotics. IC₅₀ values calculated on the basis of the MTT assay indicated that ethylbenzene was more cytotoxic than tetrachloroethylene and n-hexane. Using hepatocyte monolayer culture and the MTT assay to assess cytotoxicity of organic solvents causes many technical problems. It seems that it cannot be used as a rapid, cheap, and credible method.     

贵州主要城市PM2.5的氧化性损伤评价

对贵州省主要城市(贵阳、安顺、遵义、都匀)按季节进行PM_2.5样品的采集,应用质粒DNA评价法研究了贵州省主要城市PM_2.5氧化性损伤能力,并与PM_2.5质量浓度、微量元素含量做相关性分析。结果表明,PM_2.5全样TD₂₀值均小于其相应的水溶样TD₂₀值;四个城市PM_2.5氧化性损伤能力均表现为冬季>秋季>春、夏季;城区PM_2.5氧化性损伤能力强于背景区;研究区内PM_2.5样品的氧化性损伤能力表现为都匀市最强,安顺市最弱;PM_2.5全样和水溶样的TD₂₀值与质量浓度之间无明显相关关系;PM_2.5水溶样的TD₂₀值与相应的12种微量元素的浓度总和呈负相关关系(P<0.05);全样Al、Mn、Cd、Pb的含量与PM_2.5全样TD₂₀值呈明显负相关关系,水溶样Cd、Pb、Cu的含量与PM_2.5水溶样TD₂₀值呈明显负相关关系,表明研究区PM_2.5氧化性损伤可能与样品中水溶性元素Cd、Pb、Cu等的含量有关。     

酚类化合物对小白鼠脾脏细胞DNA毒性的构效相关研究

应用彗星实验技术,测定了12种酚类化合物对小白鼠脾脏细胞DNA的损伤水平.应用Hansch法和量子化学MOPAC-PM3方法计算了12种酚类化合物的辛醇-水分配系数、分子折射率、分子最高占据轨道能和分子中最正原子电荷.运用SPSS统计软件进行回归分析,对小白鼠脾脏细胞DNA的损伤率进行了定量结构-活性相关研究(QSAR).结果表明,酚类化合物的亲脂性参数和分子折射率能有效地表征它们所引起的DNA的损伤程度.由化合物的电性效应引起的细胞毒性可忽略.     

Ecotoxicological Assessment of Sediment, Suspended Matter and Water Samples in the Upper Danube River. A pilot study in search for the causes for the decline of fish catches (12 pp)

Goals, Scope and Background Fish populations, especially those of the grayling (Thymallus thymallus), have declined over the last two decades in the upper Danube River between Sigmaringen and Ulm, despite intensive and continuous stocking and improvement of water quality since the 1970s. Similar problems have been reported for other rivers, e.g. in Switzerland, Great Britain, the United States and Canada. In order to assess if ecotoxicological effects might be related to the decline in fish catch at the upper Danube River, sediment, suspended matter and waste water samples from sewage treatment plants were collected at selected locations and analyzed in a bioanalytical approach using a battery of bioassays. The results of this pilot study will be used to decide if a comprehensive weight-of-evidence study is needed. Methods Freeze-dried sediments and suspended particulate matters were extracted with acetone in a Soxhlet apparatus. Organic pollutants from sewage water were concentrated using XAD-resins. In order to investigate the ecotoxicological burden, the following bioassays were used: (1) neutral red assay with RTL-W1 cells (cytotoxicity), (2) comet assay with RTLW1 cells (genotoxicity), (3) Arthrobacter globiformis dehydrogenase assay (toxicity to bacteria), (4) yeast estrogen screen assay (endocrine disruption), (5) fish egg assay with the zebrafish (Danio rerio; embryo toxicity) and (6) Ames test with TA98 (mutagenicity). Results and Discussion The results of the in vitro tests elucidated a considerable genotoxic, cytotoxic, mutagenic, bacteriotoxic, embryotoxic and estrogenic burden in the upper Danube River, although with a very inhomogeneous distribution of effects. The samples taken from Riedlingen, for example, induced low embryo toxicity, but the second highest 17β-estradiol equivalent concentration (1.8 ng/L). Using the fish egg assay with native sediments, a broad range of embryotoxic effects could be elucidated, with clear-cut dose-response relationships for the embryotoxic effects of contaminated sediments. With native sediments, embryotoxicity was clearly higher than with corresponding pore waters, thus corroborating the view that – at least for fish eggs – the bioavailability of particle-bound lipophilic substances in native sediments is higher than generally assumed. The effect observed most frequently in the fish egg assay was a developmental delay. A comparison of our own results with locations along the rivers Rhine and Neckar demonstrated similar or even higher ranges of ecotoxicological burdens in the Danube River. Conclusions The complex pattern of ecotoxicological effects caused by environmental samples from the Danube River, when assessed in an in vitro biotest battery using both acute and more specific endpoints, showed that integration of different endpoints is essential for appropriate hazard assessment. Overall, the ecotoxicological hazard potential shown has indeed to be considered as one potential reason for the decline in fish catches at the upper Danube River. However, based on the results of this pilot study, it is not possible to elucidate that chemically induced alterations are responsible for the fish decline. Recommendations and Perspective . In order to confirm the ecological relevance of the in vitro results for the situation in the field and especially for the decline of the grayling and other fishes, further integrated investigations are required. For linking the weight of evidence obtained by in vitro assays and fish population investigations, the application of additional, more specific biomarkers (e.g. vitellogenin induction, EROD and micronucleus assay) has been initiated in fish taken from the field as well as in situ investigations.     

应用电致化学发光分子探针技术对微小原甲藻的检测

以双特异分子探针技术(NPA-SH)为基础,运用电致化学发光技术(ECL)和磁性微球分选技术对其进行改进,成功建立了用于赤潮藻类定性定量分析的电致化学发光分子探针(ECL-MP)检测新技术.设计微小原甲藻特异性NPA探针并对其进行联吡啶钌和生物素标记,优化磁性微球使用量,在ECL检测装置中启动电化学反应,建立光信号与微小原甲藻细胞数目间的ECL-MP分析曲线并对其进行验证.结果表明,标记后的NPA探针具有一定的特异性和实用性;4μg是检测20μL目标藻杂交混合液的最适磁性微球使用量;在最适条件下,微小原甲藻细胞数的线性分析范围6.25×102～4×104个;比较ECL-MP和显微计数方法的样品检测结果,在95%置信区间内二者无显著差异(t-检验).ECL-MP方法为实现微小原甲藻现场样品的快速准确检测提供了一种新方法.     

纳米MnO2与常规MnO2粉末对Hela细胞DNA损伤的对比研究

为探讨纳米MnO2与常规MnO2粉末对细胞DNA损伤作用的差别,采用不同浓度的纳米MnO2与常规MnO2粉末(0、100、200、400μg·mL-1)对Hela细胞进行染毒,应用单细胞凝胶电泳(彗星实验)检测Hela细胞的损伤效应.结果表明,与对照组相比,纳米MnO2和常规MnO2各染毒组细胞尾部DNA百分率(TailDNA%)和尾矩(TailMoment)均显著增加(p<0.01);同一浓度下,纳米MnO2组细胞尾部DNA百分率和尾矩显著高于常规MnO2组(p<0.01).以上结果表明,纳米MnO2和常规MnO2粉末均能导致Hela细胞DNA损伤,且纳米MnO2的损伤作用强于常规MnO2.