Binding of the veterinary drug tetracycline to bovine hemoglobin and toxicological implications

Tetracycline (TC) is a widely used veterinary drug in animal breeding and fishery. Because of its low bioavailability, the TC residue extensively exists in the environment (e.g. soils, lakes and rivers), which can enter the human body, being potentially harmful. Hemoglobin (Hb) is a protein responsible for oxygen carrying in the vascular system of animals. The aim of this study was to investigate the interaction of bovine hemoglobin (BHb) with TC through spectroscopic and molecular modeling methods. The experimental results revealed that TC can interact with BHb with one binding site to form a TC-BHb complex, mainly through van der Waals interactions and hydrogen bonds. The UV-visible absorption, synchronous fluorescence, and circular dichroism (CD) results revealed that the binding of TC can cause conformational and some microenvironmental changes of BHb, which may affect BHb physiological functions. The synchronous fluorescence experiment disclosed that TC binds into BHb central cavity, which was verified by molecular modeling study. The work contributes to clarify the molecular mechanism of TC toxicity in vivo.     

混凝-氧化法预处理原料药废水

采用混凝-Fenton试剂氧化或混凝-臭氧氧化两种氧化技术预处理上海某医药集团原料药废水。实验结果表明：采用聚合氯化铝（PAC）和聚丙烯酰胺（PAM）复合混凝处理该废水,在混凝pH为9.5、混凝时间1h、PAC和PAM加入量分别为600mg/L和12mg/L时,COD的去除率可达23%;混凝后废水再分别用臭氧氧化和Fenton试剂氧化处理,臭氧氧化明显比Fenton试剂氧化经济有效,在臭氧氧化pH为10、臭氧加入量为15g/L、臭氧氧化时间为1h的条件下,废水COD去除率为27.8%,废水BOD₅/COD明显提高,为后续生化处理提供了良好的条件。     

16种蛇鳞的微皮纹分析

对16种蛇鳞的扫描电镜观察表明,蛇类鳞片微皮纹的基本结构是由d约05μm横行排列的小孔和介于小孔间向后延伸的指状突构成背鳞的微皮纹结构有种的特异性同一种蛇的原动物、蛇蜕和药材标本相同部位的鳞片具有相同的微皮纹特征因此蛇鳞的微皮纹特征亦可作为蛇类药材的鉴别依据之一,并以背鳞的微皮纹特征为依据,编制了16种蛇背鳞微皮纹特征检索表。     

6％密达颗粒不同剂型防治蔬菜地蜗牛田间对比试验研究

6％密达颗粒剂是一种杀螺剂,广泛用于蔬菜、棉花、水稻、烟草等作物上。通过对6％密达杀螺颗粒剂不同剂型防治蔬菜地蜗牛的田间对比试验,结果表明：在施药后,6％密达颗粒剂小颗粒型在不同时期优于耐水型、略高于原剂型的防治效果,被雨水冲刷后不易变形,并有一定的持效性和引诱能力;在整个实验过程中未发现该药剂对蔬菜有危害现象。因此,在使用6％原密达颗粒剂的基础上,可以进一步引用小颗粒型,提高防虫效果。     

The role of drug and alcohol use and the risk of motor vehicle crashes in Shiraz,Iran, 2014: A case–crossover study

Background: Traffic accidents and traffic-related injuries and mortality have become a major public health concern in Iran. This study aimed to examine the role of drug and alcohol use in motor vehicle accidents in Iran.

Methods: This case–crossover study was conducted on 441 drivers who survived a road traffic crash and were taken to the emergency department of Shahid Rajaee trauma hospital in Shiraz, southern Iran. Data were collected using checklists that included demographic characteristics and drug and alcohol use prior to driving. Alcohol and drug use was identified through self-report, and cannabis, morphine, and methamphetamine urine tests were used to confirm drug abuse among drivers.

Results: In total 17.9% of drivers reported using drugs (cannabis, opium, or metamphetamine) and 8.84% of drivers reported consuming alcohol prior to the collision. The crude odds ratios (ORs) for having a crash for opium, cannabis, and metamphetamine were 1.94 (95% interval confidence [CI], 1.11–3.38), 2.37 (95% CI, 1.03–5.42), 5.5 (95% CI, 1.21–24.81), respectively, and for all drugs was 3.83 (95% CI, 2.28–6.43). The OR for alcohol was 3.5 (95% CI, 1.73–7.06) based on self-report.

Conclusion: Drug and alcohol use are increasing the risk of traffic crashes in Iran. Risk-reducing programs must be designed and implemented.     

渭河杨凌段水系中头孢曲松耐药菌和耐药基因

调研了杨凌抗生素使用和过期抗生素处理情况,研究了渭河杨凌段及其在杨凌境内主要支流中耐药菌（主要为耐头孢曲松细菌）及常见耐药基因的分布特征.杨凌区β-内酰胺类药物占抗生素总用量的55.0%,64.0%的过期抗生素被合理处理;水样中耐头孢曲松细菌平均浓度均大于500CFU/mL,分离到5种气单胞菌（n=44）和1株大肠杆菌;45株（100.0%）菌全部耐受氨苄西林,阿莫西林/克拉维酸和头孢曲松,多重耐药率为95.6%;水样总DNA中ampC,sul1,sul2,sul3,tetB,tetC,tetM,aadA,cmlA,catA,bla_TEM,bla_NDM,aph（2’）-Id和aac（6’）-Ib检出率均为100.0%,15株耐头孢曲松代表菌中ampC与bla_TEM检出率均为100.0%.渭河杨凌段及其主要支流中多重耐药细菌检出率较高,耐药基因多样化.研究可为杨凌区水体中耐药菌污染治理提供参考.     

指导小儿合理用药的几点体会

文章从三个方面讨论如何指导家长给小孩合理用药,并讨论了对家庭自备药物如何保管及如何处理小孩误服药物.     

Relationships between certain individual characteristics and occupational accidents

Background. Work accidents and injuries are an occupational health and safety problem. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted for 404 frontline workers who were randomly selected from the Arya Sasol Petrochemical Company in Bushehr, Iran, during 2016. A statistical analysis was performed using the χ² test and the logistic regression model with SPSS version 18. Results. The overall occupational accident rate among the participants was found to be 9.2%. Statistically significant differences were observed for body mass index, education, job experience, smoking habit, consumption of sedative pills and presence of sleep disorders. Three factors had significant adjusted odds ratios (ORs): body mass index (OR 2.41, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.16, 5.04]), education (OR 0.25, 95% CI [0.07, 0.85]) and job experience (OR 0.29, 95% CI [0.15, 0.57]). Conclusions. Preventive programs should be implemented for industrial workers, especially young workers, workers who smoke, overweight workers and workers with psychosomatic disease.     

β-内酰胺类抗生素前处理技术及其残留的研究进展

β-内酰胺类是指在结构中有β-内酰胺环的一大类抗生素,在人类和动物疾病的治疗和预防上有着广泛的应用。抗生素的长期滥用造成药物在各种环境和动物源性食品中的残留,严重威胁环境生态和人体健康,因此各种样品中β-内酰胺类抗生素的分析检测方法成为当下研究热点。介绍了在测定β-内酰胺类抗生素残留时常用的前处理方法,包括液液微萃取技术、固相萃取技术和基质固相分散技术,同时研究了多种样品中β-内酰胺类抗生素残留的研究现状。     

Bromobenzene-induced hepatotoxicity in male rats: the protective effect of flaxseed

The metabolites of bromobenzene (BB) are hepatotoxic. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of different doses of flaxseed extract in alleviating BB-hepatotoxicity in male albino rats. Oxidative stress parameters, drug metabolizing enzymes, a pro-inflammatory marker, an apoptotic marker, and DNA fragmentation pattern were also assessed. Animals were divided into five groups treated by intragastric intubation as follows: control, BB-treated 460?mg?kg^?1?BW alone; three animal groups (III, IV, V) were treated concurrently with 460?mg?kg^?1 BB daily for 3 weeks and different doses of flaxseeds extract: 100, 200, or 300?mg?kg^?1?BW. Oral treatment of BB produced a significant decrease in activities of antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase and glutathione levels, while activities of glutathione reductase and drug-metabolizing enzymes; glutathione-S-transferases and cytochrome P450 were enhanced. BB-treatment resulted in enhanced production of nitric oxide and activation of COX-2 and caspase-3. Pre-treatment with different doses of flaxseeds extract prior and during BB-treatment protected liver against BB-induced hepatotoxicity. The lower dose of flaxseed extract (100?mg?kg^?1) was most effective one.