Occurrence,distribution and risk assessment of abused drugs and their metabolites in a typical urban river in north China

We developed a method for determining 11 abused drugs in water and sediment. METH and EPH were the dominant drugs in water and sediment in Beiyunhe River. Abuse drugs in Beiyunhe River were mainly from hospitals and sewage effluents. Abused drugs in the water would not impair the aquatic ecosystem biologically. This study investigated the presence of 11 abused drugs and their metabolites, including amphetamine, methamphetamine (METH), ketamine, ephedrine (EPH), cocaine, benzoylecgonine, methadone, morphine, heroin, codeine, and methcathinone in the surface water and sediment samples of Beiyunhe River, a typical urban river flowing through Beijing, Tianjin, and Hebei provinces in North China. An analytical method of determining these abused drugs and their metabolites in water and sediment was developed and validated prior to sample collection in the study area. Results showed that METH and EPH were predominant in water and sediment samples. The total drug concentrations ranged from 26.6 to 183.0 ng/L in water and from 2.6 to 32.4 ng/g dry weight in sediment, and the drugs mainly originated from hospitals and sewage treatment plants. The average field-based sediment water distribution coefficients of abused drugs were calculated between 149.3 and 1214.0 L/kg and corrected by organic carbon. Quotient method was used to assess the risks. The findings revealed that these drugs and their metabolites at determined concentrations in water samples will not impair the aquatic ecosystem biologically, but their potential harmful effect on the function of the ecosystem and human health should not be overlooked.     

洪泽湖水产品中渔药残留量调查

通过对洪泽湖水产品中部分渔药残留的检测和研究,对洪泽湖水产品的渔药残留量以及相关的水质情况有了初步掌握。结果表明,洪泽湖水产品中渔药残留量总体情况较好,但在网箱和围网养殖区域中,土霉素和磺胺类两种渔药在水体中存在量较大。     

New insights into the characterization of the binding of tetracycline analogues with lysozyme: a biophysical study

Tetracycline (TC), chlortetracycline (CTC) and oxytetracycline (OTC) are the most common members of the widely used veterinary drug tetracyclines, the residue of which in the environment can enter human body, being potentially harmful. Lysozyme is a monomeric protein widely distributed in the nature including human beings, having many physiological and pharmaceutical functions. The aim of this study was to examine the interaction of lysozyme with the three tetracyclines (TC, CTC and OTC) through spectroscopic and molecular modeling methods. The experimental results revealed that all the three tetracyclines (TCs) can interact with lysozyme with one binding site to form TCs-lysozyme complex, mainly through electrostatic forces with the affinity order: CTC > TC > OTC. The binding of TCs can cause conformational and some microenvironmental changes of lysozyme. Furthermore, molecular docking was applied to define the specific binding sites, the results of which show that all the three TCs can bind into lysozyme cleft and interact with the key active-site residues Glu 35 or Asp 52, resulting in competitive inhibition of lysozyme activity. The accurate and full basic data in the work is beneficial to clarifying the binding mechanism of TCs with lysozyme in vivo.     

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。     

畜禽养殖场排放物病原微生物危险性调查

以粪大肠菌群和沙门菌为指标,采集江苏省内10家不同养殖类型畜禽养殖场的排放物及其周边水、土样共37个进行观察与计数,同时分析排放污水中大肠杆菌的耐药性以及禽畜排泄物对土壤和水体耐药细菌数的影响.结果表明:调查的10家养殖场中有9家粪便未经无害化处理直接排放到水体或施于农田,且排放物的粪大肠菌群数全部严重超标,沙门菌检出率达19%,施新鲜粪肥的土壤中粪大肠菌群数(MPN,最大可能数)在105 g-1以上,水体中分离出的大肠杆菌表现出多重耐药性,抗生素抗性细菌总数也远高于未施新鲜粪肥的土壤及水体.     

Effect of chronic exposure to cadmium on hepatic drug metabolism

Abstract

In an attempt to examine the chronic effect of low levels of cadmium on hepatic drug‐metabolizing enzyme system, an experiment was carried out in which growing male rats were given 0, 5, 10, and 2 0 ppm of cadmium in drinking water for a period of 8 weeks. An ip administration of a hypnotic dose of pentobarbital to the cadmium‐treated and the control rats 2 4 hr following the termination of the experiment exhibited that there was no significant difference in the drug metabolism in control and any of the treated groups. Next, liver microsomes were isolated from animals in all groups to study their ability to metabolize drugs in vitro. The results indicated that the activity of benzphetamine N‐demethylase and aniline hydroxylase, and the concentration of microsomal cytochrome P‐450 were almost identical in the control and treated groups. On the other hand, a single ip dose of cadmium (2 mg/kg) caused significant decrease in the in vivo and in vitro microsomal drug metabolism. These results suggest that although a single ip dose of cadmium (2 mg/kg) causes significant inhibition of drug metabolism, chronic exposure to cadmium up to 2 0 ppm in drinking water over a period of 8 weeks is unlikely to affect hepatic drug metabolism.     

电驱动道路车辆 动力锂离子电池系统试验中的实验室安全和防护

由于电池组/系统的体积和质量远大于电池芯,试验的侧重和方法有所不同。实验室安全和防护方面也就显得复杂和厚重。基于实践和探索,本文介绍了关于电池组/系统试验的安全和防护。     

Tomato microtubule-associated protein end-binding protein 1 (EB1) mediates tolerance to salt stress北大核心CSCD

The dynamics of microtubules is regulated mainly by microtubule-associated proteins (MAPs) and plays an important role in plant development and response to environmental signals. End-binding protein 1 (EB1) is a MAP specially binding to the microtubule plus end. Blast search of tomato genome showed two EB1 genes, which were named as SlEB1a (Solyc03g116370) and SlEB1b (Solyc02g092950) in this study. Transgenic tomato plants over-expressing SlEB1a or RNA interfering both SlEB1a and SlEB1b were constructed, and their sensitivity to microtubule depolymerization drug propyzamide and salt stress were analyzed. In this study, we determined the role of tomato EB1 (SlEB1) in the response to salt stress. Compared to the wild-type control plants, OE plants were more sensitive to 1 μmol/L propyzamide, whereas RNAi plants were more tolerant to 1 μmol/L propyzamide; in contrast, OE plants were more tolerant to 100 mmol/L NaCl, whereas RNAi plants were more sensitive to 100 mmol/L NaCl. Thus, SlEB1 might positively regulate salt stress response by negatively regulating the dynamics of tomato cortical microtubules. This study forms a basis for how cortical microtubule dynamics plays a role in plant response to salt stress. © 2018 Science Press. All rights reserved.     

From Holy War to Opium War? A Case Study of the Opium Economy in North‐eastern Afghanistan

This paper examines the recent growth of the opium economy in north-eastern Afghanistan. A detailed analysis of one village in Badakshan Province reveals profound changes in the local economy and social institutions. The paper describes two major shifts in the local economy: first, the switch from wheat to poppy cultivation; and second, the shift from the livestock trade to the opium trade. It then examines the underlying causes and impacts of the opium economy on social relations in the village. Although a case study of a community living on the margins of the global economy, it is argued that these changes have important implications for international policymakers. The emergence of the opium economy in north-eastern Afghanistan is symptomatic of new and expanding forms of trans-border trade associated with the restructuring of the global political economy.