Abnormal immunological development in fetuses with trisomy 18

Flow cytometry was used to enumerate the lymphocyte subpopulations in fetal blood obtained by cordocentesis from eight trisomy 18 fetuses at 20–36 weeks' gestation. Compared with values in chromosomally normal fetuses, in trisomy 18 the mean T- and natural killer (NK) cell counts were significantly lower (t= − 7·63, P<0·001 and t= − 3·58, P<0·01, respectively); the mean B-cell count was not significantly different (t= − 1·32). These findings demonstrate that in trisomy 18 there is abnormal intrauterine development of the immune system.     

关键环境因子对嗜肺军团菌(Legionella pneumophila)在嗜热四膜虫(Tetrahymena thermophila)细胞内增殖的影响

嗜肺军团菌是一种生活在人工水环境中的条件性致病菌,环境条件对该菌的存活和胞内增殖具有重要的影响.本文用作者建立的军团菌-四膜虫模型,研究了空调水池水、Fe3 和感染温度3种关键性环境因子对嗜肺军团菌在嗜热四膜虫宿主细胞内增殖的影响.结果发现,尽管空调水中Fe3 浓度大大低于培养基中的Fe3 浓度,但适合嗜肺军团菌在嗜热四膜虫宿主胞内的存活和增殖;感染缓冲液中的Fe3 能够被嗜热四膜虫富集,并被胞内的军团菌加以利用,缓冲液中浓度0.05×10-6的Fe3 即可显著促进胞内军团菌的增殖,但0.1×10-6和0.5×10-6的Fe3 促进军团菌胞内增殖的效果差异不显著;较高的温度对军团菌的胞内增殖也有明显促进作用,35℃时,即使感染复数等于10,军团菌也可进行胞内复制扩增,并最终裂解宿主细胞.图7表1参17     

Inorganic arsenic: A non-genotoxic carcinogen

Inorganic arsenic induces a variety of toxicities including cancer. The mode of action for cancer and non-cancer effects involves the metabolic generation of trivalent arsenicals and their reaction with sulfhydryl groups within critical proteins in various cell types which leads to the biological response. In epithelial cells, the response is cell death with consequent regenerative proliferation. If this continues for a long period of time, it can result in an increased risk of cancer. Arsenicals do not react with DNA. There is evidence for indirect genotoxicity in various in vitro and in vivo systems, but these involve exposures at cytotoxic concentrations and are not the basis for cancer development. The resulting markers of genotoxicity could readily be due to the cytotoxicity rather than an effect on the DNA itself. Evidence for genotoxicity in humans has involved detection of chromosomal aberrations, sister chromatid exchanges in lymphocytes and micronucleus formation in lymphocytes, buccal mucosal cells, and exfoliated urothelial cells in the urine. Numerous difficulties have been identified in the interpretation of such results, including inadequate assessment of exposure to arsenic, measurement of micronuclei, and potential confounding factors such as tobacco exposure, folate deficiency, and others. Overall, the data strongly supports a non-linear dose response for the effects of inorganic arsenic. In various in vitro and in vivo models and in human epidemiology studies there appears to be a threshold for biological responses, including cancer.     

Genotoxic biomonitoring of agricultural workers exposed to pesticides in the north of Sinaloa State, Mexico

Genotoxic damage was evaluated in 70 agricultural workers, 25 women and 45 men, exposed to pesticides in Las Grullas, Ahome, Sinaloa, Mexico, with an average of 7 years of exposure. The effect was detected through the sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in lymphocytes of peripheral blood and micronuclei (MN) and other nuclear anomalies (NA) in buccal exfoliated cells. Also, the influence on cellular proliferation kinetics (CPK) was studied by means of the replication index (RI) and the cytotoxic effect was examined with the mitotic index (MI). The non-exposed group consisted of 70 other persons, 21 women and 47 men from the city of Los Mochis, Sinaloa, Mexico. Significant differences between the exposed and the non-exposed groups were observed in SCE, CPK, MI, MN and NA. Analysis of variance revealed that age, gender, smoking and alcohol consumption did not have a significant effect on genetic damage. However, there was a correlation between exposure time to pesticides and SCE frequency. These results could have been due to the exposure of workers to pesticides containing different chemical compounds. This study afforded valuable data to estimate the possible risk to health associated with pesticide exposure.     

取代苯酚对人体外周血淋巴细胞的遗传毒性及定量结构关系

应用人体外周血淋巴细胞微核试验测定了29种取代苯酚类化合物的遗传毒性(72h-lgMN20),并对此类化合物的遗传毒性大小进行了分析比较,同时构建了遗传毒性与分子结构参数之间的QSAR 模型.结果表明,29种取代苯酚类化合物都显著地导致了微核的产生,具有明显的遗传毒性;遗传毒性大小与取代官能团及官能团位置存在一定的规律;遗传毒性的大小与分子结构参数溶剂连接性指数(X2SOL)、自由基信息参数(ICR)、零阶平均分子连接性指数(X0A)及修正指数(LOP)之间存在良好的结构-活性相关关系,所建模型的相关系数r2= 0.816,可以用于定量评估其它取代苯酚类化合物的遗传毒性.     

铜胁迫对铜绿微囊藻生长及产毒素的影响

以硝酸盐和磷酸氢盐为主要氮源和磷源,通过测定一定初始氮、磷条件下不同Cu~(2+)浓度培养液中藻密度及藻毒素浓度来研究微量元素Cu对铜绿微囊藻生长的影响.结果表明:当Cu~(2+)浓度为1和10μg·L~(-1)时,藻细胞的生长情况最好,藻密度取得所有浓度梯度中最大值;当Cu~(2+)浓度为1μg·L~(-1)时,藻细胞产毒素总量最大;Cu~(2+)严重缺乏(0.01μg·L~(-1))和过量(100μg·L~(-1))时,藻毒素的合成均受到严重抑制.Cu~(2+)浓度变化影响铜绿微囊藻对硝氮的利用效率,当Cu~(2+)浓度为0.01、0.1及100μg·L~(-1)时,氮元素的利用效率都相对较低.细胞比增长率与单细胞产毒量之间的相关性分析及线性拟合结果表明,单细胞产毒素量与细胞比增长率之间存在很好的线性关系:在Cu~(2+)浓度处于0.01~10μg·L~(-1)范围内,二者表现为正相关;Cu过量时(100μg·L~(-1)),表现为负相关,依据此结果可通过比增长率来预测单细胞的产毒素水平.     

人外周血淋巴细胞彗星试验检测饮用水水质毒性研究

应用人外周血淋巴细胞彗星试验对无锡充山水厂、中桥水厂,常州西石桥水厂进出水及金坛市拟用水源地长荡湖湖心水样的生物毒性进行了研究．结果表明,各水样的有机浓集物均可对人外周血淋巴细胞DNA产生不同程度的损伤,存在一定的遗传毒性．试验结果与各水样水质污染状况基本一致．同时,季节变化以及常规水处理过程对水样的生物毒性也有影响．研究表明,彗星试验可有效地用于检测饮用水质有机浓集物遗传毒性．     

双酚A对昆明小鼠免疫毒性的研究

为了研究双酚A对小鼠的免疫毒性,实验设立3个剂量的染毒组(分别为240、480和960 mg·kg-1)和1个未处理对照组,考察昆明种小鼠经口染毒21 d后,双酚A对小鼠脏器系数、免疫球蛋白水平、淋巴细胞增殖、NK细胞活性及脾淋巴细胞亚群比例的影响,并采用HE染色法观察脾脏和胸腺组织的病理变化.结果显示:双酚A染毒后,小鼠的脾脏及胸腺组织受到不同程度的损伤,肝、脾系数增加,胸腺系数降低;血清中Ig G和Ig M水平降低,脾脏T淋巴细胞刺激指数、CD4+细胞及CD8+细胞比例升高,NK细胞毒作用减弱.表明双酚A染毒可损伤小鼠的免疫器官,导致其免疫功能紊乱.     

50Hz低频环境磁场对细胞增殖的影响及其机理探讨

本文以细胞株LO2(人肝细胞)和CHL(中国仓鼠肺成纤维细胞)为研究对象，用50Hz正弦磁场以不同强度、不同时间作用于细胞。长时间作用后，2种细胞的增殖均受到抑制，但抑制程度与磁场作用量并非呈简单的线性关系；磁场短时间作用对细胞增殖无明显影响，但细胞膜的流动性变差，在磁场撤去后膜的流动性又有所恢复。这一现象说明，低频弱磁场引起宏观生物效应需要时间的积累。同时观察到磁场短时间作用导致的CHL细胞上表皮生长因子受体(EGFR)的聚集，这可能是低频弱磁场引起宏观生物效应的一种机制。     

纳米乳化油修复地下水硝酸盐过程中产气及微生物增殖代谢对多孔介质堵塞的模拟评估

为有效评估纳米乳化油原位处理地下水硝酸盐过程中,产气及微生物增殖代谢对含水层多孔介质的堵塞作用,以纳米乳化油为碳源,采用市售反硝化菌剂接种微生物进行硝酸盐降解批实验研究,探讨产气及微生物增殖代谢的动态变化及特征,并基于Kozeny-Carman(K-C)方程、Clement、Pham及Kozeny Grain(KG)模型,对假定含水层一维流模拟柱,预估产气及微生物增殖代谢造成的渗透性损失,识别堵塞过程及主导因素.结果显示,反硝化菌降解效果良好,硝氮总去除率达90.23%.CO_2及N_2为主要产气成分,降解1 mg硝氮对应的平均CO_2产气量为0.71 mL,平均N_2产气量为0.14 mL;微生物代谢产物胞外聚合物以蛋白质及多糖为主,降解1 mg硝氮平均蛋白产量为0.64 mg,平均多糖产量为0.16 mg.在含水层不与外界交换气体的假设前提下,K-C方程预测显示产气可在2个周期内造成渗透性完全损失,Clement、Pham及KG模型评估的微生物增殖代谢造成中、细砂渗透性损失分别为10.87%～31.10%、12.77%～48.32%,分析认为初期细胞生物量是导致渗透性骤降的关键因素,后期为细胞生物量和胞外聚合物共同作用.此外,封闭体系中产气是堵塞的主导因素,随着含水层开启程度增加,产气的贡献占比会下降,微生物的贡献占比提高.因此,对于相对封闭的含水层系统,探索增强其开放状况是缓解堵塞的有效途径之一.