诺氟沙星对海月水母螅状体Hsp70基因、GTP结合蛋白基因和氧化应激蛋白基因表达的影响

诺氟沙星(norfloxacin,NFLX)广泛应用于水产养殖中的鱼类细菌性疾病治疗。为探讨诺氟沙星对海洋生物的毒性作用,选择海月水母螅状体为受试生物,考察了不同浓度诺氟沙星和不同暴露时间对GTP结合蛋白(GTP binding protein)、氧化应激蛋白(oxidative stress protein)和热休克70 k Da蛋白(heat shock 70 k Da protein,Hsp70)表达量的影响。结果表明,NFLX对海月水母螅状体的48 h的半致死浓度(48 h-LC_(50))是415.1 mg·L~(-1),NFLX对海月水母螅状体的毒性属于低毒。随着NFLX浓度的升高和培养时间的延长,Hsp70基因在第7天浓度300 mg·L~(-1)时表达量受到显著性诱导(P0.05),较对照组升高9.1倍;GTP结合蛋白基因和氧化应激蛋白基因的表达量都呈现先急剧升高后降低的趋势。2个基因均在第1天受到显著性诱导(P0.05),分别在NFLX浓度100 mg·L~(-1)和300 mg·L~(-1)时表达量达到最大值,较对照组升高10.15倍和50.5倍。Hsp70基因、GTP结合蛋白基因和氧化应激蛋白基因在实验期间都对NFLX表现出较好的响应。     

纳米银的体内毒性及毒作用机制研究进展

很多研究表明纳米银对机体的消化系统、呼吸系统、生殖系统等多个系统均会产生毒作用,且其毒作用受到多种因素的影响。目前关于纳米银的毒作用机制尚未明确,研究发现纳米银的毒作用机制可能与银离子释放,活性氧自由基产生,氧化应激的发生,炎症反应等有关,最新研究指出纳米银的毒性作用还可能与内质网应激和自噬有关,本文将就纳米银的体内毒性及毒作用机制进行综述。     

Bioaccumulation of glyphosate and its formulation Roundup Ultra in Lumbriculus variegatus and its effects on biotransformation and antioxidant enzymes

The bioaccumulation potential of glyphosate and the formulation Roundup Ultra, as well as possible effects on biotransformation and antioxidant enzymes in Lumbriculus variegatus were compared by four days exposure to concentrations between 0.05 and 5 mg L⁻¹ pure glyphosate and its formulation. Bioaccumulation was determined using ¹⁴C labeled glyphosate. The bioaccumulation factor (BCF) varied between 1.4 and 5.9 for the different concentrations, and was higher than estimated from log P_ow. Glyphosate and its surfactant POEA caused elevation of biotransformation enzyme soluble glutathione S-transferase at non-toxic concentrations. Membrane bound glutathione S-transferase activity was significantly elevated in Roundup Ultra exposed worms, compared to treatment with equal glyphosate concentrations, but did not significantly differ from the control. Antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase was significantly increased by glyphosate but in particular by Roundup Ultra exposure indicating oxidative stress. The results show that the formulation Roundup Ultra is of more ecotoxicological relevance than the glyphosate itself.     

Single and joint stress of acetochlor and Pb on three agricultural crops in northeast China

In order to evaluate ecological risk of agrochemicals in agricultural environment, single and joint toxic effects of an important herbicide and a typical heavy metal on root elongation of crops were investigated. Seeds of the three crops including wheat （Triticum aestivum）, Chinese cabbage （Brassica pekimensis） and soybean （Glycine max） as the main crops in northeast China were exposed to acetochior as a herbicide and lead （Pb） as a heavy metal using the pot-culture method, and meadow brown soil as one of the main soils distributed in northeast China was applied in the investigation. The results indicated that the interactive effects of the two pollutants on root elongation of the three crops were very complicated although they had markedly significant （P〈0.01） linear interrelationships based on the regression analyses. When the concentration of added Pb^2＋ reached 200 mg/kg, acetochlor and Pb had an antagonistic effect on the inhibition of root elongation of the three crops. However, acetochlor and Pb had significantly （P〈0.05） synergic effects on the inhibition of root elongation when concentration of added Pb^2＋ was up to 1000 mg/kg. At the low concentration of added Pb, joint toxicity of acetochlor and Pb was more dependent on the concentration of Pb. Among the three crops, wheat was the most sensitive to the toxicity of Pb and Chinese cabbage was the most sensitive to the toxicity of acetochlor.     

Cd2+胁迫下不同浓度N、P对江蓠体内谷胱甘肽的影响

以大型海藻细基江篱繁枝变型(Gracilaria tunuistipitata Var)为实验材料,研究了Cd2+胁迫下,不同N、P条件对江蓠体内谷胱甘肽(GSH)及其衍生物含量的影响.结果表明,Cd2+胁迫条件下,不加入N、P时,藻体内的GSH及其各类衍生物含量均较低,易受金属离子侵入毒害藻体;加入适量的N、P(56...     

Environmentally stratified sampling design for the development of Great Lakes environmental indicators

Understanding the relationship between human disturbance and ecological response is essential to the process of indicator development. For large-scale observational studies, sites should be selected across gradients of anthropogenic stress, but such gradients are often unknown for a population of sites prior to site selection. Stress data available from public sources can be used in a geographic information system (GIS) to partially characterize environmental conditions for large geographic areas without visiting the sites. We divided the U.S. Great Lakes coastal region into 762 units consisting of a shoreline reach and drainage-shed and then summarized over 200 environmental variables in seven categories for the units using a GIS. Redundancy within the categories of environmental variables was reduced using principal components analysis. Environmental strata were generated from cluster analysis using principal component scores as input. To protect against site selection bias, sites were selected in random order from clusters. The site selection process allowed us to exclude sites that were inaccessible and was shown to successfully distribute sites across the range of environmental variation in our GIS data. This design has broad applicability when the goal is to develop ecological indicators using observational data from large-scale surveys.     

Response of cucumber plants to increased UV-B radiation under water stress

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Toxicity of silver nanoparticles to rainbow trout: A toxicogenomic approach

Silver (Ag) nanoparticles are used as antimicrobial adjuvant in various products such as clothes and medical devices where the release of nano-Ag could contaminate the environment and harm wildlife. The purpose of this study was to examine the sublethal effects of nano-Ag and dissolved Ag on Oncorhynchus mykiss rainbow trout. Hepatic Ag contents and changes in gene expression were monitored to provide insights on bioavailability and mode of action of both forms of silver. Fish were exposed to increasing concentrations (0.06, 0.6 and 6 μg L⁻¹) of nano-Ag (20 nm) and silver nitrate (AgNO₃) for 96 h at 15 °C. A gene expression analysis was performed in the liver using a DNA microarray of 207 stress-related genes followed by a quantitative polymerase chain reaction on a selection of genes for validation. The biochemical markers consisted of the determination of labile zinc, metallothioneins, DNA strand breaks, lipid peroxidation (LPO) and vitellogenin-like proteins. The analysis of total Ag in the aquarium water revealed that nano-Ag was mostly aggregated, with 1% of the total Ag being dissolved. Nevertheless, hepatic Ag content was significantly increased in exposed fish. Indeed, dissolved Ag was significantly more bioavailable than nano-Ag only at the highest concentration with 38 ± 10 and 11 ± 3 ng Ag mg⁻¹ proteins for dissolved and nano-Ag respectively. Exposure to both forms of Ag led to significant changes in gene expression for 13% of tested gene targets. About 12% of genes responded specifically to nano-Ag, while 10% of total gene targets responded specifically to dissolved Ag. The levels of vitellogenin-like proteins and DNA strand breaks were significantly reduced by both forms of Ag, but DNA break levels were lower with nano-Ag and could not be explained by the presence of ionic Ag. Labile zinc and the oxidized fraction of metallothioneins were increased by both forms of Ag, but LPO was significantly induced by nano-Ag only. A discriminant function analysis revealed that the responses obtained by biochemical markers and a selection of ten target genes were able to discriminate completely (100%) the effects of both forms of Ag. Exposure to nano-Ag involved genes in inflammation and dissolved Ag involved oxidative stress and protein stability. Hence, the toxicity of Ag will differ depending on the presence of Ag nanoparticles and aggregates.     

The effect of excess Zn on mineral nutrition and antioxidative response in rapeseed seedlings

Zinc (Zn) is a necessary element for plants, but excess Zn can be detrimental. To investigate Zn toxicity, rapeseed (Brassica napus) seedlings were treated with 0.07–1.12 mM Zn for 7 d. Inhibition of plant growth along with root damage, chlorosis and decreased chlorophyll (a and b) content in newly expanded leaves (the second and third leaves formed following cotyledons) were found under Zn stress. The Zn content increased in plants under external Zn stress, while concentrations of phosphorus, copper, iron, manganese and magnesium reduced significantly, especially in roots. Meanwhile, increased lipid peroxidation was detected biochemically and histochemically. Compared with controls, NADH oxidase and peroxidase (POD) activity increased in leaves and roots of plants under high Zn, but superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase and ascorbate peroxidase activities decreased. The changes in glutathione S-transferase activity and in ascorbic acid, dehydroascorbate, non-protein thiols and glutathione contents were also measured under Zn stress. Isoforms of SOD and POD were separated using non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and their activities were analyzed. Our results suggested that excess Zn exerts its toxicity partially through disturbing nutrient balance and inducing oxidative stress in plants. These data will be helpful for better understanding of toxicity of Zn and the adaptive mechanism in Zn non-hyperaccumulator plants.