长程高脂肪膳食对大鼠空腹血糖及糖耐量的影响

研究了单纯高脂膳食喂养对大鼠空腹血糖(Fasting plasma glucose,FPG)及葡萄糖耐量(Glucose tolerancetest,GTT)的影响,旨在模拟与现代人生活饮食结构及发病情况更为接近的糖调节异常动物模型.取正常SD大鼠100只喂以普通饲料或高脂饲料14mo,动态监测动物体重及空腹血糖的变化,并分别在第5、8、10、14mo时用糖耐量试验观察葡萄糖耐量减退(IGT)的情况.结果显示,高脂喂养第1~14个月过程中,雄性大鼠的体重较普食组均未出现显著增加,而雌性大鼠体重仅在喂养第5~8个月期间较普食组增加了10%~15%;与普食组相比,在喂养高脂膳食第1~5个月中雌雄两性大鼠空腹血糖均显著升高,在喂养第5~10个月中雄性葡萄糖耐量显著减退,但雌性动物则未出现明显的IGT,至第14个月时雄性IGT与普食组的差异消失.研究表明,单纯高脂膳食虽不能诱发糖尿病,但可出现较典型的IFG空腹血糖受损和IGT现象,且以雄性动物造模更为适宜,喂养时间以10mo以内为宜.由于单纯高脂喂养更接近自然人群发病过程,因此,此种模型将为糖调节受损发生机制及其早期干预的研究提供新的动物模型.图2表1参12     

海洋硅藻细胞表面物理化学特性对镉累积的影响

硅藻是海洋生态系统中主要的初级生产者,在全球碳循环中扮演重要角色。硅藻在镉(Cd)的生物地球化学循环中同样发挥了关键的作用。营养盐、盐度、pH、光照、温度等因子可改变Cd在硅藻中的累积,但其关键过程尚未清楚。借助多功能原子力显微镜(AFM)、X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、非损伤微测(NMT)等先进表征手段,可定量研究硅藻细胞的表面物理化学特性。本综述讨论环境因子对细胞表面粗糙度的影响,探索粗糙度-表面功能基团-电势之间的联系,从微观层次揭示硅藻细胞与Cd之间的相互作用,诠释硅藻吸附金属Cd的过程。     

Lead, Zinc, Copper, and Cadmium in Fish and Sediments from the Big River and Flat River Creek of Missouri's Old Lead Belt

The Old Lead Belt of Missouri was a major lead-producing region for over a century. Several large tailings piles and other industrial wastes remain behind, though mining operations in the region ceased in 1972. Samples of stream sediments and fish were collected from established sites on the Big River and Flat River Creek over a 3-year period from 1998 to 2000 to evaluate ongoing remediation efforts and determine the current impact of residual mining wastes. Benthic sediments and fish taken in the vicinity of inactive industrial sites were found to contain elevated concentrations of Pb, Zn, Cu, and Cd. Concentrations of Pb and Zn in fillets of suckers and sunfish, as well as in whole bodies of sunfish, correlate well with metal concentrations observed in surficial sediments. The results of analyses provide valuable quantitative information regarding specific sources, current levels of contamination, potential risk to public health, and will allow more accurate assessment of continuing remediation efforts.     

菌根真菌增加植物抗盐碱胁迫的机理

菌根是菌根真菌与高等植物根系形成的一种共生体，能够促进植物在瘠薄土壤中的生长。文章通过综合近20年来国内外在菌根植物抗盐碱研究方面的成就，论述了在高盐胁迫下，菌根对其寄主植物耐盐碱能力的影响；指出菌根植物可能主要通过以下4个方面增加对高浓度盐碱环境的抗性：增加植株对P等矿质营养元素的吸收，改善了盐胁迫引起的营养亏缺；改变植物体内离子平衡，降低其生理毒害；增加植株对水分的吸收和利用能力，缓解了生理性干旱；改变了植物根系形态，促进根系水分吸收能力。在分析菌根真菌增加植物抗盐碱胁迫机理的基础上，还对该问题的研究前景提出了设想，为盐碱地改良提供参考依据。     

高山植物唐古特红景天粘液细胞及叶肉细胞表面糖蛋白与抗冻性的关系

分布于青海高原海拔4000m高山的唐古特红景天有很强的抗冻能力，其叶片半致死温度可达－26.5℃。在北京地区夏季（7月）驯化20d后，长出新叶片的半致死温度升高为－15.5℃。光镜组织化学切片显示，在唐古特红景天叶片中，特别是维管组织周围，存在多糖、蛋白质或糖蛋白含量丰富的粘粹细胞；高温驯化后长出的新叶片这种粘液细胞明显减小或消失。电镜细胞化学研究揭示，在细胞壁外层及细胞间隙中分布着明显的糖蛋白，在北京地区驯化20d的唐古特红景天叶片中这种糖蛋白明显减少。因此推测，粘液细胞和叶肉细胞表面的糖蛋白层，对唐古特红景天抗冻能力可能起着重要的作用，图版1图2参20。     

不同木豆品种耐铝性的基因型差异及其机理研究

以6个品种的木豆为材料，探讨了木豆品种间耐铝性的基因型差异及其机制。铝对根伸长的抑制大小及苏木精对根尖的染色模式的研究结果表明，不同品种木豆的耐铝性基因型差异明显。在铝胁迫条件下，去除根尖吸附的粘胶，耐铝的基因型MD2和敏感的基因型MD5根的伸长率均减少，而根尖被苏木精染色程度加深；去除粘胶对MD2的影响大于MD5，说明粘胶对根尖的保护是木豆抵御铝毒的一个重要机制。虽然铝胁迫可诱导木豆根系分泌柠檬酸和苹果酸，但根系苹果酸的分泌量在MD2和MD间无显著差异，MD2柠檬酸的分泌量甚至低于MD5。     

鞭式节丛孢(Arthrobotrys flagrans CBS583.91)对氯化钠和氯化镉的耐受性

首次报道了鞭式节丛孢的氯化钠和氯化镉耐受性,在查氏平板上培养39d，鞭式节丛孢对氯化钠的最高耐受浓度为0．6mol L^-1，对氯化镉的最高耐受浓度为3．0mmol L^-1；在LCMA平板上，0．18mol L^-1氯化钠抑制三维菌网的形成，0．30mol L^-1氯化钠抑制厚垣孢子的萌发，0．05mmol L^-1氯化镉抑制三维菌网形成，0．07mmol L^-1氯化镉抑制厚垣孢子萌发．图1表3参8     

Phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in tropical coastal soils I. selection of promising woody plants

GOAL, SCOPE AND BACKGROUND: This glasshouse study is aimed at evaluating tropical plants for phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated saline sandy subsurface soils. Tropical plants were selected for their ability to tolerate high salinity and remove No. 2 diesel fuel in coastal topsoil prior to further investigation of the phytoremediation feasibility in deep contaminated soils. The residual petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminant at the John Rogers Tank Farm site, a former petroleum storage facility, at Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu, Hawaii, is located in a coastal area. It lies below a layer of silt in the subsurface, in loamy sand characterized by moderate salinity and high pH. Little is known regarding the ability of tropical plants to remediate petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated subsurface soil in Hawaiian and other Pacific Island ecosystems although suitable plants have been identified and utilized for bioremediation in surface soil or marine sediments. METHODS: The experiments were conducted in long narrow pots under glasshouse conditions in two phases. A preliminary experiment was done with nine tropical plants: kiawe (Prosopis pallida), milo (Thespesia populnea), common ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia), kou (Cordia subcordata), tropical coral tree (Erythrina variegata), false sandalwood (Myoporum sandwicense), beach naupaka (Scaevola sericea), oleander (Nerium oleander), and buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris). These plants were screened for resistance to high salinity treatment (2% NaCl) and two diesel fuel levels (5 and 10 g No. 2 diesel fuel/kg soil) in separate treatments. Plants that showed good tolerance of both factors were further evaluated in a second phase for their efficacy in the phytoremediation of diesel-fuel petroleum hydrocarbons under moderate salinity treatment (1% NaCl). RESULTS: Tropical coral tree and buffelgrass were susceptible to either 2% NaCl or diesel fuel at 10 g/kg soil, but tolerant of diesel fuel at 5 g/kg soil. Kiawe, milo, kou, common ironwood, N. oleander, beach naupaka and false sandalwood were tolerant of high salinity (2% NaCl) or high diesel fuel level (10 g/kg soil). These seven plants were also tolerant of the combined adverse effects of a moderate salinity (1% NaCl) and 10 g diesel fuel/kg soil. Three trees, kiawe, milo and kou significantly accelerated the degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil spiked with 10 g diesel fuel/kg soil under a moderate salinity treatment (1% NaCl). CONCLUSION: Thus the tropical woody plants, kiawe, milo and kou showed potential for use in phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in coastal tropical soils. RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUTLOOK: Two fast growing trees, milo and kou, appeared promising for further phytoremediation evaluation in experiments that simulate the soil profile at the field site.     

三个苜蓿品种对镉污染的生理生态反应及抗性比较

研究了镉对苜蓿(3个品种)发芽势、发芽率、根长、芽长、根鲜重等形态指标和SOD活性等生理指标的影响,以及镉污染期细胞膜透性的变化情况。探讨了镉胁迫下3个苜蓿品种抗性的差异,结果表明:30mg.L-1 Cd处理,严重抑制胚根、胚芽的增长,且鲜重急剧下降,随Cd处理质量浓度加大,3个品种SOD活性都呈上升趋势,其中多叶苜蓿升幅最大。高Cd处理(50 mg.L-1),3个品种SOD活性均有所下降。重度胁迫下,3个品种相对电导率和地上部Cd含量都增大,且品种间差异显著,相对电导率以多叶苜蓿最小,准格尔苜蓿最大,Cd含量的顺序为准格尔苜蓿>肇东苜蓿>多叶苜蓿。综合评价多叶苜蓿抗性较强,肇东苜蓿次之,准格尔苜蓿抗性较弱。     

不同形态的肥料对菜心吸收镉的影响

本试验以盆栽方式，设置施不同形态的肥料共10个处理，以菜心为供试作物．测定土壤pH值、菜心产量、菜心植株的含镉量．试验结果表明：（1）10个处理对菜心的产量无显著影响；（2）土壤的pH值与植物的吸镉量呈负相关；土壤的pH值与所施肥料的形态有关，硝态氮肥可以减少植物的吸镉量，铵态氮肥也有一定的效果，硫酸铵则增加植物的吸镉量；磷肥、钾肥效果不显著，不同形态肥料之间的差异未达到显著水平；（3）有机复合肥对减少植物的吸镉量有一定的作用．