慢性铝暴露致大鼠骨与软骨损伤胶原途径的动态分析

为了探讨慢性铝暴露致大鼠骨与软骨损伤胶原途径的机制及胶原代谢水平,实验将100只4周龄清洁级Wistar大鼠随机均分成染铝组(430mg·L-1Al3+)与对照组(蒸馏水),通过饮水染铝,每隔30d处死染铝大鼠和对照大鼠各10只,设立5个观测点,最长染铝时间为150d.同时,用电子秤每30d称大鼠体重1次;用火焰原子吸收分光光度法测定血清、骨与软骨中铝含量;用固相夹心ELISA法检测血清中Ⅰ型前胶原羧基末端前肽(PICP)、Ⅰ型胶原C末端肽(CTX-Ⅰ)、Ⅱ型胶原(collagenⅡ)和Ⅱ型胶原C末端肽(CTX-Ⅱ)含量.结果表明,大鼠铝中毒模型复制成功;随着铝暴露时间的延长,染铝组大鼠体重在染铝60d后显著低于对照组(p0.01);染铝组血清、骨与软骨中铝含量逐渐升高,显著高于对照组(p0.01);PICP、Ⅱ型胶原合成量呈逐渐下降趋势,且显著低于对照组(p0.05,p0.01);CTX-Ⅰ和CTX-Ⅱ含量持续维持在高水平,分别在铝暴露90d、60d后显著高于对照组(p0.01).说明长时间铝暴露可致铝在骨与软骨中蓄积,并使骨与软骨中结构性胶原减少,引发骨与软骨损伤.     

Quality of groundwater contaminated by leachates from seven Polish landfills – chemical and ecotoxicological classifications

The article presents the results of screening research on acute toxicity of groundwater contaminated by leachates to the bacterium Vibrio fischeri (ToxAlert 100® test) and crustacean Daphnia magna (Daphtoxkit F? magna test according to PN-EN ISO 6341), as well as on chronic toxicity to D. magna (test according to ISO 10706). The groundwater samples were taken from seven large city landfills in the Pomeranian province (Poland), which were open before 1990 and designed without proper attention to being leak-tight. Due to the lack of either European or Polish classification of ecotoxicological qualities of surface and underground waters, an attempt was made to evaluate the ecotoxicological quality of the examined waters on the basis of the Helsinki Committee's recommendations for industrial effluents, the classification of sediment according to Krebs (Krebs F. The pT-value as a classification index in aquatic toxicology. GIT Edition Umweltanalytik-Umweltschutz 1988;1:57–63) and the classification system of toxicity levels for natural waters and sewers, recently proposed by Persoone et al. (Persoone G, Marsalek B, Blinova, I, Törökne A, Zarina D, Manusadzianas L, Nalecz-Jawecki G, Tofan L, Stepanova N, Tothova L, Kolar B. A practical and user-friendly toxicity classification system with microbiotests for natural waters and wastewaters. Environ. Toxicol. 2003;18 (6):395-402).     

纳米ZnO和纳米CuO在斑马鱼体内的富集与清除

为探讨工程纳米材料的生物毒性,采用半静态暴露方式(更换试液周期为1 d),在4 mg·L-1和10 mg·L-1浓度条件下,进行了斑马鱼(Danio rerio)对2种金属氧化物纳米材料——nano-Zn O和nano-Cu O的富集和清除实验。整个实验为期52 d,其中暴露阶段28 d,清除阶段24 d。通过测定不同时间节点纳米材料在鱼体内的浓度,研究了斑马鱼对nano-Zn O和nano-Cu O的富集与清除规律;并计算暴露阶段的最大富集系数(BAFmax)以及清除阶段的排出速率常数和总量清除率,比较分析了斑马鱼对这2种纳米材料的富集与清除能力。结果表明:在暴露阶段,nano-Zn O和nano-Cu O在斑马鱼体内的BAFmax分别为169.5和493.4(4 mg·L-1处理组)及168.4和298.6(10 mg·L-1处理组),二者在斑马鱼体内均不具有生物蓄积性;在清除阶段,nano-Cu O可以被斑马鱼有效地排出,其总量清除率(99.5%)和排出速率常数均高于nano-Zn O,而直到清除24 d时,斑马鱼对nano-Zn O的清除仍不完全(清除率91%)。本实验结果为金属氧化物纳米材料对水生生物的慢性毒理学研究提供了基础数据。     

中国地表臭氧浓度估算及健康影响评估

在PM2.5浓度逐年下降的背景下,臭氧浓度不降反升,臭氧已成为中国暖季的主要污染物之一.基于大数据关联分析思路,构建并开发了极限梯度提升(XGBoost)臭氧浓度估算模型,用以估算2019年中国每日最大8 h平均臭氧浓度(O3_8h),用于人类暴露评估.该模型输入地面监测站点数据、高分辨率遥感卫星数据、气象数据、排放清...     

Dissolution of beryllium in artificial lung alveolar macrophage phagolysosomal fluid

Dissolution of a lung burden of poorly soluble beryllium particles is hypothesized to be necessary for development of chronic beryllium lung disease (CBD) in humans. As such, particle dissolution rate must be sufficient to activate the lung immune response and dissolution lifetime sufficient to maintain chronic inflammation for months to years to support development of disease. The purpose of this research was to investigate the hypothesis that poorly soluble beryllium compounds release ions via dissolution in lung fluid. Dissolution kinetics of 17 poorly soluble particulate beryllium materials that span extraction through ceramics machining (ores, hydroxide, metal, copper-beryllium [CuBe] fume, oxides) and three CuBe alloy reference materials (chips, solid block) were measured over 31 d using artificial lung alveolar macrophage phagolysosomal fluid (pH 4.5). Differences in beryllium-containing particle physicochemical properties translated into differences in dissolution rates and lifetimes in artificial phagolysosomal fluid. Among all materials, dissolution rate constant values ranged from 10⁻⁵ to 10⁻¹⁰ g cm⁻² d⁻¹ and half-times ranged from tens to thousands of days. The presence of magnesium trisilicate in some beryllium oxide materials may have slowed dissolution rates. Materials associated with elevated prevalence of CBD had faster beryllium dissolution rates [10⁻⁷-10⁻⁸ g cm⁻² d⁻¹] than materials not associated with elevated prevalence (p < 0.05).     

基于QSAR模型的磺胺与群体感应抑制剂对枯草芽孢杆菌联合慢性毒性规律初探

群体感应抑制剂是抗生素最有可能的替代品,两者在环境中的共存会对生物造成联合毒性影响。以革兰氏阳性菌枯草芽孢杆菌(Bacillus subtilis,B.subtilis)为模式生物,3种群体感应抑制剂(呋喃酮、吡咯酮和吡咯)和磺胺类药物为研究对象,测定了20 h单一和联合毒性。结果显示,3种群体感应抑制剂和磺胺的联合毒性分别表现为相加和拮抗。同时根据不同的联合毒性效应,以药物和蛋白分子的对接结合能(Ebinding)作为结构参数分别构建了联合毒性的QSAR模型,并分析了不同毒性效应下混合物中各组分的相互作用关系。结果表明,无论是相加还是拮抗,在二元混合体系中磺胺与其靶蛋白DHPS的有效结合浓度总是高于群体感应抑制剂与Lux S的有效结合浓度;但当产生拮抗作用时,磺胺与DHPS的有效结合浓度相对较低,推测可能是群体感应抑制剂的存在使得磺胺由分子态变为离子态,从而使其难以穿过细胞壁与DHPS结合导致的。本研究为建立和分析联合毒性的QSAR模型提供了一定的理论基础。     

Effect of the pesticide lindane on the biomass of the microalgae Nannochloris oculata

This study assesses the growth of the microalgae Nannochloris oculata in the presence of lindane and the ability of N. oculata to remove lindane from media. Algal biomass increased with 0.1 and 0.5 mg L^?1 of lindane, and lindane concentrations in the media decreased. N. oculata removed 73% and 68.2% of lindane in the 0.1 and 0.5 mg L^?1 media concentrations, respectively. Algal biomass decreased to the level of the control at lindane concentrations greater than 2.5 mg L^?1, probably due to toxicity. N. oculata removed lindane from the media at concentrations lower than 1.0 mg L^?1. Thus, N. oculata may be useful for lindane bioremediation in contaminated aquatic systems.     

大蒜提取物排铅效果的研究

利用大蒜提取物进行小鼠的排铅试验,同时与常规药物排铅进行对比,表明大蒜提取物对小鼠的铅中毒致死效应具有拮抗作用,增加小鼠的存活率;能有效地将慢性铅中毒小鼠机体组织中蓄积的铅排出体外;不但可以与常规排铅药物如依地酸二钠钙配合使用,降低药物的用量,减少副作用的程度,还可单独使用,且具无毒、无副作用等优点。     

新烟碱类杀虫剂呋虫胺对意大利蜜蜂的安全性评价

呋虫胺作为新一代烟碱类农药,究竟会给蜜蜂造成何种影响尚不清楚。本研究选取意大利蜜蜂为研究对象,分别测定呋虫胺对蜜蜂的急性毒性、慢性毒性以及幼虫发育毒性,并通过其危害商值(hazard quotient,HQ)初步评价呋虫胺对蜜蜂的生态风险,综合评价呋虫胺对蜜蜂的安全性。结果表明,急性经口毒性48 h半数致死剂量(48 h-LD50)为0.033μg·蜂-1,对蜜蜂高毒;慢性毒性10 d半数致死剂量(10 d-LDD50)为0.010μg·蜂-1,慢性毒作用带比值为3.5,存在慢性中毒的风险;幼虫7 d半数致死剂量为577 ng·幼虫-1,高剂量呋虫胺对蜜蜂幼虫存活率、化蛹率和羽化率均存在影响,处理剂量越高,存活率、化蛹率和羽化率越低,呈高度负相关(r=-0.98,-0.89,-0.80)。风险评价结果表明,呋虫胺对蜜蜂为中等风险到高风险。研究可为呋虫胺的合理使用提供科学参考。     

Ovarian activity of Drosophila melanogaster meigen (diptera), during a chronic intoxication with four fungicides: Anatomical and cytological study

Abstract

Two types of reactions were observed on the alteration of Drosophila vitellogenesis by the four fungicides used in this study. Dithane®M45 resulted in stimulation associated with egg retention. However, the other three fungicides (Benlate®, Bouillie bordelaise® and Euparène®) resulted in inhibition to a varying degree. Although the inhibition was comparatively limited due to Benlate® it induced an egg retention. The inhibition was very high due to Bouillie bordelaise® and Euparène®. With Bouillie bordelaise® an egg retention occured together with the reduction of vitellogenesis and caused an increase in the rate of the follicle resorption. The latter depended on the duration of treatment. With Euparène®, no egg retention was observed and the toxicity was only noticed on vitellogenesis.