钼对多刺裸腹溞的毒性

运用急性毒性和生命表实验方法,研究了钼对多刺裸腹溞(Moina macrocopa)的急性毒性和生命表统计学参数的影响。结果表明,钼对多刺裸腹溞的48hLC50值为134.46mg·L-1,95%置信区间为107.05～194.53mg·L-1;在2.0～15.0mg·L-1的浓度范围内,钼对多刺裸腹溞的生命期望、世代时间、平均寿命和净生殖率均无显著影响,但对种群内禀增长率有显著影响。空白对照组中,多刺裸腹溞的种群内禀增长率为0.0448±0.0033h-1,显著高于6.4、8.4、11.2和15.0mg·L-1钼浓度下多刺裸腹溞的种群内禀增长率(分别为0.0334±0.0007、0.0327±0.0010、0.0335±0.0003和0.0346±0.0005h-1)。与其他已测试的物种相比,多刺裸腹溞对钼具有较强的敏感性;在所研究的生命表统计学参数中,种群内禀增长率是最敏感的指标。     

东湖茶港排污口底泥对稀有鮈鲫的毒性

以东湖茶港排污口底泥复溶水为试验相,采用96h急性毒性试验和胚胎—卵黄囊吸收阶段毒性试验方法,研究了东湖茶港排污口底泥对稀有的鮈鲫毒性。结果显示,高浓度的复溶水对稀有鮈鲫胚胎、仔鱼和幼鱼具有明显的毒性效应,而胚胎—卵黄囊吸收阶段更为敏感。随着复溶水浓度的增加,稀有鮈鲫受精卵孵化率降低,仔鱼畸形率增高、成活率降低、生长减慢;对胚胎—卵黄囊吸收阶段的NOEC、LOEC和MATC分别为12.5%、25%和17.68%;对幼鱼96h LC50为69.1%。本文的研究还表明,底泥经晾晒后毒性大幅降低,暗示恢复东湖通江状态并让水位自然涨落,可能有助于缓解污染、恢复生态环境。     

百草枯和草甘膦对多刺裸腹溞的毒性效应

采用急性毒性实验方法研究了两种常见除草剂百草枯和草甘膦对多刺裸腹溞(Moina macrocopa)的48hLC50值,应用生命表实验方法研究了亚致死浓度的百草枯(0、0.01和0.04mg·L-1)和草甘膦(0、0.4和1.6mg·L-1)对多刺裸腹溞生命表统计学参数的影响。结果表明:百草枯和草甘膦对多刺裸腹溞的48hLC50值分别为0.626和26.287mg·L-1;百草枯浓度对多刺裸腹溞的生命期望、世代时间、净生殖率和种群内禀增长率有显著影响(P<0.01),草甘膦浓度对多刺裸腹溞的生命期望、世代时间和种群内禀增长率有显著影响(P<0.01),百草枯和草甘膦的交互作用对多刺裸腹溞的世代时间和种群内禀增长率有显著影响(P<0.01)。多重比较显示:当忽略草甘膦的影响时,0.01mg·L-1的百草枯使多刺裸腹溞的生命期望显著延长,而0.04mg·L-1的百草枯则相反,0.04mg·L-1的百草枯使多刺裸腹溞的净生殖率显著降低;当忽略百草枯的影响时,0.4和1.6mg·L-1的草甘膦均使多刺裸腹溞的生命期望显著缩短;与空白对照组相比,0.01mg·L-1的百草枯和1.6mg·L-1的草甘膦混合液使多刺裸腹溞的世代时间显著延长;而0.04mg·L-1的百草枯和0、0.4、1.6mg·L-1的草甘膦混合液均使多刺裸腹溞的世代时间显著缩短,种群内禀增长率显著降低。随着草甘膦浓度的升高,0.04mg·L-1的百草枯对多刺裸腹溞的毒性显著降低,表现出明显的拮抗作用。     

5%甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐微乳剂对6种环境生物的急性毒性

甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐是一种新型的抗生素类杀虫剂、杀螨剂,其大量使用可能会导致一系列的生态风险,因此有必要开展其对相关环境生物毒性的研究。测定了甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐对意大利蜜蜂、日本鹌鹑、斑马鱼、家蚕、大型溞和赤子爱胜蚓6种非靶标生物的急性毒性。5％甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐微乳剂对蜜蜂的急性经口LC50（48 h）为0．555 a．i．mg· L-1,对鹌鹑的经口LD50（7 d）为148．369 a．i．mg· kg-1,对斑马鱼的LC50（96 h）为0．368 a．i．mg· L-1,对家蚕的急性摄入毒性LC50（96 h）为0．005 a．i．mg· L-1,对大型溞的运动抑制毒性EC50（48 h）为0．020 a．i． mg· L-1,对蚯蚓的急性毒性LC50（14 d）为18．397 a．i．mg· kg-1。该农药对家蚕和大型溞均为剧毒,对蜜蜂和斑马鱼均为高毒,对鹌鹑中毒,对蚯蚓低毒。总体而言,甲氨基阿维菌素苯甲酸盐微乳剂对环境生物危害大,在使用过程中要注意。     

稀有鮈鲫对重铬酸钾和3,4-二氯苯胺急性毒性研究

目的和方法稀有鮈鲫(Gobiocypris rarus)作为一种本土特有的小型鱼类,是我国正在标准化的化学品毒性测试生物之一。为评价稀有鮈鲫鱼类急性毒性实验中效应的稳定性和可重复性,研究优化筛选了重铬酸钾和3,4-二氯苯胺两种化学品,分别在单一实验室内及不同实验室间进行急性毒性验证实验。结果对于来源相同、体长固定的稀有鮈鲫,无论在实验室内还是实验室间,两组化学品的96 h LC50值均在x珋±2s的质量控制范围之内,所有结果体现了很好的稳定性和可重复性。结论根据研究获得的数据可建立一个有效的稳定性和可重复性衡量数据库,用来评估之后其他单个实验的可靠性;稀有鮈鲫作为一种具有潜力的生态毒性测试的生物种类,具有成为标准实验动物的潜能。     

不同种类农药表面活性剂对大型溞的急性毒性

运用评价化学品对水生生物毒性的标准试验方法,比较了39种非离子型、6种阴离子型和3种阳离子型的常用代表性表面活性剂对大型溞的急性毒性.结果表明:3种阳离子型表面活性剂1427、1227及C8-10的急性毒性均为剧毒,其中1427毒性最高,EC50值为0.97×10-2 mg·L-1;非离子型表面活性剂中蓖麻油聚氧乙烯醚、吐温和斯潘系列乳化剂均为低毒,而烷基酚聚氧乙烯醚系列和脂肪醇聚氧乙烯醚系列表面活性剂的毒性稍偏高,而AEO-7和AEO-5的毒性达到高毒水平,EC50值分别为0.82和0.97 mg·L-1,且此类表面活性剂脂溶性越大,对大型溞的毒性越大;大部分阴离子表面活性剂的毒性为中毒,但NNO表现为高毒,EC50值为0.17 mg·L-1.     

重金属Hg2+、Cd2+对西藏拟溞的急性毒性研究

在静置不换水条件下,研究了重金属Hg2+、Cd2+对西藏拟溞的急性毒性作用。结果表明,Hg2+和Cd2+对西藏拟溞的24hLC50分别是468.3441μg/L、12.3140 mg/L,48hLC50分别是124.3158μg/L、6.8183 mg/L,Hg2+、Cd2+对西藏拟溞急性毒性的安全浓度分别是2.6277μg/L、0.6271 mg/L。Hg2+对西藏拟溞的毒性大于Cd2+的毒性。     

Fe限制对小球藻-隆线溞食物链的影响

为了研究环境中Fe限制对小球藻-隆线溞食物链的影响,在0～10000 nmol·L-1的范围内设置5个Fe3+浓度梯度培养小球藻(Chlorella vulgaris),22 d后收集藻细胞,然后将收集到的小球藻饲喂隆线溞(Daphnia carinata)14 d,观察小球藻和隆线溞的生长状况。结果表明:Fe3+浓度为0、10、100和1000 nmol·L-1时小球藻的生物密度和叶绿素a的含量都明显低于Fe3+浓度为10000 nmol·L-1时;Fe3+浓度的下降导致小球藻对N的吸收减少,对P的吸收增加;隆线溞的体长和总产幼数随着Fe3+浓度的下降而逐渐降低,当Fe3+浓度为10000 nmol·L-1时,隆线溞最终体长和总产幼数分别为3 mm和93个,而当Fe3+浓度为0 nmol·L-1时,隆线溞最终体长和总产幼数分别为2.6 mm和60个;这说明Fe限制不仅会影响小球藻的生长和其对N、P的吸收,还会抑制以小球藻为食的隆线溞的生长和繁殖。以上结果表明,Fe限制对小球藻-隆线溞食物链的上行效应显著,这有助于进一步了解Fe对淡水浮游动植物的影响。     

70%丙森锌可湿性粉剂对环境生物的安全性评价

丙森锌是一种广谱、速效、残效期长的保护性有机硫杀菌剂,广泛用于作物病害的防治,但是药剂的广泛使用也可能会对农田环境生物产生一定的影响。根据《化学农药环境安全评价试验准则》,采用多种室内模拟试验,测定了丙森锌对环境中6种非靶标生物鹌鹑、蜜蜂、家蚕、斑马鱼、大型溞和蚯蚓的毒性,并进行了环境安全性评价。70％丙森锌可湿性粉剂对鹌鹑、蜜蜂的毒性为低毒;对家蚕的96 h LC50为0．3990 mg· L-1,属剧毒;对斑马鱼96 h LC50为1．4764 mg· L-1,属中毒;对大型溞的48 h EC50为2．7406 mg· L-1,属中毒;对蚯蚓的14 d LC50为29．0737 mg· kg-1,为低毒。该研究结果可为丙森锌的风险评估和环境安全管理提供依据,并为其合理使用提供基础资料和科学指导。     

稀有鮈鲫作为鱼类幼体生长试验受试鱼种的适用性研究

目的通过验证稀有鮈鲫作是否适用于幼体生长试验,为相关化学品测试国家标准的制定提供依据。方法以重铬酸钾和3,4-二氯苯胺为参比物质,按照《OECD化学品测试准则No.215鱼类幼体生长试验》,分别开展三次实验室内稀有鮈鲫幼体生长试验以评价试验结果的重复性,进行实验室间比对试验以评价试验结果的再现性。结果实验室内重复试验中,重铬酸钾和3,4-二氯苯胺对稀有鮈鲫生长抑制效应(EC_(20))平均值分别为30.9 mg/L和163μg/L,变异系数均小于15%;实验室间比对试验中,虽然变异系数增大,但是各实验室的28 d EC_(20)均在【math14】±2s范围之内。结论稀有鮈鲫幼体生长试验结果具有良好的重复性和再现性,且稀有鮈鲫对3,4-二氯苯胺的敏感性与虹鳟(Oncorhynchus mykiss)相当,因此稀有鮈鲫可作为鱼类幼体生长试验的本土受试鱼种。     

A Unique Protease Cleavage Site Predicted in the Spike Protein of the Novel Pneumonia Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) Potentially Related to Viral Transmissibility

正Dear Editor,In December 2019, a novel human coronavirus caused an epidemic of severe pneumonia(Coronavirus Disease 2019,COVID-19) in Wuhan, Hubei, China(Wu et al. 2020; Zhu et al. 2020). So far, this virus has spread to all areas of China and even to other countries. The epidemic has caused 67,102 confirmed infections with 1526 fatal cases     

Curcuminoids as inhibitors of thioredoxin reductase: A receptor based pharmacophore study with distance mapping of the active site

Curcumin is the yellow pigment of turmeric that interacts irreversibly forming an adduct with thioredoxin reductase (TrxR), an enzyme responsible for redox control of cell and defence against oxidative stress. Docking at both the active sites of TrxR was performed to compare the potency of three naturally occurring curcuminoids, namely curcumin, demethoxy curcumin and bis-demethoxy curcumin. Results show that active sites of TrxR occur at the junction of E and F chains. Volume and area of both cavities is predicted. It has been concluded by distance mapping of the most active conformations that Se atom of catalytic residue SeCYS498, is at a distance of 3.56 from C13 of demethoxy curcumin at the E chain active site, whereas C13 carbon atom forms adduct with Se atom of SeCys 498. We report that at least one methoxy group in curcuminoids is necessary for interation with catalytic residues of thioredoxin. Pharmacophore of both active sites of the TrxR receptor for curcumin and demethoxy curcumin molecules has been drawn and proposed for design and synthesis of most probable potent antiproliferative synthetic drugs.     

Comparative morphology of the carpel in the Liliaceae: Hewardieae, Petrosavieae, and Tricyrteae

The young pistils in the melanthioid tribes, Hewardieae, Petrosavieae and Tricyrteae, are uniformly tricarpellate and syncarpous. They lack raphide idioblasts. All are multiovulate, with bitegmic ovules. The Petrosavieae are marked by the presence of septal glands and incomplete syncarpy. Tepals and stamens adhere to the ovary in the Hewardieae and the Petrosavieae but not in the Tricyrteae. Two vascular bundles occur in the stamens of the Hewartlieae and Tricyrtis latifolia. Ventral bundles in the upper part of the ovary of the Hewardieae are continuous with compound septal bundles and placental bundles in the lower part. Putative ventral bundles occur in the alternate position in the Tricyrteae and putative placental bundles in the opposite. position in the Petrosavieae. The dichtomously branched stigma in each carpel of the Tricyrteae is supplied by a bifurcated dorsal bundle.     

Enterovirus 71 3C proteolytically processes the histone H3 N-terminal tail during infection

Highlights
1. The N-terminal tail of histone H3 is specifically cleaved during EV71 infection.
2. Viral protease 3C is identified as a protease responsible for proteolytically processing the N-terminal H3 tail.
3. Our finding reveals a new epigenetic regulatory mechanism for Enterovirus 71 in virus-host interactions.     

Detection of EBV and HHV6 in the Brain Tissue of Patients with Rasmussen’s Encephalitis

Rasmussen’s encephalitis (RE) is a rare pediatric neurological disorder, and the exact etiology is not clear. Viral infection may be involved in the pathogenesis of RE, but conflicting results have reported. In this study, we evaluated the expression of both Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) and human herpes virus (HHV) 6 antigens in brain sections from 30 patients with RE and 16 control individuals by immunohistochemistry. In the RE group, EBV and HHV6 antigens were detected in 56.7% (17/30) and 50% (15/30) of individuals, respectively. In contrast, no detectable EBV and HHV6 antigen expression was found in brain tissues of the control group. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in 20.0% (6/30) of individuals. In particular, a 4-year-old boy had a typical clinical course, including a medical history of viral encephalitis, intractable epilepsy, and hemispheric atrophy. The co-expression of EBV and HHV6 was detected in neurons and astrocytes in the brain tissue, accompanied by a high frequency of CD8⁺ T cells. Our results suggest that EBV and HHV6 infection and the activation of CD8⁺ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of RE.     

Perinatal Vertical Transmission of Chikungunya Virus in Ruili,a Town on the Border between China and Myanmar

正Dear Editor,Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), an arbovirus in the family of Togaviridae, genus Alphavirus, is transmitted by the A.aegyptii or A. albopictus mosquito, and causes disease in humans characterized by fever, rash, and arthralgia (Silva and Dermody 2017; Suhrbier 2019). It was first reported in 1953 in Tanzania, and caused only a few outbreaks and sporadic cases in Africa and Asia in last century. However, in the epidemic in 2004, CHIKV acquired mutations that conferred enhanced transmission by the A. albopictus mosquito(Schuffenecker et al. 2006). Since then, it has successively caused outbreaks in Africa, the Indian Ocean, South East Asia, the South America, and Europe (Zeller et al. 2016).     

Development of a Novel Reverse Transcription Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Method for Rapid Detection of SARS-CoV-2

In conclusion, the novel visual RT-LAMP assay is a simple, rapid, and sensitive approach for detection of SARS-CoV-2, and it is ready for application in primary care and community hospitals or health care centers, and even patients' own houses in response to the current SARS-CoV-2 epidemic because the assay does not require sophisticated equipment and skilled personnel. Furthermore, it is also ready to be used in fields for screening samples from wild animals and environments to facilitate the identification of potential intermediate hosts that mediate the cross-species transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from bats to humans.