土壤-作物系统中铅的研究进展

重金属铅不是作物生长的必需元素 ,而是一种对作物有积累性危害的污染物质。铅一旦污染土壤 ,很难降解、去除。铅对土壤污染后 ,可导致农产品产生残毒 ,并可通过土壤 作物系统进入食物链 ,危害人体健康。本文就农田土壤 作物系统中铅的来源、积累与迁移等研究进行综述 ,旨在提醒人们关注铅的危害 ,采取积极措施提早预防     

铅对几种作物生长的影响及其在植物体内的积累

根据将醋酸铅溶液施入土壤及喷洒叶片的盆栽试验可以确定：(1)铅对植物的毒性不大,植物对铅的忍耐力很强。目前自然界中的铅污染程度不足以直接伤害植物本身。(2)溶液中的铅可以被植物的根系吸收,也可以被叶片直接吸收。吸收量与环境中的铅浓度成正比。(3)铅在植物体中移动性很小,根吸收的铅主要积累在根部,叶片吸收的铅主要积累在叶部。有少量铅可以向上或向下转移,但极少能进入果实的内部及块根的淀粉中。     

几种花卉植物对污泥中铅的富集特征

土地利用是资源化利用城市污水厂污泥的有效途径。为了解污泥中重金属污染物在土壤、植物之间的迁移富集规律,选用8种园林用植物进行污泥混配土种植实验。结果表明,植物对污泥混配土土壤中铅的富集能力,以及铅在植物中各器官的富集系数均不同,且不同种类植物差别较大。植物根部对铅有较强的富集能力,其次是叶和茎。菊花对铅的富集能力较强。植物对土壤中铅的富集能力也受土壤铅含量和赋存形态影响。     

木本植物对大气重金属污染物——铅、镉、铜、锌吸收积累作用的研究

对环境污染除必须采取人工治理措施外,还必须充分发挥自然净化作用,才能取得经济合理和维护生态系统动态平衡的目的。 绿色高等植物特别是树木,对环境污染起着明显的净化和改善作用。因为它们的生物产量高,占有很大的空间,有巨大的根、茎、叶面积作用于环境,并对污染物具有一定的吸收积累或降解作用;生活周期长,有较长的时间与周围环境相互作用与影响,同时吸收积累的污染物质不会在短期内转移释放到环境中;此外,大部分树木是以保护环境或生产木材为主要目的,因而吸收积累的污染物不进入食物链对人产生危害。所以树木在保持和维护生态系     

Lead and cadmium content of Indian flue-cured tobacco

Summary Studies on levels of lead and cadmium of Indian flue-cured tobacco indicated that the leaf contained very low amounts of these heavy metals as compared to tobacco from other countries. Indian tobacco can therefore be adjudged as ‘safe and clean’ and least hazardous to the smoker. Of the two heavy metals, lead content of soils is higher than cadmium. But in the leaf, cadmium content is more than lead indicating that soil cadmium may be more available to tobacco and hence more readily absorbed by the plant than lead.     

铅在水稻中的迁移积累及其对水稻生长发育的影响

本文通过水稻盆栽试验,分析了铅在水稻中的迁移积累和不同浓度的铅在各生育期对水稻生长发育的影响。主要结果如下: 水稻对铅的吸收和积累因各生育期水稻的生长特性不同而异。根、茎、叶积累铅量最多的时期为拔节期;谷壳和糙米积累铅量最多的时期为结实期。在任何生育期施铅,水稻各器官的铅积累浓度顺序都为根>叶>茎>谷壳>糙米。掇和叶积累的铅量与施铅浓度呈正相关,谷壳和糙米积累的铅量与施铅浓度无关。 施入的铅大部分都积累在土壤中和被吸附在根表面上。铅主要随蒸腾流通过质外体进入导管,以晶体或沉淀的形式存于细胞间隙中或附于细胞壁上。水稻植株各器官的铅积累浓度不随施铅后植株生长天数的增加而增加。 水稻对铅的抗性较强,但在种子萌发期和幼苗期,较高浓度的铅仍会对植株造成一定的伤害,在一定的浓度范围内,水稻可通过自身的代谢调节来减轻铅对它的伤害。     

Concepts of microdosimetry

This is the second part of an investigation of microdosimetric concepts relevant to numerical calculations. Two different types of distributions of the microdosimetric quantities are discussed. The sampling procedures are considered, which lead from the initial pattern of enregy transfers, the so-called inchoate distribution, to the distribution of specific energy and their mean values. The dependence of the distributions of specific energy on absorbed dose is related to the sampling procedures.     

Evaluation of cellular and humoral immunity in men after occupational exposure]

Hundred twenty seven adult men have been examined to determine an effect of the occupational exposure to lead on the immunity. A group of 77 men occupationally exposed to lead absorbed by respiratory has been selected on the basis of the determination of exposure to lead in their working places, detection of lead deposits and its metabolites in the body. Fifty men constituted a control group. They were exposed to lead corresponding to an exposure of general population. Immunological studies have shown that high lead levels in the occupational environment produced significant disorders in all stages of both types of immunological response--a decrease in the cellular and humoral immunity.     

Aminoquinazolines as TRPV1 antagonists: modulation of drug-like properties through the exploration of 2-position substitution

A focused SAR exploration of the lead 4-aminoquinazoline TRPV1 antagonist 2 led to the discovery of compound 18. In rats, compound 18 is readily absorbed following oral dosing and demonstrates excellent in vivo potency and efficacy in an acute inflammatory pain model.     

Absorption of Cadmium and Lead Ions by Gametophyte of the MossPlagiomnium undulatum

A cytochemical analysis of heavy-metal distribution was used to establish an increased ability of the marginal and midrib cells of moss leaves to accumulate metal ions from solutions of lead and cadmium nitrate. The adjacent leaf cells accumulated metal ions more slowly. As shown by the color reaction produced by metal–dithizone complex, the concentration of the absorbed metal ions in the cells increased more than 100-fold as compared to the salt concentration in the solution. The morphological differentiation of the marginal and midrib cells was closely related to the cytosolic pH value and the absorption capacity of cells. Metal ions absorbed in excess of the capacity of absorption sites were not bound by cells and readily washed out.     

Immunological cross-reactions among gadidae parvalbumins

Antisera raised against apparently homogeneous whiting parvalbumin III have been found to recognize two non cross-reacting molecular species of parvalbumins. Aliquots of these antisera have been separately absorbed with two distinct parvalbumins from a near-related fish species, namely haddock parvalbumins II and III, and also with the homologous antigen. The immunochemical reactivities of absorbed and non-absorbed antisera toward parvalbumins from nine Gadidae species have been systematically explored by immunoelectrophoresis. The observed cross-reactions lead to distinguish two groups among Gadidae parvalbumins. So far this discrimination can be correlated with differences in amino-acid compositions, peptide maps and sequences which are known to characterize several protein members from each of the two groups. Using the same anti-whiting antisera, a tenuous common antigenic reactivity is shown between Gadidae and some Cyprinidae parvalbumins.     

Hepcidin: regulation of the master iron regulator

Iron, an essential nutrient, is required for many diverse biological processes. The absence of a defined pathway to excrete excess iron makes it essential for the body to regulate the amount of iron absorbed; a deficiency could lead to iron deficiency and an excess to iron overload and associated disorders such as anaemia and haemochromatosis respectively. This regulation is mediated by the iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin. Hepcidin binds to the only known iron export protein, ferroportin (FPN), inducing its internalization and degradation, thus limiting the amount of iron released into the blood. The major factors that are implicated in hepcidin regulation include iron stores, hypoxia, inflammation and erythropoiesis. The present review summarizes our present knowledge about the molecular mechanisms and signalling pathways contributing to hepcidin regulation by these factors.     

Manganese in the shell of Centropyxis (Rhizopodea: Protozoa)

Summary The proteinaceous shells of Centropyxis hirsuta contain a relatively high concentration of manganese in an amorphous state. The concentrations of manganese fill the alveoli which are characteristic of the shell structure. Observations based on cultured animals and subsequently examined by X-ray diffraction, a solid state energy dispersive X-ray analyser, and an analytical electron microscope, lead to the conclusions that manganese is selectively absorbed by Centropyxis hirsuta and deposited in the shell.     

THE PHOTOSYNTHETIC EFFICIENCY OF PHYCOCYANIN IN CHROOCOCCUS,AND THE PROBLEM OF CAROTENOID PARTICIPATION IN PHOTOSYNTHESIS

The absorption spectra of the principal pigment components extracted from Chroococcus cells have been measured, and their sum compared with the absorption of a suspension of living cells. The agreement was sufficiently close so that it was concluded the absorption spectra of the extracted and separated pigment components could be used to obtain estimates of the relative absorption of the various components in the living cells. The quantum yield of Chroococcus photosynthesis was measured at a succession of wave lengths throughout the visible spectrum, and the dependence of yield on wave length was compared with the proportions of light absorbed by the pigment components. This comparison showed beyond reasonable doubt that the light absorbed by phycocyanin is utilized in photosynthesis with an efficiency approximately equal to that of the light absorbed by chlorophyll. The light absorbed by the carotenoid pigments of Chroococcus seems for the most part to be unavailable for photosynthesis. The results leave open the possibility that light absorbed by the carotenoids is active in photosynthesis, but with an efficiency considerably lower than that of chlorophyll and phycocyanin. It is also possible that the light absorbed by one or a few of the several carotenoid components is utilized with a high efficiency, while the light absorbed by most of the components is lost for photosynthesis.     

Exposure to a standard culture medium alters the response of cartilage explants to injurious unconfined compression

Previous studies on chondral explants have not clearly described to what extent the degree and the distribution of cell death are dependent on the amount of free swelling seen during tissue equilibration in a standard culture medium. The current study hypothesized that increased fluid content inside equilibrated chondral explants, when subjected to injurious compression, would lead to greater matrix damage during unconfined compression. Equilibrated and non-equilibrated chondral explants were loaded to 30 MPa at a fast rate of loading ( approximately 600 MPa/s). Stress-strain curves were documented for each explant. Matrix damage was assessed by the length of surface fissures. Chondrocyte viability was also measured in the various layers of the explants. The stiffness of the equilibrated specimens was less than non-equilibrated specimens, and it correlated with the amount of fluid absorbed during equilibration. More matrix damage and associated cell death in the superficial zone were documented in equilibrated than non-equilibrated explants, and these correlated positively with fluid absorbed during equilibration. This study indicated that equilibration of chondral explants in a standard culture medium alters their response to mechanical loading in terms of stiffness, matrix damage and cell viability.     

Ultraviolet Sensitivity of the Biological Activity of ΦX174 Virus, Single-Stranded DNA, and RF DNA

Action spectra for inactivation of varphiX virus, free varphiX single-stranded DNA, and double-stranded varphiX DNA (RF) have been measured using light of wavelength 225-302 mmu. The sensitivity of RF has been determined using bacterial hosts both capable and incapable of reactivation of UV damage. The inactivation of varphiX virus is due, at all wavelengths, to damage to its DNA; it appears that, below 240 mmu, energy absorbed by viral structural protein may inactivate the viral DNA. The variation of the probability of inactivation by an absorbed quantum (quantum yield) with wavelength, in the case of free-single-stranded varphiX DNA, suggests that energy absorbed by pyrimidine residues is more likely to yield inactivation than absorption by purines. This implies that energy transfer is not so extensive as to make all absorbed energy available to pyrimidines.     

Induction of immunologic tolerance in nursing neonates by absorption of tolerogen from colostrum.

Deaggregatedhuman gamma-globulin (DHGG) injected into female mice within 24 hr after delivery of a litter enters the colostrum and is absorbed intact through the intestine by nursing neonates. This absorbed HGG was present in the neonatal circulation at concentrations of 0.3 to 0.6 mg/ml of serum under the experimental conditions used. This absorption of HGG by the nursing neonate resulted in a complete, specific, tolerant state to HGG. This tolerant state was stable upon adoptive cell transfer and could not be abrogated by transfer of normal syngeneic spleen cells.     

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN IN VIVO ABSORPTION AND FLUORESCENCE EXCITATION SPECTRA IN NATURAL SAMPLES OF PHYTOPLANKTON

The fluorescence excitation spectrum of live phytoplankton cells represents the portion of light absorbed that has been effectively transferred to chlorophyll a of photosystem II, whereas light absorbed by photoprotective pigments will not lead to fluorescence. Therefore, the in vivo fluorescence excitation spectrum of phytoplankton has been used as a proxy for the action spectrum of phytoplankton in computations of primary production in the ocean. The distribution of chlorophyll a between photosystems, as well as variations in the pathway of energy inside the photosynthetic membrane, can also influence the fluorescence excitation spectrum. In this study, we investigated the contribution of photoprotective pigments to the differences found between in vivo absorption and fluorescence excitation spectra of phytoplankton measured during two cruises: one from Las Islas Canarias to Nova Scotia and another in the Labrador Sea. A comparison of normalized fluorescence excitation and absorption spectra showed high variability in the difference between absorption and fluorescence in the blue region of the spectrum for samples from the two cruises. This difference was not entirely correlated with the concentration of photoprotective carotenoids. In this paper, results are interpreted in terms of differences in pigment composition and known patterns of energy distribution in the photosystems of different algal groups.     

Ultraviolet light induced alteration to the skin

Solar light is the primary source of UV radiation for all living systems. UV photons can mediate damage through two different mechanisms, either by direct absorption of UV via cellular chromophores, resulting in excited states formation and subsequent chemical reaction, or by phosensitization mechanisms, where the UV light is absorbed by endogenous (or exogenous) sensitizers that are excited and their further reactions lead to formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). These highly reactive species can interact with cellular macromolecules such as DNA, proteins, fatty acids and saccharides causing oxidative damage. Direct and indirect injuries result in a number of harmful effects such as disrupted cell metabolism, morphological and ultrastructural changes, attack on the regulation pathways and, alterations in the differentiation, proliferation and apoptosis of skin cells. Processes like these can lead to erythema, sunburn, inflammation, immunosuppression, photoaging, gene mutation, and development of cutaneous malignancies. The endogenous and exogenous mechanisms of skin photoprotection are discussed.