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Ernesto?Soto-Reyes Luz?María?Del Razo Mahara?Valverde Emilio?RojasEmail author 《Biometals》2005,18(5):493-506
In the last decade arsenic metabolism has become an important matter of discussion. Methylation of inorganic arsenic (iAs)
to monomethylarsonic acid (MMAV) and dimethylarsinic acid (DMAV) is considered to decrease arsenic toxicity. However, in addition to these pentavalent metabolites, the trivalent metabolites
monomethylarsonous (MMAIII) and dimethylarsinous acid (DMAIII) have been identified recently as intermediates in the metabolic pathway of arsenic in cultured human cells. To examine the
role of oxidative damage in the generation of DNA strand breaks by methylated trivalent arsenic metabolites, we treated human
lymphocytes with both metabolites at non-cytotoxic concentrations. We further tested whether these effects are sensitive to
modulation by the antioxidants ascorbate (Vitamin C) and selenomethionine (Se-Met). Both trivalent metabolites produced oxidative
stress related DNA damage, consisting of single strand breaks and alkali-labile sites, with MMAIII being more potent at low concentrations than DMAIII. Neither MMAIII nor DMAIII induced DNA-double strand breaks. The oxidative stress response profiles of the metabolites were parallel as determined by
lipid peroxidation induction. MMAIII induced peroxidation from the lowest concentration tested, while effects of DMAIII were apparent only at concentrations above 10 μM. The antioxidant Se-Met exhibited a more pronounced inhibition of trivalent
arsenic metabolite-induced oxidative-DNA damage than did vitamin C. The present findings suggest that DNA damage by methylated
trivalent metabolites at non-cytotoxic concentrations may be mediated by a mix of reactive oxygen and nitrogen oxidized species. 相似文献
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Community composition and diversity of Neotropical root‐associated fungi in common and rare trees 下载免费PDF全文
John W. Schroeder Jessica T. Martin Diego F. Angulo Jomar M. Barbosa Ramón Perea Itzel Arias‐Del Razo Esther Sebastián‐González Rodolfo Dirzo 《Biotropica》2018,50(4):694-703
Interactions between plants and root‐associated fungi can affect the assembly, diversity, and relative abundances of tropical plant species. Host–symbiont compatibility and some degree of host specificity are prerequisites for these processes to occur, and these prerequisites may vary with host abundance. However, direct assessments of whether specificity of root‐associated fungi varies with host abundance are lacking. Here, in a diverse tropical forest in Los Tuxtlas, Mexico, we couple DNA metabarcoding with a sampling design that controls for host phylogeny, host age, and habitat variation, to characterize fungal communities associated with the roots of three confamilial pairs of host species that exhibit contrasting (high and low) relative abundances. We uncovered a functionally and phylogenetically diverse fungal community composed of 1,038 OTUs (operational taxonomic units with 97% genetic similarity), only 14 of which exhibited host specificity. Host species was a significant predictor of fungal community composition only for the subset of OTUs composed of putatively pathogenic fungi. We found no significant difference in the number of specialists associating with common versus rare trees, but we found that host abundance was negatively correlated with the diversity of root fungal communities. This latter result was significant for symbiotrophs (mostly arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi) and, to a lesser extent, for pathotrophs (mostly plant pathogens). Thus, root fungal communities differ between common and rare trees, which may impact the strength of conspecific negative density dependence. Further studies from other tropical sites and host lineages are warranted, given the role of root‐associated fungi in biodiversity maintenance. 相似文献
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Natália H Mendes Fernando AF Melo Adolfo CB Santos José RC Pandolfi Elisabete A Almeida Rosilene F Cardoso Henri Berghs Suzana David Faber K Johansen Lívia G Espanha Sergio RA Leite Clarice QF Leite 《BMC research notes》2011,4(1):269
Background
Tuberculosis is a major health problem in São Paulo, Brazil, which is the most populous and one of the most cosmopolitan cities in South America. To characterize the genetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the population of this city, the genotyping techniques of spoligotyping and MIRU were applied to 93 isolates collected in two consecutive years from 93 different tuberculosis patients residing in São Paulo city and attending the Clemente Ferreira Institute (the reference clinic for the treatment of tuberculosis).Findings
Spoligotyping generated 53 different spoligotype patterns. Fifty-one isolates (54.8%) were grouped into 13 spoligotyping clusters. Seventy- two strains (77.4%) showed spoligotypes described in the international databases (SpolDB4, SITVIT), and 21 (22.6%) showed unidentified patterns. The most frequent spoligotype families were Latin American Mediterranean (LAM) (26 isolates), followed by the T family (24 isolates) and Haarlem (H) (11 isolates), which together accounted for 65.4% of all the isolates. These three families represent the major genotypes found in Africa, Central America, South America and Europe. Six Spoligo-International-types (designated SITs by the database) comprised 51.8% (37/72) of all the identified spoligotypes (SIT53, SIT50, SIT42, SIT60, SIT17 and SIT1). Other SITs found in this study indicated the great genetic diversity of M. tuberculosis, reflecting the remarkable ethnic diversity of São Paulo city inhabitants. The MIRU technique was more discriminatory and did not identify any genetic clusters with 100% similarity among the 93 isolates. The allelic analysis showed that MIRU loci 26, 40, 23 and 10 were the most discriminatory. When MIRU and spoligotyping techniques were combined, all isolates grouped in the 13 spoligotyping clusters were separated.Conclusions
Our data indicated the genomic stability of over 50% of spoligotypes identified in São Paulo and the great genetic diversity of M. tuberculosis isolates in the remaining SITs, reflecting the large ethnic mix of the São Paulo city inhabitants. The results also indicated that in this city, M. tuberculosis isolates acquired drug resistance independently of genotype and that resistance was more dependent on the selective pressure of treatment failure and the environmental circumstances of patients.24.
Studies of esterase 6 in Drosophila melanogaster. XVIII. Biochemical differences between the slow and fast allozymes 总被引:1,自引:0,他引:1
Most natural populations of Drosophila melanogaster are polymorphic for two
major electrophoretic variants at the esterase-6 locus. The frequency of
the EST 6F allozyme is greatest in populations in warmer latitudes, whereas
the EST 6S allozyme is predominant in colder latitudes. Latitudinal clines
in electromorph frequencies are found on three continents. Purified
preparations of the allozymes have been characterized for their pH optimum,
substrate specificity, organophosphate inhibition, alcohol activation,
thermal stability, and kinetic parameters. These and previous analyses of
the EST 6 allozymes reveal that the two variants have differences in their
physical and kinetic properties that may provide a basis for the selective
maintenance of the polymorphisms and an explanation of the clinal variation
observed in natural populations.
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Pinto D Ceballos JM García G Guzmán P Del Razo LM Vera E Gómez H García A Gonsebatt ME 《Mutation research》2000,467(2):105-111
Painters are exposed to an extensive variety of hazardous substances such as organic solvents, lead-containing pigments and residual plastic monomers. In this particular case, workers used commercially available exterior paints and occasionally gasoline or thinner as solvents. The application or removal of paints was performed without protection (masks or gloves). To determine occupational exposure risk, a monitoring study was designed. Group selection was made after a questionnaire administration, which included questions about lifestyle and medical history to exclude exposure to other potential sources of genotoxics. Smoking and drinking habits were also considered. Blood and buccal cell samples were obtained from 25 public building male painters and from a similar number of age- and gender-matched controls. Lead levels were measured in paint samples and in individuals' blood. Organic solvents and/or its metabolites were also determined in blood. Chromosomal aberrations (CA) and sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) were determined in peripheral blood lymphocyte cultures. Also, the frequency of micronuclei (MN) in buccal cells was investigated. Painters had higher lead levels in blood (p<0.05); CA and SCE in lymphocytes and MN in epithelial cells were also elevated (p<0.05). Cytogenetic damage was significantly associated with occupational exposure time but not with the levels of lead found in blood. 相似文献
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A Pseudomonas aeruginosa TIR effector mediates immune evasion by targeting UBAP1 and TLR adaptors 下载免费PDF全文
Paul RC Imbert Arthur Louche Jean‐Baptiste Luizet Teddy Grandjean Sarah Bigot Thomas E Wood Stéphanie Gagné Amandine Blanco Lydia Wunderley Laurent Terradot Philip Woodman Steve Garvis Alain Filloux Benoit Guery Suzana P Salcedo 《The EMBO journal》2017,36(13):1869-1887
Bacterial pathogens often subvert the innate immune system to establish a successful infection. The direct inhibition of downstream components of innate immune pathways is particularly well documented but how bacteria interfere with receptor proximal events is far less well understood. Here, we describe a Toll/interleukin 1 receptor (TIR) domain‐containing protein (PumA) of the multi‐drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa PA7 strain. We found that PumA is essential for virulence and inhibits NF‐κB, a property transferable to non‐PumA strain PA14, suggesting no additional factors are needed for PumA function. The TIR domain is able to interact with the Toll‐like receptor (TLR) adaptors TIRAP and MyD88, as well as the ubiquitin‐associated protein 1 (UBAP1), a component of the endosomal‐sorting complex required for transport I (ESCRT‐I). These interactions are not spatially exclusive as we show UBAP1 can associate with MyD88, enhancing its plasma membrane localization. Combined targeting of UBAP1 and TLR adaptors by PumA impedes both cytokine and TLR receptor signalling, highlighting a novel strategy for innate immune evasion. 相似文献
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Richa Singh Alexander J Mackay Anant RC Patel Davinder S Garcha Beverly S Kowlessar Simon E Brill Louise E Donnelly Peter J Barnes Gavin C Donaldson Jadwiga A Wedzicha 《Respiratory research》2014,15(1)
Background
There has been increasing interest in the use of newer, culture-independent techniques to study the airway microbiome of COPD patients. We investigated the relationships between the three common potentially pathogenic microorganisms (PPMs) Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Moraxella catarrhalis, as detected by quantitative PCR (qPCR), and inflammation and health status in stable patients in the London COPD cohort.Methods
We prospectively collected sputum, serum and plasma samples for analysis of airway bacterial presence and load, and airway and systemic inflammation from 99 stable COPD patients between January 2011 and October 2012. Health status was measured with St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire and COPD Assessment Test.Results
Airway inflammation and plasma fibrinogen, but not C-reactive protein, were greater in samples with PPM detection (p < 0.001, p = 0.049 and p = 0.261, respectively). Increasing total bacterial load was associated with increasing airway (p < 0.01) but not systemic inflammation (p > 0.05). Samples with high total bacterial loads had significantly higher airway inflammation than both samples without PPM detection and those with lower loads. Haemophilus influenzae presence was associated with significantly higher levels of airway but not systemic inflammation for all given pathogen loads (p < 0.05), and was significantly greater than with other PPMs. No association was observed between inflammation and health status (p > 0.05).Conclusions
Airway and systemic inflammation, as measured by fibrinogen, is greater in stable COPD patients with PPMs detected using the culture-independent qPCR technique. The airway, but not systemic inflammatory response, appears to have a total pathogen-load threshold and appears attributable to Haemophilus influenzae. However, discordance between inflammation and health status was observed.Electronic supplementary material
The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12931-014-0114-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users. 相似文献28.
A Jain M Sundriyal S Roshnibala R Kotoky PB Kanjilal HB Singh RC Sundriyal 《Journal of ethnobiology and ethnomedicine》2011,7(1):29
Background
The wetlands of the North East India fall among the global hotspots of biodiversity. However, they have received very little attention with relation to their intrinsic values to human kind; therefore their conservation is hardly addressed. These wetlands are critical for the sustenance of the tribal communities.Methods
Field research was conducted during 2003 to 2006 in seven major wetlands of four districts of Manipur state, Northeast India (viz. Imphal-East, Imphal-West, Thoubal, and Bishnupur). A total of 224 wetland-plant-collectors were interviewed for the use and economics of species using semi-structured questionnaires and interview schedules. Imphal, Bishenpur and Thoubal markets were investigated in detail for influx and consumption pattern of these plants. The collectors were also inquired for medicinal use of wetland species. Nutritive values of 21 species were analyzed in laboratory. The vouchers were collected for all the species and deposited in the CSIR-NEIST (Formerly Regional Research Laboratory), Substation, Lamphelpat, Imphal, Manipur, India.Results
We recorded 51 edible wetland species used by indigenous people for food and medicinal purposes. Thirty eight species had high medicinal values and used in the traditional system to treat over 22 diseases. At least 27 species were traded in three markets studied (i.e. Imphal, Thoubal and Bishenpur), involving an annual turnover of 113 tons of wetland edible plants and a gross revenue of Rs. 907, 770/- (US$1 = Rs. 45/-). The Imphal market alone supplies 60% of the total business. Eighty per cent of the above mentioned species are very often used by the community. The community has a general opinion that the availability of 45% species has depleted in recent times, 15 species need consideration for conservation while another 7 species deserved immediate protection measures. The nutrient analysis showed that these species contribute to the dietary balance of tribal communities.Conclusions
Considering the importance of wild wetland plants in local sustenance, it is suggested to protect their habitats, develop domestication protocols of selected species, and build programs for the long-term management of wetland areas by involving local people. Some medicinal plants may also be used to develop into modern medicines.29.
Morán C Morales L Razo RS Apolonio J Quiróz U Chavira R Domínguez R 《Life sciences》2003,73(16):2113-2125
Evidence that ovarian innervation plays a role in the regulation of ovarian functions has been widely reported. The present study analyzed the effects of treating neonatal rats with capsaicin on: the onset of puberty, serum hormone levels, timing of first vaginal estrus, ovulation rates, ovarian and uterine weights, follicular development, and noradrenaline concentration in the ovaries. The study was based on two experimental models: untouched rats and hemispayed animals. The results indicate that newborns treated with capsaicin did not show changes in the onset of puberty, though the number of ova shed by these animals was lower than in control rats. The number of follicles counted in the ovaries of newborn, or 3-day old-capsaicin-treated animals, was significantly lower and showed an increase in the number of atretic follicles compared to vehicle treated rats. All capsaicin treated animals copulated, but only 6/23 delivered pups. The number of ova shed by capsaicin-treated animals after eCG or eCG-hCG treatment was significantly lower than in the control group. Present results could indicate that some specific neural information registered in the ovary is sent to the central nervous system, and that such information plays a role in the mechanism regulating ovarian function. 相似文献
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The estimation of the amount of evolutionary divergence that has taken
place between two DNA coding sequences depends strongly on the degree of
constraint on amino acid replacements. If amino acid replacements are
relatively unconstrained, the individual nucleotide is the appropriate unit
of analysis and the method of Tajima and Nei can be used. If amino acid
replacements are constrained, however, this method is shown to be
inapplicable. For sequences with strong amino acid constraints, a method is
outlined analogous to the Tajima and Nei method using codons as the unit of
analysis. Only synonymous substitutions are used. Codon usage data can be
employed to estimate the necessary parameters of the calculation, or a
priori models of substitution may be employed. Sequences with significant
but intermediate constraints on amino acid replacements are, in principle,
unanalyzable.
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