Metabolism and organ distribution of nonylphenol in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)

Nonylphenol (NP) is a breakdown product of alkylphenol polyethoxylates (APEs), an important class of non-ionic surfactants that are widely used in many detergent formulations and plastic products for industrial and domestic use. A complex microbial degradation pattern, characterized by the formation of several metabolic products that are more toxic than the parent compound, has been established for APEs. We have studied the in vivo metabolism and organ distribution of NP in juvenile salmon. Fish were exposed to a single oral dose of [³H]-4-n-NP (1295 KBq, 25 μg) and sampled at 24, 48 and 72 h after exposure. Metabolites were separated by radio-high-performance liquid chromatography and tentatively identified by co-chromatography with standards characterized by mass spectrometry. Our results show that 4-n-NP was mainly metabolized in vivo to its corresponding glucuronide conjugate and to a lesser extent to various hydroxylated and oxidated compounds. Biliary excretion at 72 h after dosing amounted to 2.83±0.75% of the administered radioactivity. Kinetic analysis shows that NP-glucuronide accounted for 83, 95 and 81% of total radioactivity in the HPLC-injected bile sample at 24, 48 and 72 h, respectively, after exposure. The half-life of residues in carcass and muscle was between 24 and 48 h after exposure.     

壬基酚对栉孔扇贝组织抗氧化酶活性的影响

研究不同浓度的壬基酚(0.05,0.10,0.20,0.40,0.80,1.60mg/L)对扇贝组织超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)活性的影响。试验进行6h,24h和48h后,分别测定扇贝鳃和消化盲囊组织中2种酶的活性。结果显示:①鳃组织中,0.05,0.10和0.20mg/L处理组中的SOD和CAT活性在试验6h后被轻度激活,24h和48h后出现抑制;0.40,0.80和1.60mg/L处理组的酶活性在整个试验过程中均被抑制。②消化盲囊中,0.05和0.10mg/L处理组中的SOD和CAT活性在试验6h后被轻度激活,24h和48h后被抑制;0.40,0.80和1.60mg/L处理组在整个试验过程中均被抑制。③扇贝消化盲囊组织中的SOD和CAT活性均高于鳃组织,对壬基酚的敏感性也高于后者。④扇贝消化盲囊和鳃组织中的SOD和CAT活性对壬基酚的反应变化趋势相似,二者结合,可以作为壬基酚污染的生物标志物。     

Differences in physiological response to increased seawater temperature in nearshore and offshore corals in northern Vietnam

Effects of elevated seawater temperature show high spatial heterogeneity and variation within and among coral species. The objective of this study was to investigate how two coral species, Porites lutea and Galaxea fascicularis, from two high latitude reefs differently exposed to chronic disturbance, respond to elevated seawater temperatures. Corals were collected from reefs nearshore (i.e. subjected to high sediment load, higher chlorophyll α concentrations, turbidity etc.) and offshore (i.e. less exposed). The corals were exposed in the lab to gradually increasing temperatures (25.5-33.5?°C) for 72?h after which they were allowed to recover to ambient temperature (25.5?°C) for 24?h. Production and respiration were measured after 24, 48, 72 and 96?h. The results show that P. lutea from nearshore reefs suffered an initial decrease in gross primary production/respiration (GP/R) ratio after 24?h, after only a moderate temperature increase (+2?°C, from 25.5 to 27.5?°C), while there was no difference in GP/R ratio between heat-exposed and controls the other days, indicating that the chronic disturbance in the nearshore reef had no effect on their thermotolerance. Furthermore, P. lutea from the offshore reef showed a decrease in GP/R ratio both after 24?h and 72?h (33.5?°C) of exposure. In comparison, G. fascicularis showed a decrease in GP/R ratio after 48?h, 72?h and 96?h of exposure for the nearshore corals. Also, after 72?h these corals had withdrawn their polyps. There were no differences between heat-treated and controls for the offshore G. fascicularis. This implies that the chronically disturbed G. fascicularis had lower thermotolerance when exposed to a temperature increase. This study, hence, shows that the response of corals to elevated seawater temperature varies with species and environmental background history.     

Oral single pulse exposure of flounder Platichthys flesus to 4-tert-octylphenol: Relations between tissue levels and estrogenic effects

The accumulation of 4-tert-octylphenol and the associated estrogenic effects were studied after a single pulse exposure to flounder Platichthys flesus. 4-tert-octylphenol was administered orally in a single dose of 50 mg kg(-1) and tissue (liver, muscle and testis) and plasma concentrations of 4-tert-octylphenol as well as plasma vitellogenin were measured 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 48, 72, 144 and 216 h after administration of the dose. Concentrations of 4-tert-octylphenol in plasma and tissues were determined by Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS). 4-tert-octylphenol was detectable in liver, testis, muscle and plasma 3h post administration and an accumulation was observed in liver, muscle and plasma up to 12 h and in testis 18 h post administration, respectively. The maximum concentrations of 4-tert-octylphenol in liver, muscle and testis were 67, 3.2 and 6.8 microg g(-1), respectively. An increase in plasma vitellogenin levels was seen 48 h post administration and the vitellogenin level continued to increase (from <100 ng ml(-1) to 1.4 mg ml(-1)) until the end of the experiment 9 days after the administration of 4-tert-octylphenol.     

ZnSO4、CuSO4和KMnO4对南京丰年虫的毒性研究

研究ZnSO4、CuSO4、KMnO4对南京丰年虫96小时的急性毒性,结果表明ZnSO4、CuSO4 浓度越高,南京丰年虫暴露其中时间越长,死亡率越高.ZnSO4、CuSO4 对南京丰年虫24h、48h、72h和96h 的LC50分别为1.55×10-6、1.40×10-6、1.28×10-6、0.55×10-6和0.49×10-6、0.46×10-6、0.41×10-6、0.05×10-6,安全浓度为0.05×10-6和0.005×10-6;KMnO4在6.4×10-6以上使南京丰年虫在1～2h内全部死亡,而在6.4×10-6以下毒性不甚明显.     

免疫多糖对中国对虾血清溶菌酶、磷酸酶和过氧化物酶的作用

于１９９７年９月在青岛红鸟养殖场采集中国对虾,给对虾腹腔注射不同剂量的海藻多糖和北虫草我糖后,用生化法测定其血清中的溶菌酶,碱性磷酸酶,酸性磷酸酶和过氧化物酶活性的动力学变化。结果表明,注射１．０％北虫草多糖及１．０％海藻多糖４８ｈ后,对虾血清中的ＬＳＺ活性由对照组的０．２５Ｕ／ｍｌ分别增至０．８８Ｕ／ｍｌ和０．７５Ｕ／ｍｌＰＯＤ活性由对照组的０．１１Ｕ／ｍｇ分别增至２．２Ｕ／ｍｇ和１．９６Ｕ／ｍ     

盐度胁迫对香港牡蛎部分生化指标的影响

为探究盐度胁迫下香港牡蛎(Crassostrea hongkongensis)生化指标的变化规律,了解盐度适应过程中牡蛎的代谢机制,本研究以盐度0、8、16、32、40为胁迫盐度,以正常海水(盐度24)为对照,开展香港牡蛎对盐度胁迫的响应研究。结果显示,各实验盐度组糖原含量在盐度胁迫0～8 h内下降,且盐度胁迫幅度越大糖原含量降幅越大,胁迫8 h后则无明显的变化规律。腺苷酸激活的蛋白激酶(AMPK)、组蛋白/蛋白去乙酰化酶(SIRT1)和Na~+/K~+-ATP酶活力的变化规律相似:在0～8 h内,各实验组酶活力均急剧下降(SIRT1上升);8～48 h内,酶活力上升;48～120 h内,酶活力逐渐趋于平稳状态,总体表现为盐度越高,酶活力越强,并与胁迫前有明显差异,且盐度胁迫幅度越高,差异越明显。总抗氧化能力(T-AOC)总体表现出高盐胁迫下随时间的增加而升高,低盐胁迫下随时间的增加而降低,且盐度胁迫幅度越大,T-AOC活力的变化幅度越大。实验结果初步表明,香港牡蛎糖原含量与渗透压调节存在一定的关系,AMPK、SIRT1、Na~+/K~+-ATP酶活力及T-AOC均与渗透压调节密切相关,且在高盐胁迫下随时间的增加而升高,低盐胁迫下随时间的增加而降低。     

马氏珠母贝PfAQP4免疫功能初探

文章对马氏珠母贝水通道蛋白基因PfAQP4进行免疫功能分析。利用实时荧光定量分析免疫刺激和RNA干扰后PfAQP4及免疫相关基因的表达模式, 旨在为马氏珠母贝自然免疫研究提供新的资料。结果表明, 注射脂多糖LPS后, 在外套膜组织中PfAQP4 mRNA表达量在24h时显著上调(p<0.05), 在消化腺中PfAQP4 mRNA表达量先在12h时显著下调(p<0.05), 后在24h、36h和48h时显著上调(p<0.05)。注射聚肌胞poly(I:C)后, 在外套膜组织中PfAQP4 mRNA表达量在36h时和48h时显著上调(p<0.05), 在消化腺中PfAQP4 mRNA表达量在48h时显著上调(p<0.05)。RNA干扰PfAQP4表达后, 免疫相关基因CuZn-SOD在外套膜中的表达量显著下降(p<0.05), Pearson相关性分析显示PfAQP4与CuZn-SOD的表达存在显著正相关(r=0.818, p<0.001)。综上所述, PfAQP4参与马氏珠母贝的免疫应答。     

Tissue-specific changes in OGG1 and SOD mRNA expression caused by NaOCl exposure in black seabream (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Acanthopagrus schlegelii</Emphasis>)

The DNA-damage defense mechanism was studied in black seabreams after oxidative stress caused by exposure to sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). Liver, muscle, and brain tissues were obtained after different NaOCl-exposure times (0, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h) and concentrations (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, and 3 mg/L), after which oxoguanine glycosylase (OGG1) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) mRNA-expression levels were analyzed. At all NaOCl concentrations tested, liver OGG1 expression increased to a maximum in a time-dependent manner after NaOCl exposure and then decreased. In muscles, OGG1 expression increased over time following exposure to a low concentration of NaOCl (0.5, 1, and 1.5 mg/L), whereas it showed a mixed pattern (both increases and decreases observed) in the high-concentration groups (2 and 3 mg/L). SOD mRNA expression increased over time, both in the liver and muscles. In the brain, both OGG1 and SOD mRNA expression levels were highest after exposure to the lowest NaOCl concentration (0.5 mg/L), whereas basal levels were maintained over time at higher concentrations. These results indicate that OGG1 and SOD provide resistance to oxidative stress in black seabreams. In addition, continuous exposure to oxidative stress can suppress enzyme expression, suggesting a risk for long-term exposure to NaOCl.     

Rearing in intermediate salinity enhances immunity and disease-resistance of turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.)

Studies were conducted to investigate the non-specific immune responses and disease-resistance of juvenile turbot Scophthalmus maximus,cultured at four different salinities(8,20,32 and 40) . Three concentrations(3.75 × 10 7,3.75 × 10 8 and 3.75 × 10 9 CFU/ml) of Vibrio anguillarum suspension were employed at each salinity to determine the 4-day LD 50 . The serum lysozyme activity,the alternative complement pathway activity(ACH50) and the phagocytosis percentage of head kidney in turbot were tested at 24,48 and 72 h post-challenge of V. anguillarum(1.1 × 10 8 CFU/ml,0.1 ml) ,respectively,to evaluate the non-specific immune responses at the selected rearing salinities. Fish reared at salinity 20 had the lowest mortality,namely,the highest 4-day LD 50 value(8.88 ± 0.17) . Besides,the lysozyme activity,ACH50 and the phagocytosis of turbot were the highest at the salinity 20,but with the lowest at the salinity 40 treatment regardless of sampling time. In addition,the non-specific immune activities kept increasing within 72 h post-challenge of V. anguillarum,except that the lysozyme activity increased from 24 to 48 h,and then decreased from 48 to 72 h at 40 significantly. These results together indicate that rearing in intermediate salinity(20) was able to enhance the immunity and disease-resistance of turbot.     

The simultaneous immunological detection of four stress-70 protein isoforms in Mytilus edulis

Organisms exposed to adverse environmental conditions exhibit a stress-70 protein response which is highly conserved from bacteria to man. Immunological analysis of the stress-70 response in mussels is of interest for its potential use in marine biomonitoring. We have analysed the gill tissues of Mytilus edulis individuals for changes in stress-70 complement after exposure to 48 h of temperature stress. Using a commercially available monoclonal antibody raised against human hsp70 and epitope mapped to a conserved ATP binding region, the authors were able to detect by western analysis constitutively-expressed 72kDa and 78kDa isoforms in control animals acclimated at normal temperatures. After 48 h of heat stress, induction of a 70kDa protein was clearly seen along with an increase in the level of the 72kDa protein. Western analysis using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis indicated that the antibody recognised four stress-70 isoforms (70, 72, 72 and 78kDa). This simultaneous detection of four members of the stress-70 family will permit studies on the differential regulation of each of the four members of the multigene family in response to a variety of environmental Stressors.     

塔玛亚历山大藻和赤潮异弯藻对黑褐新糠虾和卤虫的急性毒性作用

以黑褐新糠虾和卤虫为实验材料,研究了两种典型有毒有害赤潮藻,塔玛亚历山大藻和赤潮异弯藻的毒性.结果表明塔玛亚历山大藻和赤潮异弯藻都能影响糠虾的存活,在9 h内塔玛亚历山大藻和赤湖异弯藻对糠虾的半致死浓度分别约为7000和450 000个/cm3;在24 h内塔玛亚历山大藻和赤潮异弯藻对卤虫存活没有显著影响,而赤潮异弯藻能对卤虫的活力产生强烈的抑制作用,0.1,1.5,5和24 h的半抑制浓度分别为15 000,7500,4500,3000个/cm3,但在赤潮异弯藻较低浓度为3000个/cm3时,经过48 h卤虫的运动能力能够恢复到正常水平.结果表明,这两种有害藻对同一种生物的毒性大小存在差异,而这两种甲壳类生物对同一种有害藻的反应也不相同.     

金属蛋白酶对大菱鲆血清抗氧化酶活性及丙二醛含量的影响

为了研究金属蛋白酶对大菱鲆(Scophthalmus maximus)抗氧化系统的影响,作者分别对大菱鲆肌肉注射不同浓度的金属蛋白酶,并于3、6、12、24、48、72 h测定血清中谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、总超氧化物歧化酶(T-SOD)、总抗氧化活力(T-AOC)以及丙二醛(MDA)含量变化。结果显示,低质量浓度组(0.037mg/mL)金属蛋白酶处理后,CAT和T-SOD活力除3h显著高于对照组外(P0.05),其余时间点均与对照组无显著差异(P0.05),而低浓度组GSH-Px和T-AOC在整个试验过程中均与对照组无显著性差异(P0.05)。中质量浓度组(0.073mg/mL)金属蛋白酶胁迫后血清中CAT、GSH-Px、T-SOD和T-AOC在3 h～72 h均呈现波浪形的变化趋势。高质量浓度组(0.147 mg/mL)金属蛋白酶对上述4种抗氧化酶产生不同程度的抑制,且在6 h～72 h均显著低于对照组(P0.05)。金属蛋白酶低质量浓度和中质量浓度组MDA含量呈现较为平稳的变化趋势,且与对照组无显著性差异(P0.05),而高质量浓度组MDA含量在3 h～72 h均显著高于对照组(P0.05)。     

Typical fields of wind waves and swells in the Northern Pacific

Using all of the atmospheric patterns classified by Polyakova A.M., we accomplished calculations of the surface wind fields over the North Pacific for wind waves observable 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours after a storm and the swell waves observable 24, 48, and 72 hours after a storm. The considerable extension of the ocean creates quasi-unlimited speeding up of the wind waves during continuous strong winds (over 20 meters per second). This determines the presence of wide areas of highly developed wind waves with a 5% probability that the wave heights will exceed the 10–12 meter estimates. The swell waves decay faster: their height reduces by half in 24 h, while, in 72 h, they achieve the background level of the ocean’s swell waves.     

Exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of different nonylphenol formulations in Japanese medaka.

The time course of exposure to p-nonylphenol (NP) from two different sources was compared to equivalent exposures of 17-beta-estradiol (E2) and a solvent control (ethanol; EtOH). Japanese medaka were exposed for 4 days to a nominal concentration of 20 micrograms/l of either NP-I (Schenectady International, Inc.), NP-II (Aldrich), or E2, and were then placed in untreated water for 5 days. Tissue samples were taken at two time points during the 4-day exposure and two time points during the 5 days following exposure. Liver homogenates were analyzed using a western blot to detect vitellogenin (VTG) and quantified by measuring the optical density for each lane. Preliminary results indicate that E2 significantly increased VTG staining above the level observed in EtOH-treated controls for both males and females. A two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) indicates that NP from both sources, as well as E2, significantly increased VTG staining in males (ANOVA, n = 48, P < 0.001; Tukey pairwise tests, all P < 0.008). A significant increase in VTG was observed in E2-treated males and females the first day following transfer into toxicant-free water (two-way ANOVAs, both n = 48, P < 0.003; Tukey pairwise tests, all P < 0.019). If confirmed, this extended response observed for low-level exposures may represent a significant factor for sampling scenarios following pulsitile exposure.     

三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)低盐耐受性和体重的遗传参数估计及其相关分析

为评估三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)体重及其低盐耐受性遗传力,本实验构建了20个三疣梭子蟹全同胞家系,分别在其60、90养殖日龄测量其各个家系的体重,并在60日龄时取每个家系90个个体,在盐度4胁迫下分别在12h、24h、48h、72h统计其死亡率,作为衡量其盐度耐受性指标。利用全同胞方差组分分析法评估其低盐耐受性及体重遗传参数。结果发现三疣梭子蟹在60日龄下,其体重遗传力为0.45,其在12h、24h、48h、72h处理条件低盐耐受性遗传力分别为0.13、0.18、0.21、0.29。通过聚类分析的方法将其耐受性状分为3类,并通过相关性分析发现三疣梭子蟹生长性状与低盐耐受性性状的相关系数为0.143,检验并不显著(P=0.547),说明三疣梭子蟹生长性状与耐低盐性状并不相关,在选育时可采用复合选育,提高育种效率。     

The toxicity of one-hour silver exposures to early-life stages of the surf Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn)

Early life stages of Spisula solidissima (1-, 4-, 8- and 12-h post-fertilization) were exposed to various concentrations of silver in solution (0, 4, 8, 24, 44, 124 and 278 μg liter^?1) for 1 h. An additional group of 1-h post-fertilized eggs was treated with 0, 4, 11 and 24 μg liter^?1 silver continuously for 48h. Results indicate that younger embryos are more susceptible to Ag. Exposure of one-hour-old embryos to silver for only 1 h gives results similar to a continuous 48-h exposure to the same concentration of Ag. The calculated EC₅₀ for 48-h continuously exposed embryos was similar to the EC₅₀ for 1-h post-fertilized embryos that were exposed to silver for only 1 h.     

GFP标记的迟缓爱德华菌感染诸氏鲻虾虎鱼后组织分布研究

为探讨迟缓爱德华菌(Edwarsiellatarda)入侵途径,建立感染模型,作者通过电转化法构建GFP标记的迟缓爱德华菌EtMc1512(质粒PMDpp-EGFP),实验设立浸泡组、腹腔注射组和肌肉注射组,感染后采集各组实验诸氏鲻虾虎鱼(Mugilogobius chulae)血液、鳃、肝脏、肠、肌肉,培养法统计分析各组织中的荧光细菌数;浸泡组取样时间为0、2、4、6、8、12、24 h,腹腔注射组和肌肉注射组取样时间为6、12、24、48、72、96h。结果显示,构建的EtMc1512-GFP具有较强荧光,GFP标记前后菌株毒力基因(citC、mukF、esrB、katB、fimA、gadB)检测结果均为阳性。浸泡感染后实验鱼各组织内的荧光菌随时间表现为先升后降的趋势,最高菌量出现在肠道(2.51×106CFU/g),其次为鳃(4.19×104CFU/g)、血液(1.65×104CFU/g),肠道荧光菌显著高于其他组织(P0.05);腹腔注射感染后肝脏(4.55×106CFU/g)和血液(4.65×106CFU/g)菌量最高;肌肉注射感染后肌肉在48h首先检出荧光菌,血液(2.93×104 CFU/g)菌量最高。结果表明,肠道、肝脏和肌肉分别是迟缓爱德华菌浸泡感染、腹腔注射感染和肌肉注射感染诸氏鲻虾虎鱼的主要组织器官,在自然条件下迟缓爱德华菌经口感染诸氏鲻虾虎鱼风险较高。