Imposex in Stramonita haemastoma from coastal sites of Cartagena, Colombia / Imposex em Stramonita haemastoma em locais costeiros de Cartagena, Colômbia

Abstract Imposex is the development of male sexual characteristics caused by the toxic effects of some chemicals that acts as an endocrinal disruptor. Antifouling paints contain these chemicals. Cartagena lacks studies to indicate the extent of imposex in its coastal waters. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of imposex in the gastropod Stramonita haemastoma in Cartagena, Colombia. Specimens were collected during 2013 from locations of high and low influence of port activity. Morphometric measurements and the frequency of the occurrence of imposex were registered. The comparison among morphometric variables showed statistically significant differences between the two sites studied. Furthermore, the females of the S. haemastoma species presented an imposex frequency of 93.1% in Birds' Island, Cartagena Bay, compared to 31.8% in La Bocana. The relative penis size index or RPLI (10.145 and 3.231) and vas deferens sequence index or VDSI (2.83 and 1.16), showed possible contamination by organotin compounds in both places.

Resumo Imposex é o desenvolvimento de características sexuais masculinas causadas por poluentes tóxicos de alguns produtos químicos que atuam como desreguladores endócrinos. Tintas anti-incrustantes são as que contêm estes produtos químicos. Cartagena carece de estudos para indicar a extensão do imposex nas suas águas costeiras. O objetivo deste estudo foi determinar a prevalência de imposex no gastrópode Stramonita haemastoma em Cartagena, Colômbia. Os espécimes foram coletados durante 2013 de locais de alta e baixa influência da atividade portuária. Foram registradas as medidas morfométricas e a frequência da ocorrência do imposex. A comparação entre as variáveis morfométricas mostrou diferenças estatisticamente significantes entre os dois locais estudados. Além disso, as fêmeas da espécie S. haemastomaapresentaram uma frequência de imposex de 93,1% na Ilha das Aves, Baía das Cartagena, em comparação com 31,8% em La Bocana. O índice do comprimento relativo do pênis ou RPLI (10,145 e 3,231) e o índice da sequência do vaso deferente ou VDSI (2,83 e 1,16), mostraram possível contaminação por compostos organoestânicos em ambos os locais.

[Anticancer effects of some Girard-P reagent-based schiff bases and their Dimethyltin [IV] complexes on malignant glioblastoma cell line in in vitro culture]

Background: Glioblastoma [U-87] is the most common and most malignant of the glial tumors that appeared in the central nervous system. This is the first study that has evaluated the cytotoxic effects of various Girard-P reagent-based Schiff bases and their dimethyltin [IV] complexes on Glioblastoma cell line, U-87, viability

Materials and methods: In this experimental study, U-87 cell line was grown in DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS, penicillin/streptomycin [100 U/ml, 100 micro.g/ml] at 37 °C in 5% CO2, then the effects of different concentrations of complexes on Glioblastoma cell were evaluated by MTT and DAPI staining

Results: Herein, we demonstrated that these compounds had cytotoxicity effects of Glioblastoma cancer cells. In a dose dependent manner, a significant cytotoxicity was observed with increasing of PlMandP3

Conclusion: The results showed that Girard-P reagent-based Schiff bases and their dimethyltin [IV] complexes have the ability to induce cytotoxicity in the Glioblastoma cancer cell line in lower mg/ml concentrations. In conclusion, these findings may introduce a new view on the mode of action and possible application of new compounds in the cancer chemotherapy

The role of oxidative inflammatory cascade on pancreatic fibrosis progression in mice induced by DBTC plus ethanol / 中国应用生理学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To explore the role and mechanism of oxidative inflammatory cascade in pancreatic fibrosis progression of chronic pancreatitis (CP) in mice induced by dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) plus ethanol.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Thirty-six KM mice were randomly divided into 2 groups (n = 18): control group and model group (DBTC combined with ethanol). The mice in model group were intravenously injected with DBTC (8 mg/kg) in tail vein and drink 10% ethanol. After modeling 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 8 weeks, the mice were anesthetized and sacrificed, the pathological changes and the degree of fibrosis in the pancreas were observed by HE and Masson staining, the F4/80 expression level were detected by immunohistochemistry, the content of superoxide dismutase (SOD), malondialdehyde(MDA) and myeloperoxidase (MPO) were measured in the pancreatic homogenates.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The fibroblasts and macrophages (f4/80 positive staining) could be seen obviously in pancreas of model group at 2 weeks. At 4 weeks and 8 weeks, macrophages infiltration increased and pancreatic tissue was substituted by the proliferation of fibrosis significantly. At every time-point, in pancreatic homogenates SOD was decreased, MDA and MPO markedly increased. There was significant differences between two groups (P < 0.05).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>DBTC injection joint ethanol drinking can successfully establish the model of chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic fibrosis in mice. Oxidative inflammatory cascade plays an important role in the progression of pancreatic fibrosis.</p>

Triorganotin as a compound with potential reproductive toxicity in mammals

Organotin compounds are typical environmental contaminants and suspected endocrine-disrupting substances, which cause irreversible sexual abnormality in female mollusks, called "imposex". However, little is known about the capability of triorganotin compounds, such as tributyltin and triphenyltin, to cause disorders in the sexual development and reproductive functions of mammals, including humans and rodents. Moreover, these compounds can act as potential competitive inhibitors of aromatase enzyme and other steroidogenic enzymes, affecting the reproductive capacity of male and female mammals. In this review, we discuss the cellular, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms by which triorganotin compounds induce adverse effects in the mammalian reproductive function.

Ascorbic Acid Alleviates Pancreatic Damage Induced by Dibutyltin Dichloride (DBTC) in Rats

PURPOSE: Because previous studies have reported depleted antioxidant capacity in patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP), prevention of free radical production has gained importance in antifibrotic treatment strategies for CP. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of ascorbic acid on oxidative capacity and pancreatic damage in experimental CP. MATERIALS AND METHODS: CP was induced in male Sprague-Dawley rats by infusion of dibutyltin dichloride (DBTC) into the tail vein. Ascorbic acid was given intraperitoneally at a daily dose of 10mg/kg body weight. The treatment groups were as follows: group 1, DBTC plus intraperitoneal physiologic saline; group 2, DBTC plus intraperitoneal ascorbic acid; group 3, solvent plus intraperitoneal physiologic saline; group 4, no operation plus intraperitoneal physiologic saline. Each group contained 15 animals. Treatment was started after CP was established. After 4 weeks of treatment, serum hyaluronic acid and laminin levels were determined by radioimmunoassay, pancreatic tissue oxidative stress was analyzed, and the degree of pancreatic damage was determined. RESULTS: Ascorbic acid treatment markedly increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and decreased malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations in pancreatic tissue (p < 0.01 for both). Significant serum hyaluronic acid and laminin reductions were observed in group 2 as compared with group 1 (p < 0.05). However, the serum hyaluronic acid and laminin levels remained elevated when compared with those of groups 3 and 4 (p < 0.05). Histopathologic scores were also lower in animals with CP that underwent ascorbic acid-treatment (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Ascorbic acid treatment alleviated the degree of oxidative stress and pancreatic damage in rat CP. Antioxidant treatment might be considered a potential option to improve the pathologic process in CP.

A Case of Acute Organotin Poisoning / 대한산업의학회지

BACKGROUND: Although organotin compounds are widely used as PVC stabilizers, catalysts and biocides, their effects on humans are not well known. However, their acute intoxication is known to cause neurotoxicity in the central nervous system, renal toxicity, and hepatotoxicity. As there has been no previously published case of organotin intoxication in Korea, we report here the first Korean case of acute exposure to organotin. CASE REPORT: A 43-year-old male with disorientation and behavioral change was admitted to a hospital. He had been working as a tank cleaner for several different companies in the previous 8 years and a week before admission, he had cleaned a tank containing dimethyltin (DMT) for 4 days. A day after finishing the job, he suffered decreased memory, behavioral change and progressive mental deterioration when he arrived at the emergency room. The result of spinal tapping was negative but on the 4th day of admission he deteriorated into a state of coma along with metabolic acidosis and severe hypokalemia. High levels of DMT and trimethyltin (TMT) were detected in a highly sensitive urine analysis. After conservative treatment and chelation therapy, the patient showed some clinical improvement but the neurological defects persisted. CONCLUSION: The patient appeared to have been intoxicated from the acute exposure to a high level of organotin while cleaning the tank.

Effects of tributyltin chloride (TBT) and triphenyltin chloride (TPT) on rat testicular Leydig cells / 中华男科学杂志

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the effects of tributyltin chloride (TBT) and triphenyltin chloride (TPT) on rat testicular Leydig cells.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The rat Leydig cells (LC-540) were incubated with 0 to 80 nmol/L TBT and TPT for 24 to approximately 96 h, and then the cell viability was determined by MTT. DNA fragmentation ladder formation of cell apoptosis was examined by agarose electrophoresis. Effects of chelator of intracellular Ca2+ (BAPTA) and the inhibitors of PKA, PKC and TPK on cell apoptosis induced by TBT were observed. Effects of TBT on testosterone production in primary cultured rat Leydig cells treated with or without hCG were detected.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>TBT and TPT suppressed Leydig cell survival in a time- and dose-dependent manner. The suppressive effects of TBT and TPT on the cell survival was caused by apoptosis which was determined by DNA ladder formation. The apoptotic effect of TBT was possibly mediated by the rise in intracellular Ca2+ because it could be blocked by BAPTA, the chelator of intracellular Ca2+; PKA, PKC and TPK inhibitors did not prevent the apoptotic effects induced by TBT. TBT markedly suppressed testosterone production of primary cultured rat Leydig cells with or without hCG stimulation.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>TBT and TPT induced apoptosis in rat testicular Leydig cells possibly through increasing intracellular Ca2+. TBT reduced the testosterone production of rat Leydig cells.</p>

Citotoxic effects of stannous salts and the action of Mytenus ilicifolia, Bacchris genistelloides and Cymbopogon citratus aqueous extracts

In nuclear medicine, stannous, as stannous chloride (SnCl2) and stannous fluoride (SnF2), are used as reducing agents to obtain radiopharmaceuticals labeled with technetium-99m. In the literature, the SnCl2 action was studied and it seems to be mediated through free radicals (FR) production in a Fenton-like reaction. In this work it was evaluated: (i) the in vitro SnF2 effects in different concentrations using pBCKS plasmid deoxyribonucleid acid (DNA); (ii) the SnF, effects in different Escherichia coli (E.coli) cultures, proficient or deficient in DNA repair genes, treated simultaneously with FR scavengers; and (iii) the biological effects of Maytenus ilicifolia, Baccharis genistelloides and Cymbopogon citratus aqueous extracts on the SnCL2 action in E.coli culture. The SnF2 treatment induced plasmidd DNA damages (single and double DNA strand breaks), in a dose-dependent manner. Citotoxicity mediated by SNf2 was observed and the simultaneous tratment with FR scavengers has increased the cell survival, suggesting the participation of FR on the SnF2-deleterious effects. The vegetal extrracts prottected the E.coli cells agains the SnCl2 effects. The components of the extracts could be interacting with SnCl2 blocking its participation in the FR formation.

Occurrence of imposex in Thais haemastoma: possible evidence of environmental contamination derived from organotin compounds in Rio de Janeiro and Fortaleza, Brazil

Existem evidências de que a utilização amplamente disseminada de compostos organoestânicos (TBT e TPT) como antiincrustantes, estabilizadores em plásticos e como pesticidas tenha afetado severamente diversas espécies de organismos marinhos. O mais característico efeito do TBT e do TPT como desreguladores endócrinos é o desenvolvimento de caracteres sexuais masculinos em fêmeas de gastrópodos, conhecido como imposex. Esta síndrome pode levar à esterelização e morte dos organismos afetados. O presente trabalho apresenta uma vista geral ao estado atual do conhecimento sobre a ocorrência do imposex, e reporta os resultados de um estudo conduzido na Baía de Guanabara, Rio de Janeiro, e ao longo da costa de Fortaleza, no Ceará. Diferentes estágios de desenvolvimento do imposex foram verificados neste estudo, os mais proeminentes parecendo associados às fontes pontuais locais conhecidas de TBT e TPT.

Study of the interactions between diorganotin (IV) complexes of 1,3-dimethyl-4-acetyl-5-pyrazolone and mononucleotides and DNA / 药学学报

<p><b>AIM</b>The interactions between diorganotin (IV) complexes of 1,3-dimethyl-4-acetyl-5-pyrazolone (HL1) and mono-nucleotides together with DNA near physiological condition were investigated.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>The mode of action of the diorganotin (IV) complexes with mononucleotides and DNA under different conditions and different times were investigated by high resolution NMR technology and UV spectra.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The interaction of [(L1)2SnEt2] with AMP was shown to result in significant change of chemical shift of H(8), H(2) and 31P of AMP. Hyperchromic effect of DNA could be observed due to the interaction of; [(L1)2SnEt2] with DNA, while interaction of [(L1)2SnMe2] with AMP and DNA could only cause obvious change of chemical shift of 31P and lead to hypochromic effect of DNA.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The results indicate that [(L1)2SnEt2] can selectively bind to the N1 atom of the base and the phosphate oxygen atom of AMP and may further destroy the helical structure of DNA, while the dimethyltin (IV) compound of 1,3-dimethyl-4-acetyl-5-pyrazolone [(L1)2SnMe2] merely binds to the the phosphate oxygen atom of AMP and causes the contraction of DNA helical structure.</p>

Genotoxidade do íon estanoso e sua associação ao DNA / Stannous ion genotoxic and ist association of DNA

O estanho é um agente químico de uso amplamente difundido nos mais diferentes setores da atividade humana, podendo ser encontrado, por exemplo, em preparações biocidas; como conservante em refrigerantes; na composição de cremes dentais e enxagüantes orais (como veiculador de flúor); como agente anticorrosivo na cobertura de outros metais em embalagens metálicas contendo alimentos e na pigmentação de tintas especiais. Na forma de cloreto estanoso (SnCl2), este agente é utilizado como agente redutor do Tecnécio 99m para a obtenção de radiofármacos e outras moléculas de interesse biológico. Uma vez que a literatura apresenta vários efeitos biológicos indesejáveis atribuídos ao SnCl2, este trabalho teve por objetivo avaliar a sua atividade genotóxica, bem como a ação antioxidante de algumas substâncias naturais (cartilagem e boldina), através do bloqueio das lesões produzidas por este sal em plasmídeos e células bacterianas, com o fim de estudar a ação do íon estanoso sobre o DNA. O emprego das técnicas de análise de sobrevivência bacteriana, capacidade transformante, eletroforese em gel de agarose, espectrofotometria de luz ultravioleta e de absorção atômica, reveram que: i) O cloreto estanoso provoca lesões, mediadas pela produção de espécies reativas de oxigênio, tanto in vivo quanto in vitro; ii) os danos induzidos pelo SnCl2 provocam diminuição da capacidade transformante do plamídeo pUC9.1; iii) o número de lesões formadas no DNS é diretamente proporcional ao tempo de incubação com SnCl2; iv)o íon estanoso é capaz de se associar à molécula de DNA, induzindo a geração de espécies reativas de oxigênio próximo ao local de ligação, promovendo modificações na estrutura da macromolécula; v) essa associação parece acarretar um ataque preferencial às bases nitrogenadas, fato que poderia estar associado a uma potencialidade mutagênica do estanho

Radiochemical quality control of kits labelled with Tc-99m produced at IPEN-CNEN/SP

Os radiofármacos marcados com 99mTc säo rotineiramente usados nos laboratórios de Medicina Nuclear. A maioria destes produtos utilizam Sn++ para reduzir o Tc(VII) a um estado de valência menor, facilitando a formaçäo de complexos na reaçäo. O sistema de cromatografia miniaturizada, realizado nos compostos marcados com 99mTc, usando Whatman 3MM (8x1 cm) ou (6x1 cm) como suporte, e NaCl 0,9// NaCl 30// metanol 85// e acetona como solventes, permite avaliar a pureza radioquímica em poucos minutos após a sua preparaçäo. Este método adaptado nos trabalhos de controle rotineiro determina além do TcO4 (pertecnetato) o 99mTc hidrolizado reduzido. Os conjuntos de reativos liofilizados para marcar com 99mTc produzidos no IPEN-CNEN/SP, säo MDP, DTPA, HSA, GHA, HIDA, pYRO, maa, miaa, s, Dextran-500, Cit. Sn. e Fit. Os ensaios de controle radioquímico foram realizados no primeiro dia após a sua preparaçäo e durante 12 meses para determinar a validade de seu uso. Todas as preparaçöes mostraram um alto rendimento (95-99//) de marcaçäo durante esse período de tempo

Toxic hazards of antifouling paints

THE antifouling paint coatings industry has been developing new organotin based formulations which are designed to protect ships for long periods. Studies of the acute toxicity of Bis [Tri-N-Butyltin] oxide, tributytin fluoride and triphenyltin fluoride are reviewed together with a 90 day subacute dermal study and an animal study of the carcingenicity of tributytin fluoride. Presentation of the safe application of organtin antifouling compounds in Shipyards is included in this report. Organotin antifouling paints have been used safely in shipyards in the past and they are known to irritate the skin, the eye and even the upper respiratory tract. Tin oxide, a naturally occurring mineral is the result of organotins dealkylation. Tin oxide is very much present in our environment and has no history of adverse effects on marine organisms