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Mar Pollut Bull ; 190: 114863, 2023 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36989599

RESUMO

Developing effective marine water quality criteria (WQC) is crucial for controlling marine contamination and protecting marine life. The WQC for copper is urgently needed due to the toxicity and widespread of copper contamination. In this work, both short-term water quality criteria (SWQC) and long-term water quality criteria (LWQC) under 10 % effect endpoints were derived by using the model averaging of species sensitivity distribution (SSD10) method for Bohai Bay. The WQC values were obtained directly from the hazardous concentration for 5 % of species (HC5) values, which removes the influence of arbitrary assessment factor (AF). Modifications to the acute-chronic ratio (ACR) strategies and the inclusion of the test toxicity data of local species also improved the accuracy and applicability of the WQC values. The derived SWQC and LWQC were 2.21 and 0.45 µg/L, respectively. Furthermore, the overall risk level of copper in Bohai Bay was evaluated by using the risk quotient (RQ) method, and the results showed it was at a moderate-low level. This study provides a new approach for the derivation of the WQC for Cu and the risk assessment of Bohai Bay, which is essential for the protection of local aquatic life and provides guidance to the establishment of the national WQC.


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Poluentes Químicos da Água , Qualidade da Água , Cobre/análise , Organismos Aquáticos , Baías , Poluentes Químicos da Água/análise , Medição de Risco/métodos , China
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J Neuroinflammation ; 14(1): 74, 2017 04 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28376889

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BACKGROUND: Gout is one of the common inflammatory arthritis which affects many people for inflicting unbearable pain. Macrophage-mediated inflammation plays an important role in gout. The uptake of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals by macrophages can lead to activation of NOD-like receptors containing a PYD 3 (NLRP3) inflammasome, thus accelerating interleukin (IL)-1ß production. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) promoted development of the inflammatory process through NLRP3 inflammasome. Our study aimed to find a food-derived compound to attenuate gout pain via the specific inhibition of the NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages. METHODS: CD-1 mice were used to evaluate the degree of pain and the swelling dimension of joints after an intra-articular (IA) MSU injection in the ankle. The murine macrophage cell line Raw 264.7 was used to investigate the effects of procyanidins and the mechanism underlying such effects. Histological analysis was used to measure the infiltration of inflammatory cells. ROS produced from Raw 264.7 cells were evaluated by flow cytometry. Cell signaling was measured by Western blot assay and immunofluorescence. RESULTS: Procyanidins significantly attenuated gout pain and suppressed ankle swelling. Procyanidins also inhibited MSU-induced activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and increase of IL-1ß. Furthermore, procyanidins decreased ROS levels in Raw 264.7 cells. CONCLUSIONS: Suppression of the NLRP3 inflammasome in macrophages contributes to the amelioration of gout pain by procyanidins.


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Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Antioxidantes/toxicidade , Extrato de Sementes de Uva/uso terapêutico , Inflamação/tratamento farmacológico , Proteína 3 que Contém Domínio de Pirina da Família NLR/metabolismo , Dor/complicações , Proantocianidinas/uso terapêutico , Animais , Tornozelo/fisiopatologia , Colchicina/análogos & derivados , Colchicina/farmacologia , Citocinas/metabolismo , Gota/induzido quimicamente , Gota/complicações , Inflamação/induzido quimicamente , Inflamação/complicações , Lipopolissacarídeos/farmacologia , Camundongos , Dor/tratamento farmacológico , Dor/etiologia , Fosforilação/efeitos dos fármacos , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais/efeitos dos fármacos , Medula Espinal/efeitos dos fármacos , Medula Espinal/metabolismo , Ácido Úrico/toxicidade , Proteínas Quinases p38 Ativadas por Mitógeno/metabolismo
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