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Cell Mol Biol (Noisy-le-grand) ; 69(12): 98-103, 2023 Nov 30.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38063111

RESUMO

Cardiosphere-derived cells (CDCs) are emerging as ideal candidates for managing cardiac inflammation, albeit with some limitations. Recent literatures have indicated that exosomes secreted by CDCs with C-X-C motif chemokine receptor 4 (CXCR4) overexpression can promote cardiac function after myocardial infarction and there have been some reports of miRNAs involved in ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) therapy. Therefore, we are interested in the role of CXCR4-overexpressed CDC-derived exosomes in delivering specific miRNA after myocardial I/R injury. In this research, we first constructed CDC-derived exosomes that overexpressed CXCR4 and miR-27a-5p, miR-182, or miR-101a. Then, we co-cultured the engineered exosomes with RAW264.7 cells and injected them intravenously into myocardial I/R model mice. In vitro, results showed that proinflammatory cytokines levels in the culture supernatant were decreased and the expression of M2 phenotypic markers were increased. Administration of engineered exosomes improved cardiac function, reduced infarct size, alleviated macrophage infiltration, and regulated M2 macrophage polarization after myocardial I/R, suggesting their implications in cardiac injury repair.


Assuntos
Exossomos , MicroRNAs , Traumatismo por Reperfusão Miocárdica , Receptores CXCR4 , Animais , Camundongos , Exossomos/metabolismo , Macrófagos/metabolismo , MicroRNAs/genética , MicroRNAs/metabolismo , Traumatismo por Reperfusão Miocárdica/genética , Traumatismo por Reperfusão Miocárdica/terapia , Traumatismo por Reperfusão Miocárdica/metabolismo , Transdução de Sinais , Receptores CXCR4/metabolismo , Células RAW 264.7/metabolismo
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Bioengineered ; 13(4): 8266-8276, 2022 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35302437

RESUMO

This study aimed to investigate the diagnostic value of microRNA (miR)-497-5p in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) and its predictive value for the occurrence of adverse major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) was performed to detect the expression of serum miR-497-5p in 110 ACS patients and 82 controls. And miR-497-5p levels were found to be significantly elevated in the patients (P < 0.001). Pearson correlation coefficient confirmed that miR-497-5p was positively correlated with Gensini scores (r = 0.684). The area under the Receiver-operating characteristic (ROC) curve was 0.861, which significantly identified patients with ACS, and was confirmed by logistic regression (OR = 8.533, 95%CI = 4.113-17.787, P < 0.001). Kaplan-Meier and Cox regression was performed to evaluate the predictive value of miR-497-5p in the occurrence of MACEs during a 6-month follow-up after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in patients with ACS. The results demonstrated that miR-497-5p was an independent predictor of MACEs (HR = 4.773, 95%CI = 1.569-12.036, P = 0.013) and that patients with high level of miR-497-5p were more likely to develop MACEs after PCI (long-rank P = 0.019). Finally, miR-497-5p positively correlated with endothelial proinflammatory and adhesion factors. Our study suggests that serum miR-497-5p is a potential diagnostic marker for ACS and its elevated levels can predict a high risk of MACEs in ACS patients after PCI. And this may be associated with vascular endothelial injury.


Assuntos
Síndrome Coronariana Aguda , MicroRNAs , Intervenção Coronária Percutânea , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/diagnóstico , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/genética , Síndrome Coronariana Aguda/cirurgia , Biomarcadores , Humanos , MicroRNAs/genética , Intervenção Coronária Percutânea/efeitos adversos , Curva ROC
3.
Water Res ; 193: 116873, 2021 Apr 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33550167

RESUMO

In 2020, a sudden COVID-19 pandemic unprecedentedly weakened anthropogenic activities and as results minified the pollution discharge to aquatic environment. In this study, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on aquatic environment of the southern Jiangsu (SJ) segment of Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal (SJ-BHGC) were explored. Fluorescent component similarity and high-performance size exclusion chromatography analyses indicated that the textile printing and dyeing wastewater might be one of the main pollution sources in SJ-BHGC. The water quality parameters and intensities of fluorescent components (WT-C1(20) and WT-C2(20)) decreased to low level due to the collective shutdown of all industries in SJ region during the Spring Festival holiday and the outbreak of the domestic COVID-19 pandemic in China (January 24th to late February, 2020). Then, they presented a gradual upward trend after the domestic epidemic was under control. In mid-March, the outbreak of the international COVID-19 pandemic hit the garment export trade of China and consequently inhibited the production activities of textile printing and dyeing industry (TPDI) in SJ region. After peaking on March 26th, the intensities of WT-C1(20) and WT-C2(20) decreased again with changed intensity ratio until April 12th. During the study period (135 days), correlation analysis revealed that WT-C1 and WT-C2 possessed homology and their fluorescence intensities were highly positively correlated with conductivity and CODMn. With fluorescence fingerprint (FF) technique, this study not only excavated the characteristics and pollution causes of water body in SJ-BHGC, but also provided novel insights into impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on production activities of TPDI and aquatic environment of SJ-BHGC. The results of this study indicated that FF technique was an effective tool for precise supervision of water environment.


Assuntos
COVID-19 , Pandemias , Pequim/epidemiologia , China/epidemiologia , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2
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J Thorac Dis ; 11(12): 5063-5070, 2019 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32030222

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: There are limited data on the association between serum total bile acid level and coronary plaque characteristics. This study investigated the relationship between serum total bile acid level and the severity of coronary stenosis and coronary plaque features in an asymptomatic population using coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA). METHODS: A total of 1,137 consecutive participants with no known coronary artery disease (CAD) undergoing CTA as part of a general routine health evaluation were recruited. Serum total bile acid level and clinical parameters were assayed. Coronary stenosis and high-risk plaques features (napkin-ring sign, low-attenuation plaque, spotty calcification, positive remodelling) were evaluated. Associations between serum total bile acid concentration and high-risk coronary plaques was tested through univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS: A total of 101 high-risk coronary plaques subjects and 93 controls were eligible for study inclusion. The severity of coronary artery stenosis and high-risk coronary plaques increased with serum total bile acid level quartiles (all P<0.001). The independent predictor of high-risk coronary plaques in multivariate analysis was serum total bile acid level (P<0.001). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) confirmed that serum total bile acid concentration significantly differentiated high-risk coronary plaques [the area under the curve (AUC) =0.876; P<0.001, with a sensitivity of 87.13% and a specificity of 86.02%]. CONCLUSIONS: Higher serum total bile acid level was associated with the severity of coronary artery stenosis and high-risk coronary artery plaques detected by CTA in asymptomatic populations.

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Environ Toxicol ; 31(6): 655-62, 2016 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25411160

RESUMO

Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (TiO2 NPs) have been used in environmental management, food, medicine, and industry. But TiO2 NPs have been demonstrated to cross the blood-brain barrier and store up in the brain organization, leading to glutamate-mediated neurotoxicity. However, the neurotoxicity in the brain is not well understood. In this study, mice were exposed to 1.25, 2.5, or 5 mg/kg body weight TiO2 NPs for 9 months, and the glutamate-glutamine cyclic pathway and expressions of glutamate receptors associated with the hippocampal neurotoxicity were investigated. Our findings showed elevations of glutamate release and phosphate-activated glutaminase activity, and reductions in glutamine and glutamine synthetase in the hippocampus following exposure to TiO2 NPs. Furthermore, TiO2 NPs significantly inhibited the expression of N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor subunits (including NR1, NR2A, and NR2B) and metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 in mouse hippocampus. These findings suggest that the imbalance of glutamate metabolism triggered inhibitions of glutamate receptor expression in the TiO2 NP-exposed hippocampus. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 31: 655-662, 2016.


Assuntos
Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Nanopartículas Metálicas/toxicidade , Neurotoxinas/toxicidade , Titânio/toxicidade , Animais , Encéfalo/metabolismo , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Feminino , Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Glutamato-Amônia Ligase/genética , Glutamato-Amônia Ligase/metabolismo , Ácido Glutâmico/genética , Ácido Glutâmico/metabolismo , Glutaminase/genética , Glutaminase/metabolismo , Glutamina/genética , Glutamina/metabolismo , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos ICR , Receptores de Glutamato Metabotrópico/genética , Receptores de Glutamato Metabotrópico/metabolismo
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Environ Toxicol ; 31(2): 163-75, 2016 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25059219

RESUMO

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) has been used historically for evaluating the toxicity of environmental and aqueous toxicants, and there is an emerging literature reporting toxic effects of manufactured nanoparticles (NPs) in zebrafish embryos. Few researches, however, are focused on the neurotoxicity on adult zebrafish after subchronic exposure to TiO2 NPs. This study was designed to evaluate the morphological changes, alterations of neurochemical contents, and expressions of memory behavior-related genes in zebrafish brains caused by exposures to 5, 10, 20, and 40 µg/L TiO2 NPs for 45 consecutive days. Our data indicated that spatial recognition memory and levels of norepinephrine, dopamine, and 5-hydroxytryptamine were significantly decreased and NO levels were markedly elevated, and over proliferation of glial cells, neuron apoptosis, and TiO2 NP aggregation were observed after low dose exposures of TiO2 NPs. Furthermore, the low dose exposures of TiO2 NPs significantly activated expressions of C-fos, C-jun, and BDNF genes, and suppressed expressions of p38, NGF, CREB, NR1, NR2ab, and GluR2 genes. These findings imply that low dose exposures of TiO2 NPs may result in the brain damages in zebrafish, provide a developmental basis for evaluating the neurotoxicity of subchronic exposure, and raise the caution of aquatic application of TiO2 NPs.


Assuntos
Nanopartículas/toxicidade , Síndromes Neurotóxicas/patologia , Titânio/toxicidade , Peixe-Zebra , 5-Hidroxitriptofano/metabolismo , Animais , Apoptose/efeitos dos fármacos , Comportamento Animal/efeitos dos fármacos , Peso Corporal/efeitos dos fármacos , Encéfalo/patologia , Encéfalo/ultraestrutura , Proliferação de Células/efeitos dos fármacos , Dopamina/metabolismo , Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Memória/efeitos dos fármacos , Neuroglia/efeitos dos fármacos , Síndromes Neurotóxicas/psicologia , Óxido Nítrico/metabolismo , Norepinefrina/metabolismo , Reconhecimento Psicológico/efeitos dos fármacos
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Chin Med ; 10: 39, 2015.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26691002

RESUMO

BACKGROUND: Huangqi decoction (HQD) is used for liver fibrosis and cirrhosis treatment in Chinese medicine. This study aims to investigate the pharmacological actions of HQD against liver fibrosis in rats by high-throughput gene expression profiling, network analysis and real-time qRT-PCR. METHODS: We analyzed the profiles of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in dimethylnitrosamine (DMN)-induced liver fibrosis in rat. The liver tissue samples of control group (n = 3), model group (n = 3) and HQD group (n = 3) were examined by microarrays. Pathways were analyzed by KEGG. Pathway-gene and protein-protein interaction (PPI) networks were constructed with Cytoscape software. The expression of candidate genes was verified by qRT-PCR. P values less than 0.05 indicated statistical significance. RESULTS: Collagen deposition and hydroxyproline (Hyp) content were decreased in the HQD group compared with the model group (P < 0.001), while that of Hyp in the model group were increased compared with the control group (P < 0.001). In comparison with the model group, 1085 DEGs (all P < 0.05, |fold change| >1.5) and 52 pathways in the HQD group were identified. TGF-beta, ECM-receptor interaction, and the cell adhesion molecules pathways were significantly recovered by HQD (P < 0.001). A pathway-gene network was constructed, including 303 DEGs and 52 pathways, and 514 nodes and 2602 edges, among 142 genes with node degrees greater than 10. The expressions of PDGFra, PDGFrb, PDGFb, PDGFd, COL1A1, COL1A2, COL5A2, and THBS1 were significantly down-regulated by HQD (P < 0.001). CONCLUSION: HQD down-regulated the expressions of PDGFra, PDGFrb, PDGFb, PDGFd, COL1A1, COL1A2, COL5A2 and THBS1, and TGF-ß and PDGF signaling pathways in the DMN-induced liver fibrosis in rats.

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Arch Environ Contam Toxicol ; 68(3): 534-42, 2015 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25552327

RESUMO

Bombyx mori (B. mori) is often subjected to phoxim poisoning in China due to phoxim exposure, which leads to a decrease in silk production. Nanoparticulate (NP) titanium dioxide (nano-TiO2) has been shown to attenuate damages in B. mori caused by phoxim exposure. However, little is known about the molecular mechanisms of midgut injury due to organophosphorus insecticide exposure and its repair by nano-TiO2 pretreatment. In this study, phoxim exposure for 36 h led to significant decreases in body weight and survival and increased oxidative stress and midgut injury. Pretreatment with nano-TiO2 attenuated the phoxim-induced midgut injury, increased body weight and survival, and decreased oxidative stress in the midgut of B. mori. Digital gene-expression data showed that exposure to phoxim results in significant changes in the expression of 254 genes in the phoxim-exposed midgut and 303 genes in phoxim + nano-TiO2-exposed midgut. Specifically, phoxim exposure led to upregulation of Tpx, α-amylase, trypsin, and glycoside hydrolase genes involved in digestion and absorption. Phoxim exposure also led to the downregulation of Cyp450 and Cyp4C1 genes involved in an antioxidant capacity. In contrast, a combination of both phoxim and nano-TiO2 treatment significantly decreased the change in α-amylase, trypsin, and glycoside hydrolases (GHs), which are involved in digestion and absorption. These results indicated that Tpx, α-amylase, trypsin, GHs, Cyp450, and Cyp4C1 may be potential biomarkers of midgut toxicity caused by phoxim exposure and the attenuation of these toxic impacts by nano-TiO2.


Assuntos
Inseticidas/toxicidade , Nanopartículas/toxicidade , Compostos Organotiofosforados/toxicidade , Estresse Oxidativo , Titânio/toxicidade , Animais , Bombyx/fisiologia , Sistema Digestório
9.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-19233716

RESUMO

Previous researches approved that photocatalysis activity of nano-TiO(2) could obviously increase photosynthetic effects of spinach, but the mechanism of improving light energy transfer and conversion is still unclear. In the present we investigated effects of nano-anatase TiO(2) on the spectral responses and photochemical activities of D1/D2/Cyt b559 complex of spinach. Several effects of nano-anatase TiO(2) were observed: (1) UV-vis spectrum was blue shifted in both Soret and Q bands, and the absorption intensity was obviously increased; (2) resonance Raman spectrum showed four main peaks, which are ascribed to carotene, and the Raman peak intensity was as 6.98 times as that of the control; (3) the fluorescence emission peak was blue shifted and the intensity was decreased by 23.59%; (4) the DCPIP photoreduction activity showed 129.24% enhancement; (5) the oxygen-evolving rate of PS II was elevated by 51.89%. Taken together, the studies of the experiments showed that nano-anatase TiO(2) had bound to D1/D2/Cyt b559 complex, promoted the spectral responses, leading to the improvement of primary electron separation, electron transfer and light energy conversion of D1/D2/Cyt b559 complex.


Assuntos
Grupo dos Citocromos b , Fotoquímica , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/química , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema II , Spinacia oleracea/metabolismo , Titânio/química , Grupo dos Citocromos b/química , Grupo dos Citocromos b/metabolismo , Oxirredução , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema II/química , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema II/metabolismo
10.
Biol Trace Elem Res ; 126(1-3): 257-68, 2008.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18709336

RESUMO

Seedlings of spinach were grown in Hoagland's medium containing 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 microM PbCl2, respectively, for 4 weeks. Chloroplasts were assayed for overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS) such as superoxide radicals (O2(*-)) and hydrogen peoxide (H2O2) and of lipid peroxide (malonyldialdehyde) and for activities of the antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, ascorbate peroxidase, and guaiacol peroxidase and glutathione content, oxygen-evolving rate, and chlorophyll content. Increase in both ROS and lipid peroxide content and reduction in photosynthesis and activities of the antioxidant defense system indicated that spinach chloroplast underwent a stress condition due to an oxidative attack. Seedling growth cultivated in containing Pb2+ media was significantly inhibited. The results imply that spinach chloroplast was not able to tolerate the oxidative stress induced by Pb2+ due to having no effective antioxidant defense mechanism.


Assuntos
Cloroplastos/efeitos dos fármacos , Cloroplastos/metabolismo , Chumbo/farmacologia , Estresse Oxidativo/efeitos dos fármacos , Spinacia oleracea/efeitos dos fármacos , Spinacia oleracea/metabolismo , Antioxidantes/metabolismo , Ascorbato Peroxidases , Catalase/metabolismo , Peroxidação de Lipídeos/efeitos dos fármacos , Peroxidase/metabolismo , Peroxidases/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo , Superóxido Dismutase/metabolismo
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Fish Physiol Biochem ; 34(1): 43-51, 2008 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18649022

RESUMO

The subject of acute injury, apoptosis and canceration of animals induced by heavy metal ions has been one of the hotspots studied worldwide. However, the exact molecular mechanism of Cd-induced carcinogenicity remains largely unclear, and how to relieve the toxicity in vivo has rarely been reported. For this paper, we have investigated the mechanism of Cd2+ on DNA cleavage and Ca2+ on DNA repair in the liver of silver crucian carp (Carassius auratus gibelio) by agarose gel electrophoresis methods and by estimating biochemical indexes. Our results show that Cd2+ induces the classical laddering degradation of DNA in vivo and that DNA cleavage is repaired after injection with Ca2+ under various Cd2+ concentrations. DNA cleavage caused by Cd2+ is due to the activation of deoxyribonuclease (DNase) and the accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Furthermore, Cd2+ destroys the antioxidant system, which diminishes the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD), causing an increase of the lipid peroxidation (LPO) level, respectively. However, after the liver is injected with Ca2+ under various Cd2+ concentrations, the DNase activity, the ROS generating rate and the LPO level are obviously reduced, the activities of SOD, CAT, and POD are greatly increased. At the same time, ROS production and removal recoves its balance. The results show that Ca2+ can relieve the toxicity of Cd2+ in silver crucian carp.


Assuntos
Cádmio/farmacologia , Cálcio/farmacologia , Clivagem do DNA/efeitos dos fármacos , Reparo do DNA/efeitos dos fármacos , Carpa Dourada/metabolismo , Fígado/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Enzimas/metabolismo , Peroxidação de Lipídeos/efeitos dos fármacos , Fígado/enzimologia , Fígado/metabolismo , Espécies Reativas de Oxigênio/metabolismo
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Biol Trace Elem Res ; 124(2): 173-83, 2008 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-18425432

RESUMO

To further evaluate the photosynthetic effects of nanoanatase, the improvement of spinach chloroplast photosynthesis damaged by linolenic acid was investigated in the present paper. Several results showed that after the addition of nanoanatase to the linolenic acid-treated chloroplast, the light absorption increased by linolenic acid could be decreased, but the excitation energy distribution from photosystem (PS) I to PS II was promoted, and the decrease of PS II fluorescence yield caused by linolenic acid was reduced and the inhibition of oxygen evolution caused by linolenic acid of several concentrations was decreased. It was considered that nanoanatase could combine with linolenic acid and decrease the damage of linolenic acid on the structure and function of chloroplast.


Assuntos
Cloroplastos/metabolismo , Fotossíntese/efeitos dos fármacos , Spinacia oleracea/metabolismo , Titânio/farmacologia , Ácido alfa-Linolênico/farmacologia , Butanóis/química , Compostos Organometálicos/química , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema I/metabolismo , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema II/metabolismo , Titânio/química
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Biol Trace Elem Res ; 122(1): 73-81, 2008 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17962910

RESUMO

Linolenic acid is an inhibitor of electron transport in chloroplasts of higher plants. It has obvious effects on the structure and function of chloroplasts. In the present paper, we investigated the nano-anatase relieving the inhibition of photoreduction activity and oxygen evolution caused by linolenic acid in spinach chloroplasts. The results showed that linolenic acid in various concentrations could obviously reduce the whole chain electron transport and the photoreduction activity of two photosystems, especially on the oxidative reside and reduce reside of photosystem II (PS II). After adding nano-anatase to chloroplasts treated by linolenic acid, the whole chain electron transport rate, the photoreduction activity of two photosystems, and the oxygen evolution rate were increased significantly, indicating that nano-anatase could obviously decrease the inhibition of linolenic acid on the electron transport, photoreduction activity, and oxygen evolution of spinach chloroplasts.


Assuntos
Cloroplastos/metabolismo , Transporte de Elétrons/efeitos dos fármacos , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema I/metabolismo , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema II/metabolismo , Titânio/metabolismo , Ácido alfa-Linolênico/metabolismo , Fotoquímica , Spinacia oleracea/metabolismo
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Biometals ; 21(2): 211-7, 2008 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17657414

RESUMO

Characterized by a photo-catalysis property, nano-anatase TiO(2) is closely related to photosynthesis of spinach. It could not only improve light absorbance, transformation from light energy to electron energy and active chemical energy, but also promote the activity of Rubiso activase of spinach. However, the relation between the activity of Rubiso activase and the growth of spinach promoted by nano-anatase TiO(2) treatment remains largely unclear. In this study, we find that the amount and the activity of Rubiso activase are obviously increased by nano-anatase TiO(2 )treatment, which led to the great promotion of Rubsico carboxylation and the high rate of photosynthesis, thus improving of spinach growth. The significant enhancement of Rubiso activase activity of nano-anatase TiO(2 )treated spinach is also accompanied by conformational changes as determined by spectroscopic analysis. But bulk TiO(2) effect is not as significant as nano-anatase TiO(2), as the grain size of nano-anatase TiO(2) (5 nm) is much smaller than that of bulk TiO(2), which entered spinach cell more easily.


Assuntos
Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/farmacologia , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Spinacia oleracea/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Titânio/farmacologia , Ativação Enzimática , Fotossíntese/efeitos dos fármacos , Proteínas de Plantas/química , Conformação Proteica , Spinacia oleracea/efeitos dos fármacos , Spinacia oleracea/enzimologia
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Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17602861

RESUMO

Lead (Pb(2+)) is a well-known highly toxic element. The mechanisms of the Pb(2+) toxicity are not well understood for photosynthesis. In this paper, we reported the effect of Pb(2+) on light absorption, distribution and conversion of spinach chloroplast by spectroscopy, and photochemical reaction activities. Several effects of Pb(2+) were observed: (1) the absorption peak intensity of chloroplast obviously decreased in red and blue region and produced optical flattering; (2) fluorescence quantum yield nearby 680 nm of chloroplast greatly declined; (3) the excitation band nearby 440 nm of chloroplast significantly descended; (4) Pb(2+) treatments reduced of the rate of whole chain electron transport, photochemical activities of PSII DCPIP photoreduction and oxygen evolution, but the photoreduction activities of PSI were little changed. Together, the studies of the experiments showed that Pb(2+) decreased absorption of light on spinach chloroplast and inhibited excitation energy to be absorbed by LHCII and transferred to PSII, then reduced the conversion from light energy to electron energy, and decelerated electron transport, water photolysis and oxygen evolution.


Assuntos
Cloroplastos/efeitos dos fármacos , Cloroplastos/metabolismo , Chumbo/farmacologia , Fotoquímica , Spinacia oleracea/efeitos dos fármacos , Spinacia oleracea/metabolismo , Oxigênio , Espectrometria de Fluorescência , Espectrofotometria Ultravioleta , Temperatura , Termodinâmica
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Biol Trace Elem Res ; 121(3): 258-65, 2008 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17955201

RESUMO

Lead (Pb(2+)) is a well-known highly toxic element. The mechanisms of the Pb(2+) toxicity are not well understood for nitrogen metabolism of higher plants. In this paper, we studied the effects of various concentrations of PbCl(2) on the nitrogen metabolism of growing spinach. The experimental results showed that Pb(2+) treatments significantly decreased the nitrate nitrogen (NO(-)(3)-N) absorption and inhibited the activities of nitrate reductase, glutamate dehydrogenase, glutamine synthase, and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase of spinach, and inhibited the synthesis of organic nitrogen compounds such as protein and chlorophyll. However, Pb(2+) treatments increased the accumulation of ammonium nitrogen NH(+)(4)-N)in spinach cell. It implied that Pb(2+) could inhibit inorganic nitrogen to be translated into organic nitrogen in spinach, thus led to the reduction in spinach growth.


Assuntos
Chumbo/farmacologia , Nitrogênio/metabolismo , Spinacia oleracea/efeitos dos fármacos , Alanina Transaminase/antagonistas & inibidores , Alanina Transaminase/metabolismo , Glutamato Desidrogenase/antagonistas & inibidores , Glutamato Desidrogenase/metabolismo , Glutamato-Amônia Ligase/antagonistas & inibidores , Glutamato-Amônia Ligase/metabolismo , Nitrato Redutase/antagonistas & inibidores , Nitrato Redutase/metabolismo , Nitratos/metabolismo , Compostos de Amônio Quaternário/metabolismo , Spinacia oleracea/enzimologia , Spinacia oleracea/metabolismo
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Biol Trace Elem Res ; 119(1): 77-88, 2007 Oct.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17914222

RESUMO

The improvement of spinach growth is proved to relate to N2 fixation by nano-anatase TiO2 in this study. The results show that all spinach leaves kept green by nano-anatase TiO2 treatment and all old leaves of control turned yellow white under culture with N-deficient solution. And the fresh weight, dry weight, and contents of total nitrogen, NH4(+), chlorophyll, and protein of spinach by nano-anatase TiO2 treatment presented obvious enhancement compared with control. Whereas the improvements of yield of spinach were not as good as nano-anatase TiO2 treatment under N-deficient condition, confirming that nano-anatase TiO2 on exposure to sunlight could chemisorb N2 directly or reduce N2 to NH3 in the spinach leaves, transforming into organic nitrogen and improving the growth of spinach. Bulk TiO2 effect, however, was not as significant as nano-anatase TiO2. A possible metabolism of the function of nano-anatase TiO2 reducing N2 to NH3 was discussed.


Assuntos
Nitrogênio/metabolismo , Spinacia oleracea/efeitos dos fármacos , Spinacia oleracea/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Titânio/farmacologia , Clorofila/metabolismo , Nanocompostos , Fixação de Nitrogênio/efeitos dos fármacos , Oxirredução , Fotoquímica , Proteínas de Plantas/metabolismo , Compostos de Amônio Quaternário/metabolismo , Luz Solar
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Biol Trace Elem Res ; 119(2): 183-92, 2007 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17916941

RESUMO

Being a proven photocatalyst, nano-anatase is capable of undergoing electron transfer reactions under light. In previous studies we had proven that nano-anatase improved photosynthesis and greatly promoted spinach growth. The mechanisms by which nano-anatase promotes energy transfer and the conversion efficiency of the process are still not clearly understood. In the present paper, we report the results obtained with the photosystem II (PSII) isolated from spinach and treated by nano-anatase TiO2 and studied the effect of nano-anatase TiO2 on energy transfer in PSII by spectroscopy and on oxygen evolution. The results showed that nano-anatase TiO2 treatment at a suitable concentration could significantly change PSII microenvironment and increase absorbance for visible light, improve energy transfer among amino acids within PSII protein complex, and accelerate energy transport from tyrosine residue to chlorophyll a. The photochemical activity of PSII (fluorescence quantum yield) and its oxygen-evolving rate were enhanced by nano-anatase TiO2. This is viewed as evidence that nano-anatase TiO2 can promote energy transfer and oxygen evolution in PSII of spinach.


Assuntos
Transferência de Energia/efeitos dos fármacos , Oxigênio/metabolismo , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema II/efeitos dos fármacos , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema II/metabolismo , Titânio/farmacologia , Clorofila/metabolismo , Clorofila A , Espectrometria de Fluorescência , Espectrofotometria Ultravioleta , Spinacia oleracea
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Biol Trace Elem Res ; 120(1-3): 273-83, 2007.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17916980

RESUMO

In the article, we report that effects of nano-anatase on the spectral characteristics and content of light-harvesting complex II (LHCII) on the thylakoid membranes of spinach were investigated. The results showed that nano-anatase treatment could increase LHCII content on the thylakoid membranes of spinach and the trimer of LHCII; nano-anatase could enter the spinach chloroplasts and bind to PSII. Meanwhile, spectroscopy assays indicated that the absorption intensity of LHCII from nano-anatase-treated spinach was obviously increased in the red and the blue region, fluorescence quantum yield near 685 nm of LHCII was enhanced, the fluorescence excitation intensity near 440 and 480 nm of LHCII significantly rose and F 480/F 440 ratio was reduced. Oxygen evolution rate of PSII was greatly improved. Together, nano-anatase promoted energy transferring from chlorophyll (chl) b and carotenoid to chl a, and nano-anatase TiO2 was photosensitized by chl of LHCII, which led to enhance the efficiency of absorbing, transferring, and converting light energy.


Assuntos
Complexos de Proteínas Captadores de Luz/metabolismo , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema II/metabolismo , Tilacoides/efeitos dos fármacos , Titânio/farmacologia , Cloroplastos/metabolismo , Complexos de Proteínas Captadores de Luz/química , Oxigênio/metabolismo , Complexo de Proteína do Fotossistema II/química , Espectrometria de Fluorescência , Espectrofotometria Ultravioleta , Spinacia oleracea , Tilacoides/química , Titânio/metabolismo
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Biol Trace Elem Res ; 118(2): 120-30, 2007 Aug.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17873354

RESUMO

The effects of nano-anatase TiO2 on light absorption, distribution, and conversion, and photoreduction activities of spinach chloroplast were studied by spectroscopy. Several effects of nano-anatase TiO2 were observed: (1) the absorption peak intensity of the chloroplast was obviously increased in red and blue region, the ratio of the Soret band and Q band was higher than that of the control; (2) the great enhancement of fluorescence quantum yield near 680 nm of the chloroplast was observed, the quantum yield under excitation wavelength of 480 nm was higher than the excitation wavelength of 440 nm; (3) the excitation peak intensity near 440 and 480 nm of the chloroplast significantly rose under emission wavelength of 680 nm, and F 480 / F 440 ratio was reduced; (4) when emission wavelength was at 720 nm, the excitation peaks near 650 and 680 nm were obviously raised, and F 650 / F 680 ratio rose; (5) the rate of whole chain electron transport, photochemical activities of PSII DCPIP photoreduction and oxygen evolution were greatly improved, but the photoreduction activities of PSI were a little changed. Together, the studies of the experiments showed that nano-anatase TiO2 could increase absorption of light on spinach chloroplast and promote excitation energy to be absorbed by LHCII and transferred to PSII and improve excitation energy from PSI to be transferred to PSII, thus, promote the conversion from light energy to electron energy and accelerate electron transport, water photolysis, and oxygen evolution.


Assuntos
Cloroplastos/metabolismo , Membranas Intracelulares/metabolismo , Luz , Oxirredução , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes , Spinacia oleracea , Titânio , Cloroplastos/química , Transporte de Elétrons/fisiologia , Membranas Intracelulares/química , Oxigênio/metabolismo , Fotoquímica , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/química , Fármacos Fotossensibilizantes/metabolismo , Espectrometria de Fluorescência , Spinacia oleracea/citologia , Spinacia oleracea/metabolismo , Titânio/química , Titânio/metabolismo
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