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Kirichenko-Babko M, Bulak P, Kaczor M, Proc-Pietrycha K, Bieganowski A. Arthropods in landfills and their accumulation potential for toxic elements: A review. Environ Res 2024; 251:118612. [PMID: 38442814 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Landfills, as a source of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), pose a threat to the environment and human health. A literature review was conducted to explore the diversity of arthropods inhabiting solid waste landfills, as well as on the bioaccumulation of PTEs by arthropods. This review presents scientific papers over the last 20 years. Their importance in landfill ecosystems has been the subject of research; however, the issue of the accumulation of compounds such as toxic elements is emphasized only in a few studies. The bioaccumulation of PTEs was studied for 10 arthropod species that founded in landfills: Orthomorpha coarctata and Trigoniulus corallinus (class Diplopoda), Armadillidium vulgare and Trachelipus rathkii (class Malacostraca), the 6 species of the class Insecta - Zonocerus variegatus, Anacanthotermes ochraceus, Macrotermes bellicosus, Austroaeschna inermis, Calathus fuscipes and Harpalus rubripes.
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- Marina Kirichenko-Babko
- Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland; Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics, Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology National Academy of Sciences, B. Khmelnitsky 15, 01054, Kyiv, Ukraine.
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- Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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Bulak P, Proc-Pietrycha K, Kaczor M, Złotko K, Polakowski C, Wiącek D, Waniak-Nowicka H, Zięba E, Waśko A, Oleszczuk P, Bieganowski A. A novel type of biochar from chitinous Hermetia illucens waste with a built-in stimulating effect on plants and soil arthropods. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8306. [PMID: 37221262 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35460-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2023] [Accepted: 05/18/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023] Open
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The breeding of insects generates waste in the form of insect excrement and feed residues. In addition, a specific chitinous waste in the form of insect larvae and pupae exuvia is also left. Recent research tries to manage it, e.g., by producing chitin and chitosan, which are value-added products. The circular economy approach requires testing new, non-standard management methods that can develop products with unique properties. To date, the possibility of biochar production from chitinous waste derived from insects has not been evaluated. Here we show that the puparia of Hermetia illucens are suitable for biochar production, which in turn exhibits original characteristics. We found that the biochars have a high nitrogen level, which is rarely achievable in materials of natural origin without artificial doping. This study presents a detailed chemical and physical characterization of the biochars. Moreover, ecotoxicological analysis has revealed the biochars' stimulation effect on plant root growth and the reproduction of the soil invertebrate Folsomia candida, as well as the lack of a toxic effect on its mortality. This predisposes these novel materials with already built-in stimulating properties to be used in agronomy, for example as a carriers for fertilizers or beneficial bacteria.
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- Piotr Bulak
- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland.
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Analytical Laboratory, Faculty of Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Science, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, M. Curie-Skłodowska Square 3, 20-031, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biomedicine and Environmental Research, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Biological Sciences, The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Konstantynów 1J, 20-708, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Biotechnology, Microbiology and Human Nutrition, Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, University of Life Sciences in Lublin, Skromna 8, 20-704, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, Maria Skłodowska-Curie University, Maria Curie-Skłodowska Square 3, 20-031, Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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Kaczor M, Bulak P, Proc-Pietrycha K, Kirichenko-Babko M, Bieganowski A. The Variety of Applications of Hermetia illucens in Industrial and Agricultural Areas-Review. Biology (Basel) 2022; 12:25. [PMID: 36671718 PMCID: PMC9855018 DOI: 10.3390/biology12010025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae, Linnaeus, 1978), commonly known as the black soldier fly (BSF), is a saprophytic insect, which in recent years has attracted significant attention from both the scientific community and industry. The unrestrained appetite of the larvae, the ability to forage on various organic waste, and the rapid growth and low environmental impact of its breeding has made it one of the insect species bred on an industrial scale, in the hope of producing fodder or other ingredients for various animals. The variety of research related to this insect has shown that feed production is not the only benefit of its use. H. illucens has many features and properties that could be of interest from the point of view of many other industries. Biomass utilization, chitin and chitosan source, biogas, and biodiesel production, entomoremediation, the antimicrobial properties of its peptides, and the fertilizer potential of its wastes, are just some of its potential uses. This review brings together the work of four years of study into H. illucens. It summarizes the current state of knowledge and introduces the characteristics of this insect that may be helpful in managing its breeding, as well as its use in agro-industrial fields. Knowledge gaps and under-studied areas were also highlighted, which could help identify future research directions.
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- Monika Kaczor
- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
- Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, B. Khmelnitsky 15, 01030 Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290 Lublin, Poland
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Andruszkiewicz P, Wróblewski L, Kaczor M, Wojtczak J, Sobczyk D, Kowalik I. Ultrasound evaluation of cricoid pressure vs. ‘paralaryngeal pressure’ - a reply. Anaesthesia 2017; 72:265-266. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.13806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Warsaw Medical University; Warsaw Poland
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- University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Rochester New York USA
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Andruszkiewicz P, Wojtczak J, Wroblewski L, Kaczor M, Sobczyk D, Kowalik I. Ultrasound evaluation of the impact of cricoid pressure versus novel ‘paralaryngeal pressure’ on anteroposterior oesophageal diameter. Anaesthesia 2016; 71:1024-9. [DOI: 10.1111/anae.13518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- P. Andruszkiewicz
- 2nd Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; Warsaw Medical University; Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Anaesthesia; University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry; Rochester New York USA
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- 2nd Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; Warsaw Medical University; Warsaw Poland
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- 2nd Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care; Warsaw Medical University; Warsaw Poland
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- Department of Noninvasive Cardiovascular Diagnostics; John Paul 2nd Hospital; Krakow Poland
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Surmiak M, Kaczor M, Sanak M. Proinflammatory genes expression in granulocytes activated by native proteinase-binding fragments of anti-proteinase 3 IgG. J Physiol Pharmacol 2015; 66:609-615. [PMID: 26348085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The classical pathway of neutrophils activation due to cytoplasmic antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (c-ANCA) involves specific antigen binding to proteinase-3 and activation of the immunoglobulin G receptors by the constant fragment of the antibody. A requirement for this double signaling was suggested also because proteinase-3 is presented within a complex of NB-1 glycoprotein lacking transmembrane domain. An integrin Mac-1 receptor was postulated to cooperate in neutrophil stimulation by anti-proteinase 3 (anti-PR3). A characteristic profile of transcriptional activation of neutrophils by c-ANCA was described by us previously. We ascertained mRNA expression of neutrophils following stimulation with antigen-binding fragments of native anti-PR3 IgG. Expression of targeted transcripts was compared with our previous results, in which intact anti-PR3 IgG was used. Human neutrophils were isolated from healthy volunteers negative for ANCAs. Antigen-binding fragments of human anti-PR3 were prepared from sera of patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis. We analyzed reactive oxygen species production and abundance of mRNA of 151 genes by quantitative real time-PCR in neutrophils stimulated with anti-PR3 IgG F(ab)(2). We observed a consistent upregulation of 17 genes (CYSLTR1, HPGD, IL1R1, IL1RL1, MAPK1, MAPK8, NR3C1, PLA2G7, PTGDR, CD302, DNAJB1, F2R, F2RL1, IER3, RAC1, RPL41, PTGER3), whereas other 9 genes were up-regulated only in some donors. No reactive oxygen species production was observed in neutrophils stimulated with anti-PR3 F(ab)(2). Stimulation of neutrophils with F(ab)(2) of anti-PR3 autoantibodies activated cells to a lesser extent than intact IgG. However, several cellular pathways were up-regulated, involving calcium and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase AKT, nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling. Interestingly, binding of F(ab)(2) to the PR-3 present on the surface of neutrophil is sufficient for lipid mediators and G-protein pathways activation. Specific F(ab)(2) antibodies against PR-3 seems not a good candidate for decoy therapy of granulomatosis with polyangiitis.
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- M Surmiak
- Division of Molecular Biology and Clinical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Clinical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland
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- Division of Molecular Biology and Clinical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
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Surmiak M, Kaczor M, Sanak M. Expression profile of proinflammatory genes in neutrophil-enriched granulocytes stimulated with native anti-PR3 autoantibodies. J Physiol Pharmacol 2012; 63:249-256. [PMID: 22791638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2012] [Accepted: 06/14/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener's ) is a rare autoimmune disease associated with the presence of antibodies directed against neutrophil antigen, proteinase-3 (PR3). The mechanisms by which anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) may activate neutrophils are still not well understood. In the present study we analyzed neutrophil gene expression profile after anti-PR3 antibodies stimulation. Briefly neutrophils isolated from 12 healthy volunteers, who tested negative for anti-PR3 autoantibodies, were stimulated with anti-PR3 IgG and activation of 147 genes was analyzed with the use of TaqMan low-density arrays. In stimulated neutrophils we observed up-regulation of 13 genes (CCL2, CXCL2, VCAM1, MMP9, PLCB4, PDE4C, PLA2G4C, RAC1, RHOA, IRAK1, CACNA1D, CACNB2, PTGDR), further 11 genes were up-regulated only in some donors (IL13, PF4, IL2RG, ITGB1, CD83, PLA2G7, ALOX12, AXNA1, AXNA5, LTA4H, MCR2) yet two others (HRH3 and PLA2G2D) were up-regulated in a few samples and undetectable in others. The obtained results demonstrate that c-ANCA mediated activation of neutrophils involve several pathways mediated via FcγRs like calcium signaling, phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase AKT pathway or MAPK signaling systems, but also inducts others, like G-protein signaling. Neutrophil is a very sensitive cell, responding to many environment changes. As our results showed, some anti-PR3 responses are highly variable across donors. Perhaps, this variablity also contribute to the susceptibility for granulocyte vasculitis and requires future studies.
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- M Surmiak
- Division of Molecular Biology and Clinical Genetics, Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Cracow, Poland.
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Potaczek DP, Sanak M, Mastalerz L, Setkowicz M, Kaczor M, Nizankowska E, Szczeklik A. The alpha-chain of high-affinity receptor for IgE (FcepsilonRIalpha) gene polymorphisms and serum IgE levels. Allergy 2006; 61:1230-3. [PMID: 16942574 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2006.01195.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The high-affinity receptor for immunoglobulin-E (IgE) (FcepsilonRI) plays a major role in the pathogenesis of allergy, but there are only two published studies on its alpha subunit (FcepsilonRIalpha) genetic variability in allergic diseases. AIMS OF THE STUDY Mutational screening in the region of the FcepsilonRIalpha gene promoter and the first exon with subsequent genetic variability assessment in allergic patients and a random population sample. METHODS Allergic subjects were individuals with asthma or urticaria. Age- and sex-matched controls were randomly selected from a large population sample. Mutational screening was performed using a single-stranded conformational polymorphism and subsequent sequencing. Detected polymorphisms were genotyped by restriction fragment length polymorphism. Total serum IgE was measured in allergic subjects and controls. Skin prick tests, blood eosinophil count and aspirin challenge test were performed only in the subjects. A subgroup of the subjects was further characterized by autologous serum skin test, histamine release test, Phadiatop and IgE antibodies against staphylococcal enterotoxins. RESULTS Two linked polymorphisms -344 C>T and -95 T>C were found within the FcepsilonRIalpha gene. The allele -344 T frequency was 0.45 vs 0.37 (P = 0.33), and the allele -95 C frequency was 0.26 in subjects vs 0.30 in controls (P = 0.62). Serum IgE was significantly higher in subjects homozygous for the -344T allele (TT genotype) than in those carrying the -344 C allele (CT or CC genotype; P = 0.003), but this association was not detectable in controls. CONCLUSIONS Our findings of genotype-related differences in IgE levels in allergic patients suggest an impact of -344 C>T but not -95 T>C gene polymorphism of FcepsilonRIalpha on total levels of IgE. The genetic variability in FcepsilonRIalpha at the -344 nucleotide of its regulatory sequence, though not related to atopy, predicts higher levels of the immunoglobulin.
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- D P Potaczek
- Department of Medicine, Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland
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Pajor Z, Motyka M, Kaczor M. [Iatrogenic situations in current medicine]. Pol Tyg Lek 1988; 43:342-4. [PMID: 3405876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Kaczor M. [Mental health care]. Pieleg Polozna 1984:18-9, 28. [PMID: 6567203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023]
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