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Filipić A, Dobnik D, Gutiérrez-Aguirre I, Ravnikar M, Košir T, Baebler Š, Štern A, Žegura B, Petkovšek M, Dular M, Mozetič M, Zaplotnik R, Primc G. Cold plasma within a stable supercavitation bubble - A breakthrough technology for efficient inactivation of viruses in water. Environ Int 2023; 182:108285. [PMID: 37972530 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108285] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 10/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Water scarcity, one of the most pressing challenges we face today, has developed for many reasons, including the increasing number of waterborne pollutants that affect the safety of the water environment. Waterborne human, animal and plant viruses represent huge health, environmental, and financial burden and thus it is important to efficiently inactivate them. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to construct a unique device combining plasma with supercavitation and to evaluate its efficiency for water decontamination with the emphasis on inactivation of viruses. High inactivation (>5 log10 PFU/mL) of bacteriophage MS2, a human enteric virus surrogate, was achieved after treatment of 0.43 L of recirculating water for up to 4 min. The key factors in the inactivation were short-lived reactive plasma species that damaged viral RNA. Water treated with plasma for a short time required for successful virus inactivation did not cause cytotoxic effects in the in vitro HepG2 cell model system or adverse effects on potato plant physiology. Therefore, the combined plasma-supercavitation device represents an environmentally-friendly technology that could provide contamination-free and safe water.
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- Arijana Filipić
- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Surface Engineering, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Surface Engineering, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Surface Engineering, Jožef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Patuel SJ, English C, Lopez-Scarim V, Konig I, Souders CL, Ivantsova E, Martyniuk CJ. Dataset for diseases associated with exposure to broflanilide, a novel pesticide, in larval zebrafish ( Danio rerio). Data Brief 2023; 50:109534. [PMID: 37727589 PMCID: PMC10505664 DOI: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109534] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Revised: 08/27/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023] Open
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Broflanilide is a novel pesticide that can antagonize ion channels and disrupt neurotransmitter systems in the brain. Zebrafish larvae were exposed to either 0, 1 or 10- µg/L broflanilide in the water for a period of 7 days during early development. RNA extraction was conducted on larval zebrafish for RNA-seq analysis using the Illumina NovoSeq 6000. Raw sequence data were processed through fastp and clean reads obtained by removing adapter and poly-N sequences. Alignment and differential gene expression analysis was conducted using HISAT2, StringTie assembler, and FPKM (Fragments Per Kilobase of transcript sequence per Millions base pairs sequenced). Subnetwork enrichment analysis (SNEA) revealed that exposure to 1 µg/L broflanilide altered gene networks associated with axonal injury, depression, neuroinflammation, and traumatic brain injury while exposure to 10- µg/L broflanilide resulted in changes in gene networks associated with brain infarction and ischemia, excitotoxicity, and neurogenic inflammation. In addition, genes related to MPTP-induced neurotoxicity were altered by broflanilide which has relevance for Parkinson's disease. Several transcripts were identified as being associated with a disease network link to neurodegeneration and included phospholipase A2 activating protein, calpain 1, ATPase Na+/K+ transporting subunit alpha 2, glia maturation factor beta, sphingomyelin phosphodiesterase 1, leucine rich repeat kinase 2, glutamate ionotropic receptor NMDA type subunit 2C, lysosomal associated membrane protein, and calcium/calmodulin dependent protein kinase II alpha among others. Data presented here include disease biomarkers for a novel pesticide and can be reused to refine models that describe adverse outcome pathways for neurotoxicity.
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- Sarah J. Patuel
- Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Lavras (UFLA), Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences, Neuroscience, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
- University of Florida Genetics Institute, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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Vilela de Sousa I, Ferreira MJS, Bebiano LB, Simões S, Matos AF, Pereira RF, Granja PL. Skin models of cutaneous toxicity, transdermal transport and wound repair. Burns Trauma 2023; 11:tkad014. [PMID: 37520659 PMCID: PMC10382248 DOI: 10.1093/burnst/tkad014] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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Skin is widely used as a drug delivery route due to its easy access and the possibility of using relatively painless methods for the administration of bioactive molecules. However, the barrier properties of the skin, along with its multilayer structure, impose severe restrictions on drug transport and bioavailability. Thus, bioengineered models aimed at emulating the skin have been developed not only for optimizing the transdermal transport of different drugs and testing the safety and toxicity of substances but also for understanding the biological processes behind skin wounds. Even though in vivo research is often preferred to study biological processes involving the skin, in vitro and ex vivo strategies have been gaining increasing relevance in recent years. Indeed, there is a noticeably increasing adoption of in vitro and ex vivo methods by internationally accepted guidelines. Furthermore, microfluidic organ-on-a-chip devices are nowadays emerging as valuable tools for functional and behavioural skin emulation. Challenges in miniaturization, automation and reliability still need to be addressed in order to create skin models that can predict skin behaviour in a robust, high-throughput manner, while being compliant with regulatory issues, standards and guidelines. In this review, skin models for transdermal transport, wound repair and cutaneous toxicity will be discussed with a focus on high-throughput strategies. Novel microfluidic strategies driven by advancements in microfabrication technologies will also be revised as a way to improve the efficiency of existing models, both in terms of complexity and throughput.
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Manuel Pereira da Silva, 4200-393 Porto, Portugal
- INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
- ISEP - Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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- iMed.ULisboa, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Prof. Gama Pinto, 1649-003 Lisboa, Portugal
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- i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Manuel Pereira da Silva, 4200-393 Porto, Portugal
- INEB - Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
- ICBAS – Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Universidade do Porto, Rua de Jorge Viterbo Ferreira 228, 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
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Sørensen L, Gomes T, Igartua A, Lyngstad IL, Almeida AC, Wagner M, Booth AM. Organic chemicals associated with rubber are more toxic to marine algae and bacteria than those of thermoplastics. J Hazard Mater 2023; 458:131810. [PMID: 37336109 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/21/2023]
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The current study investigated the chemical complexity of fifty plastic (36) and elastomer/rubber (14) methanol extracts from consumer products, focusing on the association with toxicity in two screening assays (bacteria luminescence and marine microalgae). The chemical composition varied considerably between the products and polymers. The most complex sample (car tire rubber) contained 2456 chemical features and the least complex (disposable water bottle) only 39 features, with a median of 386 features across all products. Individual extract toxicity also varied significantly across the products and polymers, with the two toxicity assays showing comparable results in terms of defining low and high toxicity extracts, and correlation between medium toxicity extracts. Chemical complexity and abundance both correlated with toxicity in both assays. However, there were strong differences in toxicity between plastic and elastomer extracts. Overall, 86-93 % of the 14 elastomer extracts and only 33-36 % of other polymer extracts (n = 36) were more toxic than the median. A range of compounds were tentatively identified across the sample set, with several concerning compounds being identified, mostly in the elastomers. While the current focus on plastic chemicals is towards thermoplastics, we show that elastomers may be of more concern from an environmental and human health perspective.
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- Lisbet Sørensen
- SINTEF Ocean AS, Department of Climate and Environment, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute of Water Research (NIVA), Section of Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Oslo, Norway
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- SINTEF Ocean AS, Department of Climate and Environment, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Biology, Trondheim, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute of Water Research (NIVA), Section of Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Biology, Trondheim, Norway
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- SINTEF Ocean AS, Department of Climate and Environment, Trondheim, Norway.
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Saha P, Sivaramakrishna A, Rao KVB. Bioremediation of reactive orange 16 by industrial effluent-adapted bacterial consortium VITPBC6: process optimization using response surface methodology (RSM), enzyme kinetics, pathway elucidation, and detoxification. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:35450-35477. [PMID: 36534248 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24501-8] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Textile effluent is one of the most hazardous industrial pollutant sources. It is generated in huge volumes and contains a wide array of toxicants. Reactive azo dyes, which are xenobiotic compounds, are predominantly utilized by textile industries for dyeing cotton, viscose, wool, and silk. The conventional physicochemical treatments used by industrial effluent treatment plants are ineffective in dye degradation. The present study thus attempted to find a potential treatment for reactive azo dyes. A novel bacterial consortium VITPBC6 was constructed with the most potent and compatible reactive orange 16 (RO-16) decolorizing isolates of tannery and textile effluents, and the isolates were identified as Bacillus flexus VITSP6, Bacillus paraflexus VITSPB7, Bacillus megaterium VITSPB9, Bacillus firmus VITEPB1, B. flexus VITEPB2, and Bacillus aryabhattai VITEPB3. The physicochemical factors of RO-16 decolorization were optimized by response surface methodology. Consortium VITPBC6 was able to tolerate a high concentration of RO-16 up to 800 mg L-1. A cocktail of enzymes including azoreductase, tyrosinase, laccase, lignin peroxidase, and manganese peroxidase was involved in RO-16 degradation by VITPBC6. Consortium VITPBC6 degraded RO-16 following zero-order reaction. The enzymes of consortium VITPBC6 had a Vmax of 352 mg L-1 day-1 for RO-16 degradation; however, the Km value was high. VITPBC6 biodegraded RO-16 resulting in the formation of small aromatic compounds. Lastly, different toxicity assays conducted with untreated RO-16 and its corresponding biodegraded metabolite revealed that the toxicity of biodegraded metabolites was significantly lower than the untreated dye.
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- Purbasha Saha
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Advanced Sciences, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, India
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Biosciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore, 632014, Tamilnadu, India.
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Yang F, Zhao Z, Zhang H, Zhou L, Tao L, Wang Q. Concentration-dependent transcriptome of zebrafish larvae for environmental bisphenol S assessment. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 223:112574. [PMID: 34358928 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The widespread use of bisphenol S (BPS) as an alternative to bisphenol A has captured attention due to its potential toxicity to aquatic organisms. In the present study, the zebrafish was used as a model to evaluate the toxicity of BPS and determine the underlying mechanisms. The environmental concentration-dependent (0, 0.1, 1, 10, 100, and 1000 μg/L BPS) transcriptome approach was employed in combination with toxicity assays to address the problem. Based on a weighted correlation network analysis, we speculated that excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) may initiate cellular events in BPS-exposed zebrafish, leading to multiple toxic effects. Furthermore, we used pathway enrichment analysis to identify key pathways (MAPK signalling pathway and metabolic pathways) that link the molecular mechanisms with different toxic effects. In addition, we performed protein-protein network and shortest path analyses to identify six hub genes (erbb2, rrm2, rps27a, his2h3c, cdk1, and mcm5) and their interactions. Moreover, we suggest that BPS may interact with erbb2 by molecular docking. Thus, the BPS-erbb2 interaction may activate the MAPK signalling and metabolic pathways, resulting in ROS production and then caused multiple toxic effects in zebrafish. This study provides information for characterising the mechanisms of BPS exposure in aquatic environments.
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- Feng Yang
- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 74, Zhongshan Second Road, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 74, Zhongshan Second Road, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 74, Zhongshan Second Road, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 74, Zhongshan Second Road, Guangzhou 510080, China
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 74, Zhongshan Second Road, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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- Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, No. 74, Zhongshan Second Road, Guangzhou 510080, China.
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Prata JC, Venâncio C, da Costa JP, Lopes I, Duarte AC, Rocha-Santos T. Considerations when using microplates and Neubauer counting chamber in ecotoxicity tests on microplastics. Mar Pollut Bull 2021; 170:112615. [PMID: 34126447 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2021] [Revised: 05/28/2021] [Accepted: 06/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The ubiquity of microplastics raises issues regarding contamination control measures and laboratory practices. The objective was to adapt the use of counting chambers and plastic microplates on the ecotoxicity evaluation of microplastics. Counting chambers, originally used to quantify cells, can also be used to count high concentrations of microplastics (<100 μm) used in laboratory assays. By decontaminating the chamber and mixing the test solution with Nile Red (1:1), fluorescent particles can be easily counted under optical microscopy. Microplate wells, due to their composition, can be contaminated or release microplastics to the test medium, which can interfere with the results of ecotoxicity assays or spectroscopy readings. A cleaning method based on ethanol was developed, which effectively removed particles by 91% without interfering with microalgae yield. Besides providing practical applications that can improve ecotoxicity assays, this work intends to raise awareness on the need to adapt laboratory practices when working with microplastics.
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- Joana C Prata
- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Centre for Functional Ecology (CFE), Department of Life Sciences, University of Coimbra, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Wari D, Takagi M, Ogawara T. Simplified insecticide toxicity determination method for Nesidiocoris tenuis using contaminated diet. MethodsX 2021; 8:101220. [PMID: 34434743 DOI: 10.1016/j.mex.2021.101220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Nesidiocoris tenuis is a zoophytophagous mirid bug widely studied for its role in preying on major greenhouse pests. Since N. tenuis has now been known for its vigorous predation potential on pests such as Bemisia tabaci, many applied entomologists are now recommending that N. tenuis be merged into the Integrated Pest management (IPM) systems. However, successful integration of N. tenuis into any IPM system depends on thorough evaluation with compatible pesticides, as incompatible pesticides can offset the whole idea of IPM. Here, we simulate the field situation where N. tenuis feeds directly on a contaminated B. tabaci nymph or leaves. However, instead of using live B. tabaci nymphs, we used brine shrimp eggs, Artemia salina (Linnaeus, 1758). Brine shrimp eggs have been reported to be an excellent factitious supplementary diet in augmenting N. tenuis populations. Thus, we use brine shrimp eggs to determine the toxicity of pesticides, to which the calculated mortality rates can be used to determine which pesticides can be used together with N. tenuis in an IPM system against any related pest.•We developed a customized containment system that promotes aeration and minimize contamination.•Pesticide contaminated hatched brine shrimp eggs is delivered to N. tenuis in the aerated containment system.•In addition to established methods such as leaf dipping or insect dipping, this method shows to mimic N. tenuis feeding on contaminated B. tabaci nymphs in field conditions thus, predicts how a pesticide may be of toxic or compatible with N. tenuis when both are integrated together.
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Rumbo C, Espina CC, Popov VV, Skokov K, Tamayo-Ramos JA. Toxicological evaluation of MnAl based permanent magnets using different in vitro models. Chemosphere 2021; 263:128343. [PMID: 33297268 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2020] [Revised: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Due to economic, environmental and geopolitical issues, the development of permanent magnets with a composition free of rare earth elements and with acceptable magnetic properties has been considered a priority by the international community, being MnAl based alloys amongst the most promising candidates. The aim of this work was to evaluate the toxicity of powders of two forms of newly developed MnAl(C) permanent magnets through exposure experiments applying three model organisms, using as a benchmark powders of a commercial rare-earth-containing magnet (Nd2Fe14B). For this purpose, the direct exposure to the different particles suspensions as well as to magnets leachates was evaluated. Both viability and oxidative stress assays were applied in an adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cell line (A549) and in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, together with the bioluminescent inhibition assay in the Gram negative bacterium Vibrio fischeri. The obtained results indicate that MnAl(C) permanent magnets, in general terms, presented similar toxicity than the Nd magnet for the selected biological models under the studied conditions. Overall, the presented data provide, for the first time, an in vitro toxicity analysis of MnAl based magnets.
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- Carlos Rumbo
- International Research Centre in Critical Raw Materials-ICCRAM, Universidad de Burgos, Plaza Misael Bañuelos S/n, 09001, Burgos, Spain.
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- International Research Centre in Critical Raw Materials-ICCRAM, Universidad de Burgos, Plaza Misael Bañuelos S/n, 09001, Burgos, Spain
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- Israel Institute of Metals, Technion R&D Foundation Ltd., Technion City, 3200003, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Str. 16, D-64287, Darmstadt, Germany
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- International Research Centre in Critical Raw Materials-ICCRAM, Universidad de Burgos, Plaza Misael Bañuelos S/n, 09001, Burgos, Spain.
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Protti-Sánchez F, Quirós-Guerrero L, Vásquez V, Willink B, Pacheco M, León E, Pröhl H, Bolaños F. Toxicity and Alkaloid Profiling of the Skin of the Golfo Dulcean Poison Frog Phyllobates vittatus (Dendrobatidae). J Chem Ecol 2019; 45:914-25. [PMID: 31802386 DOI: 10.1007/s10886-019-01116-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2019] [Revised: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Frogs in the genus Phyllobates are known for the presence of batrachotoxin, a highly toxic alkaloid, in their skin. Nevertheless, Phyllobates frogs from Costa Rica and Panama (P. lugubris and P. vittatus) are considered non-toxic, as they have been reported to harbor low concentrations of this alkaloid. However, the potential toxicity of Central American Phyllobates has not been assessed experimentally. Our goal was to determine the toxicity of the whole skin of P. vittatus, an endemic species from the Southeastern Pacific region of Costa Rica. We performed median lethal dose (LD50) tests in mice to determine general toxicity, and an irritant assay based on the behavioral responses of mice to subcutaneous injection, to determine differences in irritability, as a measure of toxicity, among three study localities. Using UPLC-ESI-QTOF, we obtained chemical profiles of the methanolic extract of frog skins. Due to the absence of mortality at the studied doses, we were unable to estimate LD50. However, we recorded a list of toxicity symptoms in mice that are consistent with cardiotoxic effects, and found that mice presented more symptoms at higher concentrations of skin extracts during the first hour of the LD50 assays, recovering completely at all doses by the end of the assay. On the other hand, we did not detect differences in irritability among studied localities. Additionally, we putatively identified three toxic alkaloids (Batrachotoxinin A, DHQ 251A and Lehm 275A). This study provides the first experimental data on the toxicity and associated symptoms in mice, as well as the chemical profile of the skin of P. vittatus. We suggest that the skin alkaloids of P. vitattus may confer a chemical defense towards predators.
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Urbano VR, Maniero MG, Pérez-Moya M, Guimarães JR. Influence of pH and ozone dose on sulfaquinoxaline ozonation. J Environ Manage 2017; 195:224-231. [PMID: 27558831 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2016.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Revised: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Sulfaquinoxaline (SQX) is an antimicrobial of the sulfonamides class. Usually employed in veterinary medicine, this contaminant of emerging concern has been found in superficial and groundwater and its consequences for the environment and human health are not completely known. In this study, SQX (C0 = 500 μg L-1, 1 L) degradation by an ozonation process at pH 3, 7, and 11 was evaluated. Ozonation was effective in degrading SQX: efficiency exceeding 99% was obtained applying an ozone dose of 2.8 mg L-1 at pH 3. Assays were performed according to a 22 design of experiments (DOE) with star points and three central points for statistical validity. Minimum and maximum levels were set at 3 and 11 for pH, and 0 and 11.5 mg L-1 for applied ozone dose. There was no significant interaction between these variables, and the pH value played the most important role in terms of contaminant degradation. In relation to toxicity, samples ozonated at pH 3 did not inhibit the luminescence of the bacteria, even though different intermediates were formed and identified by mass spectra. At pH 7, inhibition of luminescence remained almost constant (at around 30%) according to ozonation time or ozone dose. However, the hydroxyl radical, the major oxidant at pH 11, was responsible for the formation of toxic intermediates.
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- Vanessa Ribeiro Urbano
- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design, University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6143, 13083-889, Campinas, Brazil
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- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design, University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6143, 13083-889, Campinas, Brazil
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- Escola d'Enginyeria de Barcelona Est, EEBE, Chemical Engineering Department, UPC, BARCELONATECH, Comte d'Urgell 187, 08036, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Urban Design, University of Campinas, P.O. Box 6143, 13083-889, Campinas, Brazil.
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Coledam DAC, Pupo MMS, Silva BF, Silva AJ, Eguiluz KIB, Salazar-Banda GR, Aquino JM. Electrochemical mineralization of cephalexin using a conductive diamond anode: A mechanistic and toxicity investigation. Chemosphere 2017; 168:638-647. [PMID: 27847122 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The contamination of surface and ground water by antibiotics is of significant importance due to their potential chronic toxic effects to the aquatic and human lives. Thus, in this work, the electrochemical oxidation of cephalexin (CEX) was carried out in a one compartment filter-press flow cell using a boron-doped diamond (BDD) electrode as anode. During the electrolysis, the investigated variables were: supporting electrolyte (Na2SO4, NaCl, NaNO3, and Na2CO3) at constant ionic strength (0.1 M), pH (3, 7, 10, and without control), and current density (5, 10 and 20 mA cm-2). The oxidation and mineralization of CEX were assessed by high performance liquid chromatography, coupled to mass spectrometry and total organic carbon. The oxidation process of CEX was dependent on the type of electrolyte and on pH of the solution due to the distinct oxidant species electrogenerated; however, the conversion of CEX and its hydroxylated intermediates to CO2 depends only on their diffusion to the surface of the BDD. In the final stages of electrolysis, an accumulation of recalcitrant oxamic and oxalic carboxylic acids, was detected. Finally, the growth inhibition assay with Escherichia coli cells showed that the toxicity of CEX solution decreased along the electrochemical treatment due to the rupture of the β-lactam ring of the antibiotic.
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- Douglas A C Coledam
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C.P. 676, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa/Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Processos, Universidade Tiradentes, 49032-490 Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química de Araraquara, Departamento de Química Analítica, Universidade Estadual Paulista, 14800-900 Araraquara, SP, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C.P. 676, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa/Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Processos, Universidade Tiradentes, 49032-490 Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Instituto de Tecnologia e Pesquisa/Programa de Pós-graduação em Engenharia de Processos, Universidade Tiradentes, 49032-490 Aracaju, SE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de São Carlos, C.P. 676, 13560-970 São Carlos, SP, Brazil.
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Barhoumi B, Elbarhoumi A, Clérandeau C, Al-Rawabdeh AM, Atyaoui A, Touil S, Driss MR, Cachot J. Using an Integrated Approach to Assess the Sediment Quality of an Mediterranean Lagoon, the Bizerte Lagoon (Tunisia). Ecotoxicology 2016; 25:1082-1104. [PMID: 27146821 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-016-1664-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The present study investigates the quality of surface sediments from the Bizerte lagoon (North Tunisia) using an integrated approach including chemical contaminant analysis, bioassays and sediment quality guidelines (SQGs). Sediment samples were collected at 9 sites and analyzed for eight heavy metals (Hg, Cd, Cr, Cu, Pb, Zn, Ni, Fe and Mn). PAHs, PCBs, OCPs were measured previously in the same sediment samples. Our results indicated that the highest concentrations of metals were found near urban areas due to the municipial and industrial wastewater discharges. Sediment pollution assessment was carried out using geoaccumulation index and enrichment factor, which indicate a widespread pollution by Cd, Pb, Ni and Zn in the studied sediments. For bioassays, aqueous and organic extracts were used to assess toxicity and genotoxicity in sediments by using Microtox(®) and SOS Chromotest, respectively. Toxicity levels were compared to metallic and organic pollutants contents. Our results highlight differences in the pattern of responses between the different assays and show no correlation with all the studied contaminants, emphasizing the influence of other contaminants not analyzed in the present study. Based on SQGs, the results of toxicity assessment indicated that adverse effects caused by Ni and Zn would be expected frequently. Nickel was found to have the highest predicted acute toxicity, followed by Zn, Pb, Cd, Cu and Cr. There was no significant relationship between sediment toxicity calculated from heavy metal concentrations (SQG approach) and those measured with bioassays. These findings support the use of integrated approachs for evaluating the environmental risks of sediments.
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- Badreddine Barhoumi
- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Laboratory of Heteroatom Organic Chemistry, University of Carthage, 7021, Jarzouna, Tunisia.
- University of Bordeaux, Avenue des Facultés CNRS EPOC 5805, 33405, Talence Cedex, France.
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- Department of Earth Sciences Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, University of Carthage, 7021, Jarzouna, Tunisia
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- University of Bordeaux, Avenue des Facultés CNRS EPOC 5805, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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- Office National des Mines, Siège social de l'ONM 24, rue de L'Energie, 2035 La Charguia - Tunis, 1080, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Laboratory of Heteroatom Organic Chemistry, University of Carthage, 7021, Jarzouna, Tunisia
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- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Laboratory of Heteroatom Organic Chemistry, University of Carthage, 7021, Jarzouna, Tunisia
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- University of Bordeaux, Avenue des Facultés CNRS EPOC 5805, 33405, Talence Cedex, France
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de Azevedo Neta Mahon CPC, Colodel EM, Balogun SO, de Oliveira RG, de Oliveira Martins DT. Toxicological evaluation of the hydroethanolic extract of Dilodendron bipinnatum Radlk. J Ethnopharmacol 2014; 155:665-671. [PMID: 24933228 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.06.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2014] [Revised: 05/28/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Dilodendron bipinnatum Radlk., Sapindaceae, is popularly known as 'mulher-pobre'. Its stem bark macerate or decoction is popularly used mainly to treat uterine inflammation and bone fractures. Acute oral and subchronic toxicities of the hydroethanolic extract of Dilodendron bipinnatum (HEDb) were investigated as well as the classes of phytochemical present in the extract. MATERIALS AND METHODS Acute toxicity of HEDb was investigated by hippocratic screening in Swiss mice, cytotoxicity and potential genotoxic effect were evaluated with micronucleus test in the CHO-k1cells. Subchronic oral toxicity of HEDb was assessed in Wistar rats with graded doses of HEDb repeatedly administered for 30 days, in order to evaluate the behavioral changes, weight gain, water and feed consumption, urine and feces excretion, hematological and biochemical parameters and histopathological examinations of vital organs. RESULTS In hippocratic screening doses up to 5000 mg/kg p.o. did not cause any changes in female mice, while signs of reduction in motility, increased respiratory rate and tail erection were observed in male mice but were all reversed within an hour. In cytotoxicity assay, IC50 was 118±1.55 µg/mL in CHO-k1 cells. Micronucleus test demonstrated that the plant extract is non-genotoxic. In subchronic toxicity studies, minor change was observed as an increase in the urine output in the last 18 days of treatment with 500 mg/kg of HEDb, while other parameters remained unchanged. All alterations observed were discrete and minor in nature and were not accompanied by any relevant clinical signs or any toxicologically significant biochemical, hematological and histopathological changes. Preliminary phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of aurones, chalcones, coumarins, flavonones, flavononoids, phenols, and saponins. CONCLUSION The results demonstrate high safety profile of HEDb in both experimental animals and cell models assays. However, there may be risk of hepatotoxicity in the use of the extract at high doses for a prolonged period.
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Agronomy and Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) 78060-900, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
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- Departament of Basic Sciences in Health, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) 78060-900, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
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- Departament of Basic Sciences in Health, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT) 78060-900, Cuiabá, MT, Brazil
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Kaushik R, Balasubramanian R. A comparative toxicity evaluation of Escherichia coli-targeted ssDNA and chlorine in HepG2 cells. Water Res 2014; 48:519-528. [PMID: 24206757 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.10.005] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2013] [Revised: 09/25/2013] [Accepted: 10/02/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In this study, a comparative assessment of the effectiveness of ssDNA and chlorine as disinfectants for treating water contaminated with Escherichia coli (E. coli) was investigated on the basis of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity. The gene targets addressed for the ssDNA based inhibition method were marA (multiple antibiotic resistance) and groL (essential gene Hsp60) in E. coli. Based on the maximum log reduction in E. coli cell numbers when compared to no ssDNA control, groL-1 was chosen as the optimized ssDNA for gene silencing-based inactivation. For toxicity assessment, HepG2 cells were exposed to extracts corresponding to concentrations of 0.2, 1, 5, 25 and 50 mL water/mL medium of chlorine doped water and 1, 10, 100, 300 nM of ssDNA. Compared with ssDNA, HepG2 cells exposed to extracts of chlorine doped water for 24 h showed higher cytotoxicity, caspase 3/7 levels, DNA damage, micronuclei frequency, and decreased cell viability. Water doped with chlorine was found to be more toxic than that by ssDNA when exposed to HepG2 cells. The results of this study provide a scientific basis for comparative evaluation of new and conventional disinfection methods by taking into consideration the outcome of cytotoxicity and genotoxicity assessments.
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- Rajni Kaushik
- Singapore-Delft Water Alliance, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117576, Singapore
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