Per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances(PFASs) are commonly used in industrial processes and daily life products.Because they are persistent, they accumulate in the environment, wildlife and humans.Although many stud...Per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances(PFASs) are commonly used in industrial processes and daily life products.Because they are persistent, they accumulate in the environment, wildlife and humans.Although many studies have focused on two of the most representative PFASs, PFOS and PFOA, the potential toxicity of short-chain PFASs has not yet been given sufficient attention.We used a battery of assays to evaluate the toxicity of several four-carbon and six-carbon perfluorinated sulfonates and carboxyl acids(PFBS,PFHxS, PFBA and PFHxA), with a human mesenchymal stem cell(hMSC) system.Our results demonstrate significant cyto-and potential developmental toxicity for all the compounds analyzed, with shared but also distinct mechanisms of toxicity.Moreover, the effects of PFBS and PFHxS were stronger than those of PFBA and PFHxA, but occurred at higher doses compared to PFOS or PFOA.展开更多
To protect the wellbeing of research animals,certain non-invasive measures are in increasing need to facilitate an early diagnosis of health and toxicity.In this study,feces specimen was collected from adult zebrafish...To protect the wellbeing of research animals,certain non-invasive measures are in increasing need to facilitate an early diagnosis of health and toxicity.In this study,feces specimen was collected from adult zebrafish to profile the metabolome fingerprint.Variability in fecal metabolite composition was also distinguished as a result of aging,perfluorobutanesulfonate(PFBS)toxicant,and fecal transplantation.The results showed that zebrafish feces was very rich in a diversity of metabolites that belonged to several major classes,including lipid,amino acid,carbohydrate,vitamin,steroid hormone,and neurotransmitter.Fecal metabolites had functional implications to multiple physiological activities,which were characterized by the enrichment of digestion,absorption,endocrine,and neurotransmission processes.The high richness and functional involvement of fecal metabolites pinpointed feces as an abundant source of diagnostic markers.By comparison between young and aged zebrafish,fundamental modifications of fecal metabolomes were caused by aging progression,centering on the neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathway.Exposure of aged zebrafish to PFBS pollutant also significantly disrupted the metabolomic structure in feces.Of special concern were the changes in fecal hormone intermediates after PFBS exposure,which was concordant with the in vivo endocrine disrupting effects of PFBS.Furthermore,itwas intriguing that transplantation of young zebrafish feces efficientlymitigated the metabolic perturbation of PFBS in aged recipients,highlighting the health benefits of therapeutic strategies based on gut microbiota manipulation.In summary,the present study provides preliminary clues to evidence the non-invasive advantage of fecal metabolomics in the early diagnosis and prediction of physiology and toxicology.展开更多
Photocatalytic technology has been proven to be a simple and effective method for degrading recalcitrant organic pollutants.In this study,a series of Z-scheme heterojunction nanocomposites composed of CeO_(2)and terep...Photocatalytic technology has been proven to be a simple and effective method for degrading recalcitrant organic pollutants.In this study,a series of Z-scheme heterojunction nanocomposites composed of CeO_(2)and terephthalic acid-modified WO_(3) was prepared and further used as photocatalysts for perfluorobutane sulfonate(PFBS)degradation.In this design,terephthalic acid was used as an electron recombination center and heterojunction mediator,which effectively enhances the migration ability of electron-hole pairs and the physicochemical stability of the catalyst.In addition,in situ synthesis of CeO_(2)onto the WO_(3) surface by the coordinate bond between terephthalic acid and Ce ions can avoid CeO_(2)agglomeration.As a result,the CeO_(2)@WO_(3) photocatalyst exhibits excellent PFBS degradation ability(94%for CeO_(2)@WO_(3) vs.19%for CeO_(2)).After the fifth cyclic degradation experiment,the CeO_(2)@WO_(3) photocatalyst still maintains stable degradation efficiency.Furthermore,the reaction mechanism of the PFBS in CeO_(2)@WO_(3) photocatalytic process was analyzed by free radical trapping experiment and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry(LC-MS)technique.This study provides new insights for constructing Z-scheme heterojunction and demonstrates that CeO_(2)@WO_(3) photocatalysts possess a promising prospect for degrading PFBS pollutants.展开更多
Multi-constrained pipes conveying fluid,such as aircraft hydraulic control pipes,are susceptible to resonance fatigue in harsh vibration environments,which may lead to system failure and even catastrophic accidents.In...Multi-constrained pipes conveying fluid,such as aircraft hydraulic control pipes,are susceptible to resonance fatigue in harsh vibration environments,which may lead to system failure and even catastrophic accidents.In this study,a machine learning(ML)-assisted weak vibration design method under harsh environmental excitations is proposed.The dynamic model of a typical pipe is developed using the absolute nodal coordinate formulation(ANCF)to determine its vibrational characteristics.With the harsh vibration environments as the preserved frequency band(PFB),the safety design is defined by comparing the natural frequency with the PFB.By analyzing the safety design of pipes with different constraint parameters,the dataset of the absolute safety length and the absolute resonance length of the pipe is obtained.This dataset is then utilized to develop genetic programming(GP)algorithm-based ML models capable of producing explicit mathematical expressions of the pipe's absolute safety length and absolute resonance length with the location,stiffness,and total number of retaining clips as design variables.The proposed ML models effectively bridge the dataset with the prediction results.Thus,the ML model is utilized to stagger the natural frequency,and the PFB is utilized to achieve the weak vibration design.The findings of the present study provide valuable insights into the practical application of weak vibration design.展开更多
Perfluorobutanesulfonate(PFBS)is an emerging pollutant capable of potently disrupting the sex and thyroid endocrine systems of teleosts.However,the hypoxic and temporal variation in PFBS endocrine disrupting toxicity ...Perfluorobutanesulfonate(PFBS)is an emerging pollutant capable of potently disrupting the sex and thyroid endocrine systems of teleosts.However,the hypoxic and temporal variation in PFBS endocrine disrupting toxicity remain largely unknown.In the present study,adult marine medaka were exposed to environmentally realistic concentrations of PFBS(0 and 10μg/L)under normoxia or hypoxia conditions for 7 days,aiming to explore the interactive behavior between PFBS and hypoxia.In addition,PFBS singular exposure was extended till 21days under normoxia to elucidate the time-course progression in PFBS toxicity.The results showed that hypoxia inhibited the growth and caused the suspension of egg spawn regardless of PFBS exposure.With regard to the sex endocrine system,7-day PFBS exposure led to an acute stimulation of transcriptional profiles in females,which,subsequently,recovered after the 21-day exposure.The potency of hypoxia to disturb the sex hormones was much stronger than PFBS.A remarkable increase in estradiol concentration was noted in medaka blood after hypoxia exposure.Changes in sex endocrinology of coexposed fish were largely determined by hypoxia,which drove the formation of an estrogenic environment.PFBS further enhanced the endocrine disrupting effects of hypoxia.However,the hepatic synthesis of vitellogenin and choriogenin,two commonly used sensitive biomarkers of estrogenic activity,failed to initiate in response to the estrogen stimulus.Compared to sex endocrine system,disturbances in thyroidal axis by PFBS or hypoxia were relatively mild.Overall,the present findings will advance our toxicological understanding about PFBS pollutant under the interference of hypoxia.展开更多
Soils are impacted globally by several anthropogenic factors,including chemical pollutants.Among those,perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFAS)are of concern due to their high environmental persistence,and ...Soils are impacted globally by several anthropogenic factors,including chemical pollutants.Among those,perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFAS)are of concern due to their high environmental persistence,and as they might affect soil structure and function.However,data on impacts of PFAS on soil structure and microbially-driven processes are currently lacking.This study explored the effects of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid(PFOS),perfluorooctanoic acid(PFOA)and perfluorobutanesulfonic acid(PFBS)at environmental-relevant concentrations on soil health,using a 6-week microcosm experiment.PFAS(even at 0.5 ng g-1 for PFBS)significantly increased litter decomposition,associated with positive effects on-glucosidase activities.This effect increased with PFAS concentrations.Soil pH was significantly increased,likely as a direct consequence of increased litter decomposition affected by PFAS.Soil respiration was significantly inhibited by PFAS in week 3,while this effect was more variable in week 6.Water-stable aggregates were negatively affected by PFOS,possibly related to microbial shifts.PFAS affected soil bacterial and fungal abundance,but not microbial and certain enzyme activities.Our work highlights the potential effects of PFAS on soil health,and we argue that this substance class could be a factor of environmental change of potentially broad relevance in terrestrial ecosystem functioning.展开更多
Perfluorobutanesulfonate (PFBS) is a ubiquitous pollutant in the aquatic environment, but its toxic effects andmechanisms on amphibian species remain largely unknown. In the present study, tadpoles (Lithobates catesbe...Perfluorobutanesulfonate (PFBS) is a ubiquitous pollutant in the aquatic environment, but its toxic effects andmechanisms on amphibian species remain largely unknown. In the present study, tadpoles (Lithobates catesbeianus) were exposed to various concentrations of PFBS (0, 1, 3, 10, and 30 μg/L) for 14 days, with the goal ofunveiling the impairment of intestinal health. Histopathological examination showed that sub-lethal exposure oftadpoles to PFBS at concentrations as low as 3 μg/L could result in the injury of intestinal structures. In a clearconcentration-dependent manner, the expressions of epithelial barrier components (i.e., Claudin 1 gene and tightjunction protein 2) were significantly decreased in PFBS-exposed intestines, while the intestinal content oflipopolysaccharide (LPS) and transcriptions of downstream responsive genes (e.g., TLR4, MyD88, and NF-κB) wereconcurrently significantly increased by exposure to 3, 10, and 30 μg/L of PFBS. As a consequence, the number ofeosinophils and expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL-1β and TNF-α) were increased therein.Furthermore, PFBS exposure induced oxidative stress in intestinal tissues by increasing the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and suppressing antioxidant capacity. The transcriptional levels of CytoC and Bax genes aswell as activities of caspase 9 and caspase 3 enzymes were remarkably increased, while the transcript abundanceof Bcl-2 was down-regulated significantly after PFBS exposure, thereby favoring apoptosis in tadpole intestines.PFBS sub-lethal exposure also drove the composition of intestinal microbiota to a dysbiosis status. Correlationanalysis further revealed that the relative abundance of members of the genus Bosea was positively related withthe contents of LPS and IL-1β. Overall, the present study provides the first evidence for pronounced impacts ofPFBS on amphibian intestinal ecology, highlighting the susceptibility of tadpoles to the environmental risks ofPFBS.展开更多
全氟烷基化合物(Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,PFASs)是一类广泛应用于工业和消费产品的人造化学物质,研究表明,PFASs暴露能损伤生殖系统、免疫系统、内分泌系统等。PFASs在人体内的半衰期特别长,以及极端的环境持久性,导致一...全氟烷基化合物(Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,PFASs)是一类广泛应用于工业和消费产品的人造化学物质,研究表明,PFASs暴露能损伤生殖系统、免疫系统、内分泌系统等。PFASs在人体内的半衰期特别长,以及极端的环境持久性,导致一般人群普遍长期暴露于其作用之下。现有数据表明,人类接触PFASs可能发生在发育的不同阶段,并可能造成短期或/和长期健康影响。本文综合了目前关于长链和短链PFASs存在与生物积累的相关文献,旨在为未来的PFASs研究提供参考。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.21876197, 21577166, 21707160)the Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nos.XDB14040301, 29[2015]30, QYZDJ-SSW-DQC017)the K.C.Wong Education Foundation.
文摘Per-and polyfluorinated alkyl substances(PFASs) are commonly used in industrial processes and daily life products.Because they are persistent, they accumulate in the environment, wildlife and humans.Although many studies have focused on two of the most representative PFASs, PFOS and PFOA, the potential toxicity of short-chain PFASs has not yet been given sufficient attention.We used a battery of assays to evaluate the toxicity of several four-carbon and six-carbon perfluorinated sulfonates and carboxyl acids(PFBS,PFHxS, PFBA and PFHxA), with a human mesenchymal stem cell(hMSC) system.Our results demonstrate significant cyto-and potential developmental toxicity for all the compounds analyzed, with shared but also distinct mechanisms of toxicity.Moreover, the effects of PFBS and PFHxS were stronger than those of PFBA and PFHxA, but occurred at higher doses compared to PFOS or PFOA.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.22006159)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,China(No.2021CFA086)the Innovative Team Program of Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,China(No.2021CFA032).
文摘To protect the wellbeing of research animals,certain non-invasive measures are in increasing need to facilitate an early diagnosis of health and toxicity.In this study,feces specimen was collected from adult zebrafish to profile the metabolome fingerprint.Variability in fecal metabolite composition was also distinguished as a result of aging,perfluorobutanesulfonate(PFBS)toxicant,and fecal transplantation.The results showed that zebrafish feces was very rich in a diversity of metabolites that belonged to several major classes,including lipid,amino acid,carbohydrate,vitamin,steroid hormone,and neurotransmitter.Fecal metabolites had functional implications to multiple physiological activities,which were characterized by the enrichment of digestion,absorption,endocrine,and neurotransmission processes.The high richness and functional involvement of fecal metabolites pinpointed feces as an abundant source of diagnostic markers.By comparison between young and aged zebrafish,fundamental modifications of fecal metabolomes were caused by aging progression,centering on the neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathway.Exposure of aged zebrafish to PFBS pollutant also significantly disrupted the metabolomic structure in feces.Of special concern were the changes in fecal hormone intermediates after PFBS exposure,which was concordant with the in vivo endocrine disrupting effects of PFBS.Furthermore,itwas intriguing that transplantation of young zebrafish feces efficientlymitigated the metabolic perturbation of PFBS in aged recipients,highlighting the health benefits of therapeutic strategies based on gut microbiota manipulation.In summary,the present study provides preliminary clues to evidence the non-invasive advantage of fecal metabolomics in the early diagnosis and prediction of physiology and toxicology.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52300206)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20230705)+2 种基金Industry-University Research Cooperation Project of Jiangsu Province,China(BY20221227)Natural Science Foundation of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions of China(22KJB610014)the Talent-Recruiting Program of Nanjing Institute of Technology(YKJ202124)。
文摘Photocatalytic technology has been proven to be a simple and effective method for degrading recalcitrant organic pollutants.In this study,a series of Z-scheme heterojunction nanocomposites composed of CeO_(2)and terephthalic acid-modified WO_(3) was prepared and further used as photocatalysts for perfluorobutane sulfonate(PFBS)degradation.In this design,terephthalic acid was used as an electron recombination center and heterojunction mediator,which effectively enhances the migration ability of electron-hole pairs and the physicochemical stability of the catalyst.In addition,in situ synthesis of CeO_(2)onto the WO_(3) surface by the coordinate bond between terephthalic acid and Ce ions can avoid CeO_(2)agglomeration.As a result,the CeO_(2)@WO_(3) photocatalyst exhibits excellent PFBS degradation ability(94%for CeO_(2)@WO_(3) vs.19%for CeO_(2)).After the fifth cyclic degradation experiment,the CeO_(2)@WO_(3) photocatalyst still maintains stable degradation efficiency.Furthermore,the reaction mechanism of the PFBS in CeO_(2)@WO_(3) photocatalytic process was analyzed by free radical trapping experiment and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry(LC-MS)technique.This study provides new insights for constructing Z-scheme heterojunction and demonstrates that CeO_(2)@WO_(3) photocatalysts possess a promising prospect for degrading PFBS pollutants.
基金Project supported by the Foundation for Innovative Research Groups of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12421002)the National Science Funds for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(No.12025204)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12372015)China Scholarship Council(No.202206890065)。
文摘Multi-constrained pipes conveying fluid,such as aircraft hydraulic control pipes,are susceptible to resonance fatigue in harsh vibration environments,which may lead to system failure and even catastrophic accidents.In this study,a machine learning(ML)-assisted weak vibration design method under harsh environmental excitations is proposed.The dynamic model of a typical pipe is developed using the absolute nodal coordinate formulation(ANCF)to determine its vibrational characteristics.With the harsh vibration environments as the preserved frequency band(PFB),the safety design is defined by comparing the natural frequency with the PFB.By analyzing the safety design of pipes with different constraint parameters,the dataset of the absolute safety length and the absolute resonance length of the pipe is obtained.This dataset is then utilized to develop genetic programming(GP)algorithm-based ML models capable of producing explicit mathematical expressions of the pipe's absolute safety length and absolute resonance length with the location,stiffness,and total number of retaining clips as design variables.The proposed ML models effectively bridge the dataset with the prediction results.Thus,the ML model is utilized to stagger the natural frequency,and the PFB is utilized to achieve the weak vibration design.The findings of the present study provide valuable insights into the practical application of weak vibration design.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.22006159 and 31971236)the Research Grants Council Theme-Based Research Scheme (No.T21-602/16-R)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province,China (No.2021CFA086)the State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology (No.2022FBZ02)。
文摘Perfluorobutanesulfonate(PFBS)is an emerging pollutant capable of potently disrupting the sex and thyroid endocrine systems of teleosts.However,the hypoxic and temporal variation in PFBS endocrine disrupting toxicity remain largely unknown.In the present study,adult marine medaka were exposed to environmentally realistic concentrations of PFBS(0 and 10μg/L)under normoxia or hypoxia conditions for 7 days,aiming to explore the interactive behavior between PFBS and hypoxia.In addition,PFBS singular exposure was extended till 21days under normoxia to elucidate the time-course progression in PFBS toxicity.The results showed that hypoxia inhibited the growth and caused the suspension of egg spawn regardless of PFBS exposure.With regard to the sex endocrine system,7-day PFBS exposure led to an acute stimulation of transcriptional profiles in females,which,subsequently,recovered after the 21-day exposure.The potency of hypoxia to disturb the sex hormones was much stronger than PFBS.A remarkable increase in estradiol concentration was noted in medaka blood after hypoxia exposure.Changes in sex endocrinology of coexposed fish were largely determined by hypoxia,which drove the formation of an estrogenic environment.PFBS further enhanced the endocrine disrupting effects of hypoxia.However,the hepatic synthesis of vitellogenin and choriogenin,two commonly used sensitive biomarkers of estrogenic activity,failed to initiate in response to the estrogen stimulus.Compared to sex endocrine system,disturbances in thyroidal axis by PFBS or hypoxia were relatively mild.Overall,the present findings will advance our toxicological understanding about PFBS pollutant under the interference of hypoxia.
文摘Soils are impacted globally by several anthropogenic factors,including chemical pollutants.Among those,perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances(PFAS)are of concern due to their high environmental persistence,and as they might affect soil structure and function.However,data on impacts of PFAS on soil structure and microbially-driven processes are currently lacking.This study explored the effects of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid(PFOS),perfluorooctanoic acid(PFOA)and perfluorobutanesulfonic acid(PFBS)at environmental-relevant concentrations on soil health,using a 6-week microcosm experiment.PFAS(even at 0.5 ng g-1 for PFBS)significantly increased litter decomposition,associated with positive effects on-glucosidase activities.This effect increased with PFAS concentrations.Soil pH was significantly increased,likely as a direct consequence of increased litter decomposition affected by PFAS.Soil respiration was significantly inhibited by PFAS in week 3,while this effect was more variable in week 6.Water-stable aggregates were negatively affected by PFOS,possibly related to microbial shifts.PFAS affected soil bacterial and fungal abundance,but not microbial and certain enzyme activities.Our work highlights the potential effects of PFAS on soil health,and we argue that this substance class could be a factor of environmental change of potentially broad relevance in terrestrial ecosystem functioning.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.31971236 and 32071498).
文摘Perfluorobutanesulfonate (PFBS) is a ubiquitous pollutant in the aquatic environment, but its toxic effects andmechanisms on amphibian species remain largely unknown. In the present study, tadpoles (Lithobates catesbeianus) were exposed to various concentrations of PFBS (0, 1, 3, 10, and 30 μg/L) for 14 days, with the goal ofunveiling the impairment of intestinal health. Histopathological examination showed that sub-lethal exposure oftadpoles to PFBS at concentrations as low as 3 μg/L could result in the injury of intestinal structures. In a clearconcentration-dependent manner, the expressions of epithelial barrier components (i.e., Claudin 1 gene and tightjunction protein 2) were significantly decreased in PFBS-exposed intestines, while the intestinal content oflipopolysaccharide (LPS) and transcriptions of downstream responsive genes (e.g., TLR4, MyD88, and NF-κB) wereconcurrently significantly increased by exposure to 3, 10, and 30 μg/L of PFBS. As a consequence, the number ofeosinophils and expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., IL-1β and TNF-α) were increased therein.Furthermore, PFBS exposure induced oxidative stress in intestinal tissues by increasing the level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and suppressing antioxidant capacity. The transcriptional levels of CytoC and Bax genes aswell as activities of caspase 9 and caspase 3 enzymes were remarkably increased, while the transcript abundanceof Bcl-2 was down-regulated significantly after PFBS exposure, thereby favoring apoptosis in tadpole intestines.PFBS sub-lethal exposure also drove the composition of intestinal microbiota to a dysbiosis status. Correlationanalysis further revealed that the relative abundance of members of the genus Bosea was positively related withthe contents of LPS and IL-1β. Overall, the present study provides the first evidence for pronounced impacts ofPFBS on amphibian intestinal ecology, highlighting the susceptibility of tadpoles to the environmental risks ofPFBS.
文摘全氟烷基化合物(Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances,PFASs)是一类广泛应用于工业和消费产品的人造化学物质,研究表明,PFASs暴露能损伤生殖系统、免疫系统、内分泌系统等。PFASs在人体内的半衰期特别长,以及极端的环境持久性,导致一般人群普遍长期暴露于其作用之下。现有数据表明,人类接触PFASs可能发生在发育的不同阶段,并可能造成短期或/和长期健康影响。本文综合了目前关于长链和短链PFASs存在与生物积累的相关文献,旨在为未来的PFASs研究提供参考。
