In this research,the single and combined toxicity effects of two commonly used pesticides,lambda-cyhalothrin and deltamethrin,were investigated on zebrafish at 20℃,with a weight of(1±0.1)g and a length of(3.5...In this research,the single and combined toxicity effects of two commonly used pesticides,lambda-cyhalothrin and deltamethrin,were investigated on zebrafish at 20℃,with a weight of(1±0.1)g and a length of(3.5±0.35)cm.The study revealed that lambda-cyhalothrin exhibited higher toxicity compared to deltamethrin.Additionally,when used together,these pesticides showed significantly increased toxic effects on zebrafish.The 96-h LC 50 values were determined to be 3.059μg/L(confidence limits 0.077-0.351μg/L)for lambda-cyhalothrin and 1.304μg/L(confidence limits;0.046-0.228μg/L)for deltamethrin,both demonstrating a significant positive correlation(P<0.05).These results underscore the importance of regulating and managing pesticide use to safeguard aquatic organisms and uphold environmental sustainability.展开更多
The effects of amphiphilic O/W emulsions,stabilized by the alkyl polyglycoside(APG)or cholesterol-grafted sodium alginate(CSAD)/APG systems,on lambda-cyhalothrin adsorption/desorption mechanisms on natural soil minera...The effects of amphiphilic O/W emulsions,stabilized by the alkyl polyglycoside(APG)or cholesterol-grafted sodium alginate(CSAD)/APG systems,on lambda-cyhalothrin adsorption/desorption mechanisms on natural soil minerals(i.e.,illite and kaolinite)were investigated.Sorption and desorption of lambda-cyhalothrin onto soil minerals was studied via batch equilibration to give insight into the adsorption equilibrium,kinetics,and thermodynamics of lambda-cyhalothrin adsorption onto minerals.The results indicate the following:(i)The adsorption processes for the APG system and CSAD/APG system include:rapid adsorption,slow adsorption,and adsorption equilibrium.The adsorption kinetics of pesticide on illite and kaolinite are in accordance with the Ho and McKay model,and the adsorption isotherm conforms to the Freundlich model.In addition,the adsorption processes of pesticide for the two systems on minerals were spontaneous and feasible(ΔG^0<0),endothermic(ΔH^0>0),and mainly involved chemical bonding(ΔH^0>60).(ii)The equilibrium adsorption percentages of the pesticide on illite for the APG system and CSAD/APG system were 42.4%and 64.8%,and the corresponding equilibrium adsorption percentages on kaolinite were 40.8%and 61.8%,respectively.Moreover,the pesticide adsorption rate K_(2-CSAD/APG)was faster than K_(2-APG),and its adsorption capacity K_(f-CSAD/APG )was greater than K_(f-APG).Meanwhile,the pesticide desorption K_(fd)in the CSAD/APG system was smaller than that in the APG system.As a result,this eco-friendly O/W emulsion based on amphiphilic sodium alginate derivatives might provide a green pesticide formulation,since it could reduce the amount of lambda-cyhalothrin entering aquatic systems to threaten non-target fish and invertebrate species.展开更多
The wide use and wide-spectrum toxicity of synthetic pyrethroids （SPs） insecticides make them an emerging ecotoxicological concern. Some previous studies showed that SPs possessed cytotoxicity in some immune cells s...The wide use and wide-spectrum toxicity of synthetic pyrethroids （SPs） insecticides make them an emerging ecotoxicological concern. Some previous studies showed that SPs possessed cytotoxicity in some immune cells such as human lymphocytes and rat bone marrow. However, the cytotoxicity of SPs to macrophages, which are crucial to innate immunity, has not been explored. In the present report, we investigated a new pyrethroid insecticide, lambda-cyhalothrin （LCT）, which may increase the generation of reactive oxygen species （ROS） and DNA damage levels and cause cytotoxicity in RAW 264.7 cells in dose- and time-dependent manners. The results for the first time implicated increased endogenous ROS and DNA damage as co-mediators of LCT-induced cytotoxicity in macrophages. Our results also suggested that macrophages were involved in synthetic pyrethroid-induced adverse immune effects. Considering the ubiquitous environmental presence of SPs, this study provided new information relative to the potential long-term physiological and immunological effects associated with chronic exposure to SPs. Hence, the potential immunotoxicity of SPs should be considered in assessing the safety of these compounds in sensitive environmental compartments.展开更多
Excessive use of pesticides poses increased risks to non target species including humans. In the developing countries, lack of proper awareness about the toxic potential of pesticides makes the farmer more vulnerable ...Excessive use of pesticides poses increased risks to non target species including humans. In the developing countries, lack of proper awareness about the toxic potential of pesticides makes the farmer more vulnerable to pesticide linked toxicities, which could lead to diverse pathological conditions. The toxic potential of a pesticide could be determined by their ability to induce genetic mutations and cytotoxicity. Hence, determination of genetic mutation and cytotoxicity of each pesticide is unavoidable to legislate health and safety appraisal about pesticides. The objective of current investigation was to determine the genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of Endosulfan（EN） and Lambda-cyhalothrin（LC）; individually and in combination. 3-（4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl）-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide（MTT） assay was utilized to determine cytotoxicity, while two mutant histidine dependent Salmonella strains（TA98, TA100） were used to determine the mutagenicity of EN and LC.Moreover, mutagenicity assay was conducted with and without S9 to evaluate the effects of metabolic activation on mutagenicity. Even though a dose dependent increase in the number of revertant colonies was detected with EN against both bacterial strains, a highly significant（p 〈 0.05） increase in the mutagenicity was detected in TA98 with S9. In comparison, data obtained from LC revealed less mutagenic potential than EN. Surprisingly,the non-mutagenic individual-concentrations of EN and LC showed dose dependent mutagenicity when combined. Combination of EN and LC synergistically induced mutagenicity both in TA98 and TA100. MTT assay spotlighted comparable dose dependent cytotoxicity effects of both pesticides. Interestingly, the combination of EN and LC produced increased reversion and cytotoxicity at lower doses as compared to each pesticide, concluding that pesticide exposure even at sub-lethal doses can produce cytotoxicity and genetic mutations, which could lead to carcinogenicity.展开更多
Lambda-cyhalothrin（LCT）,one of the type II pyrethroids,has been widely used throughout the world.The estrogenic effect of LCT to increase cell proliferation has been well established.However,whether the estrogenic e...Lambda-cyhalothrin（LCT）,one of the type II pyrethroids,has been widely used throughout the world.The estrogenic effect of LCT to increase cell proliferation has been well established.However,whether the estrogenic effect of LCT will influence neurodevelopment has not been investigated.In addition,17β-Estradiol（E2）plays a crucial role in neurodevelopment and induces an increase in synaptic proteins.The post-synaptic density 95（PSD95）protein,which is involved in the development of the structure and function of new spines and localized with estrogen receptor α（ERα）at the post-synaptic density（PSD）,was detected in our study by using hippocampal neuron cell line HT22.We found that LCT up-regulated PSD95 and ERα expression,estrogen receptor（ER）antagonist ICI182,780 and phosphatidylinositol-4;5-bisphosphate 3-kinase（PI3K）inhibitor LY294,002 blocked this effect.In addition,LCT disrupted the promotion effect of E2 on PSD95.To investigate whether the observed changes are caused by ERα-dependent signaling activation,we next detected the effects of LCT on the ERα-mediated PI3K-Protein kinase B（PKB/Akt）-eukaryotic initiation factor（e IF）4E-binding protein 1（4E-BP1）pathway.There existed an activation of Akt and the downstream factor 4E-BP1 after LCT treatment.In addition,LCT could disrupt the activation effect of E2 on the Akt pathway.However,no changes in c AMP response element-binding protein（CREB）activation and PSD95 messenger ribonucleic acid（m RNA）were observed.Our findings demonstrated that LCT could increase the PSD95 protein level via the ERα-dependent Akt pathway,and LCT might disrupt the up-regulation effect of E2 on PSD95 protein expression via this signaling pathway.展开更多
Excessive pesticide residues on Chinese cabbage will be harmful to people’s health.Therefore,an identification system was designed for qualitative analysis of lambda-cyhalothrin residues on Chinese cabbage leaves.In ...Excessive pesticide residues on Chinese cabbage will be harmful to people’s health.Therefore,an identification system was designed for qualitative analysis of lambda-cyhalothrin residues on Chinese cabbage leaves.In order to extract discriminant information from mid-infrared(MIR)spectra of Chinese cabbage effectively,fuzzy uncorrelated discriminant vector(FUDV)analysis was proposed by introducing the fuzzy set theory into uncorrelated discriminant vector(UDV)analysis.In this system,the Cary 630 FTIR spectrometer was used to scan four samples of Chinese cabbage with different concentrations of lambda-cyhalothrin.The MIR spectra were preprocessed by standard normal variable(SNV)and Savitzky-Golay smoothing(SG).Next,the high-dimensional MIR spectra were processed for dimension reduction by principal component analysis(PCA).Furthermore,UDV,FUDV,and some other discriminant analysis algorithms were used for feature extraction,respectively.Finally,the K-nearest neighbor(KNN)classifier was employed to classify the data.The experimental results showed that when FUDV was used as the feature extraction algorithm,the identification system reached the maximum classification accuracy of 100%.The results indicated that FUDV combined with MIR spectroscopy was an effective method to identify lambda-cyhalothrin residues on Chinese cabbage.展开更多
基金Supported by The Central Public-interest Scientific Institution Basal Research Fund,CAFS(2024TD18).
文摘In this research,the single and combined toxicity effects of two commonly used pesticides,lambda-cyhalothrin and deltamethrin,were investigated on zebrafish at 20℃,with a weight of(1±0.1)g and a length of(3.5±0.35)cm.The study revealed that lambda-cyhalothrin exhibited higher toxicity compared to deltamethrin.Additionally,when used together,these pesticides showed significantly increased toxic effects on zebrafish.The 96-h LC 50 values were determined to be 3.059μg/L(confidence limits 0.077-0.351μg/L)for lambda-cyhalothrin and 1.304μg/L(confidence limits;0.046-0.228μg/L)for deltamethrin,both demonstrating a significant positive correlation(P<0.05).These results underscore the importance of regulating and managing pesticide use to safeguard aquatic organisms and uphold environmental sustainability.
基金supported by the Key Projects in the Hainan provincial Science & Technology Program (Nos. ZDYF2018061, ZDYF2018107)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 21566009, 21706045)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hainan Province (No. 217021)the Key Laboratory of Water Environment Pollution Treatment & Resource of Hainan Province
文摘The effects of amphiphilic O/W emulsions,stabilized by the alkyl polyglycoside(APG)or cholesterol-grafted sodium alginate(CSAD)/APG systems,on lambda-cyhalothrin adsorption/desorption mechanisms on natural soil minerals(i.e.,illite and kaolinite)were investigated.Sorption and desorption of lambda-cyhalothrin onto soil minerals was studied via batch equilibration to give insight into the adsorption equilibrium,kinetics,and thermodynamics of lambda-cyhalothrin adsorption onto minerals.The results indicate the following:(i)The adsorption processes for the APG system and CSAD/APG system include:rapid adsorption,slow adsorption,and adsorption equilibrium.The adsorption kinetics of pesticide on illite and kaolinite are in accordance with the Ho and McKay model,and the adsorption isotherm conforms to the Freundlich model.In addition,the adsorption processes of pesticide for the two systems on minerals were spontaneous and feasible(ΔG^0<0),endothermic(ΔH^0>0),and mainly involved chemical bonding(ΔH^0>60).(ii)The equilibrium adsorption percentages of the pesticide on illite for the APG system and CSAD/APG system were 42.4%and 64.8%,and the corresponding equilibrium adsorption percentages on kaolinite were 40.8%and 61.8%,respectively.Moreover,the pesticide adsorption rate K_(2-CSAD/APG)was faster than K_(2-APG),and its adsorption capacity K_(f-CSAD/APG )was greater than K_(f-APG).Meanwhile,the pesticide desorption K_(fd)in the CSAD/APG system was smaller than that in the APG system.As a result,this eco-friendly O/W emulsion based on amphiphilic sodium alginate derivatives might provide a green pesticide formulation,since it could reduce the amount of lambda-cyhalothrin entering aquatic systems to threaten non-target fish and invertebrate species.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundations of China (No. 20877071, 20837002)the National Basic Research Program (973) of China (No.2009CB421603)
文摘The wide use and wide-spectrum toxicity of synthetic pyrethroids （SPs） insecticides make them an emerging ecotoxicological concern. Some previous studies showed that SPs possessed cytotoxicity in some immune cells such as human lymphocytes and rat bone marrow. However, the cytotoxicity of SPs to macrophages, which are crucial to innate immunity, has not been explored. In the present report, we investigated a new pyrethroid insecticide, lambda-cyhalothrin （LCT）, which may increase the generation of reactive oxygen species （ROS） and DNA damage levels and cause cytotoxicity in RAW 264.7 cells in dose- and time-dependent manners. The results for the first time implicated increased endogenous ROS and DNA damage as co-mediators of LCT-induced cytotoxicity in macrophages. Our results also suggested that macrophages were involved in synthetic pyrethroid-induced adverse immune effects. Considering the ubiquitous environmental presence of SPs, this study provided new information relative to the potential long-term physiological and immunological effects associated with chronic exposure to SPs. Hence, the potential immunotoxicity of SPs should be considered in assessing the safety of these compounds in sensitive environmental compartments.
基金financially supported by the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Evening program), University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore
文摘Excessive use of pesticides poses increased risks to non target species including humans. In the developing countries, lack of proper awareness about the toxic potential of pesticides makes the farmer more vulnerable to pesticide linked toxicities, which could lead to diverse pathological conditions. The toxic potential of a pesticide could be determined by their ability to induce genetic mutations and cytotoxicity. Hence, determination of genetic mutation and cytotoxicity of each pesticide is unavoidable to legislate health and safety appraisal about pesticides. The objective of current investigation was to determine the genotoxic and cytotoxic potential of Endosulfan（EN） and Lambda-cyhalothrin（LC）; individually and in combination. 3-（4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl）-2,5-Diphenyltetrazolium Bromide（MTT） assay was utilized to determine cytotoxicity, while two mutant histidine dependent Salmonella strains（TA98, TA100） were used to determine the mutagenicity of EN and LC.Moreover, mutagenicity assay was conducted with and without S9 to evaluate the effects of metabolic activation on mutagenicity. Even though a dose dependent increase in the number of revertant colonies was detected with EN against both bacterial strains, a highly significant（p 〈 0.05） increase in the mutagenicity was detected in TA98 with S9. In comparison, data obtained from LC revealed less mutagenic potential than EN. Surprisingly,the non-mutagenic individual-concentrations of EN and LC showed dose dependent mutagenicity when combined. Combination of EN and LC synergistically induced mutagenicity both in TA98 and TA100. MTT assay spotlighted comparable dose dependent cytotoxicity effects of both pesticides. Interestingly, the combination of EN and LC produced increased reversion and cytotoxicity at lower doses as compared to each pesticide, concluding that pesticide exposure even at sub-lethal doses can produce cytotoxicity and genetic mutations, which could lead to carcinogenicity.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.H2607-30571585)
文摘Lambda-cyhalothrin（LCT）,one of the type II pyrethroids,has been widely used throughout the world.The estrogenic effect of LCT to increase cell proliferation has been well established.However,whether the estrogenic effect of LCT will influence neurodevelopment has not been investigated.In addition,17β-Estradiol（E2）plays a crucial role in neurodevelopment and induces an increase in synaptic proteins.The post-synaptic density 95（PSD95）protein,which is involved in the development of the structure and function of new spines and localized with estrogen receptor α（ERα）at the post-synaptic density（PSD）,was detected in our study by using hippocampal neuron cell line HT22.We found that LCT up-regulated PSD95 and ERα expression,estrogen receptor（ER）antagonist ICI182,780 and phosphatidylinositol-4;5-bisphosphate 3-kinase（PI3K）inhibitor LY294,002 blocked this effect.In addition,LCT disrupted the promotion effect of E2 on PSD95.To investigate whether the observed changes are caused by ERα-dependent signaling activation,we next detected the effects of LCT on the ERα-mediated PI3K-Protein kinase B（PKB/Akt）-eukaryotic initiation factor（e IF）4E-binding protein 1（4E-BP1）pathway.There existed an activation of Akt and the downstream factor 4E-BP1 after LCT treatment.In addition,LCT could disrupt the activation effect of E2 on the Akt pathway.However,no changes in c AMP response element-binding protein（CREB）activation and PSD95 messenger ribonucleic acid（m RNA）were observed.Our findings demonstrated that LCT could increase the PSD95 protein level via the ERα-dependent Akt pathway,and LCT might disrupt the up-regulation effect of E2 on PSD95 protein expression via this signaling pathway.
基金The authors sincerely acknowledge that this work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.31471413)the Undergraduate Scientific Research Project of Jiangsu University(Grant No.17A274)the University Natural Science Research Project of Anhui Province(Grant No.KJ2019A1129).
文摘Excessive pesticide residues on Chinese cabbage will be harmful to people’s health.Therefore,an identification system was designed for qualitative analysis of lambda-cyhalothrin residues on Chinese cabbage leaves.In order to extract discriminant information from mid-infrared(MIR)spectra of Chinese cabbage effectively,fuzzy uncorrelated discriminant vector(FUDV)analysis was proposed by introducing the fuzzy set theory into uncorrelated discriminant vector(UDV)analysis.In this system,the Cary 630 FTIR spectrometer was used to scan four samples of Chinese cabbage with different concentrations of lambda-cyhalothrin.The MIR spectra were preprocessed by standard normal variable(SNV)and Savitzky-Golay smoothing(SG).Next,the high-dimensional MIR spectra were processed for dimension reduction by principal component analysis(PCA).Furthermore,UDV,FUDV,and some other discriminant analysis algorithms were used for feature extraction,respectively.Finally,the K-nearest neighbor(KNN)classifier was employed to classify the data.The experimental results showed that when FUDV was used as the feature extraction algorithm,the identification system reached the maximum classification accuracy of 100%.The results indicated that FUDV combined with MIR spectroscopy was an effective method to identify lambda-cyhalothrin residues on Chinese cabbage.
