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ABSTRACT: Bioremediation of PAHs contaminated soil from Beijing Coking Plant was performed using a novel fungal strain Lasiodiplodia theobromae (L. theobromae). Moreover, enhanced bioremediation of PAHs contaminated soil was investigated in the presence of different concentrations of Tween 80 and hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPCD). The correlation of the dynamics of enzyme activities during remediation and the degradation of PAHs was analyzed. The results showed that the degradation rate of PAHs increased to 45.3% on the 70th day after addition of L. theobromae, which was 30 percentage points higher than that of the control group. At an optimum concentration of 2 g x kg(-1) for Tween 80 and 1 g x kg(-1) for HPCD, the degradation rate of PAHs was enhanced to 65.8% and 63.9%, respectively, which was 50 percentage points higher than that of the control group. Hydrogen peroxidase and invertase activities in soil in the bioremediation group with only L. theobromae and the surfactant enhanced group were both enhanced twice more than that of the control group. These results showed that L. theobromae may produce hydrogen peroxidase and invertase or have synergic effect with indigenous microorganisms. Correlation analysis showed that the correlation coefficients of PAHs degradation rate and maximum enzyme activities of hydrogen peroxidase and invertase were 0.781 and 0.837, respectively. Therefore, the correlation between invertase activities and degradation rate was higher.
Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue / [bian ji, Zhongguo ke xue yuan huan jing ke xue wei yuan hui "Huan jing ke xue" bian ji wei yuan hui.] 08/2012; 33(8):2832-9.
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ABSTRACT: One new mycete, which could degrade high concentration (up to 100 mg/L) of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) in liquid, was isolated from contaminated soil of Beijing Coking Plant by gradually increasing the concentration of BaP in mineral salt medium (MSM) in order to get new microorganism species for remediation of BaP contamination. The strain was identified as Lasiodiplodia theobromae, and its biodegradation ability in liquid was further investigated. The results showed that L. theobromae could utilize BaP as sole carbon and energy sources. The experiment was conducted for 10 days, and the biodegradation rate of BaP was 52.5% +/- 1.5%. Compared to Czapek's mineral medium, MSM was more suitable for L. theobromae, and biodegradation rate was 2.8 percent greater than that by using Czapek's mineral media after 10 days' cultivation. Potato-dextrose nutrient medium could accelrate the biodegradation in early stage, and biodegradation rate of BaP increased by 19.2 percent in the second day. However, the accelration was not significant in the latter period, biodegradation rate was only increased by 5.4 percent after 10 days' cultivation. L. theobromae could tolerate a wide pH range, with the optimum pH of 5. Addition of salicylic and sodium succinate enhanced the biodegradation rates by 6.2 percent and 4.2 percent, respectively, after 10 days' cultivation. Besides BaP, L. theobromae could also degrade high concentration (200 mg/L) of phenanthrene and pyrene, and the biodegradation rates were 70.0% +/- 1.0%, 59.2% +/- 3.2%, and 52.5% +/- 1.5% when they were single substrate and were 21.6% +/- 2.1%, 14.5% +/- 5.5%, and 11.9% +/- 2.2% when they existed in mixture, respectively. The biodegradation rate followed an order of phenanthrene > pyrene > BaP. The co-existence of the three substrates led a reduction in biodegradation. This study provides a new microorganism species for remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) contamination in the environment.
Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue / [bian ji, Zhongguo ke xue yuan huan jing ke xue wei yuan hui "Huan jing ke xue" bian ji wei yuan hui.] 09/2011; 32(9):2696-702.
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ABSTRACT: To investigate the effect of OX40/OX40L interaction on the nuclear factor of activated T cells c1 (NFATc1) in ApoE-/- mice.
Lymphocytes were prepared from mouse spleens after Collar-treated Surgery, then incubated with a range of agonistic anti-OX40 mAbs and inhibitory anti-OX40L mAb to stimulate or inhibit OX40-OX40L interaction in vitro. The expression of NFATc1 mRNA and protein in lymphocytes of ApoE-/- mice was measured by Real Time PCR and flow cytometry, respectively.
(1) After stimulating OX40-OX40L signal pathway, the expression of NFATc1 mRNA and protein in leukocytes of ApoE-/- mice was significantly increased, with maximal effect occurring at 20 µg/ml anti-OX40 mAb-stimulated, and peaked at 24 h at any concentration (P < 0.01). (2) Anti-OX40L mAb significantly suppressed the expression of NFATc1 in leukocytes of ApoE-/- mice, with maximal effect occurring at 20 µg/ml anti-OX40L mAb, and peaked at 24 h (P < 0.001).
OX40-OX40L interaction can regulate the mRNA and protein expressions of NFATc1 in lymphocytes of ApoE-/- mice.
Zhonghua xin xue guan bing za zhi [Chinese journal of cardiovascular diseases] 06/2011; 39(6):526-30.
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ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVE: Increasing evidence shows that OX40 ligand (OX40L, also known as tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 4, TNFSF4) system plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We investigate whether OX40L system (serum and monocytes OX40L levels) expression is disordered and the relationship with matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) level and stability of coronary atherosclerotic plaque in patients with an acute coronary syndrome (ACS). METHODS: Thirty normal controls and 150 patients including 40 with stable angina (SA), 70 with unstable angina (UA), and 40 with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) were investigated. The expression of OX40L on monocytes was analyzed by flow cytometry, serum soluble OX40L and MMP-9, MMP-3 level was determined by ELISA. All coronary stenosis with >/=30% diameter reduction was assessed by angiographic coronary stenosis morphology. RESULTS: Patients with ACS showed a significant increase of OX40L (61.5+/-11.5 MFI) expression on monocytes compared with control (28.9+/-7.4 MFI) and SA group (31.2+/-8.1 MFI) (p<0.001). sOX40L also showed higher level in patients with ACS (34.6+/-9.3pg/ml) than in control (10.2+/-4.7pg/ml, p<0.001) and SA group (11.4+/-5.8pg/ml, p<0.001). Serum MMP-3 and MMP-9 in patients with ACS were 2 times greater than those in control. A positive correlation was found between MMP-9, MMP-3 and OX40L expression on monocytes as well as on sOX40L levels. A positive correlation was also observed between OX40L expression with sOX40L level and complex coronary stenosis (r(1)=0.61, r(2)=0.57, p<0.001). CONCLUSION: Patients with ACS show increased OX40L system expression which may create a proinflammatory and prothrombotic milieu for aggravating the development of atherosclerosis and instability of atherosclerotic plaques, and may be a valuable marker for predicting the severity of ACS.
Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie 09/2008; · 2.24 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Increasing evidence show that OX40 ligand (OX40L), also known as tumor necrosis factor superfamily member 4 (TNFSF4), plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. We investigated whether expression levels of soluble OX40L in serum and of membrane OX40L on platelets were related to serum concentrations of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and stability of coronary atherosclerotic plaque in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS).
We included healthy controls (n=30), patients with stable angina (SA) (n=40) and patients with ACS, including unstable angina (UA) (n=70) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (n=40). The expression of OX40L on platelets (pOX40L) was analyzed with flow cytometry whereas serum concentrations of soluble OX40L (sOX40L), MMP-9 and MMP-3 were determined with ELISA. All coronary stenoses with >or=30% diameter reduction were assessed by angiographic coronary stenosis morphology.
The expression of OX40L on platelets were significantly higher in patients with ACS (61.5+/-11.5) compared with healthy controls (28.9+/-7.4) or with the group of patients with SA (31.2+/-8.1) (mean fluorescence intensity+/-SD) (p<0.001). Similarly, we observed higher sOX40L concentrations in patients with ACS (34.6+/-9.3) compared with controls (10.2+/-4.7) or patients with SA (11.4+/-5.8) (ng/ml+/-SD) (p<0.001). Serum MMP-3 and MMP-9 levels in patients were two times greater than those in the control group. A positive correlation was observed between OX40L expression on platelets and MMP-9 and MMP-3 serum concentrations. OX40L expression on platelets were furthermore correlated with soluble OX40L in serum and with complex coronary stenoses (r1=0.61, r2=0.57, p<0.001).
Patients with ACS show increased OX40L system (pOX40L and sOX40L) expression which may create a proinflammatory milieu for aggravating the development of atherosclerosis, and may be a valuable marker for predicting the severity of ACS.
Clinica Chimica Acta 07/2008; 397(1-2):22-6. · 2.54 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: This paper reports the results from a study of the carbon abundance in rainwater of Guangzhou city, China. The determination of TOC, DOC, POC and PEC helps to study the seasonality of carbon abundance and its contribution to the acid rain. The results display the fact that the average contents of TOC, DOC, POC and PEC are 7.10 mg/L, 3.58 mg/L, 3.60 mg/L and 0.72 mg/L, respectively. These results confirm the deep effect of the organic pollutant to the rain. The seasonality exists in the carbon abundance of rainwater. The contents of TOC and DOC are up to the maximum in spring and the minimum in summer; the contribution of POC to TOC in summer is obviously higher than that in other seasons; and the relative content of POC is clearly higher in dry season than that in wet season. The seasonality reflects the more emission of the total pollutant in spring and the solid particle pollutant in summer than those in other seasons. Moreover, the emission of the organic pollutant from the mobile vehicles is more obvious in dry season than that in wet season. The contents of TOC and DOC have the negative correlation to the pH values, which confirms the contribution effect of the organic pollutant, such as vehicle emission, to the acid rain.
Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue / [bian ji, Zhongguo ke xue yuan huan jing ke xue wei yuan hui "Huan jing ke xue" bian ji wei yuan hui.] 03/2008; 29(2):322-6.
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ABSTRACT: In order to develop a new method to study the desorption and bioavailability of hydrophobic organic chemicals (HOCs) in soils, a method using semi-permeable membrane device (SPMD) to study desorption of HOCs in soils has been set up, and assisted desorption of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), phenanthrene(PHE), pyrene(PYE), and benzo[a] pyrene (B[a]PYE) in three different kinds of soils was studied using SPMD. The results show that SPMD is a good measurement to study the desorption and bioavailability of HOCs in soils. SPMD assisted desorption of PAHs is highly dependent on the properties of the soils and the chemicals. PHE and PYE desorption percentages increase with the reduction of the content of soil organic matter (SOM), so that the desorption of the two chemicals increases from 56.45% and 48.28% to almost 100% when SOM content was reduced from 18.68% to 0.3%. However, clay has a significant holding effect on B[a]PYE, and PYE desorption is only 66.97% in Soil 3 with SOM of 0.3% and clay content of 39.05%. There is a great variety in the desorption among the different PAHs. With the reduction of SOM content and the elevation of contamination concentration, the difference between PHE and PYE decreases gradually, while B[a]PYE exhibits a significant difference from them. This could be attributed to the high lipophilicity and large molecular size of B[a]PYE, which make the molecule of B[a]PYE to be more easier to be held in the nanopores of clay and the dense region of SOM.
Huan jing ke xue= Huanjing kexue / [bian ji, Zhongguo ke xue yuan huan jing ke xue wei yuan hui "Huan jing ke xue" bian ji wei yuan hui.] 09/2007; 28(8):1841-6.
