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Ammar A, Nouira A, El Mouridi Z, Boughribil S. Recent trends in the phytoremediation of radionuclide contamination of soil by cesium and strontium: Sources, mechanisms and methods: A comprehensive review. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 359:142273. [PMID: 38750727 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 05/03/2024] [Accepted: 05/05/2024] [Indexed: 05/19/2024]
Abstract
This comprehensive review examines recent trends in phytoremediation strategies to address soil radionuclide contamination by cesium (Cs) and strontium (Sr). Radionuclide contamination, resulting from natural processes and nuclear-related activities such as accidents and the operation of nuclear facilities, poses significant risks to the environment and human health. Cs and Sr, prominent radionuclides involved in nuclear accidents, exhibit chemical properties that contribute to their toxicity, including easy uptake, high solubility, and long half-lives. Phytoremediation is emerging as a promising and environmentally friendly approach to mitigate radionuclide contamination by exploiting the ability of plants to extract toxic elements from soil and water. This review focuses specifically on the removal of 90Sr and 137Cs, addressing their health risks and environmental implications. Understanding the mechanisms governing plant uptake of radionuclides is critical and is influenced by factors such as plant species, soil texture, and physicochemical properties. Phytoremediation not only addresses immediate contamination challenges but also provides long-term benefits for ecosystem restoration and sustainable development. By improving soil health, biodiversity, and ecosystem resilience, phytoremediation is in line with global sustainability goals and environmental protection initiatives. This review aims to provide insights into effective strategies for mitigating environmental hazards associated with radionuclide contamination and to highlight the importance of phytoremediation in environmental remediation efforts.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ayyoub Ammar
- Laboratory of Virology, Microbiology, Quality and Biotechnology /Eco-toxicology and Biodiversity (LVMQB/EB), Faculty of Sciences and Techniques Mohammedia, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco; National Center for Energy, Sciences, and Nuclear Techniques (CNESTEN), Rabat, Morocco; Laboratory of Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, National Institute of Agronomique Research (INRA), Rabat, Morocco.
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- National Center for Energy, Sciences, and Nuclear Techniques (CNESTEN), Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Environment and Conservation of Natural Resources, National Institute of Agronomique Research (INRA), Rabat, Morocco
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- Laboratory of Virology, Microbiology, Quality and Biotechnology /Eco-toxicology and Biodiversity (LVMQB/EB), Faculty of Sciences and Techniques Mohammedia, University Hassan II, Casablanca, Morocco
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Tomita N, Hotta Y, Ito H, Naiki-Ito A, Matsuta K, Yamamoto Y, Ohashi K, Hayakawa T, Sanagawa A, Horita Y, Kondo M, Kataoka T, Takahashi S, Sobue K, Kimura K. High preoperative serum strontium levels increase the risk of acute kidney injury after cardiopulmonary bypass. Clin Exp Nephrol 2023; 27:382-391. [PMID: 36689033 DOI: 10.1007/s10157-022-02314-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 12/26/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of cardiac surgeries. The incidence of AKI after cardiac surgeries using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB-AKI) is high, emphasizing the need to determine strategies to prevent CPB-AKI. This study investigates the correlation between CPB-AKI and trace metal levels in clinical and animal studies. METHODS Samples and clinical data were obtained from 74 patients from the Nagoya City University Hospital and Okazaki City Hospital. Blood samples were collected before, immediately after, and 2 h after CPB withdrawal. Trace metal levels were measured using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Sr or vehicle treatment was orally administered to the rats to determine if Sr was associated with CPB-AKI. After the treatment, ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury was induced, and serum creatinine (SCr) and blood urea nitrogen (BUN) levels were measured. RESULTS In this clinical study, the incidence of CPB-AKI was found to be 28% (21/74). The body mass index and estimated glomerular filtration rate were significantly different in patients with AKI. The intensive care unit and hospital stay were longer in AKI patients than in non-AKI patients. The Na, Fe, and Sr levels were significantly higher in AKI patients before CPB. Also, Fe and Sr were higher immediately after CPB withdrawal, and Sr was higher 2 h after CPB withdrawal in AKI patients. Animal studies showed that Sr-treated rats had significantly increased SCr and BUN levels than vehicle-treated rats at 24 h post-IR injury. CONCLUSIONS High preoperative serum Sr levels may be associated with CPB-AKI.
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- Natsumi Tomita
- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe Do-Ri, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8603, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe Do-Ri, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8603, Japan.
- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan.
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
- Okazaki City Hospital, 3-1, Goshoai, Kouryuji-Cho, Okazaki, 444-8553, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe Do-Ri, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8603, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe Do-Ri, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8603, Japan
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Aichi Prefectural Institute of Public Health, 7-6, Nagare, Tsuji-Machi, Kita-Ku, Nagoya, 462-8576, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe Do-Ri, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8603, Japan
- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
- Department of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Experimental Pathology and Tumor Biology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 3-1 Tanabe Do-Ri, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8603, Japan
- Department of Pharmacy, Nagoya City University Hospital, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
- Department of Clinical Pharmaceutics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya City University, 1-Kawasumi, Mizuho-Cho, Mizuho-Ku, Nagoya, 467-8601, Japan
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Kováčik J, Dresler S, Strzemski M, Sowa I, Babula P, Wójciak-Kosior M. Nitrogen modulates strontium uptake and toxicity in Hypericum perforatum plants. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 425:127894. [PMID: 34986560 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/17/2021] [Accepted: 11/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Strontium is an unavoidable element occurring in plants due to its abundance in the soil and similarity with calcium. To mimic natural conditions, impacts of additional inorganic (nitrate) or organic (urea and allantoin) nitrogen sources (1 mM of each N form in addition to 3.53 mM N in the basic cultivation solution) or N deficit on strontium-induced changes (100 µM Sr) in the widely used medicinal plant Hypericum perforatum L. were studied. Though various effects of Sr on primary (stimulation of amino acids but depression of most Krebs acids, ascorbic acid and thiols) and secondary metabolites (stimulation of phenols but no change of pseudo/hypericin) or mineral elements were observed (reduction of Ca amount in both shoots and roots), organic N forms often mitigated negative action of Sr or even combined stimulatory impact was observed. Organic N forms also elevated shoot accumulation of Sr while N deficit reduced it. Additional N forms, rather than Sr itself, modulated reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide formation in the root tissue. Germination experiment showed no toxicity of Sr to H. perforatum up to 1 mM Sr and even stimulated accumulation of amino acids and phenols, indicating similar ontogenetic-related responses.
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- Jozef Kováčik
- Department of Biology, University of Trnava, Priemyselná 4, 918 43 Trnava, Slovak Republic.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland; Department of Plant Physiology and Biophysics, Institute of Biological Science, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Medical University of Lublin, Chodźki 4a, 20-093 Lublin, Poland
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Keyster M, Niekerk LA, Basson G, Carelse M, Bakare O, Ludidi N, Klein A, Mekuto L, Gokul A. Decoding Heavy Metal Stress Signalling in Plants: Towards Improved Food Security and Safety. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:E1781. [PMID: 33339160 PMCID: PMC7765602 DOI: 10.3390/plants9121781] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
The mining of heavy metals from the environment leads to an increase in soil pollution, leading to the uptake of heavy metals into plant tissue. The build-up of toxic metals in plant cells often leads to cellular damage and senescence. Therefore, it is of utmost importance to produce plants with improved tolerance to heavy metals for food security, as well as to limit heavy metal uptake for improved food safety purposes. To achieve this goal, our understanding of the signaling mechanisms which regulate toxic heavy metal uptake and tolerance in plants requires extensive improvement. In this review, we summarize recent literature and data on heavy metal toxicity (oral reference doses) and the impact of the metals on food safety and food security. Furthermore, we discuss some of the key events (reception, transduction, and response) in the heavy metal signaling cascades in the cell wall, plasma membrane, and cytoplasm. Our future perspectives provide an outlook of the exciting advances that will shape the plant heavy metal signaling field in the near future.
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- Marshall Keyster
- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa; (L.-A.N.); (M.C.); (O.B.)
- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7530, South Africa;
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa; (L.-A.N.); (M.C.); (O.B.)
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- Plant Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa;
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa; (L.-A.N.); (M.C.); (O.B.)
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- Environmental Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa; (L.-A.N.); (M.C.); (O.B.)
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- DST-NRF Centre of Excellence in Food Security, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7530, South Africa;
- Plant Biotechnology Research Group, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa;
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- Plant Omics Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, University of the Western Cape, Bellville 7535, South Africa;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2028, South Africa;
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