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Das D, Sutradhar S, Gomila RM, Rissanen K, Frontera A, Ghosh BN. Synthesis, structure and application of a simple cadmium(II)-terpyridine complex as sensor material for selective detection of pyrophosphate anion. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.134269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Guo W, Gao B, Zhang X, Ren Q, Xie D, Liang J, Li H, Wang X, Zhang Y, Liu S, Nie G. Distinct responses from triglyceride and cholesterol metabolism in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) upon environmental cadmium exposure. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 249:106239. [PMID: 35863253 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Due to high persistence and bioavailability, Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most prevalent environmental contaminants, posing an elevating threat to the ecosystems. It has been evidenced that high-dose Cd elicits deleterious effects on aquatic organisms, but the potential toxicities of Cd at environmentally relevant concentrations remains underappreciated. In this study, we used common carp to investigate how environmental Cd exposure affects triglyceride (TG) and cholesterol metabolism and underlying mechanisms. The data indicated that Cd resulted in the shift of TG from the liver to blood and the movement of cholesterol in the opposite direction, ultimately giving rise to the storage of crude lipid in liver and muscle, especially hepatic cholesterol retention. Cholesterol, instead of TG, became the principal cause during the progression of hepatic lipid accumulation. Mechanistic investigations at transcriptional and translational levels further substantiated that Cd blocked hepatic biosynthesis of TG and enhanced TG efflux out of the liver and fatty acid β-oxidation, which collectively led to the compromised TG metabolism in the liver and accelerated TG export to the serum. Additionally, strengthened synthesis, retarded export and oxidation of cholesterol detailed the hepatic prominent cholesterol retention. Taken together, our results demonstrated that environmental exposure to Cd perturbed lipid metabolism through triggering distinct responses from hepatic TG and cholesterol homeostasis. These indicated that environmental factors (such as waterborne Cd) could be a potential contributor to the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease in aquaculture and more efforts should be devoted to the ecological risk assessment of pollutants under environmental scenarios.
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- Wenli Guo
- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- College of Marine Sciences of South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China.
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Effects of Spring Warming and Drought Events on the Autumn Growth of Larix kaempferi Seedlings. WATER 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/w14121962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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High temperatures and droughts following winter dormancy can negatively affect seedling growth and mortality. An open-field experiment was conducted to study the growth and mortality of Larix kaempferi seedlings in response to spring warming and drought treatments and to determine whether seedlings could regain their growth capability once the treatments were discontinued. In May 2020, 1-year-old seedlings were exposed to four treatments: control, warming-only, drought-only, and the combined warming and drought. Drought treatment reduced the seedling height and root collar diameter and increased the mortality rate. The combined warming and drought treatments had the highest mortality rates, followed by the drought, control, and warming treatments. However, after the cessation of the treatments, the combined warming and drought treatments increased seedling height, root collar diameter, and individual seedling biomass because the high mortality rate relaxed competition among seedlings. This suggests that the effects of low competition on the surviving seedlings may mitigate the negative effects of warming and drought on seedling growth. Our study demonstrates that despite the high mortality and decreased growth during the treatment period, seedlings subjected to combined high temperature and drought stress showed short-term high levels of growth compared to seedlings subjected to a single stress.
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Pietrzak S, Wójcik J, Baszuk P, Marciniak W, Wojtyś M, Dębniak T, Cybulski C, Gronwald J, Alchimowicz J, Masojć B, Waloszczyk P, Gajić D, Grodzki T, Jakubowska A, Scott RJ, Lubiński J, Lener MR. Influence of the Levels of Arsenic, Cadmium, Mercury and Lead on Overall Survival in Lung Cancer. Biomolecules 2021; 11:biom11081160. [PMID: 34439826 PMCID: PMC8392714 DOI: 10.3390/biom11081160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The effects of heavy metals on cancer risk have been widely studied in recent decades, but there is limited data on the effects of these elements on cancer survival. In this research, we examined whether blood concentrations of the heavy metals arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead were associated with the overall survival of lung cancer patients. The study group consisted of 336 patients with lung cancer who were prospectively observed. Blood concentrations of heavy metals were measured to study the relationship between their levels and overall survival using Cox proportional hazards analysis. The hazard ratio of death from all causes was 0.99 (p = 0.94) for arsenic, 1.37 (p = 0.15) for cadmium, 1.55 (p = 0.04) for mercury, and 1.18 (p = 0.47) for lead in patients from the lowest concentration quartile, compared with those in the highest quartile. Among the patients with stage IA disease, this relationship was statistically significant (HR = 7.36; p < 0.01) for cadmium levels in the highest quartile (>1.97–7.77 µg/L) compared to quartile I (0.23–0.57 µg/L, reference). This study revealed that low blood cadmium levels <1.47 µg/L are probably associated with improved overall survival in treated patients with stage IA disease.
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- Sandra Pietrzak
- International Hereditary Cancer Center, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (P.B.); (T.D.); (C.C.); (J.G.); (A.J.); (J.L.); (M.R.L.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +48-91-441-72-50
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. A. Sokołowskiego 11, 70-891 Szczecin, Poland; (J.W.); (M.W.); (J.A.); (D.G.); (T.G.)
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- International Hereditary Cancer Center, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (P.B.); (T.D.); (C.C.); (J.G.); (A.J.); (J.L.); (M.R.L.)
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. A. Sokołowskiego 11, 70-891 Szczecin, Poland; (J.W.); (M.W.); (J.A.); (D.G.); (T.G.)
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- International Hereditary Cancer Center, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (P.B.); (T.D.); (C.C.); (J.G.); (A.J.); (J.L.); (M.R.L.)
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- International Hereditary Cancer Center, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (P.B.); (T.D.); (C.C.); (J.G.); (A.J.); (J.L.); (M.R.L.)
- Read-Gene, ul. Alabastrowa 8, 72-003 Grzepnica, Poland;
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- International Hereditary Cancer Center, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (P.B.); (T.D.); (C.C.); (J.G.); (A.J.); (J.L.); (M.R.L.)
- Read-Gene, ul. Alabastrowa 8, 72-003 Grzepnica, Poland;
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. A. Sokołowskiego 11, 70-891 Szczecin, Poland; (J.W.); (M.W.); (J.A.); (D.G.); (T.G.)
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- Radiation Oncology Department, West Pomeranian Oncology Center, ul. Strzałkowska 22, 71-730 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Independent Laboratory of Pathology, Zdunomed, ul. Energetyków 2, 70-656 Szczecin, Poland;
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. A. Sokołowskiego 11, 70-891 Szczecin, Poland; (J.W.); (M.W.); (J.A.); (D.G.); (T.G.)
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery and Transplantation, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. A. Sokołowskiego 11, 70-891 Szczecin, Poland; (J.W.); (M.W.); (J.A.); (D.G.); (T.G.)
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- International Hereditary Cancer Center, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (P.B.); (T.D.); (C.C.); (J.G.); (A.J.); (J.L.); (M.R.L.)
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- Priority Research Centre for Cancer Research, Innovation and Translation, Hunter Medical Research Institute, New Lambton Heights, NSW 2305, Australia;
- School of Biomedical Sciences and Pharmacy, Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308, Australia
- Division of Molecular Medicine, Pathology North, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton, NSW 2305, Australia
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- International Hereditary Cancer Center, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (P.B.); (T.D.); (C.C.); (J.G.); (A.J.); (J.L.); (M.R.L.)
- Read-Gene, ul. Alabastrowa 8, 72-003 Grzepnica, Poland;
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- International Hereditary Cancer Center, Department of Genetics and Pathology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, ul. Unii Lubelskiej 1, 71-252 Szczecin, Poland; (P.B.); (T.D.); (C.C.); (J.G.); (A.J.); (J.L.); (M.R.L.)
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Zhu M, Miao S, Zhou W, Elnesr SS, Dong X, Zou X. MAPK, AKT/FoxO3a and mTOR pathways are involved in cadmium regulating the cell cycle, proliferation and apoptosis of chicken follicular granulosa cells. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 214:112091. [PMID: 33706141 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2020] [Revised: 02/15/2021] [Accepted: 02/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The occurrence of cadmium (Cd) in feed is a major problem in animal health and production. Studies have confirmed that Cd depresses egg production of laying hens, which is closely related to follicular atresia. This study aimed to assess the toxic impacts of Cd on the ovarian tissue, and to examine the mechanism of Cd-induced granulosa cell proliferation and apoptosis. Results from the nitric oxide (NO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) content, total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD), glutathione peroxide (GSH-Px), total nitric oxide synthase (T-NOS) and adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) activities, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP-biotin nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay, and hematoxylin-eosin (H & E) staining indicated that excess Cd induced oxidative stress, granulosa cell apoptosis and follicular atresia in the layer ovary. Low-dose Cd exposure (1 μM) induced the granulosa cell proliferation, upregulated the mRNA levels of RSK1 and RHEB, activated FoxO3a, AKT, ERK1/2, mTOR and p70S6K1 phosphorylation, and promoted cell cycle progression from phase G1 to S. However, high-dose Cd exposure (15 μM) induced reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and cell apoptosis, upregulated the mRNA levels of the inflammatory factors, ASK1, JNK, p38 and TAK1, downregulated the expressions of RSK1 and RHEB genes, and inhibited the phosphorylation of ERK1/2, mTOR and p70S6K1 proteins, and the cell cycle progression. Rapamycin pre-treatment completely blocked the phosphorylation of mTOR and p70S6K1 proteins, and the cell cycle progression induced by 1 μM Cd, and accelerated 15 μM Cd-induced cell apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. The microRNA sequencing result showed that 15 μM Cd induced differential expression of microRNA genes, which may regulate AKT, ERK1/2 and mTOR signaling and cell cycle progression by regulating the activity of G proteins and cell cycle-related proteins. Conclusively, these results indicated that Cd can cause the ovarian damage and follicular atresia, and regulate cell cycle, cell proliferation or apoptosis of granulosa cells through MAPK, AKT/FoxO3a and mTOR pathways in laying hens.
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- Mingkun Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China; School of Biotechnology, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212018, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Department of Poultry Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, 63514 Fayoum, Egypt
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Feed and Nutrition of Zhejiang Province, Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in East China, Ministry of Agriculture, The Key Laboratory of Molecular Animal Nutrition, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, PR China.
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Ierardi JL, Veloso A, Mancia A. Transcriptome analysis of cadmium exposure in kidney fibroblast cells of the North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2021; 242:108946. [PMID: 33285320 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2020] [Revised: 11/20/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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An 8X15k oligonucleotide microarray was developed consisting of 2334 Eubalaena glacialis probes and 2166 Tursiops truncatus probes and used to measure the effects, at transcriptomic level, of cadmium exposure in right whale kidney fibroblast cells. Cells were exposed to three concentrations (1 μM, 0.1 μM, and 0.01 μM) of cadmium chloride (CdCl2) for three exposure times (1, 4, and 24 h). Cells exposed to 1 μM CdCl2 for 4 h and 24 h showed upregulated genes involved in protection from metal toxicity and oxidative stress, protein renaturation, apoptosis inhibition, as well as several regulators of cellular processes. Downregulated genes represented a suite of functions including cell proliferation, transcription regulation, actin polymerization, and stress fiber synthesis. The collection of differentially expressed genes in this study support proposed mechanisms of cadmium-induced apoptosis such as ubiquitin proteasome system disruption, Ca2+ homeostasis interference, mitochondrial membrane potential collapse, reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, and cell cycle arrest. The results also have confirmed the right whale microarray as a reproducible tool in measuring differentiated gene expression that could be a valuable asset for transcriptome analysis of other baleen whales and potential health assessment protocols.
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- Jessalyn L Ierardi
- Graduate Program of Marine Biology, College of Charleston, 205 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC 29412, USA
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- Graduate Program of Marine Biology, College of Charleston, 205 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC 29412, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Medical University of South Carolina, 171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC 29425, USA; Marine Biomedicine and Environmental Sciences Center, Medical University of South Carolina, 331 Fort Johnson Rd, Charleston, SC 29412, USA; Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Ferrara, via L. Borsari 46, Ferrara 44121, Italy.
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The Effect of Low Dose of Cadmium on Growth, Reproduction and Chicken Viability. FOLIA VETERINARIA 2020. [DOI: 10.2478/fv-2020-0024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Cadmium (Cd) is considered to be a highly polluting heavy metal with toxic effects on health and reproduction. In this study, the effects of low dose cadmium on growth, reproductive properties, and egg properties were studied. Cadmium as cadmium chloride (CdCl2) at a dose of 3 mg Cd.kg−1 was added as a feed supplement. The following parameters were evaluated: body weight, egg production, fertility, hatching, embryo and chick mortality, and egg quality characteristics. After 2 months of exposure to low doses of cadmium, the body weight increased in the cocks and did not change in the laying hens. Egg production was not affected, while fertility increased. The values of egg weight and hardness, thickness and shell weight were significantly higher (P < 0.05). The embryo mortality in the experimental group was lower (6.5 % vs. 12.8 %) compared to the control group. The hatching was significantly higher (P < 0.05) and the loss in 7 day old chickens was similar to that in the control group. Although the toxic effects of cadmium on reproduction and accumulation in poultry bodies have been generally described, low-doses of cadmium given to adult hens and cocks has improved the reproductive parameters and qualitative properties of laying hen eggs. The results related to the reproduction and quality of eggs obtained in this study have the characteristics of the hormetic effects of low cadmium uptake.
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Zhu P, Hawkins J, Linthicum WH, Wang M, Li N, Zhou N, Wen Q, Timme-Laragy A, Song X, Sun Y. Heavy Metal Exposure Leads to Rapid Changes in Cellular Biophysical Properties. ACS Biomater Sci Eng 2020; 6:1965-1976. [PMID: 33455329 DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Biophysical properties of cells, such as cell mechanics, cell shape, and cell migration, are emerging hallmarks for characterizing various cell functions. Conversely, disruptions to these biophysical properties may be used as reliable indicators of disruptions to cell homeostasis, such as in the case of chemical-induced toxicity. In this study, we demonstrate that treatment of lead(II) nitrate and cadmium nitrate leads to dosage-dependent changes in a collection of biophysical properties, including cellular traction forces, focal adhesions, mechanical stiffness, cell shape, migration speed, permeability, and wound-healing efficacy in mammalian cells. As those changes appear within a few hours after the treatment with a trace amount of lead/cadmium, our results highlight the promise of using biophysical properties to screen environmental chemicals to identify potential toxicants and establish dose response curves. Our systematic and quantitative characterization of the rapid changes in cytoskeletal structure and cell functions upon heavy metal treatment may inspire new research on the mechanisms of toxicity.
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- Peiran Zhu
- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.,Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.,Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei 230601, Anhui Province, China
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- Key Laboratory of 3D Micro/Nano Fabrication and Characterization of Zhejiang Province, School of Engineering, Westlake University, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China.,Institute of Advanced Technology, Westlake Institute for Advanced Study, 18 Shilongshan Road, Hangzhou 310024, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Physics, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, Massachusetts 01609, United States
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China
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Ye C, Zhou Q, Wu X, Ji G, Li QQ. Genome-wide alternative polyadenylation dynamics in response to biotic and abiotic stresses in rice. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 183:109485. [PMID: 31376807 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Alternative polyadenylation (APA) is an important way to regulate gene expression at the post-transcriptional level, and is extensively involved in plant stress responses. However, the systematic roles of APA regulation in response to abiotic and biotic stresses in rice at the genome scale remain unknown. To take advantage of available RNA-seq datasets, using a novel tool APAtrap, we identified thousands of genes with significantly differential usage of polyadenylation [poly(A)] sites in response to the abiotic stress (drought, heat shock, and cadmium) and biotic stress [bacterial blight (BB), rice blast, and rice stripe virus (RSV)]. Genes with stress-responsive APA dynamics commonly exhibited higher expression levels when their isoforms with short 3' untranslated region (3' UTR) were more abundant. The stress-responsive APA events were widely involved in crucial stress-responsive genes and pathways: e.g. APA acted as a negative regulator in heat stress tolerance; APA events were involved in DNA repair and cell wall formation under Cd stress; APA regulated chlorophyll metabolism, being associated with the pathogenesis of leaf diseases under RSV and BB challenges. Furthermore, APA events were found to be involved in glutathione metabolism and MAPK signaling pathways, mediating a crosstalk among the abiotic and biotic stress-responsive regulatory networks in rice. Analysis of large-scale datasets revealed that APA may regulate abiotic and biotic stress-responsive processes in rice. Such post-transcriptome diversities contribute to rice adaption to various environmental challenges. Our study would supply useful resource for further molecular assisted breeding of multiple stress-tolerant cultivars for rice.
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- Congting Ye
- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China; Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, 91766, USA.
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- Department of Automation, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China.
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- Department of Automation, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361005, China.
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- Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian, 361102, China; Graduate College of Biomedical Sciences, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, 91766, USA.
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Hao X, Zeng M, Wang J, Zeng Z, Dai J, Xie Z, Yang Y, Tian L, Chen L, Li D. A Node-Expressed Transporter OsCCX2 Is Involved in Grain Cadmium Accumulation of Rice. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:476. [PMID: 29696032 PMCID: PMC5904359 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Excessive cadmium (Cd) accumulation in grains of rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a risk to food security. The transporters in the nodes of rice are involved in the distribution of mineral elements including toxic elements to different tissues such as grains. However, the mechanism of Cd accumulation in grains is largely unknown. Here, we report a node-expressed transporter gene, OsCCX2, a putative cation/calcium (Ca) exchanger, mediating Cd accumulation in the grains of rice. Knockout of OsCCX2 caused a remarkable reduction of Cd content in the grains. Further study showed that disruption of this gene led to a reduced root-to-shoot translocation ratio of Cd. Moreover, Cd distribution was also disturbed in different levels of internode and leaf. OsCCX2 is localized to plasma membrane, and OsCCX2 is mainly expressed in xylem region of vascular tissues at the nodes. OsCCX2 might function as an efflux transporter, responsible for Cd loading into xylem vessels. Therefore, our finding revealed a novel Cd transporter involved in grain Cd accumulation, possibly via a Ca transport pathway in the nodes of rice.
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- Xiaohua Hao
- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
- College of Life and Environmental Science, Hunan University of Arts and Science, Changde, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
- Yuan Longping High-Tech Agriculture Co., Ltd., Changsha, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
- Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology & Traditional Chinese Medicine Research, Ministry of Education of China, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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- Hunan Province Key Laboratory of Crop Sterile Germplasm Resource Innovation and Application, College of Life Science, Hunan Normal University, Changsha, China
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Purohit AK, Ghosh BN, Kar PK. Selective detection of pyrophosphate anion by a simple Cd(II) based terpyridine complex. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 188:547-550. [PMID: 28763762 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Revised: 07/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A simple ratiometric terpyridine-Cd(ll) complex was synthesized by the treatment of CdCl2 with terpyridine ligand 4'-(4-N,N'-dimethylaminophenyl)-2,2':6',2″-terpyridine. The synthesized complex was found to act as a selective fluorescent chemosensor for pyrophosphate P2O74- (PPi) over other anions like F-, Cl-, Br-, CO32-, SO32-, AcO-, NO2-, and H2PO4-. Furthermore, the receptor probe was also successfully employed in HeLa cell for PPi detection, which indicates this can be used as a chemosensor for cells.
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- Aditya Kumar Purohit
- Department of Chemistry, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Sambalpur 768018, Odisha, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Sambalpur 768018, Odisha, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology, Burla, Sambalpur 768018, Odisha, India.
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Ravindran G, Chakrabarty D, Sarkar A. Cell specific stress responses of cadmium-induced cytotoxicity. Anim Cells Syst (Seoul) 2016; 21:23-30. [PMID: 30460048 DOI: 10.1080/19768354.2016.1267041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2016] [Revised: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 11/14/2016] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Cadmium is one of the age old toxic heavy metal, detrimental to the biological system. In this study, we explored the cellular and molecular mechanisms induced on exposure to different concentrations of cadmium chloride (CdCl2), on three different human cell lines with wild type p53, viz., A549, HEK293 and HCT116. We investigated whether the cellular responses followed, displayed any specific pattern related to their viability, mitochondrial respiration, DNA damage and apoptotic gene expression. All the cell lines showed decrease in viability following exposure to CdCl2. p53 was transcriptionally down regulated in all the three cell lines, but with different extents, in response to increasing concentration of cadmium. The cellular responses of the three cell lines were compared with that of a p53 knock out cell line (HCT116p53-/-). The p53 knock out cell line was highly sensitive to cadmium-induced toxicity; so was the cell line in which p53 mRNA expression was highly down regulated. This might implicate an unknown protective role of p53 signaling during heavy metal toxicity and that one of the possible mechanisms by which cadmium manifests its cytotoxic effect is through the transcriptional down regulation of p53 gene.
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- Geethanjali Ravindran
- CMBL, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa, India
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- CMBL, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa, India
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- CMBL, Department of Biological Sciences, BITS Pilani K K Birla Goa Campus, Zuarinagar, Goa, India
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Zhou Q, Guo JJ, He CT, Shen C, Huang YY, Chen JX, Guo JH, Yuan JG, Yang ZY. Comparative Transcriptome Analysis between Low- and High-Cadmium-Accumulating Genotypes of Pakchoi (Brassica chinensis L.) in Response to Cadmium Stress. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:6485-94. [PMID: 27228483 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b06326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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To reduce cadmium (Cd) pollution of food chains, screening and breeding of low-Cd-accumulating cultivars are the focus of much study. Two previously identified genotypes, a low-Cd-accumulating genotype (LAJK) and a high-Cd-accumulating genotype (HAJS) of pakchoi (Brassica chinesis L.), were stressed by Cd (12.5 μM) for 0 h (T0), 3 h (T3) and 24 h (T24). By comparative transcriptome analysis for root tissue, 3005 and 4343 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were identified in LAJK at T3 (vs T0) and T24 (vs T3), respectively, whereas 8677 and 5081 DEGs were detected in HAJS. Gene expression pattern analysis suggested a delay of Cd responded transcriptional changes in LAJK compared to HAJS. DEG functional enrichments proposed genotype-specific biological processes coped with Cd stress. Cell wall biosynthesis and glutathione (GSH) metabolism were found to involve in Cd resistance in HAJS, whereas DNA repair and abscisic acid (ABA) signal transduction pathways played important roles in LAJK. Furthermore, the genes participating in Cd efflux such as PDR8 were overexpressed in LAJK, whereas those responsible for Cd transport such as YSL1 were more enhanced in HAJS, exhibiting different Cd transport processes between two genotypes. These novel findings should be useful for molecular assisted screening and breeding of low-Cd-accumulating genotypes for pakchoi.
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- Qian Zhou
- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Xingang Xi Road 135, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Xingang Xi Road 135, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Xingang Xi Road 135, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Xingang Xi Road 135, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Xingang Xi Road 135, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Xingang Xi Road 135, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Xingang Xi Road 135, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Xingang Xi Road 135, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biocontrol, School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-Sen University , Xingang Xi Road 135, Guangzhou 510275, China
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Egbowon BF, Harris W, Arnott G, Mills CL, Hargreaves AJ. Sub-lethal concentrations of CdCl2 disrupt cell migration and cytoskeletal proteins in cultured mouse TM4 Sertoli cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2016; 32:154-65. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2015.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2015] [Revised: 11/29/2015] [Accepted: 12/23/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Samanta S, Datta BK, Boral M, Nandan A, Das G. A multi-responsive turn-on flurogenic probe to sense Zn2+, Cd2+and Pb2+: left-right-center emission signal swing. Analyst 2016; 141:4388-93. [DOI: 10.1039/c6an00657d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A rationally designed multi-target probe can sense Zn2+, Cd2+and Pb2+through individual TURN-ON emission signals in physiological pH with signal swing.
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- Soham Samanta
- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- India
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- Department of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
- India
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Chen YY, Zhu JY, Chan KM. Effects of cadmium on cell proliferation, apoptosis, and proto-oncogene expression in zebrafish liver cells. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 157:196-206. [PMID: 25456234 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2014] [Revised: 10/20/2014] [Accepted: 10/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is one of the major transitional metal that has toxic effects in aquatic organisms and their associated ecosystem; however, its hepatic toxicity and carcinogenicity are not very well characterized. We used a zebrafish liver (ZFL) cell line as a model to investigate the mechanism of Cd-induced toxicity on hepatocytes. Our results showed that Cd can be effectively accumulated in ZFL cells in our exposure experiments. Cell cytotoxicity assays and flow cytometer measurements revealed that Cd(2+) stimulated ZFL cell proliferation with decreasing apoptotic cell numbers indicating potentially tumorigenic effects of Cd in ZFL cells. Gene expression profiles also indicated that Cd downregulated oncogenes p53 and rad51 and upregulated immediate response oncogenes, growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible (gadd45) genes, and growth factors. We also found dramatic changes in the gene expression of c-jun and igf1rb at different exposure time points, supporting the notion that potentially tumorigenic of Cd-is involved in the activation of immediate early genes or genes related to apoptosis in cancer promotion.
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- Ying Ying Chen
- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University, Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University, Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Chinese University, Sha Tin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Feki-Tounsi M, Hamza-Chaffai A. Cadmium as a possible cause of bladder cancer: a review of accumulated evidence. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:10561-73. [PMID: 24894749 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-2970-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2013] [Accepted: 04/23/2014] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Bladder cancer is a significant disease, the rates of which have increased over the few last years. However, its etiology remains as yet undefined. Cadmium, a widespread environmental carcinogen that has received considerable interest, presents evidence as a possible cause of bladder cancer. A literature review was conducted from the years 1984-2013 to study the accumulated evidence for cadmium as a possible cause of bladder cancer, including routes of cadmium exposure, accumulation, toxicity, carcinogenicity, and evidence from epidemiological and experimental studies. Special reference is devoted to cadmium nephrotoxicity, which illustrates how cadmium exerts its effects on the transitional epithelium of the urinary tract. Mechanisms of carcinogenesis are discussed. The effects of cadmium on gene expression in urothelial cells exposed to cadmium are also addressed. Despite different methodologies, several epidemiologic and nephrotoxicity studies of cadmium indicate that occupational exposure to cadmium is associated with increased risk of bladder cancer and provide additional evidence that cadmium is a potential toxic element in urothelial cells. In vitro studies provide further evidence that cadmium is involved in urothelial carcinogenesis. Animal studies encounter several problems such as morphology differences between species. Among the complex mechanisms of cadmium carcinogenesis, gene expression deregulation is the subject of recent studies on bladder cadmium-induced carcinogenesis. Further research, however, will be required to promise a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying cadmium carcinogenesis and to establish the precise role of cadmium in this important malignancy.
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- Molka Feki-Tounsi
- Unit of Marine and Environmental Toxicology, IPEIS, Sfax University, PB 805, 3018, Sfax, Tunisia,
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Bellavite P, Marzotto M, Olioso D, Moratti E, Conforti A. High-dilution effects revisited. 2. Pharmacodynamic mechanisms. HOMEOPATHY 2014; 103:22-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.homp.2013.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2013] [Accepted: 08/12/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Calabrese EJ. Biphasic dose responses in biology, toxicology and medicine: accounting for their generalizability and quantitative features. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2013; 182:452-460. [PMID: 23992683 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.07.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Revised: 07/23/2013] [Accepted: 07/26/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The most common quantitative feature of the hormetic-biphasic dose response is its modest stimulatory response which at maximum is only 30-60% greater than control values, an observation that is consistently independent of biological model, level of organization (i.e., cell, organ or individual), endpoint measured, chemical/physical agent studied, or mechanism. This quantitative feature suggests an underlying "upstream" mechanism common across biological systems, therefore basic and general. Hormetic dose response relationships represent an estimate of the peak performance of integrative biological processes that are allometrically based. Hormetic responses reflect both direct stimulatory or overcompensation responses to damage induced by relatively low doses of chemical or physical agents. The integration of the hormetic dose response within an allometric framework provides, for the first time, an explanation for both the generality and the quantitative features of the hormetic dose response.
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- Edward J Calabrese
- Environmental Health Sciences Program, School of Public Health, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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NF-κB acts downstream of EGFR in regulating low dose cadmium induced primary lung cell proliferation. Biometals 2013; 26:897-911. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-013-9666-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2013] [Accepted: 08/03/2013] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Nair AR, DeGheselle O, Smeets K, Van Kerkhove E, Cuypers A. Cadmium-Induced Pathologies: Where Is the Oxidative Balance Lost (or Not)? Int J Mol Sci 2013; 14:6116-43. [PMID: 23507750 PMCID: PMC3634456 DOI: 10.3390/ijms14036116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 203] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2012] [Revised: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/20/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Over the years, anthropogenic factors have led to cadmium (Cd) accumulation in the environment causing various health problems in humans. Although Cd is not a Fenton-like metal, it induces oxidative stress in various animal models via indirect mechanisms. The degree of Cd-induced oxidative stress depends on the dose, duration and frequency of Cd exposure. Also the presence or absence of serum in experimental conditions, type of cells and their antioxidant capacity, as well as the speciation of Cd are important determinants. At the cellular level, the Cd-induced oxidative stress either leads to oxidative damage or activates signal transduction pathways to initiate defence responses. This balance is important on how different organ systems respond to Cd stress and ultimately define the pathological outcome. In this review, we highlight the Cd-induced oxidant/antioxidant status as well as the damage versus signalling scenario in relation to Cd toxicity. Emphasis is addressed to Cd-induced pathologies of major target organs, including a section on cell proliferation and carcinogenesis. Furthermore, attention is paid to Cd-induced oxidative stress in undifferentiated stem cells, which can provide information for future therapies in preventing Cd-induced pathologies.
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- Ambily Ravindran Nair
- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium; E-Mails: (A.R.N.); (O.D.); (K.S.); (E.V.K.)
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium; E-Mails: (A.R.N.); (O.D.); (K.S.); (E.V.K.)
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- Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan Building D, Diepenbeek 3590, Belgium; E-Mails: (A.R.N.); (O.D.); (K.S.); (E.V.K.)
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Xue L, Li G, Liu Q, Wang H, Liu C, Ding X, He S, Jiang H. Ratiometric Fluorescent Sensor Based on Inhibition of Resonance for Detection of Cadmium in Aqueous Solution and Living Cells. Inorg Chem 2011; 50:3680-90. [DOI: 10.1021/ic200032e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Lin Xue
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Department of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116012, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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Bodo M, Balloni S, Lumare E, Bacci M, Calvitti M, Dell’Omo M, Murgia N, Marinucci L. Effects of sub-toxic Cadmium concentrations on bone gene expression program: Results of an in vitro study. Toxicol In Vitro 2010; 24:1670-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2010.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2009] [Revised: 05/24/2010] [Accepted: 05/31/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Liu Z, Zhang C, He W, Yang Z, Gao X, Guo Z. A highly sensitive ratiometric fluorescent probe for Cd2+ detection in aqueous solution and living cells. Chem Commun (Camb) 2010; 46:6138-40. [PMID: 20664870 DOI: 10.1039/c0cc00662a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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A ratiometric fluorescent Cd(2+) sensor DBITA which featured the Cd(2+)-induced red-shift of emission (53 nm) and picomolar sensitivity in both aqueous media and living cells was developed.
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- Zhipeng Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Coordination Chemistry Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, PR China
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Van Kerkhove E, Pennemans V, Swennen Q. Cadmium and transport of ions and substances across cell membranes and epithelia. Biometals 2010; 23:823-55. [PMID: 20582616 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-010-9357-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2009] [Accepted: 06/14/2010] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Toxic metals such as cadmium (Cd(2+)) pose serious risks to human health. However, even though the importance of Cd(2+) as environmental health hazards is now widely appreciated, the specific mechanisms by which it produces its adverse effects have yet to be fully elucidated. Cd(2+) is known to enter cells, it binds and interacts with a multitude of molecules, it may indirectly induce oxidative stress and interfere with gene expression and repair of DNA. It also interacts with transport across cell membranes and epithelia and may therefore disturb the cell's homeostasis and function. Interaction with epithelial transport, especially in the kidney and the liver, may have serious consequences in general health. A lot of research still needs to be done to understand the exact way in which Cd(2+) interferes with these transport phenomena. It is not always clear whether Cd(2+) has primary or secondary effects on cell membrane transport. In the present review we try to summarize the work that has been done up to now and to critically discuss the relevance of the experimental work in vitro with respect to the in vivo situation.
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- Emmy Van Kerkhove
- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Agoralaan, Building C, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
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Mantha M, Jumarie C. Cadmium-induced hormetic effect in differentiated Caco-2 cells: ERK and p38 activation without cell proliferation stimulation. J Cell Physiol 2010; 224:250-61. [PMID: 20232314 DOI: 10.1002/jcp.22128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a toxic metal that enters the food chain. Following oral ingestion, the intestinal epithelium may in part protect against Cd toxicity but is also a target tissue. Using human enterocytic-like Caco-2 cells, we have previously shown differences in sensitivity to Cd according to the differentiation status. The present study focuses on Cd effects on differentiated cells. Concentration and time-dependent increases in MTT (3-[4,5-dimethyl-2-thiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide assay) activity were observed in post-confluent cultures exclusively, with a twofold maximal stimulation in 21-day-old cells exposed to 10 microM Cd for 24 h. No concomitant increase in [methyl-(3)H] thymidine incorporation was noted and Cd did not modify cell distribution in the cell-cycle phases. However, Cd-induced increase in MTT activity was inhibited by cycloheximine as well as by inhibitors of ERK1/2 and p38, but not by that of JNK. Consistently, Cd increased the levels of ERK1/2 and p38 phosphorylation. Inhibition of Ras-GTP or PI3K enhanced the stimulatory effect of Cd, whereas mTOR inhibition had no effect. Inhibition of G protein-phospholipase and PKC decreased MTT stimulation. These results show a hormesis-like stimulation of Cd on MTT activity in differentiated intestinal cells exclusively. This effect is not related to cell proliferation but more likely to increased protein synthesis which involves ERK1/2 and p38 cascades and possibly PLC-beta signaling pathways. Because growth-related differentiation of intestinal cells is linked to the selective and sequential activation of MAPKs, the impacts that these Cd-induced perturbations in signaling pathways may have on intestinal functions clearly deserve to be investigated.
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- Marc Mantha
- Département des Sciences Biologiques, Centre TOXEN, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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Cardin GB, Mantha M, Jumarie C. Resistance to cadmium as a function of Caco-2 cell differentiation: role of reactive oxygen species in cadmium- but not zinc-induced adaptation mechanisms. Biometals 2009; 22:753-69. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-009-9223-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2008] [Accepted: 03/03/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hsiao CJJ, Stapleton SR. Early sensing and gene expression profiling under a low dose of cadmium exposure. Biochimie 2009; 91:329-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2008.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2008] [Accepted: 10/16/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Hormesis and Pharmacology. Pharmacology 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-369521-5.00005-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Li D, Zheng W, Qu JY. Time-resolved spectroscopic imaging reveals the fundamentals of cellular NADH fluorescence. OPTICS LETTERS 2008; 33:2365-7. [PMID: 18923624 DOI: 10.1364/ol.33.002365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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A time-resolved spectroscopic imaging system is built to study the fluorescence characteristics of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH), an important metabolic coenzyme and endogenous fluorophore in cells. The system provides a unique approach to measure fluorescence signals in different cellular organelles and cytoplasm. The ratios of free over protein-bound NADH signals in cytosol and nucleus are slightly higher than those in mitochondria. The mitochondrial fluorescence contributes about 70% of overall cellular fluorescence and is not a completely dominant signal. Furthermore, NADH signals in mitochondria, cytosol, and the nucleus respond to the changes of cellular activity differently, suggesting that cytosolic and nuclear fluorescence may complicate the well-known relationship between mitochondrial fluorescence and cellular metabolism.
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- Dong Li
- Department of Electronic and Computer Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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Taki M, Desaki M, Ojida A, Iyoshi S, Hirayama T, Hamachi I, Yamamoto Y. Fluorescence Imaging of Intracellular Cadmium Using a Dual-Excitation Ratiometric Chemosensor. J Am Chem Soc 2008; 130:12564-5. [DOI: 10.1021/ja803429z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Masayasu Taki
- Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Campus, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Campus, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Campus, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Campus, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Campus, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Campus, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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- Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies and Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, and Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura Campus, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8510, Japan
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Carcinogenic metal compounds: recent insight into molecular and cellular mechanisms. Arch Toxicol 2008; 82:493-512. [PMID: 18496671 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-008-0313-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 661] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2008] [Accepted: 04/30/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mechanisms of carcinogenicity are discussed for metals and their compounds, classified as carcinogenic to humans or considered to be carcinogenic to humans: arsenic, antimony, beryllium, cadmium, chromium, cobalt, lead, nickel and vanadium. Physicochemical properties govern uptake, intracellular distribution and binding of metal compounds. Interactions with proteins (e.g., with zinc finger structures) appear to be more relevant for metal carcinogenicity than binding to DNA. In general, metal genotoxicity is caused by indirect mechanisms. In spite of diverse physicochemical properties of metal compounds, three predominant mechanisms emerge: (1) interference with cellular redox regulation and induction of oxidative stress, which may cause oxidative DNA damage or trigger signaling cascades leading to stimulation of cell growth; (2) inhibition of major DNA repair systems resulting in genomic instability and accumulation of critical mutations; (3) deregulation of cell proliferation by induction of signaling pathways or inactivation of growth controls such as tumor suppressor genes. In addition, specific metal compounds exhibit unique mechanisms such as interruption of cell-cell adhesion by cadmium, direct DNA binding of trivalent chromium, and interaction of vanadate with phosphate binding sites of protein phosphatases.
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Koizumi N, Murata K, Hayashi C, Nishio H, Goji J. High cadmium accumulation among humans and primates: comparison across various mammalian species--a study from Japan. Biol Trace Elem Res 2008; 121:205-14. [PMID: 17957345 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-007-8048-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2007] [Revised: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 09/25/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The majority of existing literature reports that cadmium (Cd) is toxic to humans and most living organisms. This paper reports the results of our study that measured Cd levels in the livers and kidneys of humans and other 50 mammalian species under normal conditions in Japan. The study tests the differences in the Cd concentrations across different mammalian species and sexes. Our results revealed that (1) there is a strong correlation between the Cd levels in the livers and kidneys across all examined species, (2) humans exhibit the highest Cd accumulation level in both organs, (3) primates also show a high Cd concentration at a level close to humans, (4) mice and rats show low Cd levels in both organs, indicating that humans accumulate about a few thousand times more Cd than mice and rats, and (5) the Cd concentration of female mammals is more than double of males for both organs. Our results indicate that these cross-sex as well as cross-species discrepancies cannot be explained by the difference in daily Cd intake. While further research is necessary to determine any potential role of Cd accumulation, we speculate that Cd plays some physiological function in the renal cortex of humans and primates.
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- Naoru Koizumi
- School of Public Policy, George Mason University, 3401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22201, USA.
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Investigations of the cytotoxicity of epigallocatechin-3-gallate against PC-3 cells in the presence of Cd2+ in vitro. Toxicol In Vitro 2008; 22:953-60. [PMID: 18359184 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2008.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2007] [Revised: 01/18/2008] [Accepted: 02/04/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The epidemiological studies and recent data have provided convinced evidence that green tea and its major constituent epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) might have the potential to lower the risk of cancers in humans. Metal ions, such as zinc and cadmium, which are necessary to our health, are important factors inducing many diseases including prostate cancer in the condition of absence or excess. EGCG can satisfactorily exhibit complex chemistry with metal ions because of multiple hydroxyl states, which in turn changes their bioactivities and metabolism pathways. This paper presents the results of an investigation of the cytotoxicity of EGCG against PC-3 prostate cancer cells in the presence and absence of Cd2+ in vitro. The results showed that both EGCG and Cd2+ suppressed viability and clonegenecity of PC-3 cells, and the suppression effect was enhanced when EGCG added with Cd2+. Although Cd2+ up-regulated the 67 kDa laminin receptor (67LR), which is a migration-associated protein, the cell migration ability was not significantly increased after each treatment. We also found that EGCG and Cd2+ directly interacted with mitochondrial, and the mixture of EGCG and Cd2+ (EGCG+Cd2+) significantly caused loss of the mitochondrial membrane potential, decrease of the ATP content and activation of caspase-9 compared with EGCG treated alone. Taken together, these findings suggest that Cd2+ enhanced the cytotoxicity of EGCG to PC-3 cells by up-regulating the 67LR and the mitochondria-mediated apoptosis pathway.
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Collin VC, Eymery F, Genty B, Rey P, Havaux M. Vitamin E is essential for the tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana to metal-induced oxidative stress. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2008; 31:244-57. [PMID: 17996014 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2007.01755.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants were grown in a hydroponic culture system for 7 to 14 d in the absence or presence of 75 microM Cd or 75 microM Cu. The Cu treatment resulted in visual leaf symptoms, together with anthocyanin accumulation and loss of turgor. Pronounced lipid peroxidation, which was detected by autoluminescence imaging and malondialdehyde titration, was observed in Cu-treated leaves. The Cd treatment also resulted in loss of leaf pigments but lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress were less pronounced than in the leaves exposed to Cu. Analysis of low-molecular-weight chloroplast and cytosolic antioxidants (ascorbate, glutathione, tocopherols, carotenoids) and antioxidant enzymes (thiol-based reductases and peroxidases) revealed relatively few responses to metal exposure. However, there was a marked increase in vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) in response to Cd and Cu treatments. Ascorbate increased significantly in Cu-exposed leaves. Other antioxidants either remained stable or decreased in response to metal stress. Transcripts encoding enzymes of the vitamin E biosynthetic pathway were increased in response to metal exposure. In particular, VTE2 mRNA was enhanced in Cu- and Cd-treated plants, while VTE5 and hydroxylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) mRNAs were only up-regulated in Cd-treated plants. Consistent increases in HPPD transcripts and protein were observed. The vitamin E-deficient (vte1) mutant exhibited an enhanced sensitivity towards both metals relative to the wild-type (WT) control. Unlike the vte1 mutants, which showed enhanced lipid peroxidation and oxidative stress in the presence of Cu or Cd, the ascorbate-deficient (vtc2) mutant showed WT responses to metal exposure. Taken together, these results demonstrate that vitamin E plays a crucial role in the tolerance of Arabidopsis to oxidative stress induced by heavy metals such as Cu and Cd.
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- Valérie C Collin
- Laboratoire d'Ecophysiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, UMR 6191 CNRS-CEA-Université Aix-Marseille II, F-13108 Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France
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Grygoryev D, Moskalenko O, Zimbrick JD. Non-linear effects in the formation of DNA damage in medaka fish fibroblast cells caused by combined action of cadmium and ionizing radiation. Dose Response 2007; 6:283-98. [PMID: 19020653 PMCID: PMC2564760 DOI: 10.2203/dose-response.07-012.grygoryev] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Ionizing radiation-induced formation of genomic DNA damage can be modulated by nearby chemical species such as heavy metal ions, which can lead to non-linear dose response. To investigate this phenomenon, we studied cell survival and formation of 8-hydroxyguanine (8-OHG) base modifications and double strand breaks (DSB) caused by combined action of cadmium (Cd) and gamma radiation in cultured medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) fibroblast cells. Our data show that the introduction of Cd leads to a significant decrease in the fraction of surviving cells and to increased sensitivity of cells to ionizing radiation (IR). Cd also appears to cause non-linear increases in radiation-induced yields of 8-OHG and DSB as dose-yield plots of these lesions exhibit non-linear S-shaped curves with a sharp increase in the yields of lesions in the 10-20 microM range of Cd concentrations. The combined action of ionizing radiation and Cd leads to increased DNA damage formation compared to the effects of the individual stressors. These results are consistent with a hypothesis that the presence of Cd modulates the efficiency of DNA repair systems thus causing increases in radiation-induced DNA damage formation and decreases in cell survival.
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- Dmytro Grygoryev
- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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- Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO
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Lin R, Wang X, Luo Y, Du W, Guo H, Yin D. Effects of soil cadmium on growth, oxidative stress and antioxidant system in wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L.). CHEMOSPHERE 2007; 69:89-98. [PMID: 17568654 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.04.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2006] [Revised: 03/15/2007] [Accepted: 04/13/2007] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Effects of different concentrations of soil cadmium (0-33mg kg(-1)) on growth, oxidative stress, and antioxidant response of wheat seedlings (Triticum aestivum L.) were investigated using pot experiments. A slight stimulatory effect on seedling growth was observed, especially at low Cd concentrations (less than 3.3mg kg(-1)). Results of the electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) determination showed a decrease in unstable free radical level in the leaves, followed by a significant increase with increasing Cd concentrations. Malondialdehyde (MDA) contents were significantly enhanced by a high Cd concentration. Activity levels of some antioxidant enzymes in the leaves, including superoxide dismutase (SOD, EC1.12.1.1), catalase (CAT, EC1.11.1.6), guaiacol peroxidase (GPX, EC1.11.1.7), ascorbate peroxidase (APX, EC1.11.1.11) and glutathione reductase (GR, EC1.6.4.2), did not change much at low Cd concentrations (less than 3.3mg kg(-1)), but fluctuated drastically at high Cd concentrations. GSH contents and GSH/GSSG ratios decreased at low Cd concentrations, then increased at high Cd concentrations. Wheat seedlings might overcompensate at low Cd concentrations, resulting in a low oxidative stress and a positive effect on growth. Changes in biochemical parameters would occur before any visible symptom of toxicity appeared, and the endpoint based on these parameters might be more sensitive or indicative than morphological observations in revealing the eco-toxicity of Cd. Based on the results of this study, we propose that the toxic critical value of soil Cd in inducing oxidative stress to wheat seedlings is between 3.3mg kg(-1) and 10mg kg(-1).
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- Renzhang Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China
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Gurel Z, Ozcelik D, Dursun S. Apoptotic rate and metallothionein levels in the tissues of cadmium- and copper-exposed rats. Biol Trace Elem Res 2007; 116:203-17. [PMID: 17646688 DOI: 10.1007/bf02685931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2005] [Revised: 05/23/2006] [Accepted: 06/06/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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It is well known that cadmium (Cd) has toxic and carcinogenic effects in rodents and humans, but the effects of Cd on apoptosis are still not clear. Although some studies have shown that Cd has apoptotic potential, other studies have shown that Cd can be antiapoptotic. Parameters such as sensitivity of the exposed organism or cells and the exposure conditions should be important in delineating the effect of Cd on apoptosis. In the present study, we aimed to determine the apoptotic index (AI) of Sprague-Dawley rat tissues that are loaded at a lower Cd concentration than the critical concentration (50 microg/g) for its toxic effects. Metallothionein (MT) levels of tissues were also determined and the experiments repeated with copper (Cu)-exposed rats. We detected decreases in the apoptotic index in liver and lung tissues of Cd-exposed groups accompanied with an increase in MT levels. Also, decreases of AI were detected in the liver tissues of Cu-exposed groups. These findings indicate that Cd can suppress apoptosis in vivo. The possible role of MT expression on the suppression of apoptosis and the importance of free-Cd ion concentration on switching antiapoptotic effects to proapoptotic effects are also discussed.
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- Zafer Gurel
- Department of Biophysics, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, University of Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey
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Banfalvi G, Ujvarosi K, Trencsenyi G, Somogyi C, Nagy G, Basnakian A. Cell culture density dependent toxicity and chromatin changes upon cadmium treatment in murine pre-B-cells. Apoptosis 2007; 12:1219-28. [PMID: 17260184 DOI: 10.1007/s10495-006-0045-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Murine pre-B-cells grown in the presence of lower (1 microM) or higher (5 microM) concentration of cadmium chloride were separated into 13 fractions by centrifugal elutriation. The rate of DNA synthesis after cadmium treatment determined in permeable cells was dependent on cell culture density during cadmium treatment. Cell cycle analysis revealed a shift in the profile of DNA synthesis from replicative to repair DNA synthesis upon cadmium treatment. The study of the relationship between cell culture density and cell diameter at lower and higher cell densities in the presence of 1 microM cadmium chloride concentration showed that a. at 5 x 10(5) cell/ml or lower densities cells were shrinking indicating apoptotic changes, b. at higher cell culture densities the average cell size increased, c. the treatment of cells with low CdCl(2) concentration (1 microM) at higher cell culture density (>5 x 10(5) cell/ml) did not change significantly the average cell diameter. At 5 microM cadmium concentration and higher cell culture densities (>5 x 10(5) cell/ml) the average cell size decreased in each elutriated fraction. Most significant inhibition of cell growth took place in early S phase (2.0-2.5 C value). Apoptotic chromatin changes in chromatin structure after cadmium treatment were seen as large extensive disruptions, holes in the nuclear membrane and stickiness of incompletely folded chromosomes.
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- Gaspar Banfalvi
- Department of Microbial Biotechnology and Cell Biology, University of Debrecen, 1 Egyetem Square, Debrecen, 4032, Hungary.
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Bertin G, Averbeck D. Cadmium: cellular effects, modifications of biomolecules, modulation of DNA repair and genotoxic consequences (a review). Biochimie 2006; 88:1549-59. [PMID: 17070979 DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2006.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 612] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2006] [Accepted: 10/02/2006] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Cadmium is an important toxic environmental heavy metal. Occupational and environmental pollution with cadmium results mainly from mining, metallurgy industry and manufactures of nickel-cadmium batteries, pigments and plastic stabilizers. Important sources of human intoxication are cigarette smoke as well as food, water and air contaminations. In humans, cadmium exposures have been associated with cancers of the prostate, lungs and testes. Acute exposures are responsible for damage to these organs. Chronic intoxication is associated with obstructive airway disease, emphysema, irreversible renal failure, bone disorders and immuno-suppression. At the cellular level, cadmium affects proliferation, differentiation and causes apoptosis. It has been classified as a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). However, it is weakly genotoxic. Indirect effects of cadmium provoke generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and DNA damage. Cadmium modulates also gene expression and signal transduction, reduces activities of proteins involved in antioxidant defenses. Several studies have shown that it interferes with DNA repair. The present review focuses on the effects of cadmium in mammalian cells with special emphasis on the induction of damage to DNA, membranes and proteins, the inhibition of different types of DNA repair and the induction of apoptosis. Current data and hypotheses on the mechanisms involved in cadmium genotoxicity and carcinogenesis are outlined.
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- G Bertin
- Institut Curie-UMR 2027 CNRS Génotoxicologie et cycle cellulaire, LCR V28 du CEA, centre universitaire, 91405 Orsay cedex, France
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Diep PTN, Denizeau F, Jumarie C. Kinetics of the early subcellular distribution of cadmium in rat hepatocytes. Biometals 2005; 18:255-67. [PMID: 15984570 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-005-1538-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The kinetics of the early subcellular distribution of cadmium (Cd) was characterized in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes exposed to 10, 50 and 100 microM Cd in a serum-free WME medium for 10, 30 or 60 min. Our results demonstrate a time- and concentration-dependent increase in Cd content with the highest metal concentration measured in the cytosol, whereas the lowest was observed in the mitochondria. With the exception of early localization in the plasma membrane, Cd concentrations in fractions were characterized by the following decreasing order of magnitude: cytosol > low density molecules approximately nuclei > lysosomes approximately mitochondria. We also found evidence for: (i) a two-step process for Cd distribution in the nuclei and mitochondria; and (ii) a time-dependent 'slow' process of transfer from the plasma membrane to the cytosol. Saturation in Cd uptake was observed at 50 microM in most cell fractions at 10 and 30 min, except for the plasma membrane. The lack of apparent saturation for Cd accumulation at 60 min was not related to an increase in metallothionein synthesis. Altogether, our data provide insights into the dynamics of transfer between intracellular compartments, and allow a better identification of the organelles that are the most subjected to Cd toxicity for early exposure conditions.
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- Pham T N Diep
- Department de chimie, Université dal Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. centre-ville, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3P8
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Misra UK, Gawdi G, Pizzo SV. Induction of mitogenic signalling in the 1LN prostate cell line on exposure to submicromolar concentrations of cadmium+. Cell Signal 2004; 15:1059-70. [PMID: 14499349 DOI: 10.1016/s0898-6568(03)00117-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Cadmium exposure increases the risk of prostate cancer. We now describe the effects of Cd2+ on signalling and proliferation in 1LN prostate cells. Cd2+ increased [3H]thymidine uptake and cell number twofold. Cd2+ elevated intracellular IP3, cytosolic-free Ca2+, phosphorylated MEK1/2, ERK1/2, p38 MAPK and JNK two- to threefold. Increased PDK1 and phosphorylation of the 85-kDa regulatory subunit of PI 3-kinase, Akt and p70s6k were also observed. Cd2+ treatment increased transcription factors NFkappaB and CREB, and the expression of c-fos and c-myc. Cd2+-induced increased uptake of [3H]thymidine was abolished by translational and transcriptional inhibitors, and Ca2+ channel blockers. Inhibition of phospholipase C and of Ca2+ binding to IP3 receptors inhibited Cd2+-induced DNA synthesis as did inhibition of tyrosine kinases, protein kinase C, PI 3-kinase, farnesyl transferase, MEK1/2, ERK1/2 and p38MAPK. Thus signalling events, which are triggered on exposure of 1LN cells to submicromolar concentrations of Cd2+, induce increased proliferation of these cells.
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- Uma Kant Misra
- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, P.O. Box 3712, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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The article is a comprehensive review of the occurrence of hormetic dose-response relationships induced by inorganic agents, including toxic agents, of significant environmental and public health interest (e.g., arsenic, cadmium, lead, mercury, selenium, and zinc). Hormetic responses occurred in a wide range of biological models (i.e., plants, invertebrate and vertebrate animals) for a large and diverse array of endpoints. Particular attention was given to providing an assessment of the quantitative features of the dose-response relationships and underlying mechanisms that could account for the biphasic nature of the hormetic response. These findings indicate that hormetic responses commonly occur in appropriately designed experiments and are highly generalizeable with respect to biological model responses. The hormetic dose response should be seen as a reliable feature of the dose response for inorganic agents and will have an important impact on the estimated effects of such agents on environmental and human receptors.
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- Edward J Calabrese
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill Science Center, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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Misra UK, Gawdi G, Akabani G, Pizzo SV. Cadmium-induced DNA synthesis and cell proliferation in macrophages: the role of intracellular calcium and signal transduction mechanisms. Cell Signal 2002; 14:327-40. [PMID: 11858940 DOI: 10.1016/s0898-6568(01)00268-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Cd(2+) exposure increases the risk of cancer in humans and animals. In this report, we have studied the effect of Cd(2+) on signal transduction and Ca(2+) mobilization in murine macrophages. At micromolar concentrations, Cd(2+) significantly increased cell division as judged by [3H]thymidine uptake and cell counts. Cd(2+)-treated cells continued to proliferate even after more than 4 weeks in culture. Cd(2+) (1 microM) treatment induced a 1.5- to 2-fold increase in cytosolic free Ca(2+), [Ca(2+)](i), which was transitory and/or oscillatory. The sources of this Ca(2+) included both inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP(3))-sensitive and -insensitive stores. Macrophage treatment with 1-(6-((17beta-3-methoxyestra-1,2,5(10)-triene-17-yl)amino)hexyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione (U73122), an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C (PLC), decreased Cd(2+)-induced formation of IP(3) in a concentration-dependent manner (K(d) about 2 microM). This caused a concomitant, partial decrease in the effect of Cd(2+) on [Ca(2+)](i). Cd(2+) itself crosses the macrophage membrane in part via L-type Ca(2+) channels, but it also interacts with a cell surface membrane protein(s) coupled to a pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein. Use of selective inhibitors of signal transduction and the quantitation of the levels of phosphorylated MAPK/ERK-activating kinase-1 (MEK1), extracellular signal-regulated kinase-1 (ERK1), and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) suggests that the effects of Cd(2+) are mediated by the p21(ras)-dependent MAPK, but not the phosphoinositide 3 (PI 3)-kinase signalling pathway. The effect of activating these pathways includes increased availability of the transcription factor NFkappaB as well as activation of the early genes c-fos and c-myc.
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- Uma Kant Misra
- Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Box 3712, Durham, NC 27710, USA
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Inconsistent results among reports on cadmium genotoxicity revealed that certain confounding factors might significantly influence the outcomes of assessment. In Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-W8) cells, chromosome aberration induced by six different cadmium compounds was found positively associated with intracellular cadmium concentration. A parallel association was also observed among different CHO strains treated with same cadmium compound, the cadmium acetate. Both the cadmium-induced chromosome aberration and cadmium uptake were influenced by the presence of fetal calf serum (FCS). The presence of 10% FCS during the 2h treatment period greatly retarded the cellular cadmium uptake, and concurrently reduced the chromosome aberration induction. Other factors such as specific cadmium anion involved and the duration of cadmium treatment period in the investigation also influenced the assessment results of cadmium-induced chromosome aberration. In the protocol with a 2h pulse treatment, cadmium acetate, chloride and sulfate induced more chromosome aberration than cadmium nitrate, carbonate and oxide. When cadmium was present in the culture of the entire treatment period for 18 h, the results went the opposite way. Cadmium nitrate, carbonate and oxide induced significant chromosome aberration, while other three cadmium compounds gave negative results. Cadmium compounds did not induce significant SCE at the same dose level that yielded significant chromosome aberration induction, either in the protocol with the short pulse or long treatment period.
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- T C Wang
- Institute of Zoology, Academia Sinica, Taipei 115, Taiwan, ROC.
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Chandra R, Dass SK, Tomar P, Tiwari M. Cadmium, carcinogen, co-carcinogen and anti carcinogen. Indian J Clin Biochem 2001; 16:145-52. [PMID: 23105310 PMCID: PMC3453642 DOI: 10.1007/bf02864853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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As a stress agent, inducing apoptosis and blocking it, Cd can have both helpful and harmful effects. The atmosphere is a thin envelope which makes the worid a global village. Cd is the most toxic metal in air. As both the first and second messenger of the stress response, it is synergistically toxic with all other stressors, including many other carcinogens. Elimination of Pb and its replacement with added benzene in gasoline appears to have increased the toxicity of atmospheric Cd. With scientific understanding of the molecular basis of Cd's role in carcinogenesis and anti-carcinogenesis, primary cancer prevention can be practiced by reducing Cd and chemical air pollution and educating the public on smoke cessation, healthy eating habits and stress reduction. Using the existing information on Cd and its effects, determinations could be made on established cancers so that individualized treatment protocols can be developed to improve patient care.
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- R Chandra
- Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Center for Biomedical Research, University of Delhi, 110 007 Delhi
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Yuan C, Kadiiska M, Achanzar WE, Mason RP, Waalkes MP. Possible role of caspase-3 inhibition in cadmium-induced blockage of apoptosis. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2000; 164:321-9. [PMID: 10799343 DOI: 10.1006/taap.2000.8921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd) and chromium (Cr) are human carcinogens. Cr(VI) is taken up into cells and reduced by cellular reductants to the potential DNA damaging species Cr(V), (IV), and (III). Reactive oxygen species and carbon-based radicals may also be produced during Cr reduction. We previously found that Cd blocks Cr-induced apoptosis, which could allow a larger proportion of genetically damaged cells to escape and become transformed. This study helped define the mechanisms of Cd-induced suppression of apoptosis. Chinese hamster ovary (CHO K1-BH4) cells were treated with either Cd (5-20 microM), Cr(VI) (350 microM), or Cd (5-20 microM) plus Cr(VI) (350 microM) for 3 h and then cultured in metal-free media for an additional 48 h at which time DNA was extracted or nuclei were examined to determine apoptosis. Cd markedly reduced Cr-induced DNA fragmentation and reduced the number of Cr-induced apoptotic cell nuclei to control levels. Additional study investigated the biokinetics and cellular metabolism of Cr. Cd did not alter the cellular Cr accumulation and there were no differences in the levels of reduced glutathione, a compound possibly important in Cr reduction and reflective of the cellular reducing environment. The antiapoptotic effect of Cd was not due to diminished cellular reduction of Cr(VI) as assessed by electron-spin resonance determination of the levels of Cr(V). Thus, Cd suppression of Cr-induced apoptosis is not based on altered Cr toxicokinetics or metabolism. In addition to Cr, Cd also inhibited apoptosis induced by hygromycin B and actinomycin D. Cd was a very effective inhibitor of caspase-3 activity, a central mediator of apoptosis, with nontoxic levels of Cd resulting in up to approximately 60% inhibition. These results indicate that Cd may have a generalized inhibitory effect on apoptosis, possibly by inhibiting caspase-3. Inhibition of apoptosis by Cd may allow a greater portion of genetically damaged cells to survive, or give selective growth advantages, and has implications as a potential nongenotoxic mechanism of Cd carcinogenesis.
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- C Yuan
- Inorganic Carcinogenesis Section, National Cancer Institute at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA
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Blais A, Lecoeur S, Milhaud G, Tomé D, Kolf-Clauw M. Cadmium uptake and transepithelial transport in control and long-term exposed Caco-2 cells: the role of metallothionein. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 1999; 160:76-85. [PMID: 10502504 DOI: 10.1006/taap.1999.8735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Exposure of humans to cadmium, a common environmental pollutant, is mainly through food intake. However, the mechanisms of intestinal absorption have not been clearly elucidated for this toxic metal ion. In order to investigate the effects of long-term exposure to this metal and the role of metallothioneins in cadmium absorption, we used human-derived Caco-2 cells cultured on porous membrane filters. We first validated this model by quantifying metal uptake and transepithelial transport on control cells and cells adapted to grow for 2 to 5 weeks in the presence of low doses of cadmium in the culture medium. The nontoxic doses of cadmium (0.1, 1.0, and 5 microM), in which Caco-2 cells could be cultured for many passages without deleterious effects, were determined by evaluating transepithelial resistance of the cells and lactate dehydrogenase leakage. After 24 h of 1 microM Cd exposure, intracellular cadmium levels were 3- and 6-fold higher for cells exposed for extended periods to 1 and 5 microM cadmium, respectively, compared to control cells. In control and long-term exposed cells, this accumulation was inhibited by zinc, copper, and pCMBS, but not by verapamil or ouabain. Intracellular metallothionein content was increased 1.5-, 5-, and 12-fold for the cells grown in the presence of 0.1, 1.0, and 5 microM cadmium, respectively, in the culture medium. The amount of metallothionein synthesized and released by the cells was highly correlated with cadmium accumulation and transport. Our results suggest that Caco-2 cell monolayers are a good predictive model for the study of cadmium intestinal absorption following exposure to repeated low doses of cadmium, and confirm the essential role of metallothionein in the regulation of cadmium intestinal absorption.
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- A Blais
- Laboratoire de Toxicologie, Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons Alfort, France
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