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Ran M, Wu J, Jiao Y, Li J. Biosynthetic selenium nanoparticles (Bio-SeNPs) mitigate the toxicity of antimony (Sb) in rice (Oryza sativa L.) by limiting Sb uptake, improving antioxidant defense system and regulating stress-related gene expression. J Hazard Mater 2024; 470:134263. [PMID: 38613951 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2024] [Revised: 03/30/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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Nanotechnology offers a promising and innovative approach to mitigate biotic and abiotic stress in crop production. In this study, the beneficial role and potential detoxification mechanism of biogenic selenium nanoparticles (Bio-SeNPs) prepared from Psidium guajava extracts in alleviating antimony (Sb) toxicity in rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) were investigated. The results revealed that exogenous addition of Bio-SeNPs (0.05 g/L) into the hydroponic-cultured system led to a substantial enhancement in rice shoot height (73.3%), shoot fresh weight (38.7%) and dry weight (28.8%) under 50 μM Sb(III) stress conditions. Compared to Sb exposure alone, hydroponic application of Bio-SeNPs also greatly promoted rice photosynthesis, improved cell viability and membrane integrity, reduced reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and increased antioxidant activities. Meanwhile, exogenous Bio-SeNPs application significantly lowered the Sb accumulation in rice roots (77.1%) and shoots (35.1%), and reduced its root to shoot translocation (55.3%). Additionally, Bio-SeNPs addition were found to modulate the subcellular distribution of Sb and the expression of genes associated with Sb detoxification in rice, such as OsCuZnSOD2, OsCATA, OsGSH1, OsABCC1, and OsWAK11. Overall, our findings highlight the great potential of Bio-SeNPs as a promising alternative for reducing Sb accumulation in crop plants and boosting crop production under Sb stress conditions.
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- Maodi Ran
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410083, China.
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Song Z, Dang X, Zhao L, Hou H, Guo Z, Lynch I, Nadezhda T, Zhang P. Influence of soil properties and aging on exogenous antimony toxicity to Caenorhabditis elegans in agricultural soil. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2024; 31:12499-12510. [PMID: 38233709 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-31975-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Exploring the influence of soil on antimony (Sb) aging could help predict Sb toxicity on nematodes that play an important role in agricultural soil nitrogen cycling. This study aimed to investigate the major soil factors affecting the aging process and toxicity of exogenous Sb. Therefore, nematodes were exposed to varying levels of Sb contamination (0-6400 mg/kg) in nine agricultural soils, with aging periods of 7, 56, and 168 days, under dark conditions at 20 ± 0.5 °C for 96 h. The results suggested that nematode reproduction was more sensitive to the toxicity of exogenous trivalent Sb (Sb(III)) compared to growth and fertility. Following 7-168 days of aging, the EC50 of nematode reproduction increased from 546-1557 to 3560-6193 mg/kg in nine soils contaminated by exogenous Sb(III). Exogenous Sb(III) toxicity is overestimated without considering its aging process. The aging factors (AF) of nine soils aged over 7-168 days were calculated as 3.54-8.03. The regression equation AF = 0.923 pH - 0.812 (n = 9, adjust-r2 = 0.687, P = 0.004) indicated that pH was the primary soil factor explaining 85.2% of the variance in the aging process of exogenous Sb(III). No significant toxicity was observed in soils contaminated with exogenous pentavalent Sb after 7 days of aging. These findings could provide guidance for the adjustment of Sb toxicity data, the revision of soil environmental quality standard, and efficient soil environmental management.
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- Zijie Song
- College of Land and Environment, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast Key Laboratory of Conservation and Improvement of Cultivated Land, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, China
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- College of Land and Environment, National Engineering Research Center for Efficient Utilization of Soil and Fertilizer Resources, Northeast Key Laboratory of Conservation and Improvement of Cultivated Land, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, 110866, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, China
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- School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Science, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Science, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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- Farming and Grassland Science Department, Saint-Petersburg State Agrarian University, Saint-Petersburg, 196601, Russia
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- School of Geography, Earth & Environmental Science, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
- Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, China
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Wysocki R, Rodrigues JI, Litwin I, Tamás MJ. Mechanisms of genotoxicity and proteotoxicity induced by the metalloids arsenic and antimony. Cell Mol Life Sci 2023; 80:342. [PMID: 37904059 PMCID: PMC10616229 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-023-04992-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Arsenic and antimony are metalloids with profound effects on biological systems and human health. Both elements are toxic to cells and organisms, and exposure is associated with several pathological conditions including cancer and neurodegenerative disorders. At the same time, arsenic- and antimony-containing compounds are used in the treatment of multiple diseases. Although these metalloids can both cause and cure disease, their modes of molecular action are incompletely understood. The past decades have seen major advances in our understanding of arsenic and antimony toxicity, emphasizing genotoxicity and proteotoxicity as key contributors to pathogenesis. In this review, we highlight mechanisms by which arsenic and antimony cause toxicity, focusing on their genotoxic and proteotoxic effects. The mechanisms used by cells to maintain proteostasis during metalloid exposure are also described. Furthermore, we address how metalloid-induced proteotoxicity may promote neurodegenerative disease and how genotoxicity and proteotoxicity may be interrelated and together contribute to proteinopathies. A deeper understanding of cellular toxicity and response mechanisms and their links to pathogenesis may promote the development of strategies for both disease prevention and treatment.
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- Robert Wysocki
- Department of Genetics and Cell Physiology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, 50-328, Wroclaw, Poland.
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Academic Excellence Hub - Research Centre for DNA Repair and Replication, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Wroclaw, 50-328, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Gothenburg, Box 462, 405 30, Göteborg, Sweden.
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Lu Y, Wu J, Li J. The alleviating effects and underlying mechanisms of exogenous selenium on both Sb(III) and Sb(V) toxicity in rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:89927-89941. [PMID: 37460885 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28631-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/11/2023]
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Selenium (Se) has been used to detoxify various heavy metals in plants. However, the effects and underlying mechanisms of exogenous Se application on the toxicity of antimonite [Sb(III)] and antimonate [Sb(V)] in crops are still poorly understood. Therefore, the potential alleviating roles of Se on the plant growth, antioxidant system, uptake and subcellular distribution of Sb, and expression of Sb-related genes were comprehensively investigated in rice seedlings (Oryza sativa L.) under both Sb(III) and Sb(V) stress conditions. The results showed that high concentrations of Sb(III) (100 µM) and Sb(V) (300 µM) caused a significant decrease in plant growth parameters, photosynthetic pigments and relative water content in rice seedlings. In contrast, the addition of Se (20 or 2 µM) improved rice growth, decreased Sb accumulation, and reduced oxidative stress in rice seedlings when exposed to 100 µM Sb(III) and 300 µM Sb(V), respectively. Furthermore, Se application could effectively improve the physiological adaptability of rice seedlings under Sb(III) and Sb(V) stress by regulating enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidant systems, Sb subcellular distribution and transcription levels of Sb-related genes, including in antioxidant response (OsCuZnSOD2, OsCATA and OsGSH1), detoxification (OsPCS1, OsPCS2 and OsABCC1) and Sb transport and sequestration (OsLsi1 and OsWAK11). Moreover, we also discovered that the mitigation effect of Se was dose-dependent and depended on Sb valence states. Thus, these findings contribute to our understanding of the mechanisms underlying Se-Sb antagonism in rice, offering a potentially useful method for producing both safe and Se-rich crops.
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- Yongqing Lu
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University, Changsha, 410083, Hunan, China.
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Lin X, Sun Z, Ma J, Hou H, Zhao L. Effects of soil properties and long aging time on the toxicity of exogenous antimony to soil-dwelling springtail Folsomia candida. Chemosphere 2020; 241:125100. [PMID: 31629240 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2019] [Revised: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The most existing studies on the toxicity of antimony (Sb) were performed in limited types of soil and after short aging time. Effects of soil properties and long aging time on chronic toxicity of Sb(III) and Sb(V) to model organism Folsomia candida were studied in the laboratory studies. The results showed that after the Sb(V)-treated soils were aged for 365 d, the Sb exhibited no toxicity to survival and reproduction even at the nominal highest concentration of 12,800 mg kg-1 in ten types of soils with distinct differences in soil properties. In the Sb(III)-treated ten soils aged only for 30 d, the concentrations causing 50% mortality (LC50) and concentrations inhibiting 50% reproduction (EC50) were 1288-3219 mg kg-1 and 683-1829 mg kg-1, respectively. The LC50 were higher than the highest test concentration and the EC50 significantly increased by 2.24-6.16 fold after the Sb(III)-treated soils were aged for 150 d, and soil pH was the most important single factor explaining the variance in aging effects. After the aging time was 365 d, similar with Sb(V)-treated soils, no toxicity were observed in the most Sb(III)-treated soils, indicating the increasing aging effects with aging time. Regression analysis indicated that the OM and pH were the most important single factor predicting Sb toxicity to reproduction in Sb(III)-treated soils aged for 30 and 150 d, respectively.
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- Xianglong Lin
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100000, China; College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100000, China; College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100000, China.
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Wu C, Li F, Xu H, Zeng W, Yu R, Wu X, Shen L, Liu Y, Li J. The potential role of brassinosteroids (BRs) in alleviating antimony (Sb) stress in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Physiol Biochem 2019; 141:51-59. [PMID: 31128563 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Brassinosteroids (BRs) play a crucial role in improving plant resistance to various environmental stresses. In this study, we aimed to explore the potential role of BRs in protecting plants from antimony (Sb) toxicity. In the in vitro agar-plate culture experiments, the level changes of BR in wide-type plants and BR biosynthesis mutant dwrf4-1 significantly affected the corresponding response of Arabidopsis to Sb stress. Increasing the BR content significantly enhanced Sb-induced root growth inhibition and lowering the BR level appeared to reduce the plant sensitivity to Sb stress. Foliar application of eBL, however, significantly decreased the Sb accumulation and peroxidation of membrane lipids, increased the contents of chlorophyll and proline, and further boosted and strengthened the antioxidant enzymes activities. These experiments demonstrated that BRs played an important role in regulating heavy metal stress responses in plants and exogenous foliar spray of eBL was an important method for alleviating toxicity of Sb.
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- Chenchen Wu
- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China; CSIRO Mineral Resources, Clayton South, Vic 3169, Australia
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China
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- School of Minerals Processing and Bioengineering, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China; Key Laboratory of Biometallurgy, Ministry of Education, Central South University (CSU), Changsha, 410083, China.
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Cui XD, Wang YJ, Hockmann K, Zhou DM. Effect of iron plaque on antimony uptake by rice (Oryza sativa L.). Environ Pollut 2015; 204:133-140. [PMID: 25947970 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2015.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2014] [Revised: 04/14/2015] [Accepted: 04/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Although iron (Fe) plaque has been shown to significantly affect the uptake of toxic antimony (Sb) by rice, knowledge about the influence of iron plaque on antimony (Sb) (amount, mechanisms, etc) is, however, limited. Here, the effect of Fe plaque on Sb(III) and Sb(V) (nominal oxidation states) uptake by rice (Oryza sativa L.) was investigated using hydroponic experiments and synchrotron-based techniques. The results showed that iron plaque immobilized Sb on the surface of rice roots. Although the binding capacity of iron plaque for Sb(III) was markedly greater than that for Sb(V), significantly more Sb(III) was taken up by roots and transported to shoots. In the presence of Fe plaque, Sb uptake into rice roots was significantly reduced, especially for Sb(III). However, this did not translate into decreasing Sb concentrations in rice shoots and even increased shoot Sb concentrations during high Fe-Sb(III) treatment.
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- Xiao-Dan Cui
- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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- Institute of Terrestrial Ecosystems, ETH Zürich, Universitätstrasse 16, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China.
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