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Calabrese EJ, Pressman P, Hayes AW, Dhawan G, Kapoor R, Agathokleous E, Calabrese V. RUTIN, a widely consumed flavonoid, that commonly induces hormetic effects. Food Chem Toxicol 2024; 187:114626. [PMID: 38556157 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2024.114626] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2024] [Revised: 03/26/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Rutin is a flavonoid present in numerous fruits and vegetables and therefore widely consumed by humans. It is also a popular dietary supplement of 250-500 mg/day. There is considerable consumer interest in rutin due to numerous reports in the biomedical literature of its multi-system chemo-preventive properties. The present paper provides the first assessment of rutin-induced hormetic concentration/dose responses, their quantitative features and mechanistic basis, along with their biological, biomedical, clinical, and public health implications. The findings indicate that rutin-induced hormetic dose responses are widespread, being reported in numerous biological models and cell types for a wide range of endpoints. Of critical importance is that the optimal hormetic findings shown in in vitro systems are currently not achievable for human populations due to low gastrointestinal tract bioavailability. These findings have the potential to strengthen future experimental studies with rutin, particularly concerning study design parameters.
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Affiliation(s)
- Edward J Calabrese
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, Morrill I-N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
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- University of Maine, 5728 Fernald Hall, Room 201, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.
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- Center for Environmental Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- Sri Guru Ram Das (SGRD), University of Health Sciences, Amritsar, India.
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- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
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- School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, Catania, 95123, Italy.
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Cheng R, Huang P, Ding TT, Gu ZW, Tao MT, Liu SS. Time-dependent hormesis transfer from five high-frequency personal care product components to mixtures. Environ Res 2024; 248:118418. [PMID: 38316386 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118418] [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: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 01/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/02/2024] [Indexed: 02/07/2024]
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There is potential for personal care products (PCPs) components and mixtures to induce hormesis. How hormesis is related to time and transmitted from components to mixtures are not clear. In this paper, we conducted determination of components in 16 PCP products and then ran frequent itemset mining on the component data. Five high-frequency components (HFCs), betaine (BET), 1,3-butanediol (BUT), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid disodium salt (EDTA), glycerol (GLO), and phenoxyethanol (POE), and 14 mixtures were identified. For each mixture system, one mixture ray with the actual mixture ratios in the products was selected. Time-dependent microplate toxicity analysis was used to test the luminescence inhibition toxicity of five HFCs and 14 mixture rays to Vibrio qinghaiensis sp.-Q67 at 12 concentration gradients and eight exposure times. It is showed that BET, EDTA, POE, and 13 mixture rays containing at least one J-type component showed time-dependent hormesis. Characteristic parameters used to describe hormesis revealed that the absolute value of the maximum stimulatory effect (|Emin|) generally increased with time. Notably, mixtures composed of POE and S-type components showed greater |Emin| than POE alone at the same time. Importantly, the maximum stimulatory effective concentration, NOEC/the zero effective concentration point, and EC50 remained relatively stable. Nine hormesis transmission phenomena were observed in different mixture rays. While all mixtures primarily exhibited additive action, varying degrees of synergism and antagonism were noted in binary mixtures, with no strong synergism or antagonism observed in ternary and quaternary mixtures. These findings offer valuable insights for the screening of HFCs and their mixtures, as well as the study of hormesis transmission in personal care products.
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- Rujun Cheng
- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Hou YY, Zang ZY, Lü WJ, Xu W, Desneux N, Zang LS. Transgenerational hormesis and sublethal effects of five key insecticides for controlling Spodoptera frugiperda on its endoparasitoid Cotesia marginiventris. Pest Manag Sci 2024; 80:1681-1691. [PMID: 38010617 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7899] [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: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND The endoparasitoid Cotesia marginiventris (Cresson) is a promising biological control agent of the fall armyworm (FAW) Spodoptera frugiperda (Smith). Because the application of insecticides is one of the prime choices in pest management, we evaluated the sublethal and transgenerational effects of the five key insecticides-chlorantraniliprole, emamectin benzoate, spinetoram, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), and Mamestra brassicae nucleopolyhedrovirus (MbNPV)-on the parasitoid. RESULTS Exposure to five insecticides at a concentration causing 10% mortality (LC10 ) caused hormetic effects in the parent generation (F0 ) by increasing the parasitism and reducing the immature duration. Interestingly, the hormetic response was also observed in the offspring generation indirectly exposed to the insecticides. Furthermore, insecticides increased the parasitism rate by 6.32-14.73% in the F1 generation, which was similar to that of the F0 generation (3.96-11.81%) compared with the control. No significant adverse effect was observed on the number of emerged parasitoids of the F1 and F2 generations. However, insecticides had a detrimental impact on body size and fecundity in the F1 and F2 generations, which showed a small body size with shorter hind tibiae and a significant reduction in the female ratio compared with the control; the exception was that chlorantraniliprole significantly improved the female ratio in the F2 generation. CONCLUSIONS Five insecticides at LC10 induced transgenerational hormetic and sublethal effects on C. marginiventris. Our results provide a scientific basis for a better understanding of the long-term impacts of insecticides at sublethal doses on parasitoids, facilitating the development of improved integrated pest management programs for FAW control. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Yang-Yang Hou
- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- College of Plant Protection, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China
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Calabrese EJ, Pressman P, Hayes AW, Kapoor R, Dhawan G, Agathokleous E, Calabrese V. Taurine induces hormesis in multiple biological models: May have transformative implications for overall societal health. Chem Biol Interact 2024; 392:110930. [PMID: 38432405 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2024.110930] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/14/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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This paper represents the first integrative assessment and documentation of taurine-induced hormetic effects in the biological and biomedical areas, their dose response features, mechanistic frameworks, and possible public health, therapeutic and commercial applications. Taurine-induced hormetic effects are documented in a wide range of experimental models, cell types and for numerous biological endpoints, with most of these experimental findings being reported within the past five years. It is suggested that the concept of hormesis may have a transformative effect on taurine research and its public health and therapeutic applications.
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- Edward J Calabrese
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, Morrill I-N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
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- University of Maine, 5728 Fernald Hall, Room 201, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.
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- Center for Environmental Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
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- Sri Guru Ram Das (SGRD), University of Health Sciences, Amritsar, India.
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- School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, Catania, 95123, Italy.
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Mohammadpour-Asl S, Roshan-Milani S, Fard AA, Golchin A. Hormetic effects of a cannabinoid system component, 2-arachidonoyl glycerol, on cell viability and expression profile of growth factors in cultured mouse Sertoli cells: Friend or foe of male fertility? Reprod Toxicol 2024; 125:108575. [PMID: 38462211 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2024.108575] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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The generally undesired effects of exocannabinoids on male reproduction include alterations in testicular cell proliferation and function, as well as apoptosis induction. However, this paradigm has been challenged by the ability of endocannabinoids to regulate reproductive function. The present study addresses these paradoxical facts by investigating the effects of the endocannabinoid 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (2-AG) on mouse Sertoli cells' survival and apoptosis, with a mechanistic insight into Sertoli cell-based growth factors' production. The Mus musculus Sertoli cell line (TM4) was exposed to different concentrations of 2-AG, and cell viability was evaluated using MTT assay. Growth factors' gene and protein expressions were analyzed through RT-PCR and western blotting. 2-AG concentration dependently increased TM4 viability, with a slight increase starting at 0.0001 µM, a peak of 190% of the control level at 1 µM, and a decrease at 3 µM. Moreover, 2-AG paradoxically altered mRNA expression of caspase-3 and growth factors. Caspase-3 mRNA expression was down-regulated, and growth factors mRNA and protein expression were up-regulated when using a low concentration of 2-AG (1 μM). Opposite effects were observed by a higher concentration of 2-AG (3 μM). These paradoxical effects of 2-AG can be explained through the concept of hormesis. The results indicate the pivotal role of 2-AG in mediating Sertoli cell viability and apoptosis, at least in part, through altering growth factors secretion. Furthermore, they suggest the involvement of endocannabinoids in Sertoli cell-based physiological and pathological conditions and reflect the ability of abnormally elevated 2-AG to mimic the actions of exocannabinoids in reproductive dysfunction.
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- Shadi Mohammadpour-Asl
- Student Research Committee, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran; Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Neurophysiology Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran.
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- Nephrology and Kidney Transplant Research Center, Clinical Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Medicine Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran; Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Applied Cell Sciences, School of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran
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Calabrese EJ, Hayes AW, Pressman P, Dhawan G, Kapoor R, Agathokleous E, Calabrese V. Flavonoids commonly induce hormetic responses. Arch Toxicol 2024; 98:1237-1240. [PMID: 38367038 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-024-03684-8] [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: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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The present paper provides a new perspective of previously published findings by Siwak (Food Chem 141:1227-1241, 2013) which showed that 15 structurally diverse flavonoids reduced toxicity (i.e., enhanced cell viability) from hypochlorite using the MTT assay within a pre-conditioning experimental protocol, with each agent showing a similar biphasic concentration response relationship. We use this Commentary to point out that each of the concentration response relationships are consistent with the hormetic dose response. The paper of Siwak (Food Chem 141:1227-1241, 2013) is unique in that it provides a comparison of a relatively large number of agents using the identical experimental protocol.
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- Edward J Calabrese
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, Morrill I-N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
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- Center for Environmental Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- University of Maine, 5728 Fernald Hall, Room 201, Orono, ME, 04469, USA
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- Sri Guru Ram Das (SGRD), University of Health Sciences, Amritsar, India
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- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
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- School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, 95123, Catania, Italy
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Krenchinski FH, Costa RN, Pereira VGC, Bevilaqua NC, Alcántara-de la Cruz R, Velini ED, Carbonari CA. Glyphosate hormesis induced by treatment via seed stimulates the growth and biomass accumulation in soybean seedlings. Sci Total Environ 2024; 918:170387. [PMID: 38280604 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170387] [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: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 01/21/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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Glyphosate hormesis, identified as a potential means to enhance crop yields, encounters practical constraints because it is typically assessed through foliar applications. The expression and extend of hormesis in this approach are influenced by unpredictable environmental conditions, highlighting the need to explore alternative glyphosate application methods, such as seed treatment. This study aimed to assess glyphosate hormesis on growth rates and biomass accumulation in seedlings soybean cultivars. Two dose-response experiments [doses from 0 to 2880 g acid equivalent (ae) ha-1], one via foliar and one via seed, were conducted on three soybean cultivars [one non-glyphosate-resistant (NGR) and two glyphosate-resistant (GR, one RR and one RR2)]. In a subsequent experiment, three safe glyphosate doses (0, 90 and 180 g ae ha-1) applied via seed were evaluated on four soybean cultivars (two RR and two RR2). For foliar applications, the range of glyphosate doses increasing growth rates and dry biomass by 12-28 % were 5.6-45 g ae ha-1 for the NGR cultivar, of 45-720 g ae ha-1 for RR and of 11.25-180 g ae ha-1 for RR2. In the seed treatment, biomass increases of 16-60 % occurred at 45-180 g ae ha-1 for the NGR and RR cultivars, and 90-360 g ae ha-1 for RR2. Glyphosate doses of 90 and 180 g ae ha-1, applied via seeds, provided greater growth and biomass accumulation for the RR and RR2 soybean cultivars. Both foliar and seed applications of glyphosate increased growth and biomass accumulation in soybean cultivars, with seed treatments showing greater and more consistent enhancements. These findings propose practical and viable alternative for harnessing glyphosate hormesis to facilitate the early development of soybeans and potentially enhance crop yield.
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- Fábio Henrique Krenchinski
- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034 Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034 Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034 Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034 Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034 Botucatu, Brazil.
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034 Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034 Botucatu, Brazil
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Chaurasia RK, Sapra BK, Aswal DK. Interplay of immune modulation, adaptive response and hormesis: Suggestive of threshold for clinical manifestation of effects of ionizing radiation at low doses? Sci Total Environ 2024; 917:170178. [PMID: 38280586 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170178] [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: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 12/26/2023] [Accepted: 01/13/2024] [Indexed: 01/29/2024]
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The health impacts of low-dose ionizing radiation exposures have been a subject of debate over the last three to four decades. While there has been enough evidence of "no adverse observable" health effects at low doses and low dose rates, the hypothesis of "Linear No Threshold" continues to rule and govern the principles of radiation protection and the formulation of regulations and public policies. In adopting this conservative approach, the role of the biological processes underway in the human body is kept at abeyance. This review consolidates the available studies that discuss all related biological pathways and repair mechanisms that inhibit the progression of deleterious effects at low doses and low dose rates of ionizing radiation. It is pertinent that, taking cognizance of these processes, there is a need to have a relook at policies of radiation protection, which as of now are too stringent, leading to undue economic losses and negative public perception about radiation.
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- R K Chaurasia
- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, India; Health, Safety and Environment Group,Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India.
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- Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, India; Health, Safety and Environment Group,Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India.
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- Health, Safety and Environment Group,Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India; Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai 400094, India.
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Cesco VJS, Krenchinski FH, Rodrigues DM, Alcántara-de la Cruz R, Duke SO, Velini ED, Carbonari CA. Glyphosate hormesis effects on the vegetative and reproductive development of glyphosate-susceptible and -resistant Conyza sumatrensis biotypes. Environ Pollut 2024; 345:123504. [PMID: 38325509 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123504] [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: 10/31/2023] [Revised: 01/18/2024] [Accepted: 02/03/2024] [Indexed: 02/09/2024]
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Low glyphosate doses that produce hormesis may alter the susceptibility to herbicides of weeds or enhance their propagation and dispersal. The objective of this work was to evaluate the hormetic effects of glyphosate on the vegetative, phenological and reproductive development in resistant (R) and susceptible (S) Conyza sumatrensis biotypes. The glyphosate resistance level of biotype R was 11.2-fold compared to the S biotype. Glyphosate doses <11.25 g ae ha-1 induced temporary and permanent hormetic effects for the number of leaves, plant height and dry mass accumulation up to 28 d after application in both R and S biotypes. The S biotype required 15-19% fewer thermal units at 1.4 and 2.8 g ae ha-1 glyphosate than untreated plants to reach the bolting stage. Also, this biotype had less thermal units associated with the appearance (1225 vs 1408 units) and opening (1520 vs 1765 units) of the first capitulum than the R biotype. In addition, glyphosate affected reproductive traits of both biotypes compared to their controls, increasing the number of capitulum's and seeds per plant up to 37 and 41% (at 2.8 and 0.7 g ae h-1, respectively) in the S biotype, and by 48 and 114% (both at 5.6 g ae ha-1) in the R biotype. Depending on environmental parameters, glyphosate may or may not cause hormetic effects on the vegetative and phenological development of C. sumatrenis biotypes; however, this herbicide increases the speed and fecundity of reproduction, regardless of the glyphosate susceptibility level, which can alter the population dynamics and glyphosate susceptibility of future generations.
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- Victor José Salomão Cesco
- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034, Botucatu, Brazil.
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- National Center for Natural Products Research, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, Mississippi, 38677, USA
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034, Botucatu, Brazil
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- Center for Advanced Research in Weed Science, Department of Plant Protection, College of Agricultural Sciences, São Paulo State University, 18610-034, Botucatu, Brazil
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Yang L, Kang Y, Li N, Wang Y, Mou H, Sun H, Ao T, Chen L, Chen W. Unlocking hormesis and toxic effects induced by cadmium in Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua based on morphology, physiology and metabolomics. J Hazard Mater 2024; 465:133447. [PMID: 38219579 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133447] [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: 09/25/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/16/2024]
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Traditional Chinese medicine materials (TCMMs) are widely planted and used, while cadmium (Cd) is a widespread pollutant that poses a potential risk to plant growth and human health. However, studies on the influences of Cd on TCMMs have been limited. Our study aims to reveal the antioxidation-related detoxification mechanism of Polygonatum cyrtonema Hua under Cd stress based on physiology and metabolomics. The results showed that Cd0.5 (total Cd: 0.91 mg/kg; effective Cd: 0.45 mg/kg) induced hormesis on the biomass of roots, tubers and aboveground parts with increases of 22.88%, 27.12% and 17.02%, respectively, and significantly increased the flavonoids content by 57.45%. Additionally, the metabolism of caffeine, glutamine, arginine and purine was upregulated to induce hormesis in Cd0.5, which enhanced the synthesis of resistant substances such as spermidine, choline, IAA and saponins. Under Cd2 stress, choline and IAA decreased, and fatty acid metabolites (such as peanut acid and linoleic acid) and 8-hydroxyguanosine increased in response to oxidative damage, resulting in a significant biomass decrease. Our findings further reveal the metabolic process of detoxification by antioxidants and excessive Cd damage in TCMMs, deepen the understanding of detoxification mechanisms related to antioxidation, and enrich the relevant theories of hormesis induced by Cd.
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- Li Yang
- Key Laboratory of the Evaluation and Monitoring of Southwest Land Resources, Ministry of Education, Sichuan Normal University, Chengdu 610068, China; College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chengdu 610207, China; College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chengdu 610207, China
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- College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China.
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- Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction, Sichuan University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Chengdu 610207, China; College of Architecture and Environment, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China; State Key Laboratory of Hydraulics and Mountain River Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.
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Zhang Y, Sun D, Gao W, Zhang X, Ye W, Zhang Z. The metabolic mechanisms of Cd-induced hormesis in photosynthetic microalgae, Chromochloris zofingiensis. Sci Total Environ 2024; 912:168966. [PMID: 38043816 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.168966] [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: 09/11/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023]
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Cadmium, an environmental pollutant, is highly toxic and resistant to degradation. It exhibits toxicity at elevated doses but triggers excitatory effects at low doses, a phenomenon referred to as hormesis. Microalgae, as primary producers in aquatic ecosystems, demonstrate hormesis induced by cadmium, though the specific mechanisms are not yet fully understood. Consequently, we examined the hormesis of cadmium in Chromochloris zofingiensis. A minimal Cd2+ concentration (0.05 mg L-1) prompted cell proliferation, whereas higher concentrations (2.50 mg L-1) inhibited growth. The group exposed to higher doses exhibited increased levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS), malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT). Contrastingly, the group exposed to low doses exhibited a moderate antioxidant response without significantly increasing ROS. This implies that increased levels of antioxidative components counteract excessive ROS, maintaining cellular redox balance and promoting growth under conditions of low Cd2+. Validation experiments have established that NADPH oxidase-derived ROS primarily coordinates the hormesis effect in microalgae. Comparative transcriptome analysis has proved the involvement of antioxidant systems and photosynthesis in regulating hormesis. Notably, Aurora A kinases consistently displayed varying expression levels across all Cd2+ treatments, and their role in microalgal hormesis was confirmed through validation with SNS-314 mesylate. This study unveils the intricate regulatory mechanisms of Cd-induced hormesis in C. zofingiensis, with implications for environmental remediation and industrial microalgae applications.
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- Yushu Zhang
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Environment, Hebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China; Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Environment, Hebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China
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- Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hebei Collaborative Innovation Center for Eco-Environment, Hebei Research Center of the Basic Discipline of Cell Biology, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China; Institute of Life Sciences and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding 071000, China; Hebei Innovation Center for Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Baoding 071000, China.
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Voigt L, Hill Y, Frenkel MO. Testing the hormesis hypothesis on motor behavior under stress. Appl Ergon 2024; 115:104161. [PMID: 37935066 DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2023.104161] [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: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 10/24/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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While much research has focused on the deleterious effects of stress on goal-directed behavior in recent decades, current views increasingly discuss growth under stress, often assuming dose-dependent effects of stress in a curvilinear association. This is based on the concept of hormesis, which postulates a strengthening effect of stress at low-to-moderate doses. Leveraging this approach, hormetic curves indicate under which stress dose an individual is able to maintain or even increase goal-directed behavior. The present study aimed to test the hormetic effect of low-to-moderate stress on tactical movement performance in the context of police operational scenarios in virtual reality. In teams of three to four, 37 riot police officers had to search a building for a potentially aggressive perpetrator in three scenarios with escalating stress potential (i.e., increasing weapon violence and number of civilians). Tactical movement performance as behavioral response was quantified by the sample entropy of each officer's velocity derived from positional data. To account for inter-individuality in response to the scenarios, we assessed self-reported stress, anxiety, mental effort, and vagally mediated heart rate variability. Specifically, we tested the quadratic associations between tactical movement performance and stress parameters, respectively. Random-intercept-random-slope regressions revealed neither significant linear nor quadratic associations between any of the stress parameters and performance. While we did not find evidence for hormesis in the present study, it stimulates theoretical discussions about the definition of "baseline" functioning and how the understanding of hormesis can move from psychological to behavioral adaptations to stressors.
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- Laura Voigt
- Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences, Heidelberg University, Germany; Institute of Psychology, German Sport University, Cologne, Germany
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, Faculty of Behavioral and Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, the Netherlands; Institute of Brain and Behaviour Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Lyda Hill Institute for Human Resilience, Colorado Springs, USA.
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- Institute of Sports and Sports Sciences, Heidelberg University, Germany; Faculty of Health, Safety, Society, Furtwangen University, Germany
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Calabrese EJ, Hayes AW, Pressman P, Dhawan G, Kapoor R, Agathokleous E, Calabrese V. Quercetin induces its chemoprotective effects via hormesis. Food Chem Toxicol 2024; 184:114419. [PMID: 38142767 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2023.114419] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Quercetin is a polyphenol present in numerous fruits and vegetables and therefore widely consumed by humans with average daily dietary intakes of 10-20 mg/day. It is also a popular dietary supplement of 250-1000 mg/day. However, despite the widespread consumer interest in quercetin, due to its possible chemopreventive properties, the extensively studied quercetin presents a highly diverse and complex array of biological effects. Consequently, the present paper provides the first assessment of quercetin-induced hormetic concentration/dose responses, their quantitative features and mechanistic foundations, and their biological, biomedical, clinical, and public health implications. The findings indicate that quercetin-induced hormetic dose responses are widespread, being independent of biological model, cell type, and endpoint. These findings have the potential to enlighten future experimental studies with quercetin especially with respect to study design parameters and may also affect the appraisal of possible public health benefits and risks associated with highly diverse consumer consumption practices.
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- Edward J Calabrese
- School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, Morrill I-N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
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- Center for Environmental Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- University of Maine, 5728 Fernald Hall, Room 201, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.
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- Sri Guru Ram Das (SGRD), University of Health Sciences, Amritsar, India.
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- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
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- School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, Catania, 95123, Italy.
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Agathokleous E, Calabrese EJ. Evolution of hormesis research: a bibliometric analysis. Arch Toxicol 2024; 98:577-578. [PMID: 38017292 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-023-03635-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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- Evgenios Agathokleous
- Department of Ecology, School of Ecology and Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (NUIST), Nanjing, 210044, China.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill I, N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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Short pulses of toxicants can cause latent effects that occur long after the contamination event and are currently unpredictable. Here, we introduce an analytical framework for mechanistically predicting latent effects considering interactive effects of multiple stressors and hormetic effect compensation. We conducted an extensive investigation using high temporal resolution microcosm data of the mayfly Cloeon dipterum exposed to the pyrethroid pesticide esfenvalerate for 1 h. For 6 pesticide concentrations and 3 food levels we identified daily general stress information and predicted their synergistic interactions using the Stress Addition Model (SAM). Our analysis revealed that, especially at low concentrations, latent effects contributed most to the overall effect. At low concentrations ranging from 1/100 to 1/10,000 of the acute LC50, resulting in a 30-15 % mortality, latent effects prevailed, accounting for 92 % to 100 % of the observed effects. Notably, the concentration causing 15 % mortality 29 days post-exposure was 1000 times lower than the concentration causing the same mortality 4 days post-exposure, emphasizing the time-dependent nature of this Latent-Effect-Amplification (LEA). We identified both acute mortality and latent effects of pesticides on emergence. Furthermore, we observed pesticide-induced compensation mechanisms at both individual and population levels, transforming the initial monotonic concentration-response relationship into a hormetic, tri-phasic response pattern. Combining these processes enabled a quantification of the underlying causes of latent effects. Our findings highlight that short-term pesticide exposures can lead to latent effects of particular significance, especially at low effect concentrations.
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- Matthias Liess
- UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Dept. System-Ecotoxicology, Permoserstrasse 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany; RWTH Aachen University, Institute for Environmental Research (Biology V), Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany.
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- UFZ - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Dept. System-Ecotoxicology, Permoserstrasse 15, D-04318 Leipzig, Germany; RPTU Kaiserslautern-Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, Fortstr. 7, 76829 Landau, Germany
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Calabrese EJ, Selby PB. Comet assay and hormesis. Environ Pollut 2024; 341:122929. [PMID: 37979647 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.122929] [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: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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The paper provides the first assessment of the occurrence of hormetic dose responses using the Comet assay, a genotoxic assay. Using a priori evaluative criteria based on the Hormetic Database on peer-reviewed comet assay experimental findings, numerous examples of hormetic dose responses were obtained. These responses occurred in a large and diverse range of cell types and for agents from a broad range of chemical classes. Limited attempts were made to estimate the frequency of hormesis within comet assay experimental studies using a priori entry and evaluative criteria, with results suggesting a frequency in the 40% range. These findings are important as they show that a wide range of genotoxic chemicals display evidence that is strongly suggestive of hormetic dose responses. These findings have significant implications for study design issues, including the number of doses selected, dose range and spacing. Likewise, the widespread occurrence of hormetic dose responses in this genotoxic assay has important risk assessment implications.
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- Edward J Calabrese
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill I, N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
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- Retired from Oak Ridge National Laboratory at Oak Ridge, TN. Home Address: 4088 Nottinghill Gate Road, Upper Arlington, OH, 43220, USA.
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Kazakova E, Gorbatova I, Khanova A, Shesterikova E, Pishenin I, Prazyan A, Podlutskii M, Blinova Y, Bitarishvili S, Bondarenko E, Smirnova A, Lychenkova M, Bondarenko V, Korol M, Babina D, Makarenko E, Volkova P. Radiation Hormesis in Barley Manifests as Changes in Growth Dynamics Coordinated with the Expression of PM19L-like, CML31-like, and AOS2-like. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:974. [PMID: 38256048 PMCID: PMC10815718 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25020974] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 01/10/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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The stimulation of growth and development of crops using ionising radiation (radiation hormesis) has been reported by many research groups. However, specific genes contributing to the radiation stimulation of plant growth are largely unknown. In this work, we studied the impact of the low-dose γ-irradiation of barley seeds on the growth dynamics and gene expression of eight barley cultivars in a greenhouse experiment. Our findings confirmed that candidate genes of the radiation growth stimulation, previously established in barley seedlings (PM19L-like, CML31-like, and AOS2-like), are significant in radiation hormesis throughout ontogeny. In γ-stimulated cultivars, the expression of these genes was aligned with the growth dynamics, yield parameters, and physiological conditions of plants. We identified contrasting cultivars for future gene editing and found that the γ-stimulated cultivar possessed some specific abiotic stress-responsive elements in the promotors of candidate genes, possibly revealing a new level of radiation hormesis effect execution. These results can be used in creating new productive barley cultivars, ecological toxicology of radionuclides, and eustress biology studies.
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- Elizaveta Kazakova
- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology, Russian Institute of Radiology and Agroecology of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, 249035 Obninsk, Russia; (E.K.); (I.G.); (A.K.); (E.S.); (I.P.); (A.P.); (Y.B.); (S.B.); (E.B.); (A.S.); (M.L.); (V.B.); (M.K.); (D.B.)
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Hayes AW, Savolainen K. Milestone for hormesis and human and experimental toxicology. Hum Exp Toxicol 2024; 43:9603271241236274. [PMID: 38551847 DOI: 10.1177/09603271241236274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/02/2024]
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Agathokleous E, Calabrese EJ, Barceló D. Environmental hormesis: New developments. Sci Total Environ 2024; 906:167450. [PMID: 37806016 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Evgenios Agathokleous
- School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing 210044, China.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill I, N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, IDAEA-CSIC, C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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Todorova MN, Savova MS, Mihaylova LV, Georgiev MI. Icariin Improves Stress Resistance and Extends Lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans through hsf-1 and daf-2-Driven Hormesis. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 25:352. [PMID: 38203522 PMCID: PMC10778813 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25010352] [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: 11/27/2023] [Revised: 12/17/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Aging presents an increasingly significant challenge globally, driven by the growing proportion of individuals aged 60 and older. Currently, there is substantial research interest in pro-longevity interventions that target pivotal signaling pathways, aiming not only to extend lifespan but also to enhance healthspan. One particularly promising approach involves inducing a hormetic response through the utilization of natural compounds defined as hormetins. Various studies have introduced the flavonoid icariin as beneficial for age-related diseases such as cardiovascular and neurodegenerative conditions. To validate its potential pro-longevity properties, we employed Caenorhabditis elegans as an experimental platform. The accumulated results suggest that icariin extends the lifespan of C. elegans through modulation of the DAF-2, corresponding to the insulin/IGF-1 signaling pathway in humans. Additionally, we identified increased resistance to heat and oxidative stress, modulation of lipid metabolism, improved late-life healthspan, and an extended lifespan upon icariin treatment. Consequently, a model mechanism of action was provided for icariin that involves the modulation of various players within the stress-response network. Collectively, the obtained data reveal that icariin is a potential hormetic agent with geroprotective properties that merits future developments.
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- Monika N. Todorova
- Laboratory of Metabolomics, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria; (M.N.T.); (M.S.S.); (L.V.M.)
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- Laboratory of Metabolomics, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria; (M.N.T.); (M.S.S.); (L.V.M.)
- Department of Plant Cell Biotechnology, Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Laboratory of Metabolomics, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria; (M.N.T.); (M.S.S.); (L.V.M.)
- Department of Plant Cell Biotechnology, Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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- Laboratory of Metabolomics, Institute of Microbiology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 139 Ruski Blvd., 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria; (M.N.T.); (M.S.S.); (L.V.M.)
- Department of Plant Cell Biotechnology, Center of Plant Systems Biology and Biotechnology, 4000 Plovdiv, Bulgaria
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Lin H, Ning X, Wang D, Wang Q, Bai Y, Qu J. Quorum-sensing gene regulates hormetic effects induced by sulfonamides in Comamonadaceae. Appl Environ Microbiol 2023; 89:e0166223. [PMID: 38047646 PMCID: PMC10734536 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01662-23] [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: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/05/2023] Open
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IMPORTANCE Antibiotics can induce dose-dependent hormetic effects on bacterial cell proliferation, i.e., low-dose stimulation and high-dose inhibition. However, the underlying molecular basis has yet to be clarified. Here, we showed that sulfonamides play dual roles as a weapon and signal against Comamonas testosteroni that can modulate cell physiology and phenotype. Subsequently, through investigating the hormesis mechanism, we proposed a comprehensive regulatory pathway for the hormetic effects of Comamonas testosteroni low-level sulfonamides and determined the generality of the observed regulatory model in the Comamonadaceae family. Considering the prevalence of Comamonadaceae in human guts and environmental ecosystems, we provide critical insights into the health and ecological effects of antibiotics.
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- Hui Lin
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
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- MaREI Centre, Environmental Research Institute, School of Engineering, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Jardim Amorim D, Corrêa Vieira AM, Fidelis CR, Camilo Dos Santos JC, de Almeida Silva M, Garcia Borges Demétrio C. Modeling hormesis using multivariate nonlinear regression in plant biology: A comprehensive approach to understanding dose-response relationships. Sci Total Environ 2023; 905:167041. [PMID: 37730055 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167041] [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: 05/30/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023]
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For over a century, ecotoxicological studies have reported the occurrence of hormesis as a significant phenomenon in many areas of science. In plant biology, hormesis research focuses on measuring morphological, physiological, biochemical, and productivity changes in plants exposed to low doses of herbicides. These studies involve multiple features that are often correlated. However, the multivariate aspect and interdependencies among components of a plant system are not considered in the adopted modeling framework. Therefore, a multivariate nonlinear modeling approach for hormesis is proposed, where information regarding correlations among response variables is taken into account through a variance-covariance matrix obtained from univariate residuals. The proposed methodology is evaluated through a Monte Carlo simulation study and an application to experimental data from safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) cultivation. In the simulation study, the multivariate model outperformed the univariate models, exhibiting higher precision, lower bias, and greater accuracy in parameter estimation. These results were also confirmed in the analysis of the experimental data. Using the delta method, mean doses of interest can be derived along with their associated standard errors. This is the first study to address hormesis in a multivariate context, allowing for a better understanding of the biphasic dose-response relationships by considering the interrelationships among various measured characteristics in the plant system, leading to more precise parameter estimates.
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- Deoclecio Jardim Amorim
- Universidade de Sao Paulo, ESALQ, Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Piracicaba 13418-900, Brazil
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- Universidade de Sao Paulo, ESALQ, Departamento de Ciências Exatas, Piracicaba 13418-900, Brazil; Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Global Biological Data Analytics, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, Laboratory of Ecophysiology Applied to Agriculture, Department of Crop Production, São Paulo State University (UNESP), 18610-034 Botucatu, Brazil
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- School of Agricultural Sciences, Laboratory of Ecophysiology Applied to Agriculture, Department of Crop Production, São Paulo State University (UNESP), 18610-034 Botucatu, Brazil.
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Tao MT, Liu SS, Gu ZW, Ding TT, Huang P. Beneficial or harmful: Time-dependent hormesis induced by typical disinfectants and their mixtures with toxicological interaction. Sci Total Environ 2023; 904:167204. [PMID: 37741385 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167204] [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: 05/27/2023] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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Disinfectants and their mixtures can induce hormesis. However, how the mixture hormesis is related to those of components and the interactions in disinfectant mixtures remain unclear. In this paper, the luminescence inhibition toxicities of chlorinated sodium phosphate (CSP), dodecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium bromide (DOB), dodecyl dimethyl benzyl ammonium chloride (DOC), ethanol (EtOH), glutaraldehyde (GLA), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2), isopropyl alcohol (IPA), n-propanol (NPA), and 20 mixture rays in four mixture systems (EtOH-H2O2, DOB-H2O2, DOC-EtOH, and EtOH-IPA-NPA) containing at least one component showing hormesis to Vibrio qinghaiensis sp.-Q67 (Q67) were determined at 0.25, 3, 6, 9, and 12 h. The synergism-antagonism heatmap based on independent action model (noted as SAHmapIA) was developed to systematically evaluate the interactions in various mixtures. It was shown that five disinfectants (CSP, EtOH, H2O2, NPA, and IPA) and 17 mixture rays exhibited time-dependent hormesis. The hormetic component was responsible for the hormesis of the mixture rays. Most mixture rays showed low- concentration/dose additive action and high-concentration/dose synergism at different time. This study further exemplified the interrelationship between the hormesis in the mixtures and their components and implied the need to pay attention to the time-dependent hormesis and interactions induced by the disinfectants.
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- Meng-Ting Tao
- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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Gu ZW, Xie Y, Huang P, Ding TT, Tao MT, Liu SS. Time-dependent hormetic dose responses of skin care product mixtures to Vibrio qinghaiensis sp.-Q67: Appearance and quantification. Sci Total Environ 2023; 904:166651. [PMID: 37647971 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166651] [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: 05/31/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/26/2023] [Indexed: 09/01/2023]
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Hormesis is a widely recognized and extensively studied phenomenon. However, few studies have described the quantitative characteristics of hormesis required for appropriate risk assessment. Although skin care product (SCP) mixtures and their active ingredients can induce the hormesis of Vibrio qinghaiensis sp.-Q67 (Q67), the quantitative characteristics of time-dependent hormetic dose responses in SCPs have not yet been investigated. In this study, 28 SCP mixtures were tested for luminescence toxicity against Q67 after five exposure durations (0.25, 3, 6, 9, and 12 h). With increasing exposure duration, the concentration response curves (CRCs) were classified as constant monotonic nonlinear (S-shaped) for four SCPs, S- to hormetic (J-shaped) for 13 SCPs, and constant J-shaped for 11 SCPs. Of 140 CRCs, 98 were J-shaped. An increased frequency of SCPs inducing hormesis was observed. The toxicity (pEC50) of the SCPs was independent of the exposure duration and product type. The maximum stimulatory effect (Emin) of the 12 SCPs increased with exposure duration. We proposed a modified parameter, the width of inhibition dose zone (WIDZ; EC50/EC10), to depict the width of inhibition dose zone. The WIDZ of S-shaped CRCs were significantly larger than that of J-shaped CRCs. In addition, the characteristic parameters reported in the general literature were analyzed. The good linear relationship between EC50 and the maximum stimulatory effective concentration (ECmin) indicated that toxicity may be transformed into stimulatory effects over exposure durations. The width of stimulation dose zone (WSDZ) and Emin of the seven SCPs had the same increasing trends with increasing exposure duration. The combination of WIDZ with other characteristic parameters (e.g., zero effective concentration point, ECmin, etc.) could better depict hormesis with low-dose stimulation and high-dose inhibition. The quantitative characteristics of the dose-responses of hormesis-inducing SCPs could provide reference basis for the risk assessment of SCP mixtures.
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- Zhong-Wei Gu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Key Laboratory of Yangtze River Water Environment, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Li X, Zhao W, Chen J, Wang F. Dosage impact of submerged plants extracts on Microcystis aeruginosa growth: From hormesis to inhibition. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2023; 268:115703. [PMID: 37979364 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 11/08/2023] [Accepted: 11/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
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Allelopathy has been demonstrated to be an environmentally friendly way to control harmful algal blooms. Allelochemicals of submerged plants have attracted extensive research due to their bioavailability. The dose-response of submerged plant extracts on algae growth is worth further study to improve the efficiency of bioremediation. In this study, the ultrasonic-enzymatic assistance method was utilized to extract allelochemicals from Ceratophyllum, Myriophyllum spicatum, and Vallisneria. The effects of low-dosage and high-dosage extracts on the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa were compared based on cell biomass and morphology, photosynthetic parameters, reactive oxygen species (ROS), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. The results showed that the three submerged plant extracts exhibited hormetic effects at low dosages and inhibitory effects at high dosages on algal growth. Within 48 h of cultivation, the enzymatic activities of Microcystis aeruginosa fluctuated, suggesting that the extracts of the three submerged plants induced different oxidative reactions. After 120 h of cultivation with high-dosage extracts, the physiological and biochemical reactions of Microcystis aeruginosa significantly decreased, indicating the effectiveness of the allelopathy of Ceratophyllum, Myriophyllum spicatum, and Vallisneria extracts in controlling algal blooms. The phenomenon of hormesis and inhibition effect confirmed a significant dose-response relationship between the allelochemicals of submerged plant extracts and Microcystis aeruginosa, which could be attributed to the composition and content of allelochemicals. These findings highlight the importance of the relative concentration of the biological algaecide and will benefit other researchers in determining the safe dosage of plant allelochemicals when used in water.
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- Xinjie Li
- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China
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- School of Engineering, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou 311121, China.
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Hameed A, Nguyen DH, Lin SY, Stothard P, Neelakandan P, Young LS, Young CC. Hormesis of glyphosate on ferulic acid metabolism and antifungal volatile production in rice root biocontrol endophyte Burkholderia cepacia LS-044. Chemosphere 2023; 345:140511. [PMID: 37871874 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140511] [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: 06/22/2023] [Revised: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/20/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Glyphosate (GP, N-phosphonomethyl glycine) is one of the most popular organophosphate herbicides widely used in agricultural practices worldwide. There have been extensive reports on the biohazard attributes and hormetic impacts of GP on plant and animal systems. However, the effects of GP on plant growth-promoting microbes and its ecological relevance remain unknown. Here, we show that GP does exert a hormetic impact on Burkholderia cepacia LS-044, a rice (Oryza sativa ssp. japonica cv. Tainung 71) root endophytic isolate. We used increasing doses of ferulic acid (FA, 1-25 mM) and GP (0.5-5 mM) to test the growth and antifungal volatile production in LS-044 by electrochemical, liquid chromatographic, gas chromatographic and spectrophotometric means. GP treatment at a low dose (0.5 mM) increased FA utilization and significantly (P < 0.0001) enhanced antifungal volatile activity in LS-044. Although FA (1 mM) was rapidly utilized by LS-044, no chromatographically detectable utilization of GP was observed at tested doses (0.5-5 mM). LS-044 emitted predominant amounts of tropone in addition to moderate-to-minor amounts of diverse ketones and/or their derivatives (acetone, acetophenone, 2-butanone, 1-propanone, 1-(2-furanyl-ethanone, 1-phenyl-1-propanone and 1-(3-pyridinyl)-1-propanone), d-menthol, 2-methoxy-3-(1-methylethyl)-pyrazine, dimethyl disulfide, pyridine and ammonium carbamate when grown under GP supplement. GP hormesis on LS-044 induced phenotypic variations in O. sativa ssp. japonica cv. Tainan 11 as evident through seed germination assay. Genes involved in the transformation of FA, and a key gene encoding 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase (EPSPS) with Gly-94 and Tyr-95 residues localized at active site most likely rendering EPSPS sensitivity to GP, were detected in LS-044. This is the first report on the GP hormesis influencing morphological and metabolic aspects including volatile emission in a biocontrol bacterium that could modulate rice plant phenotype.
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- Asif Hameed
- Division of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Yenepoya Research Centre, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Deralakatte, Mangalore, 575018, India; Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan.
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- Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2P5, Canada
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- Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Tetanti AgriBiotech Inc. No. 1, Gongyequ 10th Rd., Xitun Dist., Taichung, 40755, Taiwan
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- Department of Soil & Environmental Sciences, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan; Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan.
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Iavicoli I, Fontana L, Santocono C, Guarino D, Laudiero M, Calabrese EJ. The challenges of defining hormesis in epidemiological studies: The case of radiation hormesis. Sci Total Environ 2023; 902:166030. [PMID: 37544458 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166030] [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: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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In the current radiation protection system, preventive measures and occupational exposure limits for controlling occupational exposure to ionizing radiation are based on the linear no-threshold extrapolation model. However, currently an increasing body of evidence indicates that this paradigm predicts very poorly biological responses in the low-dose exposure region. In addition, several in vitro and in vivo studies demonstrated the presence of hormetic dose response curves correlated to ionizing radiation low exposure. In this regard, it is noteworthy that also the findings of different epidemiological studies, conducted in different categories of occupationally exposed workers (e.g., healthcare, nuclear industrial and aircrew workers), observed lower rates of mortality and/or morbidity from cancer and/or other diseases in exposed workers than in unexposed ones or in the general population, then suggesting the possible occurrence of hormesis. Nevertheless, these results should be considered with caution since the identification of hormetic response in epidemiological studies is rather challenging because of a number of major limitations. In this regard, some of the most remarkable shortcomings found in epidemiological studies performed in workers exposed to ionizing radiation are represented by lack or inadequate definition of exposure doses, use of surrogates of exposure, narrow dose ranges, lack of proper control groups and poor evaluation of confounding factors. Therefore, considering the valuable role and contribution that epidemiological studies might provide to the complex risk assessment and management process, there is a clear and urgent need to overcome the aforementioned limits in order to achieve an adequate, useful and more real-life risk assessment that should also include the key concept of hormesis. Thus, in the present conceptual article we also discuss and provide possible approaches to improve the capacity of epidemiological studies to identify/define the hormetic response and consequently improve the complex process of risk assessment of ionizing radiation at low exposure doses.
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- Ivo Iavicoli
- Department of Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Section of Occupational Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Via S. Pansini 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill I, N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA
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Calabrese E, Hayes AW, Pressman P, Kapoor R, Dhawan G, Calabrese V, Agathokleous E. Polyamines and hormesis: Making sense of a dose response dichotomy. Chem Biol Interact 2023; 386:110748. [PMID: 37816449 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2023.110748] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2023] [Revised: 09/08/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/12/2023]
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The diverse biological effects of polyamines (putrescine, spermidine and spermine) were reviewed in the context of hormesis in an integrative manner for the first time. The findings illustrate that each of these polyamines commonly induces hormetic dose responses in a wide range of biological models and types of cells for multiple endpoints in numerous plant species and animal models. Plant research emphasized preconditioning experimental studies in which the respective polyamines conferred some protection against the damaging effects of a broad range of environmental stressors such as drought, salinity, cold/heat, heavy metals and UV-damage in an hormetic manner. Polyamine-based animal hormesis studies emphasized biomedical endpoints such as longevity and neuroprotection. These findings have important biological and biomedical implications and should guide experimental designs of low dose investigations.
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- Edward Calabrese
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill I, N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA.
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- Center for Environmental Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
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- University of Maine, 5728 Fernald Hall, Room 201, Orono, ME, 04469, USA.
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- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, Catania, 95123, Italy.
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- School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China.
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Rai PK, Song H, Kim KH. Nanoparticles modulate heavy-metal and arsenic stress in food crops: Hormesis for food security/safety and public health. Sci Total Environ 2023; 902:166064. [PMID: 37544460 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166064] [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: 06/08/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/08/2023]
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Heavy metal and arsenic (HM-As) contamination at the soil-food crop interface is a threat to food security/safety and public health worldwide. The potential ecotoxicological effects of HM-As on food crops can perturb normal physiological, biochemical, and molecular processes. To protect food safety and human health, nanoparticles (NPs) can be applied to seed priming and soil amendment, as 'manifestation of hormesis' to modulate HM-As-induced oxidative stress in edible crops. This review provides a comprehensive overview of NPs-mediated alleviation of HM-As stress in food crops and resulting hormetic effects. The underlying biochemical and molecular mechanisms in the amelioration of HM-As-induced oxidative stress is delineated by covering the various aspects of the interaction of NPs (e.g., magnetic particles, silicon, metal oxides, selenium, and carbon nanotubes) with plant microbes, phytohormone, signaling molecules, and plant-growth bioregulators (e.g., salicylic acid and melatonin). With biotechnical advances (such as clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) gene editing and omics), the efficacy of NPs and associated hormesis has been augmented to produce "pollution-safe designer cultivars" in HM-As-stressed agriculture systems. Future research into nanoscale technological innovations should thus be directed toward achieving food security, sustainable development goals, and human well-being, with the aid of HM-As stress resilient food crops.
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- Prabhat Kumar Rai
- Department of Environmental Science, Mizoram University, Aizawl 796004, India
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- Department of Earth Resources and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea; Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, 222 Wangsimni-Ro, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea.
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Zhang C, Li H, Yang Y, Zhou X, Zhuang D, Liu W, Wang K, Wang P, Zhang W, Bai Y, Ma H, Gao B, Wang R. Induced mechanism of phosphatase hormesis by Cd ions and rhizosphere metabolites of Trifolium repens L. Chemosphere 2023; 344:140219. [PMID: 37741368 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140219] [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: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 09/07/2023] [Accepted: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 09/25/2023]
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Rhizosphere phosphatases can exhibit hormetic effects in response to cadmium (Cd) ion stimulation. However, understanding the mechanisms underlying hormesis effects on soil ecosystems is challenging as studies on hormesis are usually specific to an organism, cell, or organ. To comprehensively investigate the mechanism of phosphatase hormesis, this study utilized in situ zymography and metabolomics to analyze the rhizosphere of Trifolium repens L. (white clover). Zymograms showed that rhizosphere phosphatase displayed a hormetic effect in 10 mg kg-1 Cd contaminated soil, with a hotspot area 1.8 times larger than non-Cd contaminated soil and a slight increase in enzyme activity. Nevertheless, the phosphatase activity was substantially suppressed upon elevating the Cd concentration in the soil to 50 mg kg-1. Differential metabolite identification and KEEG pathway enrichment analysis revealed that both rhizosphere organic acids and amino acid compounds positively affected phosphatase activity, and both were able to stabilize complexation with Cd ions via carboxyl groups. Besides, molecular docking models suggested that Cd ions act as cofactors to induce the formation of hydrogen bonds between amino acids/organic acids and phosphatase residues to form a triplet complex with a more stable structure, thereby improving phosphatase activity. The results indicated that amino acids and organic acids are heavily enriched in the rhizosphere of white clover and form a particular structure with soil Cd ions and phosphatase, which is essential for inducing the phosphatase hormesis as a detoxification mechanism in the rhizosphere micro-ecosystem.
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- Chenxi Zhang
- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China; Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Eco-Restoration of Regional Contaminated Environment, Shenyang University, China.
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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- School of Resources and Civil Engineering, Northeastern University, Shenyang, 110819, China
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Nouman W, Gull T, Shaheen M, Gul R. Hormesis management of Moringa oleifera with exogenous application of plant growth regulators under saline conditions. Int J Phytoremediation 2023; 26:947-963. [PMID: 38013429 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2023.2285846] [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] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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The study investigated the adaptability of Moringa oleifera to saline conditions, focusing on its hormesis behavior. It also examined how various plant growth regulators affected growth, physiological parameters, and bioactive compounds of moringa. In the first phase, different NaCl stress levels (0, 50, 100, 150, 200, and 250 mM) were applied. Notably, significant stimulation was observed at 100 mM stress for growth, total phenolics, total flavonoids and total chlorophyll content while 150 mM stress had a marked inhibitory effect, with survival decreasing at 200 and 250 mM NaCl levels. A 38% reduction in root attributes and shoot length, along with a 55% decrease in leaf score, was observed at 150 mM stress. Total phenolics showed a positive correlation with growth attributes. In the second phase, moringa plants grown under 50, 100, and 150 mM NaCl stress were treated with various plant growth regulators, including cytokinin (50 mg L-1), thiourea (5 mM), bezyl amino purine (BAP @50 mg L-1), salicylic acid (50 mg L-1), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2@120 μM), or ascorbic acid (50 mg L-1) to mitigate adverse effects of salinity. Cytokinin, BAP, and salicylic acid applications improved salinity tolerance, enhancing enzymatic, and non-enzymatic antioxidants, and the abundance of kaempferol, quercetin, hydroxybenzoic, and hydroxycinnamic acids. Pearson correlation and principal component analysis manifested relationships among growth parameters, antioxidant activities, flavonoids, and phenolic acids. This study provides new insights into hormesis management for moringa plants and the influence of plant growth regulators on flavonoids and phenolic acid levels in moringa leaves under saline conditions.
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- Wasif Nouman
- Department of Forestry and Range Management, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
- Times Institute, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Times Institute, Multan, Pakistan
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- Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
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- Soil and Water Testing Laboratory for Research, Lahore, Pakistan
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Zeyn Y, Hausmann K, Halilovic M, Beyer M, Ibrahim HS, Brenner W, Mahboobi S, Bros M, Sippl W, Krämer OH. Histone deacetylase inhibitors modulate hormesis in leukemic cells with mutant FMS-like tyrosine kinase-3. Leukemia 2023; 37:2319-2323. [PMID: 37735559 PMCID: PMC10624624 DOI: 10.1038/s41375-023-02036-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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- Yanira Zeyn
- Department of Toxicology, University Medical Center, 55131, Mainz, Germany
- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-, Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Toxicology, University Medical Center, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Toxicology, University Medical Center, 55131, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-, Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Egyptian Russian University, Badr City, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, University of Regensburg, 93040, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Dermatology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Institute of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther-University of Halle-, Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany.
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- Department of Toxicology, University Medical Center, 55131, Mainz, Germany.
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Tang S, Li S, Tang B, Wang X, Xiao Y, Cheke RA. Hormetic and synergistic effects of cancer treatments revealed by modelling combinations of radio - or chemotherapy with immunotherapy. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:1040. [PMID: 37891512 PMCID: PMC10605942 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11542-6] [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: 07/17/2022] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Radio/chemotherapy and immune systems provide examples of hormesis, as tumours can be stimulated (or reduced) at low radio/chemical or antibody doses but inhibited (or stimulated) by high doses. METHODS Interactions between effector cells, tumour cells and cytokines with pulsed radio/chemo-immunotherapy were modelled using a pulse differential system. RESULTS Our results show that radio/chemotherapy (dose) response curves (RCRC) and/or immune response curves (IRC) or a combination of both, undergo homeostatic changes or catastrophic shifts revealing hormesis in many parameter regions. Some mixed response curves had multiple humps, posing challenges for interpretation of clinical trials and experimental design, due to a fuzzy region between an hormetic zone and the toxic threshold. Mixed response curves from two parameter bifurcation analyses demonstrated that low-dose radio/chemotherapy and strong immunotherapy counteract side-effects of radio/chemotherapy on effector cells and cytokines and stimulate effects of immunotherapy on tumour growth. The implications for clinical applications were confirmed by good fits to our model of RCRC and IRC data. CONCLUSIONS The combination of low-dose radio/chemotherapy and high-dose immunotherapy is very effective for many solid tumours. The net benefit and synergistic effect of combined therapy is conducive to the treatment and inhibition of tumour cells.
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- Sanyi Tang
- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, People's Republic of China
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- The Interdisplinary Research Center for Mathematics and Life Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- School of Mathematics and Statistics, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, 710119, People's Republic of China.
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- The Interdisplinary Research Center for Mathematics and Life Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, 710049, People's Republic of China
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- Natural Resources Institute, University of Greenwich at Medway, Central Avenue, Chatham Maritime, Kent, ME4 4TB, UK
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, St Mary's Campus, Norfolk Place, London, W2 1PG, UK
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Calabrese EJ, Pressman P, Hayes AW, Dhawan G, Kapoor R, Agathokleous E, Manes P, Calabrese V. Naringin commonly acts via hormesis. Sci Total Environ 2023; 896:164728. [PMID: 37295528 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The present paper provides the first integrative assessment of the capacity of naringin and its metabolite, naringenin, to induce hormetic dose responses within a broad range of experimental biomedical models. The findings indicate that these agents commonly induced protective effects that are typically mediated via hormetic mechanisms leading to biphasic dose-response relationships. The maximum protective effects are generally modest, 30-60 % greater than control group values. The range of experimental findings with these agents has been reported for models with various neurodegenerative diseases, nucleus pulpous cells (NPCs) located within intravertebral discs, several types of stem cells (i.e., bone marrow, amniotic fluid, periodontal, endothelial) as well as cardiac cells. These agents also were effective within preconditioning protocols protecting against environmental toxins such as ultraviolet radiation (UV), cadmium, and paraquat. The mechanism(s) by which the hormetic responses mediates these biphasic dose responses is complex but commonly involves the activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor (Nrf2), an increasingly recognized regulator of cellular resistance to oxidants. Nrf2 appears to play a role in controlling the basal and induced expression of an array of antioxidant response element-dependent genes to regulate oxidant exposure's physiological and pathophysiological outcomes. Hence its importance in the assessment of toxicologic and adaptive potential is likely to be significant.
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- Edward J Calabrese
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill I, N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- University of Maine, 5728 Fernald Hall, Room 201, Orono, ME 04469, USA.
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- Center for Environmental Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Department of Ecology, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, Catania 95123, Italy.
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Bondy SC. The Hormesis Concept: Strengths and Shortcomings. Biomolecules 2023; 13:1512. [PMID: 37892194 PMCID: PMC10604602 DOI: 10.3390/biom13101512] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Hormesis implies that the effects of various materials or conditions that organisms are exposed to, may not have linear dose-response characteristics but rather, can be biphasic. Thus the response to a low dose of a stressor may be the opposite to that occurring at higher doses. Such a dual response is postulated for many toxicants and physical conditions and may involve a beneficial adaptive response. Such a non-linear effect is undoubtedly present in many useful pharmacological and nutraceutical agents with can be toxic at high concentrations. This somewhat divisive topic is an area of study that should be objectively studied and not clouded by political and policy considerations. The objective of this review is to examine claims concerning those exposures where hormesis seems to exist and also those where there is no good supporting evidence. The breadth of this phenomenon and potential mechanisms underlying hormetic events are discussed together with their limitations.
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- Stephen C. Bondy
- Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA;
- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697, USA
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Godínez-Mendoza PL, Rico-Chávez AK, Ferrusquía-Jimenez NI, Carbajal-Valenzuela IA, Villagómez-Aranda AL, Torres-Pacheco I, Guevara-González RG. Plant hormesis: Revising of the concepts of biostimulation, elicitation and their application in a sustainable agricultural production. Sci Total Environ 2023; 894:164883. [PMID: 37348730 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [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: 03/15/2023] [Revised: 06/11/2023] [Accepted: 06/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Current research in basic and applied knowledge of plant science has aimed to unravel the role of the interaction between environmental factors and the genome in the physiology of plants to confer the ability to overcome challenges in a climate change scenario. Evidence shows that factors causing environmental stress (stressors), whether of biological, chemical, or physical origin, induce eustressing or distressing effects in plants depending on the dose. The latter suggests the induction of the "hormesis" phenomenon. Sustainable crop production requires a better understanding of hormesis, its basic concepts, and the input variables to make its management feasible. This implies that acknowledging hormesis in plant research could allow specifying beneficial effects to effectively manage environmental stressors according to cultivation goals. Several factors have been useful in this regard, which at low doses show beneficial eustressing effects (biostimulant/elicitor), while at higher doses, they show distressing toxic effects. These insights highlight biostimulants/elicitors as tools to be included in integrated crop management strategies for reaching sustainability in plant science and agricultural studies. In addition, compelling evidence on the inheritance of elicited traits in plants unfolds the possibility of implementing stressors as a tool in plant breeding.
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- Pablo L Godínez-Mendoza
- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico.
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- Center of Applied Research in Biosystems (CARB-CIAB), School of Engineering, Autonomous University of Querétaro-Campus Amazcala, Carr. Amazcala-Chichimequillas Km 1.0, C.P 76265 El Marqués, Querétaro, Mexico.
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Ethridge SR, Chandra S, Locke AM, Everman WJ, Jordan DL, Owen MDK, Leon RG. Changes in the herbicide sensitivity and competitive ability of Abutilon theophrasti over 28 years: Implications for hormesis and weed evolution. Pest Manag Sci 2023; 79:4048-4056. [PMID: 37309719 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 03/06/2023] [Revised: 06/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND The potential of weed species to respond to selection forces affecting the evolution of weedy traits such as competitive ability is poorly understood. This research characterized evolutionary growth changes in a single Abutilon theophrasti Medik. population comparing multiple generations collected from 1988 to 2016. A competition study was performed to understand changes in competitive ability, and a herbicide dose-response study was carried out to assess changes in sensitivity to acetolactate synthase-inhibiting herbicides and glyphosate over time. RESULTS When grown in monoculture, A. theophrasti biomass production per plant increased steadily across year-lines while leaf number decreased. In replacement experiments, A. theophrasti plants from newer year-lines were more competitive and produced more biomass and leaf area than the oldest year-line. No clear differences in sensitivity to imazamox were observed among year-lines. However, starting in 1995, this A. theophrasti population exhibited a progressive increase in growth in response to a sublethal dose of glyphosate (52 g a.e. ha-1 ), with the 2009 and 2016 year-lines having more than 50% higher biomass than the nontreated control. CONCLUSION This study demonstrates that weeds can rapidly evolve increased competitive ability. Furthermore, the results indicate the possibility of changes in glyphosate hormesis over time. These results highlight the importance of the role that rapid (i.e., subdecadal) evolution of growth traits might have on the sustainability of weed management strategies. © 2023 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Sandra R Ethridge
- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
- Soybean & Nitrogen Fixation Research, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
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Nath A, Gadratagi BG, Maurya RP, Ullah F, Patil NB, Adak T, Govindharaj GPP, Ray A, Mahendiran A, Desneux N, Chandra Rath P. Sublethal phosphine fumigation induces transgenerational hormesis in a factitious host, Corcyra cephalonica. Pest Manag Sci 2023; 79:3548-3558. [PMID: 37183345 DOI: 10.1002/ps.7542] [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: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND The rice moth, Corcyra cephalonica (Stainton) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) is a pest of stored grains and widely used as a factitious host during the mass rearing of several natural enemies of crop pests. Hormesis is well-documented in pest insects, to some extent in natural enemies of pests. RESULTS We report transgenerational stimulatory effects of the widely used fumigant, phosphine. The study reports the consequences of sublethal, low lethal and median lethal concentrations (LC5 , LC25 and LC50 ) and untreated control for two sequential generations of the species (G1 to G2 ). In this study, we investigated the life-history traits, nutrient reserves (protein, lipid and carbohydrate) and larval gut microbiome (using 16 s rRNA V3-V4 metagenomics sequencing) of C. cephalonica. Stimulatory effects were observed for various biological traits of C. cephalonica, notably adult longevity, emergence and increased egg hatchability when exposed to LC5 of phosphine. The total protein, lipid and carbohydrate contents of C. cephalonica also were found to be significantly increased by LC5 in both generations. The microbial diversity of LC5 treated larval gut was higher and found to be different from the rest of the treatments. This is the first report showing hormesis to a fumigant insecticide. CONCLUSION Our findings increase knowledge on the interaction between hormesis, nutrient reserves and gut bacteria in C. cephalonica exposed to insecticides. Overall, the present study establishes phosphine-induced hormesis at LC5 in the host C. cephalonica, which might help improve the quality of mass rearing of various natural enemies. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Anshuman Nath
- Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India
- Crop Protection Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, India
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- Department of Plant Biosecurity, College of Plant Protection, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
- Key Laboratory of Surveillance and Management for Plant Quarantine Pests, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing, P. R. China
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- Crop Protection Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- Crop Protection Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- Crop Protection Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
- Department of Entomology, College of Agriculture, Indira Gandhi Krishi Vishwavidyalaya, Raipur, India
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- Crop Protection Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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- Crop Protection Division, ICAR-National Rice Research Institute, Cuttack, Odisha, India
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Liberman N, Rothi MH, Gerashchenko MV, Zorbas C, Boulias K, MacWhinnie FG, Ying AK, Flood Taylor A, Al Haddad J, Shibuya H, Roach L, Dong A, Dellacona S, Lafontaine DLJ, Gladyshev VN, Greer EL. 18S rRNA methyltransferases DIMT1 and BUD23 drive intergenerational hormesis. Mol Cell 2023; 83:3268-3282.e7. [PMID: 37689068 DOI: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.08.014] [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: 04/07/2023] [Revised: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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Heritable non-genetic information can regulate a variety of complex phenotypes. However, what specific non-genetic cues are transmitted from parents to their descendants are poorly understood. Here, we perform metabolic methyl-labeling experiments to track the heritable transmission of methylation from ancestors to their descendants in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans). We find heritable methylation in DNA, RNA, proteins, and lipids. We find that parental starvation elicits reduced fertility, increased heat stress resistance, and extended longevity in fed, naïve progeny. This intergenerational hormesis is accompanied by a heritable increase in N6'-dimethyl adenosine (m6,2A) on the 18S ribosomal RNA at adenosines 1735 and 1736. We identified DIMT-1/DIMT1 as the m6,2A and BUD-23/BUD23 as the m7G methyltransferases in C. elegans that are both required for intergenerational hormesis, while other rRNA methyltransferases are dispensable. This study labels and tracks heritable non-genetic material across generations and demonstrates the importance of rRNA methylation for regulating epigenetic inheritance.
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- Noa Liberman
- Department of Pediatrics, HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- RNA Molecular Biology, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S./FNRS), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Biopark Campus, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Department of Pediatrics, HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- RNA Molecular Biology, Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique (F.R.S./FNRS), Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Biopark Campus, 6041 Gosselies, Belgium
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- Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, HMS Initiative for RNA Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA; Division of Newborn Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Department of Pediatrics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA; Department of Genetics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA.
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Mo J, Lv R, Qin X, Wu X, Chen H, Yan N, Shi J, Wu Y, Liu W, Kong RYC, Guo J. Mechanistic insights into hormesis induced by erythromycin in the marine alga Thalassiosira weissflogii. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2023; 263:115242. [PMID: 37441949 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 05/09/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/06/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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Erythromycin (ERY) is a typical macrolide antibiotic with large production and extensive use on a global scale. Detection of ERY in both freshwaters and coaster seawaters, as well as relatively high ecotoxicity of ERY have been documented. Notably, hormesis has been reported on several freshwater algae under ERY stress, where growth was promoted at relatively lower exposures but inhibited at higher treatment levels. On the contrary, there is limited information of ERY toxicity in marine algae, hampering the risk assessment on ERY in the coaster waters. The presence of hormesis may challenge the current concept of dose-response adopted in chemical risk assessment. Whether and how exposure to ERY can induce dose-dependent toxicity in marine algae remain virtually unknown, especially at environmentally relevant concentrations. The present study used a model marine diatom Thalassiosira weissflogii (T. weissflogii) to reveal its toxicological responses to ERY at different biological levels and decipher the underlying mechanisms. Assessment of multiple apical endpoints shows an evident growth promotion following ERY exposure at an environmentally relevant concentration (1 µg/L), associated with increased contents reactive oxygen species (ROS) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), activated signaling pathways related to ribosome biosynthesis and translation, and production of total soluble protein. By contrast, growth inhibition in the 750 and 2500 µg/L treatments was attributed to reduced viability, increased ROS formation, reduced content of total soluble protein, inhibited photosynthesis, and perturbed signaling pathways involved in xenobiotic metabolism, ribosome, metabolism of amino acid, and nitrogen metabolism. Measurements of multiple apical endpoints coupled with de novo transcriptomics analysis applied in the present study, a systems biology approach, can generate detailed mechanistic information of chemical toxicity including dose-response and species sensitivity difference used in environmental risk assessment.
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- Jiezhang Mo
- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China; State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- School of Life Science and Technology, Lingnan Normal University, Zhanjiang, Guangdong 524048, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Disaster Prediction and Prevention, Shantou University, Shantou 515063, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution and Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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Madl P, Renati P. Quantum Electrodynamics Coherence and Hormesis: Foundations of Quantum Biology. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:14003. [PMID: 37762305 PMCID: PMC10530466 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241814003] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND "Quantum biology" (QB) is a promising theoretical approach addressing questions about how living systems are able to unfold dynamics that cannot be solved on a chemical basis or seem to violate some fundamental laws (e.g., thermodynamic yield, morphogenesis, adaptation, autopoiesis, memory, teleology, biosemiotics). Current "quantum" approaches in biology are still very basic and "corpuscular", as these rely on a semi-classical and approximated view. We review important considerations of theory and experiments of the recent past in the field of condensed matter, water, physics of living systems, and biochemistry to join them by creating a consistent picture applicable for life sciences. Within quantum field theory (QFT), the field (also in the matter field) has the primacy whereby the particle, or "quantum", is a derivative of it. The phase of the oscillation and not the number of quanta is the most important observable of the system. Thermodynamics of open systems, symmetry breaking, fractals, and quantum electrodynamics (QED) provide a consistent picture of condensed matter, liquid water, and living matter. Coherence, resonance-driven biochemistry, and ion cyclotron resonance (Liboff-Zhadin effect) emerge as crucial hormetic phenomena. We offer a paradigmatic approach when dealing with living systems in order to enrich and ultimately better understand the implications of current research activities in the field of life sciences.
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- Pierre Madl
- Department of Biosciences & Medical Biology, University of Salzburg, A-5020 Salzburg, Austria
- Prototyping Unit, Edge-Institute, ER-System Mechatronics, A-5440 Golling, Austria
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- Prototyping Unit, Edge-Institute, ER-System Mechatronics, A-5440 Golling, Austria
- The World Water Community, Marconistraat 16, 3029 AK Rotterdam, The Netherlands;
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Desai A, Pathan F, Yadav R, Yogi D, Nanajkar MR. Phthalate induced hormetic effect reveals susceptibility of gill compared to muscle tissue after depuration in commercially important fish (Etroplus suratensis). Mar Pollut Bull 2023; 194:115238. [PMID: 37437518 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115238] [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: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
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Effect of Bis-2ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) on commercially important tropical fish pearl spot has not been demonstrated at environmental concentrations along with depuration. The species is estuarine, juvenile and difficult to maintain but widely consumed and well distributed in tropical estuaries. Antioxidant activity of SOD, CAT and GPx was enhanced on all exposure days for gill and muscle suggesting high oxidative stress, except on day 5. Detoxifying enzyme-GST behaved differentially in gill and muscle tissue after depuration, depicting inhibited activity of GST in gill leading to lipid peroxidation. However, the muscle tissue was able to recover from stress after 7 days of depuration with the help of detoxifying enzymes. Overcompensation of antioxidant activity was observed over disruption of homeostasis defining hormesis effect. Integrated biomarker (IBR) index depicted high toxicity during entire exposure time, but after depuration, gill could not mediate LPO at lowest concentration (10 μg/l) while muscle tissue recovered, suggesting persistence of stress in gill.
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- Aniket Desai
- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India
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- CSIR-National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad-201002, India.
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Calabrese EJ, Pressman P, Hayes AW, Dhawan G, Kapoor R, Calabrese V, Agathokleous E, Iavicoli I, Giordano J. Hormesis, biological plasticity, and implications for clinical trial research. Ageing Res Rev 2023; 90:102028. [PMID: 37549872 DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2023.102028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 05/23/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/09/2023]
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The present paper identifies a critical factor that leads to false negative results (i.e., failing to indicate efficacy when beneficial results did occur) in randomized human drug trials. The paper demonstrates that human performance can only be enhanced by a maximum of 30-60% as described by the hormetic dose response which defines the limits of biological plasticity. However, human epidemiological/clinical trials typically contain such extensive variability that often requires responses greater than 2-3 times control group responses to show statistical significance. Thus, many potentially beneficial agents may be missed because the clinical trial fails to recognize and take into consideration the limits of biological plasticity. The paper proposes that this hormesis-biological plasticity-clinical trial conundrum can be addressed successfully via the use of a weight-of-evidence methodology similar to that used by regulatory agencies such as EPA in environmental assessment of chemical toxicity.
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- Edward J Calabrese
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Morrill I, N344, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003, USA.
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- University of Maine, 5728 Fernald Hall, Room 201, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Center for Environmental Occupational Risk Analysis and Management, College of Public Health, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA
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- Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, School of Medicine University of Catania, Via Santa Sofia 97, Catania 95123, Italy
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- Department of Ecology, School of Applied Meteorology, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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- Department of Public Health, School of Medicine, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Departments of Neurology and Biochemistry, and Pellegrino Center for Clinical Bioethics, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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Chahardoli A. Hormetic dose responses induced by nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiONPs) on growth, biochemical, and antioxidant defense systems of Dracocephalum kotschyi. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:100078-100094. [PMID: 37624496 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-29359-y] [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: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/11/2023] [Indexed: 08/26/2023]
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The application of nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiONPs) in various fields leads to their release into soil and water and, consequently, interaction with plants. Unlike its bulk counterpart, the phytotoxic potential of NiONPs is relatively less studied, particularly in a hormesis framework. Hormesis is an interesting phenomenon characterized by low-dose stimulation and high-dose inhibition. Therefore, this study demonstrates the stimulatory and inhibitory effects of NiONPs on Dracocephalum kotschyi Boiss as a medicinal plant cultivated in a pot experiment carried out in a greenhouse for 3 weeks. High bioaccumulation of nickel (Ni) in roots of treated plants relative to shoots indicates higher oxidative damage. NiONPs induced hormetic effects on photosynthetic pigments, as at low concentration of 50 mg/L stimulated chlorophyll (2.8-46.7%), carotenoid (16%), and anthocyanin (5.9%) contents and at higher concentrations inhibited the content of these pigments. A hormetic response was observed in growth parameters, i.e., NiONPs induced shoot height (7.2%) and weight (33%) at 100 mg/L, while inhibited shoot and root length (14.5-16.1% and 28.7-42.7%) and weight (46.8-48.1% and 37-40.6%), respectively, at 1000 and 2500 mg/L. The treated plants declined the toxic effects and oxidative stress caused by NiONPs by activating non-enzymatic antioxidants (phenolic compounds and proline) and enzymatic antioxidants, i.e., increasing the levels of SOD, POD, CAT, and APX. Therefore, the present study investigated for the first time the different mechanisms and responses of D. kotschyi plants to NiONPs in a wide range of concentrations. The results suggest that NiONPs may act as an elicitor at lower concentrations in medicinal plants according to specific conditions. However, these NPs at higher concentrations induce oxidative stress and harmful effects on plants, so their use poses serious risks to human health and the environment.
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- Azam Chahardoli
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran.
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Wang N, Sun J, Ma X, Yang X, Wang X, Zhang Y, Zhou J, Wang J, Ge C. A study of long-term toxicity of multiple mixtures with hormetic effects by the characteristic parameter σ 2(k∙ECx) and stepwise method. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2023; 100:104133. [PMID: 37116630 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104133] [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: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 03/01/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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A previous study found that the characteristic parameter σ2(k∙ECx) (the concentration ECx and slope k of the concentrationresponse curve (CRC) at the effect x %) can predict the acute combined toxicity of multiple mixtures with S-shaped CRCs. In this paper, the competence of σ2(k∙ECx) to predict the long-term toxicity of multiple mixtures with J-shaped CRCs was explored using the Aliivibrio fischeri as the test organism. The combined toxicity was evaluated by the independent action (IA) model and the effect ratio (ERx) model. The stepwise method was used to divide J-shaped CRC into ML and MR (SL and SR). The results showed that the σ2(k∙ECx) and ERx of each segment was in good agreement with the exponential function. A new type of mixture was added to the original type A and type B, whose rules of interaction were opposite to those of type B (named opposite B, OB). This paper improves the understanding and analysis of the J-shaped CRCs in environmental risk assessment.
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- Na Wang
- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China.
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Engineering Technology Research Center for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710055, China
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE, Engineering Technology Research Center for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710055, China
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China
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- College of Geography and Environment, Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, Baoji, Shaanxi 721013, China
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710054, Shaanxi, China
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- Shandong Dongyuan New Material Technology Co., Ltd, Dongying 257300, Shandong, China
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Wang L, Zhu J, Wang Q, Ji X, Wang W, Huang W, Rui C, Cui L. Hormesis effects of sulfoxaflor on Aphis gossypii feeding, growth, reproduction behaviour and the related mechanisms. Sci Total Environ 2023; 872:162240. [PMID: 36796701 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162240] [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: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Sulfoxaflor, an important alternative insecticide in integrated pest management (IPM) strategies, can effectively control sap-feeding insect pests such as Aphis gossypii. Although the side effects of sulfoxaflor have recently attracted widespread attention, its toxicological characteristics and mechanisms are still largely undefined. Therefore, the biological characteristics, life table and feeding behaviour of A. gossypii were studied to evaluate the hormesis effect of sulfoxaflor. Then, the potential mechanisms of induced fecundity associated with the vitellogenin (Ag. Vg) and vitellogenin receptor (Ag. VgR) genes were investigated. Although the LC10 and LC30 concentrations of sulfoxaflor significantly reduced the fecundity and net reproduction rate (R0) of the directly exposed sulfoxaflor-resistant and susceptible aphids, hormesis effects on fecundity and R0 were observed in the F1 generation of Sus A. gossypii when the parental generation was exposed to the LC10 of sulfoxaflor. Moreover, the hormesis effects of sulfoxaflor on phloem feeding were observed in both A. gossypii strains. Additionally, enhanced expression levels and protein content of Ag. Vg and Ag. VgR were observed in progeny generations when F0 was subjected to the trans- and multigenerational sublethal sulfoxaflor exposure. Therefore, sulfoxaflor-induced resurgence might occur in A. gossypii after exposure to sublethal concentrations. Our study could contribute to a comprehensive risk assessment and provide convincing reference to optimize sulfoxaflor in IPM strategies.
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- Li Wang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; College of Plant Protection, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou 450002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China; College of Plant Protection, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Crops, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Beijing 100193, China.
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Alimirzaee S, Khajehali J, Van Leeuwen T. Hormetic effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on Rhizoglyphus robini (Acari: Acaridae). Pestic Biochem Physiol 2023; 192:105396. [PMID: 37105633 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2023.105396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The stimulation of biological processes by sublethal doses of insecticides or other stressors is known as hormesis. Here, we have evaluated whether exposure to field-relevant or low concentrations of neonicotinoids induce changes in the reproductive capacity of the bulb mite Rhizoglyphus robini (Acari: Acaridae). Among the tested neonicotinoids imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, and dinotefuran, the highest hormetic effect on the reproduction of R. robini occurred 24 h after the 48 h exposure period to imidacloprid at concentrations of 70 and 140 mg a.i./L. Despite the stimulating effects of imidacloprid on mite reproduction, no significant differences were observed in the offspring (F1) for biological aspects including egg hatch rate, embryonic period and sex ratio, while an increase was found in the duration of development time from egg to adult. Evaluation of the detoxification enzyme activities of treated adults showed that the highest activity of carboxyl/cholinesterases, cytochrome P450s, and glutathione S-transferases was obtained when exposed to 70, 140 and 70 mg a.i./L imidacloprid, immediately after the exposure period, respectively. Also, an increase in the activity of the antioxidant enzyme catalase was observed compared to that of the control. After imidacloprid pretreatment (140 mg a.i./L), the tolerance of adult mites to diazinon was increased about two-fold. This study shows that exposure to imidacloprid can induce hormetic effects on R. robini and could severely complicate its control due to a higher reproduction, enhanced detoxification enzyme activities, and increased tolerance against other pesticides.
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- Sara Alimirzaee
- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Plant Protection, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran.
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- Laboratory of Agrozoology, Department of Plants and Crops, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure links 653, 9000, Ghent, Belgium..
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CONTEXT 3-Bromopyruvate (3-BP) is a glycolytic inhibitor and a putative caloric restriction mimetic. OBJECTIVE We have examined the effect of low-dose administration of 3-BP to rats and assess the CRM effect by measuring an array of biomarkers of oxidative stress. MATERIALS AND METHODS Male Wistar young and old rats were administered with a low-dose 3-BP for four weeks. RESULTS A significant increase in ROS was observed in 3-BP-treated rats (both young and old), an increase in erythrocyte PMRS (plasma membrane redox system), FRAP (Ferric reducing ability of plasma), catalase and superoxide dismutase activities were also observed. Treatment with 3-BP also reduced protein carbonyl, advanced oxidation protein products, plasma sialic acid, and advanced glycation end products. CONCLUSION Short-term 3-BP treatment can provide protection against oxidant stress. We suggest that 3-BP triggers a hormetic response subsequent to an increase in ROS leading to the induction of a protective defense mechanism.
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India
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Gomaa M, El-Naeb EH, Hifney AF, Adam MS, Fawzy MA. Hormesis effects of phenol on growth and cellular metabolites of Chlorella sp. under different nutritional conditions using response surface methodology. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:56904-56919. [PMID: 36928704 PMCID: PMC10121499 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-26249-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The present study investigated the effects of different phenol concentrations (200 - 1000 mg L-1) towards Chlorella sp. under different culture conditions (light vs. dark) and NaNO3 concentrations (0 - 0.1 g L-1) using central composite design. Phenol induced hormesis effects on the algal growth and cellular metabolites. Nitrate was identified as a crucial factor for promoting the uptake of phenol by Chlorella cells, while light was a limiting factor for growth, but the phyco-toxicity of phenol was decreased in the dark. The pigment contents were generally increased in the treated cells to protect against the oxidative phenol stress. The incorporation of 200 mg L-1 phenol and 0.05 g L-1 NaNO3 to the illuminated cells markedly promoted biomass and lipid contents to 0.22 g L-1 and 26.26% w/w, which was 44 and 112% higher than the phenol-less control, respectively. Under the same conditions, the increase of phenol concentration to 600 mg L-1, the protein contents were increased to 18.59% w/w. Conversely, the algal cells were able to accumulate more than 60% w/w of soluble carbohydrates under dark conditions at 600 mg L-1 of phenol. Nitrate replete conditions stimulated lipid accumulation at the expense of protein biosynthesis. Furthermore, most of the treatments showed an increase of H2O2 and malonaldehyde contents, especially for the illuminated cells. However, catalase activity tended to increase under dark conditions, especially at low phenol and nitrate concentrations. This study is valuable in indicating the effects of phenol on microalgae by exploiting response surface methodology, which can be applied as a powerful tool in growth monitoring and toxicity assessment.
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- Mohamed Gomaa
- Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt.
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- Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt
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- Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt
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- Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt
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- Botany & Microbiology Department, Faculty of Science, Assiut University, Assiut, 71516, Egypt
- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Taif University, 21974, Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Li C, Lin Y, Li X, Cheng JJ, Yang C. Cupric ions inducing dynamic hormesis in duckweed systems for swine wastewater treatment: Quantification, modelling and mechanisms. Sci Total Environ 2023; 866:161411. [PMID: 36623645 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 10/07/2022] [Revised: 12/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/02/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Hormesis has attracted close attention of environmental and toxicological communities over the past decades. Most studies focused on the hormesis induced by stressors in the aspect of their biotoxicity to organisms, while little research was conducted on hormesis in the aspect of biological wastewater treatment process. In this study, removal of NH4+-N and Cu2+ by S. polyrrhiza under long-term Cu2+ exposure at environmentally relevant concentrations in swine wastewater was investigated. Removal efficiencies of NH4+-N by duckweeds at 0.0, 0.1, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 4.0 mg/L Cu2+ were 81.6 %, 83.7 %, 89.4 %, 74.9 %, 61.8 % and 45.1 % on day 28, however, during the initial period of cultivation (0-4 days), such hormetic effect was not observed, indicating time-dependent feature of hormesis in NH4+-N removal. The modified logistic growth model was applied to describe long-term hormesis induced by Cu2+ on NH4+-N removal and it suggested that the optimal copper exposure for ammonium removal was 0.48 mg/L. More importantly, it was found that previous exposure to low doses of Cu2+ (0-1 mg/L) could enhance NH4+-N removal performance under the second exposure. Cu2+ above 1 mg/L could switch copper bioaccumulation pattern from the Langmiur-irreversible type to reversible one, indicating risk of secondary pollution. Six components including freshly-produced humic-like substances, lignin, fulvic acid-protein complex, free amino acid-like substances, tyrosine-like substance and soluble amino acid-like substances in duckweeds were detected by parallel factor (PARAFAC) model detected. Principle component analysis (PCA) conducted on PARAFAC components suggested that enhanced synthesis of protein and growth factors intracellularly at low dose stimulation improved ammonia uptake from the environment. This study provided a novel strategy to improve treatment performance of duckweeds for copper contaminated wastewater and helped understand biochemical responses and their roles in evolutionary adaptive strategies to stresses.
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- Chengxi Li
- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, China; Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University and Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha, Hunan 410082, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Petrochemical Pollution Processes and Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming, Guangdong 525000, China; School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang Hangkong University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330063, China.
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