Tomato and Olive Bioactive Compounds: A Natural Shield against the Cellular Effects Induced by β-Hexachlorocyclohexane-Activated Signaling Pathways

The β-isomer of hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH) is a globally widespread pollutant that embodies all the physicochemical characteristics of organochlorine pesticides, constituting an environmental risk factor for a wide range of noncommunicable diseases. Previous in vitro studies from our group disclosed the carcinogenic potential of β-HCH, which contributes to neoplastic transformation by means of multifaceted intracellular mechanisms. Considering the positive evidence regarding the protective role of natural bioactive compounds against pollution-induced toxicity, micronutrients from olive and tomato endowed with the capability of modulating β-HCH cellular targets were tested. For this purpose, the solution obtained from a patented food supplement (No. EP2851080A1), referred to as Tomato and Olive Bioactive Compounds (TOBC), was administered to the androgen-sensitive prostate cancer cells LNCaP and different biochemical and cellular assays were performed to evaluate its efficiency. TOBC shows a dose-dependent significant chemoprotection by contrasting β-HCH-induced intracellular responses such as STAT3 and AhR activation, disruption of AR signaling, antiapoptotic and proliferative activity, and increase in ROS production and DNA damage. These experimental outcomes identified TOBC as a suitable functional food to be included in a diet regimen aimed at defending cells from β-HCH negative effects, recommending the development of tailored enriched formulations for exposed individuals.     

The use of High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for the Speciation of Organotin Compounds

This review of the use of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) for the speciation of organotin compounds which are primarily of significance in the marine environment is divided into sections on the basis of the different HPLC modes of separation. However, it should be noted that such a classification does not exist in reality. For instance, in an ion-pair reversed-phase system the separation mechanism for the ionic solutes may be ion-pair partitioning, or ion exchange, or both. The relevant practical information (e.g. column type, mobile phase, method of detection and detection limit) is presented in tabular form. A brief overview of the reported detection methods is included, because the delay in development of an easily interfaced, specific and sensitive detector has hindered the use of HPLC for organotin speciation studies. The literature reviewed covers publications from 1977, the year of the first application of HPLC to organotin speciation, to April 1995.     

生物浸出回收废弃镍-镉电池研究

在中国,只有不到1%的废弃干电池被回收,因此有必要寻找一种既经济、快速,又利于环保的处理废弃干电池方法.生物浸出是回收废弃干电池有毒金属效果最好的方法之一.本研究应用本地下水道废水经驯化培养后产生的酸性废水作浸出菌种,考察pH值、生化反应器污水停留时间(RTB)、浸取时间、生化反应液是否添加Fe粉等实验条件对废弃镍-镉电池镍、镉浸出率的影响.结果表明,在pH值1.8~2.1、RTB 5 d、浸取时间50 d、生化反应液添加Fe粉条件下,可使镍-镉电池中镍、镉浸出率分别达到87.6%和86.4%,从而为工业生产提供了科学依据.     

Preparation and application of surface enhanced Raman scattering substrate synthesized from single walled carbon nanotubes and silver nanoparticlesEI北大核心CSCD

By hydrothermal synthesis, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) arranged on single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) uniformly, and a SiO2/CNTs/AgNPs surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) substrate with composite open structure was prepared. The synthesized SiO2/CNTs/AgNPs were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM. Using rhodamine 6G(R6G) as the probe molecule, the enhancement factor (EF) was 1.23×108, and the standard deviation was 2.31. Taking the phenol red, a common water pollutant, as the practical sample, the concentration of phenol red in the range of 1×10-4 -1×10-10 mol/L had a great exponential fitting relationship with its Raman signal intensity at 1153 cm-1 and 1441 cm-1, and the correlation coefficient (R2) was 0.99991. The substrate can realize the qualitative and quantitative detection of practical samples. © 2023, Youke Publishing Co.,Ltd. All rights reserved.