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PubMed2004

Development of novel conductometric biosensors based on immobilised whole cell Chlorella vulgaris microalgae.

A novel biosensor based on immobilised whole cell Chlorella vulgaris microalgae as a bioreceptor and interdigitated conductometric electrodes as a transducer has been developed and tested for alkaline phosphatase activity (APA) analysis. These sensors were also used for the detection of toxic compounds, namely cadmium ions, in aquatic habitats. Algae were immobilised inside bovine serum albumin (BSA) membranes cross-linked with glutaraldehyde vapours. The detection of the local conductivity variations caused by algae enzymatic reactions could be achieved. The inhibition of C. vulgaris microalgae Alkaline phosphatase activities in presence of cadmium ions was measured. These results were compared with measurements in bioassays. It finally appeared that conductometric biosensors using algae seemed more sensitive than bioassays to detect low levels of cadmium ions (the detection limit for the first experiments was 1 ppb of Cd2+). The main advantages of these alkaline phosphatase biosensors consist of their high specificity in regard to the toxic compounds they enable to detect, but also on their high stability since contrary to enzymatic biosensors, they use whole algae cells with APs on their walls.

Alkaline Phosphatase↗
PubMed2000

Effect of thiamine on the cadmium-chelating capacity of thiol compounds.

The influence of thiamine on the efficacy of meso-2,3-dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA), diethyldimercapto succinate (DEDMS), alpha mercapto-beta-(2-furyl) acrylic acid (MFA) and alpha-mercapto-beta-(2-thienyl) acrylic acid (MTA) to mobilize cadmium and reverse cadmium-induced biochemical alterations was investigated in cadmium-exposed rats. The thiamine coadministration enhanced the efficacy of MFA and MTA in reducing hepatic and renal burden of cadmium and that of DMSA and DEDMS in mobilizing hepatic cadmium. It also improved the efficacy of DMSA, DEDMS and MFA in reversing the cadmium-induced increase in urinary alkaline phosphatase and aspartate and alanine amino transaminases. The combined treatment with thiamine and DMSA or MFA restricted the urinary loss of zinc and that with thiamine and DEDMS reduced the loss of fecal copper, a general effect of chelation. In conclusion, the administration of thiamine during chelation therapy in cadmium poisoning may be beneficial and more effective than thiol chelating agents alone, which needs to be confirmed in humans.

Acrylates↗
PubMed1990

Sequential extraction--spectrofluorometric determination of lead and cadmium using cryptands.

A spectrofluorimetric method for the determination of ultratrace amounts of lead and cadmium is described based on the sequential extraction of the ternary ion-association complexes formed between the cation, a cryptand as the ligand and eosin as a counter ion. A linear working range from the detection limit (0.5 ng ml(-1) to 250 ng ml(-1) of lead and to 1 50 ng ml(-1) of cadmium was obtained. The relative standard deviation was 2-4%. The proposed method has been applied successfully to the determination of lead and cadmium in zinc metals and soft drinks.

Bridged Bicyclo Compounds↗
PubMed1979

Additional induction of microsomal cytochrome(s) P 450 in mouse liver by consecutive application of cadmium chloride and phenobarbital.

Mice were treated intraperitoneally over 20 days with 0,30; 0,10 and 0,03 mg Cd+2/kg.day. Subsequent induction of microsomal metabolism by 50 mg phenobarbital/kg.day over 5 days revealed increased microsomal cytochrome P 450 content in Cd+2-pretreated animals as compared to animals treated only with phenobarbital. The microsomal cadmium content of animals having received cadmium plus phenobarbital was about 5 times higher than that of animals treated with cadmium alone. The only enzyme activity found to be changed by cadmium in induced microsomes was ethylmorphine-N-deethylation. In phenobarbital-free animals no microsomal changes by cadmium could be detected.

Animals↗
PubMed1987

Autoradiographic demonstration of cadmium not bound to metallothionein using 14C-labeled thiazolylazo-naphthol.

We describe a new autoradiographic technique for differentially demonstrating the presence of trace amounts of cadmium that remains unbound to metallothionein in tissue sections. This procedure involves [14C-1,4,5,8-naphthol]-1-(2-thiazolylazo)-2-naphthol (TAN) instead of a metal radioisotope. Tissue sections were stained using labeled TAN, and were then subjected to routine autoradiographic procedures. The results obtained indicated that the distribution of photographic grains truly reflected the distribution of metallothionein-unbound Cd in the sections. This demonstrates the suitability of this procedure for the differential demonstration of cadmium present in different chemical forms in tissues.

Animals↗
PubMed1994

Role of DNA repair inhibition in lead- and cadmium-induced genotoxicity: a review.

Compounds of lead and cadmium have been shown to be carcinogenic to humans and experimental animals. However, the underlying mechanisms are still not understood. In mammalian cells in culture, lead(II) is weakly mutagenic after long incubation times and generates DNA strand breaks only after treatment with high, toxic doses. Cadmium(II) induces DNA strand breaks and chromosomal aberrations, but its mutagenic potential is rather weak. However, both metals exert pronounced indirect genotoxic effects. Lead(II) is comutagenic towards UV and N-methyl-N-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG) and enhances the number of UV-induced sister chromatid exchanges in V79 Chinese hamster cells. With regard to DNA repair, lead(II) causes an accumulation of DNA strand breaks after UV-irradiation in HeLa cells, indicating an interference with the polymerization or ligation step in excision repair. Cadmium(II) enhances the mutagenicity of UV light in V79 Chinese hamster cells and an increased sensitivity toward UV light is observed in various rodent and human cell lines. Furthermore, an inhibition of unscheduled DNA synthesis after UV-irradiation and a partial inhibition of the removal of UV-induced DNA lesions has been shown. For both metals, the indirect genotoxic effects are observed at low, nontoxic concentrations, suggesting that an interference with DNA repair processes may be predominant at biologically relevant concentrations. This might also explain the conflicting results of epidemiological studies obtained for both metals. Possible mechanisms of repair inhibition are discussed.

Animals↗