吸烟对多环芳烃接触者生物膜损伤指标、染色体畸变和P21蛋白的影响

目的:了解吸烟对多环芳烃接触者生物膜损伤指标、染色体畸变和血清癌基因蛋白P21的影响.方法:对接触多环芳烃化合物的24名焦炉工和27名沥青工中吸烟与不吸烟者的血清谷胱甘肽S-转移酶(GST)、血清脂质结合唾液酸(LSA)、染色体畸变和血清癌基因蛋白P21水平进行研究.结果:吸烟与不吸烟者间GST、LSA、染色体畸变率和血清P21水平各指标差异均无显著性差异(P>0.05).结论:吸烟对多环芳烃接触者沥青工和焦炉工的GST、LSA、染色体畸变率和血清P21水平无明显影响,可能是沥青工、焦炉工接触多环芳烃混合物浓度较高,掩盖了吸烟的作用.     

焦炉工血清ras P21水平和外周血淋巴细胞SCE率检测

目的:为了解接触焦炉逸散物职业性人群遗传效应的改变,从分子水平揭示焦炉逸散物的遗传毒作用.方法:对25名焦炉工和12名正常对照分别检测了血清P21和外周血淋巴细胞姐妹染色单体互换(SCE)率.结果:发现焦炉工P21水平(3 774.2)、SCE率(11.43)明显高于对照组P21水平(1 270.7)和SCE率(6.37);焦炉工中,炉顶工血清P21均值(4 377.5)高于其它工种(3 300.1),炉顶工SCE(13.51)明显高于其它工种(10.07);对焦炉工按是否吸烟进行比较,未发现组间P21和SCE有差异显著性.结论:提示焦炉逸散物具有较强的遗传毒理学效应,可提高机体癌蛋白P21水平和SCE频率.     

The Effect of Zinc-Containing Chewing Gum on Volatile Sulfur-Containing Compounds in the Oral Cavity

Wåler SM. The effect of zinc-containing chewing gum on volatile sulfur-containing compounds in the oral cavity.

Volatile sulfur-containing compounds (VSC) are known to constitute the major component of halitosis. Aqueous solutions of zinc salts have been shown to reduce the levels of VSC produced orally. The aim of the present study was to examine whether zinc could be made available in the oral cavity and inhibit VSC production when delivered by a chewing gum. VSC measurements were carried out on the ‘morning breath’ of 11 test subjects and re-examined after the use of test solutions containing 0.02% zinc chloride, 0.2% chlorhexidine, or water or the use of chewing gums containing 2 mg, 0.5 mg, or 0 mg zinc acetate. The results showed that similar amounts of zinc in mouthrinses or chewing gum had the same effect, with a reduction of the oral VSC of 45%. Chewing gum thus seems to be a viable alternative for delivering zinc to reduce I'SC levels in the oral cavity.     

The nonmevalonate pathway supports both monoterpene and sesquiterpene formation in snapdragon flowers

Terpenoids, the largest class of plant secondary metabolites, play essential roles in both plant and human life. In higher plants, the five-carbon building blocks of all terpenoids, isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate, are derived from two independent pathways localized in different cellular compartments. The methylerythritol phosphate (MEP or nonmevalonate) pathway, localized in the plastids, is thought to provide IPP and dimethylallyl diphosphate for hemiterpene, monoterpene, and diterpene biosynthesis, whereas the cytosol-localized mevalonate pathway provides C5 units for sesquiterpene biosynthesis. Stable isotope-labeled, pathway-specific precursors (1-deoxy-[5,5-2H2]-D-xylulose and [2,2-2H2]-mevalolactone) were supplied to cut snapdragon flowers, which emit both monoterpenes and the sesquiterpene, nerolidol. We show that only one of the two pathways, the plastid-localized MEP pathway, is active in the formation of volatile terpenes. The MEP pathway provides IPP precursors for both plastidial monoterpene and cytosolic sesquiterpene biosynthesis in the epidermis of snapdragon petals. The trafficking of IPP occurs unidirectionally from the plastids to cytosol. The MEP pathway operates in a rhythmic manner controlled by the circadian clock, which determines the rhythmicity of terpenoid emission.     

Cancer risk in aluminum reduction plant workers (Canada)

A 14-year update to a previously published historical cohort study of aluminum reduction plant workers was conducted [1]. All men with three or more years at an aluminum reduction plant in British Columbia (BC), Canada between the years 1954 and 1997 were included; a total of 6,423 workers. A total of 662 men were diagnosed with cancer, representing a 400% increase from the original study. Standardized mortality and incidence ratios were used to compare the cancer mortality and incidence of the cohort to that of the BC population. Poisson regression was used to examine risk by cumulative exposure to coal tar pitch volatiles (CTPV) measured as benzene soluble materials (BSM) and benzo(a)pyrene (BaP). The risk for bladder cancer was related to cumulative exposure to CTPV measured as BSM and BaP (p trends <0.001), and the risk for stomach cancer was related to exposure measured by BaP (p trend BaP <0.05). The risks for lung cancer (p trend <0.001), non-Hodgkin lymphoma (p trend <0.001), and kidney cancer (p trend <0.01) also increased with increasing exposure, although the overall rates were similar to that of the general population. Analysis of the joint effect of smoking and CTPV exposure on cancer showed the observed dose–response relationships to be independent of smoking.     

Conditions and extent of volatile loss from the Moon during formation of the Procellarum basin

Rocks from the lunar interior are depleted in moderately volatile elements (MVEs) compared to terrestrial rocks. Most MVEs are also enriched in their heavier isotopes compared to those in terrestrial rocks. Such elemental depletion and heavy isotope enrichments have been attributed to liquid–vapor exchange and vapor loss from the protolunar disk, incomplete accretion of MVEs during condensation of the Moon, and degassing of MVEs during lunar magma ocean crystallization. New Monte Carlo simulation results suggest that the lunar MVE depletion is consistent with evaporative loss at 1,670 ± 129 K and an oxygen fugacity +2.3 ± 2.1 log units above the fayalite-magnetite-quartz buffer. Here, we propose that these chemical and isotopic features could have resulted from the formation of the putative Procellarum basin early in the Moon’s history, during which nearside magma ocean melts would have been exposed at the surface, allowing equilibration with any primitive atmosphere together with MVE loss and isotopic fractionation.

Returned samples of basaltic rocks from the Moon provided evidence decades ago that the Moon is depleted in volatile elements compared to the Earth (1), with lunar basalt abundances of moderately volatile elements (MVEs) being ∼1/5 that of terrestrial basalt abundances for alkali elements and ∼1/40 for other MVE, such as Zn, Ag, In, and Cd (2). The theme of lunar volatiles thus seemed settled. Yet, the unambiguous detection in 2008 of lunar indigenous hydrogen and other volatile elements, such as F, Cl, and S in pyroclastic glasses (3), heralded a new era of research into lunar volatiles, overturning the decades-old paradigm of a bone-dry Moon (e.g., refs. 4 and 5). Here, we define volatile elements as those with 50% condensation temperatures below these of the major rock-forming elements Fe, Mg, and Si (6). This paradigm shift was accompanied by new measurements of volatile stable isotope compositions (e.g., H, C, N, Cl, K, Cr, Cu, Zn, Ga, Rb, and Sn) in a wealth of bulk lunar samples (7–18) and in the mineral phases and melt inclusions they host (19–28). These studies have shown that the stable isotope compositions of most MVEs (e.g., K, Zn, Ga, and Rb) are enriched in their heavier isotopes with respect to the bulk silicate Earth (BSE) (9, 11, 13–15, 17). Such heavy isotope enrichment is associated with elemental depletion, which has been variously attributed to liquid–vapor exchange and vapor loss from the protolunar disk (17, 18), incomplete accretion of MVEs during condensation of the Moon (13, 29, 30), and degassing of these elements during lunar magma ocean crystallization (9, 11, 14, 15, 25, 31). Almost all these hypotheses have typically assumed that the MVE depletions and associated MVE isotope fractionations are relevant to the whole Moon. However, our lunar sample collections are biased, as all Apollo and Luna returned samples come from the lunar nearside from within or around the anomalous Procellarum KREEP Terrane (PKT) region (e.g., ref. 32), where KREEP stands for enriched in K, REEs, and P. Barnes et al. (26) proposed that the heavy Cl isotope signature measured in KREEP-rich Apollo samples resulted from metal-chloride degassing from late-stage lunar magma ocean melts in response to a large crust-breaching impact event, spatially associated with the PKT region, which facilitated exposure of these late-stage melts to the lunar surface. Here, we further investigate whether a localized impact event could have been responsible for the general MVE depletion and heavy MVE isotope enrichment measured in lunar samples.     

Determination of Volatile Aroma Compounds of Ganoderma Lucidum by Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (HS-GC/MS)

This study was conducted at Horticulture Department of Cukurova University, Adana, Turkey during 2010–2011. Fresh sample of Ganoderma lucidum collected from Mersin province of Turkey was used as material. Volatile aroma compounds were performed by Headspace Gas Chromatography (HS-GC/MS). Alcohols, aldehydes, acids, phenol, L-Alanine, d-Alanine, 3Methyl, 2-Butanamine, 2-Propanamine were determined. 1-Octen-3-ol (Alcohol) and 3-methyl butanal (Aldehyde) were identified as major aroma compounds.     

An environmental survey of compliance with Occupational Exposure Standards (OES) for anaesthetic gases

Environmental monitoring of nitrous oxide and volatile agents was carried out between August 1996 and October 1997 within operating theatre areas in eight hospitals within the Bro Taf Health Authority. Static monitoring and personal sampling were undertaken to assess compliance with the Occupational Exposure Standards introduced in January 1996 by the Health and Safety Executive for anaesthetic agents. The monitoring concentrated on nitrous oxide with the results showing that compliance was being achieved. Limited monitoring was carried out of the volatile agents, which again were well below the Occupational Exposure Limits. Monitoring was also carried out in nontheatre areas in which anaesthetic agents were used. The results show that many of these locations, such as delivery suites and radiology units, have inadequate ventilation and no anaesthetic gas scavenging, both of which combined to produce levels that exceeded the standards.     

固相微萃取/气相色谱/质谱法分析锦鸡儿茎挥发性成分

目的:研究锦鸡儿挥发性成分。方法:首次采用固相微萃取/气相色谱/质谱法(HS-SPME-GC-MS)分析锦鸡儿茎中挥发油化学成分。结果:共鉴定出19个成分,占总挥发油成分峰面积的99.98%。结论:主要为烯烃(55.79%)和饱和烷烃类化合物(22.99%)。Z-5-十九碳烯(31.65%),8-十七碳烯(15.82%),二十八烷(9.48%),十七烷(7.66%),二十二烷(5.85%),6,9-十七碳二烯(5.15%)和十九烷(5.02%)是锦鸡儿茎的主要挥发性成分。