摘要
We used toxicity identification evaluation （TIE） method to confirm the combinational effects of identified toxic metals in a paper recycling mill effluent in inducing the decreased lifespan in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.Exposure to Ca ＋ Al caused more severely decreased lifespan than that exposed to Ca,or Al;and exposure to Ca ＋ Fe induced more severely decreased lifespan than that exposed to Ca,or Fe.Exposure to Ca＋Al＋Fe caused more severely decreased lifespan than that exposed to Ca,or Ca＋Fe.Moreover,the baseline toxicity on lifespan was doubled by doubling the concentration of combined metals （Ca＋Al＋Fe） in spiking test in original effluent （oe）,and lifespan defects in oe＋Ca＋Al＋Fe exposed nematodes were more severe than that in Ca＋Al＋Fe exposed nematode.Therefore,Ca＋Al＋Fe exposure may largely explain the formation of decreased lifespan induced by the examined industrial effluent.Furthermore,the observed reduction of lifespan induced by the combination of high level of Ca with other metals may be at least partially independent of the insulin-like pathway.
We used toxicity identification evaluation （TIE） method to confirm the combinational effects of identified toxic metals in a paper recycling mill effluent in inducing the decreased lifespan in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans.Exposure to Ca ＋ Al caused more severely decreased lifespan than that exposed to Ca,or Al;and exposure to Ca ＋ Fe induced more severely decreased lifespan than that exposed to Ca,or Fe.Exposure to Ca＋Al＋Fe caused more severely decreased lifespan than that exposed to Ca,or Ca＋Fe.Moreover,the baseline toxicity on lifespan was doubled by doubling the concentration of combined metals （Ca＋Al＋Fe） in spiking test in original effluent （oe）,and lifespan defects in oe＋Ca＋Al＋Fe exposed nematodes were more severe than that in Ca＋Al＋Fe exposed nematode.Therefore,Ca＋Al＋Fe exposure may largely explain the formation of decreased lifespan induced by the examined industrial effluent.Furthermore,the observed reduction of lifespan induced by the combination of high level of Ca with other metals may be at least partially independent of the insulin-like pathway.
基金
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30771113,30870810)
the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University
provided by the Caenorhabditis Genetics Center (Funded by the NIH,National Center for Foundation from Research Resource,USA)
