Water quality inversion
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Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) poisoning and associated potential lesions are of a global concern. Inversely, riboflavin (vitamin B2, VB2) as a component of flavoproteins could play a vital role in the spermatogenic enzymatic reactions. Thus, this research aimed to explore potential beneficial roles of VB2 during As2O3-injured-toxicity. Rats were randomly allocated into 4 groups (n=8/group) and challenged as follows (for 30 days continuously): Group 1 received normal saline; Group 2 was treated with 3 mg As2O3/L; Group 3 received 40 mg VB2/L; Group 4 received 3 mg As2O3/L + 40 mg VB2/L. Both As2O3 and VB2 were dissolved in deionized water. Malondialdehyde (MDA), Glutathione Peroxidase (GSH-Px), Superoxide dismutase (SOD), and Catalase (CAT) were assessed for the oxidative profile, while TAS (Total Antioxidative Status) levels were evaluated for the antioxidant system, in both serum and testicular tissue. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. The results show that As2O3 significantly decreased the body weight, testicular weight and testis volume, semen quality and testicular cell count (p<0.05). Furthermore, MDA content in the testicular tissue of the As2O3 group rats was significantly higher in comparison to the vehicle group (p<0.05). Likewise, TAS and the activities of GSH-Px, CAT and SOD were reduced (p<0.05) when compared to the control. As(2)O(3) induced testicular damage and seminiferous tubular atrophy. Monodansylcadaverine assays mirrored the histopathology observations. Meanwhile, As2O3 upregulated the expression of mitophagy-related genes including PINK1, Parkin, USP8, LC3-I, Fis1 and Mfn2. The p38 gene, responsible to stress stimuli, was also upregulated by As2O3 administration. Meanwhile, exposure to VB2 led to a significant decrease of the expression levels of mitophagy related genes. Our study revealed that VB2 supplementation protected testicular structures against As2O3-induced injury via a dual inhibition of oxidative changes and a regulation of the PINK1-mediated pathway.
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- antioxidancia farmakologie MeSH
- mitofagie účinky léků MeSH
- oxid arsenitý toxicita MeSH
- oxidační stres účinky léků MeSH
- potkani Wistar MeSH
- proteinkinasy genetika metabolismus MeSH
- proteiny spojené s autofagií genetika metabolismus MeSH
- riboflavin farmakologie MeSH
- signální transdukce MeSH
- spermatogeneze účinky léků MeSH
- spermie účinky léků enzymologie patologie MeSH
- testis účinky léků enzymologie patologie MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Check Tag
- mužské pohlaví MeSH
- zvířata MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
The diversity and abundance of coliform bacteria (taxonomically enterobacterias), an important quality water indicator, were determined for four representative caves in Slovak Karst: Domica Cave, Gombasecká Cave, Milada Cave and Krásnohorská Cave. Three hundred and fifty-two enterobacterial isolates were successfully identified by biochemical testing (commercial ENTEROtest 24) and selected isolates confirmed by molecular techniques (PCR, 16S rDNA sequence analysis). A total of 39 enterobacterial species were isolated from cave waters, with predominance of Escherichia coli, Serratia spp. and Enterobacter spp. PCR amplification of lacZ gene is not specific enough to provide a reliable detection of coliform bacteria isolated from the environment. Sequence analysis of 16S rDNA confirmed that all of the selected isolates belong to the family Enterobacteriaceae. In general, physical and chemical parameters of cave waters in Slovak Karst corresponded to national drinking water quality standards.
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- Bacteria klasifikace genetika izolace a purifikace MeSH
- fylogeneze MeSH
- jeskyně mikrobiologie MeSH
- polymerázová řetězová reakce MeSH
- sladká voda mikrobiologie MeSH
- životní prostředí MeSH
- Publikační typ
- časopisecké články MeSH
- práce podpořená grantem MeSH
- Geografické názvy
- Slovenská republika MeSH
... -- 8 Introductory Signal Acquisition Methods: Free Induction Decay, Spin Echoes, Inversion Recovery, ... ... Pulse Structures 127 -- 8.3.2 The Spin Echo Signal from Repeated RF Pulse Structures 129 -- 8.4 Inversion ... ... Recovery and Ti Measurements 131 -- 8.4.1 Ti Measurement 132 -- 8.4.2 Repeated Inversion Recovery 134 ... ... Recovery 425 -- 17.3 Multiple Point Water/Fat Separation Methods 428 -- 17.3.1 Gradient Echo Sequence ... ... for Water/Fat Separation 428 -- 17.3.2 Single-Echo Separation 433 -- 17.3.3 Spin Echo Approach 436 - ...
Second edition xxxii, 944 stran : ilustrace ; 29 cm
- Konspekt
- Patologie. Klinická medicína
- NLK Obory
- radiologie, nukleární medicína a zobrazovací metody
- NLK Publikační typ
- kolektivní monografie
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) provides a reliable detection of pathogenic bacteria in water samples. However, this method can be adversely influenced by the purity of the DNA template. This is a particularly important obstacle when the bacterial DNA is directly extracted from water samples. In this study we compared the suitability of 8 different methods for isolation of bacterial DNA from pure cultures and 10 different methods for isolation of DNA from water samples. The quality of extracted DNA was assessed by PCR amplification of target sequences derived from uid (E. coli and Shigella sp.), tuf (Enterococcus sp.) and hns (Salmonella sp.). Results indicated that there are differences among the methods tested and only a few of them gave satisfactory results. The method based on alkaline lysis of bacterial suspension, which was developed in our laboratory, seemed to be efficient enough for the detection of bacteria from pure cultures. Detection of bacteria directly from water samples was more difficult. The modified method developed by Slusarenko was found as the best of the tested methods. Copyright IWA Publishing 2008.
