Search Results for: Embryo

Abstract: TT51, with a synthetic Cry1Ab/CryAc gene from Bacillus thuringiensis Berliner, was the first genetically modified (GM) plant officially certificated in China. This study was undertaken to investigate potential embryotoxicity of TT51 on rats. Whole embryo culture (WEC) is an effective method for safety evaluation when culture medium, containing substances derived from GM food, is …

Abstract: Cell cycle mechanisms are highly conserved from unicellular eukaryotes to complex metazoans including humans. Abnormalities in the regulation of the cell cycle result in death or diseases such as cancer. Early development of sea urchin has proved to be a powerful model for cell division studies and offers the opportunity to study synchronous cell …

Abstract: Pesticides may be involved in oyster summer mortality events, not necessarily as a single causative agent but as an additional stressor. In this context, the present study aimed to assess the toxicity of glyphosate, its by-product, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) and two commercial formulations, Roundup Express(®) (R(EX)) and Roundup Allées et Terrasses(®) (R(AT)), containing glyphosate …

Abstract: Glufosinate ammonium, which is a component of the herbicide BASTA, is a phosphinic analog of glutamic acid. Its activity is related to the inhibition of glutamine synthetase. Previous studies demonstrated that glufosinate has no teratogenic potential in rats and rabbits in vivo. In the present study, we determined whether glufosinate could affect embryonic development …

Abstract: Roundup is the most popular glyphosate-based herbicide (GBH) worldwide. These formulations kill a wide range of plants. Despite that, non-target species can be jeopardized by GBH, such as the annual fish Austrolebias nigrofasciatus. This species occurs in wetlands that dries annually. Key-adaptations permit them to live in such harsh habitats, e. i. Elevated fertility, …

Abstract: The effects of glufosinate ammonium on embryonic development in mice were examined using whole embryo and micromass cultures of midbrain and limb bud cells. In day 8 embryos cultured for 48 hr, glufosinate caused significant overall embryonic growth retardation and increased embryolethality to 37.5% at 10 micrograms/ml (5.0 x 10(-5) M). All embryos in …

Abstract: Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) are the major pesticides used worldwide. Among them, the Roundup formulations are the most popular. Some aspects of GBH toxicity are well known, such as induction of oxidative stress. However, embryotoxicity is scarcely known. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of exposure to different Roundup …

Abstract: Occupational exposures to pesticides may increase parental risk of infertility and adverse pregnancy outcomes such as spontaneous abortion, preterm delivery, and congenital anomalies. Less is known about residential use of pesticides and the risks they pose to reproduction and development. In the present study we evaluate environmentally relevant, low-dose exposures to agrochemicals and lawn-care …

Abstract: In this study, it has been investigated that the effects of glyphosate, which is a herbicide within organophosphate and unselective widely used in agriculture on enzyme activity of carbonic anhydrase, production of reactive oxygen species, cell apoptosis and body morphology during the embryonic development of zebrafish. To this end, it has been treated embryo …

Abstract: Glufosinate ammonium structurally resembles glutamate and blocks glutamine synthetase. Glufosinate was recently found to be dysmorphogenic in mammals in vitro. The present study examined the cell death induced specifically by glufosinate in the neuroepithelium of mouse embryos. Electron micrograph revealed characteristic chromatin condensation and segregation, extracellular apoptotic bodies, and cell fragments phagocytosed in macrophages …

Abstract: 利用稻田蜘蛛优势种拟环纹豹蛛为研究对象,检测Cry1Ab蛋白在拟环纹豹蛛卵囊内的含量及Cry1Ab蛋白对拟环纹豹蛛胚胎发育过程中形态特征的变化、化学物质含量和卵粒内4种保护酶活性的影响.结果表明:在胚胎发育过程中,卵粒中Cry1Ab蛋白含量随发育时间延长而减少,通过对卵粒中的化学物质的测定,发现蛋白质含量水平对照组要显著高于实验组(P＜0 05),糖和脂肪含量对照组和实验组之间无显著差异.卵粒内超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、乙酰胆碱酯酶(AchE)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GSH-Px)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)4种酶活力除了GSH-Px酶活力实验组高于对照组外,其余3种酶活力均低于对照组.通过石蜡切片和液体石蜡透明观察,实验组较对照组胚胎发育历期延长.该研究证明在胚胎发育时期Cry1Ab蛋白影响了卵粒内SOD、AchE、GSH-Px和CAT酶的活力,且Cry1Ab蛋白对拟环纹豹蛛的胚胎发育产生了一定程度的影响. Keywords: Cry1Ab protein, embryo development, chemical content, Pardosa pseudoannulata Citation: Ji, Z., Bao-Yang, W., Wen-Jing, L. and Zhi, W., 2014. The effect of Cry1Ab protein in embryo development and chemical content in Pardosa pseudoannulata. Acta Arachnologica Sinica, 1, pp.58-64.

Abstract: Genetically modified (GM) soybean, resistant to the pesticide Round up, is a widely spread crop for animal and human consumption. We have focused our attention on embryos at 4-8 cells stage from mice fed on a diet containing 14% of GM soybean, analysing the possible alterations in transcription and splicing processes. We have evaluated, …

Abstract: The broad spectrum herbicide glyphosate is widely used in agriculture worldwide. There has been ongoing controversy regarding the possible adverse effects of glyphosate on the environment and on human health. Reports of neural defects and craniofacial malformations from regions where glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) are used led us to undertake an embryological approach to explore …

Abstract: This study aimed to evaluate the embryotoxicity and genotoxicity of pesticide commercial formulations widely used in soybean crops through the Micronucleus (MN) test and other Nuclear Abnormalities (NAs) in erythrocytes of broad-snouted caiman (Caiman latirostris), exposed by topical application through the eggshell. Embryos were exposed (during all incubation: 70 days approximately) to sub-lethal concentrations …

Keywords: Ring-shaped Leopard, Cry1Ab Protein, Egg, Paraffin Section Citation: Ji, Z., Bao-Yang, W., Wen-Jing, L. and Zhi, W., 2014. The effect of Cry1Ab protein in embryo development and chemical content in Pardosa pseudoannulata. Acta Arachnologica Sinica, 1, pp.58-64.

Abstract: 为初步探讨农药对海胆胚胎的急性毒性效应,以虾夷马粪海胆(Strongylocentyotus internedius)为实验材料,研究了8种常见农药–草甘膦(Glyphosate)、百草枯(Paraquat)、异菌脲(Iprodione)、代森锰锌(Mancozeb)、三唑醇(Triadimenol)、霜霉威(Propamocarb)、百菌清(Chlorothalonil)和速克灵(Procymidone)对海胆胚胎各发育期(二细胞期、四细胞期、上浮囊胚期、原肠期、棱柱幼体期、四腕幼虫期)的半数效应浓度(EC50),并分析了正辛醇/水分配系数(LogP)与EC50的关系.结果显示:1)8种农药对海胆胚胎各发育期均具有一定的急性毒性,以四腕幼虫期为例,8种农药的EC50值分别为草甘膦(3.99mg·L-1)>百草枯(10.38mg·L-1)>代森锰锌(20.77mg·L-1)>速克灵(55.42mg·L-1)>霜霉威(56.09mg·L-1)>异菌脲(86.29mg·L-1)>三唑醇(273.20mg·L-1)>百菌清(647.38mg·L-1).2)LogP与EC50呈现一定的正相关性,即随着LogP的增加,各农药对海胆胚胎的抑制率逐渐降低. Keywords: Strongylocentyotus internedius, Glyphosate, Paraquat, Iprodione, Mancozeb, Triadimenol, Propamocarb, Chlorothalonil, Procymidone Citation: Li, J., Wang, H., Han, Z., Shi, S., Wang, Y., and Ding, J., 2010. Eight kinds of common acute toxicity of pesticides on various developmental stages of sea urchin embryos. Ecotoxicology, (2).

Abstract: The use of toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis as biopesticides in the biological control of insects and in transgenic plants has increased their availability in the environment. Ecotoxicological evaluations of four delta-endotoxins cry 1Aa, cry 1Ab, cry 1Ac, and cry 2A from B. thuringiensis were carried out on zebrafish Danio rerio to explore the adverse …