An evaluation of the endocrine disruptive potential of crude oil water accommodated fractions and crude oil contaminated surface water to freshwater organisms using in vitro and in vivo approaches

2016 ◽  
Vol 36 (5) ◽  
pp. 1330-1342 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Christoff Truter ◽  
Johannes H. van Wyk ◽  
Paul J. Oberholster ◽  
Anna-Maria Botha ◽  
Lucky M. Mokwena
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Crude Oil ◽  
Freshwater Organisms ◽  
Water Accommodated Fractions ◽  
Oil Water

Human Skin Binding and Absorption of Contaminants from Ground and Surface Water During Swimming and Bathing

1989 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 853-859 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ronald C. Wester ◽  
Howard I. Maibach
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Stratum Corneum ◽  
Human Skin ◽  
The Body ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Exposure Effect ◽  
Human Stratum Corneum ◽  
Water Dilution

Contaminants exist in ground and surface water. Human skin has the capacity to bind and then absorb these contaminants into the body during swimming and bathing. Powdered human stratum corneum will bind both lipid-soluble (alachlor, polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs], benzene) and water-soluble (nitroaniline) chemicals. In vitro (human skin) and in vivo (Rhesus monkey) studies show that these chemicals readily distribute into skin, and then some of the chemical is absorbed into the body. Linearity in binding and absorption exists for nitroaniline over a 10-fold concentration range. Multiple exposure to benzene is at least cumulative. Binding and absorption can be significant for exposures as short as 30 min, and will increase with time. Absorption with water dilution increased for alachlor, but not for dinoseb. Soap reversed the partitioning of alachlor between human stratum corneum and water. The PCBs could be removed from skin by soap and water (70% efficiency) for up to 3 h and then decontamination potential decreased, due to continuing skin absorption. The model in vitro and in vivo systems used should permit easy estimation of this area of extensive human exposure effect on risk assessment.

scholarly journals Antitumor Potential of Marine and Freshwater Lectins

Marine Drugs ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Catanzaro ◽  
Cinzia Calcabrini ◽  
Anupam Bishayee ◽  
Carmela Fimognari
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Cells ◽  
Anticancer Agents ◽  
Complete Healing ◽  
Anticancer Compounds ◽  
Freshwater Organisms ◽  
Regulated Cell Death ◽  
Antitumor Potential ◽  
Unique Source

Often, even the most effective antineoplastic drugs currently used in clinic do not efficiently allow complete healing due to the related toxicity. The reason for the toxicity lies in the lack of selectivity for cancer cells of the vast majority of anticancer agents. Thus, the need for new potent anticancer compounds characterized by a better toxicological profile is compelling. Lectins belong to a particular class of non-immunogenic glycoproteins and have the characteristics to selectively bind specific sugar sequences on the surface of cells. This property is exploited to exclusively bind cancer cells and exert antitumor activity through the induction of different forms of regulated cell death and the inhibition of cancer cell proliferation. Thanks to the extraordinary biodiversity, marine environments represent a unique source of active natural compounds with anticancer potential. Several marine and freshwater organisms, ranging from the simplest alga to the most complex vertebrate, are amazingly enriched in these proteins. Remarkably, all studies gathered in this review show the impressive anticancer effect of each studied marine lectin combined with irrelevant toxicity in vitro and in vivo and pave the way to design clinical trials to assess the real antineoplastic potential of these promising proteins. It provides a concise and precise description of the experimental results, their interpretation as well as the experimental conclusions that can be drawn.

scholarly journals Dual binding motifs underpin the hierarchical association of perilipins1–3 with lipid droplets

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 703-716 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalila Ajjaji ◽  
Kalthoum Ben M'barek ◽  
Michael L. Mimmack ◽  
Cheryl England ◽  
Haya Herscovitz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Droplets ◽  
Tissue Type ◽  
Binding Motifs ◽  
Amino Terminal ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Carboxy Terminal ◽  
Hierarchical Manner

Lipid droplets (LDs) in all eukaryotic cells are coated with at least one of the perilipin (Plin) family of proteins. They all regulate key intracellular lipases but do so to significantly different extents. Where more than one Plin is expressed in a cell, they associate with LDs in a hierarchical manner. In vivo, this means that lipid flux control in a particular cell or tissue type is heavily influenced by the specific Plins present on its LDs. Despite their early discovery, exactly how Plins target LDs and why they displace each other in a “hierarchical” manner remains unclear. They all share an amino-terminal 11-mer repeat (11mr) amphipathic region suggested to be involved in LD targeting. Here, we show that, in vivo, this domain functions as a primary highly reversible LD targeting motif in Plin1–3, and, in vitro, we document reversible and competitive binding between a wild-type purified Plin1 11mr peptide and a mutant with reduced binding affinity to both “naked” and phospholipid-coated oil–water interfaces. We also present data suggesting that a second carboxy-terminal 4-helix bundle domain stabilizes LD binding in Plin1 more effectively than in Plin2, whereas it weakens binding in Plin3. These findings suggest that dual amphipathic helical regions mediate LD targeting and underpin the hierarchical binding of Plin1–3 to LDs.

Preferential in vivo accumulation of sn-2,3-diacylglycerols in postheparin plasma of rats

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. 1075-1081 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Morley ◽  
A. Kuksis ◽  
A. G. D. Hoffman ◽  
G. Kakis
Keyword(s):  
Portal Vein ◽  
Lipoprotein Lipase ◽  
Hepatic Lipase ◽  
Water Interface ◽  
Substrate Complex ◽  
Enzyme Substrate ◽  
Oil Water ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

The stereochemical course of in vivo hydrolysis of triacylglycerols by lipoprotein lipase was investigated by determining the structure of diacylglycerol intermediates in postheparin plasma of rats which had been fed [3H]glycerol-labeled Intralipid 2 h before an injection of heparin or had been given an injection of a mixture of [3H]glycerol-Intralipid and heparin. During the clearance of both the natural chylomicrons and the artificial emulsion, sn-2,3-diacylglycerols (60–80%) were found to be the dominant enantiomers. Similar results were obtained when the contribution of the hepatic lipase was altered, either by tying off the mesentery artery and portal vein before injection of heparin, or by injection of heparin directly into the portal vein. These findings are consistent with a preferential release of the acyl group from the sn-1 position of the triacylglycerol molecule as demonstrated previously in vitro. A preferential orientation of the substrate in the enzyme–substrate complex or at the oil–water interface is discussed as a possible basis for these effects.

scholarly journals An in vitro/in vivo screening assay as a sensitive tool to assess endocrine disruptive activity in surface water

2007 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-301 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rinus Bogers ◽  
Selinda De Vries-Buitenweg ◽  
Ine Geuijen ◽  
Beppy van de Waart ◽  
Raoul Kuiper ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Surface Water ◽  
Screening Assay ◽  
In Vivo Screening ◽  
Sensitive Tool

scholarly journals Preparation and Release Profiles in Vitro/Vivo of Galantamine Pamoate Loaded Poly (Lactideco-Glycolide) (PLGA) Microspheres

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liping Du ◽  
Shankui Liu ◽  
Guizhou Hao ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Miaomiao Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Drug Release ◽  
Sustained Release ◽  
Drug Loading ◽  
Entrapment Efficiency ◽  
Solvent Evaporation Method ◽  
Sustained Drug Release ◽  
Water Emulsion ◽  
Oil Water

Patient’s poor compliance and the high risk of toxic effects limit the clinical use of galantamine hydrobromide. To overcome these drawbacks, the sustained-release galantamine pamoate microspheres (GLT-PM-MS) were successfully developed using an oil/water emulsion solvent evaporation method in this study. Physicochemical properties of GLT-PM-MS were carefully characterized, and the in vitro and in vivo drug release behaviors were well studied. Results showed that the morphology of optimized microspheres were spherical with smooth surfaces and core-shell interior structure. Mean particle size, drug loading and entrapment efficiency were 75.23 ± 1.79 μm, 28.01 ± 0.81% and 87.12 ± 2.71%, respectively. The developed GLT-PM-MS were found to have a sustained release for about 24 days in vitro and the plasma drug concentration remained stable for 17 days in rats. These results indicated that GLT-PM-MS could achieve the sustained drug release purpose and be used in clinical trial.

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