Objective To understand the effect of the organic extracts of tap water deeply treated with O3-BAC on DNA damage. Methods During June to July 2005, water samples were collected from 6 sites in waterworks A treated with O3-BAC, the raw water, the pre-chlorination water, the filtration water, the post-ozonation water, the BAC water and the tap water respectively and 4 sites in waterworks B treated by general treatment, the raw water, the pre-chlorination water, the filtration water, and the tap water respectively. The test was carried out on extracts of water sample from waterworks A with dosage(7.00, 3.00, 1.50, 1.00, 0.75, 0.38 L/plate)and waterworks B with dosage(7.00, 3.00, 1.00 L/plate)using S.typhimurium strains TA98 and TA100. Cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus (CBMN) test, Comet assay were used on extracts of water sample from waterworks A with dosage(3.00, 1.50, 0.75, 0.38 L/plate). Human embryo lung fibroblast (KMB17 strain) p53 ELISA were used with dosage(3.00, 1.00, 0.3 L/plate). Results Ames test showed that in the waterworks A, at the dose of 7.0 L, the revertants of the raw water, pre-chlorination water, the filtration water on TA98-S9 and 7.0 L, 3.0 L/plate, the revertants of the raw water, pre-ozonation water, filtration water on TA98+S9 were twice more than that of solvent control; in waterworks B, at the dose of 7.0 L/plate, the revertants of the raw water, pre-chlorination water, filtration water on TA98-S9 and 7.0 L, 3.0 L/plate the revertants of the tap water on TA98-S9, and 7.0 L/plate pre-chlorination water on TA98+S9 were twice more than that of solvent control. Cytokinesis-blocked micronucleus (CBMN) test showed that in waterworks A, at the dose of 3.0 L/plate, the micronucleus rates of the raw water, filtration water were significant high than that of solvent control(P

Objective : To investigate the effects of the exposure of sludge from sewage treatment plants and microplastic extracted from sludge on the oxidative stress levels in zebrafish, so as to put insights into the research into the impact of sludge and microplastics on human health. Methods : Adult wild AB zebrafish were exposed to five groups of sludge (0, 12.5, 25, 50 and 75 g/L) and four groups of microplastics extract from sludge (0, 240, 480, 960/L), with 24 zebrafish in each group. The color, activity and death of zebrafish were observed every day. The contents of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione (GSH) and malondialdehyde (MDA) were detected 0 h, 24 h, 48 h, 72 h, 96 h and 7 d post-exposure. A two-factor ANOVA was used to analyze the effects of different concentrations and time of exposure on the indicators above. Results : Under 75 g/L sludge exposure, zebrafish began to show mortality at 72 h and all died after 7 d. The zebrafish in the other sludge groups and all microplastic groups had normal color and activity, and no mortality was observed. Sludge concentration interacted with exposure time to affect SOD, CAT, GSH and MDA (P<0.05). With increasing sludge concentration and exposure time, SOD decreased, MDA increased, CAT increased first and then decreased, GSH decreased first and then increased, and GSH continued to decrease since 24 h in the 75 g/L group. The microplastic concentration interacted with exposure time to affect SOD and GSH (P<0.05), but not CAT or MDA (P>0.05). With increasing microplastic concentration and exposure time, SOD and MDA increased, CAT increased first and then decreased, the GSH was slightly increased at 24 h and decreased after 72 h. Conclusion Both sludge and microplastics extracted from sludge can induce oxidative stress damage in zebrafish, and exposure time and concentration can interact to affect oxidative stress levels. The microplastics extracted from sludge have less effect on oxidative stress levels in zebrafish than sludge.

To seek the optimum experiment methods of animal immunization with HCV gene and to explore the effect on antibody responses in mice immunized by pCD-HCV1 recombinant in different administration, recombinant pCD-HCV1 was constructed by technique of molecular biology and was injected into muscles of Balb/c of mice with different times, routes and dosage of inoculations as well as different treatment. The results showed that the serum antibody level reached 0.183±0.06,0.428±0.05,0.707±0.08 and 0.773±0.07(OD410 value) respectively after recombinant pCD-HCV1(100μg/mouse) were injected into mice once, twice, three times and four times. The antibody level of mice (n＝12) with four times inoculation was the highest; pCD-HCV1 was perfused into stomach orally in mice or were into mice by i.p, s.c and i.m(100μg/mouse, three times) in different routes (n＝6), and the antibody levels were 0.138±0.05, 0.178±0.07, 0.233±0.08 and 0.691±0.05 respectively; after the mice (n＝8) were inoculated with the pCD-HCV1 of different dosage(10μg, 50μg and 100μg) the antibody levels of three groups were 0.11±0.09, 0.33±0.04, and 0.700±0.07, and the results showed a significant difference (P＜0.01); Mice was injected with procaine (100μl, 0.4mg) by i.m or s.c. Then pCD-HCV1 was injected into mice and antibody levels were higher than that of mice immunized directly with recombinant pCD-HCV1 of same dosage. The results may provide a reference data deserved for screening the optimum immunization method of development HCV-DNA-based vaccine in mice model.

OBJECTIVETo study the association between acute respiratory human parainfluenza virus (HPIV) infection and climatic factors in children.

METHODSA total of 2 526 throat swab samples were collected from children with acute respiratory infection who visited the Pediatric Clinic of Shanghai Jiading Nanxiang Hospital between 2011 and 2013. HPIV was detected by multiplex RT-PCR. Related meteorological data were collected, including monthly mean temperature, monthly mean humidity, and monthly total rainfall. The association between HPIV detection rate and climatic factors was analyzed by Spearman's or Pearson test.

RESULTSDuring the three years, the overall HPIV detection rate was 5.62% (142/2 526), and HPIV-1 was the most common type (46.5%), followed by HPIV-3 (31.0%), HPIV-2 (17.6%), and HPIV-4 (4.9%). There were significant differences in the detection rates of HPIV-1 and HPIV-2 in different seasons, and the detection rates of both were the highest in summer (P<0.05). HPIV positive rate was positively correlated with monthly mean temperature (r=0.598; P<0.01) and monthly total rainfall (rs=0.602; P<0.01).

CONCLUSIONSThe activity of HPIV in children is correlated with climatic factors, particularly temperature and rainfall.

Child ; Child, Preschool ; Climate ; Female ; Humans ; Infant ; Infant, Newborn ; Male ; Paramyxoviridae Infections ; etiology ; Rain ; Seasons