小麦苗根中纳米塑料的积累:既是被动的,也是耗能的过程
Jiahui Zhu1, Yuan He1, Qiuping Zheng1
1College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province 210095, PR China.
Journal of hazardous materials
|October 5, 2024
概括
小麦根通过被动和能源依赖的途径吸收纳米塑料,其中巨型皮诺细胞体起着关键作用. 了解这些纳米塑料运输机制对于评估生态风险至关重要.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 植物生物学 植物生物学
- 毒理学 毒理学 毒理学
背景情况:
- 纳米塑料带来环境风险,并可以通过植物进入食物链.
- 在作物根部中纳米塑料吸收和运输的机制在很大程度上是未知的.
研究的目的:
- 研究纳米塑料在小麦苗根中的分布和内化途径.
- 阐明不同吸收机制和细胞过程在纳米塑料运输中的作用.
主要方法:
- 小麦苗被暴露在光标记的聚乙烯 (PS-NPs) 和聚乙烯 (PVC-NPs) 纳米颗粒中.
- 针对内细胞和细胞能量通路的抑制剂被用于研究吸收机制.
- 量化纳米塑料光强度以评估分布和内部化.
主要成果:
- 纳米塑料主要积聚在小麦根尖和表面,PVC-NP比PS-NP更为普遍.
- 摄入涉及被动和消耗能源的途径,其中巨型皮诺细胞体是一个重要的贡献者.
- 抑制细胞能量过程和H+流入减少了纳米塑料内部化.
结论:
- 小麦根通过被动和活性 (依赖能源) 路径吸收纳米塑料,包括巨型皮诺细胞体.
- 纳米塑料的运输受到细胞能量状态和H+流入的影响.
- 结果提供了纳米塑料生态风险和阻止根吸收的潜在策略的见解.
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