Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:32:14Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-02-20Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T20:23:16Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 maschio_lr_dr_sjrp.pdf: 1208225 bytes, checksum: 581a26de1a4603e41d2d07020f15f18d (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Fundação para o Desenvolvimento da UNESP (FUNDUNESP) / Devido às crescentes expansões demográficas e industriais observadas nas últimas décadas, o meio ambiente tem recebido uma carga significativamente crescente de efluentes domésticos, industriais e agrícolas, causando impactos severos nos ecossistemas e um potencial comprometimento à saúde humana. Dentre os efluentes domésticos, podemos citar uma gama de poluentes, tais como químicos de diversas categorias, além de contaminações por agentes biológicos diversos. Já os efluentes industriais contêm poluentes orgânicos e/ou inorgânicos, dependendo da atividade industrial. Baseando-se nestes dados, este trabalho teve como objetivo investigar, por meio de ensaios biológicos com dois organismos-teste, a possível presença de contaminantes com potencial citotóxico, genotóxico e mutagênico, que são despejados ao longo do rio Preto, inclusive na Represa Municipal de São José do Rio Preto. O material biológico utilizado neste estudo constituiu-se de sementes de Allium cepa (cebola) e peixes da espécie Oreochromis niloticus (Tilápia). Coletas de águas foram realizadas, sazonalmente, nos meses de agosto de 2006 e 2007 (estação seca) e março de 2007 e 2008 (estação chuvosa), em seis pontos distintos: Ponto 1 (P1), 8 km antes do represamento; Ponto 2 (P2), 1 km antes do represamento; Ponto 3 (P3), local de despejo do esgoto; Ponto 4 (P4), margem oposta do despejo do esgoto; Ponto 5 (P5), saída do represamento; Ponto 6 (P6), 1 km após o represamento. Análises químicas foram realizadas para todas as coletas realizadas. Para a realização do estudo, 100 sementes de Allium cepa foram submetidas à germinação, em placa de Petri, em amostras de águas coletadas nos seis diferentes pontos do rio Preto, em água ultra pura (controle negativo) e em uma substância reconhecidamente aneugênica (Trifluralina - controle positivo), sempre à temperatura ambiente... / Due to increasing population and industrial expansion observed in recent decades, the environment has received a significant increased burden of domestic industrial and agricultural sewerage, which can cause severe impacts on ecosystems, and a potential damage to human health as well. A wide range of harmful pollutants can be found in domestic effluent, such as chemicals from various categories, in addition to contamination by various biological agents. On the other hand, industrial effluents contain organic and / or inorganic pollutants, depending on industrial activity. Based on these data, this study aimed to investigate, by means of biological tests with two test-organism, the possible presence of contaminants with cytotoxic, genotoxic and mutagenic potential, which are dumped along the Preto river, an important river that flows in the region of Sao Jose do Rio Preto/SP. The biological material used in this study consisted of seeds of Allium cepa (onion) and one specie of fish (Tilapia: Oreochromis niloticus). Water samples were taken seasonally in August 2006 and 2007 (dry season) and March 2007, and 2008 (rainy season), in six distinct sites: Site 1 (S1), 8 km before the damming, Site 2 (S2), 1 km before the damming, Site 3 (S3), place of sewerage discharge; Site 4 (S4), opposite margin of sewage discharge, Site 5 (S5), end of the damming; Site 6 (S6) 1 km after damming. Chemical analyses were performed for all collected samples. For the study, 100 seeds of A. cepa were submitted to germination in Petri dishes with samples water from six different sites of the Preto river, Ultra pure water (negative control), and with an aneugenic substance (Trifluralin - positive control). For most of collection points and periods studied, root meristems cells of A. cepa, exposed to water samples collected along the Preto river, showed no significant differences... (Complete abstract click electronic access below)

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T15:18:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ThiagoMC.pdf: 54368 bytes, checksum: 8e14c2b4d3fe392bf725d169831359dc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2007-02-28 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / A contamina??o de reservat?rios de ?gua ? um dos principais problemas da atualidade. A Barragem Engenheiro Armando Ribeiro Gon?alves (EARG), (06?08 S; 37?07 W) localizada no estado do Rio Grande do Norte, ? a segunda maior barragem do nordeste brasileiro, respons?vel pelo abastecimento dom?stico de aproximadamente 415 mil habitantes do semi-?rido brasileiro. A ?gua da EARG ? captada por um sistema de adutoras, onde ? tratada e distribu?da para a popula??o. O presente trabalho teve o objetivo de avaliar o potencial genot?xico da ?gua da Barragem EARG. Para isso, foram realizados os testes cometa e micron?cleo com eritr?citos de til?pias (Oreochromis niloticus) capturadas nesse reservat?rio. Os testes Allium cepa e muta??o reversa com Salmonela typhimurium foram realizados com ?gua do reservat?rio antes e ap?s o tratamento. Al?m disso, an?lises quantitativa e qualitativa de cianobact?rias, assim como a quantifica??o das microcistinas produzidas pelas cianobact?rias presentes nesse reservat?rio foram realizados, apenas com amostras coletadas na barragem. Os resultados obtidos indicaram aumento significativo na freq??ncia de micron?cleos em eritr?citos de O. niloticus (p<0,05). A m?dia obtida foi de 2,38 ? 3,02 micron?cleos em mil c?lulas analisadas, enquanto que o controle negativo apresentou m?dia de 0,20 ? 0,41 micron?cleos. O ensaio cometa realizado com peixes da EARG foi analisado em uma escala crescente de danos (0 - 4), e mostrou resultados classificados nos n?veis 0, 1, 2 e 3, enquanto que o controle negativo apresentou resultados nos n?veis 0 e 1. Nos par?metros macrosc?picos avaliados no teste A. cepa n?o foi verificado altera??es estatisticamente significativas. Os par?metros microsc?picos indicaram diminui??o significativa no ?ndice mit?tico nos dois pontos estudados. Al?m disso, tamb?m foi detectado aumento na freq??ncia de met?fases e an?fases aberrantes em ambos os pontos, por?m estatisticamente significativo apenas na amostra sem tratamento para an?fases aberrantes. A freq??ncia de micron?cleos no teste A. cepa n?o foi significativo em rela??o ao controle negativo. Para o teste de muta??o reversa com S. typhimurium realizado com ?gua sem extra??o, os resultados n?o demonstraram mutagenicidade para ambos os pontos. Os resultados encontrados com os extratos das amostras coletadas em ambos os pontos apresentaram diferen?as estatisticamente significativa quando foi utilizada a fra??o S9 como ativador metab?lico. Para a ?gua n?o tratada, essas diferen?as foram encontradas apenas para a cepa TA98, enquanto que para a ?gua tratada, as duas linhagens apresentaram diferen?as significativas. A an?lise qualitativa de cianobact?rias demonstrou a exist?ncia de cianobact?rias potencialmente t?xicas tais como Planktothrix agardii, Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii e Microcystis panniformes. O ensaio de HPLC indicou a presen?a de 38,1 &#956;g/L de microcistinas na ?gua da EARG. O teste de muta??o reversa realizado com o extrato contendo microcistinas, n?o apresentou aumento na raz?o de mutagenicidade para TA100. O conjunto dos resultados obtidos no presente trabalho sugere que as ?guas da Barragem EARG podem conter agentes genot?xicos, capazes de alterar a informa??o gen?tica dos indiv?duos. Esses resultados indicam a necessidade de um programa de monitoramento e controle desses poluentes

As cores sempre exerceram fascínio sobre a humanidade e, por toda a história, os compostos coloridos sempre foram considerados ferramentas atrativas nas atividades comerciais. Os corantes sintéticos são amplamente utilizados na indústria têxtil, nas impressões de papel e fotografia, nas indústrias farmacêuticas, alimentícias e de cosméticos. Estes compostos são considerados importantes contaminantes ambientais, representando sérios riscos à flora, fauna e ao ser humano. Apesar da grande quantidade de corantes disponíveis, os estudos sobre a toxicidade desses compostos são escassos e pouco se sabe a respeito dos efeitos genotóxicos destas substâncias. Dentro deste contexto, o presente trabalho avaliou o potencial genotóxico dos corantes Sudan III, Vat Green 3, Reactive Orange 16 e Reactive Black 5, utilizando o Ensaio de Micronúcleos em células HepG2. Os corantes Sudan III e Reactive Orange 16 não induziram aumento, estatisticamente significativo, no número total de micronúcleos em relação aos controles, indicando assim que estes corantes não são capazes de induzir mutações cromossômicas no tipo celular e condições testadas. Entretanto, os corantes Vat Green 3 e Reactive Black 5 induziram mutagenicidade, concentrações de 10,0 e 25,0 ?g/mL, e 0,1; 0,25; 0,5 e 1,0 ?g/mL, respectivamente, demonstrada por um efeito concentraçãodependente, no qual há um aumento de MNs até a concentração de 25,0 ?g/mL para o Vat Green 3 e 0,5 ?g/mL para o Reactive Black 5 com p<0,05. Não foram observadas diferenças significativas entre os IDNs calculados para cada tratamento e controle dos corantes testados, indicando que esses corantes não interferem na proliferação celular das HepG2. Dessa forma, conclui-se que dos quatro compostos analisados, os corantes têxteis Vat Green 3 e Reactive Black 5 são capazes de induzir mutações cromossômicas em células HepG2 e, o potencial mutagênico do Reactive Black 5 é maior que o do Vat Green 3 no sistema celular avaliado, uma vez que foi capaz de induzir mutações, em concentrações menores. Os resultados obtidos neste trabalho permitem concluir que cada um desses importantes contaminantes ambientais deve ser avaliado individualmente a fim de proteger o meio ambiente, garantindo assim a proteção da saúde humana. / The colors have always caused fascination in mankind. Throughout history, colored compounds have always been considered attractive tools in industrial activities. The synthetic dyes are widely used in textile industry, paper and photography printing, in pharmaceutical, food, and cosmetic industries. These compounds are considered important environmental contaminants, and they can cause serious risks to wildlife and humans. Despite the large number of dyes available, studies on the toxicity of these compounds are scarce and little is known about the genotoxic effects of these substances. This study evaluated the genotoxic potential of the dyes Sudan III, Vat Green 3, Reactive Orange 16 and Reactive Black 5 using the micronucleus assay in HepG2 cells. The dyes Sudan III and, Reactive Orange 16, do not induce an increase statistically significant, in the total number of micronuclei when compared to controls. This result shows that these dyes are not able to induce chromosomal mutations in the cell type under the conditions tested. However, the dyes Vat Green 3 and Reactive Black 5 induced mutagenicity, following a dose-response effect, in which there is an increase of micronuclei until the concentration of 25.0 ?g/mL for Vat Green 3 and 0.5 ?g/mL for Reactive Black 5, with p <0.05. There were no significant differences between the NDI calculated for each treatment and control of the dyes studied, indicating that these dyes do not interfere in HepG2 cell proliferation. Thus, the textile dyes Vat Green 3 and Reactive Black 5 are able to induce chromosomal mutations in HepG2 cells, and the dye Reactive Black 5 is more mutagenic than the dye Vat Green 3, since it induced mutations in cellular system tested at lower concentrations. The results of this study indicate that each one of these important environmental contaminants should be assessed individually in order to protect the environment, thus ensuring the protection of human health.

This thesis deals with the application of BEAS-2B cell line for micronucleus assay in genetic toxicology. It is divided into two main parts: a) theoretical introduction to the analysis and search for suitable models for testing the impact of air pollution and manufactured nanoparticles, b) practical part that describes the results of micronuclei induction by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), extractable organic matter (EOM) from diesel exhaust particles obtained from emissions of three types of fuel and engineered nanoparticles. BEAS-2B cell line is a nonmalignant human model of lung epithelium which seems to be suitable for micronucleus assay. This assay is commonly used for determining the genotoxicity of various substances to wide variety of cell cultures and also in human studies. In this thesis, the following substances were tested: benzo[a]pyrene, 3-nitrobenzanthrone and 1-nitropyrene as carcinogenic PAHs commonly found in polluted air; EOMs from exhaust particles of 100 % diesel fuel, a blend of diesel fuel and 30 % of biodiesel, 100 % biodiesel and two types of engineered nanoparticles (TiO2 and Ag). The cells were treated with the compounds for 28, 48 and 72 hours. The results confirm the suitability of BEAS-2B cell line as a model for testing the genotoxicity of substances under...

Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-02T13:55:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Juliana Yoshida Publio-dissertacao.pdf: 1433924 bytes, checksum: f76aaa29ff10b2a7e4052e7a161ab87e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-08-30 / The therapeutic activity of Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. (raspa-de-Juá) has been demonstrated from some studies, such as, antifungal, antibacterial, antipyretic and antioxidant properties. The aim of this research was to evaluate the mutagenicity of glycolic extract of Z. joazeiro Mart. (GEZJ) barks using the micronucleus assay in bone marrow of mice (heterogenetic Swiss albinus Unib: SW). The interaction between GEZJ and the genotoxic effects of doxorubicin (DOX) was also analysed. Experimental groups were evaluated after 24-48 h of treatment with N-Nitroso-N-ethylurea (NEU) and DOX (positive controls), NaCl (a negative control) and GEZJ (250-2,000 mg.Kg-1). Anti-mutagenic assays were carried out using the GEZJ in combination with these positive controls (GEZJ+NEU and GEZJ+DOX). The frequency of micronucleated polychromatic erythrocytes (MNPCEs) was significantly different (p < 0.05) between (i) the positive and negative control treatments, (ii) the positive controls and animals treated with GEZJ and (iii) animals treated with positive controls (NEU or DOX) and GEZJ combined with these positive controls. There was no mutagenicity (clastogenicity/aneugenicity) observed in GEZJ regardless of the dose and time, but a variable response was observed among genders of mouse. The anti-mutagenic effects of GEZJ suggest a potential protective mechanism against DOX-induced genotoxic effects. / A atividade terapêutica de Zizyphus joazeiro Mart. (Raspa-de-Juá) tem sido demonstrada a partir de algumas pesquisas, como por exemplo, propriedades antifúngica, antibacteriana, antipirética e antioxidante. O objetivo dessa pesquisa foi avaliar a mutagenicidade do extrato glicólico da casca de Z. joazeiro Mart. (GEZJP) usando o ensaio do micronúcleo in vivo na medula óssea de camundongos heterogenéticos Swiss albinus (Unib:SW). A sua associação sobre os efeitos genotóxicos induzidos pela DOX também foi analisada. Grupos experimentais foram avaliados após 24-48h de tratamento com NEU e DOX (controles positivos), NaCl (controle negativo), e GEZJP (500-2.000 mg.Kg-1). Ensaios anti-mutagênicos foram realizados usando os controles positivos associados à GEZJP, separadamente. As freqüências de PCEs e PCEMNs, e a relação PCE/NCE por animal foram analisadas. Diferenças significantes (p < 0,05) foram observadas (i) entre as freqüências de PCEMNs dos tratamentos controles positivos e negativos, (ii) entre os tratamentos controles positivos (NEU/DOX) e experimentais mutagênicos (500-2.000 mg.Kg-1 de GEZJP), e (iii) entre os tratamentos controles positivos (NEU/DOX) e experimentais anti-mutagênicos (GEZJP+DOX ou GEZJP+NEU). Quanto à relação PCE/NCE, diferenças significativas não foram encontradas entre (i) os tratamentos controles negativos e anti-mutagênicos (i.e., GEZJP+DOX), e (ii) entre os tratamentos mutagênicos (GEZJP), controles positivos e anti-mutagênicos (i.e., GEZJP+NEU). Os resultados sugerem inexistência de mutagenicidade (mecanismos clastogênicos e/ou aneugênicos) do GEZJP, independentemente da dose e do tempo de tratamento, muito embora uma resposta variável tenha sido observada entre os gêneros (masculino e feminino). As relações PCE/NCE observadas sugerem toxicidade sistêmica do GEZJP, independentemente da dose, do tempo e do gênero do animal. Contudo, o GEZJP pode apresentar propriedades fitoquímicas contra os efeitos genotóxicos e/ou tóxicos induzidos pelo quimioterápico DOX.

La fumée du tabac est un aérosol extrêmement complexe constitué de milliers de composés répartis entre la phase particulaire et la phase vapeur. Il a été démontré que les effets toxicologiques de cette fumée sont associés aux composés appartenant aux deux phases. Plusieurs composés biologiquement actifs ont été identifiés dans la fumée du tabac; cependant, il n’y a pas d’études démontrant la relation entre les réponses biologiques obtenues via les tests in vitro ou in vivo et les composés présents dans la fumée entière du tabac. Le but de la présente recherche est de développer des méthodes fiables et robustes de fractionnement de la fumée à l’aide de techniques de séparation analytique et de techniques de détection combinés à des essais in vitro toxicologiques. Une étude antérieure réalisée par nos collaborateurs a démontré que, suite à l’étude des produits de combustion de douze principaux composés du tabac, l’acide chlorogénique s’est avéré être le composé le plus cytotoxique selon les test in vitro du micronoyau. Ainsi, dans cette étude, une méthode par chromatographie préparative en phase liquide a été développée dans le but de fractionner les produits de combustion de l’acide chlorogénique. Les fractions des produits de combustion de l’acide chlorogénique ont ensuite été testées et les composés responsables de la toxicité de l’acide chlorogénique ont été identifiés. Le composé de la sous-fraction responsable en majeure partie de la cytoxicité a été identifié comme étant le catéchol, lequel fut confirmé par chromatographie en phase liquide/ spectrométrie de masse à temps de vol. Des études récentes ont démontré les effets toxicologiques de la fumée entière du tabac et l’implication spécifique de la phase vapeur. C’est pourquoi notre travail a ensuite été focalisé principalement à l’analyse de la fumée entière. La machine à fumer Borgwaldt RM20S® utilisée avec les chambres d’exposition cellulaire de British American Tobacco permettent l’étude in vitro de l’exposition de cellules à différentes concentrations de fumée entière du tabac. Les essais biologiques in vitro ont un degré élevé de variabilité, ainsi, il faut prendre en compte toutes les autres sources de variabilité pour évaluer avec précision la finalité toxicologique de ces essais; toutefois, la fiabilité de la génération de la fumée de la machine n’a jamais été évaluée jusqu’à maintenant. Nous avons donc déterminé la fiabilité de la génération et de la dilution (RSD entre 0,7 et 12 %) de la fumée en quantifiant la présence de deux gaz de référence (le CH4 par détection à ionisation de flamme et le CO par absorption infrarouge) et d’un composé de la phase particulaire, le solanesol (par chromatographie en phase liquide à haute performance). Ensuite, la relation entre la dose et la dilution des composés de la phase vapeur retrouvée dans la chambre d’exposition cellulaire a été caractérisée en utilisant une nouvelle technique d’extraction dite par HSSE (Headspace Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction) couplée à la chromatographie en phase liquide/ spectrométrie de masse. La répétabilité de la méthode a donné une valeur de RSD se situant entre 10 et 13 % pour cinq des composés de référence identifiés dans la phase vapeur de la fumée de cigarette. La réponse offrant la surface maximale d’aire sous la courbe a été obtenue en utilisant les conditions expérimentales suivantes : intervalle de temps d’exposition/ désorption de 10 0.5 min, température de désorption de 200°C pour 2 min et température de concentration cryogénique (cryofocussing) de -75°C. La précision de la dilution de la fumée est linéaire et est fonction de l’abondance des analytes ainsi que de la concentration (RSD de 6,2 à 17,2 %) avec des quantités de 6 à 450 ng pour les composés de référence. Ces résultats démontrent que la machine à fumer Borgwaldt RM20S® est un outil fiable pour générer et acheminer de façon répétitive et linéaire la fumée de cigarette aux cultures cellulaires in vitro. Notre approche consiste en l’élaboration d’une méthodologie permettant de travailler avec un composé unique du tabac, pouvant être appliqué à des échantillons plus complexes par la suite ; ex : la phase vapeur de la fumée de cigarette. La méthodologie ainsi développée peut potentiellement servir de méthode de standardisation pour l’évaluation d’instruments ou de l’identification de produits dans l’industrie de tabac. / Tobacco smoke is an extremely complex aerosol composed of thousands of constituents distributed amongst the particulate and vapor phases. Toxicological effects have been linked to compounds present in both of these phases. Many biologically active compounds have been identified within tobacco smoke; however, there is a lack of studies correlating specific in vitro or in vivo biological responses to components within whole tobacco smoke. The goal of this research was to develop reliable and robust smoke fractionation methods using analytical separation and detection techniques in combination with in vitro toxicological assays. In a previous study by our collaborators, toxicological assessment of the particulate phase combustion products of twelve individual tobacco components revealed that the combustion products of chlorogenic acid were the most cytotoxic using the in vitro micronucleus test. Therefore, a preparative liquid chromatography method was developed in this work to fractionate the combustion products of chlorogenic acid to assess the bioactivity of these fractions and to identify the compounds responsible for the toxicity observed. The sub-fraction responsible for the most cytotoxic response comprised catechol, which was identified by liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Emerging studies have highlighted the toxicological significance of whole tobacco smoke and specifically the vapor phase, which shifted our focus to whole smoke analyses. The Borgwaldt RM20S® smoking machine in combination with British American Tobacco’s in vitro cell exposure chamber allow for the generation of fresh cigarette smoke in various doses and delivery to cell cultures. In vitro biological assays have a high degree of variability, thus, all other sources of variability must be accounted for to accurately assess toxicological endpoints; however, the reliability of dose delivery of the instrument had not been assessed until now. We have determined the reliability (RSD from 0.7-12%) of smoke generation and dilution by quantifying two reference standard gases (CH4 by flame ionization detection and CO by infrared absorption) and the tobacco particulate phase marker, solanesol (by high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet absorption detection). The relationship between dose and diluted vapor phase components found within the exposure chamber was then characterized by developing a headspace stir-bar sorptive extraction-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method. The method repeatability gave an RSD from 10-13% for five reference compounds identified in the vapor phase of cigarette smoke. The maximal peak area response was obtained using the following experimental conditions: exposure-to-desorption time interval of 10  0.5 min, desorption temperature of 200 °C for 2 min, and a cryofocussing temperature of -75 °C. The dilution precision was found to yield a linear response of analyte abundance and was observed to be a function of concentration (RSD from 6.2-17.2 %) with quantities of 6-450 ng for the reference compounds. The findings obtained suggest the Borgwaldt RM20S® is a reliable tool to generate and deliver repeatable and linear doses of cigarette smoke to in vitro cell cultures. Our approach began with designing the methodology to work with an individual tobacco component, which could then be applied to a more complex sample, e.g., the vapor phase of cigarette smoke. The methodology developed can potentially serve as standardized methods for the assessment of instrumentation or screening of products for the Tobacco Industry.

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La fumée du tabac est un aérosol extrêmement complexe constitué de milliers de composés répartis entre la phase particulaire et la phase vapeur. Il a été démontré que les effets toxicologiques de cette fumée sont associés aux composés appartenant aux deux phases. Plusieurs composés biologiquement actifs ont été identifiés dans la fumée du tabac; cependant, il n’y a pas d’études démontrant la relation entre les réponses biologiques obtenues via les tests in vitro ou in vivo et les composés présents dans la fumée entière du tabac. Le but de la présente recherche est de développer des méthodes fiables et robustes de fractionnement de la fumée à l’aide de techniques de séparation analytique et de techniques de détection combinés à des essais in vitro toxicologiques. Une étude antérieure réalisée par nos collaborateurs a démontré que, suite à l’étude des produits de combustion de douze principaux composés du tabac, l’acide chlorogénique s’est avéré être le composé le plus cytotoxique selon les test in vitro du micronoyau. Ainsi, dans cette étude, une méthode par chromatographie préparative en phase liquide a été développée dans le but de fractionner les produits de combustion de l’acide chlorogénique. Les fractions des produits de combustion de l’acide chlorogénique ont ensuite été testées et les composés responsables de la toxicité de l’acide chlorogénique ont été identifiés. Le composé de la sous-fraction responsable en majeure partie de la cytoxicité a été identifié comme étant le catéchol, lequel fut confirmé par chromatographie en phase liquide/ spectrométrie de masse à temps de vol. Des études récentes ont démontré les effets toxicologiques de la fumée entière du tabac et l’implication spécifique de la phase vapeur. C’est pourquoi notre travail a ensuite été focalisé principalement à l’analyse de la fumée entière. La machine à fumer Borgwaldt RM20S® utilisée avec les chambres d’exposition cellulaire de British American Tobacco permettent l’étude in vitro de l’exposition de cellules à différentes concentrations de fumée entière du tabac. Les essais biologiques in vitro ont un degré élevé de variabilité, ainsi, il faut prendre en compte toutes les autres sources de variabilité pour évaluer avec précision la finalité toxicologique de ces essais; toutefois, la fiabilité de la génération de la fumée de la machine n’a jamais été évaluée jusqu’à maintenant. Nous avons donc déterminé la fiabilité de la génération et de la dilution (RSD entre 0,7 et 12 %) de la fumée en quantifiant la présence de deux gaz de référence (le CH4 par détection à ionisation de flamme et le CO par absorption infrarouge) et d’un composé de la phase particulaire, le solanesol (par chromatographie en phase liquide à haute performance). Ensuite, la relation entre la dose et la dilution des composés de la phase vapeur retrouvée dans la chambre d’exposition cellulaire a été caractérisée en utilisant une nouvelle technique d’extraction dite par HSSE (Headspace Stir Bar Sorptive Extraction) couplée à la chromatographie en phase liquide/ spectrométrie de masse. La répétabilité de la méthode a donné une valeur de RSD se situant entre 10 et 13 % pour cinq des composés de référence identifiés dans la phase vapeur de la fumée de cigarette. La réponse offrant la surface maximale d’aire sous la courbe a été obtenue en utilisant les conditions expérimentales suivantes : intervalle de temps d’exposition/ désorption de 10 0.5 min, température de désorption de 200°C pour 2 min et température de concentration cryogénique (cryofocussing) de -75°C. La précision de la dilution de la fumée est linéaire et est fonction de l’abondance des analytes ainsi que de la concentration (RSD de 6,2 à 17,2 %) avec des quantités de 6 à 450 ng pour les composés de référence. Ces résultats démontrent que la machine à fumer Borgwaldt RM20S® est un outil fiable pour générer et acheminer de façon répétitive et linéaire la fumée de cigarette aux cultures cellulaires in vitro. Notre approche consiste en l’élaboration d’une méthodologie permettant de travailler avec un composé unique du tabac, pouvant être appliqué à des échantillons plus complexes par la suite ; ex : la phase vapeur de la fumée de cigarette. La méthodologie ainsi développée peut potentiellement servir de méthode de standardisation pour l’évaluation d’instruments ou de l’identification de produits dans l’industrie de tabac. / Tobacco smoke is an extremely complex aerosol composed of thousands of constituents distributed amongst the particulate and vapor phases. Toxicological effects have been linked to compounds present in both of these phases. Many biologically active compounds have been identified within tobacco smoke; however, there is a lack of studies correlating specific in vitro or in vivo biological responses to components within whole tobacco smoke. The goal of this research was to develop reliable and robust smoke fractionation methods using analytical separation and detection techniques in combination with in vitro toxicological assays. In a previous study by our collaborators, toxicological assessment of the particulate phase combustion products of twelve individual tobacco components revealed that the combustion products of chlorogenic acid were the most cytotoxic using the in vitro micronucleus test. Therefore, a preparative liquid chromatography method was developed in this work to fractionate the combustion products of chlorogenic acid to assess the bioactivity of these fractions and to identify the compounds responsible for the toxicity observed. The sub-fraction responsible for the most cytotoxic response comprised catechol, which was identified by liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Emerging studies have highlighted the toxicological significance of whole tobacco smoke and specifically the vapor phase, which shifted our focus to whole smoke analyses. The Borgwaldt RM20S® smoking machine in combination with British American Tobacco’s in vitro cell exposure chamber allow for the generation of fresh cigarette smoke in various doses and delivery to cell cultures. In vitro biological assays have a high degree of variability, thus, all other sources of variability must be accounted for to accurately assess toxicological endpoints; however, the reliability of dose delivery of the instrument had not been assessed until now. We have determined the reliability (RSD from 0.7-12%) of smoke generation and dilution by quantifying two reference standard gases (CH4 by flame ionization detection and CO by infrared absorption) and the tobacco particulate phase marker, solanesol (by high performance liquid chromatography-ultraviolet absorption detection). The relationship between dose and diluted vapor phase components found within the exposure chamber was then characterized by developing a headspace stir-bar sorptive extraction-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry method. The method repeatability gave an RSD from 10-13% for five reference compounds identified in the vapor phase of cigarette smoke. The maximal peak area response was obtained using the following experimental conditions: exposure-to-desorption time interval of 10  0.5 min, desorption temperature of 200 °C for 2 min, and a cryofocussing temperature of -75 °C. The dilution precision was found to yield a linear response of analyte abundance and was observed to be a function of concentration (RSD from 6.2-17.2 %) with quantities of 6-450 ng for the reference compounds. The findings obtained suggest the Borgwaldt RM20S® is a reliable tool to generate and deliver repeatable and linear doses of cigarette smoke to in vitro cell cultures. Our approach began with designing the methodology to work with an individual tobacco component, which could then be applied to a more complex sample, e.g., the vapor phase of cigarette smoke. The methodology developed can potentially serve as standardized methods for the assessment of instrumentation or screening of products for the Tobacco Industry.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Tese - Wanessa Fernandes Carvalho - 2018.pdf: 4178094 bytes, checksum: 12ab926257d567aaefec72a5d4d53bf7 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-23 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The increased use of pesticides, the risks and disruptions that these compounds can cause to organisms and the environment has been much discussed in recent years. 2,4-D and glyphosate herbicides are applied post-emergence in large-scale crops and play an important role in the optimization of agricultural production worldwide. Environmental quality bioindicators are used in environmental impact assessment studies because of their interaction with the environment and their ease of absorption and accumulation of xenobiotic compounds (Younes, 2000). Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the genotoxic and mutagenic effects of herbicides on environmental quality bionicators. Acute toxicity of Credit® at 48%, Herbifen Super® at 97%, Weedar Full® at 83.5%, Dedalo elite® at 30%, and Imazethapyr and their binary combinations were tested on Cnesterodon decemmaculatus, Rhinella arenarum and Dendropsophus minutus. The lethal effect was determined from experiments with mortality and the sublethal was used the single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) bioassay and the micronucleus test. The LC5096h value for Herbifen Super® was 2.668 mg / L, Weedar Full® was 678.04 mg / L, Dedalo elite® was 0.463 mg / L and for Credit® was 91.73 mg / L and Imazethapyr® was 0.99 mg / L. The results of this study demonstrated that the comet assay and the micronucleus test are highly sensitive methods for the detection of herbicide-induced DNA damage in aquatic organisms. The herbicides tested showed different behaviors when combined at their concentrations of 5% and 10% of LC5096h. The toxic effect of the combination of Herbifen Super® and Credit® was basically due to the action of the active principle glyphosate present in Credit®. For Weedar Full® and Dedalo elite® herbicides, synergism was observed in combinations of 5% and 10% of LC5096h values. Our study is the first report on the induction of lethal acute and sublethal effects of Credit® binary combinations; Herbifen Super®, Weedar Full®, Dedalo elite®; Imazethapyr® in aquatic organisms. / O aumento da utilização dos pesticidas, os riscos e perturbações que esses compostos podem provocar aos organismos e ao meio ambiente está sendo bastante discutido nos últimos anos. Os herbicidas 2,4-D e glifosato são aplicados em pós-emergência em culturas de larga escala e desempenham um papel importante na otimização da produção agrícola em todo o mundo. Os bioindicadores de qualidade ambiental são utilizados em estudos de avaliações de impacto ambiental devido sua interação com o meio ambiente e a sua facilidade de absorção e acumulação de compostos xenobióticos (Younes, 2000). Sendo assim, o objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar os efeitos genotóxicos e mutagênicos de herbicidas em biondicadores de qualidade ambiental. A toxicidade aguda do Credit® a 48%, Herbifen Super® a 97%, Weedar Full® a 83.5%, Dedalo elite® a 30% e Imazethapyr e suas combinações binárias foram testadas em Cnesterodon decemmaculatus, Rhinella arenarum e Dendropsophus minutus. O efeito letal foi determinado a partir de experiências com mortalidade e o subletal foi utilizado o bioensaio de eletroforese em gel de célula única (SCGE) e oteste do micronúcleo. O valor LC5096h para Herbifen Super® foi de 2.668 mg / L, Weedar Full® foi de 678,04 mg/L, Dedalo elite® foi de 0,463 mg/L e para Credit® foi de 91.73 mg /L e Imazethapyr® foi de 0.99 mg/L. Os resultados deste estudo demontraram que o ensaio cometa e o teste do micronúcleo são métodos altamente sensíveis para a detecção de danos ao DNA induzidos por herbicidas em organismos aquáticos. Os herbicidas testados revelaram diferentes comportamentos ao serem combinados em suas concentrações de 5% e 10% da CL5096h. O efeito tóxico da combinação entre Herbifen Super® e Credit® deu-se basicamente pela ação do princípio ativo glifosato presente no Credit®. Para os herbicidas Weedar Full® e Dedalo elite® foi observado um sinergismo nas combinações de 5% e 10% dos valores de CL5096h. Nosso estudo constitui o primeiro relatório sobre a indução de efeitos agudos letais e subletal de combinações binárias de Credit® ; Herbifen Super® , Weedar Full® , Dedalo elite® ; Imazethapyr® em organismos aquáticos.