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CURRENT MICROBIOLOGY
Volume 78, Issue 5, Pages 1856-1863Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00284-021-02454-4
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31701706]
- Program for Scientific Research Start-up Funds of the Guangdong Ocean University [R17102]
- Characteristic Innovation Project of Guangdong Province [2018KTSCX089]
- Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation [2019A1515010809, 2021A1515012443]
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Cadmium, mercury, and chromium all exhibit cytotoxic effects, with mercury being the most toxic; mercury induces more oxidative stress, while chromium causes more severe DNA damage; Cadmium also leads to DNA damage and oxidative stress at higher concentrations, but not as efficiently as mercury and chromium.
Wide range of applications of heavy metals and improperly discarded their castoffs possess serious threats to environment and human health. In this study, cytotoxicity, DNA damage and oxidative stress induced by Cd(II), Hg(II) and Cr(III) were comparatively studied in yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Cd(II), Hg(II), and Cr(III) all produced strong cytotoxicity resulting in growth inhibition and cell mortality to varying degrees (Hg(II) > Cd(II) > Cr(III)). Hg(II) produced more oxidative stress. Cr(III) caused more serious DNA damage in vitro. Cd(II) also caused both obvious DNA damage and oxidative stress at higher concentration, but not as efficiently as Cd(II) and Hg(II). A further null mutation sensitivity assay showed that the relative sensitivity of rad1 increment to the metals was Cr(III) > Cd(II) > Hg(II), and that of trx1 increment to the metals was Hg(II) > Cd(II) > Cr(III). These data provide a clear evidence that the Cr(III) can cause significant DNA damage and potential genotoxicity; Hg(II) can strongly inhibit SOD activity, produce lipid peroxidation and cause serious membrane injury, suggesting these heavy metals can cause different toxic effects in different ways.
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