PMID- 24482190 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20150416 LR - 20211021 IS - 1615-6102 (Electronic) IS - 0033-183X (Linking) VI - 251 IP - 5 DP - 2014 Sep TI - Cadmium and lead interactive effects on oxidative stress and antioxidative responses in rice seedlings. PG - 1047-65 LID - 10.1007/s00709-014-0614-3 [doi] AB - Interactive effects of two heavy metal pollutants Cd and Pb in the growth medium were examined on their uptake, production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), induction of oxidative stress and antioxidative defence responses in Indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) seedlings. When rice seedlings in sand culture were exposed to 150 muM Cd (NO3)2 or 600 muM Pb (CH3COO)2 individually or in combination for 8-16 days, a significant reduction in root/shoot length, fresh weight, relative water content, photosynthetic pigments and increased production of ROS (O2 - and H2O2) was observed. Both Cd and Pb were readily taken up by rice roots and localisation of absorbed metals was greater in roots than in shoots. When present together in the growth medium, uptake of both the metals Cd and Pb declined by 25-40%. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) imaging of leaf stomata revealed that Pb caused more distortion in the shape of guard cells than Cd. Dithizone staining of roots showed localisation of absorbed Cd on root hairs and epidermal cells. Both Cd and Pb caused increased lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation, decline in protein thiol and increase in non-protein thiol. The level of reduced forms of non-enzymic antioxidants glutathione (GSH) and ascorbate (AsA) and their redox ratios (GSH/AsA) declined, whereas the activities of antioxidative enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and guaiacol peroxidase (GPX) increased in metal treated seedlings compared to controls. In-gel activity staining also revealed increased intensities of SOD and GPX isoforms with metal treatments. Catalase (CAT) activity increased during early days (8 days) of metal exposure and declined by 16 days. Results suggest that oxidative stress is an important component in expression of Cd and Pb toxicities in rice, though uptake of both metals gets reduced considerably when present together in the medium. FAU - Srivastava, Rajneesh Kumar AU - Srivastava RK AD - Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, 221005, India. FAU - Pandey, Poonam AU - Pandey P FAU - Rajpoot, Ritika AU - Rajpoot R FAU - Rani, Anjana AU - Rani A FAU - Dubey, R S AU - Dubey RS LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20140131 PL - Austria TA - Protoplasma JT - Protoplasma JID - 9806853 RN - 0 (Antioxidants) RN - 0 (Soil Pollutants) RN - 0 (Sulfhydryl Compounds) RN - 00BH33GNGH (Cadmium) RN - 11062-77-4 (Superoxides) RN - 1406-65-1 (Chlorophyll) RN - 2P299V784P (Lead) RN - 36-88-4 (Carotenoids) RN - 5712ZB110R (chlorophyll b) RN - BBX060AN9V (Hydrogen Peroxide) RN - EC 1.11.1.- (guaiacol peroxidase) RN - EC 1.11.1.6 (Catalase) RN - EC 1.11.1.7 (Peroxidase) RN - EC 1.15.1.1 (Superoxide Dismutase) RN - GAN16C9B8O (Glutathione) RN - PQ6CK8PD0R (Ascorbic Acid) RN - YF5Q9EJC8Y (Chlorophyll A) SB - IM MH - Antioxidants MH - Ascorbic Acid/metabolism MH - Biological Transport MH - Cadmium/chemistry/metabolism/*toxicity MH - Carotenoids/biosynthesis MH - Catalase/metabolism MH - Chlorophyll/biosynthesis MH - Chlorophyll A MH - Glutathione/metabolism MH - Hydrogen Peroxide/metabolism MH - Lead/chemistry/metabolism/*toxicity MH - Lipid Peroxidation MH - Oryza/*growth & development MH - Oxidative Stress/*physiology MH - Peroxidase/metabolism MH - Plant Roots/*growth & development/metabolism MH - Protein Carbonylation MH - Soil Pollutants/chemistry/metabolism/*toxicity MH - Sulfhydryl Compounds/analysis MH - Superoxide Dismutase/metabolism MH - Superoxides/metabolism EDAT- 2014/02/01 06:00 MHDA- 2015/04/17 06:00 CRDT- 2014/02/01 06:00 PHST- 2013/10/09 00:00 [received] PHST- 2014/01/13 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2014/02/01 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2014/02/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2015/04/17 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s00709-014-0614-3 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Protoplasma. 2014 Sep;251(5):1047-65. doi: 10.1007/s00709-014-0614-3. Epub 2014 Jan 31.