Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2019, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (6): 483-487.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2019.06.013

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Mutagenicity of PM2.5 samples from Shenzhen and Taiyuan

ZHENG Kai1,2, WANG Bingyu1,2, XU Xinyun1, GENG Hong3, HUANG Haiyan1, LIU Wei1, LONG Dingxin2   

  1. 1. Institue of Environment and Health, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong;
    2. School of Public Health, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, Hunan;
    3. Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
  • Received:2019-03-27 Revised:2019-10-21 Online:2019-11-30 Published:2019-12-04

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: The Ames tests were used to investigate the mutagenicity of PM2.5 samples which were collected from Shenzhen and Taiyuan. METHODS: The histidine-deficient Salmonella typhimurium strains TA97,TA98,TA100,TA102 and TA1535 were used. From the collected samples,four doses of PM2.5 (40,100,200,and 400 μg per dish),a negative control and a positive control were tested. Each test group was treated with S9 or without S9. RESULTS: After treatment with PM2.5 samples from Shenzhen,there were significant differences in mutagenicity (P < 0.01) between +S9 and -S9 groups in TA98,TA100 and TA102.Similar results were observed with PM2.5 samples from Taiyuan in TA97,TA98 and TA100. These results indicated that the PM2.5 samples from Shenzhen and Taiyuan contained mutagenic chemicals which did not cause mutation in TA1535. CONCLUSION: Overall,our results indicate that PM2.5 samples from Shenzhen and Taiyuan contained directly and indirectly acting mutagens.

Key words: PM2.5, Ames test, spontaneous mutation colonies, mutagenicity

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