Tetracycline Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in Rice Seedlings by Altering Pollutant Accumulation, Nutrient Absorption, Osmoregulation and Antioxidant Metabolism
The co-contamination of cadmium (Cd) and tetracycline (TC) in an agricultural environment poses significant risks to plant growth and food safety. This study investigated their combined effects on rice seedlings by analyzing growth parameters, nutrient uptake, photosynthetic pigment levels, antioxid...
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| description | The co-contamination of cadmium (Cd) and tetracycline (TC) in an agricultural environment poses significant risks to plant growth and food safety. This study investigated their combined effects on rice seedlings by analyzing growth parameters, nutrient uptake, photosynthetic pigment levels, antioxidant enzyme activities, nonenzymatic antioxidants, osmoregulatory substances, and secondary metabolites. Results showed that TC alleviated the inhibition of Cd on rice seedling growth by inhibiting Cd accumulation, enhancing nutrient element absorption, facilitating the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments, increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes and nonenzymatic antioxidants, and the levels of osmoregulatory substances and secondary metabolites. The research provided critical insights into the antagonistic toxicological effects of TC and Cd co-contamination in rice, offering significant information for environmental risk assessments and strategies to alleviate the influence of these pollutants on crop health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-17459db32cbc44a38b5ebe587652e53a2025-08-20T02:34:01ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492025-05-013010216010.3390/molecules30102160Tetracycline Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in Rice Seedlings by Altering Pollutant Accumulation, Nutrient Absorption, Osmoregulation and Antioxidant MetabolismKe Li0Yanfang Ren1Xuejie Dong2Xianyi Ping3Junyu He4School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaSchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaThe co-contamination of cadmium (Cd) and tetracycline (TC) in an agricultural environment poses significant risks to plant growth and food safety. This study investigated their combined effects on rice seedlings by analyzing growth parameters, nutrient uptake, photosynthetic pigment levels, antioxidant enzyme activities, nonenzymatic antioxidants, osmoregulatory substances, and secondary metabolites. Results showed that TC alleviated the inhibition of Cd on rice seedling growth by inhibiting Cd accumulation, enhancing nutrient element absorption, facilitating the synthesis of photosynthetic pigments, increasing the activities of antioxidant enzymes and nonenzymatic antioxidants, and the levels of osmoregulatory substances and secondary metabolites. The research provided critical insights into the antagonistic toxicological effects of TC and Cd co-contamination in rice, offering significant information for environmental risk assessments and strategies to alleviate the influence of these pollutants on crop health.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/10/2160tetracyclinecadmiumricetoxicity |
| spellingShingle | Ke Li Yanfang Ren Xuejie Dong Xianyi Ping Junyu He Tetracycline Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in Rice Seedlings by Altering Pollutant Accumulation, Nutrient Absorption, Osmoregulation and Antioxidant Metabolism Molecules tetracycline cadmium rice toxicity |
| title | Tetracycline Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in Rice Seedlings by Altering Pollutant Accumulation, Nutrient Absorption, Osmoregulation and Antioxidant Metabolism |
| title_full | Tetracycline Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in Rice Seedlings by Altering Pollutant Accumulation, Nutrient Absorption, Osmoregulation and Antioxidant Metabolism |
| title_fullStr | Tetracycline Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in Rice Seedlings by Altering Pollutant Accumulation, Nutrient Absorption, Osmoregulation and Antioxidant Metabolism |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tetracycline Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in Rice Seedlings by Altering Pollutant Accumulation, Nutrient Absorption, Osmoregulation and Antioxidant Metabolism |
| title_short | Tetracycline Alleviates Cadmium Toxicity in Rice Seedlings by Altering Pollutant Accumulation, Nutrient Absorption, Osmoregulation and Antioxidant Metabolism |
| title_sort | tetracycline alleviates cadmium toxicity in rice seedlings by altering pollutant accumulation nutrient absorption osmoregulation and antioxidant metabolism |
| topic | tetracycline cadmium rice toxicity |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/30/10/2160 |
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