Development of environmentally friendly antifouling paints using biodegradable polymer and lower toxic substances

The development of new antifouling coatings with respect to the marine environment is actually crucial. The aim of the present work is to concept an erodible paint formulated with biodegradable polyester as binders and which combines two modes of prevention: chemical and physical repelling of biofouling. This system is principally dedicated to disturb durable settlement of microfouling. Each component was chosen according to its specific properties: chlorhexidine is a bisdiguanide antiseptic with antibacterial activity, zinc peroxide is an inorganic precursor of high instable entities which react with seawater to create hydrogen peroxide, Tween 85 is a non ionic surfactant disturbing interactions between colonizing organisms and surface. Obtained results highlighted the interest on mixing such molecules to obtain a promising coating with lower toxicity than traditional systems

Surveillance écologique et halieutique de l'environnement marin du site de la centrale de Penly (Manche Est) : Année 1990

Surveillance n°1, 2nd phase, of PENLY nuclear power-plant takes In account studies between April and September 1990. Hydrology, microbiology, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fishing are studied.La surveillance n°1, 2ème phase, sur le site de PENLY couvre la période d'avril à septembre 1990. Les domaines étudiés sont l'hydrologie, la microbiologie, le plancton végétal et animal, le domaine halieutique

What governs marine fouling assemblages on chemically-active antifouling coatings?

From an environmental perspective, there is a need to reduce the amount of biocides in chemically-active antifouling (AF) coatings, as these biocides can cause severe damage to marine life. In this study, six active molecules known as booster biocides were added at 3 wt% in solvent and aqueous-based acrylic paints. DCOIT, dichlofluanid, zinc pyrithione, copper pyrithione, tralopyril and zineb were used alone and mixed with a lower amount of copper (I) oxide and copper thiocyanate (10 wt%) than is currently used or with zinc oxide fillers. Field immersion tests were carried out in the Atlantic Ocean (Ste Anne du Portzic) and the Mediterranean Sea (Toulon), with contrasting physicochemical properties of water and macrofoulers' biodiversity. Microscopic analyses showed that AF coatings reduced the bacterial density differently for short immersion times at Ste Anne du Portzic. After four/five months of immersion, results, including multidimensional analyses, showed first specific patterns in the macrofoulers' assemblages depending on the site. In addition, the structure of macrofoulers' assemblages was affected by the biocide itself and by the combination of the biocide and the binder. When efficient, AF coatings appeared to decrease the richness with a strongest effect at Toulon. DCOIT was the most performing booster biocides whatever the immersion site and the polymer binder used. DCOIT was found to be efficient against marine bacteria and macrofoulers at Ste Anne du Portzic. The combination of zinc pyrithione with ZnO fillers in an aqueous-based AF paints exhibited the highest activity in the Mediterranean Sea over 16 months of immersion

Caractérisation des facteurs de risques associés au mortalités estivales - Synthèse du thème 3 - Risque associé au stress environnemental - 2002-2005

Les mortalités d'huîtres observées sur les côtes françaises apparaissent principalement à proximité du sédiment et pendant la gamétogenèse. Les interactions de facteurs environnementaux sur les écosystèmes conchylicoles comme la température, les apports des bassins versants et le compartiment sédimentaire illustrent un risque de mortalité lié à différentes sources de stress (Thème 1). Les variations de la qualité de la ressource trophique pendant l'effort de gamétogenèse favorise une baisse de l'énergie disponible (Thème 2) et contraint l'organisme fragilisé à fournir un effort d'adaptation (Fent 2004). L'apparition d'un stress pendant cette période sensible des huîtres pourrait constituer un facteur aggravant de mortalité. L'objectif de cette étude est donc d'étudier l'apparition d'un stress environnemental dans la période qui précède les mortalités et de relier ce stress à la présence de substances chimiques dans le sédiment (ammonium et sulfures) et I'eau (herbicides)

LACC1 deficiency links juvenile arthritis with autophagy and metabolism in macrophages

International audienceJuvenile idiopathic arthritis is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in children, and its etiology remains poorly understood. Here, we explored four families with early-onset arthritis carrying homozygous loss-of-expression mutations in LACC1. To understand the link between LACC1 and inflammation, we performed a functional study of LACC1 in human immune cells. We showed that LACC1 was primarily expressed in macrophages upon mTOR signaling. We found that LACC1 deficiency had no obvious impact on inflammasome activation, type I interferon response, or NF-κB regulation. Using bimolecular fluorescence complementation and biochemical assays, we showed that autophagy-inducing proteins, RACK1 and AMPK, interacted with LACC1. Autophagy blockade in macrophages was associated with LACC1 cleavage and degradation. Moreover, LACC1 deficiency reduced autophagy flux in primary macrophages. This was associated with a defect in the accumulation of lipid droplets and mitochondrial respiration, suggesting that LACC1-dependent autophagy fuels macrophage bioenergetics metabolism. Altogether, LACC1 deficiency defines a novel form of genetically inherited juvenile arthritis associated with impaired autophagy in macrophages