Abstract
The role of selenium (Se) against lead (Pb) stress in Coleus (<em>Coleus blumei</em> benth.) was investigated by evaluating the allocation plasticity and antioxidant properties of plants cultured hydroponically with lead (1.0 mM Pb) and selenite (0～5.0 mM Se) in this study. It was showed that Pb reduced the root growth and caused serious damage in the roots, which was accompanied by biomass changes and Pb accumulation in the organ. When Se application up to 1.0 mM improved the biomass allocation and Pb accumulation of Coleus organs and significantly decreased Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (TBARS) accumulation in Coleus treated with 1.0 mM Pb. However, above 1.0 mM, Se induced stress in Coleus grown with Pb. These results indicated that at this concentration, Se can protect Coleus from Pb stress by expressing primarily biomass allocation and metal partitioning. Significant changes of antioxidant defense system in Coleus exposed to Pb stress were also found as a result of the added Se. Se supplied up to 1.0 mM greatly decreased root Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) and Peroxidase (POD) activity in Pb-stressed Coleus (p<0.05). In addition, Catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activity was increased with increasing Se concentration (p<0.05). The effect of Se on glutathione (GSH) in Coleus Pb-treated was dose-dependent. The GSH content increased up to a concentration of 2.5 mM Se and then decreased. These changes in enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants showed that Se supplied had a significant disturbance on Coleus under Pb stress and affected the biochemical and physiological processes. Furthermore, the obtained results also showed that appropriate Se supplementation may ameliorate Pb-induced oxidative stress by decreasing lipid peroxidation and altering antioxidant defense system and that Se detoxification and accumulation in Coleus might be associated closely with the efficiency of these mechanisms.
Highlights
Lead (Pb), a heavy metal with characteristic toxic action, has attracted considerable attention for its widespread distribution and potential risk to the environment
Our results showed that exposed to Pb, Se promoted the each organ biomass of Coleus at concentrations up to 1.0 mineral components (mM), whereas each organ biomass was greatly depressed when 2.5 or 5.0 μM Se was added (Fig. 1)
Each organ biomass was reduced by the simultaneous addition of 1.0 mM Pb and 2.5 or 5.0 μM Se (Fig. 1), but it was still increased by the combined effect of Pb addition and high Se supply levels, compared with no Se addition exposed to Pb
Summary
Lead (Pb), a heavy metal with characteristic toxic action, has attracted considerable attention for its widespread distribution and potential risk to the environment. Technol., 6(9): 1606-1613, 2013 water (Liu et al, 2004) and had strong tolerance and Determination of Pb and Se content: Root, shoot and accumulation capacity of aluminum (Panizza de León et al, 2011), its growth and productivity are frequently threatened by different abiotic stresses such as drought, salinity or heavy metal. To cope with these stresses, Coleus has developed arrays of physiological and biochemical strategies to adapt to the adverse conditions, so it is important to under the mechanisms that confer tolerance to heavy metal environments. Antioxidant enzyme extraction and assays: Plant material (about 0.5g) was homogenized in 5 ml
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