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Cañizares-Martínez MA, Quintanilla-Mena MA, Árcega-Cabrera F, Ceja-Moreno V, Del Río-García M, Reyes-Solian SG, Rivas-Reyes I, Rivera-Bustamante RF, Puch-Hau CA. Transcriptional Response of Vitellogenin Gene in Flatfish to Environmental Pollutants from Two Regions of the Gulf of Mexico. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2023; 112:11. [PMID: 38092994 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-023-03825-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023]
Abstract
The present study evaluates the endocrine effect in flatfish through vitellogenin (vtg) gene expression and its association with pollutants data obtained from fish muscle and sediment from two regions in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM): Perdido Fold Belt (northwestern) and the Yucatan Peninsula (southeast). The results revealed induction of vtg in male flatfish in both geographical regions with different levels and patterns of distribution per oceanographic campaign (OC). In the Perdido Fold Belt, vtg was observed in male fish during four OC (carried out in 2016 and 2017), positively associated with Pb, V, Cd and bile metabolites (hydroxynaphthalene and hydroxyphenanthrene). In the Yucatan Peninsula, the induction of vtg in males was also detected in three OC (carried out in 2016 and 2018) mainly associated with Ni, Pb, Al, Cd, V and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Ultimately, estrogenic alterations could affect reproductive capacity of male flatfish in the GoM.
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- Mayra A Cañizares-Martínez
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, México
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- Unidad de Química en Sisal, Facultad de Química, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Puerto de Abrigo S/N, Sisal, Yucatán, 97355, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, México
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV-IPN), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, Mérida, Yucatán, 97310, México.
- Tecnológico Nacional de México Campus Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Valladolid, carretera Valladolid-Tizimín, Km. 3.5, Valladolid, Yucatán, C.P. 97780, México.
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Quintanilla-Mena M, Gold-Bouchot G, Zapata-Pérez O, Rubio-Piña J, Quiroz-Moreno A, Vidal-Martínez VM, Aguirre-Macedo ML, Puch-Hau C. Biological responses of shoal flounder (Syacium gunteri) to toxic environmental pollutants from the southern Gulf of Mexico. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 258:113669. [PMID: 31806456 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 10/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The Gulf of Mexico (GoM) is exposed to a diversity of contaminants, such as hydrocarbons and heavy metal(oid)s, either from natural sources or as a result of uncontrolled coastal urbanisation and industrialisation. To determine the effect of these contaminants on the marine biota along the Mexican GoM, the biological responses of the shoal flounder Syacium gunteri, naturally exposed, were studied. The study area included all the Mexican GoM, which was divided into three areas: West-southwest (WSW), South-southwest (SSW) and South-southeast (SSE). The biological responses included the global DNA methylation levels, the expression of biomarker genes related to contaminants (cytochrome P450 1A, glutathione S-transferase, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, catalase, and vitellogenin), histopathological lesions and PAH metabolites in bile (hydroxynaphthalene, hydroxyphenanthrene, hydroxypyrene and Benzo[a]pyrene). The correlation between the biological responses and the concentration of contaminants (hydrocarbons and metal(oid)s), present in both sediments and organisms, were studied. The shoal flounders in WSW and SSW areas presented higher DNA hypomethylation, less antioxidative response and biotransformation gene expression and a higher concentration of PAH metabolites in bile than SSE area; those responses were associated with total hydrocarbons and metals such as chromium (Cr). SSE biological responses were mainly associated with the presence of metals, such as cadmium (Cd) and copper (Cu), in the tissue of shoal flounders. The results obtained on the physiological response of the shoal flounder can be used as part of a permanent active environmental surveillance program to watch the ecosystem health of the Mexican GoM.
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- Mercedes Quintanilla-Mena
- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6, Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6, Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico; Department of Oceanography and Geochemical and Environmental Research Group (GERG), Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, United States
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6, Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6, Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación Científica de Yucatán, Calle 43 No. 130, Colonia Chuburna de Hidalgo, 97200 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6, Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6, Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del Instituto Politécnico Nacional (CINVESTAV), Departamento de Recursos del Mar, Unidad Mérida. Km. 6, Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73-Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
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Choi JS, Hong SH, Park JW. Evaluation of microplastic toxicity in accordance with different sizes and exposure times in the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 153:104838. [PMID: 31733910 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2019] [Revised: 10/18/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
The indiscriminate use of plastic has greatly increased microplastic contamination risk in the marine environment. Microplastics can affect all marine life via the food web, from primary producers (e.g., microalgae) to final consumers (e.g., carnivorous fish). Thus, several studies have attempted to evaluate microplastic toxicity, but information about the underlying mechanisms of their effect is limited. Therefore, in this study, we examined multiple factors that could contribute to microplastic-induced toxicity. We investigated the potential molecular effects of microplastic size and exposure time. We exposed the marine copepod Tigriopus japonicus to 50 nm and 10 μm polystyrene microbeads. We found that both size and exposure time increased intracellular levels of reactive oxygen species. In addition, antioxidant-related gene expression was modulated and antioxidant enzyme activities were changed significantly. The results of this study provide important insights into the molecular mechanisms of microplastic-induced toxicity in a marine organism.
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- Jin Soo Choi
- Environmental Biology Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 17 Jegok-gil, Jinju, 52834, Republic of Korea
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- Oil and POPs Research Laboratory, Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology, 41 Jangmok-1-gil, Geoje, 53201, Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Biology Research Group, Korea Institute of Toxicology, 17 Jegok-gil, Jinju, 52834, Republic of Korea; Human and Environmental Toxicology Program, Korea University of Science and Technology (UST), 217, Gajeong-ro, Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea.
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