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Byrne L, Murphy RA. Relative Bioavailability of Trace Minerals in Production Animal Nutrition: A Review. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:1981. [PMID: 35953970 PMCID: PMC9367456 DOI: 10.3390/ani12151981] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/01/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The importance of dietary supplementation of animal feeds with trace minerals is irrefutable, with various forms of both organic and inorganic products commercially available. With advances in research techniques, and data obtained from both in-vitro and in-vivo studies in recent years, differences between inorganic and organic trace minerals have become more apparent. Furthermore, differences between specific organic mineral types can now be identified. Adhering to PRISMA guidelines for systematic reviews, we carried out an extensive literature search on previously published studies detailing performance responses to trace minerals, in addition to their corresponding relative bioavailability values. This review covers four of the main trace minerals included in feed: copper, iron, manganese and zinc, and encompasses the different types of organic and inorganic products commercially available. Their impact from environmental, economic, and nutritional perspectives are discussed, along with the biological availability of various mineral forms in production animals. Species-specific sections cover ruminants, poultry, and swine. Extensive relative bioavailability tables cover values for all trace mineral products commercially available, including those not previously reviewed in earlier studies, thereby providing a comprehensive industry reference guide. Additionally, we examine reasons for variance in reported relative bioavailability values, with an emphasis on accounting for data misinterpretation.
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- Laurann Byrne
- Alltech Bioscience Centre, Summerhill Road, Dunboyne, A86 X006 Co. Meath, Ireland
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Chandrapalan T, Kwong RWM. Functional significance and physiological regulation of essential trace metals in fish. J Exp Biol 2021; 224:273675. [PMID: 34882772 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.238790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Trace metals such as iron, copper, zinc and manganese play essential roles in various biological processes in fish, including development, energy metabolism and immune response. At embryonic stages, fish obtain essential metals primarily from the yolk, whereas in later life stages (i.e. juvenile and adult), the gastrointestine and the gill are the major sites for the acquisition of trace metals. On a molecular level, the absorption of metals is thought to occur at least in part via specific metal ion transporters, including the divalent metal transporter-1 (DMT1), copper transporter-1 (CTR1), and Zrt- and Irt-like proteins (ZIP). A variety of other proteins are also involved in maintaining cellular and systemic metal homeostasis. Interestingly, the expression and function of these metal transport- and metabolism-related proteins can be influenced by a range of trace metals and major ions. Increasing evidence also demonstrates an interplay between the gastrointestine and the gill for the regulation of trace metal absorption. Therefore, there is a complex network of regulatory and compensatory mechanisms involved in maintaining trace metal balance. Yet, an array of factors is known to influence metal metabolism in fish, such as hormonal status and environmental changes. In this Review, we summarize the physiological significance of iron, copper, zinc and manganese, and discuss the current state of knowledge on the mechanisms underlying transepithelial metal ion transport, metal-metal interactions, and cellular and systemic handling of these metals in fish. Finally, we identify knowledge gaps in the regulation of metal homeostasis and discuss potential future research directions.
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- Department of Biology, York University, Toronto, Ontario, M3J 1P3, Canada
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Lammel T, Thit A, Cui X, Mouneyrac C, Baun A, Valsami-Jones E, Sturve J, Selck H. Dietary uptake and effects of copper in Sticklebacks at environmentally relevant exposures utilizing stable isotope-labeled 65CuCl 2 and 65CuO NPs. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 757:143779. [PMID: 33279190 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO NPs) accumulating in sediment can be taken up by invertebrates that serve as prey for fish. Thus, it is likely that the latter are exposed to CuO NPs via the gut. However, to this day it is unknown if CuO NPs can be taken up via the gastrointestinal tract and if and in which tissues/organs they accumulate. To address this knowledge gap, we synthesized CuO NPs enriched in the stable isotope 65Cu and incorporated them at low concentration (5 μg 65Cu g-1 ww food) into a practical diet prepared from worm homogenate, which was then fed to Three-spined Stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) for 16 days. For comparison, fish were exposed to a diet spiked with a 65CuCl2 solution. Background Cu and newly taken up 65Cu in fish tissues/organs including gill, stomach, intestine, liver, spleen, gonad and carcass and feces were quantified by ICP-MS. In addition, expression levels of genes encoding for proteins related to Cu uptake, detoxification and toxicity (ctr-1, gcl, gr, gpx, sod-1, cat, mta and zo-1) were measured in selected tissues using RT-qPCR. The obtained results showed that feces of fish fed 65CuO NP-spiked diet contained important amounts of 65Cu. Furthermore, there was no significant accumulation of 65Cu in any of the analyzed internal organs, though 65Cu levels were slightly elevated in liver. No significant modulation in gene expression was measured in fish exposed to 65CuO NP-spiked diet, except for metallothionein, which was significantly upregulated in intestinal tissue compared to control fish. Altogether, our results suggests that dietary absorption efficiency of CuO NPs, their uptake across the gastrointestinal barrier into the organism, and effects on Cu-related genes is limited at low, environmentally relevant exposure doses (0.2 μg 65Cu -1 fish ww day-1).
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- Tobias Lammel
- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Denmark; Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Denmark
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, DK-2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Science and Environment, Roskilde University, Denmark
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Bampidis V, Azimonti G, Bastos MDL, Christensen H, Dusemund B, Kouba M, Kos Durjava M, López-Alonso M, López Puente S, Marcon F, Mayo B, Pechová A, Petkova M, Ramos F, Sanz Y, Villa RE, Woutersen R, Glandorf B, Herman L, Maradona Prieto M, Saarela M, Tosti L, Anguita M, Galobart J, Holczknecht O, Manini P, Tarres-Call J, Pettenati E, Pizzo F. Safety and efficacy of l-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate produced by fermentation with Escherichia coli (NITE BP-02526) for all animal species. EFSA J 2019; 17:e05785. [PMID: 32626407 PMCID: PMC7009181 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on l-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate produced by fermentation with Escherichia coli (NITE BP-02526) when used as a nutritional additive or as a feed flavouring compound in feed and water for drinking for all animal species. The product under assessment is l-histidine HCl H2O produced by fermentation with a genetically modified strain of E. coli (NITE BP-02526). The production strain and its recombinant DNA were not detected in the final products. l-Histidine HCl H2O does not give rise to any safety concern to the production strain. The use of l-histidine HCl H2O is safe for the target species when used to supplement the diet in appropriate amounts. It is safe at the proposed use level of 25 mg/kg when used as a flavouring compound for all animal species. The use of l-histidine HCl H2O in animal nutrition raises no safety concerns for consumers of animal products. The additive is not irritating to the skin or eyes and is not a skin sensitiser. There is a risk for persons handling the additive from the exposure to endotoxins by inhalation. The use of l-histidine as a feed additive does not represent a risk to the environment. The additive l-histidine HCl H2O is regarded as an effective source of the amino acid l-histidine when used as a nutritional additive. For the supplemental l-histidine to be as efficacious in ruminants as in non-ruminant species, it requires protection against degradation in the rumen. It is also considered efficacious as a feed flavouring compound under the proposed conditions of use.
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Bampidis V, Azimonti G, Bastos MDL, Christensen H, Dusemund B, Kouba M, Kos Durjava M, López-Alonso M, López Puente S, Marcon F, Mayo B, Pechová A, Petkova M, Sanz Y, Villa RE, Woutersen R, Costa L, Cubadda F, Dierick N, Flachowsky G, Glandorf B, Herman L, Mantovani A, Saarela M, Svensson K, Tosti L, Wallace RJ, Anguita M, Tarrés-Call J, Ramos F. Safety and efficacy of l-histidine monohydrochloride monohydrate produced using Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80172 for all animal species. EFSA J 2019; 17:e05783. [PMID: 32626390 PMCID: PMC7009053 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Following a request from the European Commission, the Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on l-histidine monohydrochloride (HCl) monohydrate produced by fermentation using Corynebacterium glutamicum KCCM 80172 when used as a nutritional additive in feed and water for drinking for all animal species. The production strain is genetically modified. The production strain and its recombinant DNA were not detected in the final product. l-Histidine HCl monohydrate manufactured by fermentation using C. glutamicum KCCM 80172 does not give rise to any safety concern regarding the genetic modification. The use of l-histidine HCl monohydrate produced by fermentation using C. glutamicum KCCM 80172 is safe for the target species when used as a nutritional additive to supplement the diet in appropriate amounts to cover the requirements, depending on the species, the physiological state of the animal, the performance level, the environmental conditions, the background amino acid composition of the unsupplemented diet and the status of some essential trace elements such as copper and zinc. l-Histidine HCl monohydrate produced using C. glutamicum KCCM 80172 supplemented at levels appropriate for the requirements of the target species is considered safe for the consumer. l-Histidine HCl monohydrate produced using C. glutamicum KCCM 80172 is not irritant to skin, is a mildly irritant to eyes, and it is not a skin sensitiser. The additive does not pose a risk to users by inhalation. The use of l-histidine HCl monohydrate produced by C. glutamicum KCCM 80172 in animal nutrition is not expected to represent a risk to the environment. l-Histidine HCl monohydrate is considered an efficacious source of the essential amino acid l-histidine for non-ruminant animal species. For the supplemental l-histidine to be as efficacious in ruminants as in non-ruminant species, it would require protection against degradation in the rumen.
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Melvin SD, Lanctôt CM, Doriean NJC, Carroll AR, Bennett WW. Untargeted NMR-based metabolomics for field-scale monitoring: Temporal reproducibility and biomarker discovery in mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) from a metal(loid)-contaminated wetland. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 243:1096-1105. [PMID: 30253300 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2018] [Revised: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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There is considerable interest in applying omics techniques, which have proven extremely valuable for laboratory-based toxicology studies, towards field-scale ecotoxicology and environmental monitoring. Concerns that confounding factors in natural ecosystems may exacerbate variability in omics datasets must be addressed to validate the transition from laboratory to field. This study explores how temporal variability related to seasonal and climatic trends influence qualitative and quantitative metabolomics outcomes, in fish from reference and metal(loid)-polluted wetlands in Australia. Female mosquitofish (Gambusia holbrooki) were sampled on two separate occasions, from a rehabilitated tailings wetland at the site of historic antimony (Sb) processing and a reference wetland with comparable water quality. The first sampling coincided with greater monthly rainfall and colder water temperature, whereas the second sampling was drier and water was warmer. Despite temporal changes and associated differences in metal(loid) concentrations, site differences in metabolite profiles were qualitatively very similar between sampling events. However, quantitative differences were observed, with a greater number of significantly altered metabolites identified during the second sampling event, which coincided with greater metal(loid) concentrations in both water and fish. The majority of identified metabolites were elevated in fish from the contaminated wetland, but with notable decreases in several metabolites that are known to play a role in various aspects of metal(loid) binding, detoxification and excretion. Specifically, decreased aspartate, histidine, myo-inositol, taurine and choline were observed in fish from the contaminated wetland, and may therefore represent a metabolite suite that is broadly indicative of metal toxicity. Quantitative differences between sampling events are suggestive of a dose-response relationship observable at the cellular level which, if harnessed, may be useful for assigning levels of concern based on the degree of change in a multi-parameter set of metabolite biomarkers.
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- Steven D Melvin
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia.
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, 4215, Australia
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, 4222, Australia
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, 4222, Australia; Griffith Research Institute for Drug Discovery, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD, 4111, Australia
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- Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, 4222, Australia
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Antony Jesu Prabhu P, Stewart T, Silva M, Amlund H, Ørnsrud R, Lock EJ, Waagbo R, Hogstrand C. Zinc uptake in fish intestinal epithelial model RTgutGC: Impact of media ion composition and methionine chelation. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2018; 50:377-383. [PMID: 30262308 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2018.07.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Apical uptake of zinc as ionic Zn(II) or as Zn-methionine (Zn-Met) was studied in RTgutGC cell line in vitro under media compositions mirroring the gut luminal ionic concentration of freshwater (FW) and seawater (SW) acclimated salmonids. Viability of the RTgutGC cells exposed to experimental media preparations showed a time-dependent decrease in SW treated cells, with the effect being significant at 48 h (P < 0.01), but not at 12 h or 24 h. Half effective concentration of Zn exposure over 12 h (EC50, in μM) was not differentially affected by media composition (FW, 59.7 ± 12.1 or SW, 83.2 ± 7.2; mean ± SE, P = 0.43). Zinc (65Zn) influx in RTgutGC was not different between FW or SW treated cells, but increased significantly in the presence of methionine (2 mM, L-Met or DL-Met). An interaction effect was observed between Zn concentration and media ionic composition on the impact of Met on apical Zn uptake (L-met, P < 0.001; DL-met, P = 0.02). In the presence of Met, apical Zn uptake in SW medium was significantly lower compared to FW, but only at higher Zn concentrations (12 and 25 μM, P < 0.01). Further, Met facilitated Zn uptake was reduced in cells treated with an amino acid transport system blocker with the effect being more significant and stereospecific in SW ionic conditions. The findings of this study showed that (i) Zn speciation in the presence of Met improved apical Zn uptake in RTgutGC cells and Zn-Met species were possibly taken up through Met uptake system. (ii) The effect was differentially affected by the ionic composition of the medium. Implications and limitations of the observations towards practical Zn nutrition of salmonids are discussed.
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- P Antony Jesu Prabhu
- Fish Nutrition program, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, 5817, Bergen, Norway; Metal metabolism group, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Kings College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford street, SE1 9NH, London, United Kingdom.
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- Metal metabolism group, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Kings College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford street, SE1 9NH, London, United Kingdom
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- Fish Nutrition program, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, 5817, Bergen, Norway; Institute of Biology, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7803, 5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Fish Nutrition program, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, 5817, Bergen, Norway
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- Fish Nutrition program, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, 5817, Bergen, Norway
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- Fish Nutrition program, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, 5817, Bergen, Norway
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- Fish Nutrition program, Institute of Marine Research, P.O. Box 1870, 5817, Bergen, Norway; Institute of Biology, University of Bergen, P.O. Box 7803, 5020, Bergen, Norway
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- Metal metabolism group, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Kings College London, Franklin-Wilkins Building, 150 Stamford street, SE1 9NH, London, United Kingdom
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Thompson ED, Hogstrand C, Glover CN. From sea squirts to squirrelfish: facultative trace element hyperaccumulation in animals. Metallomics 2018; 10:777-793. [PMID: 29850752 DOI: 10.1039/c8mt00078f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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The hyperaccumulation of trace elements is a widely characterized phenomenon in plants, bacteria, and fungi, but has received little attention in animals. However, there are numerous examples of animals that specifically and facultatively accumulate trace elements in the absence of elevated environmental concentrations. Metal hyperaccumulating animals are usually marine invertebrates, likely owing to environmental (e.g. constant exposure via the water) and physiological (e.g. osmoconforming and reduced integument permeability) factors. However, there are examples of terrestrial animals (insect larvae) and marine vertebrates (e.g. squirrelfish) that accumulate high body and/or tissue metal burdens. This review examines examples of animal hyperaccumulation of the elements arsenic, copper, iron, titanium, vanadium and zinc, describing mechanisms by which accumulation occurs and, where possible, hypothesizing functional roles. Groups such as the ascidians (sea squirts), molluscs (gastropods, bivalves and cephalopods) and polychaete annelids feature prominently as animals with hyperaccumulating capacity. Many of these species are potential model organisms offering insight into fundamental processes underlying metal handling, with relevance to human disease and aquatic metal toxicity, and some offer promise in applied fields such as bioremediation.
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- E David Thompson
- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, SC 245 Nunn Dr Highland Heights, KY 41099, USA.
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de Gelder S, van Och L, Zethof J, Pelgrim TNM, Rasinger JD, Flik G, Berntssen MHG, Klaren PHM. Uptake of benzo[a]pyrene, but not of phenanthrene, is inhibited by fatty acids in intestinal brush border membrane vesicles of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2017; 195:1-8. [PMID: 28216010 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2017.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Partial replacement of fish ingredients with vegetable ingredients has elevated levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Atlantic salmon reared on these feeds. PAH uptake in the intestinal tract is postulated to occur in association with lipid absorption and could well be affected by fatty acid composition. We therefore investigated the effects of a fish oil and vegetable oil fatty acid, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA; 20:5n-3) and oleic acid (18:1n-9) respectively, on the uptake of benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) and phenanthrene (PHE) across the intestinal brush border membrane in the salmonid species rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). BaP and PHE were solubilized in mixed micelles composed of either EPA or oleic acid and administrated to isolated brush border membrane vesicles (BBMV) derived from the pyloric caeca, proximal intestine and distal intestine. In the absence of free fatty acids (FFA) trans-membrane uptake of BaP and PHE was 2-7 times lower than the fraction associated to or in the membrane. In the presence of FFA, trans-membrane BaP uptake had decreased by 80 and 40% at the highest EPA and oleic acid concentration, respectively, whereas PHE uptake was virtually unaffected. In the presence of BaP, but not PHE, trans-membrane EPA uptake in BBMV had decreased. This study obtained evidence for PAH-dependent interactions with FFA uptake. We conclude that intestinal BaP uptake is reduced by luminal FFA contents whereas PHE uptake is not. A large fraction of the administrated BaP and PHE remains associated with the cellular membrane of enterocytes and may interfere with uptake of nutrients.
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- Stefan de Gelder
- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands; National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, P.O. Box 2029, Nordnes, 5817 Bergen, Norway.
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- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, P.O. Box 2029, Nordnes, 5817 Bergen, Norway
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- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research, P.O. Box 2029, Nordnes, 5817 Bergen, Norway
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- Radboud University, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Department of Animal Ecology and Physiology, P.O. Box 9010, 6500 GL Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Guo Z, Gao N, Wu Y, Zhang L. The simultaneous uptake of dietary and waterborne Cd in gastrointestinal tracts of marine yellowstripe goby Mugilogobius chulae. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 223:31-41. [PMID: 28161269 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/04/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Aquatic animals under waterborne metal exposure are also very likely exposed to elevated dietary metals. This study quantified the simultaneous uptake of dietary and waterborne Cd in gastrointestinal tracts (GT) of marine yellowstripe goby using a dual stable isotope tracer method. The Cd spiked diet (10-100 μg g-1, 111Cd as tracers) were fed to the fish as a single meal, and then the fish were exposed to waterborne Cd (0-500 μg L-1, 113Cd as tracers) for 48 h, during which the time-course uptake of Cd in the stomach and intestine was determined. The findings revealed that the dietary Cd uptake mainly occurred within 12 h after feeding. The fish exposed to 500 μg L-1 waterborne Cd showed significantly lower Cd assimilation efficiency (2.07%) than the control group (3.48%) at the dietary Cd of 100 μg g-1. Moreover, during 4-12 h when there was chyme in the GT, the waterborne Cd uptake in the intestine was lowest but the stomach showed the highest waterborne Cd uptake rate. The uptake of dietary and waterborne Cd, and the relative importance of dietary vs waterborne Cd was positively correlated with the Cd concentration in the chyme. Overall, this research demonstrated that there was interaction between dietary and waterborne Cd uptake in the GT of marine fish. The simultaneous uptake of metal from two routes is far more complex than the situation of a single route of metal uptake, which should be evaluated in determining metal bioaccumulation and toxicity in both laboratory and field metal exposure scenario.
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- Zhiqiang Guo
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China; Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (CIC-AEET), School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), Nanjing 210044, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China.
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Blewett TA, Leonard EM. Mechanisms of nickel toxicity to fish and invertebrates in marine and estuarine waters. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 223:311-322. [PMID: 28122673 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2016] [Revised: 01/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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In freshwater settings the toxicity of the trace metal nickel (Ni) is relatively well understood. However, until recently, there was little knowledge regarding Ni toxicity in waters of higher salinity, where factors such as water chemistry and the physiology of estuarine and marine biota would be expected to alter toxicological impact. This review summarizes recent literature investigating Ni toxicity in marine and estuarine invertebrates and fish. As in freshwater, three main mechanisms of Ni toxicity exist: ionoregulatory impairment, inhibition of respiration, and promotion of oxidative stress. However, unlike in freshwater biota, where mechanisms of toxicity are largely Class-specific, the delineation of toxic mechanisms between different species is less defined. In general, despite changes in Ni speciation in marine waters, organism physiology appears to be the main driver of toxic impact, a fact that will need to be accounted for when adapting regulatory tools (such as bioavailability normalization) from freshwater to estuarine and marine environments.
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- Tamzin A Blewett
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, AB, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Jiang WD, Qu B, Feng L, Jiang J, Kuang SY, Wu P, Tang L, Tang WN, Zhang YA, Zhou XQ, Liu Y. Histidine Prevents Cu-Induced Oxidative Stress and the Associated Decreases in mRNA from Encoding Tight Junction Proteins in the Intestine of Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). PLoS One 2016; 11:e0157001. [PMID: 27280406 PMCID: PMC4900568 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0157001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Copper (Cu) is a common heavy metal pollutant in aquatic environments that originates from natural as well as anthropogenic sources. The present study investigated whether Cu causes oxidative damage and induces changes in the expression of genes that encode tight junction (TJ) proteins, cytokines and antioxidant-related genes in the intestine of the grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella). We demonstrated that Cu decreases the survival rate of fish and increases oxidative damage as measured by increases in malondialdehyde and protein carbonyl contents. Cu exposure significantly decreased the expression of genes that encode the tight junction proteins, namely, claudin (CLDN)-c, -3 and -15 as well as occludin and zonula occludens-1, in the intestine of fish. In addition, Cu exposure increases the mRNA levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokines, specifically, IL-8, TNF-α and its related signalling factor (nuclear factor kappa B, NF-κB), which was partly correlated to the decreased mRNA levels of NF-κB inhibitor protein (IκB). These changes were associated with Cu-induced oxidative stress detected by corresponding decreases in glutathione (GSH) content, as well as decreases in the copper, zinc-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities and mRNA levels, which were associated with the down-regulated antioxidant signalling factor NF-E2-related factor-2 (Nrf2) mRNA levels, and the Kelch-like-ECH-associated protein1 (Keap1) mRNA levels in the intestine of fish. Histidine supplementation in diets (3.7 up to 12.2 g/kg) blocked Cu-induced changes. These results indicated that Cu-induced decreases in intestinal TJ proteins and cytokine mRNA levels might be partially mediated by oxidative stress and are prevented by histidine supplementation in fish diet.
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- Wei-Dan Jiang
- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, 610066, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, 610066, Chengdu, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Academy of Animal Science, 610066, Chengdu, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan, 430072, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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- Animal Nutrition Institute, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Fish Nutrition and Safety Production University Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, China
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Morina A, Morina F, Djikanović V, Spasić S, Krpo-Ćetković J, Kostić B, Lenhardt M. Common barbel (Barbus barbus) as a bioindicator of surface river sediment pollution with Cu and Zn in three rivers of the Danube River Basin in Serbia. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:6723-6734. [PMID: 26662100 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5901-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 11/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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River sediments are a major source of metal contamination in aquatic food webs. Due to the ability of metals to move up the food chain, fishes, occupying higher trophic levels, are considered to be good environmental indicators of metal pollution. The aim of this study was to analyze the metal content in tissues of the common barbel (Barbus barbus), a rheophilous cyprinid fish widely distributed in the Danube Basin, in order to find out if it can be used as a bioindicator of the metal content in the river sediment. We analyzed bioavailable concentrations of 15 elements (Al, As, B, Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se, Sr, and Zn) in sediments of the Danube (D), the Zapadna Morava (ZM), and the Južna Morava (JM) using the inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy (ICP-OES). The barbel specimens were collected in the proximity of sediment sampling sites for the analysis of metals in four tissues, gills, muscle, intestine, and liver. The sediment analysis indicated that the ZM is the most polluted with Cu, Ni, and Zn compared to other two rivers. The JM had the lowest concentrations of almost all observed elements, while the Danube sediments were mainly characterized by higher concentrations of Pb. The fish from the ZM had the highest concentration of Cu and Ni in the liver and intestine, and of Zn in the muscle tissue, which was in accordance with the concentrations of these metals in the sediment. Scanning electron microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) was used for further analyses of metal interactions with fish tissues. The results suggest that the barbel can potentially be used as a bioindicator of sediment quality with respect to metal contamination.
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- Arian Morina
- Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Kneza Višeslava 1, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Studentski trg 16, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Faculty of Mining and Geology, University of Belgrade, Djušina 7, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Despota Stefana 142, 11000, Belgrade, Serbia
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Analysis of glycylsarcosine transport by lobster intestine using gas chromatography. J Comp Physiol B 2014; 185:37-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-014-0863-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2014] [Revised: 09/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/11/2014] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Abdel-Malak R, Ahearn GA. Regulation of transmural transport of amino acid/metal conjugates by dietary calcium in crustacean digestive tract. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 321:135-43. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 10/03/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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- Rania Abdel-Malak
- Department of Biology, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, Florida
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Cation-dependent nutrient transport in shrimp digestive tract. J Comp Physiol B 2011; 182:209-16. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-011-0621-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2011] [Revised: 09/04/2011] [Accepted: 09/18/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Obi I, Wells A, Ortega P, Patel D, Farah L, Zanotto F, Ahearn G. 3H-L-leucine transport by the promiscuous crustacean dipeptide-like cotransporter. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2011; 315:465-75. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2011] [Revised: 05/18/2011] [Accepted: 05/31/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Wood CM. An introduction to metals in fish physiology and toxicology: basic principles. FISH PHYSIOLOGY 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s1546-5098(11)31001-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Nadella SR, Hung CCY, Wood CM. Mechanistic characterization of gastric copper transport in rainbow trout. J Comp Physiol B 2010; 181:27-41. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-010-0510-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Revised: 07/25/2010] [Accepted: 08/11/2010] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lee JA, Marsden ID, Glover CN. The influence of salinity on copper accumulation and its toxic effects in estuarine animals with differing osmoregulatory strategies. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2010; 99:65-72. [PMID: 20434226 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2010.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2010] [Revised: 03/29/2010] [Accepted: 04/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Copper is an important ionoregulatory toxicant in freshwater, but its effects in marine and brackish water systems are less well characterised. The effect of salinity on short-term copper accumulation and sublethal toxicity in two estuarine animals was investigated. The osmoregulating crab Hemigrapsus crenulatus accumulated copper in a concentration-dependent, but salinity-independent manner. Branchial copper accumulation correlated positively with branchial sodium accumulation. Sublethal effects of copper were most prevalent in 125% seawater, with a significant increase in haemolymph chloride noted after 96h at exposure levels of 510 microg Cu(II) L(-1). The osmoconforming gastropod, Scutus breviculus, was highly sensitive to copper exposure, a characteristic recognised previously in related species. Toxicity, as determined by a behavioural index, was present at all salinities and was positively correlated with branchial copper accumulation. At 100% seawater, increased branchial sodium accumulation, decreased haemolymph chloride and decreased haemolymph osmolarity were observed after 48h exposure to 221 microg Cu(II) L(-1), suggesting a mechanism of toxicity related to ionoregulation. However, these effects were likely secondary to a general effect on gill barrier function, and possibly mediated by mucus secretion. Significant impacts of copper on haemocyanin were also noted in both animals, highlighting a potentially novel mechanism of copper toxicity to animals utilising this respiratory pigment. Overall these findings indicate that physiology, as opposed to water chemistry, exerts the greatest influence over copper toxicity. An understanding of the physiological limits of marine and estuarine organisms may be critical for calibration of predictive models of metal toxicity in waters of high and fluctuating salinities.
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- Jacqueline A Lee
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch 8140, New Zealand
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Bakke AM, Glover C, Krogdahl Å. Feeding, digestion and absorption of nutrients. FISH PHYSIOLOGY 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/s1546-5098(10)03002-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Blanchard J, Brix K, Grosell M. Subcellular fractionation of Cu exposed oysters, Crassostrea virginica, and Cu accumulation from a biologically incorporated Cu rich oyster diet in Fundulus heteroclitus in fresh and sea water. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2009; 149:531-7. [PMID: 19103305 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2008] [Revised: 12/01/2008] [Accepted: 12/01/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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In order to examine the effect of salinity on Cu accumulation from a naturally incorporated diet, oysters (Crassostrea virginica) were exposed in sea water for 96 days to four waterborne [Cu]: 2.9+/-0.7 (control), 4.3+/-0.6, 5.4+/-0.5, and 10.7+/-1.0 microg L(-1). After 96 days, the control whole body [Cu] increased from 2.1+/-0.5 to 9.1+/-1.1 microg g(-1) w.w. and the highest [Cu] was 163.4+/-27.1 microg g(-1) w.w. in the oysters. Despite large differences in tissue [Cu], there was no effect on the fraction of trophically available metal in the oyster suggesting that trophic transfer will correlate well with tissue [Cu]. The control and highest [Cu] oysters became diet for killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) in fresh and seawater for 40 days. The two diets contained 84.7+/-5.1 and 850.5+/-8.8 microg Cu g(-1) d.w. Fish were fed a combined diet of oyster and a pellet supplement (20.5+/-1.0 microg Cu g(-1) d.w.) both at 5% body mass day(-1). In killifish, Cu increased approximately 7% in gills and 100% in intestines after 6 weeks of exposure to the high Cu diet. No other tissues accumulated Cu above control levels. An 11-fold difference free Cu(2+) concentrations was predicted in intestinal fluid between fresh and sea water, but there was no corresponding effect of salinity on intestinal Cu accumulation suggesting that Cu is not accumulated as the free ion.
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- Jonathan Blanchard
- Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science, Division of Marine Biology and Fisheries, University of Miami, Miami, FL 33149, USA.
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Ojo AA, Nadella SR, Wood CM. In vitro examination of interactions between copper and zinc uptake via the gastrointestinal tract of the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2009; 56:244-252. [PMID: 18592296 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-008-9190-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2008] [Accepted: 06/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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An in vitro gut sac technique was used to investigate whether reciprocal inhibitory effects occurred between Cu and Zn uptake in the gastrointestinal tract of the rainbow trout and, if so, whether there was regional variation among the stomach, anterior intestine, mid intestine, and posterior intestine in the phenomena. Metal accumulation in surface mucus and in the mucosal epithelium and transport into the blood space were assayed using radiolabeled Cu or Zn at environmentally realistic concentrations of 50 micromol L(-1) in the luminal saline, with 10-fold higher levels of the other metal (nonradioactive) as a potential inhibitor. Zn transport rates were generally higher than Cu transport rates in all compartments except the stomach, where they were lower. High [Zn] reduced Cu transport into the blood space in the mid and posterior intestines by 67% and 33%, respectively, whereas high [Cu] reciprocally reduced Zn transport into the blood space in these same sections by 54% and 78%. No inhibitions occurred in either the anterior intestine or the stomach. In these segments, elevated concentrations of the other metal stimulated Cu and Zn transport into the blood space and/or the mucosal epithelium by 50-100%, possibly by displacement from intracellular binding sites, thereby raising local concentrations at other transport sites. None of the treatments affected metal accumulation in surface mucus. The results indicate that one or more shared high-affinity pathways (possibly DMT1) occur in the mid and posterior intestine, which transport both Cu and Zn. These pathways appear to be absent from the stomach and anterior intestine, where other transport mechanisms may occur.
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- Adeola A Ojo
- Department of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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Glover CN, Wood CM. Histidine absorption across apical surfaces of freshwater rainbow trout intestine: mechanistic characterization and the influence of copper. J Membr Biol 2008; 221:87-95. [PMID: 18217179 DOI: 10.1007/s00232-007-9088-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2007] [Accepted: 11/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The essential amino acid histidine performs critical roles in health and disease. These functions are generally attributed to the amino acid itself, but could also be mediated by a positive effect on trace element bioavailability. Mechanistic information regarding the absorption of histidine across the gastrointestinal tract is essential for understanding the interplay between amino acid and mineral nutrients and the implications of these interactions for nutrition and toxicology. Using intestinal brush-border membrane vesicles obtained from freshwater rainbow trout, absorption of histidine over the range 0.78-780 microM: was found to be saturable, with a maximal transport rate (J (max)) of 9.1 +/- 0.8 nmol mg protein(-1) min(-1) and a K (m) (histidine concentration required to reach 50% of this level) of 339 +/- 68 microM: . Histidine uptake was highly specific as 10-fold elevated levels of a variety of amino acids with putative shared transporters failed to significantly inhibit uptake. Elevated levels of D: -histidine, however, impaired uptake of the natural L: -isomer. The presence of "luminal" copper (8.3 microM: ) significantly increased both the J (max) and K (m) of histidine transport. This suggests that chelated copper-histidine species cross the brush-border epithelium through transport pathways distinct from those used by histidine alone.
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- Chris N Glover
- National Institute of Nutrition and Seafood Research (NIFES), Bergen, Norway.
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