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Kirichenko-Babko M, Bulak P, Kaczor M, Proc-Pietrycha K, Bieganowski A. Arthropods in landfills and their accumulation potential for toxic elements: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 251:118612. [PMID: 38442814 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118612] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Revised: 02/24/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/07/2024]
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Landfills, as a source of potentially toxic elements (PTEs), pose a threat to the environment and human health. A literature review was conducted to explore the diversity of arthropods inhabiting solid waste landfills, as well as on the bioaccumulation of PTEs by arthropods. This review presents scientific papers over the last 20 years. Their importance in landfill ecosystems has been the subject of research; however, the issue of the accumulation of compounds such as toxic elements is emphasized only in a few studies. The bioaccumulation of PTEs was studied for 10 arthropod species that founded in landfills: Orthomorpha coarctata and Trigoniulus corallinus (class Diplopoda), Armadillidium vulgare and Trachelipus rathkii (class Malacostraca), the 6 species of the class Insecta - Zonocerus variegatus, Anacanthotermes ochraceus, Macrotermes bellicosus, Austroaeschna inermis, Calathus fuscipes and Harpalus rubripes.
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- Marina Kirichenko-Babko
- Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland; Department of Invertebrate Fauna and Systematics, Schmalhausen Institute of Zoology National Academy of Sciences, B. Khmelnitsky 15, 01054, Kyiv, Ukraine.
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- Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Natural Environment Biogeochemistry, Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Doświadczalna 4, 20-290, Lublin, Poland
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Butler B, Zou E. Cadmium is deposited to the exoskeleton during post-ecdysial mineralization in the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 798:149358. [PMID: 34340078 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 07/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Despite the fact that cadmium has been reported to be present in crustacean exoskeletons, no study has previously been done to determine when cadmium is deposited to the exoskeleton and what effects cadmium has on the shell-hardening process. This project sought to address these scientific questions using the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, as the model crustacean. It was hypothesized that cadmium would be incorporated into the exoskeleton during post-ecdysial mineralization through ionic mimicry because of the resemblance between cadmium and calcium ions. To test this, soft shell blue crabs were injected with cadmium chloride, and cadmium content in the exoskeleton was subsequently quantified using ICP-OES. Carbonic anhydrase catalyzes the carbon dioxide hydration reaction, which generates bicarbonate ions essential for calcium carbonate formation in the shell. The effect of cadmium injection on epidermal carbonic anhydrase activity as well as exoskeletal calcification was also investigated. It was found that cadmium injection into post-ecdysial Callinectes sapidus significantly increased cadmium content in the exoskeleton, suggesting that cadmium is deposited to the new exoskeleton during post-ecdysial mineralization. Cadmium administration had no effect on epidermal carbonic anhydrase activity or exoskeletal calcification. Interestingly, magnesium content in the exoskeleton was significantly elevated following cadmium treatment. This is most likely a "pseudo" effect stemming from the cadmium-induced reduction in exoskeleton weight. The fact that cadmium had no effect on exoskeletal calcium and that cadmium decreased the weight of the exoskeleton suggests that cadmium has a detrimental effect on the formation of the organic matrix of the exoskeleton. The presence of cadmium in control crabs and exuviae and the amplification of cadmium content in cadmium-treated crabs clearly show that crab shell is a cadmium repository and can be used as a biomarker for aquatic cadmium pollution.
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- Brenna Butler
- Department of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 70310, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 70310, USA.
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Schapheer C, Pellens R, Scherson R. Arthropod-Microbiota Integration: Its Importance for Ecosystem Conservation. Front Microbiol 2021; 12:702763. [PMID: 34408733 PMCID: PMC8365148 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2021.702763] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Recent reports indicate that the health of our planet is getting worse and that genuine transformative changes are pressing. So far, efforts to ameliorate Earth's ecosystem crises have been insufficient, as these often depart from current knowledge of the underlying ecological processes. Nowadays, biodiversity loss and the alterations in biogeochemical cycles are reaching thresholds that put the survival of our species at risk. Biological interactions are fundamental for achieving biological conservation and restoration of ecological processes, especially those that contribute to nutrient cycles. Microorganism are recognized as key players in ecological interactions and nutrient cycling, both free-living and in symbiotic associations with multicellular organisms. This latter assemblage work as a functional ecological unit called "holobiont." Here, we review the emergent ecosystem properties derived from holobionts, with special emphasis on detritivorous terrestrial arthropods and their symbiotic microorganisms. We revisit their relevance in the cycling of recalcitrant organic compounds (e.g., lignin and cellulose). Finally, based on the interconnection between biodiversity and nutrient cycling, we propose that a multicellular organism and its associates constitute an Ecosystem Holobiont (EH). This EH is the functional unit characterized by carrying out key ecosystem processes. We emphasize that in order to meet the challenge to restore the health of our planet it is critical to reduce anthropic pressures that may threaten not only individual entities (known as "bionts") but also the stability of the associations that give rise to EH and their ecological functions.
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- Constanza Schapheer
- Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Silvoagropecuarias y Veterinarias, Campus Sur Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
- Laboratorio de Sistemática y Evolución, Departamento de Silvicultura y Conservación de la Naturaleza, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- UMR 7205, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Ecole Pratique de Hautes Etudes, Institut de Systématique, Évolution, Biodiversité, Sorbonne Université, Université des Antilles, Paris, France
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- Laboratorio de Sistemática y Evolución, Departamento de Silvicultura y Conservación de la Naturaleza, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Tibbett M, Green I, Rate A, De Oliveira VH, Whitaker J. The transfer of trace metals in the soil-plant-arthropod system. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 779:146260. [PMID: 33744587 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2020] [Revised: 02/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Essential and non-essential trace metals are capable of causing toxicity to organisms above a threshold concentration. Extensive research has assessed the behaviour of trace metals in biological and ecological systems, but has typically focused on single organisms within a trophic level and not on multi-trophic transfer through terrestrial food chains. This reinforces the notion of metal toxicity as a closed system, failing to consider one trophic level as a pollution source to another; therefore, obscuring the full extent of ecosystem effects. Given the relatively few studies on trophic transfer of metals, this review has taken a compartment-based approach, where transfer of metals through trophic pathways is considered as a series of linked compartments (soil-plant-arthropod herbivore-arthropod predator). In particular, we consider the mechanisms by which trace metals are taken up by organisms, the forms and transformations that can occur within the organism and the consequences for trace metal availability to the next trophic level. The review focuses on four of the most prevalent metal cations in soil which are labile in terrestrial food chains: Cd, Cu, Zn and Ni. Current knowledge of the processes and mechanisms by which these metals are transformed and moved within and between trophic levels in the soil-plant-arthropod system are evaluated. We demonstrate that the key factors controlling the transfer of trace metals through the soil-plant-arthropod system are the form and location in which the metal occurs in the lower trophic level and the physiological mechanisms of each organism in regulating uptake, transformation, detoxification and transfer. The magnitude of transfer varies considerably depending on the trace metal concerned, as does its toxicity, and we conclude that biomagnification is not a general property of plant-arthropod and arthropod-arthropod systems. To deliver a more holistic assessment of ecosystem toxicity, integrated studies across ecosystem compartments are needed to identify critical pathways that can result in secondary toxicity across terrestrial food-chains.
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- Mark Tibbett
- Department of Sustainable Land Management & Soil Research Centre, School of Agriculture Policy and Development, University of Reading, Whiteknights, RG6 6AR, UK.
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Bournemouth University, Poole, Dorset BH12 5BB, UK
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- School of Agriculture and Environment, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA 6009, Australia
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- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, University of Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo 13083-970, Brazil
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- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Lancaster LA1 4AP, UK
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Rupp U, Walther P, Ziegler A. Intracellular calcium phosphate deposits contribute to transcellular calcium transport within the hepatopancreas of Porcellio scaber. J Struct Biol 2020; 212:107613. [PMID: 32891730 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2020.107613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Like in most Crustacea, the cuticle of terrestrial isopods is hardened by a calcareous mineral phase. This rigid cuticle is frequently shed during a process called moulting. To reduce calcium loss, Porcellio scaber eats the shed cuticle, the exuviae, and absorb the calcium from it through large tubular diverticula of the intestine, called the mid gut glands or hepatopancreas. After moulting the absorbed calcium should be transported immediately into the hemolymph from which it is used to rapidly mineralize the new cuticle. This suggests that the hepatopancreas epithelium transports calcium from the lumen to the hemolymph. We used TEM, energy-filtered TEM and electron-probe X-ray microanalysis to analyse the distribution of elevated calcium within the hepatopancreas cells of P. scaber. We used animals in the postmoult stage that have eaten their exuviae and, as a control, those that have not ingested the exuviae. To minimize calcium loss within the samples, we used high pressure frozen and freeze substituted samples and propane-1-3-diol as floatation medium for thin-sectioning. The results reveal intracellular dense deposits containing calcium, phosphorus and oxygen at the apical microvillus membrane, within the cytoplasm, attached to vesicles and to the basolateral membrane, as well as extracellular between cells and the basal lamina. Control animals were devoid of these deposits. The results indicate that calcium from the exuviae is absorbed and transported across the epithelium into the hemolymph. We propose that during transport, intracellular calcium is bound to phosphate avoiding toxic effects of high concentrations of ionized calcium.
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- Ulrich Rupp
- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany.
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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Rupp U, Ziegler A. The effect of exuviae ingestion on lysosomal calcium accumulation and the presence of exosomes in the hepatopancreas of Porcellio scaber. J Struct Biol 2019; 208:107392. [PMID: 31550534 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsb.2019.09.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 09/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The hepatopancreas of isopods has major functions in food digestion and storage of carbohydrates and lipids. Also, it stores essential and accumulates xenobiotic metals in lysosomal granules within the two major cell types, the S- and B-cells of the tissue. A µCT study on moulting Porcellio scaber has shown mineral within the hepatopancreas lumen, when the animal has ingested their shed cuticle after moulting, suggesting recycling of mineral from the exuviae. This study aims to reveal if the lysosomal metal containing granules store calcium originating from the ingested exuviae. Therefore, we investigated the effect of cuticle ingestion on the elemental composition of the hepatopancreas granules of P. scaber, using electron probe X-ray microanalysis. For the preservation of diffusible elements, samples were high pressure frozen and freeze substituted in acetone and we used Propane-1,3-diol as a floatation medium for sections. We analyzed S- and B-cells of animals in the postmoult and intermoult stage that have ingested their exuviae and, as a negative control, cells from postmoult animals that have not ingested their exuviae. STEM and TEM were used for the investigation of the ultrastructure. Unexpectedly, the cryo-fixed samples contain numerous extracellular vesicles (exosomes) and many multivesicular bodies containing pro-exosomes. We show a significant increase of calcium, copper, zinc and sulphur within the metal granules upon exuviae ingestion, and, after 9 days, a reduction of calcium and zinc. The results indicate transitory storage of calcium from the exuviae within the metal granules and its subsequent utilization in cuticle mineralization.
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- Ulrich Rupp
- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany.
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- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069 Ulm, Germany
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Ferreira NGC, Morgado RG, Cunha L, Novo M, Soares AMVM, Morgan AJ, Loureiro S, Kille P. Unravelling the molecular mechanisms of nickel in woodlice. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2019; 176:108507. [PMID: 31203050 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2019.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 05/13/2019] [Accepted: 05/22/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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During the last few years, there has been an alarming increase in the amount of nickel (Ni) being released into the environment, primarily due to its use in the production of stainless steel but also from other sources such as batteries manufacturing and consequent disposal. The established biotic ligand models provide precise estimates for Ni bioavailability, in contrast, studies describing the mechanisms underpinning toxicological effect of Ni are scarce. This study exploits RNA-seq to determine the transcriptomic responses of isopods using Porcellionides pruinosus as an example of a terrestrial metal-resistant woodlouse. Furthermore, the recently proposed model for Ni adverse outcome pathways (Ni-AOP) presents an unprecedented opportunity to fit isopod responses to Ni toxicity and define Porcellionides pruinosus as a metalomic model. Prior to this study, P. pruinosus represented an important environmental sentinel, though lacking genetic/omic data. The reference transcriptome generated here thus represents a major advance and a novel resource. A detailed annotation of the transcripts obtained is presented together with the homology to genes/gene products from Metazoan and Arthropoda phylum, Gene Ontology (GO) classification, clusters of orthologous groups (COG) and assignment to KEGG metabolic pathways. The differential gene expression comparison was determined in response to nickel (Ni) exposure and used to derive the enriched pathways and processes. It revealed a significant impact on ion trafficking and storage, oxidative stress, neurotoxicity, reproduction impairment, genetics and epigenetics. Many of the processes observed support the current Ni-AOP although the data highlights that the current model can be improved by including epigenetic endpoints, which represents key chronic risks under a scenario of Ni toxicity.
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- Nuno G C Ferreira
- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal; Cardiff University, School of Biosciences, Museum Avenue, CF10 3AX Cardiff - Wales, UK; Centro Interdisciplinar De Investigação Marinha E Ambiental, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões/Av, General Norton de Matos s/n, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- School of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Science, University of South Wales, Pontypridd Campus, CF37 4AT UK
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- Biodiversidad, Ecología y Evolución. Facultad de Biología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, José Antonio Nováis, 2, 28040, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Cardiff University, UK; Cardiff University, School of Biosciences, Museum Avenue, CF10 3AX Cardiff - Wales, UK
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Cardiff University, School of Biosciences, Museum Avenue, CF10 3AX Cardiff - Wales, UK.
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Khemaissia H, Jelassi R, Ghemari C, Raimond M, Souty‐Grosset C, Nasri‐Ammar K. Evaluation of trace element contamination usingArmadillo officinalisDuméril, 1816 (Crustacea, Isopoda) as a tool: An ultrastructural study. Microsc Res Tech 2019; 82:2014-2025. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Hajer Khemaissia
- Faculty of Sciences of TunisLR18ES06 Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological Systems, University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Faculty of Sciences of TunisLR18ES06 Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological Systems, University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Faculty of Sciences of TunisLR18ES06 Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological Systems, University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Laboratory Ecology and Biology of Interactions (UMR CNRS 7267 EBI), Team Ecology Evolution SymbiosisUniversity of Poitiers Poitiers Cedex 9 France
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- Laboratory Ecology and Biology of Interactions (UMR CNRS 7267 EBI), Team Ecology Evolution SymbiosisUniversity of Poitiers Poitiers Cedex 9 France
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- Faculty of Sciences of TunisLR18ES06 Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological Systems, University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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Khemaissia H, Jelassi R, Ghemari C, Raimond M, Souty‐Grosset C, Nasri‐Ammar K. Effects of trace metal elements on ultrastructural features of hepatopancreas of
Armadillidium granulatum
Brandt, 1833 (Crustacea, Isopoda). Microsc Res Tech 2019; 82:1819-1831. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.23349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Hajer Khemaissia
- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, LR18ES06 Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological SystemsUniversity of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, LR18ES06 Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological SystemsUniversity of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, LR18ES06 Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological SystemsUniversity of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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- Laboratory Ecology and Biology of Interactions (UMR CNRS 7267 EBI), Team Ecology Evolution SymbiosisUniversity of Poitiers Poitiers France
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- Laboratory Ecology and Biology of Interactions (UMR CNRS 7267 EBI), Team Ecology Evolution SymbiosisUniversity of Poitiers Poitiers France
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- Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, LR18ES06 Laboratory of Diversity, Management and Conservation of Biological SystemsUniversity of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia
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Structure, function and development of the digestive system in malacostracan crustaceans and adaptation to different lifestyles. Cell Tissue Res 2019; 377:415-443. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-019-03056-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rezaei Tavabe K, Pouryounes Abkenar B, Rafiee G, Frinsko M. Effects of chronic lead and cadmium exposure on the oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense) in laboratory conditions. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2019; 221:21-28. [PMID: 30930206 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/22/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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During the past decade, the total population and overall reproductive performance of the oriental river prawn (Macrobrachium nipponense) in the Anzali international wetland and its basin rivers has been severely reduced. This seems to be caused by an increase in heavy metal pollution from industrial wastewaters. We investigated the effects of chronic levels of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) on reproductive success, hemato-immunology, crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (cHH), Pb/Cd bioaccumulation and histopathology of hepatopancreas of oriental river prawn. The present study was separately carried out using four chronic treatments for Pb (0 (control), 0.024, 0.072 and 0.12 μM/l) and Cd (0 (control), 0.026, 0.053 and 0.08 μM/l) in experimental tanks during 60 days. The broodstock were fed by commercial shrimp diet, ad libitum, twice a day. The results revealed that reproductive activities ceased when Pb levels were 0.072 and 0.12 μM/l and also when Cd levels reached 0.08 μM/l. At 0.024 μM/l Pb, 0.026 and 0.053 μM/l Cd, the prawns showed initial reproductive activity but after spawning, the egg-clutches were found detached from the pleopods of the brood females. Hemato-immunology results showed that by increasing the Pb and Cd concentrations, large granular hemocyte (LGH) and cHH values also increased. However, small granular hemocyte (SGH) count was inversely affected. A significant increase in mortality (P < 0.05) was observed as both Pb and Cd concentrations increased. Histological observations are indicative of increased necrosis, lumen size, melanization, vacuolation and abnormal lumen shape, as the heavy metals concentrations increased. In conclusion, obtained results can help to elucidate effects of Pb and Cd on freshwater decapod crustaceans reproductive performance and related physiological parameters.
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- Kamran Rezaei Tavabe
- Fisheries Department, Natural Resources Faculty, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
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- Fisheries Department, Natural Resources Faculty, University of Tehran, Karaj, Iran.
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- North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service, North Carolina State University, Trenton, NC, USA.
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Novak S, Romih T, Drašler B, Birarda G, Vaccari L, Ferraris P, Sorieul S, Zieba M, Sebastian V, Arruebo M, Hočevar SB, Jemec Kokalj A, Drobne D. The in vivo effects of silver nanoparticles on terrestrial isopods, Porcellio scaber, depend on a dynamic interplay between shape, size and nanoparticle dissolution properties. Analyst 2019; 144:488-497. [PMID: 30467573 DOI: 10.1039/c8an01387j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The present work aims to study the effects that acute exposure to low concentrations of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) cause in digestive glands of terrestrial isopods (Porcellio scaber). The experiments were designed to integrate different analytical techniques, such as transmission electron microscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy, proton induced X-ray emission, and Fourier transform IR imaging (FTIRI), in order to gain a comprehensive insight into the process from the AgNPs' synthesis to their interaction with biological tissues in vivo. To this aim, terrestrial isopods were fed with AgNPs having different shapes, sizes, and concentrations. For all the tested conditions, no toxicity at the whole organism level was observed after 14 days of exposure. However, FTIRI showed that AgNPs caused detectable local changes in proteins, lipids, nucleic acids and carbohydrates at the tissue level, to an extent dependent on the interplay of the AgNPs' properties: shape, size, concentration and dissolution of ions from them.
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- Sara Novak
- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Logeman BL, Wood LK, Lee J, Thiele DJ. Gene duplication and neo-functionalization in the evolutionary and functional divergence of the metazoan copper transporters Ctr1 and Ctr2. J Biol Chem 2017; 292:11531-11546. [PMID: 28507097 PMCID: PMC5500815 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m117.793356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2017] [Revised: 05/12/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Copper is an essential element for proper organismal development and is involved in a range of processes, including oxidative phosphorylation, neuropeptide biogenesis, and connective tissue maturation. The copper transporter (Ctr) family of integral membrane proteins is ubiquitously found in eukaryotes and mediates the high-affinity transport of Cu+ across both the plasma membrane and endomembranes. Although mammalian Ctr1 functions as a Cu+ transporter for Cu acquisition and is essential for embryonic development, a homologous protein, Ctr2, has been proposed to function as a low-affinity Cu transporter, a lysosomal Cu exporter, or a regulator of Ctr1 activity, but its functional and evolutionary relationship to Ctr1 is unclear. Here we report a biochemical, genetic, and phylogenetic comparison of metazoan Ctr1 and Ctr2, suggesting that Ctr2 arose over 550 million years ago as a result of a gene duplication event followed by loss of Cu+ transport activity. Using a random mutagenesis and growth selection approach, we identified amino acid substitutions in human and mouse Ctr2 proteins that support copper-dependent growth in yeast and enhance copper accumulation in Ctr1-/- mouse embryonic fibroblasts. These mutations revert Ctr2 to a more ancestral Ctr1-like state while maintaining endogenous functions, such as stimulating Ctr1 cleavage. We suggest key structural aspects of metazoan Ctr1 and Ctr2 that discriminate between their biological roles, providing mechanistic insights into the evolutionary, biochemical, and functional relationships between these two related proteins.
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- Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710 and
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- the Department of Biochemistry and Redox Biology Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588
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- From the Departments of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology,
- Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina 27710 and
- Biochemistry, and
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Ziegler A, Neues F, Janáček J, Beckmann F, Epple M. Mineral in skeletal elements of the terrestrial crustacean Porcellio scaber: SRμCT of function related distribution and changes during the moult cycle. ARTHROPOD STRUCTURE & DEVELOPMENT 2017; 46:63-76. [PMID: 27288588 DOI: 10.1016/j.asd.2016.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 05/20/2016] [Accepted: 05/30/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Terrestrial isopods moult first the posterior and then the anterior half of the body, allowing for storage and recycling of CaCO3. We used synchrotron-radiation microtomography to estimate mineral content within skeletal segments in sequential moulting stages of Porcellio scaber. The results suggest that all examined cuticular segments contribute to storage and recycling, however, to varying extents. The mineral within the hepatopancreas after moult suggests an uptake of mineral from the ingested exuviae. The total maximum loss of mineral was 46% for the anterior and 43% for the posterior cuticle. The time course of resorption of mineral and mineralisation of the new cuticle suggests storage and recycling of mineral in the posterior and anterior cuticle. The mineral in the anterior pereiopods decreases by 25% only. P. scaber has long legs and can run fast; therefore, a less mineralised and thus lightweight cuticle in pereiopods likely serves to lower energy consumption during escape behaviour. Differential demineralisation occurs in the head cuticle, in which the cornea of the complex eyes remains completely mineralised. The partes incisivae of the mandibles are mineralised before the old cuticle is demineralised and shed. Probably, this enables the animal to ingest the old exuviae after each half moult.
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- Andreas Ziegler
- Central Facility for Electron Microscopy, University of Ulm, Albert-Einstein-Allee 11, 89069, Ulm, Germany.
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 5-7, 45117, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Physiology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Vídeňská 1083, 14220, Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Institute of Materials Research, Max-Planck-Str. 1, 21502, Geesthacht, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CeNIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstrasse 5-7, 45117, Essen, Germany
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Kille P, Morgan AJ, Powell K, Mosselmans JFW, Hart D, Gunning P, Hayes A, Scarborough D, McDonald I, Charnock JM. 'Venus trapped, Mars transits': Cu and Fe redox chemistry, cellular topography and in situ ligand binding in terrestrial isopod hepatopancreas. Open Biol 2016; 6:rsob.150270. [PMID: 26935951 PMCID: PMC4821242 DOI: 10.1098/rsob.150270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Woodlice efficiently sequester copper (Cu) in ‘cuprosomes' within hepatopancreatic ‘S' cells. Binuclear ‘B’ cells in the hepatopancreas form iron (Fe) deposits; these cells apparently undergo an apocrine secretory diurnal cycle linked to nocturnal feeding. Synchrotron-based µ-focus X-ray spectroscopy undertaken on thin sections was used to characterize the ligands binding Cu and Fe in S and B cells of Oniscus asellus (Isopoda). Main findings were: (i) morphometry confirmed a diurnal B-cell apocrine cycle; (ii) X-ray fluorescence (XRF) mapping indicated that Cu was co-distributed with sulfur (mainly in S cells), and Fe was co-distributed with phosphate (mainly in B cells); (iii) XRF mapping revealed an intimate morphological relationship between the basal regions of adjacent S and B cells; (iv) molecular modelling and Fourier transform analyses indicated that Cu in the reduced Cu+ state is mainly coordinated to thiol-rich ligands (Cu–S bond length 2.3 Å) in both cell types, while Fe in the oxidized Fe3+ state is predominantly oxygen coordinated (estimated Fe–O bond length of approx. 2 Å), with an outer shell of Fe scatterers at approximately 3.05 Å; and (v) no significant differences occur in Cu or Fe speciation at key nodes in the apocrine cycle. Findings imply that S and B cells form integrated unit-pairs; a functional role for secretions from these cellular units in the digestion of recalcitrant dietary components is hypothesized.
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- P Kille
- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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- Diamond Light Source Ltd, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
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- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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- Smith and Nephew, Heslington, York Science Park, York YO10 5DF, UK
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- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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- Cardiff School of Biosciences, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3US, UK
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- School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, UK
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- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Williamson Building, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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Srpčič AM, Drobne D, Novak S. Altered physiological conditions of the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber as a measure of subchronic TiO2 effects. PROTOPLASMA 2015; 252:415-422. [PMID: 25187081 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-014-0682-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2014] [Accepted: 07/19/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (nano-TiO2) show low toxic potential against a variety of environmental organisms when measured by conventional toxicity endpoints. However, the question is whether the conventional measures of toxicity can define the adverse effects of nanoparticles. The aim of this study was to asses the potential toxic and cytotoxic effects of the ingested nano-TiO2 (anatase, <25 nm) on a terrestrial isopod, Porcellio scaber. In addition to conventional toxicity parameters, the physiological condition of the animals was assessed. Following 28-day feeding exposure to nano-TiO2 at concentrations up to 5,000 μg nano-TiO2/g leaf dry weight, no toxic or cytotoxic effects were demonstrated. However, the physiological condition of the animals was affected in a dose-dependent manner. The physiological state of organisms is an important parameter to assess the potential population implications due to the exposure to nanomaterials. Therefore, we suggest that only if both, the physiological state of the animals exposed to nano-TiO2 and the conventional toxicity markers show no effects, the exposure dose can be interpreted as non-hazardous.
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- Anja Menard Srpčič
- Biotechnical Faculty, Department of Biology, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 111, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia,
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Georgiev O, Günther V, Steiner K, Schönrath K, Schaffner W. The legless lizard Anguis fragilis (slow worm) has a potent metal-responsive transcription factor 1 (MTF-1). Biol Chem 2014; 395:425-31. [PMID: 24413216 DOI: 10.1515/hsz-2013-0293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2013] [Accepted: 01/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2023]
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The metal-responsive transcription factor-1 (MTF-1) is a key regulator of heavy metal homeostasis and detoxification. Here we characterize the first MTF-1 from a reptile, the slow worm Anguis fragilis. The slow worm, or blind worm, is a legless lizard also known for its long lifespan of up to several decades. Anguis MTF-1 performs well and matches the strong zinc and cadmium response of its human ortholog, clearly surpassing the activity of rodent MTF-1s. Some amino acid positions critical for metal response are the same in humans and slow worm but not in rodent MTF-1. This points to a divergent evolution of rodent MTF-1, and we speculate that rodents can afford a less sophisticated metal handling than humans and (some) reptiles.
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Shu Y, Zhang G, Wang J. Response of the common cutworm Spodoptera litura to zinc stress: Zn accumulation, metallothionein and cell ultrastructure of the midgut. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 438:210-217. [PMID: 23000546 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.06.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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By exposing the common cutworm Spodoptera litura Fabricius larvae to a range of Zinc (Zn) stress, we investigated the effects of dietary Zn on Zn accumulation, metallothionein (MT), and on the ultrastructure of the midgut. The techniques we used were inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometer (ICP-AES), real-time PCR combined with cadmium-hemoglobin total saturation, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), respectively. There was a significant dose-response relationship between the Zn accumulations in the midgut of the larvae and the Zn concentrations in the diet. Furthermore, both MT content and MT gene expression in the midgut were significantly induced in the 50-500 mg Zn/kg treatments, and were significantly positively correlated with the Zn accumulations in the midgut. When S. litura larvae were fed with the diet treated with 500 mg Zn/kg, Zn accumulation and MT content in the midgut was 4450.85 mg Zn/kg and 372.77 mg/kg, respectively, thereafter there was a little increase; the level of MT gene expression was maximal, thereafter there was a sharp decrease. TEM showed that numerous electron-dense granules (EDGs) and vacuoles appeared in the cytoplasm of the midgut cells, their number and size being closely correlated with the Zn accumulations in the midgut. Moreover, the nuclei were strongly influenced by Zn stress, evidenced by chromatin condensation and irregular nuclear membranes. Therefore, after being exposed to Zn in the threshold (500 mg Zn/kg) range, S. litura larvae could accumulate Zn in the midgut, which led to the induction of MT and changes in cell ultrastructure (mainly the presence of EDGs). The induction of MT and precipitation of Zn in EDGs may be the effective detoxification mechanisms by which the herbivorous insect S. litura defends itself against heavy metals.
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- Yinghua Shu
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environments in Tropics, Ministry of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Leser V, Milani M, Tatti F, Tkalec ZP, Strus J, Drobne D. Focused ion beam (FIB)/scanning electron microscopy (SEM) in tissue structural research. PROTOPLASMA 2010; 246:41-48. [PMID: 20169456 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-010-0118-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2009] [Accepted: 01/20/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The focused ion beam (FIB) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) are commonly used in material sciences for imaging and analysis of materials. Over the last decade, the combined FIB/SEM system has proven to be also applicable in the life sciences. We have examined the potential of the focused ion beam/scanning electron microscope system for the investigation of biological tissues of the model organism Porcellio scaber (Crustacea: Isopoda). Tissue from digestive glands was prepared as for conventional SEM or as for transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The samples were transferred into FIB/SEM for FIB milling and an imaging operation. FIB-milled regions were secondary electron imaged, back-scattered electron imaged, or energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analyzed. Our results demonstrated that FIB/SEM enables simultaneous investigation of sample gross morphology, cell surface characteristics, and subsurface structures. The same FIB-exposed regions were analyzed by EDX to provide basic compositional data. When samples were prepared as for TEM, the information obtained with FIB/SEM is comparable, though at limited magnification, to that obtained from TEM. A combination of imaging, micro-manipulation, and compositional analysis appears of particular interest in the investigation of epithelial tissues, which are subjected to various endogenous and exogenous conditions affecting their structure and function. The FIB/SEM is a promising tool for an overall examination of epithelial tissue under normal, stressed, or pathological conditions.
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- Vladka Leser
- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Vecna pot 111, SI-1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Millaku A, Leser V, Drobne D, Godec M, Torkar M, Jenko M, Milani M, Tatti F. Surface characteristics of isopod digestive gland epithelium studied by SEM. PROTOPLASMA 2010; 241:83-89. [PMID: 20155290 DOI: 10.1007/s00709-010-0110-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2009] [Accepted: 01/13/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The structure of the digestive gland epithelium of a terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber has been investigated by conventional scanning electron microscopy (SEM), focused ion beam-scanning electron microscopy (FIB/SEM), and light microscopy in order to provide evidence on morphology of the gland epithelial surface in animals from a stock culture. We investigated the shape of cells, extrusion of lipid droplets, shape and distribution of microvilli, and the presence of bacteria on the cell surface. A total of 22 animals were investigated and we found some variability in the appearance of the gland epithelial surface. Seventeen of the animals had dome-shaped digestive gland "normal" epithelial cells, which were densely and homogeneously covered by microvilli and varying proportions of which extruded lipid droplets. On the surface of microvilli we routinely observed sparsely distributed bacteria of different shapes. Five of the 22 animals had "abnormal" epithelial cells with a significantly altered shape. In three of these animals, the cells were much smaller, partly or completely flat or sometimes pyramid-like. A thick layer of bacteria was detected on the microvillous border, and in places, the shape and size of microvilli were altered. In two animals, hypertrophic cells containing large vacuoles were observed indicating a characteristic intracellular infection. The potential of SEM in morphological investigations of epithelial surfaces is discussed.
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- Agron Millaku
- Institute of Metals and Technology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Eberl R. Sea-land transitions in isopods: pattern of symbiont distribution in two species of intertidal isopods Ligia pallasii and Ligia occidentalis in the Eastern Pacific. Symbiosis 2010; 51:107-116. [PMID: 20730112 PMCID: PMC2918799 DOI: 10.1007/s13199-010-0057-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2009] [Accepted: 03/16/2010] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Studies of microbial associations of intertidal isopods in the primitive genus Ligia (Oniscidea, Isopoda) can help our understanding of the formation of symbioses during sea-land transitions, as terrestrial Oniscidean isopods have previously been found to house symbionts in their hepatopancreas. Ligia pallasii and Ligia occidentalis co-occur in the high intertidal zone along the Eastern Pacific with a large zone of range overlap and both species showing patchy distributions. In 16S rRNA clone libraries mycoplasma-like bacteria (Firmicutes), related to symbionts described from terrestrial isopods, were the most common bacteria present in both host species. There was greater overall microbial diversity in Ligia pallasii compared with L. occidentalis. Populations of both Ligia species along an extensive area of the eastern Pacific coastline were screened for the presence of mycoplasma-like symbionts with symbiont-specific primers. Symbionts were present in all host populations from both species but not in all individuals. Phylogenetically, symbionts of intertidal isopods cluster together. Host habitat, in addition to host phylogeny appears to influence the phylogenetic relation of symbionts.
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- Renate Eberl
- Department of Evolution and Ecology, University of California Davis, Davis, CA USA
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Colloff MJ, Hopkin SP. The ecology, morphology and behaviour of Bakerdania elliptica (Acari: Prostigmata: Pygmephoridae), a mite associated with terrestrial isopods. J Zool (1987) 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1986.tb04713.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lešer V, Drobne D, Vilhar B, Kladnik A, Žnidaršič N, Štrus J. Epithelial thickness and lipid droplets in the hepatopancreas of Porcellio scaber (Crustacea: Isopoda) in different physiological conditions. ZOOLOGY 2008; 111:419-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2007.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2007] [Revised: 10/15/2007] [Accepted: 10/23/2007] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sá MG, Valenti WC, Zanotto FP. Dietary copper absorption and excretion in three semi-terrestrial grapsoid crabs with different levels of terrestrial adaptation. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2008; 148:112-6. [PMID: 18501679 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2008.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2008] [Revised: 04/07/2008] [Accepted: 04/07/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Three species of phylogenetically related semi-terrestrial crabs (Superfamily Grapsoidea--Sesarma rectum, Goniopsis cruentata and Neohelice granulata (formerly: Chasmagnathus granulatus) with different degrees of terrestriality were studied to quantify the accumulation of copper (Cu) in hemolymph, gills, hepatopancreas and antennal gland, and its excretion through the faeces. These crabs were fed for 15 days practical diets containing 0 (A), 0.5 (B), 1.0 (C), and 1.5% (D) of added CuCl2 (corresponding to 0, 0.2, 0.5 and 0.7% of Cu2+, respectively). The amount of food ingested was directly proportional to the degree of terrestriality: S. rectum, the most terrestrial species, ate around 2-3 times more than the other crabs, whereas G. cruentata ate 1.5-2 times more than N. granulata, the least terrestrial. The amount of Cu excreted in the feces was proportional to Cu ingestion, and was 76.8% and 64.2% higher for Sesarma fed diet D compared to G. cruentata and N. granulata, respectively. Sesarma also displayed higher Cu concentration in the haemolymph, gills and antennal glands, but not in the hepatopancreas. A detoxifying mechanism followed by elimination was probably present at this last organ, preventing Cu accumulation. More terrestrial crabs, such as Sesarma, may accumulate more Cu in hemolymph and tissues, showing a correlation between metal accumulation and increased terrestriality. In this aspect, contaminated feed sources with Cu may have more impact in conservation of terrestrial crabs.
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- M G Sá
- Department of Physiology, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, Cidade Universitária, Rua do Matão, Travessa 14, #101, São Paulo 05508-900, SP, Brazil
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Odendaal JP, Reinecke AJ. Quantitative assessment of effects of zinc on the histological structure of the hepatopancreas of terrestrial isopods. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2007; 53:359-64. [PMID: 17612782 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-006-0080-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2006] [Accepted: 09/12/2006] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The objective of this study was to quantify the effects of zinc exposure on the histological structure of the hepatopancreas of Porcellio laevis. Woodlice were experimentally exposed to various concentrations (1000, 4000, and 8000 mg. kg(-1)) of zinc sulphate. Hepatopancreas samples of exposed isopods were histologically prepared and analysed with Leica QWin image analysis software. The B-cells in hepatopancreases of zinc sulphate - exposed woodlice were reduced in size to varying degrees, compared to that of the control, Percentage Cellular Area (PCA) of the hepatopancreas samples revealed that zoning occurred through the length of hepatopancreas lobes. Analysis of the PCA data of hepatopancreases of P. laevis exposed to the zinc sulphate revealed that there was a decline in PCA, in all the zones, compared to those in the control. The Z3 zone (the part from the middle to three quarters to the back of the tubule) was shown to be the best suited, if PCAs are to be considered as a biomarker in woodlouse toxicity studies.
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- J P Odendaal
- Department of Zoology and Botany, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland, 7602, South Africa.
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Wang Y, Brune A, Zimmer M. Bacterial symbionts in the hepatopancreas of isopods: diversity and environmental transmission. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2007; 61:141-52. [PMID: 17506824 DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-6941.2007.00329.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The midgut glands (hepatopancreas) of terrestrial isopods contain bacterial symbionts. We analysed the phylogenetic diversity of hepatopancreatic bacteria in isopod species from various suborders colonizing marine, semiterrestrial, terrestrial and freshwater habitats. Hepatopancreatic bacteria were absent in the marine isopod Idotea balthica (Valvifera). The symbiotic bacteria present in the midgut glands of the freshwater isopod Asellus aquaticus (Asellota) were closely related to members of the proteobacterial genera Rhodobacter, Burkholderia, Aeromonas or Rickettsiella, but differed markedly between populations. By contrast, species of the suborder Oniscidea were consistently colonized by the same phylotypes of hepatopancreatic bacteria. While symbionts in the semiterrestrial isopod Ligia oceanica (Oniscidea) were close relatives of Pseudomonas sp. (Gammaproteobacteria), individuals of the terrestrial isopod Oniscus asellus (Oniscidea) harboured either 'Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum' (Mollicutes) or 'Candidatus Hepatincola porcellionum' (Rickettsiales), previously described as symbionts of another terrestrial isopod, Porcellio scaber. These two uncultivated bacterial taxa were consistently present in each population of six and three different species of terrestrial isopods, respectively, collected in different geographical locations. However, infection rates of individuals within a population ranged between 10% and 100%, rendering vertical transmission unlikely. Rather, feeding experiments suggest that 'Candidatus Hepatoplasma crinochetorum' is environmentally transmitted to the progeny.
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- Yongjie Wang
- Zoologisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany
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Pigino G, Migliorini M, Paccagnini E, Bernini F. Localisation of heavy metals in the midgut epithelial cells of Xenillus tegeocranus (Hermann, 1804) (Acari: Oribatida). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2006; 64:257-63. [PMID: 16460803 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2005.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2005] [Revised: 12/13/2005] [Accepted: 12/26/2005] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Sites of intracellular metal deposition in the midgut ventriculus and in the proventricular glands of Xenillus tegeocranus (Hermann, 1804) (Acari: Oribatida) were studied by TEM. The study aimed to obtain new information on the ultrastructural features of heavy metal compartmentalisation and elimination mechanisms in oribatid mites. Specimens of X. tegeocranus were collected from an abandoned mining and smelting area and from an unpolluted site. A large number of electron-dense granules (EDGs) were detected: concentric spherocrystals were observed mainly in the epithelium of the midgut ventriculus, while homogeneous dark granules were found exclusively in proventricular gland cells. The elemental composition of EDGs, studied by X-ray microanalysis, showed that midgut cells of X. tegeocranus can store metals (Fe, Mn, Zn, Ni, and Cu) in granules. The chemical composition of EDGs seems to be influenced by the presence and bioavailability of heavy metals in soil, with different kinds of metals accumulating in different types of granules.
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- G Pigino
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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Zidar P, Bozic J, Strus J. Behavioral response in the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber (Crustacea) offered a choice of uncontaminated and cadmium-contaminated food. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2005; 14:493-502. [PMID: 16220357 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-005-0005-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/06/2004] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The objective of this study was to find out whether Porcellio scaber discriminates against Cd-contaminated food. The foraging behavior in animals offered uncontaminated and Cd-contaminated food simultaneously was quantified for 48-h employing computer-aided video tracking. To see whether the isopods' selection of less contaminated food could diminish the influence Cd on food consumption, growth, metal assimilation, moulting and mortality, Cd-dosed food (20, 45, 200 and 450 mg kg(-1) dry weight) was offered together with untreated food for 3 weeks. Data from the video tracking experiments revealed that animals visited Cd-dosed food as often as untreated food, but spent much less time near Cd-dosed food. Discrimination against Cd-contaminated food increased with previous experience with contaminated food and/or with increased Cd body burden. In 3 weeks exposure uncontaminated food preference rose with time of exposure and cadmium concentration in food and reached a maximal preference ratio of 65% (untreated food): 35% (Cd-dosed food). The decreased consumption of Cd-dosed food was compensated by the increased consumption of control food. Cadmium body burden increased with time of exposure and cadmium concentration in food consumed, while the influence of Cd on food consumption, growth and moulting was diminished.
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- Primoz Zidar
- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Vecna pot 111, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia,
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Pigino G, Migliorini M, Paccagnini E, Bernini F, Leonzio C. Fine structure of the midgut and Malpighian papillae in Campodea (Monocampa) quilisi Silvestri, 1932 (Hexapoda, Diplura) with special reference to the metal composition and physiological significance of midgut intracellular electron-dense granules. Tissue Cell 2005; 37:223-32. [PMID: 15936358 DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2005.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2004] [Revised: 02/01/2005] [Accepted: 02/07/2005] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The fine structure of the midgut and the Malpighian papillae in Campodea (Monocampa) quilisi Silvestri, 1932 (Hexapoda, Diplura) specimens was described. We observed the presence of electron-dense granules (EDGs) in the midgut epithelial cells, similar in genesis, structure and aspect to the type A spherocrystals described in the midgut epithelium of Collembola and Diplopoda. Energy-dispersive X-ray microanalysis was used to detect the chemical composition of the granules and to relate it to the concentrations of some potential toxic heavy metals (Pb, Cu, Zn) in soil and litter. Chemical composition of the granules seems strongly influenced by the presence and bioavailability of heavy metals in the external environment. Specimens from a contaminated abandoned mining and smelting area (Colline Metallifere, southern Tuscany) were able to accumulate Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb and Cu in their midgut EDGs. In addition, we observed that C. (M.) quilisi was able to excrete the metal-containing granules into the external medium by the moulting of the intestinal epithelium. This confirms that the process of ionic retention of midgut cells is particularly significant in animals lacking Malpighian tubules.
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- G Pigino
- Department of Evolutionary Biology, University of Siena, via A. Moro 2, 53100 Siena, Italy.
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Odendaal JP, Reinecke AJ. Quantifying histopathological alterations in the hepatopancreas of the woodlouse Porcellio laevis (Isopoda) as a biomarker of cadmium exposure. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2003; 56:319-325. [PMID: 12927564 DOI: 10.1016/s0147-6513(02)00163-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The aims of this study were to determine and quantify the effects of cadmium sulfate on the histological structure of the hepatopancreas of Porcellio laevis, to determine the extent of the changes due to cadmium exposure, and to assess whether these effects could serve as biomarkers of cadmium exposure. For this purpose, different batches of P. laevis were exposed for 6 weeks to shredded leaves contaminated with a range of different concentrations of cadmium sulfate. Histological sections of different parts of the hepatopancreases revealed that the exposure changed the structure of the hepatopancreas. Quantification of this change in hepatopancreas structure (expressed as the percentage cellular area or PCA) showed that there was a dose-related change in certain areas of the hepatopancreas of woodlice exposed to cadmium sulfate in comparison to those areas of unexposed controls. This change was evident despite the fact that PCA also varied over the length of the hepatopancreas in the control specimens. This study showed that PCA can be a useful measure of change in the hepatopancreas resulting from toxic stress. Although it may not be practical for regular monitoring, it could serve as a useful research tool and general biomarker in studies of toxic stress in woodlice.
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- J P Odendaal
- Department of Zoology, University of Stellenbosch, Private Bag X1, Matieland 7602, South Africa.
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Znidaršič N, Strus J, Drobne D. Ultrastructural alterations of the hepatopancreas in Porcellio scaber under stress. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2003; 13:161-174. [PMID: 21782651 DOI: 10.1016/s1382-6689(02)00158-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2002] [Accepted: 10/14/2002] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Cellular ultrastructure varies in accordance with physiological processes, also reflecting responses to environmental stress factors. Ultrastructural changes of the hepatopancreatic cells in the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber exposed to sublethal concentrations of zinc or cadmium in their food were identified by transmission electron microscopy. The exclusive structural characteristic of the hepatopancreas of animals exposed to metal-dosed food was grain-like electrondense deposits (EDD) observed in the intercellular spaces and in vesicles of B cells. In addition, hepatopancreatic cells of metal-exposed animals displayed non-specific, stress-indicating alterations such as cellular disintegration, the reduction of energetic reserves (lipid droplets, glycogen), electron dense cytoplasm, ultrastructural alterations of granular endoplasmic reticulum (GER), the Golgi complex and mitochondria.
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- Nada Znidaršič
- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Večna pot 111, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Zimmer M. Nutrition in terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea): an evolutionary-ecological approach. Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc 2002; 77:455-93. [PMID: 12475050 DOI: 10.1017/s1464793102005912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The nutritional morphology, physiology and ecology of terrestrial isopods (Isopoda: Oniscidea) is significant in two respects. (1) Most oniscid isopods are truly terrestrial in terms of being totally independent of the aquatic environment. Thus, they have evolved adaptations to terrestrial food sources. (2) In many terrestrial ecosystems, isopods play an important role in decomposition processes through mechanical and chemical breakdown of plant litter and by enhancing microbial activity. While the latter aspect of nutrition is discussed only briefly in this review, I focus on the evolutionary ecology of feeding in terrestrial isopods. Due to their possessing chewing mouthparts, leaf litter is comminuted prior to being ingested, facilitating both enzymatic degradation during gut passage and microbial colonization of egested faeces. Digestion of food through endogenous enzymes produced in the caeca of the midgut glands (hepatopancreas) and through microbial enzymes, either ingested along with microbially colonized food or secreted by microbial endosymbionts, mainly takes place in the anterior part of the hindgut. Digestive processes include the activity of carbohydrases, proteases, dehydrogenases, esterases, lipases, arylamidases and oxidases, as well as the nutritional utilization of microbial cells. Absorption of nutrients is brought about by the hepatopancreas and/or the hindgut epithelium, the latter being also involved in osmoregulation and water balance. Minerals and metal cations are effectively extracted from the food, while overall assimilation efficiencies may be low. Heavy metals are stored in special organelles of the hepatopancreatic tissue. Nitrogenous waste products are excreted via ammonia in its gaseous form, with only little egested along with the faeces. Nonetheless, faeces are characterized by high nitrogen content and provide a favourable substrate for microbial colonization and growth. The presence of a dense microbial population on faecal material is one reason for the coprophagous behaviour of terrestrial isopods. For the same reason, terrestrial isopods prefer feeding on decaying rather than fresh leaf litter, the former also being more palatable and easier to digest. Acceptable food sources are detected through distance and contact chemoreceptors. The 'quality' of the food source determines individual growth, fecundity and mortality, and thus maintenance at the population level. Due to their physiological adaptations to feeding on and digesting leaf litter, terrestrial isopods contribute strongly to nutrient recycling during decomposition processes. Yet, many of these adaptations are still not well understood.
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- Martin Zimmer
- Zoologisches Institut: Limnologie, Biologiezentrum der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
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Corrêa JD, Farina M, Allodi S. Cytoarchitectural features of Ucides cordatus (Crustacea Decapoda) hepatopancreas: structure and elemental composition of electron-dense granules. Tissue Cell 2002; 34:315-25. [PMID: 12270258 DOI: 10.1016/s0040816602000101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Hepatopancreal tissue of the crab Ucides cordatus was investigated by light and electron microscopy. The observed epithelial cells were: E-cells (embryonic), located in the distal portion of the hepatopancreal tubules, R-cells (resorptive) F-cells (fibrillar) and B-cells (blister or secretory), found in its intermediate and proximal regions. Two types of electron-dense granules (EDGs) were found frequently in the cells of the proximal portion of the hepatopancreal tubule. Both types of EDGs presented alternating concentric electron-dense and electron-lucent layers. In order to better characterize these granules, energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDXA) and glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) cytochemistry were performed. One type of spherical granule was seen inside vacuoles surrounded by an association of myelin-like membranes as well as some small membrane-bound vesicles. This type of granule neither presented detectable Ca and P on EDXA spectra nor G6Pase cytochemical reaction products. The second type of granule had O, P and Ca characteristic peaks. G6Pase cytochemical products were observed inside these structures and showed that this mineralized type was surrounded by endoplasmic reticulum membranes. This result suggests that in U. cordatus the endoplasmic reticulum is associated with the genesis of mineralized EDGs. While amorphous mineral granules may be associated with a storage of Ca and P for the new carapace synthesis, EDGs covered by the non-mineralized spherical multi-layered membranes may be associated with late endosomes. No specific secretory pathway however was determined for the EDGs at the epithelial proximal portion.
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- J D Corrêa
- Departamento de Anatomia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Köhler HR. Localization of metals in cells of saprophagous soil arthropods (Isopoda, Diplopoda, Collembola). Microsc Res Tech 2002; 56:393-401. [PMID: 11877814 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.10039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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This review summarizes results on the intracellular distribution of metals in cells of woodlice (Isopoda), millipedes (Diplopoda), and springtails (Collembola), which are three major groups of saprophagous arthropods contributing to the turnover of soil organic matter. Although the impact of metals and also metal pollution has inevitably been shown at levels of higher biological organization than subcellular mechanisms in these animal groups, the aim of this review is to focus exclusively on storage sites and aspects of intracellular metal metabolism. Thus, methodologically, results obtained by microscopical techniques such as histochemistry, X-ray microanalysis, energy filter transmission electron microscopy, or laser microprobe mass spectrometry were given preference. Results from atomic absorption spectrophotometry of cellular fractions were kept to a minimum. In all three taxa, the main intracellular metal storage sites are various types of "granules" which are widely distributed throughout cell types associated with the digestive system.
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- Heinz-R Köhler
- Animal Physiological Ecology, Zoological Institute, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
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Witzel B. The influence of zinc on the uptake and loss of cadmium and lead in the woodlouse, Porcellio scaber (Isopoda, Oniscidea). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2000; 47:43-53. [PMID: 10993702 DOI: 10.1006/eesa.2000.1940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Uptake of cadmium, lead, and zinc was studied in juvenile Porcellio scaber in feeding experiments over 5 months. The metals were offered separately and in different combinations and concentrations in the food. The ability of P. scaber to eliminate the accumulated metals was studied subsequently for 3 months on uncontaminated food. Characteristic patterns of accumulation are described for the three metals. The combination of lead and zinc resulted in only minor differences in these patterns. On the other hand, the combination of zinc and cadmium at high concentrations completely changed the accumulation patterns for both metals. Not only cadmium but also zinc was excreted by P. scaber exclusively when the animals had been contaminated with both metals. In contrast both metals were stored permanently when offered separately. Possible reasons for the interactions of cadmium and zinc are discussed.
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- B Witzel
- AG Bodenzoologie und Okologie, Institut für Biologie, Freie Universität Berlin, Grunewaldstrasse 34, Berlin, D-12165, Germany. gerhard=
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Vernon GM, Mark T, Witkus R. Changes in copper, zinc and calcium during the molt/intermolt cycle of Oniscus asellus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(93)90012-s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Terrestrial isopods: useful biological indicators of urban metal pollution. Oecologia 1992; 89:32-41. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00319012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/1991] [Accepted: 08/15/1991] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Beeby A, Richmond L. Adaptation by an urban population of the snail Helix aspersa to a diet contaminated with lead. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 1987; 46:73-82. [PMID: 15092743 DOI: 10.1016/0269-7491(87)90146-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/1986] [Revised: 11/21/1986] [Accepted: 01/15/1987] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Two populations of the garden snail Helix aspersa, from an urban car park and from a semi-rural site, were fed a diet containing 500 microg g(-1) of Pb as PbSO(4). After 2 days, half of each population was removed to a Pb-free diet and half continued on the dosed food, both for 64 days. The snails from the contaminated site had a significantly lower uptake of Pb compared with those from the rural, uncontaminated site. The car park snails also lost Pb more rapidly from their tissues. A second experiment evaluated the effect of a previous exposure to a high Pb diet on Pb uptake. The results suggest that the differences between the two populations are not due to a physiological adaptation, but rather that the car park snails represent an ecotype adapted to a high Pb diet.
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- A Beeby
- Department of Biotechnology, Polytechnic of the South Bank, London SE1 0AA, Great Britain
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Witkus R, Horgan M, Dowling P, Klein M, Faso L. Comparative elemental analysis of the S and B Cells of the hepatopancreas of Armadillidium vulgare, a terrestrial isopod. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/0742-8413(87)90195-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Developments in Ecophysiological Research on Soil Invertebrates. ADV ECOL RES 1987. [DOI: 10.1016/s0065-2504(08)60089-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
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Hopkin S, Hardisty G, Martin M. The woodlouse Porcellio scaber as a ‘biological indicator’ of zinc, cadmium, lead and copper pollution. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1986. [DOI: 10.1016/0143-148x(86)90045-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Hopkin S, Martin M, Moss S. Heavy metals in isopods from the supra-littoral zone on the Southern shore of the Severn Estuary, UK. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1985. [DOI: 10.1016/0143-148x(85)90001-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Carefoot TH. Studies on the nutrition of the supralittoral isopod Ligia pallasii using chemically defined artificial diets: Assessment of vitamin, carbohydrate, fatty acid, cholesterol and mineral requirements. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1984. [DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(84)90465-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Small cells in the midgut glands of terrestrial isopoda: Sites of heavy metal accumulation. ZOOMORPHOLOGY 1983. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00310732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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