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Liu J, Wang E, Xi Z, Dong J, Chen C, Xu P, Wang L. Zinc mitigates cadmium-induced sperm dysfunction through regulating Ca 2+ and metallothionein expression in the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2024; 279:109860. [PMID: 38387689 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2024.109860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 01/29/2024] [Accepted: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) is a highly toxic heavy metal element that might adversely affect sperm function such as the acrosome reaction (AR). Although it is widely recognized that zinc (Zn) plays a crucial role in sperm quality, the complete elucidation of how Zn ameliorates Cd-induced sperm dysfunction is still unclear. In this study, we aimed to explore the protective effects of Zn against the sperm dysfunction induced by Cd in the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense. The results demonstrated that Cd exposure not only impaired the sperm ultrastructure, but also caused sperm dysfunction by decreasing the AR induction rate, acrosome enzyme activity, and Ca2+ content in sperm while elevating the activity and transcription expression of key Ca2+ signaling pathway-related proteins Calmodulin (CAM) and Ca2+-ATPase. However, the administration of Zn was found to alleviate Cd-induced sperm morphological and functional disorders by increasing the activity and transcription levels of CaM and Ca2+-ATPase, thereby regulating intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis and reversing the decrease in Ca2+ contents caused by Cd. Furthermore, this study was the first to investigate the distribution of metallothionein (MT) in the AR of S. henanense, and it was found that Zn can reduce the elevated levels of MT in crabs caused by Cd, demonstrating the significance of Zn in inducing MT to participate in the AR process and in metal detoxification in S. henanense. These findings offer novel perspectives and substantiation regarding the utilization of Zn as a protective agent against Cd-induced toxicity and hold significant practical implications for mitigating Cd-induced sperm dysfunction.
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- Jing Liu
- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
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- Department of Environmental Resource Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan City 000700, Taiwan
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China.
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Yang Z, Zhu L, Liu J, Cheng Y, Waiho K, Chen A, Wang Y. Polystyrene microplastics increase Pb bioaccumulation and health damage in the Chinese mitten crab Eriocheir sinensis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 829:154586. [PMID: 35306082 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Microplastics may be potential vectors for environmental contaminants such as heavy metals in the aquatic ecosystem due to their highly hydrophobic surfaces and fugacity property. To investigate the combined effects of microplastics with Pb, we exposed juvenile Chinese mitten crabs Eriocheir sinensis to different Pb concentrations (0, 5 and 50 μg/L) combined with microplastics (0 and 400 μg/L) for 21 days to determine the Pb bioaccumulation, oxidative stress, lipid anabolism, and histopathology of hepatopancreas. In general, the results showed that compared to single Pb exposure, the combination of MPs and Pb significantly increased the bioaccumulation of Pb, activities/content of antioxidant biomarkers and lipid metabolism enzymes, and liver injury parameters in crabs, indicating MPs are potential vector of heavy metals and co-exposure exerts more severe effects on crabs. This study provides the insights into the oxidative defense and preliminary lipid anabolism of economic crustaceans in response to combined stress of Pb and MPs.
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- Zhigang Yang
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on Environmental Ecology and Fish Nutrition (CREEFFN) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on Environmental Ecology and Fish Nutrition (CREEFFN) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on Environmental Ecology and Fish Nutrition (CREEFFN) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on Environmental Ecology and Fish Nutrition (CREEFFN) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Higher Institution Centre of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries, University Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on Environmental Ecology and Fish Nutrition (CREEFFN) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Centre for Research on Environmental Ecology and Fish Nutrition (CREEFFN) of the Ministry of Agriculture, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, China.
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Duarte LFDA, Blasco J, Catharino MGM, Moreira EG, Trombini C, Nobre CR, Moreno BB, Abessa DMDS, Pereira CDS. Lead toxicity on a sentinel species subpopulation inhabiting mangroves with different status conservation. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 251:126394. [PMID: 32155497 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126394] [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: 01/02/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lead is a priority pollutant introduced in the aquatic environment by different sources commonly located in estuarine regions, such as ports, marinas and industries. Environmental agencies around the world set the maximum allowable concentration of lead in effluents, surface water and sediment, but few studies reported its accumulation and chronic toxicity in mangrove benthic invertebrates using concentrations believed to be safe. In the case of Brazilian mangrove environments, Ucides cordatus is a crab species of choice to be used in bioaccumulation studies. We have assessed biomarkers' responses (DNA strand breaks, micronucleated cells, metallothioneins, enzymatic activity of aminolevulinic acid dehydratase and neutral red retention time) and the total bioaccumulation in six tissues of U. cordatus crabs resident to mangrove areas under different conservation status during a 28-day period bioassay. We also investigated Pb subcellular partition and biomarkers' responses using a supposedly safe concentration (10 μg L-1). During the Pb exposure, the highest concentration of Pb was observed in crab gills. Crabs also showed a high ability to allocate Pb in detoxified forms. Multivariate analysis pointed out that bioaccumulation (total, active and detoxified) is linked to biomarkers. Even in supposedly safe dosage, U. cordatus triggered its defense mechanisms expressing more metallothioneins and presented relevant cyto-genotoxic damage. Our data suggest the development of biological tolerance to Pb in crabs from polluted areas. Our results provided a new insight about lead toxicity even at concentrations considered environmentally safe, which could support new strategies to manage estuarine areas considering their respective conservation status.
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- Luis Felipe de Almeida Duarte
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Ciências do Mar, Campus Baixada Santista, Rua Maria Máximo, 168, Ponta da Praia, Santos, SP, 11030-100, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN), Campus Río San Pedro, s/n, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN - CNEN/SP), Av. Professor Lineu Prestes, 2242, Cidade Universitária, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN - CNEN/SP), Av. Professor Lineu Prestes, 2242, Cidade Universitária, 05508-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN), Campus Río San Pedro, s/n, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Ciências do Mar, Campus Baixada Santista, Rua Maria Máximo, 168, Ponta da Praia, Santos, SP, 11030-100, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Ciências do Mar, Campus Baixada Santista, Rua Maria Máximo, 168, Ponta da Praia, Santos, SP, 11030-100, Brazil.
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- Universidade Estadual de São Paulo - UNESP, Center of Investigation on Aquatic Pollution and Ecotoxicology, Praça Infante Dom Henrique, s/n, 11330-900, São Vicente, SP, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Departamento de Ciências do Mar, Campus Baixada Santista, Rua Maria Máximo, 168, Ponta da Praia, Santos, SP, 11030-100, Brazil; Universidade Santa Cecília, Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia, Rua Oswaldo Cruz, 266, Santos, SP, 11045-907, Brazil.
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Yang C, Liu Q, Li G, Meng X, Liu B. Effect of P-glycoprotein regulation on cadmium exhaustion from Crassostrea gigas. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 141:307-312. [PMID: 30955738 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.02.042] [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: 09/30/2018] [Revised: 01/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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P-glycoprotein (P-gp) is a molecular pump, responsible for extruding xenobiotics. The aim of the study was to demonstrate the role of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) in cadmium (Cd) exhaustion. The activity of P-gp was regulated in Crassostrea gigas, which was previously exposed to Cd by using rifampicin (inducer) and verapamil (inhibitor), respectively. Comparing with Crassostrea gigas depurated in natural seawater, Cd content increased significantly from 14.28 mg/kg dw to 17.49 mg/kg dw accompanied by a changed metallothionein level from 9.84 μg/g fw to 10.67 μg/g fw after 25 μg/L verapamil treatment, while Cd content after 25 μg/L rifampicin treatment reduced to 12.21 mg/kg dw. Moreover, after treatment with rifampicin and verapamil, beneficial metal elements, fats, and proteins were maintained, and the tissue-dependent difference was found in the variation of antioxidant defenses and oxidative damage in Crassostrea gigas. In brief, the study provided new evidence on possibility of Cd removal by inducing P-glycoprotein.
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- Chao Yang
- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China
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- College of Food Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, China.
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Tello-Mora P, Hernández-Cadena L, Pedraza J, López-Bayghen E, Quintanilla-Vega B. Acrosome reaction and chromatin integrity as additional parameters of semen analysis to predict fertilization and blastocyst rates. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2018; 16:102. [PMID: 30340492 PMCID: PMC6195742 DOI: 10.1186/s12958-018-0408-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 09/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Traditional semen parameters have shown little to none predictive value for fertilization and blastocyst viability for a successful pregnancy. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to explore the usefulness of incorporating the acrosome reaction (AR) and chromatin integrity to conventional semen analysis to individually predict the fertile potential of sperm samples. METHODS A cross-sectional study was conducted in 69 participants undergoing IVF using oocyte donation. Semen samples were collected and evaluated for: AR [spontaneous (sAR) and induced (iAR)] by flow cytometry using anti-CD46-FITC, Acrosome Response to an Ionophore Challenge (ARIC), chromatin integrity by Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (DNA Fragmentation Index-%DFI and High DNA Stainability-%HDS), WHO semen analysis, fertilization and blastocyst rates. RESULTS The participant age was 40.0 ± 6.1 years (66% were normozoospermic). Sperm morphology, sAR, iAR, and ARIC were associated with the fertilization (β = 3.56, R2 = 0.054; β = - 5.92, R2 = 0.276; β = 1.83, R2 = 0.150; and β = 2.10, R2 = 0.270, respectively, p < 0.05). A logit model was developed to calculate the probability of fertilization (≥ 60%) for each participant, using the sperm morphology and ARIC as independent variables, followed by ROC analysis to determine a cutoff probability of 0.65 (specificity = 80.6%, sensitivity = 63.2%). %DFI was inversely associated with the viable blastocyst rate (β = - 1.77, R2 = 0.057, p = 0.003), by the logit model and ROC analysis, a cutoff probability of 0.70 (specificity = 80.6%, sensitivity = 72.3%) was obtained to predict blastocyst viability (≥ 40%). There was no difference in the results with normozoospermic samples (n = 46). CONCLUSIONS The incorporation of ARIC and %DFI allowed to obtain predictive models for high fertilization and blastocyst rates in an individualized way, being promising tools to improve the diagnosis of male fertility potential for research or assisted reproduction, even in men with unknown infertility.
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- Pamela Tello-Mora
- Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Av. IPN 2508, 07360, Ciudad de México, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Avenida Universidad 655, Santa María Ahuacatitlán, 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Laboratorio de Investigación y Diagnóstico Molecular, Instituto de Infertilidad y Genética, Ingenes México, Carretera México-Toluca No. 5420, 05320, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Av. IPN 2508, 07360, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Toxicología, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Av. IPN 2508, 07360, Ciudad de México, México.
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Histological analysis of oogenesis and ovarian development of the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense. Tissue Cell 2018; 53:37-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tice.2018.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 04/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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