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Fan X, Wang Y, Tang C, Zhang X, He J, Buttino I, Yan X, Liao Z. Metabolic profiling of Mytilus coruscus mantle in response of shell repairing under acute acidification. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0293565. [PMID: 37889901 PMCID: PMC10610157 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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Mytilus coruscus is an economically important marine bivalve mollusk found in the Yangtze River estuary, which experiences dramatic pH fluctuations due to seasonal freshwater input and suffer from shell fracture or injury in the natural environment. In this study, we used intact-shell and damaged-shell M. coruscus and performed metabolomic analysis, free amino acids analysis, calcium-positive staining, and intracellular calcium level tests in the mantle to investigate whether the mantle-specific metabolites can be induced by acute sea-water acidification and understand how the mantle responds to acute acidification during the shell repair process. We observed that both shell damage and acute acidification induced alterations in phospholipids, amino acids, nucleotides, organic acids, benzenoids, and their analogs and derivatives. Glycylproline, spicamycin, and 2-aminoheptanoic acid (2-AHA) are explicitly induced by shell damage. Betaine, aspartate, and oxidized glutathione are specifically induced by acute acidification. Our results show different metabolic patterns in the mussel mantle in response to different stressors, which can help elucidate the shell repair process under ocean acidification. furthermore, metabolic processes related to energy supply, cell function, signal transduction, and amino acid synthesis are disturbed by shell damage and/or acute acidification, indicating that both shell damage and acute acidification increased energy consumption, and disturb phospholipid synthesis, osmotic regulation, and redox balance. Free amino acid analysis and enzymatic activity assays partially confirmed our findings, highlighting the adaptation of M. coruscus to dramatic pH fluctuations in the Yangtze River estuary.
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- Xiaojun Fan
- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Rome, Italy
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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- Laboratory of Marine Biology Protein Engineering, Marine Science and Technical College, Zhejiang Ocean University, Zhoushan City, Zhejiang, China
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De Marco G, Billè B, Brandão F, Galati M, Pereira P, Cappello T, Pacheco M. Differential Cell Metabolic Pathways in Gills and Liver of Fish (White Seabream Diplodus sargus) Coping with Dietary Methylmercury Exposure. TOXICS 2023; 11:181. [PMID: 36851056 PMCID: PMC9961322 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11020181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2022] [Revised: 02/10/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Mercury (Hg) is a dangerous and persistent trace element. Its organic and highly toxic form, methylmercury (MeHg), easily crosses biological membranes and accumulates in biota. Nevertheless, understanding the mechanisms of dietary MeHg toxicity in fish remains a challenge. A time-course experiment was conducted with juvenile white seabreams, Diplodus sargus (Linnaeus, 1758), exposed to realistic levels of MeHg in feed (8.7 μg g-1, dry weight), comprising exposure (E; 7 and 14 days) and post-exposure (PE; 28 days) periods. Total Hg levels increased with time in gills and liver during E and decreased significantly in PE (though levels of control fish were reached only for gills), with liver exhibiting higher levels (2.7 times) than gills. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based metabolomics revealed multiple and often differential metabolic changes between fish organs. Gills exhibited protein catabolism, disturbances in cholinergic neurotransmission, and changes in osmoregulation and lipid and energy metabolism. However, dietary MeHg exposure provoked altered protein metabolism in the liver with decreased amino acids, likely for activation of defensive strategies. PE allowed for the partial recovery of both organs, even if with occurrence of oxidative stress and changes of energy metabolism. Overall, these findings support organ-specific responses according to their sensitivity to Hg exposure, pointing out that indications obtained in biomonitoring studies may depend also on the selected organ.
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- Giuseppe De Marco
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Microhabitat-specific diurnal metabolomic responses of the intertidal limpet Cellana toreuma to winter low temperature. iScience 2023; 26:106128. [PMID: 36852273 PMCID: PMC9958412 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106128] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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High-throughput determination of circadian rhythms in metabolic response and their divergent patterns in various microhabitats are crucial for understanding how organisms respond to environmental stresses. A mid-intertidal limpet Cellana toreuma was collected at various time points across both daytime and nighttime in winter during low tide for investigating the diurnal metabolomic responses to cold stress and elucidating the divergent metabolic responses to temperature variations across microhabitats. Temperatures of emergent rock microhabitats were lower than the tidal pool and even aggravated at night. A series of metabolomic responses exhibited coordinated diurnal changes in winter. Metabolic responses which were associated with cellular stress responses and energy metabolism of emergent rock microhabitat individuals were highly induced compared to the tidal pool ones. This study shed light on the diurnal patterns of metabolomic responses of intertidal molluscs in the field and emphasized the variations in metabolic responses between microhabitats.
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Bushell SM, Wright BA, Knue J, Tomco PL. 1H NMR-based metabolomics investigation on the biological effects of paralytic shellfish toxin in mussel Mytilus trossulus. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 185:114326. [PMID: 36395714 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.114326] [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: 08/06/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Paralytic shellfish poisoning is a global issue that would benefit from additional screening methods and rapid testing capacities. In this study, we applied 1H NMR spectroscopy-based metabolomics to identify biomarkers of Paralytic Shellfish Toxin (PST) exposure. We characterized the metabolic phenotypes of field-collected Alaskan mussels Mytilus trossulus across a wide range of bioaccumulated PST levels, from 0 to 1590 μg/100 g. A between-level grouping emerged for high (740-1590 μg/100 g) compared to low/non-detect (0-3.91 μg/100 g) PST levels. High levels of PST contamination in mussels were consistent with alterations to energy and amino acid metabolism, and disturbances in osmoregulation. This research demonstrates the effectiveness of 1H NMR-based metabolomics in elucidating the biological effects of paralytic shellfish toxin on the health of wild mussel populations, spatial variation, and identifies a metabolic signature indicative of PST contamination in Mytilus trossulus for potential use in a PSP biomarker panel.
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- Solomia M Bushell
- Department of Biology, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508, United States of America.
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- Knik Tribe of Alaska, 1744 Prospect Dr., Palmer, AK 99645, United States of America
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- Department of Environmental Conservation, Alaska State Environmental Health Laboratory, Department of Environmental Conservation, 5251 Dr. MLK Jr. Ave, Anchorage, AK 99507, United States of America
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- Department of Biology, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Dr., Anchorage, AK 99508, United States of America
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Ericson JA, Venter L, Welford MRV, Kumanan K, Alfaro AC, Ragg NLC. Effects of seawater temperature and acute Vibriosp. challenge on the haemolymph immune and metabolic responses of adult mussels (Perna canaliculus). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 128:664-675. [PMID: 35981703 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The New Zealand Greenshell™ mussel (Perna canaliculus) is an endemic bivalve species with cultural importance, that is harvested recreationally and commercially. However, production is currently hampered by increasing incidences of summer mortality in farmed and wild populations. While the causative factors for these mortality events are still unknown, it is believed that increasing seawater temperatures and pathogen loads are potentially at play. To improve our understanding of these processes, challenge experiments were conducted to investigate the combined effects of increased seawater temperature and Vibrio infection on the immune and metabolic responses of adult mussels. Biomarkers that measure the physiological response of mussels to multiple-stressors can be utilised to study resilience in a changing environment, and support efforts to strengthen biosecurity management. Mussels acclimated to two temperatures (16 °C and 24 °C) were injected with either autoclaved, filtered seawater (control) or Vibriosp. DO1 (infected). Then, haemolymph was sampled 24 h post-injection and analysed to quantify haemocyte immune responses (via flow-cytometry), antioxidant capacity (measured electrochemically) and metabolic responses (via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry) to bacterial infection. Both seawater temperature and injection type significantly influenced the immune and metabolite status of mussels. A lack of interaction effects between temperature and injection type indicated that the effects of Vibrio sp. 24 h post-infection were similar between seawater temperatures. Infected mussels had a higher proportion of dead haemocytes and lower overall haemocyte counts than uninfected controls. The proportion of haemocytes showing evidence of apoptosis was higher in mussels held at 24 °C compared with those held at 16 °C. The proportion of haemocytes producing reactive oxygen species did not differ between temperatures or injection treatments. Mussels held at 24 °C exhibited elevated levels of metabolites linked to the glycolysis pathway to support energy production. The saccharopin-lysine pathway metabolites were also increased in these mussels, indicating the role of lysine metabolism. A decrease in metabolic activity (decreases in BCAAs, GABA, urea cycle metabolites, oxidative stress metabolites) was largely seen in mussels injected with Vibrio sp. Itaconate increased as seen in previous studies, suggesting that antimicrobial activity may have been activated in infected mussels. This study highlights the complex nature of immune and metabolic responses in mussels exposed to multiple stressors and gives an insight into Vibrio sp. infection mechanisms at different seawater temperatures.
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- Aquaculture Biotechnology Research Group, School of Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand
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- Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, Nelson, 7042, New Zealand; Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture, College of Science and Engineering, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia
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- Aquaculture Biotechnology Research Group, School of Science, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, Private Bag 92006, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand.
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- Cawthron Institute, Private Bag 2, Nelson, 7042, New Zealand
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Biocide vs. Eco-Friendly Antifoulants: Role of the Antioxidative Defence and Settlement in Mytilus galloprovincialis. JOURNAL OF MARINE SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/jmse10060792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Antifoulant paints were developed to prevent and reduce biofouling on surfaces immersed in seawater. The widespread use of these substances over the years has led to a significant increase of their presence in the marine environment. These compounds were identified as environmental and human threats. As a result of an international ban, research in the last decade has focused on developing a new generation of benign antifoulant paints. This review outlines the detrimental effects associated with biocide versus eco-friendly antifoulants, highlighting what are effective antifoulants and why there is a need to monitor them. We examine the effects of biocide and eco-friendly antifoulants on the antioxidative defence mechanism and settlement in a higher sessile organism, specifically the Mediterranean mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis. These antifoulants can indirectly assess the potential of these two parameters in order to outline implementation of sustainable antifoulants.
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Liao X, Liu Y, Han T, Yang M, Liu W, Wang Y, He C, Lu Z. Full-Length Transcriptome Sequencing Reveals Tissue-Specific Gene Expression Profile of Mangrove Clam Geloina erosa. Front Physiol 2022; 13:851957. [PMID: 35514334 PMCID: PMC9065350 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.851957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Mollusca is the second largest animal phylum and represents one of the most evolutionarily successful animal groups. Geloina erosa, a species of Corbiculidae, plays an important role in mangrove ecology. It is highly adaptable and can withstand environmental pollution and microbial infections. However, there is no reference genome or full-length transcriptome available for G. erosa. This impedes the study of the biological functions of its different tissues because transcriptome research requires reference genome or full-length transcriptome as a reference to improve accuracy. In this study, we applied a combination of Illumina and PacBio single-molecule real-time sequencing technologies to sequence the full-length transcriptomes of G. erosa tissues. Transcriptomes of nine samples obtained from three tissues (hepatopancreas, gill, and muscle) were sequenced using Illumina. Furthermore, we obtained 87,310 full-length reads non-chimeric sequences. After removing redundancy, 22,749 transcripts were obtained. The average Q score of 30 was 94.48%. In total, 271 alternative splicing events were predicted. There were 14,496 complete regions and 3,870 lncRNAs. Differential expression analysis revealed tissue-specific physiological functions. The gills mainly express functions related to filtration, metabolism, identifying pathogens and activating immunity, and neural activity. The hepatopancreas is the main tissue related to metabolism, it also involved in the immune response. The muscle mainly express functions related to muscle movement and control, it contains more energy metabolites that gill and hepatopancreas. Our research provides an important reference for studying the gene expression of G. erosa under various environmental stresses. Moreover, we present a reliable sequence that will provide an excellent foundation for further research on G. erosa.
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- Xin Liao
- Guangxi Key Lab of Mangrove Conservation and Utilization, Guangxi Mangrove Research Center, Beihai, China
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- Guangxi Key Lab of Mangrove Conservation and Utilization, Guangxi Mangrove Research Center, Beihai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Guangxi Key Lab of Mangrove Conservation and Utilization, Guangxi Mangrove Research Center, Beihai, China
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- Guangxi Key Lab of Mangrove Conservation and Utilization, Guangxi Mangrove Research Center, Beihai, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Big Data Analysis and Processing, Institute of Data and Knowledge Engineering, School of Computer and Information Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics, School of Biological Science and Medical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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De Marco G, Brandão F, Pereira P, Pacheco M, Cappello T. Organ-Specific Metabolome Deciphering Cell Pathways to Cope with Mercury in Wild Fish (Golden Grey Mullet Chelon auratus). Animals (Basel) 2021; 12:79. [PMID: 35011185 PMCID: PMC8749613 DOI: 10.3390/ani12010079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2021] [Revised: 12/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Metabolomics is a powerful approach in evaluating the health status of organisms in ecotoxicological studies. However, metabolomics data reflect metabolic variations that are attributable to factors intrinsic to the environment and organism, and it is thus crucial to accurately evaluate the metabolome of the tissue/organ examined when it is exposed to no stressor. The metabolomes of the liver and gills of wild golden grey mullet (Chelon auratus) from a reference area were analyzed and compared by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR)-based metabolomics. Both organs were characterized by amino acids, carbohydrates, osmolytes, nucleosides and their derivatives, and miscellaneous metabolites. However, similarities and differences were revealed in their metabolite profile and related to organ-specific functions. Taurine was predominant in both organs due to its involvement in osmoregulation in gills, and detoxification and antioxidant protective processes in liver. Environmental exposure to mercury (Hg) triggered multiple and often differential metabolic alterations in fish organs. Disturbances in ion-osmoregulatory processes were highlighted in the gills, whereas differential impairments between fish organs were pointed out in energy-producing metabolic pathways, protein catabolism, membrane stabilization processes, and antioxidant defense system, reflecting the induction of organ-specific adaptive and defensive strategies. Overall, a strict correlation between metabolites and organ-specific functions of fish gills and liver were discerned in this study, as well as organ-specific cytotoxicity mechanisms of Hg in fish.
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- Giuseppe De Marco
- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy;
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.P.)
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.P.)
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; (F.B.); (P.P.); (M.P.)
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, 98166 Messina, Italy;
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Frizzo R, Bortoletto E, Riello T, Leanza L, Schievano E, Venier P, Mammi S. NMR Metabolite Profiles of the Bivalve Mollusc Mytilus galloprovincialis Before and After Immune Stimulation With Vibrio splendidus. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:686770. [PMID: 34540890 PMCID: PMC8447493 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.686770] [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: 03/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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The hemolymph metabolome of Mytilus galloprovincialis injected with live Vibrio splendidus bacteria was analyzed by 1H-NMR spectrometry. Changes in spectral hemolymph profiles were already detected after mussel acclimation (3 days at 18 or 25 °C). A significant decrease of succinic acid was accompanied by an increase of most free amino acids, mytilitol, and, to a smaller degree, osmolytes. These metabolic changes are consistent with effective osmoregulation, and the restart of aerobic respiration after the functional anaerobiosis occurred during transport. The injection of Vibrio splendidus in mussels acclimated at 18°C caused a significant decrease of several amino acids, sugars, and unassigned chemical species, more pronounced at 24 than at 12 h postinjection. Correlation heatmaps indicated dynamic metabolic adjustments and the relevance of protein turnover in maintaining the homeostasis during the response to stressful stimuli. This study confirms NMR-based metabolomics as a feasible analytical approach complementary to other omics techniques in the investigation of the functional mussel responses to environmental challenges.
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- Riccardo Frizzo
- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Matoo OB, Lannig G, Bock C, Sokolova IM. Temperature but not ocean acidification affects energy metabolism and enzyme activities in the blue mussel, Mytilus edulis. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:3366-3379. [PMID: 33841790 PMCID: PMC8019023 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2020] [Revised: 01/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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In mosaic marine habitats, such as intertidal zones, ocean acidification (OA) is exacerbated by high variability of pH, temperature, and biological CO2 production. The nonlinear interactions among these drivers can be context-specific and their effect on organisms in these habitats remains largely unknown, warranting further investigation.We were particularly interested in Mytilus edulis (the blue mussel) from intertidal zones of the Gulf of Maine (GOM), USA, for this study. GOM is a hot spot of global climate change (average sea surface temperature (SST) increasing by >0.2°C/year) with >60% decline in mussel population over the past 40 years.Here, we utilize bioenergetic underpinnings to identify limits of stress tolerance in M. edulis from GOM exposed to warming and OA. We have measured whole-organism oxygen consumption rates and metabolic biomarkers in mussels exposed to control and elevated temperatures (10 vs. 15°C, respectively) and current and moderately elevated P CO2 levels (~400 vs. 800 µatm, respectively).Our study demonstrates that adult M. edulis from GOM are metabolically resilient to the moderate OA scenario but responsive to warming as seen in changes in metabolic rate, energy reserves (total lipids), metabolite profiles (glucose and osmolyte dimethyl amine), and enzyme activities (carbonic anhydrase and calcium ATPase).Our results are in agreement with recent literature that OA scenarios for the next 100-300 years do not affect this species, possibly as a consequence of maintaining its in vivo acid-base balance.
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- Omera B. Matoo
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of Nebraska‐LincolnLincolnNEUSA
- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotteNCUSA
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- Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine ResearchAlfred Wegener InstituteBremerhavenGermany
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- Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine ResearchAlfred Wegener InstituteBremerhavenGermany
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotteNCUSA
- Department of Marine BiologyInstitute of Biological SciencesUniversität RostockRostockGermany
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Shafique L, Abdel-Latif HMR, Hassan FU, Alagawany M, Naiel MAE, Dawood MAO, Yilmaz S, Liu Q. The Feasibility of Using Yellow Mealworms ( Tenebrio molitor): Towards a Sustainable Aquafeed Industry. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11030811. [PMID: 33805823 PMCID: PMC7999726 DOI: 10.3390/ani11030811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/07/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The expansion of the aquaculture industry depends mainly on aquafeed availability at reasonable prices. The common ingredients of aquafeed (e.g., fish and soybean meals) are not sustainable due to a lack of resources and increasing prices. Seeking alternative non-traditional ingredients is among the choices of nutritionists to produce high-quality feed at a feasible cost. Yellow mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) (TM) have been introduced to the feed industry as protein sources of a circular economy. Many studies have investigated the possibility of including T. molitor meals as a substitute for fish and soybean meals in aquafeed. Thus, this review exclusively presents an assemblage of the literature on the possibility of including T. molitor in aquafeed as a suggestion for the sustainability of the aquaculture industry. Abstract The success of the aquafeed industry mainly depends on the availability of raw ingredients with high nutritional value, such as fishmeal (FM). However, the increased demand for FM elevates its prices and leads to high feed costs. Thus, there is an urgent need to find suitable alternatives for FM in fish diets to achieve sustainability in aquaculture. Currently, attention is being paid to the possibility of using insect meals as FM substitutes in aquafeed because of their relatively high nutritional quality. TM is one of those insects that can be regarded as a unique candidate because of its relatively high nutritional value. TM are rich sources of essential amino acids (methionine), lipids, and fatty acids, which vary based on the developmental stage of the worms. Although TM have an abundant amount of chitin as a fiber source and other anti-nutritional factors, numerous studies have investigated the efficacy of partial or complete substitution of FM by T. molitor in fish diets. In this context, we reviewed the current research findings on the achievable inclusion levels of T. molitor versus FM substitution in the diets of several finfish and shellfish species. We discussed the potential use of T. molitor as an FM substitute in fish diets and evaluated its effects on growth, biometric indices, and body composition. Besides, the hematological parameters, immunological responses, antioxidative efficacy, intestinal health status, and sensory criteria of fish fed T. molitor-based diets were also assessed.
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- Laiba Shafique
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China;
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- Department of Poultry and Fish Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria 22758, Egypt;
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- Institute of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan;
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- Poultry Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44519, Egypt;
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Zagazig University, Zagazig 44511, Egypt;
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- Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh 33516, Egypt;
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- Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Marine Sciences and Technology, Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University, 17100 Canakkale, Turkey;
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Guangxi University, Nanning 530005, China;
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Yang C, Zeng Y, Liao Y, Deng Y, Du X, Wang Q. Integrated GC-MS- and LC-MS-Based Untargeted Metabolomics Studies of the Effect of Vitamin D3 on Pearl Production Traits in Pearl Oyster Pinctada fucata martensii. Front Mol Biosci 2021; 8:614404. [PMID: 33748187 PMCID: PMC7973263 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2021.614404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Pearl oyster Pinctada fucata martensii is widely recognized for biomineralization and has been cultured for high-quality marine pearl production. To ascertain how dietary vitamin D3 (VD3) levels affect the features of pearl production by P. f. martensii and discover the mechanisms regulating this occurrence, five experimental diets with variable levels of VD3 were used with inclusion levels of 0, 500, 1,000, 3,000, and 10,000 IU/kg. The distinct inclusion levels were distributed into five experimental groups (EG1, EG2, EG3, EG4, and EG5). All the experimental groups were reared indoors except the control group (CG) reared at the sea. Pearl oysters, one year and a half old, were used in the grafting operation to culture pearls. During the growing period that lasted 137 days, EG3 had the highest survival rate, retention rate, and high-quality pearl rate. A similar trend was found for EG3 and CG with significantly higher pearl thickness and nacre deposition rates than other groups, but no significant differences were observed between them. A metabolomics profiling using GC–MS and LC–MS of pearl oysters fed with low quantities of dietary VD3 and optimal levels of dietary VD3 revealed 135 statistically differential metabolites (SDMs) (VIP > 1 and p < 0.05). Pathway analysis indicated that SDMs were involved in 32 pathways, such as phenylalanine metabolism, histidine metabolism, glycerophospholipid metabolism, alanine aspartate and glutamate metabolism, arginine and proline metabolism, glycerolipid metabolism, amino sugar and nucleotide sugar metabolism, and tyrosine metabolism. These results provide a theoretical foundation for understanding the impacts of VD3 on pearl production traits in pearl oyster and reinforce forthcoming prospects and application of VD3 in pearl oyster in aquaculture rearing conditions.
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- Chuangye Yang
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.,Guangdong Science and Innovation Center for Pearl Culture, Zhanjiang, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Mariculture Organism Breeding, Zhanjiang, China.,Pearl Breeding and Processing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.,Guangdong Science and Innovation Center for Pearl Culture, Zhanjiang, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Mariculture Organism Breeding, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.,Guangdong Science and Innovation Center for Pearl Culture, Zhanjiang, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Mariculture Organism Breeding, Zhanjiang, China.,Pearl Breeding and Processing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.,Guangdong Science and Innovation Center for Pearl Culture, Zhanjiang, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Mariculture Organism Breeding, Zhanjiang, China.,Pearl Breeding and Processing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.,Guangdong Science and Innovation Center for Pearl Culture, Zhanjiang, China.,Guangdong Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Mariculture Organism Breeding, Zhanjiang, China.,Pearl Breeding and Processing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang, China
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Kennedy JR, Harley CDG, Marshall KE. Drivers of plasticity in freeze tolerance in the intertidal mussel Mytilus trossulus. J Exp Biol 2020; 223:jeb233478. [PMID: 33214314 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.233478] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Freezing is an extreme stress to living cells, and so freeze-tolerant animals often accumulate protective molecules (termed cryoprotectants) to prevent the cellular damage caused by freezing. The bay mussel, Mytilus trossulus, is an ecologically important intertidal invertebrate that can survive freezing. Although much is known about the biochemical correlates of freeze tolerance in insects and vertebrates, the cryoprotectants that are used by intertidal invertebrates are not well characterized. Previous work has proposed two possible groups of low-molecular weight cryoprotectants in intertidal invertebrates: osmolytes and anaerobic byproducts. In our study, we examined which group of candidate cryoprotectants correlate with plasticity in freeze tolerance in mussels using 1H NMR metabolomics. We found that the freeze tolerance of M. trossulus varies on a seasonal basis, along an intertidal shore-level gradient, and with changing salinity. Acclimation to increased salinity (30 ppt compared with 15 ppt) increased freeze tolerance, and mussels were significantly more freeze tolerant during the winter. Mussel freeze tolerance also increased with increasing shore level. There was limited evidence that anaerobic byproduct accumulation was associated with increased freeze tolerance. However, osmolyte accumulation was correlated with increased freeze tolerance after high salinity acclimation and in the winter. The concentration of most low molecular weight metabolites did not vary with shore level, indicating that another mechanism is likely responsible for this pattern of variation in freeze tolerance. By identifying osmolytes as a group of molecules that assist in freezing tolerance, we have expanded the known biochemical repertoire of the mechanisms of freeze tolerance.
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- Jessica R Kennedy
- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
- Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
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- Department of Zoology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z4
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Tsentalovich YP, Zelentsova EA, Yanshole LV, Yanshole VV, Odud IM. Most abundant metabolites in tissues of freshwater fish pike-perch (Sander lucioperca). Sci Rep 2020; 10:17128. [PMID: 33051472 PMCID: PMC7555489 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-73895-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Accepted: 09/21/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Quantitative metabolomic analysis was performed for eleven tissues of freshwater fish pike-perch (Sander lucioperca), including gill, heart, liver, kidney, spleen, muscle, brain, milt, lens, aqueous (AH) and vitreous (VH) humors with the use of NMR spectroscopy. The absolute values of concentrations were determined for more than 65 most abundant metabolites in every tissue. It was found that from the metabolomic viewpoint, kidney and gill are the most similar tissues, while the metabolomic compositions of ocular tissues—lens, AH, and VH significantly differ from that of other tissues. The combinations of intracellular osmolytes and antioxidants are specific for every tissue. In particular, the concentration of antioxidant ovothiol A in the lens is much higher than in any other tissue, while the brain enjoys the elevated level of ascorbate. The most abundant osmolyte in the fish spleen, muscle, and heart is taurine, and in the brain, gill, and lens—myo-inositol. Other important osmolytes specific for particular tissues are N-acetyl-histidine, N-acetyl-aspartate, betaine, threonine-phosphoethanolamine, and serine-phosphoethanolamine. The quantitative data obtained in the present work can be used as the baseline metabolite concentrations in the fish tissues to evaluate the influence of seasonal, ecological and other factors on the fish metabolism.
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- Yuri P Tsentalovich
- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.,Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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Heterometrus Spinifer: An Untapped Source of Anti-Tumor Molecules. BIOLOGY 2020; 9:biology9070150. [PMID: 32630812 PMCID: PMC7408436 DOI: 10.3390/biology9070150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Despite intensive research, cancer incidence and mortality continue to rise. Consequently, the necessity to develop effective anti-cancer therapy is apparent. We have recently shown that the gut bacteria of animals living in polluted environments, such as crocodiles, are a potential source of novel anti-tumor molecules. To extend this work to other resilient species, we investigated the anti-tumor effects of gut bacteria of Heterometrus spinifer (a scorpion). Bacteria from the feces and gut were isolated, identified and evaluated for their anti-tumor effects. Bacterial-conditioned media was prepared in Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI) 1640 media, and cytotoxicity and growth inhibitory properties were examined against cervical (HeLa) cancer cells. Liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry (LC-MS) was conducted to establish the identity of the molecules. Eighteen bacteria species from the gut (HSG01-18) and ten bacteria species from feces (HSF01-10) were tested for anti-tumor effects. Bacterial-conditioned media from scorpion gut and feces exhibited significant growth inhibitory effects against HeLa cells of 66.9% and 83.8%, respectively. Microscopic analysis of cancer cells treated with conditioned media HSG12 and HSG16 revealed apoptosis-like effects. HSG12 was identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa and HSG16 was identified as Bacillus subtilis. Both conditioned media exhibited 100% growth inhibitory effects versus a selection of cancer cells, comprising cervical, breast and prostate cancer cells. LC–MS indicated the presence of 72 and 38 compounds, detected from HSG12 and HSG16, respectively. Out of these compounds, 47 were successfully identified while the remainder were unidentified and are possibly novel. This study suggests that the fecal and gut microbiota of scorpions might possess molecules with anti-cancer properties, however, further intensive research is needed to assess these expectations.
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Belivermiş M, Swarzenski PW, Oberhänsli F, Melvin SD, Metian M. Effects of variable deoxygenation on trace element bioaccumulation and resulting metabolome profiles in the blue mussel (Mytilus edulis). CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 250:126314. [PMID: 32234623 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2019] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The dissolved oxygen concentration of the world's oceans has systematically declined by 2% over the past 50 years, and there has been a notable commensurate expansion of the global oxygen minimum zones (OMZs). Such wide-scale ocean deoxygenation affects the distribution of biological communities, impacts the physiology of organisms that may affect their capacity to absorb and process contaminants. Therefore, the bioaccumulation efficiencies of three contrasting radionuclides, 110mAg, 134Cs and 65Zn were investigated using controlled aquaria in the blue mussel Mytilus edulis under three contrasting dissolved oxygen regimes: normoxic; 7.14 mg L-1, reduced oxygen; 3.57 mg L-1 and hypoxic 1.78 mg L-1 conditions. Results indicated that hypoxic conditions diminished 110mAg uptake in the mussel, whereas depuration rates were not affected. Similarly, hypoxia appeared to cause a decrease in the 65Zn bioaccumulation rate, as evidenced by both weakened uptake and rapid elimination rates. Effects of hypoxia on the metabolome of mussels were also explored by untargeted Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopic methods. The metabolic response was characterised by significantly greater abundance of several amino acids, amino sulfonic acids, dicarboxylic acids, carbohydrates and other metabolites in the lowest oxygen treatment, as compared to the higher oxygen treatments. Clearance rates significantly dropped in hypoxic conditions compared to normoxia. Results suggest that hypoxic conditions, and even partly moderate hypoxia, alter ventilation, an-aerobic, oxidative and osmoregulation metabolism of this mussel, which may further influence the trace element bioaccumulation capacity.
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- Murat Belivermiş
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, 34134, Vezneciler, Istanbul, Turkey; International Atomic Energy Agency, Environment Laboratories, 4a Quai Antoine 1er, MC-98000, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco.
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- International Atomic Energy Agency, Environment Laboratories, 4a Quai Antoine 1er, MC-98000, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco
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- International Atomic Energy Agency, Environment Laboratories, 4a Quai Antoine 1er, MC-98000, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco
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- Australian Rivers Institute, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, Southport, Queensland, 4215, Australia
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- International Atomic Energy Agency, Environment Laboratories, 4a Quai Antoine 1er, MC-98000, Principality of Monaco, 98000, Monaco.
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Prud’homme SM, Hani YMI, Cox N, Lippens G, Nuzillard JM, Geffard A. The Zebra Mussel ( Dreissena polymorpha) as a Model Organism for Ecotoxicological Studies: A Prior 1H NMR Spectrum Interpretation of a Whole Body Extract for Metabolism Monitoring. Metabolites 2020; 10:metabo10060256. [PMID: 32570933 PMCID: PMC7345047 DOI: 10.3390/metabo10060256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 06/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) represents a useful reference organism for the ecotoxicological study of inland waters, especially for the characterization of the disturbances induced by human activities. A nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based metabolomic approach was developed on this species. The investigation of its informative potential required the prior interpretation of a reference 1H NMR spectrum of a lipid-free zebra mussel extract. After the extraction of polar metabolites from a pool of whole-body D. polymorpha powder, the resulting highly complex 1D 1H NMR spectrum was interpreted and annotated through the analysis of the corresponding 2D homonuclear and heteronuclear NMR spectra. The spectrum interpretation was completed and validated by means of sample spiking with 24 commercial compounds. Among the 238 detected 1H signals, 53% were assigned, resulting in the identification of 37 metabolites with certainty or high confidence, while 5 metabolites were only putatively identified. The description of such a reference spectrum and its annotation are expected to speed up future analyses and interpretations of NMR-based metabolomic studies on D. polymorpha and to facilitate further explorations of the impact of environmental changes on its physiological state, more particularly in the context of large-scale ecological and ecotoxicological studies.
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- Sophie Martine Prud’homme
- Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des milieux aquatiques, Université Reims Champagne Ardenne, UMR-I 02 SEBIO, 51687 Reims, France;
- LIEC Lab, Université de Lorraine, CNRS, F-57000 Metz, France
- Correspondence: (S.M.P.); (A.G.)
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- Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des milieux aquatiques, Université Reims Champagne Ardenne, UMR-I 02 SEBIO, 51687 Reims, France;
- Université de Bordeaux, UMR EPOC 5805, équipe Ecotoxicologie aquatique, Place du Dr Peyneau, 33120 Arcachon, France
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institue (TBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA de Toulouse, 135 avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse CEDEX 04, France; (N.C.); (G.L.)
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- Toulouse Biotechnology Institue (TBI), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INRA, INSA de Toulouse, 135 avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse CEDEX 04, France; (N.C.); (G.L.)
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- Institut de Chimie Moléculaire, Université de Reims Champagne Ardenne, UMR CNRS 7312 ICMR, 51097 Reims, France;
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- Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des milieux aquatiques, Université Reims Champagne Ardenne, UMR-I 02 SEBIO, 51687 Reims, France;
- Correspondence: (S.M.P.); (A.G.)
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Zhang J, Guo W, Li Q, Sun F, Xu X, Xu H. Discriminant Analysis of Traditional Chinese Medicinal Properties Based on Holistic Chemical Profiling by 1H-NMR Spectrometry. EVIDENCE-BASED COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE : ECAM 2020; 2020:3141340. [PMID: 32215034 PMCID: PMC7085404 DOI: 10.1155/2020/3141340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/03/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Medicinal property, which is closely related to drug chemical profiling, is the essence of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory and has always been the focus of modern Chinese medicine. Based on dozens of classic and commonly used TCM herbs with recognized medicinal properties, the present study just aimed to investigate the feasibility and reliability of medicinal property discriminant by using 1H-NMR spectrometry, which provided a mass of spectral data showing holistic chemical profile for multivariate analysis and data mining, including principal component analysis (PCA), Fisher linear discriminant analysis (FLDA), and canonical discriminant analysis (CDA). By using FLDA for two-class recognition, a large majority of test herbs (59/61) were properly discriminated as cold or hot group, and the only two exceptions were Chuanbeimu (Fritillariae Cirrhosae Bulbus) and Rougui (Cinnamomi Cortex), suggesting that medicinal properties interrelate with flavor and body tropism, and all these factors together bring up medicinal property and efficacy. While by performing CDA, 98.4% of the original grouped herbs and 77.0% of the leave-one-out cross-validated grouped cases were correctly classified. The findings demonstrated that discriminant analysis based on holistic chemical profiling data by 1H-NMR spectrometry may provide a powerful alternative to have a deeper understanding of TCM medicinal property.
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- Jie Zhang
- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Drug Delivery System and Biotech Drugs in Universities of Shandong, Key Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacology and Drug Evaluation (Yantai University), Ministry of Education, Yantai University, Yantai, China
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Gametogenesis-Related Fluctuations in Ovothiol Levels in the Mantle of Mussels from Different Estuaries: Fighting Oxidative Stress for Spawning in Polluted Waters. Biomolecules 2020; 10:biom10030373. [PMID: 32121166 PMCID: PMC7175103 DOI: 10.3390/biom10030373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2020] [Revised: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 02/24/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Reactive oxygen species present a challenge for marine organisms releasing gametes into the water. Thiol-containing molecules protect cells against oxidative stress, and ovothiol (OSH), an antioxidant-reducing mercaptohistidine, has been described as especially relevant in the oocytes of marine invertebrates. Ovothiol synthase (ovoA), in charge of the first step in OSH synthesis, was sequenced in mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis. Transcription levels of ovoA in mantle did not significantly change along the reproductive cycle. No alterations of ovoA transcription were observed after a laboratory copper (10 µg/L) exposure or in mussels captured in a highly polluted site. Conversely, the metabolomic analysis of the hydrophilic metabolite content in mantle clearly classified mussels according to their site of origin, especially at the most advanced stages of oogenesis. Quantification of OSH-A and -B and glutathione (GSH), revealed stable levels in mantle at early gametogenesis in the unpolluted sampling site, but a strong increase in female mantle previous to spawning in the polluted site. These increased concentrations under pollution suggest that OSH-A accumulates along oogenesis, independent of gene transcription regulation. The concerted accumulation of OSH-A and GSH suggests the building of a balanced cellular redox-system to scavenge ROS produced in the oocyte before and during fertilization.
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Gornati R, Maisano M, Pirrone C, Cappello T, Rossi F, Borgese M, Giannetto A, Cappello S, Mancini G, Bernardini G, Fasulo S. Mesocosm System to Evaluate BF-MBR Efficacy in Mitigating Oily Wastewater Discharges: an Integrated Study on Mytilus galloprovincialis. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2019; 21:773-790. [PMID: 31655935 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-019-09923-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2019] [Accepted: 09/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This work presents the results of recovery efficacy of the system "BioFilm Membrane BioReactor" (BF-MBR), in the treatment of oily contaminated seawaters. To this aim, we proposed a multidisciplinary approach that integrates traditional chemical-physical measures together with the assessment on biological sentinel Mytilus galloprovincialis, maintained in a medium-scale artificial system named mesocosm. The setup included: (1) a mesocosm consisting of uncontaminated seawater; (2) a mesocosm composed of an untreated oily wastewater discharge; and (3) a mesocosm receiving the same oily wastewater previously treated by a BF-MBR pilot scale plant. The multidisciplinary approach that included traditional chemical measures on mesocosms together with the evaluation of morphological organization, mRNA expression of those genes involved in cellular stress response, immunohistochemistry and metabolomic analysis on mussel tissues, was able to provide a robust and holistic evidence of how the proposed treatment is able to reduce the overall impact of oily wastewater discharges on the marine ecosystem.
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- Rosalba Gornati
- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100, Varese, Italy.
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Via Ferdinando d'Alcontres, 31, 98166, Messina, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Via Ferdinando d'Alcontres, 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Via Ferdinando d'Alcontres, 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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- Institute for Coastal Marine Environment, National Research Center, Via San Raineri 86, 98122, Messina, Italy
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- Electric, Electronics and Computer Engineering Department, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125, Catania, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology and Life Sciences, University of Insubria, Via Dunant 3, 21100, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Via Ferdinando d'Alcontres, 31, 98166, Messina, Italy
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Tsentalovich YP, Yanshole VV, Yanshole LV, Zelentsova EA, Melnikov AD, Sagdeev RZ. Seasonal Variations and Interspecific Differences in Metabolomes of Freshwater Fish Tissues: Quantitative Metabolomic Profiles of Lenses and Gills. Metabolites 2019; 9:E264. [PMID: 31684114 PMCID: PMC6918250 DOI: 10.3390/metabo9110264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2019] [Revised: 10/30/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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This work represents the first comprehensive report on quantitative metabolomic composition of tissues of pike-perch (Sander lucioperca) and Siberian roach (Rutilus rutilus lacustris). The total of 68 most abundant metabolites are identified and quantified in the fish lenses and gills by the combination of LC-MS and NMR. It is shown that the concentrations of some compounds in the lens are much higher than that in the gills; that indicates the importance of these metabolites for the adaptation to the specific living conditions and maintaining the homeostasis of the fish lens. The lens metabolome undergoes significant seasonal changes due to the variations of dissolved oxygen level and fish feeding activity. The most season-affected metabolites are osmolytes and antioxidants, and the most affected metabolic pathway is the histidine pathway. In late autumn, the major lens osmolytes are N-acetyl-histidine and threonine phosphoethanolamine (Thr-PETA), while in winter the highest concentrations were observed for serine phosphoethanolamine (Ser-PETA) and myo-inositol. The presence of Thr-PETA and Ser-PETA in fish tissues and their role in cell osmotic protection are reported for the first time. The obtained concentrations can be used as baseline levels for studying the influence of environmental factors on fish health.
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- Yuri P Tsentalovich
- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, Institutskaya 3a, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090, Russia.
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Hwang C, Chang CH, Burch M, Fernandes M, Kildea T. Effects of Epiphytes and Depth on Seagrass Spectral Profiles: Case Study of Gulf St. Vincent, South Australia. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:ijerph16152701. [PMID: 31362358 PMCID: PMC6696022 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16152701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2019] [Revised: 07/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/21/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Seagrasses are a crucial indicator species of coastal marine ecosystems that provide substratum, shelter, and food for epiphytic algae, invertebrates, and fishes. More accurate mapping of seagrasses is essential for their survival as a long-lasting natural resource. Before reflectance spectra could properly be used as remote sensing endmembers, factors that may obscure the detection of reflectance signals must be assessed. The objectives in this study are to determine the influence of (1) epiphytes, (2) water depth, and (3) seagrass genus on the detection of reflectance spectral signals. The results show that epiphytes significantly dampen bottom-type reflectance throughout most of the visible light spectrum, excluding 670–679 nm; the depth does influence reflectance, with the detection of deeper seagrasses being easier, and as the depth increases, only Heterozostera increase in the exact “red edge” wavelength at which there is a rapid change in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum. These findings helped improve the detection of seagrass endmembers during remote sensing, thereby helping protect the natural resource of seagrasses.
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- Charnsmorn Hwang
- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung Chung University, Tainan City 701, Taiwan.
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, National Cheng Kung Chung University, Tainan City 701, Taiwan.
- Global Water Quality Research Center, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City 701, Taiwan.
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- Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
- College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia 5001, Australia
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- Australian Water Quality Centre, SA Water, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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Yang C, Hao R, Du X, Wang Q, Deng Y, Sun R. Response to different dietary carbohydrate and protein levels of pearl oysters (Pinctada fucata martensii) as revealed by GC-TOF/MS-based metabolomics. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 650:2614-2623. [PMID: 30373048 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2018] [Revised: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 10/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Land-based culturing can avoid the effects of environmental pollution and natural disasters, thus ensuring food safety for shellfish. However, food availability, in this case, is limited. To achieve the optimum balance of dietary carbohydrates and proteins and explore the mechanisms behind the phenomenon, we formulated five isoenergetic and isolipidic diets (C30P40, C35P35, C40P30, C45P25, and C50P20) with different levels of carbohydrates (C) and proteins (P). There were five experimental groups (C30P40, C35P35, C40P30, C45P25, and C50P20) and two control groups (CG1 and CG2). CG1 was fed with mixed powders of yeast and Chlorella sp., and CG2 was cultured in natural sea. After 60-day feeding, the highest rates of survival and absolute growth appeared in C45P25. C45P25 exhibited significantly higher activities of amylase, protease, alkaline phosphatase, acid phosphatase, superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and phenoloxidase and significantly lower malondialdehyde content than C30P40, C35P35, C40P30, C50P20, and CG1. No significant differences were observed between C45P25 and CG2. Furthermore, the total antioxidant capacity of the pearl oysters in C45P25 was significantly higher than that in C30P40, C35P35, C40P30, and C50P20. On the basis of these results, the optimal balance of proteins and carbohydrates for pearl oysters was the C45P25 diet. Metabolomics-based profiling of the pearl oysters fed with high-carbohydrate/low-protein diet (C45P25) and low-carbohydrate/high-protein diet (C30P40) revealed 80 significantly different metabolites (VIP > 1 and P < 0.05). Furthermore, integrated key metabolic pathway analysis showed that C45P25 regulated starch and sucrose metabolism, alanine, aspartate and glutamate metabolism and glycine, serine and threonine metabolism to meet the energy demand and increase the glucogenic amino acid, thereby promoting protein synthesis and reducing fatty acid β-oxidation in comparison with C30P40. This finding helps elucidate the underlying mechanisms leading to the high-carbohydrate/low-protein diet characteristic of the optimal dietary carbohydrate and protein levels of P. f. martensii.
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- Chuangye Yang
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China; Pearl Breeding and Processing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang 524088, China.
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China; Pearl Breeding and Processing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, China; Pearl Breeding and Processing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang 524088, China
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- Zhejiang Hengxing Food Co., Ltd., Jiaxing 314100, China
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Yang C, Hao R, Du X, Deng Y, Sun R, Wang Q. Metabolomics Responses of Pearl Oysters ( Pinctada fucata martensii) Fed a Formulated Diet Indoors and Cultured With Natural Diet Outdoors. Front Physiol 2018; 9:944. [PMID: 30072917 PMCID: PMC6060569 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.00944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Natural disasters and environmental pollution are the main problems in traditional offshore cultivation. While culturing pearl oysters through industrial farming can avoid these problems, food availability in this case is limited. This study compares the metabolomics responses of pearl oysters, Pinctada fucata martensii, fed a formulated diet indoors with those of oysters cultured with natural diet outdoors by using a gas chromatography time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GC-TOF/MS)-based metabolomics approach. The animals were divided into two groups as follows: the experimental group (EG) was fed a formulated diet indoors and the control group (CG) was cultured with natural diet outdoors. After 45 days of feeding, the survival rate of EG was significantly higher than that of CG. The absolute growth rate (AGR) of the total weight of EG did not significantly differ from that of CG, but the AGRs of the shell length, shell height, and shell width of CG were significantly higher than those of EG. EG showed significantly higher amylase activities than CG, and the hexokinase and glucose-6-phosphate isomerase concentrations of the former were significantly lower than those of the latter. Metabolomics revealed 125 metabolites via mass spectrum matching with a spectral similarity value > 700 in the hepatopancreas, and 48 metabolites were considered to be significantly different between groups (VIP > 1 and P < 0.05). Pathway analysis results indicated that these significantly different metabolites were involved in 34 pathways. Further integrated key metabolic pathway analysis showed that, compared with CG, EG had lower capabilities for cysteine and methionine metabolism, sulfur metabolism, and starch and sucrose metabolism. This study demonstrated that the formulated diet could be an excellent substitute for natural diet; however, its nutrients were insufficient. Effective strategies should be developed to enhance the utilization of formulated diets.
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- Chuangye Yang
- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.,Pearl Breeding and Processing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.,Pearl Breeding and Processing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang, China
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- Zhejiang Hengxing Food Co., Ltd., Jiaxing, China
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- Fisheries College, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang, China.,Pearl Breeding and Processing Engineering Technology Research Centre of Guangdong Province, Zhanjiang, China
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Kovacevic V, Simpson AJ, Simpson MJ. Investigation of Daphnia magna Sub-Lethal Exposure to Organophosphate Esters in the Presence of Dissolved Organic Matter Using ¹H NMR-Based Metabolomics. Metabolites 2018; 8:metabo8020034. [PMID: 29783758 PMCID: PMC6027453 DOI: 10.3390/metabo8020034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 05/08/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are frequently detected in aquatic environments. Hydrophobic OPEs with high octanol-water partition coefficients (Log KOW) will likely sorb to dissolved organic matter (DOM) and consequently alter OPE bioavailability and sub-lethal toxicity. 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based metabolomics was used to evaluate how DOM (5 mg organic carbon/L) alters the metabolic response of Daphnia magna exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of three individual OPEs with varying hydrophobicity. D. magna exposed to the hydrophilic contaminant (Log KOW = 1.43) tris(2-chloroethyl) phosphate (TCEP) did not have substantial metabolic changes and DOM did not alter the metabolic response. There were significant increases in amino acids and a decrease in glucose from exposure to the hydrophobic contaminant (Log KOW = 3.65) tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate (TBOEP) which DOM did not mitigate, likely due to the high sub-lethal toxicity of TBOEP. Exposure to DOM and the hydrophobic contaminant (Log KOW = 4.76) triphenyl phosphate (TPhP) resulted in a unique metabolic response which was unlike TPhP only exposure, perhaps because DOM may be an additional stressor with TPhP exposure. Therefore, Log KOW values may not always predict how sub-lethal contaminant toxicity will change with DOM and there should be more consideration to incorporate DOM in sub-lethal ecotoxicology testing.
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- Vera Kovacevic
- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.
- Environmental NMR Centre and Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.
- Environmental NMR Centre and Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.
- Environmental NMR Centre and Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, University of Toronto Scarborough, 1265 Military Trail, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada.
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