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Kladchenko ES, Kukhareva TA, Rychkova VN, Soldatov AA, Chelebieva ES, Andreyeva AY. Effect of hypersalinic stress on hemocyte morphology and hemolymph cellular composition of the ark clam (Anadarakagoshimensis). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 138:108867. [PMID: 37263549 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.108867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Revised: 05/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Bivalve mollusks as typical osmoconformers are unable to maintain a constant level of internal osmolarity in conditions of salinity stress. Adaptation to fluctuations of environmental salinity is achieved through cellular osmoregulatory responses, which are accompanied with a substantial shift in functional state of cells. In the present work we investigated the effect of hypersalinity stress on hemolymph cellular composition and morphology of the ark clam (Anadara kagoshimensis) hemocytes. Ark clams were subjected to a gradual increase of environmental salinity from 18‰ to 35‰ and 45‰ and maintained at those conditions for two days. Exposure to hypersalinity 35‰ induced changes in erythrocyte morphology and led to a decrease of their diameter. At salinity 45‰ a substantial increase of hemocyte average diameter was observed, whereas the shape of cells did not change (18‰). Hyperosmotic stress was not associated with changes in hemocyte viability as well as changes in hemolymph cellular composition. The results of the present work demonstrate high tolerance of A. kagoshimensis to short-time exposure to hypersalinic conditions.
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- E S Kladchenko
- Laboratory of Ecological Immunology of Aquatic Organisms, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Lenninsky Ave, 38, 119991, Moscow, Russia.
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- Laboratory of Ecological Immunology of Aquatic Organisms, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Lenninsky Ave, 38, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Lenninsky Ave, 38, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Animal Physiology and Biochemistry, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Lenninsky Ave, 38, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Ecological Immunology of Aquatic Organisms, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Lenninsky Ave, 38, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Laboratory of Ecological Immunology of Aquatic Organisms, A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Lenninsky Ave, 38, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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Medeiros IPM, Souza MM. Cell volume maintenance capacity of the sea anemone Bunodosoma cangicum: the effect of copper. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:50057-50066. [PMID: 36787068 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25834-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
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Cell volume regulation is an essential strategy for the maintenance of life under unfavorable osmotic conditions. Mechanisms aimed at minimizing the physiological challenges caused by environmental changes are crucial in anisosmotic environments. However, aquatic ecosystems experience multiple stressors, including variations in salinity and heavy metal pollution. The accumulation of heavy metals in aquatic ecosystems has a significant effect on the biota, leading to impaired function. The aim of this study was to investigate the capacity of volume regulation in isolated cells of the sea anemone Bunodosoma cangicum exposed to nominal copper (Cu) concentrations of 5 and 50 µg L-1, associated or not with hypoosmotic (15‰) or hyperosmotic (45‰) shock for 15 min. In the absence of the metal, our results showed volume maintenance in all osmotic conditions. Our results showed that cell volume was maintained under all osmotic conditions in the absence of Cu. Similarly, no significant differences were observed in cell volumes under isosmotic and hyperosmotic conditions in the presence of both Cu concentrations. A similar homeostatic response was observed under the hypoosmotic condition with 5 µg L-1 Cu. Our results showed an increase in cell volume with exposure of the cells to the hypoosmotic condition and 50 µg L-1 Cu. The response could be associated with the increased bioavailability of Cu, reduced ability to resist multixenobiotics and their efflux pathways, and the impairment of water efflux in specialized transmembrane proteins. Therefore, B. cangicum pedal disk cells can tolerate osmotic variations in aquatic ecosystems. However, the capacity to regulate cell volume under hypoosmotic conditions can be affected by the presence of a metal contaminant (50 µg L-1 Cu), which could be due to the inhibition of water channels.
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- Isadora Porto Martins Medeiros
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil.,Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, Rio Grande Do Sul, Brazil
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Yang Y, Ni J, Niu D, Zheng G, Li Y. Physiological response of the razor clam Sinonovacula constricta exposed to hyposalinity stress. AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2022.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Osmoregulatory power influences tissue ionic composition after salinity acclimation in aquatic decapods. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2021; 259:111001. [PMID: 34098129 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Revised: 05/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Decapod crustaceans show variable degrees of euryhalinity and osmoregulatory capacity, by responding to salinity changes through anisosmotic extracellular regulation and/or cell volume regulation. Cell volume regulatory mechanisms involve exchange of inorganic ions between extra- and intra-cellular (tissue) compartments. Here, this interplay of inorganic ions between both compartments has been evaluated in four decapod species with distinct habitats and osmoregulatory strategies. The marine/estuarine species Litopenaeus vannamei (Lv) and Callinectes danae (Cd) were submitted to reduced salinity (15‰), after acclimation to 25 and 30‰, respectively. The freshwater Macrobrachium acanthurus (Ma) and Aegla schmitti (As) were submitted to increased salinity (25‰). The four species were salinity-challenged for both 5 and 10 days. Hemolymph osmolality, sodium, chloride, potassium, and magnesium were assayed. The same inorganic ions were quantified in muscle samples. Muscle hydration (MH) and ninhydrin-positive substances (NPS) were also determined. Lv showed slight hemolymph dilution, increased MH and no osmotically-relevant decreases in muscle osmolytes; Cd displayed hemolymph dilution, decreased muscular NaCl and stable MH; Ma showed hypo-regulation and steady MH, with no change in muscle ions; As conformed hemolymph sodium but hypo-regulated chloride, had stable MH and increased muscle NPS and ion levels. Hemolymph and muscle ions (especially chloride) of As were highly correlated (Pearson, +0.83). Significant exchanges between hemolymph and muscle ionic pools were more evident in the two species with comparatively less AER regulatory power, C. danae and A. schmitti. Our findings endorse that the interplay between extracellular and tissue ionic pools is especially detectable in euryhaline species with relatively lower osmoregulatory strength.
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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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Ciparis S, Rhyne G, Stephenson T. Exposure to Elevated Concentrations of Major Ions Decreases Condition Index of Freshwater Mussels: Comparison of Metrics. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.31931/fmbc.v22i2.2019.98-108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- Serena Ciparis
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Virginia Field Office, Gloucester, VA 23061 USA
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- Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061 USA
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Medeiros IPM, Faria SC, Souza MM. Osmoionic homeostasis in bivalve mollusks from different osmotic niches: Physiological patterns and evolutionary perspectives. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2019; 240:110582. [PMID: 31669880 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.110582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2019] [Revised: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Physiological knowledge gained from questions focused on the challenges faced and strategies recruited by organisms in their habitats assumes fundamental importance about understanding the ability to survive when subjected to unfavorable situations. In the aquatic environment, salinity is particularly recognized as one of the main abiotic factors that affects the physiology of organisms. Although the physiological patterns and challenges imposed by each occupied environment are distinct, they tend to converge to osmotic oscillations. From a comparative perspective, we aimed to characterize the osmoregulatory patterns of the bivalve mollusks Corbicula largillierti (purple Asian cockle), Erodona mactroides (lagoon cockle), and Amarilladesma mactroides (white clam) - inhabitants of different osmotic niches - when submitted to hypo- and/or hyperosmotic salinity variations. We determined the hemolymph osmotic and ionic concentrations, tissue hydration, and the intracellular isosmotic regulation (IIR) from the use of osmolytes (organic and inorganic) after exposure to species-specific salinity intervals. Additionally, we incorporated phylogenetic perspectives to infer and even broaden the understanding about the patterns that comprise the osmoionic physiology of Bivalvia representatives. According to the variables analyzed in the hemolymph, the three species presented a pattern of osmoconformation. Furthermore, both ionic regulation and conformation patterns were observed in freshwater, estuarine, and marine species. The patterns verified experimentally show greater use of inorganic osmolytes compared to the participation of organic molecules, which varied according to the osmotic niche occupied in the IIR for the mantle, adductor muscle, and gills. This finding widens the classic vision about the preferential use of certain osmolytes by animals from distinct niches. Our phylogenetic perspective also indicates that environmental salinity drives physiological trait variations, including hemolymph osmolality and the ion composition of the extracellular fluid (sodium, chloride, magnesium, and calcium). We also highlight the important role played by the shared ancestry, which influences the interspecific variability of the hemolymph K+ in selected representatives of Bivalvia.
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- Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo, USP, Brazil; Department of Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology. University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, FURG, Brazil; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Brazil.
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David DD, Lima OG, Nóbrega AMCDS, Amado EM. Capacity of tissue water regulation is impaired in an osmoconformer living in impacted estuaries? ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 166:375-382. [PMID: 30278400 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.09.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Estuarine osmoconformes rely on their ability to perform tissue and cell water regulation to cope with daily osmotic challenges that occur in the estuary. In addition, these animals currently must deal with pollutants present in the estuarine environment, which can disturb their capacity of water regulation. We collected the mangrove oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae in two tropical estuaries in the Northeast region of Brazil with different degrees of human interference: the Paraíba Estuary (impacted) and the Mamanguape Estuary (preserved). Tissue water content was analyzed after exposure to salinities 12, 24 and 36 for 24 h. Gill cell volume regulation was analyzed in vitro upon hypo- and hyper-osmotic conditions. We also analyzed gill MXR (multi-xenobiotic resistance) mechanism, as reference of environmental pollution. Gill and muscle of oysters from two sites of Paraíba Estuary, and from one site of Mamanguape Estuary were not able to maintain tissue water content upon hypo- and hyper-osmotic conditions. Gill cells of oyster from the same sites exhibited swelling followed by regulatory volume decrease upon hypo-osmotic condition. Gill MXR activity was increased in oysters from these sites. The best tissue and cell water regulation, and the lowest MXR activity, was found in oyster from downstream of Mamanguape Estuary, our reference site and the one most preserved. Tissue and cell water regulation proved to be a sensitive parameter to environmental pollution and could be considered as biomarker of aquatic contamination.
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- Daniela Dantas David
- Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba-Campus V, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba-Campus V, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba-Campus V, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Curso de Ciências Biológicas, Centro de Ciências Biológicas e Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Estadual da Paraíba-Campus V, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
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Crespo D, Solan M, Leston S, Pardal MA, Dolbeth M. Ecological consequences of invasion across the freshwater-marine transition in a warming world. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:1807-1817. [PMID: 29435255 PMCID: PMC5792526 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 10/11/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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The freshwater-marine transition that characterizes an estuarine system can provide multiple entry options for invading species, yet the relative importance of this gradient in determining the functional contribution of invading species has received little attention. The ecological consequences of species invasion are routinely evaluated within a freshwater versus marine context, even though many invasive species can inhabit a wide range of salinities. We investigate the functional consequences of different sizes of Corbicula fluminea-an invasive species able to adapt to a wide range of temperatures and salinity-across the freshwater-marine transition in the presence versus absence of warming. Specifically, we characterize how C. fluminea affect fluid and particle transport, important processes in mediating nutrient cycling (NH 4-N, NO 3-N, PO 4-P). Results showed that sediment particle reworking (bioturbation) tends to be influenced by size and to a lesser extent, temperature and salinity; nutrient concentrations are influenced by different interactions between all variables (salinity, temperature, and size class). Our findings demonstrate the highly context-dependent nature of the ecosystem consequences of invasion and highlight the potential for species to simultaneously occupy multiple components of an ecosystem. Recognizing of this aspect of invasibility is fundamental to management and conservation efforts, particularly as freshwater and marine systems tend to be compartmentalized rather than be treated as a contiguous unit. We conclude that more comprehensive appreciation of the distribution of invasive species across adjacent habitats and different seasons is urgently needed to allow the true extent of biological introductions, and their ecological consequences, to be fully realized.
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- Daniel Crespo
- Department of Life Sciences Centre for Functional Ecology-CFE University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- Ocean and Earth Science National Oceanography Centre Southampton University of Southampton Southampton UK
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- Department of Life Sciences Centre for Functional Ecology-CFE University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal.,CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology Pharmacy Faculty University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal.,MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre IPL, Escola Superior de Turismo e Tecnologia do Mar Peniche Portugal
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- Department of Life Sciences Centre for Functional Ecology-CFE University of Coimbra Coimbra Portugal
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- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto Novo Edifício do Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões Matosinhos Portugal
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Volume regulation of intestinal cells of echinoderms: Putative role of ion transporters (Na+/K+-ATPase and NKCC). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2016; 201:124-131. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2016] [Revised: 07/01/2016] [Accepted: 07/08/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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FREIRE CAROLINAA, SOUZA-BASTOS LUCIANAR, AMADO ENELISEM, PRODOCIMO VIVIANE, SOUZA MARTAM. Regulation of Muscle Hydration Upon Hypo- or Hyper-Osmotic Shocks: Differences Related to Invasion of the Freshwater Habitat by Decapod Crustaceans. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 319:297-309. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2012] [Revised: 02/09/2013] [Accepted: 02/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- CAROLINA A. FREIRE
- Departamento de Fisiologia; Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná; Curitiba, PR; Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia; Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná; Curitiba, PR; Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia; Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná; Curitiba, PR; Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia; Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná; Curitiba, PR; Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande-FURG; Rio Grande, RS; Brazil
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Torre A, Trischitta F, Corsaro C, Mallamace D, Faggio C. Digestive cells from
Mytilus galloprovincialis
show a partial regulatory volume decrease following acute hypotonic stress through mechanisms involving inorganic ions. Cell Biochem Funct 2012; 31:489-95. [DOI: 10.1002/cbf.2925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2012] [Revised: 10/04/2012] [Accepted: 10/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Agata Torre
- Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche ed Ambientali Università di Messina Messina Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche ed Ambientali Università di Messina Messina Italy
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- Dipartimento di Fisica e CNISM Università di Messina Messina Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Ambiente, della Sicurezza, del Territorio, degli Alimenti e della Salute Università di Messina Messina Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Biologiche ed Ambientali Università di Messina Messina Italy
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Wan Q, Whang I, Lee J. Molecular and functional characterization of HdHSP20: a biomarker of environmental stresses in disk abalone Haliotis discus discus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2012; 33:48-59. [PMID: 22498576 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2012.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2011] [Revised: 03/26/2012] [Accepted: 03/28/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Heat shock proteins (HSPs) production in cell is inducible by many physical and chemical stressors, providing adaptive significance for organisms when faced with environmental changes. In this study, we characterized a novel small HSP gene from disk abalone, designated as HdHSP20, and investigated its temporal expression by different environmental stimuli. The full-length genome sequence of HdHSP20 is composed of three exons and two introns. The 5' flanking region contains multiple putative transcription factor binding sites related to stress response. The open reading frame of the HdHSP20 cDNA is 480 bp and encodes 160 amino acid residues with 18.76 kDa molecular mass. The deduced amino acid sequence shares highest similarity with HSP20 genes from other invertebrates. HdHSP20 also shows several structural signatures of small HSP, including the conserved α-crystallin domain, the absence of cysteine residues, a high number of Glx/Asx residues and the compact β-sandwich structure in the C-terminal region. Overexpression of recombinant HdHSP20 protein conveyed enhanced thermotolerance to Escherichia coli cells, suggesting its functional activity in the cellular chaperone network. qRT-PCR measurements of HdHSP20 mRNA level have shown rapid and drastic induction by extreme temperatures, extreme salinities, heavy metals and the microbial infections. Collectively, our results suggest that HdHSP20 gene is likely involved in the stress resistant mechanisms in disk abalone. Its expression may serve as a potential biomarker capable to indicate a stress state in abalone due to extreme environmental change and pathogen infection.
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- Qiang Wan
- Department of Marine Life Sciences, Jeju National University, Jeju 690-756, Republic of Korea
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Amado EM, Freire CA, Grassi MT, Souza MM. Lead hampers gill cell volume regulation in marine crabs: stronger effect in a weak osmoregulator than in an osmoconformer. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2012; 106-107:95-103. [PMID: 22115908 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/23/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Hepatus pudibundus is a strictly marine osmoconformer crab, while Callinectes ornatus inhabits estuarine areas, behaving as a weak hyper-osmoregulator in diluted seawater. Osmoconformers are expected to have higher capacity for cell volume regulation, but gill cells of a regulator are expected to display ion transporters to a higher degree. The influence of lead nitrate (10 μM) on the ability of isolated gill cells from both species to volume regulate under isosmotic and hyposmotic conditions were here evaluated. Without lead, under a 25% hyposmotic shock, the gill cells of both species were quite capable of cell volume maintenance. Cells of C. ornatus, however, had a little swelling (5%) during the hyposmotic shock of greater intensity (50%), while cells of H. pudibundus were still capable of volume regulation. In the presence of lead, even under isosmoticity, the gill cells of both species showed about 10% volume reduction, indicating that lead promotes the loss of water by the cells. When lead was associated with 25% and 50% hyposmotic shock, C. ornatus cells lost more volume (15%), when compared to isosmotic conditions, while H. pudibundus cells showed volume regulation. We then analyzed the possible ways of action of lead on the mechanisms of cell volume regulation in the two species. Verapamil (100 μM) was used to inhibit Ca²⁺ channels, ouabain (100 μM) to inhibit Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase, and HgCl₂ (100 μM) to inhibit aquaporins. Our results suggest that: (1) Ca²⁺ channels are candidates for lead entry into gill cells of H. pudibundus and C. ornatus, being the target of lead action in these cells; (2) aquaporins are much more relevant for water flux in H. pudibundus; and (3) the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase is much more relevant for volume regulation in C. ornatus. Osmoregulators may be more susceptible to metal contamination than osmoconformers, especially in situations of reduced salinity, for two basic reasons: (1) lower capacity of volume regulation and (2) putative higher uptake of Pb²⁺ through ionic pathways that operate in salt absorption, such as, for example, the Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase.
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- Enelise M Amado
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Rocha CT, Souza MM. The influence of lead on different proteins in gill cells from the freshwater bivalve, Corbicula fluminea, from defense to repair biomarkers. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2012; 62:56-67. [PMID: 21526414 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-011-9675-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2010] [Accepted: 04/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of lead (Pb) on regulatory proteins linked to mechanisms of animal adaptation to polluted environments (using in vivo and in vitro tests) and to validate the in vitro assay as a tool for environmental assessment. Specimens of the bivalve Corbicula fluminea were exposed to nominal concentrations of Pb 5 mg l(-1) for 96 h. Isolated gill cells were exposed to three concentrations (1, 10, and 100 μM) for 5 h. Metal toxicity was evaluated by cell viability (trypan blue exclusion). We also analyzed Na+/K+ adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) and carbonic anhydrase activity. Additionally, the multixenobiotic-resistance (MXR) phenotype was evaluated by the accumulation of rhodamine B (RB). Immunolabeling was used to quantify the expression of P-glycoproteins (C219) and proteins involved in ion transport, water movement, and cellular repair using antibodies against Na+/K+ ATPase, aquaporin 1, and heat-shock protein 70 (Hsp70). Pb was shown to be toxic in both in vivo and in vitro tests, in which cellular viability significantly decreased by approximately 25%. Cellular viability in the in vivo assays was determined by gill cell isolation after the entire animal was exposed to Pb. We observed that Na+/K+ ATPase activity was inhibited by 70%. Also, the expression of the MXR phenotype significantly increased in our in vivo tests. A statistically significant difference was observed in the expression of all proteins in the in vitro assays, whereas only Hsp70 increased in vivo. Employing these analyses, we could validate the sensitivity of the in vitro tests and can propose our in vitro model as a possible tool for environmental assessment.
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- Caroline T Rocha
- Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Laboratório de Ecofisiologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brazil
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Amado EM, Vidolin D, Freire CA, Souza MM. Distinct patterns of water and osmolyte control between intertidal (Bunodosoma caissarum) and subtidal (Anemonia sargassensis) sea anemones. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2011; 158:542-51. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2010] [Revised: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hermes-Lima M, Polcheira C, Trigueiro M, Beleboni RO. Perceptions of Latin American scientists about science and post-graduate education: Introduction to the 5th issue of CBP-Latin America. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2008; 151:263-271. [PMID: 18721892 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2008] [Accepted: 07/16/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Although science and engineering (S&E) publications and doctoral degree awards in Latin America had experienced an impressive growth in the past decades, a qualitative evaluation of this increased output must be performed. Previous studies have indicated that growth in visibility of Latin American science - determined by ratio of citations per paper - has not kept pace with the increase in number of publications. In the present editorial, we analyzed - by means of a 12-item questionnaire - the individual perceptions of forty senior researchers involved in CBP-Latin America (29 Brazilians and 11 non-Brazilians) plus a special group composed by six extraordinary Latin American scientists (the "masters"). The questionnaire - using 6-point Likert-like scale for quantification of perception - focused on issues surrounding doctoral educational system as well as the governmental educational policies and publication pressure from funding agencies. In general, the most striking result was the perception (by 82% of respondents) of lack of job opportunities for people holding a PhD diploma in the field of comparative biochemistry and physiology. Other major trends include (i) lack of satisfaction with governmental policies for science and post-graduate education due to policies promoting mass production for papers and PhD diplomas (65-77% of respondents felt that way) (ii) that current PhD students are doing an adequate job, but have not improved in quality as compared to those from 10 years ago (the same was observed for PhD thesis in terms of present versus past), and (iii) that research infrastructure and the curricula of post-graduate courses do not constitute a problem, but (iv) recent-PhDs are not as fit as they should be in paper-writing skills, especially as perceived by Brazilian respondents. The general perceptions were very similar among Brazilians, non-Brazilians and "masters". The use of a larger study-population, with scientists of more diverse fields is the next logical step to best evaluate the level of satisfaction about science and post-graduate policies in the continent. Finally, this fifth and last special issue of CBP-Latin America celebrates the contribution of 20 new manuscripts, which adds up to 118 published studies highlighting the depth, breadth and enthusiasm of Latin American comparative biochemistry and physiology - enjoy.
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- Marcelo Hermes-Lima
- Oxyradical Research Group, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- Oxyradical Research Group, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, 70910-900, Brazil; Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde, FEPECS, Brasília, DF 70710-907, Brazil
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- Unidade de Biotecnologia, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14096-900, Brazil
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