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Romero S, Laino A, Gabellone C, Garcia CF. Effect of an organophosphate insecticide on the behaviour and physiology of the spider Misumenops maculissparsus (Araneae: Thomisidae). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2024; 110:104525. [PMID: 39111559 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2024.104525] [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: 02/23/2024] [Revised: 07/01/2024] [Accepted: 08/02/2024] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Pests in agriculture cause significant economic damage by reducing production and product quality. While pesticides can be an alternative for pest control, their use has a significant impact on both the environment and human health. Chlorpyrifos, a widely used pesticide, affects both target and non-target organisms, including spiders. In this study, we investigated whether Misumenops maculissparsus spiders at three developmental stages (J0, J2, and adults) recognize the presence of the insecticide and how it affects their enzymatic activity. The results indicated that only J0 was able to recognize the insecticide and avoided surfaces treated with it. On the other hand, J0 and adults exhibited reduced acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity and the activity of antioxidant enzymes was affected by the treatment. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) increased significantly in J0, catalase (CAT) in all stages, glutathione S-transferase (GST) in J2, and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in J2 and adults. Chlorpyrifos exposure did not increase reactive oxygen species or alter cellular populations in any model.
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- S Romero
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner" (INIBIOLP), La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner" (INIBIOLP), La Plata, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y Vectores (CEPAVE), La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner" (INIBIOLP), La Plata, Argentina
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Garcia CF, Ojanguren A, Seoane A, Iuri H, Gambaro R, Molina G, Laino A. First biochemical and behavioural analysis of the response of the scorpion Urophonius brachycentrus (Thorell: 1876) upon exposure to an organophosphate. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2024; 38:291-302. [PMID: 38554285 DOI: 10.1111/mve.12716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/01/2024]
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Scorpionism is an increasing public health problem in the world. Although no specific methodology or product is currently available for the control of those arachnids, the use of insecticides could be an effective tool. Chlorpyrifos is one of the insecticides used, but to date, whether scorpions recognise surfaces with that insecticide and how it affects their physiology and/or biochemistry is unknown. In the present study, we observed that scorpions recognise surfaces with 0.51 and 8.59 μg/cm2 of chlorpyrifos and avoid those areas. The 0.51 μg/cm2 concentration produced a decrease in acetylcholinesterase and an increase in catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase, whereas the 8.59 μg/cm2 concentration evoked a decrease in acetylcholinesterase and an increase in catalase and glutathione S-transferase. Using the comet assay, we observed that the insecticide at 0.17, 0.51 and 8.59 μg/cm2 caused DNA damage. Finally, we found that the insecticide does not generate significant variations in glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, the amount of protein or lipid peroxidation. The present results offer a comprehensive understanding of how scorpions respond, both at the biochemical and behavioural levels, when exposed to insecticides.
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- Carlos F Garcia
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner" (CONICET-UNLP), La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division de Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Genética Veterinaria "Ingeniero Fernando Noel Dulout" (CONICET-UNLP), Facultad de Cs. Veterinarias, UNLP, La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Division de Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia", Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Genética Veterinaria "Ingeniero Fernando Noel Dulout" (CONICET-UNLP), Facultad de Cs. Veterinarias, UNLP, La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner" (CONICET-UNLP), La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner" (CONICET-UNLP), La Plata, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Averkiev A, Rodriguez RD, Fatkullin M, Lipovka A, Yang B, Jia X, Kanoun O, Sheremet E. Towards solving the reproducibility crisis in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy-based pesticide detection. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 935:173262. [PMID: 38768719 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.173262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 05/08/2024] [Accepted: 05/13/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Growing concerns about pesticide residues in agriculture are pushing the scientific community to develop innovative and efficient methods for detecting these substances at low concentrations down to the molecular level. In this context, surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is a powerful analytical method that has so far already undergone some validation for its effectiveness in pesticide detection. However, despite its great potential, SERS faces significant difficulties obtaining reproducible and accurate pesticide spectra, particularly for some of the most widely used pesticides, such as malathion, chlorpyrifos, and imidacloprid. Those inconsistencies can be attributed to several factors, such as interactions between pesticides and SERS substrates and the variety of substrates and solvents used. In addition, differences in the equipment used to obtain SERS spectra and the lack of standards for control experiments further complicate the reproducibility and reliability of SERS data. This review systematically discusses the problems mentioned above, including a comprehensive analysis of the challenges in precisely evaluating SERS spectra for pesticide detection. We not only point out the existing limitations of the method, which can be traced in previous review works, but also offer practical recommendations to improve the quality and comparability of SERS spectra, thereby expanding the potential applications of the method in such an essential field as pesticide detection.
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- Tomsk Polytechnic University, Lenina ave. 30, Tomsk, Russia
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering/State Key Laboratory Incubation Base for Green Processing of Chemical Engineering, Shihezi University, Shihezi, Xinjiang 832003, China.
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- Professorship of Measurement and Sensor Technology, Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz 09126, Germany
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Kazemi S, Hanachi P, Zivary S, Kasmaie A, Walker TR, Goshtasbi H. Combined effects of polyethylene terephthalate and abamectin on enzymatic activity and histopathology response in juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:43987-43995. [PMID: 38914898 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-33981-9] [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: 07/26/2023] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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One of the most pressing global environmental issues is the widespread abundance and distribution of microplastics (MPs). MPs can act as vectors for other contaminants in the environment making these small plastic particles hazardous for ecosystems. The presence of MPs in aquatic environments may pose threats to aquatic organisms that ingest them. This study examined effects of abamectin (ABM) and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) MP fragments on histopathological and enzymatic biomarkers in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Zebrafish were exposed for 96 h to pristine PET-MPs at concentrations of 5 mg/L and 10 mg/L, ABM alone at 0.006 mg/L, and the same concentration of ABM in the presence of PET-MPs in aquaria. Histopathological analysis revealed tissue content changes in liver and kidney in the presence of ABM individually and in combination with MPs. Results of enzymatic analysis showed that MPs increased the bioavailability and toxicity of pesticides due to inhibition of catalase (CAT) and acid phosphatase (ACP) enzymes. However, MPs did not affect the toxicity of ABM for glutathione s-transferase (GST) enzyme. Despite the inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in MPs or ABM treatments, and some neurotoxicity, no change in activity of this enzyme and neurotoxicity was observed in the combined MPs and ABM treatments, although toxicity effects of MPs and ABM on zebrafish require more detailed studies.
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- Somayeh Kazemi
- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, Alzahra University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- School for Resource and Environmental Studies, Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada
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- Department of Plant, Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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Imoski R, Jarenko da Cruz L, Palacio-Cortés AM, Schafaschek AM, Schwamberger E, Mariotti PR, Bichibichi Borges AL, Rodrigues-Silva F, Tentler Prola LD, Navarro da Silva MA, Martins de Freitas A, Vinicius de Liz M. Ecotoxicological strategies employing biochemical markers and organisms to monitor the efficacy of malathion photolysis treatment. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 357:142074. [PMID: 38657693 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142074] [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: 01/15/2024] [Revised: 04/15/2024] [Accepted: 04/17/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The objective of this study was to assess the photolysis-mediated degradation of malathion in standard and commercial formulations, and to determine the toxicity of these degraded formulations. Degradation tests were carried out with 500 μg L-1 of malathion and repeated three times. The initial and residual toxicity was assessed by using Lactuca sativa seeds for phytotoxicity, Stegomyia aegypti larvae for acute toxicity, and Stegomyia aegypti mosquitoes (cultivated from the larval stage until emergence as mosquitoes) to evaluate the biochemical markers of sublethal concentrations. For the standard formulations the photolytic process efficiently reduced the initial concentration of malathion to levels below the regulatory limits however, the formation of byproducts was revealed by chromatography, which allowed for a more complete proposal of photolytic-mediated malathion degradation route. The degraded formulations inhibited the growth of L. sativa seeds, while only the untreated formulations showed larvicidal activity and mortality. Both formulations slightly inhibited acetylcholinesterase activity in S. aegypti mosquitoes, while the standard formulation decreased and the commercial formulation increased glutathione S-transferase activity. However, there were no significant differences for superoxide dismutase, esterase-α, esterase-β and lipid peroxidation. These findings indicate that in the absence of the target compound, the presence of byproducts can alter the enzymatic activity. In general, photolysis effectively degrade malathion lower than the legislation values; however, longer treatment times must be evaluated for the commercial formulation.
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- Rafaela Imoski
- Research Group on Water and Wastewater Advanced Treatment Technologies (GPTec), Department of Academic Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Deputado Heitor de Alencar Furtado St., 5000, Ecoville, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-340, Brazil
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- Research Group on Water and Wastewater Advanced Treatment Technologies (GPTec), Department of Academic Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Deputado Heitor de Alencar Furtado St., 5000, Ecoville, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-340, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Culicidae and Chironomidae Morphology and Physiology (LAMFIC(2)), Department of Zoology, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Culicidae and Chironomidae Morphology and Physiology (LAMFIC(2)), Department of Zoology, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Research Group on Water and Wastewater Advanced Treatment Technologies (GPTec), Department of Academic Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Deputado Heitor de Alencar Furtado St., 5000, Ecoville, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-340, Brazil
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- Research Group on Water and Wastewater Advanced Treatment Technologies (GPTec), Department of Academic Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Deputado Heitor de Alencar Furtado St., 5000, Ecoville, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-340, Brazil
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- Research Group on Water and Wastewater Advanced Treatment Technologies (GPTec), Department of Academic Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Deputado Heitor de Alencar Furtado St., 5000, Ecoville, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-340, Brazil
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- Research Group on Water and Wastewater Advanced Treatment Technologies (GPTec), Department of Academic Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Deputado Heitor de Alencar Furtado St., 5000, Ecoville, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-340, Brazil
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- Research Group on Water and Wastewater Advanced Treatment Technologies (GPTec), Department of Academic Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Deputado Heitor de Alencar Furtado St., 5000, Ecoville, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-340, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Culicidae and Chironomidae Morphology and Physiology (LAMFIC(2)), Department of Zoology, Federal University of Parana (UFPR), Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecotoxicology, Department of Academic Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Deputado Heitor de Alencar Furtado St., 5000, Ecoville, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-340, Brazil
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- Research Group on Water and Wastewater Advanced Treatment Technologies (GPTec), Department of Academic Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Deputado Heitor de Alencar Furtado St., 5000, Ecoville, Curitiba, Paraná, 81280-340, Brazil.
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Mahmoudi N, Fatemi F, Rahmandoust M, Mirzajani F, Ranaei Siadat SO. Development of a carbon quantum dot-based sensor for the detection of acetylcholinesterase and the organophosphate pesticide. Heliyon 2023; 9:e19551. [PMID: 37809678 PMCID: PMC10558800 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19551] [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: 07/17/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023] Open
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In this study, a proper and reliable fluorometric method is introduced for screening acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and its inhibitors, using carbon quantum dots (CQDs) as the signal reporter. Pure, S-doped, and P-doped CQDs, were synthesized and their recoverable fluorescence quenching properties were observed, when exposed to Hg2+, Cu2+, and Fe3+ quenching ions, respectively. The study on the recovery of their emission showed that after the introduction of another guest substance with a stronger affinity to the quenching ions, their fluorescence is restored. The Design Expert software was employed to compare the performance of the three CQDs, as fluorescent probes, based on their quenching efficiency and the percentage of their emission recovery in the presence of AChE and acetylthiocholine (ATCh). Based on the statistical analysis, among the studied CQDs, S-doped CQD was the most suitable candidate for sensor designing. The detection mechanism for the proposed S-doped CQD-based sensor is as follows: The strong binding of Cu2+ ions to carboxyl groups of S-doped CQD quenches the fluorescence signal. Then, hydrolysis of ATCh into thiocholine (TCh) in the presence of AChE causes fluorescence recovery, due to the stronger affinity of Cu2+ to the TCh, rather than the CQD. Finally, in the presence of malathion and chlorpyrifos inhibitors, AChE loses its ability to hydrolyze ATCh to TCh, so the fluorescence emission remains quenched. Based on the proposed detection technique, the designed sensor showed detection limits of 1.70 ppb and 1.50 ppb for malathion and chlorpyrifos, respectively.
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- Protein Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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- Protein Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran
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Peluso J, Chehda AM, Olivelli MS, Ivanic FM, Pérez Coll CS, Gonzalez F, Valenzuela L, Rojas D, Cristos D, Butler M, Candal RJ, Aronzon CM. Metals, pesticides, and emerging contaminants on water bodies from agricultural areas and the effects on a native amphibian. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 226:115692. [PMID: 36931378 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115692] [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: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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In the Paraná River lower basin, an important agro-productive area of Argentina, crop fields and cattle breeding activities are common and may affect water quality. So, the aim of this study was to analyze the impacts of cattle breeding and agricultural activities on a stream from Buenos Aires, through physicochemical parameters (metals, pesticides, and emerging contaminants) and ecotoxicological parameters with Rhinella arenarum larvae, a native amphibian species. Three sites were selected on an ordinary plain stream that goes through agricultural fields and a cattle breeding establishment (upstream -S1-, near -S2- and downstream -S3- the establishment). Physicochemical parameters were measured in situ (in water) and in laboratory (in water and sediment samples: metals, pesticides, ivermectin and oxytetracycline). A semi-static chronic toxicity bioassay (504 h) was performed with water samples, and neurotoxicity, oxidative stress and genotoxicity biomarkers were measured after acute exposure (96 h). According to the index, a degradation in the water quality was observed in all sites. Ivermectin (8.03 mg/kg) and oxytetracycline (1.9 mg/kg) were detected in sediment samples from S2. Pesticides were detected in all sites, mainly in water samples: S1 presented the highest variability (7 residues) and in S3 AMPA, glyphosate and acetochlor concentrations were higher (10.3, 22.4 and 23.8 μg/L). Also, all sites significantly produced lethality at chronic exposure. Lethality at 504h was 40% for S1, 56.66% for S2 and 93.33% for S3. At acute exposure, the oxidative stress biomarkers were altered on R. arenarum larvae exposed to all sites and the neurotoxicity biomarkers were altered on larvae exposed to S1 and S3. Water quality was severely degraded by the surrounding agricultural and cattle breeding activities, which may represent a threat to the ecosystems.
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- Julieta Peluso
- IIIA-UNSAM-CONICET, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat y Sostenibilidad, Campus Miguelete, 25 de mayo y Francia, San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- IIIA-UNSAM-CONICET, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat y Sostenibilidad, Campus Miguelete, 25 de mayo y Francia, San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- IIIA-UNSAM-CONICET, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat y Sostenibilidad, Campus Miguelete, 25 de mayo y Francia, San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- IIIA-UNSAM-CONICET, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat y Sostenibilidad, Campus Miguelete, 25 de mayo y Francia, San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- IIIA-UNSAM-CONICET, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat y Sostenibilidad, Campus Miguelete, 25 de mayo y Francia, San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fluorescencia de Rayos X, Gerencia Química, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Fluorescencia de Rayos X, Gerencia Química, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto Tecnología de los Alimentos, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Instituto Tecnología de los Alimentos, Argentina
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- IIIA-UNSAM-CONICET, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat y Sostenibilidad, Campus Miguelete, 25 de mayo y Francia, San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- IIIA-UNSAM-CONICET, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat y Sostenibilidad, Campus Miguelete, 25 de mayo y Francia, San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- IIIA-UNSAM-CONICET, Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat y Sostenibilidad, Campus Miguelete, 25 de mayo y Francia, San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina.
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Molina G, Laino A, Arrighetti F, Lacava M, Romero S, Mijailovsky S, Garcia CF. Effect of the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos on Behavioral and Metabolic Aspects of the Spider Polybetes pythagoricus. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2023; 42:1293-1308. [PMID: 36919993 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The toxicity of pesticides to organisms depends on the total amount of chemical exposure. Toxicity can be minimized if the organism recognizes the pesticide and alters its behavior. Furthermore, the physical barrier of cuticular hydrocarbons can prevent the entrance of the pesticide into the organism. Finally, if the pesticide enters the body, the organism experiences physiological changes favoring detoxification and the maintenance of homeostasis. We analyzed the behavioral and metabolic response of the spider Polybetes pythagoricus at different times of exposure to the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos. First we observed that the individuals are capable of recognizing and avoiding surfaces treated with pesticides based on a behavioral analysis. Subsequently, we characterized cuticular hydrocarbons as a possible barrier against pesticides. Then we observed that the pesticide provoked histological damage, mainly at the level of the midgut diverticula. Finally, we analyzed the activity of several of the spider's enzymes linked to oxidative stress after exposure to chlorpyrifos for different lengths of time (6, 24, and 48 h). We observed that catalase activity was high at the start, whereas the activity of superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase changed significantly at 48 h. Lipid peroxidation became high at 6 h, but decreased at 48 h. In conclusion, although P. pythagoricus can avoid contact with chlorpyrifos, this pesticide causes activation of the antioxidant system when it enters the body. Our results make a significant contribution to the ecotoxicology of spiders. Environ Toxicol Chem 2023;00:1-16. © 2023 SETAC.
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- Gabriel Molina
- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner,", La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner,", La Plata, Argentina
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- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Consejo National de Investigaciones Cientificas y Téchnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Centro Universitario de Rivera, Universidad de La República, Rivera, Uruguay
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner,", La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner,", La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner,", La Plata, Argentina
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Gabellone C, Molina G, Arrighetti F, Laino A, Garcia CF. Behavioral, Histological, and Physiological Evaluation of the Effect of Imidacloprid on the Spider Misumenops maculissparsus. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2022; 41:2152-2161. [PMID: 35723420 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5411] [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: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid (commercial formulation) on juveniles of the spider Misumenops maculissparsus (Keyserling, 1891). We first analyzed whether spiders recognized the presence of the insecticide on surfaces and in drinking water (in the form of droplets). Next, we investigated if the insecticide generated histologic, physiologic, and/or biochemical alterations. We observed that spiders do not detect the insecticide on a surface (e.g., paper) or in the form of droplets. After the imidacloprid ingestion by droplet intake, most spiders exhibited a paralysis that reverted after 48 h. Consequently, we observed histopathologic damage (i.e., pigment accumulation, necrosis, and cuticle detachment), and an increased catalase (CAT) activity and total-protein concentration in the individuals treated. The activities of glutathione-S-transferase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, and superoxide dismutase, however, did not undergo significant variations. The results obtained emphasize the need to consider different classes of biomarkers, such as CAT and other proteins, to identify and evaluate the histologic, biologic, and biochemical effects of imidacloprid, one of the most widely used insecticides. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:2152-2161. © 2022 SETAC.
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- Cecilia Gabellone
- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y Vectores (CEPAVE), La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner", La Plata, Argentina
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- CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner", La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner", La Plata, Argentina
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McClelland SJ, Woodley SK. Developmental Exposure to Trace Concentrations of Chlorpyrifos Results in Nonmonotonic Changes in Brain Shape and Behavior in Amphibians. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:9379-9386. [PMID: 35704902 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c01039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Despite regulations and improved design, pesticides remain ubiquitous in the environment at relatively low, trace concentrations. To understand how prolonged exposure to trace pesticide concentrations impacts vertebrate brain development and behavior, we raised larval amphibians (northern leopard frogs, Lithobates pipiens) in 0, 1, or 10 μg/L of the organophosphorus pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF) from hatching to metamorphosis. Tadpoles exposed to 1 μg/L CPF, but not 10 μg/L CPF, had changes in relative brain mass, relative telencephalon shape, and behavioral responses to a novel visual cue. Tadpoles exposed to 10 μg/L CPF had altered behavioral responses to predator-associated olfactory cues. After metamorphosis, frogs raised in 1 μg/L CPF, but not 10 μg/L CPF, had changes in the shape of their optic tectum and medulla. Thus, we provide robust evidence that even trace, yet ecologically realistic, concentrations of CPF have neurodevelopmental and behavioral effects that carry over to later life-history stages, further emphasizing the potent effects of trace levels of CPF on vertebrate development. Also, some but not all effects were nonmonotonic, meaning that effects were evident at the lowest but not at the higher concentration of CPF.
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- Sara J McClelland
- Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217, United States
- Moravian University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania 18018, United States
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- Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15217, United States
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Bellas J, Rial D, Valdés J, Vidal-Liñán L, Bertucci JI, Muniategui S, León VM, Campillo JA. Linking biochemical and individual-level effects of chlorpyrifos, triphenyl phosphate, and bisphenol A on sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) larvae. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:46174-46187. [PMID: 35165844 PMCID: PMC9209388 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-19099-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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The effects of three relevant organic pollutants: chlorpyrifos (CPF), a widely used insecticide, triphenyl phosphate (TPHP), employed as flame retardant and as plastic additive, and bisphenol A (BPA), used primarily as plastic additive, on sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) larvae, were investigated. Experiments consisted of exposing sea urchin fertilized eggs throughout their development to the 4-arm pluteus larval stage. The antioxidant enzymes glutathione reductase (GR) and catalase (CAT), the phase II detoxification enzyme glutathione S-transferase (GST), and the neurotransmitter catabolism enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE) were assessed in combination with responses at the individual level (larval growth). CPF was the most toxic compound with 10 and 50% effective concentrations (EC10 and EC50) values of 60 and 279 μg/l (0.17 and 0.80 μM), followed by TPHP with EC10 and EC50 values of 224 and 1213 μg/l (0.68 and 3.7 μM), and by BPA with EC10 and EC50 values of 885 and 1549 μg/l (3.9 and 6.8 μM). The toxicity of the three compounds was attributed to oxidative stress, to the modulation of the AChE response, and/or to the reduction of the detoxification efficacy. Increasing trends in CAT activity were observed for BPA and, to a lower extent, for CPF. GR activity showed a bell-shaped response in larvae exposed to CPF, whereas BPA caused an increasing trend in GR. GST also displayed a bell-shaped response to CPF exposure and a decreasing trend was observed for TPHP. An inhibition pattern in AChE activity was observed at increasing BPA concentrations. A potential role of the GST in the metabolism of CPF was proposed, but not for TPHP or BPA, and a significant increase of AChE activity associated with oxidative stress was observed in TPHP-exposed larvae. Among the biochemical responses, the GR activity was found to be a reliable biomarker of exposure for sea urchin early-life stages, providing a first sign of damage. These results show that the integration of responses at the biochemical level with fitness-related responses (e.g., growth) may help to improve knowledge about the impact of toxic substances on marine ecosystems.
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- Juan Bellas
- Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC), Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390, Vigo, Spain.
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- Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC), Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390, Vigo, Spain
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- Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC), Varadero 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, 30740, Murcia, Spain
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- Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC), Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390, Vigo, Spain
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- Centro Oceanográfico de Vigo, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC), Subida a Radio Faro 50, 36390, Vigo, Spain
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- Grupo Química Analítica Aplicada (QANAP), Instituto Universitario de Medio Ambiente (IUMA), Centro de Investigaciones Científicas Avanzadas (CICA), Departamento de Química Analítica, Facultade de Ciencias, Universidade da Coruña, Campus de A Coruña, 15071, A Coruña, Spain
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- Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC), Varadero 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, 30740, Murcia, Spain
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- Centro Oceanográfico de Murcia, Instituto Español de Oceanografía (IEO, CSIC), Varadero 1, San Pedro del Pinatar, 30740, Murcia, Spain
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Abu Hafsa SH, Hassan AA. Grape seed alleviates lindane-induced oxidative stress and improves growth performance, caecal fermentation and antioxidant capacity in growing rabbits. J Anim Physiol Anim Nutr (Berl) 2022; 106:899-909. [PMID: 35088461 DOI: 10.1111/jpn.13685] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 01/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This study evaluated the protective effect of grape seed on performance, caecal characteristics, blood metabolites and liver antioxidant status in lindane-treated rabbits. Four-week-old New Zealand White rabbits (n = 96) with an initial body weight of 0.750 ± 0.23 g were randomly divided into four groups (n = 24). One group was the control received only corn oil orally, while group L were received lindane daily via gavage in corn oil (4 mg/kg BW; 1/50 LD50 for oral dose), group GS was treated with 50 g grape seed /kg diet, and group LGS treated with a combination of both L and GS for 98 days. Results revealed that final body weight (FBW), average daily gain (ADG), dry matter intake and feed efficiency (FE) were similar between GS and control groups, and achieved the highest FBW and ADG, and the best FE. Caecum pH of the L group increased, while the caecum pH of the GS group decreased sharply. There was a significant increase in the concentration of total VFA, acetic acid, propionic acid and NH3 -N in the GS group, but butyric acid level decreased. GS treatment resulted in a significant increase in the concentrations of total protein, albumin and AChE. GPx, GST, CAT and SOD activity decreased, but TBARS activity significantly increased in the group L, while GS caused a significant elevation of antioxidant activity in the liver. These results confirm that the antioxidant compounds present in grape seed can alleviate the oxidative stress caused by lindane-induced hepatotoxicity and could be a useful supplement to maintain health and improve performance in rabbits.
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- Salma H Abu Hafsa
- Livestock Research Department, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications, New Borg El-Arab, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Animal Production Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt
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Bernardi F, Lirola JR, Cestari MM, Bombardelli RA. Effects on reproductive, biochemical and genotoxic parameters of herbicides 2,4-D and glyphosate in silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 89:103787. [PMID: 34896630 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2021] [Revised: 12/06/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of the herbicides 2,4-D, glyphosate and the mixture of both on oxidative stress, genotoxicity and the rates of fertilization, hatching and larval normality in silver catfish. Exposure to glyphosate and the mixture of herbicides significantly decreased the fertilization of oocytes and the hatching of eggs. The different concentrations of 2,4-D and glyphosate, in addition to the mixture of both, did not affect the rates of larval normality, the activity of CAT, GST, LPO, and PCO. SOD activity was not evident in any of the treatments. Exposure to 2,4-D and the mixture of herbicides caused damage to the genetic material of larvae silver catfish. Our results show that although high concentrations of the herbicides were used, changes caused by them were detected in only some of the tested biomarkers.
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- Fernanda Bernardi
- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Campus de Marechal Cândido Rondon, Rua Pernambuco, 1777, Caixa Postal: 91, CEP: 85960-000, Marechal Cândido Rondon, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco Heráclito dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico - Jardim das Américas, Caixa Postal: 19031, CEP: 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Universidade Federal do Paraná, Avenida Coronel Francisco Heráclito dos Santos, 100, Centro Politécnico - Jardim das Américas, Caixa Postal: 19031, CEP: 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - Campus de Toledo, Rua da Faculdade, 645, Jardim Santa Maria, CEP: 85903-000, Toledo, Paraná, Brazil.
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Alleviation of Malathion Toxicity Effect by Coffea arabica L. Oil and Olea europaea L. Oil on Lipid Profile: Physiological and In Silico Study. PLANTS 2021; 10:plants10112314. [PMID: 34834675 PMCID: PMC8619699 DOI: 10.3390/plants10112314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The community health plans commonly use malathion (MAL), an organophosphate pesticide (OP), to eliminate pathogenic insects. The objective of the present research is to evaluate the consequences of Coffea arabica L. oil and Olea europaea L. oil on MAL-intoxicated male rats. Six equal groups of animals were used for conducting this study (n = 10). Animals in group one were designated as control, animals belonging to group two were exposed to MAL in the measure of hundred mg per kg BW (body weight) for forty-nine days (seven weeks), rats in the third and fourth groups were administered with 400 mg/kg BW of Coffea arabica L. and Olea europaea L. oils, respectively, and the same amount of MAL as given to the second group. Groups five and six were administered with the same amount of Coffea arabica L. oil and Olea europaea L. oil as given to group three. Exposure of rats to 100 mg/kg body weight of MAL resulted in statistical alteration of the serum lipid profile. A marked decline was noticed in the severe changes of these blood parameters when MAL-intoxicated rats were treated with Coffea arabica L. oil and Olea europaea L. oil. Two compounds from Coffea arabica L. oil (Chlorogenic acid) and Olea europaea L. oil (Oleuropein) demonstrated good interaction with xanthine oxidase (XO) and 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA reductase (HMGR) enzymes that are associated with cholesterol production. The present study indicated that Coffea arabica L. oil and Olea europaea L. oil could be considered prospective and potential healing agents against metabolic conditions induced by MAL.
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Laino A, Romero S, Cunningham M, Molina G, Gabellone C, Trabalon M, Garcia CF. Can Wolf Spider Mothers Detect Insecticides in the Environment? Does the Silk of the Egg-Sac Protect Juveniles from Insecticides? ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2021; 40:2861-2873. [PMID: 34314524 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 04/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The use of pesticides for plague control in agroecosystems generates a threat to wildlife and a major problem for human health. Pesticide compounds are also an important source of water and atmosphere contamination. Although insecticides are effective on their target organisms, they often affect organisms that are not their target. The aim of the present study was to research the effects of 3 types of neurotoxic insecticides-a pyrethroid (cypermethrin), a neonicotinoid (imidacloprid), and an organophosphate (chlorpyrifos)-on behavioral and physiological parameters of Pardosa saltans spider (Lycosidae). Our study analyzed for the first time the exploratory behavior of the spider mothers in the presence of these 3 insecticides on their egg-sacs and also on the ground. We also evaluated the oxidative stress effects on the juveniles hatched in the egg-sac protected by silk in relation to variations in detoxification enzymes (catalase, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase, glutathione-S-transferase, and glutathione peroxidase) and lipid peroxidation (reactive oxygen species [ROS]). The results show that these insecticides are repellents for mothers (cypermethrin is the most repellent), and maternal behavior is modified after detection of an insecticide on their egg-sac but mothers do not abandon their egg-sacs. These neurotoxic insecticides affect the juveniles inside their egg-sac. Cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos caused more oxidative stress in juveniles than did imidacloprid. The ROS generated by these insecticides seemed to be adequately eliminated by the juveniles' antioxidant systems. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:2861-2873. © 2021 SETAC.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner,", La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner,", La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner,", La Plata, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner,", La Plata, Argentina
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- Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y Vectores, La Plata, Argentina
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- Université de Rennes 1, CNRS, EthoS-UMR 6552, Rennes, France
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner,", La Plata, Argentina
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Gerçek E, Zengin H, Erdem Erişir F, Yılmaz Ö. Biochemical changes and antioxidant capacity of naringin and naringenin against malathion toxicity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2021; 241:108969. [PMID: 33412300 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2020.108969] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Flavonoids are rich in seeds, citrus fruits, olive oil, tea and red wine. Citrus flavonoids constitute an important type of flavonoids. Naringin and naringenin belong to flavonoids with known antioxidant and were found to display antioxidant activities. Malathion is an organophosphorus pesticide that has been broadly used throughout the world to control weeds and pests. It has also been used in public health for mosquito control and fruit fly eradication programs. Malathion, naringin, and naringenin were added to be in 40, 80, and 160 mg doses in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cultures mainly used to determine the antioxidant capacity, it is known that they have shown similar results to man. At the end of the experiment, total protein, malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH), oxidized glutathione (GSSG), vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin D, ergosterol, stigmasterol, β-Sitosterol, and fatty acids were analyzed by HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) and GC (gas chromatography) devices in the tested S. cerevisiae samples. The contents of the yeast cell of octanoic acid (C8:0), lauric acid (C12:0), myristic acid (C14:0), palmitic acid (C16:0), palmitoleic acid (C16:1n-7), heptadecanoic acid (C17:0), stearic acid (C18:0), oleic acid (C18:1n-9), and linoleic acid (C18:2n-6) were identified. There were statistically significant changes in total protein, MDA, GSH, GSSG, vitamin K, vitamin E, vitamin D, phytosterol and fatty acid levels. It was determined that naringin and naringenin showed statistically significant decreases against malathion toxicity on these parameters. From this study it is found that, the mitigating effect of naringin against DPPH stable free radical was higher than that of naringenin. Citrus flavonoid, naringin showed promising antioxidant activity which can be used as effective protecting agents against oxidative stress.
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- Ezgi Gerçek
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey.
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- Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Firat University, Elazig, Turkey
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Determination of malathion's toxic effect on Lens culinaris Medik cell cycle. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04846. [PMID: 32954032 PMCID: PMC7486440 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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The present study aimed to determine the toxic effect of malathion pesticide on root growth, cell division and the chromosomal abnormalities frequency using the L. culinaris test. Initially, the lentil seeds were subjected to different doses of malathion (0.0 0.5, 1, 2.5, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 mgL-1) and during 24, 48, and 72 h, the root length was measured. Subsequently, at 72h, the mitotic index, mitotic inhibition, and cellular abnormalities were calculated for all treatments. According to the obtained results, it was visualized that the root growth was inversely proportional to the concentration of malathion at all times of exposure. After 72h of exposure, the lowest values of the mitotic index and inhibition were presented at malathion concentrations 20, 25 and 30 mgL-1. Additionally, micronuclei cell abnormalities, metaphase sticky chromosomes, split chromosomes, nuclear lesions, irregular anaphase, anaphase bridges, binucleated cells, absence of nucleus and telophase bridge were observed. Finally, Malathion induced mitodepressive and cytotoxic effects in the meristematic cells of the L. culinaris root tip. A high frequency of abnormality was found in the micronuclei, which represented an indicator of a high degree of toxicity at the cellular level.
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Ding W, Wu Z, Qin C, Xie J, Chen M, Li C. A New Phenolic Acid Derivative from an Insect-Derived Fungus Nigrospora sphaerica (Strain No. ZMT05). Chem Nat Compd 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10600-020-03165-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Wu H, Li R, Liu Y, Zhang X, Zhang J, Ma E. A second intracellular copper/zinc superoxide dismutase and a manganese superoxide dismutase in Oxya chinensis: Molecular and biochemical characteristics and roles in chlorpyrifos stress. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 187:109830. [PMID: 31648074 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2019] [Revised: 10/14/2019] [Accepted: 10/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A second intracellular copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (icCuZnSOD2) and manganese SOD (MnSOD) were cloned and characterized in Oxya chinensis. The open reading frame (ORF) of OcicCuZnSOD2 and OcMnSOD are 462 and 672 bp encoding 153 and 223 amino acids, respectively. OcicCuZnSOD2 contains two signature sequences, one potential N-glycosylation site, and seven copper/zinc binding sites. OcMnSOD includes a mitochondria targeting sequence of 7 amino acids at N-terminal, one signature sequence, two N-glycosylation sites, and four manganese binding sites. The secondary structure and homology model of OcicCuZnSOD2 include nine β sheets, two Greek-key motifs, and one electrostatic loop. OcMnSOD contains nine α-helices and three β-sheets. Phylogenetic analysis shows that OcMnSOD is evolutionarily conserved while OcicCuZnSOD2 may be gene duplication and is paralogous to OcicCuZnSOD1. OcMnSOD expressed widely in all tissues and developmental stages. OcicCuZnSOD2 showed testis-specific expression and expressed highest in the 5th-instar nymph and the adult. The optimum temperatures and pH values of the recombinant OcicCuZnSOD2 and OcMnSOD were 40 °C and 8.0. They were stable at 25-55 °C and at pH 5.0-12.0 and pH 6.0-12.0, respectively. The activity and mRNA expression of each OcSOD were assayed after chlorpyrifos treatments. Total SOD and CuZnSOD activities first increased then declined under chlorpyrifos stress. Chlorpyrifos induced the mRNA expression and activity of OcMnSOD as a dose-dependent manner and inhibited OcicCuZnSOD2 transcription. The role of each OcSOD gene in chlorpyrifos stress was investigated using RNAi and disc diffusion assay with Escherichia coli overexpressing OcSOD proteins. Silencing of OcMnSOD significantly increased ROS content in chlorpyrifos-exposed grasshoppers. Disc diffusion assay showed that the plates with E. coli overexpressing OcMnSOD had the smaller inhibition zones around the chlorpyrifos-soaked filter discs. These results implied that OcMnSOD played a significant role in defense chlorpyrifos-induced oxidative stress.
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- Haihua Wu
- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China
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- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China
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- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China
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- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China
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- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, Shanxi, PR China.
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Ga’al H, Yang G, Fouad H, Guo M, Mo J. Mannosylerythritol Lipids Mediated Biosynthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: An Eco-friendly and Operative Approach Against Chikungunya Vector Aedes albopictus. J CLUST SCI 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10876-019-01751-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Awan DA, Ahmad F, Saleem MA, Shakoori AR. Synergistic effect of piperonyl butoxide and emamectin benzoate on enzymatic activities in resistant populations of red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum Herbst (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:14200-14213. [PMID: 30864036 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04812-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2019] [Accepted: 03/06/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Resistance to grain protectants in Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) is a serious threat to international grain trade. Frequent and overdose application of chemical insecticides is becoming a serious health hazard and cause environmental pollution. Resistance management approaches by using various synergists along with novel compounds has become more imperative to increase efficacy of environmentally safe insecticides. We have evaluated piperonyl butoxide (PBO) and emamectin benzoate mixtures for management of resistant field populations of T. castaneum. The collected strains had demonstrated 50 to 200% resistance already developed against emamectin benzoate as compared with deltamethrin susceptible reference strain. The inclusion of PBO along with emamectin significantly reduced this resistance by at least 28% and the LC50 were lowered from 5.12 to 1.9 μg/ml with the highest synergism ration of 2.7 in resistant strain. Enzymatic assays clearly demonstrated that the specific activities of catalase and acetylcholinesterases were significantly decreased at an average of 80% and 60%, respectively, when PBO was included as a synergist at 1:2 ratio with emamectin benzoate. The results highlight the mechanism that renders the field population resistant to emamectin benzoate and suggests the synergistic role of piperonyl butoxide as a potent additive in grain protectants for resistance management.
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- Daud Ahmad Awan
- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS University Islamabad (CUI), Park Road, Tarlai Kalan, Islamabad, 45550, Pakistan.
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- Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of the Punjab, Quaid-i-Azam Campus, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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Wu Z, Xie Z, Wu M, Li X, Li W, Ding W, She Z, Li C. New Antimicrobial Cyclopentenones from Nigrospora sphaerica ZMT05, a Fungus Derived from Oxya chinensis Thunber. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:5368-5372. [PMID: 29746771 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b01376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Six new cyclopentenone derivatives (+)-nigrosporione A (+)-1, (-)-nigrosporione A (-)-1, nigrosporione B (2), nigrosporione C (3), (+)-nigrosporione D (+)-4, and (-)-nigrosporione D (-)-4 were isolated from an endophytic fungus Nigrospora sphaerica ZMT05, collected from the rice grasshopper ( Oxya chinensis Thunberg), which is an insect pest in rice and which is also used as a food for people in some countries. Their planar and spatial structures were determined by spectroscopic analyses and eletronic circular dichroism (ECD) calculations. Compounds (+)-1, (-)-1, and 2 inhibited the plant pathogens Fusarium oxysporum, Colletotrichum musae, Penicillium italicum, and Fusarium graminearum, compounds 3 and (-)-4 inhibited F. oxysporum, C. musae, and P. italicum, and compound (+)-4 inhibited F. oxysporum, C. musae, and F. graminearum, showing antifungal activities stronger than triadimefon. Additionally, compounds (+)-1, (-)-1, 2, and 3 displayed moderate antibacterial activities against Staphyloccocus aureus and Escherichia coli.
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- Zhihui Wu
- College of Materials and Energy , South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642 , China
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- College of Materials and Energy , South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642 , China
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- College of Materials and Energy , South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642 , China
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- College of Materials and Energy , South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642 , China
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- College of Materials and Energy , South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642 , China
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- College of Materials and Energy , South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642 , China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering , Sun Yat-sen University , Guangzhou 510275 , China
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- College of Materials and Energy , South China Agricultural University , Guangzhou 510642 , China
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Wu H, Zhang Y, Shi X, Zhang J, Ma E. Overexpression of Mn-superoxide dismutase in Oxya chinensis mediates increased malathion tolerance. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 181:352-359. [PMID: 28456037 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2017] [Revised: 04/19/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Superoxide dismutase (SOD) is the first line of defense against oxidative damage. Malathion is an organophosphate insecticide and can induce the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and cause the intracellular oxidative stress. The present study was undertaken to examine the effects of malathion on SODs activity and their transcriptional levels in Oxya chinensis (Thunberg) (Orthoptera: Acrididae). The results showed that total SOD and MnSOD activities increased as a dose-dependent manner while CuZnSOD activity has no significant changes after malathion treatments. Total SOD and MnSOD activities were the highest at the concentration of 0.8 μg μL-1 malathion treatment and increased significantly about 1.81- and 2.48-fold compared with the control, respectively. Increased mRNA expression of MnSOD, ecCuZnSOD1, and ecCuZnSOD2 were observed after malathion treatments. Moreover, the alteration of MnSOD transcript was similar to the profiles of MnSOD activity. These results suggested that the up-regulation expression of MnSOD transcript led to the increase of MnSOD activity in order to eliminate the excessive ROS caused by malathion. In addition, we evaluated the role of individual SOD gene in malathion stress by using RNAi and recombinant SOD proteins. The results showed that ROS contents increased significantly after the silencing of MnSOD and ecCuZnSOD1 genes. The OD values of the E. coli cells transformed with pET-28a-OcMnSOD plasmid were 1.13-1.31-fold and 1.08-1.33-fold higher than those of cells with pET-28a plasmids under 0.4 and 0.8 μg μL-1 malathion treatments, respectively. These findings indicated that MnSOD exerted an important role in defense oxidative stress caused by malathion.
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- Haihua Wu
- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, PR China
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- School of Life Science, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, PR China
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- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, PR China.
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- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, PR China.
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Zhang J, Liu L, Ren L, Feng W, Lv P, Wu W, Yan Y. The single and joint toxicity effects of chlorpyrifos and beta-cypermethrin in zebrafish (Danio rerio) early life stages. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 334:121-131. [PMID: 28407539 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Water environment pollution caused by the widespread application of beta-cypermethrin (BCP) and chlorpyrifos (CPF) in agriculture has attracted extensive concern of the world. In this study, zebrafish was used as a model to investigate the individual and joint toxicity of BCP and CPF. In the acute toxicity test, 3 hpf embryos were exposed to various concentrations of CPF, BCP and their binary mixtures (MIX) for 96h. The results indicated that these two pesticides and mixtures induced malformation and death in larvae, and affected hatchability. These two pesticides in mixtures were verified to act together in a synergistic manner under experimental conditions. Oxidative stress assaying manifested that CPF, BCP and MIX altered CAT, SOD and GST activities and MDA content, resulting in oxidative damage in larvae. By pathology analysis, CPF (236μg/L), BCP (5.9μg/L) and MIX (236μg/L CPF+5.9μg/L BCP) were found to trigger liver lesions and promote apoptosis in tissues. The transcriptome sequencing suggested that ECM- receptor interaction, focal adhesion, cell cycle, DNA replication, phototransduction and adherens junction pathways were closely associated with the toxicity of these two pesticides.
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- Jiayu Zhang
- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China.
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Parra Morales LB, Alzogaray RA, Cichón L, Garrido S, Soleño J, Montagna CM. Effects of chlorpyrifos on enzymatic systems of Cydia pomonella (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae) adults. INSECT SCIENCE 2017; 24:455-466. [PMID: 26703366 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The control program of codling moth (Cydia pomonella L.) in the Río Negro and Neuquén Valley is intended to neonate larvae. However, adults may be subjected to sublethal pesticide concentrations generating stress which might enhance both mutation rates and activity of the detoxification system. This study assessed the exposure effects of chlorpyrifos on target enzyme and, both detoxifying and antioxidant systems of surviving adults from both a laboratory susceptible strain (LSS) and a field population (FP). The results showed that the FP was as susceptible to chlorpyrifos as the LSS and, both exhibited a similar chlorpyrifos-inhibitory concentration 50 (IC50 ) of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). The FP displayed higher carboxylesterase (CarE) and 7-ethoxycoumarine O-deethylase (ECOD) activities than LSS. Both LSS and FP showed an increase on CarE activity after the exposure to low-chlorpyrifos concentrations, followed by enzyme inhibition at higher concentrations. There were no significant differences neither in the activities of glutathione S-transferases (GST), catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) nor in the reduced glutathione (GSH) content between LSS and FP. Moreover, these enzymes were unaffected by chlorpyrifos. In conclusion, control adults from the FP exhibited higher CarE and ECOD activities than control adults from the LSS. AChE and CarE activities were the most affected by chlorpyrifos. Control strategies used for C. pomonella, such as rotations of insecticides with different modes of action, will probably delay the evolution of insecticide resistance in FPs from the study area.
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- Laura Beatriz Parra Morales
- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Bioquímicas, Químicas y de Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, (Q8300IBX), Neuquén, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones de Plagas e Insecticidas (CIPEIN-UNIDEF/CONICET), Villa Martelli, Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental (3iA-UNSAM), San Martín, Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Alto Valle, General Roca, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Alto Valle, General Roca, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Bioquímicas, Químicas y de Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, (Q8300IBX), Neuquén, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Bioquímicas, Químicas y de Medio Ambiente, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, (Q8300IBX), Neuquén, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias del Ambiente y la Salud, Universidad Nacional del Comahue, Buenos Aires 1400, Neuquén, Argentina
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Han Y, Song S, Wu H, Zhang J, Ma E. Antioxidant enzymes and their role in phoxim and carbaryl stress in Caenorhabditis elegans. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 138:43-50. [PMID: 28456303 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2017.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/22/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Pesticide exposure can induce oxidative stress and cause changes to antioxidant enzymes in living organisms. In the present study, the effects of phoxim (an organophosphorus insecticide) and carbaryl (a carbamate insecticide) on antioxidant enzyme activity and gene expression were investigated in the model organism Caenorhabditis elegans. The results show that phoxim exposure can induce superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities and decrease glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity at lower concentrations. The expression levels of sod-3, sod-5, ctl-1, gpx-6, and gpx-8 were up-regulated after treatment with phoxim. The mRNA expression levels of sod-5, ctl-1 and gpx-6 were increased approximately 70-, 170- and 130-fold, respectively, in the 0.25mM treatment group compared to the control group. Carbaryl exposure decreased SOD activity and induced CAT and GPx activities. The addition of carbaryl up-regulated the expression of sod-5, ctl-1, ctl-3 and gpx-8. Specifically, ctl-1 expression increased approximately 10-fold, and gpx-8 expression increased <30-fold in the 0.5mM treatment group relative to the control group. The transcript level of sod-5 increased >20-fold, and ctl-3 increased approximately 10-fold in the 1mM treatment group. The functions of the antioxidant enzymes during oxidative stress caused by the two insecticides were investigated using deletion mutants. The LC50 values phoxim for the of sod-3 (tm760), sod-5 (tm1146), ctl-1 (ok1242), ctl-3 (ok2042) and gpx-8 (tm2108) mutant strains were lower than those observed for the N2 strain. The LC50 values of carbaryl for the ctl-1 (ok1242), ctl-3 (ok2042) and gpx-6 (tm2535) deletion mutant strains decreased in comparison to the N2 strain. The results suggest that these two insecticides caused oxidative stress and changed altered the antioxidant enzyme activities and their gene expressions in C. elegans. The sod-3, sod-5, ctl-1, ctl-3, gpx-6, and gpx-8 encoding enzymes may play roles in defending cells from oxidative stress caused by these two insecticides.
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- Yan Han
- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China; School of Life Science, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Agriculture, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Basic Medical College, Changzhi Medical College, Changzhi, Shanxi 046000, China
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- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Agriculture, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Agriculture, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China
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- Institute of Applied Biology, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China; Shanxi Key Laboratory of Integrated Pest Management in Agriculture, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, Shanxi 030006, China.
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Rehman H, Aziz AT, Saggu S, VanWert AL, Zidan N, Saggu S. Additive toxic effect of deltamethrin and cadmium on hepatic, hematological, and immunological parameters in mice. Toxicol Ind Health 2017; 33:495-502. [PMID: 28071525 DOI: 10.1177/0748233716684710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Exposure to natural and man-made environmental toxins concurrently can pose a greater threat to multiple organs. In the present work, we investigated interactions between deltamethrin (DM) and cadmium (Cd), whose mechanisms of action in humans are poorly understood. Albino mice were randomly divided into four groups, each containing six mice: saline as control, DM-treated, cadmium chloride (CdCl2)-treated, and CdCl2 plus DM treated. After 2 weeks of treatment biochemical and hematological effects, total leukocyte count (TLC), differential leukocyte count, humoral-mediated immune responses, and histopathological studies were conducted. Mice exposed to DM and Cd showed a significant increase in aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT). Also, DM and Cd administration resulted in suppression of humoral immunity, erythrocyte count, hemoglobin, hematocrit, and TLC. Histopathological evidence revealed hepatic damage, supporting the AST and ALT findings. Cd and DM exhibited an additive type of toxicity. It could be concluded that these toxins either target different cellular pathways, or the individual amounts used in this study were not enough to saturate the toxicological target, thus producing additive effects.
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- Hasibur Rehman
- 1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- 1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia
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- 2 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nesbitt School of Pharmacy, Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, PA, USA
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- 3 Department of Home Economics and Nutrition, Faculty of Sciences, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia.,4 Department of Home Economics, Faculty of Specific Education, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Shaikh, Egypt
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- 5 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India
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Jia M, Cao G, Li Y, Tu X, Wang G, Nong X, Whitman DW, Zhang Z. Biochemical basis of synergism between pathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae and insecticide chlorantraniliprole in Locusta migratoria (Meyen). Sci Rep 2016; 6:28424. [PMID: 27328936 PMCID: PMC4916465 DOI: 10.1038/srep28424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 06/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We challenged Locusta migratoria (Meyen) grasshoppers with simultaneous doses of both the insecticide chlorantraniliprole and the fungal pathogen, Metarhizium anisopliae. Our results showed synergistic and antagonistic effects on host mortality and enzyme activities. To elucidate the biochemical mechanisms that underlie detoxification and pathogen-immune responses in insects, we monitored the activities of 10 enzymes. After administration of insecticide and fungus, activities of glutathione-S-transferase (GST), general esterases (ESTs) and phenol oxidase (PO) decreased in the insect during the initial time period, whereas those of aryl acylamidase (AA) and chitinase (CHI) increased during the initial period and that of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) increased during a later time period. Activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and peroxidase (POD) decreased at a later time period post treatment. Interestingly, treatment with chlorantraniliprole and M. anisopliae relieved the convulsions that normally accompany M. anisopliae infection. We speculate that locust mortality increased as a result of synergism via a mechanism related to Ca2+ disruption in the host. Our study illuminates the biochemical mechanisms involved in insect immunity to xenobiotics and pathogens as well as the mechanisms by which these factors disrupt host homeostasis and induce death. We expect this knowledge to lead to more effective pest control.
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- Miao Jia
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.,Scientific Observation and Experimental Station of Pests, in Xilingol Rangeland, Ministry of Agriculture, xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.,Scientific Observation and Experimental Station of Pests, in Xilingol Rangeland, Ministry of Agriculture, xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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- College of Plant Protection, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.,Scientific Observation and Experimental Station of Pests, in Xilingol Rangeland, Ministry of Agriculture, xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.,Scientific Observation and Experimental Station of Pests, in Xilingol Rangeland, Ministry of Agriculture, xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.,Scientific Observation and Experimental Station of Pests, in Xilingol Rangeland, Ministry of Agriculture, xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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- School of Biological Sciences, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, P. R. China.,Scientific Observation and Experimental Station of Pests, in Xilingol Rangeland, Ministry of Agriculture, xilin Gol League, Inner Mongolia, P. R. China
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Dohe J, Müller TJ. Consecutive three- and four-component coupling-Bagley-Bohlmann-Rahtz syntheses of tri- and tetrasubstituted pyridines. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR NATURFORSCHUNG SECTION B-A JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL SCIENCES 2016. [DOI: 10.1515/znb-2016-0046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractThe concatenation of the modified Sonogashira alkynone synthesis and the Bagley-Bohlmann-Rahtz pyridine synthesis gives novel consecutive three- and four-component coupling-Bagley-Bohlmann-Rahtz (cBBR) syntheses of tri- and tetrasubstituted pyridines in a one-pot fashion. With these processes 15 differently substituted 3-ethoxycarbonyl 2-methylpyridines can be readily obtained in modest to moderate yields.
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- Janis Dohe
- Institut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie , Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf , Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Institut für Organische Chemie und Makromolekulare Chemie, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Universitätsstrasse 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf, Germany, Fax: +49 (0)211 81 14324
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Paszkiewicz M, Sikora A, Boguś MI, Włóka E, Stepnowski P, Gołębiowski M. Effect of exposure to chlorpyrifos on the cuticular and internal lipid composition of Blattella germanica males. INSECT SCIENCE 2016; 23:94-104. [PMID: 25641824 DOI: 10.1111/1744-7917.12200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The results of our research on the cuticular and internal lipids of Blattella germanica males provide new information on variation in the composition of the cuticular and internal lipids of B. germanica males after exposure to the presence of the insecticide. gas chromatography and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analyses were used to identify and quantify the cuticular and internal lipid composition in males and males exposed to insecticide. There were significantly more acids having an even number of carbon atoms in the molecule, and these were also generally in higher concentrations. The following acids were in a higher concentration: C16:0 and C18:1, C18:2, C18:0. In both males and males exposed to insecticide, 24 fatty acids ranging from C6 to C22 were determined. However, there was a significantly higher content of fatty acids in the surface lipids of B. germanica males after exposure to insecticide. Our results indicate a higher content of n-alkanes, sterols, particularly cholesterol, fatty acids, and fatty acid methyl esters in the B. germanica surface after exposure to chlorpyrifos than in males that were not exposed.
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- Monika Paszkiewicz
- Laboratory of Natural Products Analysis, Department of Environmental Analysis, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308, Gdańsk
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Analysis, Department of Environmental Analysis, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308, Gdańsk
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- Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Analysis, Department of Environmental Analysis, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308, Gdańsk
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- Laboratory of Natural Products Analysis, Department of Environmental Analysis, Institute for Environmental and Human Health Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308, Gdańsk
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Nagato EG, Simpson AJ, Simpson MJ. Metabolomics reveals energetic impairments in Daphnia magna exposed to diazinon, malathion and bisphenol-A. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 170:175-186. [PMID: 26655661 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2015.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2015] [Revised: 11/22/2015] [Accepted: 11/23/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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(1)H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based metabolomics was used to study the response of Daphnia magna to increasing sub-lethal concentrations of either an organophosphate (diazinon or malathion) or bisphenol-A (BPA). Principal component analysis (PCA) of (1)H NMR spectra were used to screen metabolome changes after 48h of contaminant exposure. The PCA scores plots showed that diazinon exposures resulted in aberrant metabolomic profiles at all exposure concentrations tested (0.009-0.135 μg/L), while for malathion the second lowest (0.08μg/L) and two highest exposure concentrations (0.32μg/L and 0.47μg/L) caused significant shifts from the control. Individual metabolite changes for both organophosphates indicated that the response to increasing exposure was non-linear and described perturbations in the metabolome that were characteristic of the severity of exposure. For example, intermediate concentrations of diazinon (0.045μg/L and 0.09μg/L) and malathion (0.08μg/L) elicited a decrease in amino acids such as leucine, valine, arginine, glycine, lysine, glutamate, glutamine, phenylalanine and tyrosine, with concurrent increases in glucose and lactate, suggesting a mobilization of energy resources to combat stress. At the highest exposure concentrations for both organophosphates there was evidence of a cessation in metabolic activity, where the same amino acids increased and glucose and lactate decreased, suggesting a slowdown in protein synthesis and depletion of energy stocks. This demonstrated a similar response in the metabolome between two organophosphates but also that intermediate and severe stress levels could be differentiated by changes in the metabolome. For BPA exposures, the PCA scores plot showed a significant change in metabolome at 0.1mg/L, 1.4mg/L and 2.1mg/L of exposure. Individual metabolite changes from 0.7 to 2.1mg/L of BPA exposure showed increases in amino acids such as alanine, valine, isoleucine, leucine, arginine, phenylalanine and tyrosine. These metabolite changes were correlated with decreases in glucose and lactate. This pattern of response was also seen in the highest organophosphate exposures and suggested a generalized stress response that could be related to altered energy dynamics in D. magna. Through studying increasing exposure responses, we have demonstrated the ability of metabolomics to identify discrete differences between intermediate and severe stress, and also to characterize how systemic stress is manifested in the metabolome.
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- Edward G Nagato
- 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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- 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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- 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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Li ZH, Li P, Shi ZC. Responses of the hepatic glutathione antioxidant defense system and related gene expression in juvenile common carp after chronic treatment with tributyltin. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2015; 24:700-705. [PMID: 25582114 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1416-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Recently, residual organotin compounds have generally been recognised as relevant sources of aquatic environmental pollutants. However, the effects of these contaminants on the glutathione (GSH)-antioxidant system of fishes have not been adequately studied. In the current study, the chronic effects of tributyltin (TBT) found within antifouling paints for ships, on the GSH antioxidant system and related gene expression in the liver of juvenile common carp (Cyprinus carpio) were investigated. Fishes were exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of TBT (75 ng/L, 0.75 and 7.5 μg/L) for 15, 30 and 60 days. GSH levels and GSH-related enzymes activities, including glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR) and glutathione S-transferase (GST), were quantified in the fish liver. The levels of malondialdehyde were also measured as a marker of oxidative damage. In addition, the expression levels of gstp1, gr and gpx1 in common carp chronically exposed to TBT were determined. The results of the current study indicate that chronic exposure of TBT results in reactive oxygen species stress in the liver of common carp, and mRNA expression levels are more sensitive than related enzyme levels. In short, the measured GSH-related indices could potentially be used as molecular indicators for monitoring organotin compounds in the aquatic environment.
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- Zhi-Hua Li
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation (Ministry of Agriculture), Key Field Station for Fishery Resource and Environment in Upper-Middle Reaches of Yangtze River (Ministry of Agriculture), Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan, 430223, China,
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Eriksson Wiklund AK, Adolfsson-Erici M, Liewenborg B, Gorokhova E. Sucralose induces biochemical responses in Daphnia magna. PLoS One 2014; 9:e92771. [PMID: 24699280 PMCID: PMC3974716 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092771] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The intense artificial sweetener sucralose has no bioconcentration properties, and no adverse acute toxic effects have been observed in standard ecotoxicity tests, suggesting negligible environmental risk. However, significant feeding and behavioural alterations have been reported in non-standard tests using aquatic crustaceans, indicating possible sublethal effects. We hypothesized that these effects are related to alterations in acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and oxidative status in the exposed animals and investigated changes in AChE and oxidative biomarkers (oxygen radical absorbing capacity, ORAC, and lipid peroxidation, TBARS) in the crustacean Daphnia magna exposed to sucralose (0.0001-5 mg L(-1)). The sucralose concentration was a significant positive predictor for ORAC, TBARS and AChE in the daphnids. Moreover, the AChE response was linked to both oxidative biomarkers, with positive and negative relationships for TBARS and ORAC, respectively. These joint responses support our hypothesis and suggest that exposure to sucralose may induce neurological and oxidative mechanisms with potentially important consequences for animal behaviour and physiology.
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- Department of Applied Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Applied Environmental Science, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden
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Akande MG, Aliu YO, Ambali SF, Ayo JO. Taurine mitigates cognitive impairment induced by chronic co-exposure of male Wistar rats to chlorpyrifos and lead acetate. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2014; 37:315-325. [PMID: 24394474 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2013.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Revised: 10/28/2013] [Accepted: 11/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Organophosphate pesticides and heavy metals are ubiquitous environmental pollutants and neurotoxicants. We investigated the effects of taurine (an antioxidant; TA) on oxidative stress and cognition in male Wistar rats co-treated with chlorpyrifos (an organophosphate pesticide; CPF) and lead acetate (heavy metal; LA). The Wistar rats were divided into 5 groups of 10 rats each. The first two groups were administered with distilled water and soya oil respectively. The remaining three groups were administered with taurine (TA), 50 mg/kg body weight, CPF+LA group [CPF (4.25 mg/kg, 1/20 LD₅₀] and LA (233.25 mg/kg, 1/20 LD₅₀) and TA+CPF+LA group [TA (50 mg/kg), CPF (4.25 mg/kg) and LA (233.25 mg/kg)]. The xenobiotics were administered once daily by oral gavage for 16 weeks. The results showed reductions in the activities of brain antioxidant enzymes and acetylcholinesterase, increased lipoperoxidation and histopathological alterations of the cerebral cortex in the CPF+LA group. However, TA mitigated perturbations in the activities of the antioxidant enzymes and acetylcholinesterase, counteracted oxidative stress and brain lipoperoxidation and attenuated neuronal degeneration induced by joint CPF and LA-induced neurotoxicity. The results suggested that TA is neuroprotective following chronic co-exposure of rats to CPF and LA.
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- M G Akande
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Abuja, Nigeria.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
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Stepić S, Hackenberger BK, Velki M, Lončarić Ž, Hackenberger DK. Effects of individual and binary-combined commercial insecticides endosulfan, temephos, malathion and pirimiphos-methyl on biomarker responses in earthworm Eisenia andrei. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2013; 36:715-723. [PMID: 23896224 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2013.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2013] [Revised: 06/21/2013] [Accepted: 06/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Laboratory tests were conducted in order to investigate the effects of individual and binary-combined commercial insecticides endosulfan, temephos, malathion and pirimiphos-methyl on the earthworm Eisenia andrei. The effects of individual insecticides were determined by measuring the activities of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), catalase (CAT) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST). After exposure to studied insecticides, dose-dependent decrease in AChE activity and dose-dependent increase in CAT activity was recorded. The activity of GST was without consistent dose-response reaction, but generally the investigated insecticides caused the increase in GST activity. In order to determine the effects of binary-combined mixtures, and interactions between the components in the mixture, the relationship between effective concentration of AChE inhibition for mixture and effective concentration of AChE inhibition for each component in the mixture was investigated. The obtained results showed additive effect for mixtures endosulfan+malathion; endosulfan+pirimiphos-methyl; temephos+malathion and temephos+pirimiphos-methyl, synergistic effect for mixture endosulfan+temephos and in the case of mixture malathion+pirimiphos-methyl the antagonistic effect was indicated.
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- Sandra Stepić
- Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
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- Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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- Department of Biology, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8/A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
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Maliyekkal SM, Sreeprasad TS, Krishnan D, Kouser S, Mishra AK, Waghmare UV, Pradeep T. Graphene: a reusable substrate for unprecedented adsorption of pesticides. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2013; 9:273-83. [PMID: 23001848 DOI: 10.1002/smll.201201125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2012] [Revised: 08/06/2012] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Unprecedented adsorption of chlorpyrifos (CP), endosulfan (ES), and malathion (ML) onto graphene oxide (GO) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) from water is reported. The observed adsorption capacities of CP, ES, and ML are as high as ~1200, 1100, and 800 mg g(-1) , respectively. Adsorption is found to be insensitive to pH or background ions. The adsorbent is reusable and can be applied in the field with suitable modifications. A first-principles pseudopotential-based density functional analysis of graphene-water-pesticide interactions showed that the adsorption is mediated through water, while direct interactions between graphene and the pesticides is rather weak or unlikely.
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- Shihabudheen M Maliyekkal
- DST Unit on Nanoscience, Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, India
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Acker CI, Nogueira CW. Chlorpyrifos acute exposure induces hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia in rats. CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 89:602-608. [PMID: 22832337 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2011] [Revised: 01/24/2012] [Accepted: 05/16/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this study we evaluated the hyperglycemic and hyperlipidemic effects of chlorpyrifos (CPF) after an acute exposure in rats. The mechanisms involved in hyperglycemia induced by CPF were studied. A single dose of CPF (50 mg kg(-1), subcutaneous, s.c.) was administered to overnight-fasted rats. Glucose and corticosterone levels, lipid status and paraoxonase (PON1) activity were determined in plasma of rats. Cardiovascular risk factors and the atherogenic index were calculated. Glycogen levels, tyrosine aminotransferase (TAT) and glucose-6-phosphatase (G6Pase) activities were determined in livers of rats. Cerebral acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity was also determined. CPF caused an increase in glucose and glycogen levels as well as in TAT and G6Pase activities. The CPF exposure caused an increase in corticosterone levels, an inhibition of AChE activity and a reduction of PON1 activity. Regarding the lipid status, CPF induced an increase in triglycerides (TG) and low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL) levels and a decrease in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels associated with an increase of cardiovascular risk factors and the atherogenic index. The present study demonstrated that a single CPF administration caused hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia in rats. The activation of the gluconeogenesis pathway, probably elicited by hypercorticosteronemia, is involved in the hyperglycemic effect of CPF in rats.
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- Carmine Inês Acker
- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, CEP 97105-900, RS, Brazil
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Wang Y, Wang L, Zhu Z, Ma W, Lei C. The molecular characterization of antioxidant enzyme genes in Helicoverpa armigera adults and their involvement in response to ultraviolet-A stress. JOURNAL OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 58:1250-1258. [PMID: 22750691 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2011] [Revised: 06/19/2012] [Accepted: 06/20/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Ultraviolet (UV) radiation can cause oxidative stress in insects. To gain insight into the roles of different antioxidant enzymes of Helicoverpa armigera adults in response to oxidative stress caused by UV-A at a molecular level, three antioxidant enzyme genes [encoding copper zinc superoxide dismutase (Cu/ZnSOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX)] were cloned. The deduced amino acid sequences of these genes are similar to that of other insects. In addition, the expression profiles of genes from a classic antioxidant defense system, comprising Cu/ZnSOD, manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), CAT, thioredoxin peroxidase, GPX and glutathione-S-transferase, were also determined. The results indicated that all antioxidant enzyme genes (except MnSOD in females) were significantly upregulated at certain time points (from 30 to 90min) in both male and female adults of H. armigera following UV-A radiation. We also found that longer periods of radiation exposure did not yield higher levels of mRNA expression. Furthermore, changes of determined physiological parameters (glutathione, Cu/ZnSOD and MnSOD activity) were basically consistent with the gene expression profiles. We therefore infer that the different antioxidant enzymes of H. armigera act in a coordinated manner at the transcriptional level against oxidative stress caused by UV-A radiation.
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- Yong Wang
- Hubei Insect Resources Utilization and Sustainable Pest Management Key Laboratory, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Vandenberg LN, Colborn T, Hayes TB, Heindel JJ, Jacobs DR, Lee DH, Shioda T, Soto AM, vom Saal FS, Welshons WV, Zoeller RT, Myers JP. Hormones and endocrine-disrupting chemicals: low-dose effects and nonmonotonic dose responses. Endocr Rev 2012; 33:378-455. [PMID: 22419778 PMCID: PMC3365860 DOI: 10.1210/er.2011-1050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1986] [Impact Index Per Article: 165.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2011] [Accepted: 02/07/2012] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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For decades, studies of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have challenged traditional concepts in toxicology, in particular the dogma of "the dose makes the poison," because EDCs can have effects at low doses that are not predicted by effects at higher doses. Here, we review two major concepts in EDC studies: low dose and nonmonotonicity. Low-dose effects were defined by the National Toxicology Program as those that occur in the range of human exposures or effects observed at doses below those used for traditional toxicological studies. We review the mechanistic data for low-dose effects and use a weight-of-evidence approach to analyze five examples from the EDC literature. Additionally, we explore nonmonotonic dose-response curves, defined as a nonlinear relationship between dose and effect where the slope of the curve changes sign somewhere within the range of doses examined. We provide a detailed discussion of the mechanisms responsible for generating these phenomena, plus hundreds of examples from the cell culture, animal, and epidemiology literature. We illustrate that nonmonotonic responses and low-dose effects are remarkably common in studies of natural hormones and EDCs. Whether low doses of EDCs influence certain human disorders is no longer conjecture, because epidemiological studies show that environmental exposures to EDCs are associated with human diseases and disabilities. We conclude that when nonmonotonic dose-response curves occur, the effects of low doses cannot be predicted by the effects observed at high doses. Thus, fundamental changes in chemical testing and safety determination are needed to protect human health.
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- Laura N Vandenberg
- Tufts University, Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, 200 Boston Avenue, Suite 4600, Medford, Massachusetts 02155, USA.
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Augustyniak M, Babczyńska A, Augustyniak M. Oxidative stress in newly-hatched Chorthippus brunneus--the effects of zinc treatment during diapause, depending on the female's age and its origins. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2011; 154:172-9. [PMID: 21616166 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2011.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Revised: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 05/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The responses of glutathione, glutathione S-transferases (GSTs), and catalase (CAT) were determined in 1-day-old larvae of Chorthippus brunneus Thunberg, 1815, a grasshopper exposed to zinc during diapause, from unpolluted (Pilica) or polluted (Olkusz, Szopienice) sites. The aim of the work was to search for differences among populations of the insects as a result of various multistress pressures in their habitats. The question of zinc toxicity in the context of energy allocation was also considered. Zinc caused a decrease in glutathione concentration in the body of zinc-treated larvae. Significant differences between control and zinc-treated groups were confirmed for young females' progeny from Pilica and Olkusz as well as old females' progeny from Olkusz. GSTs activity was generally not influenced by zinc. It is possible that GSTs were not the most important target of zinc action. On the contrary, the influence of zinc on CAT activity was found. The increase in CAT activity after zinc treatment was similar for all studied populations. An increase in CAT activity after zinc exposure seems to be the most universal reaction. CAT activity in zinc-treated grasshoppers may explain the mechanism of zinc toxicity based on reactive oxygen forms generation.
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- Maria Augustyniak
- Department of Animal Physiology and Ecotoxicology, University of Silesia, Bankowa 9, 40-007 Katowice, Poland.
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