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Ostberg H, Boehm Vock L, Bloch-Qazi MC. Advanced maternal age has negative multigenerational impacts during Drosophila melanogaster embryogenesis. CURRENT RESEARCH IN INSECT SCIENCE 2023; 4:100068. [PMID: 38161993 PMCID: PMC10757284 DOI: 10.1016/j.cris.2023.100068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
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Increasing maternal age is commonly accompanied by decreased fitness in offspring. In Drosophila melanogaster, maternal senescence negatively affects multiple facets of offspring phenotype and fitness. These maternal effects are particularly large on embryonic viability. Identifying which embryonic stages are disrupted can indicate mechanisms of maternal effect senescence. Some maternal effects can also carry-over to subsequent generations. We examined potential multi- and transgenerational effects maternal senescence on embryonic development in two laboratory strains of D. melanogaster. We categorized the developmental stages of embryos from every combination of old and young mother, grandmother and great grandmother. We then modelled embryonic survival across the stages and compared these models among the multigenerational maternal age groups in order to identify which developmental processes were most sensitive to the effects of maternal effect senescence. Maternal effect senescence has negative multigenerational effects on multiple embryonic stages, indicating that maternal provisioning and, possibly epigenetics, but not mutation accumulation, contribute to decreased offspring survival. This study shows the large, early and multi-faceted nature of maternal effects senescence in an insect population.
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- Halie Ostberg
- Department of Biology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082, USA
- Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science, Saint Olaf College, 1520 St. Olaf Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057, USA
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- Department of Biology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082, USA
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Zhang J, Yang W, Li Z, Huang F, Zhang K. Multigenerational exposure of cadmium trans-generationally impairs locomotive and chemotactic behaviors in Caenorhabditis elegans. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 325:138432. [PMID: 36933370 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Revised: 02/19/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cadmium is a naturally existing heavy metal and a notorious environmental pollutant. While its toxic outcomes and underlying mechanisms remain largely elusive. To explore the behavioral change caused by multigenerational exposure of cadmium to C. elegans, we challenged the C. elegans with cadmium for six generations and observed its impact on animal behaviors. Wild-type worms were randomly divided into two groups, the control and cadmium exposure groups. Locomotive and chemotactic behaviors were observed across six generations. Head thrashing frequency, chemotaxis index, and fold change index were used to evaluate the neurotoxicity of multigenerational cadmium exposure. Multigenerational cadmium exposure can trans-generationally increase the head thrashing frequency of C. elegans during swimming, and impair the chemotactic behaviors to isoamyl alcohol, diacetyl, and 2-nonanone. Our findings proposed a trans-generationally behavioral impact induced by multigenerational cadmium exposure.
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- Jun Zhang
- Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China
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- Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China
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- Department of Forensic Pathology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences & Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, PR China.
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Hu Y, Wu H, Lu C, Xu H, Li B, Guan W, Wu M, Gao Y, Tong H. Cadmium chloride exposure impairs the growth and behavior of Drosophila via ferroptosis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 865:161183. [PMID: 36581278 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2022] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a widely distributed toxic heavy metal that enters the environment via anthropogenic mobilization and accumulates in plants and animals, causing metabolic abnormalities even mortality. Although the toxic effects and stress damage of cadmium have been investigated extensively over the past few decades, research on its ability to trigger ferroptosis, growth retardation, and behavioral abnormalities is insufficient. As a result, the effects of CdCl2 exposure on growth and development, activity and sleep, and ferroptosis in this study were examined in fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). When exposed to 0.5 mM CdCl2, the entire growth period from larvae to adults was prolonged, and the rates of pupation and eclosion were decreased. Additionally, CdCl2 exposure resulted in a decrease in body weight and individual size of fruit fly and high lethality rate. Moreover, CdCl2 exposure altered fruit fly behavior, including decreased activity and increased sleep duration, particularly in females. Ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) is a potent selective ferroptosis inhibitor that effectively slows lipid hydroperoxide accumulation to rescue body size reduction and restore activity and sleep in CdCl2-exposed female flies. CdCl2 exposure could induce ferroptosis in fruit fly mechanistically, as evidenced by inhibition of Nrf2 signaling pathway, accumulation of lipid peroxidation, impairment of GPX4 antioxidant system, and upregulation of iron metabolism. Our findings suggest that Cd exposure triggers ferroptosis, which leads to growth retardation and behavioral disorders in fruit fly.
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- Yingxia Hu
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Maternal and Child Branch of Ruian People's Hospital, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325200, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Wenzhou Key Laboratory of Sanitary Microbiology, School of Laboratory Medicine and Life Sciences, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory for Water Environment and Marine Biological Resources Protection, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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Kang AW, Sun C, Li HT, Zhong K, Zeng XH, Gu ZF, Li BQ, Zhang XN, Gao JL, Chen TX. Puerarin extends the lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster by activating autophagy. Food Funct 2023; 14:2149-2161. [PMID: 36752212 DOI: 10.1039/d2fo02800j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Lifespan longevity has attracted increasing attention with societal development. To counter the effects of aging on longevity, we focused on the natural chemicals of plants. In this study, we investigated the effects of puerarin supplementation on the lifespan of Drosophila melanogaster. Puerarin supplementation significantly extended the lifespan of D. melanogaster at 60 μM and 120 μM by upregulating proteasome subunit beta 5 (prosbeta5) and sirtuin-1 (Sirt1). However, puerarin-induced longevity of male flies (F0 generation) may not be passed on to descendants. Additionally, a puerarin diet for 10 and 25 days did not influence the body weight and food intake of male Canton-S flies. Puerarin significantly improved the climbing ability, starvation resistance, and oxidation resistance of male flies by upregulating the expression of Shaker, catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), and Methuselah, and downregulating poly [ADP-ribose] polymerase (PARP-1) and major heat shock 70 kDa protein Aa (HSP70). Moreover, 120 μM puerarin supplementation for 25 days significantly increased adenosine 5' triphosphate (ATP) content by increasing adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP)-activated protein kinase (AMPK) levels. Additionally, the puerarin diet for 25 days suppressed male fecundity in male flies by decreasing the levels of Bam and Punt. Mechanistically, puerarin enhanced lysosome-involved autophagy by promoting the expression of lysosome markers [β-galactosidase and lysosomal associated membrane protein 1 (LAMP1)], and elevating the levels of autophagy-related genes, including autophagy-associated gene 1 (ATG1), ATG5, and ATG8b. However, puerarin decreased the phosphorylation of the target of rapamycin (TOR) protein. In conclusion, puerarin is a promising compound for improving the longevity of D. melanogaster by activating autophagy.
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- Ai-Wen Kang
- Medical School, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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- Research Center of Gerontology and Longevity, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China. .,Department of Geriatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China
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- Medical School, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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- Medical School, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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- Medical School, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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- Research Center of Gerontology and Longevity, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
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- Medical School, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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- Medical School, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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- Research Center of Gerontology and Longevity, Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, China.
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- Medical School, Institute of Reproductive Medicine, Nantong University, Nantong 226001, Jiangsu, P. R. China.
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Eddie-Amadi BF, Ezejiofor AN, Orish CN, Rovira J, Allison TA, Orisakwe OE. Banana peel ameliorated hepato-renal damage and exerted anti-inflammatory and anti-apoptotic effects in metal mixture mediated hepatic nephropathy by activation of Nrf2/ Hmox-1 and inhibition of Nfkb pathway. Food Chem Toxicol 2022; 170:113471. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Revised: 10/07/2022] [Accepted: 10/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Wen F, Yang J, Huang X, Huang X. Analysis of Differential Gene Expression of the Aquatic Insect Protohermes costalis (Walker) (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) in Response to Cadmium Exposure. ENVIRONMENTAL ENTOMOLOGY 2022; 51:815-823. [PMID: 35762274 DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvac041] [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: 02/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Heavy metal pollution in freshwater ecosystems is a serious threat to aquatic organisms. Species of Megaloptera are important predators of aquatic invertebrates and have been widely used as bioindicators in assessing the quality of freshwater ecosystems. In this study, we determined the differential gene expression profile of Protohermes costalis (Walker) (Megaloptera: Corydalidae) in response to cadmium (Cd) exposure by using transcriptome analysis. A total of 60,627 unigenes were obtained in the transcriptomes of 150 mg/liter (PL), 1,000 mg/liter (PH) CdCl2 treatment, and the no Cd control (PC). Differential expression gene (DEG) analysis by pairwise comparison identified 2,794 DEGs after filtering the noninsect genes and repetitive counts. 606 DEGs were shared in comparisons of PL versus PC and PH versus PC, with 165 DEGs consistently up-regulated and 441 down-regulated by both PL and PH. Six heat shock proteins (HSPs) in the HSP70 family were identified in P. costalis and PcosHSP68 was up-regulated by both PL and PH. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) confirmed that the expression levels of PcosHSP68 in PL and PH were higher than that of PC by 31 and 197%, respectively. These results showed that exposure to Cd altered the gene expression profiles of P. costalis and the transcriptome data presented in this study provide insight into future studying on molecular mechanisms of Cd toxicity to these insects.
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- Fasheng Wen
- College of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, Peoples Republic of China
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- College of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, Peoples Republic of China
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- College of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, Peoples Republic of China
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- College of Biology and Environmental Sciences, Jishou University, Jishou 416000, Peoples Republic of China
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Güneş E, Şensoy E. Is Turkish coffee protects Drosophila melanogaster on cadmium acetate toxicity by promoting antioxidant enzymes? CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 296:133972. [PMID: 35192850 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Revised: 02/08/2022] [Accepted: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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With their increasing use in today's industry, heavy metals cause biochemical and biophysical changes by affecting the control and regulatory systems of living things. Cadmium (Cd), a heavy metal, spreads to the environment through both natural sources and industrial activities. It is taken into the organism through water, food, skin contact or smoke. Systems and organs of living things are directly or indirectly affected by Cd toxicity. Besides their recreational usage, herbal products such as coffee are preferred in alternative medicine because of their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer and antidiabetic effects. Turkish coffee (TK) is a drink rich in flavorings, phenolic compounds and antioxidant compounds. The study evaluated the possible antioxidant role of TK against oxidative stress induced by Cadmium acetate (CdA) in the fat tissues of old-young female individuals of Drosophila melanogaster. The female flies were fed with either a standard diet, or CdA (10-30 mg), or TK (2%), or both (CdA + TK) for 3 and 10 days. Following the completion of the feeding period, the amounts of fatbody and oxidative stress markers (oxidative stress index, malondialdehyde), activities of antioxidant enzymes (Glutathione-S-transferase, Catalase, and Superoxide dismutase) and their levels were measured. Fat body lipid droplets were high in the individuals exposed to high concentrations of CdA. It was determined that lipid droplets decreased but did not significantly alter oxidative stress in the individuals treated with TK (p = 0.05). This article may be of help in terms of the use of TK compounds as antioxidants to evaluate their effects in preventing heavy metal accumulation and stress in the aging process.
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- Eda Güneş
- Department of Gastronomy and Culinary Arts, Faculty of Tourism, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey.
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- Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Health Science, Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University, Karaman, Turkey.
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Nanda KP, Firdaus H. Dietary cadmium induced declined locomotory and reproductive fitness with altered homeostasis of essential elements in Drosophila melanogaster. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2022; 255:109289. [PMID: 35114395 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 01/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Cadmium (Cd) exerts detrimental effects on multiple biological processes of the living organisms along with epigenetic transgenerational effect. Drosophila melanogaster offers unique opportunity to evaluate Cd toxicity when studying important life traits in short duration of time by designing distinct behavioural assays. Present study utilized this model organism to assess Cd induced lethality, retarded growth, decreased life span and altered behaviour of the animals either at larval or adult stage. Our investigations revealed reduced locomotion and reproductive fitness of the animals upon Cd exposure. Transgenerational effect on locomotion was found to be behaviour specific as larval crawling was affected, but adult fly negative geotaxis was comparable to the control. Mechanistically, decreased antioxidant enzymes activity, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) together with altered homeostasis of essential elements (Fe, Zn and Mg) may be responsible for the observed effects. Altogether our work showed extensive range of Cd altered Drosophila behaviour which warrants need to control environmental Cd toxicity.
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- Kumari Pragati Nanda
- Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ratu-Lohardaga Road, Brambe, Ranchi 835205, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ratu-Lohardaga Road, Brambe, Ranchi 835205, Jharkhand, India.
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Nanda KP, Firdaus H. Dietary cadmium (Cd) reduces hemocyte level by induction of apoptosis in Drosophila melanogaster. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2021; 250:109188. [PMID: 34517133 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.109188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Drosophila melanogaster larvae ensure continuous proliferation and differentiation of hemocytes to maintain a fixed range of different blood cell types during its various stages of development. Variation in this number is often an indicator of animal well-being, its genotype or an effect of environmental perturbation, including exposure to heavy metals. The present study investigates the effect of Cd on larval hemocytes. Embryos were allowed to grow in metal media till third instar larvae and finally circulating hemocyte were collected. The number of major hemocytes, plasmatocytes and crystal cells was determined to be lowered in Cd exposed animals. Our results also showed modulation of antioxidant biology of Cd exposed hemocytes by changing the major antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activity, and decreasing reduced glutathione (GSH) levels in hemocytes suspended in the hemolymph. Acridine orange (AO) staining further revealed induction of apoptosis in hemocytes of metal treated larvae. Our results suggest a negative impact of Cd exposure on the hemocytes of the Drosophila larvae culminating in their lowered count by induction of apoptosis.
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- Kumari Pragati Nanda
- Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ratu-Lohardaga Road, Brambe, Ranchi 835205, Jharkhand, India
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- Department of Life Sciences, Central University of Jharkhand, Ratu-Lohardaga Road, Brambe, Ranchi 835205, Jharkhand, India.
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The effects of cadmium on the development of Drosophila and its transgenerational inheritance effects. Toxicology 2021; 462:152931. [PMID: 34508823 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2021.152931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2021] [Revised: 08/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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A new focus in toxicology research is the impact of parental exposure to environmental toxic substances on the characteristics of offspring. In the present study, newly produced eggs of Drosophila melanogaster were treated with different concentrations of cadmium (0, 1, 2, 4, 8 mg/kg) to study the effects of development. The results showed that cadmium changed the larval body length and weight, prolonged the pupation and eclosion time, and changed the relative expression levels of development-related genes (baz, β-Tub60D, tj). Furthermore, the parental Drosophila (F0) were treated with cadmium (4.5 mg/kg) from egg stage, and when grows to adults, they mated in standard medium to produce the de-stressed offspring (F1-F4) to assess the transgenerational effects of developmental delay. The results showed that the delayed effects of the pupation and eclosion time could be maintained for two generations, and the inhibiting effects of juvenile hormone (JH) and ecdysone (20-hydroxyecdysone, 20E) could be maintained for two or three generations. More importantly, cadmium increased the expression of DNA methylation-related genes (dDnmt2, dMBD2/3) in the ovaries (F0-F2) and testicles (F0 and F1). In addition, cadmium accumulated in parental Drosophila (F0) was not transmitted to offspring through reproductive pathway. These results demonstrate that the developmental toxicity caused by cadmium could be transmitted to the de-stressed offspring, and the observed transgenerational inheritance effects may be associated with epigenetic regulation, underscoring the need to consider fitness of future generations in evaluating the toxicity and environmental risks of cadmium.
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Fasae KD, Abolaji AO, Faloye TR, Odunsi AY, Oyetayo BO, Enya JI, Rotimi JA, Akinyemi RO, Whitworth AJ, Aschner M. Metallobiology and therapeutic chelation of biometals (copper, zinc and iron) in Alzheimer's disease: Limitations, and current and future perspectives. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2021; 67:126779. [PMID: 34034029 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126779] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/10/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent cause of cognitive impairment and dementia worldwide. The pathobiology of the disease has been studied in the form of several hypotheses, ranging from oxidative stress, amyloid-beta (Aβ) aggregation, accumulation of tau forming neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) through metal dysregulation and homeostasis, dysfunction of the cholinergic system, and to inflammatory and autophagic mechanism. However, none of these hypotheses has led to confirmed diagnostics or approved cure for the disease. OBJECTIVE This review is aimed as a basic and an encyclopedic short course into metals in AD and discusses the advances in chelation strategies and developments adopted in the treatment of the disease. Since there is accumulating evidence of the role of both biometal dyshomeostasis (iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn)) and metal-amyloid interactions that lead to the pathogenesis of AD, this review focuses on unraveling therapeutic chelation strategies that have been considered in the treatment of the disease, aiming to sequester free and protein-bound metal ions and reducing cerebral metal burden. Promising compounds possessing chemically modified moieties evolving as multi-target ligands used as anti-AD drug candidates are also covered. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Several multidirectional and multifaceted studies on metal chelation therapeutics show the need for improved synthesis, screening, and analysis of compounds to be able to effectively present chelating anti-AD drugs. Most drug candidates studied have limitations in their physicochemical properties; some enhance redistribution of metal ions, while others indirectly activate signaling pathways in AD. The metal chelation process in vivo still needs to be established and the design of potential anti-AD compounds that bi-functionally sequester metal ions as well as inhibit the Aβ aggregation by competing with the metal ions and reducing metal-induced oxidative damage and neurotoxicity may signal a bright end in chelation-based therapeutics of AD.
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- Kehinde D Fasae
- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Unit, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Unit, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Unit, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Drug Metabolism and Toxicology Unit, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Neuropharmacology Unit, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Anatomy, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Neuroscience and Ageing Research Unit, Institute for Advanced Medical Research and Training, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria
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- Department of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
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Pabis K, Chiari Y, Sala C, Straka E, Giacconi R, Provinciali M, Li X, Brown-Borg H, Nowikovsky K, Valencak TG, Gundacker C, Garagnani P, Malavolta M. Elevated metallothionein expression in long-lived species mediates the influence of cadmium accumulation on aging. GeroScience 2021; 43:1975-1993. [PMID: 34117600 DOI: 10.1007/s11357-021-00393-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Cadmium (Cd) accumulates with aging and is elevated in long-lived species. Metallothioneins (MTs), small cysteine-rich proteins involved in metal homeostasis and Cd detoxification, are known to be related to longevity. However, the relationship between Cd accumulation, the role of MTs, and aging is currently unclear. Specifically, we do not know if long-lived species evolved an efficient metal stress response by upregulating their MT levels to reduce the toxic effects of environmental pollutants, such as Cd, that accumulate over their longer life span. It is also unknown if the number of MT genes, their expression, or both protect the organisms from potentially damaging effects during aging. To address these questions, we reanalyzed several cross-species studies and obtained data on MT expression and Cd accumulation in long-lived mouse models. We confirmed a relationship between species maximum life span in captive mammals and their Cd content in liver and kidney. We found that although the number of MT genes does not affect longevity, gene expression and protein amount of specific MT paralogs are strongly related to life span in mammals. MT expression rather than gene number may influence the high Cd levels and longevity of some species. In support of this, we found that overexpression of MT-1 accelerated Cd accumulation in mice and that tissue Cd was higher in long-lived mouse strains with high MT expression. We conclude that long-lived species have evolved a more efficient stress response by upregulating the expression of MT genes in presence of Cd, which contributes to elevated tissue Cd levels.
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- Kamil Pabis
- Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Strasse 10, 1090, Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Biology, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA
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- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bologna, 40126, Bologna, Italy
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- Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Strasse 10, 1090, Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Advanced Technology Center for Aging Research, IRCCS INRCA, 60121, Ancona, Italy
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- Advanced Technology Center for Aging Research, IRCCS INRCA, 60121, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Grand Forks, ND, 58203, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine I and Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Animal Science and Technology, College of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Center for Pathobiochemistry and Genetics, Institute of Medical Genetics, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Strasse 10, 1090, Wien, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Experimental, Diagnostic and Specialty Medicine (DIMES), and Interdepartmental Centre "L. Galvani" (CIG), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.,Division of Clinical Chemistry, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Advanced Technology Center for Aging Research, IRCCS INRCA, 60121, Ancona, Italy.
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Al-Brakati A, Albarakati AJA, Lokman MS, Theyab A, Algahtani M, Menshawi S, AlAmri OD, Al Omairi NE, Essawy EA, Kassab RB, Abdel Moneim AE. Possible Role of Kaempferol in Reversing Oxidative Damage, Inflammation, and Apoptosis-Mediated Cortical Injury Following Cadmium Exposure. Neurotox Res 2021; 39:198-209. [PMID: 33141427 DOI: 10.1007/s12640-020-00300-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal of considerable toxicity, inducing a number of hazardous effects to humans and animals including neurotoxicity. This experiment was aimed to investigate the potential effect of kaempferol (KPF) against Cd-induced cortical injury. Thirty-two adult Sprague-Dawley rats were divided equally into four groups. The control rats intraperitoneally (i.p.) injected with physiological saline (0.9% NaCl), the cadmium chloride (CdCl2)-treated rats were i.p. injected with 4.5 mg/kg of CdCl2, the KPF-treated rats were orally gavaged with 50 mg/kg of KPF, and the KPF + CdCl2-treated rats were administered orally 50 mg/kg of KPF 120 min before receiving i.p. injection of 4.5 mg/kg CdCl2. CdCl2 exposure for 30 days led to the accumulation of Cd in the cortical tissue, accompanied by a reduction in the content of monoamines and acetylcholinesterase activity. Additionally, CdCl2 induced a state of oxidative stress as evidenced by the elevation of lipid peroxidation and nitrate/nitrite levels, while glutathione content and the activities of glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, superoxide dismutase, and catalase were decreased. Moreover, CdCl2 mediated inflammatory events in the cortical tissue through increasing tumor necrosis factor-alpha and interleukin-1 beta levels and upregulating the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase. Furthermore, pro-apoptotic proteins (Bax and caspase-3) were elevated, while Bcl-2, the anti-apoptotic protein, was decreased. Also, histological alterations were observed obviously following CdCl2. However, KPF pretreatment restored significantly the examined markers to be near the normal values. Hence, the obtained data provide evidences that KPF pretreatment has the protective effect to preserve the cortical tissues in CdCl2-exposed rats by restraining oxidative stress, inflammatory response, apoptosis, neurochemical modulation, and improving the histological changes.
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- Ashraf Al-Brakati
- Department of Human Anatomy, College of Medicine, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia
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- Surgery Department, College of Medicine, Al-Qunfudah Branch, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah, Saudi Arabia
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- Biology Department, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam bin Abdul Aziz University, Alkharj, Saudi Arabia.
- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Security Forces Hospital, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Comprehensive Specialized Clinics of Security Forces, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, The Comprehensive Specialized Clinics of Security Forces, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science and Arts, Al Baha University, Almakhwah, Al Baha, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology and Entomology, Faculty of Science, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
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Paithankar JG, Saini S, Dwivedi S, Sharma A, Chowdhuri DK. Heavy metal associated health hazards: An interplay of oxidative stress and signal transduction. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 262:128350. [PMID: 33182141 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 234] [Impact Index Per Article: 78.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Heavy metal-induced cellular and organismal toxicity have become a major health concern in biomedical science. Indiscriminate use of heavy metals in different sectors, such as, industrial-, agricultural-, healthcare-, cosmetics-, and domestic-sectors has contaminated environment matrices and poses a severe health concern. Xenobiotics mediated effect is a ubiquitous cellular response. Oxidative stress is one such prime cellular response, which is the result of an imbalance in the redox system. Further, oxidative stress is associated with macromolecular damages and activation of several cell survival and cell death pathways. Epidemiological as well as laboratory data suggest that oxidative stress-induced cellular response following heavy metal exposure is linked with an increased risk of neoplasm, neurological disorders, diabetes, infertility, developmental disorders, renal failure, and cardiovascular disease. During the recent past, a relation among heavy metal exposure, oxidative stress, and signaling pathways have been explored to understand the heavy metal-induced toxicity. Heavy metal-induced oxidative stress and its connection with different signaling pathways are complicated; therefore, the systemic summary is essential. Herein, an effort has been made to decipher the interplay among heavy metals/metalloids (Arsenic, Chromium, Cadmium, and Lead) exposures, oxidative stress, and signal transduction, which are essential to mount the cellular and organismal response. The signaling pathways involved in this interplay include NF-κB, NRF2, JAK-STAT, JNK, FOXO, and HIF.
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- Jagdish Gopal Paithankar
- Nitte (Deemed to Be University), Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), Division of Environmental Health and Toxicology, Kotekar-Beeri Road, Deralakatte, Mangaluru, 575018, India
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- Embryotoxicology Laboratory, Environmental Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India; Molecular and Human Genetics Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of Lucknow, Lucknow, 226007, India
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- Nitte (Deemed to Be University), Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), Division of Environmental Health and Toxicology, Kotekar-Beeri Road, Deralakatte, Mangaluru, 575018, India
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- Nitte (Deemed to Be University), Nitte University Centre for Science Education and Research (NUCSER), Division of Environmental Health and Toxicology, Kotekar-Beeri Road, Deralakatte, Mangaluru, 575018, India.
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- Embryotoxicology Laboratory, Environmental Toxicology Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), Vishvigyan Bhawan, 31, Mahatma Gandhi Marg, Lucknow, 226001, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Ameliorative role of diets fortified with Curcumin in a Drosophila melanogaster model of aluminum chloride-induced neurotoxicity. J Funct Foods 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2020.104035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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