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Giraudo M, Mercier L, Gendron A, Sherry J, Houde M. Transcriptome analyses in juvenile yellow perch (Perca flavescens) exposed in vivo to clothianidin and chlorantraniliprole: Possible sampling bias. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0302126. [PMID: 38625968 PMCID: PMC11020500 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/18/2024] Open
Abstract
The St. Lawrence River is an important North American waterway that is subject to anthropogenic pressures including intensive urbanization, and agricultural development. Pesticides are widely used for agricultural activities in fields surrounding the yellow perch (Perca flavescens) habitat in Lake St. Pierre (Quebec, Canada), a fluvial lake of the river where the perch population has collapsed. Clothianidin and chlorantraniliprole were two of the most detected insecticides in surface waters near perch spawning areas. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the transcriptional and biochemical effects of these two pesticides on juvenile yellow perch exposed for 28d to environmental doses of each compound alone and in a mixture under laboratory/aquaria conditions. Hepatic mRNA-sequencing revealed an effect of chlorantraniliprole alone (37 genes) and combined with clothianidin (251 genes), but no effects of clothianidin alone were observed in perch. Dysregulated genes were mostly related to circadian rhythms and to Ca2+ signaling, the latter effect has been previously associated with chlorantraniliprole mode of action in insects. Moreover, chronic exposure to clothianidin increased the activity of acetylcholinesterase in the brain of exposed fish, suggesting a potential non-target effect of this insecticide. Further analyses of three clock genes by qRT-PCR suggested that part of the observed effects of chlorantraniliprole on the circadian gene regulation of juvenile perch could be the result of time-of-day of sacrifice. These results provide insight into biological effects of insecticides in juvenile perch and highlight the importance of considering the circadian rhythm in experimental design and results analyses.
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- Maeva Giraudo
- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Hanna C, Boily M, Jumarie C. Pesticides Inhibit Retinoic Acid Catabolism in PLHC-1 and ZFL Fish Hepatic Cell Lines. Chem Res Toxicol 2022; 35:1045-1058. [PMID: 35608517 PMCID: PMC9214766 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrestox.2c00050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The population of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) in lake Saint-Pierre (QC, Canada) has been dramatically declining since 1995 without any sign of recovery. Previous studies have shown disrupted retinoid (vitamin A) metabolic pathways in these fish, possibly due to the influence of pesticides. Our study aimed to evaluate the impact of some herbicides and neonicotinoids on retinoic acid catabolism in the fish hepatic cell lines PLHC-1 and ZFL. We hypothesized that pesticides accelerate the catabolism of retinoic acid through oxidative stress that exacerbates the oxidation of retinoic acid. Results obtained with talarozole, a specific CYP26A1 inhibitor, and ketoconazole, a generalist inhibitor of cytochrome-P450 enzymes, revealed that CYP26A1 is mainly responsible for retinoic acid catabolism in ZFL but not PLHC-1 cells. The impacts of pesticides on retinoic acid catabolism were evaluated by incubating the cells with all-trans-retinoic acid and two herbicides, atrazine and glyphosate, or three neonicotinoids, clothianidin, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam. Intracellular thiols and lipid peroxidation were measured following pesticide exposure. The possible causal relation between oxidative stress and the perturbation of retinoic acid catabolism was investigated using the antioxidant N-acetylcysteine. The data revealed that pesticides inhibit retinoic acid catabolism, with the involvement of oxidative stress in the case of atrazine, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam but not with clothianidin and glyphosate. Pesticides also affected the isomerization of all-trans-retinoic acid over time, leading to an increased proportion of active isomers. These results hint at a possible perturbation of retinoic acid catabolism in fish living in pesticide-contaminated waters, as suggested by several in vivo studies. Such a disruption of retinoid metabolism is worrying, given the numerous physiological pathways driven by retinoids.
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- Charbel Hanna
- Département des sciences biologiques, Groupe TOXEN, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Département des sciences biologiques, Groupe TOXEN, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Département des sciences biologiques, Groupe TOXEN, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, Quebec H3C 3P8, Canada
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Defo MA, Mercier L, Beauvais C, Brua RB, Tétreault G, Fontaine A, Couture P, Verreault J, Houde M. Time-dependent biological responses of juvenile yellow perch (Perca flavescens) exposed in situ to a major urban effluent. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 222:112483. [PMID: 34237640 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents are significant sources of organic and inorganic pollutants to aquatic ecosystems. Several studies have shown that the health of aquatic organisms can be adversely impacted following exposure to these complex chemical mixtures. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of in situ exposure in the St. Lawrence River (QC, Canada) of juvenile yellow perch (Perca flavescens) to a major WWTP effluent. Perch were caged at a reference site in the St. Lawrence River and downstream of a WWTP effluent-influenced site for one, three, and six weeks. Fish kept in controlled laboratory setting were also examined at the beginning of the experiment to evaluate the potential effect of caging on fish. Liver metabolites and gill oxidative stress biomarkers as well as body condition of perch were investigated at four time points (zero, one, three, and six weeks). Nitrogen (δ15N) and carbon (δ13C) stable isotopes as well as tissue concentrations of halogenated flame retardants and trace metals were also analyzed. Results indicated that body condition of perch caged in the effluent increased after three and six weeks of exposure compared to that of reference fish. Perch caged at the WWTP effluent-influenced site also had higher muscle δ13C and slightly depleted muscle δ15N after three and six weeks of exposure, suggesting differences in sewage-derived nutrient assimilation between sites. Concentrations of Σ34 polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) were 2-fold greater in perch exposed downstream of the WWTP compared to those caged at the reference site. Metal concentrations in kidney of perch after three weeks of exposure were significantly lower at the effluent-influenced site. Kidney concentrations of Cd, Cu, Se, As, Zn and Fe were, however, higher after six weeks of exposure, supporting that metal accumulation is time- and element-specific. The metabolomes of perch from the effluent-influenced and reference sites were similar, but were distinct from the laboratory control fish, suggesting a caging effect on fish. Seven liver metabolites (glucose, malate, fumarate, glutamate, creatinine, histamine, and oxypurinol) were significantly more abundant in perch from cages than in the laboratory control perch. The combination of metabolomics and physiological variables provides a powerful tool to improve our understanding of the mechanisms of action of complex environmental pollutant mixtures in wild fish.
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Affiliation(s)
- Michel A Defo
- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St, Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7, Canada.
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St, Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St, Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- Watershed Hydrology and Ecology Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 11 Innovation Blvd, Saskatoon, SK S7N 3H5, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490 de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada
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- Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS), Centre Eau Terre Environnement, 490 de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada
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- Centre de recherche en toxicologie de l'environnement (TOXEN), Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St, Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7, Canada
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Landry C, Houde M, Brodeur P, Boily M. Biological markers to establish a relationship between the health status of the St. Lawrence River yellow perch (Perca flavescens) with a gradient of anthropogenic disturbances. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 726:138515. [PMID: 32481216 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Since the mid-1990s, the decline of the yellow perch population of Lake Saint-Pierre (hereinafter LSP) in Quebec, Canada has been the subject of several research programs. The combined effect of habitat deterioration, the presence of invasive species, and poor water quality negatively affected the yellow perch population in this lake. In 2013, we sampled yellow perch (larvae, juveniles and adults) at six sites along the St. Lawrence River representing a gradient of increasing human influences from upstream to downstream and measured several biomarkers including retinoid compounds (vitamin A). In the most contaminated sites (LSP, north and south shores), we found that retinoid stores were decreased in all three stages of development. To corroborate these results and to test other biomarkers, we once again sampled yellow perch (adults only) from the same sites. Results from our 2014 and 2015 samplings confirmed that LSP yellow perch appeared to be at a disadvantage compared to fish from upstream populations. Individuals from LSP have lower acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity as well as lower retinoid levels in liver and plasma. These fish were also marked by lower levels of antioxidants such as lycopene and vitamin E. A discriminant analysis of this set of results confirmed that the yellow perch of the LSP could be easily discriminated from those of the other sites (2014 and 2015) on the basis of liver retinoid and, to a lesser extent, of the liver tocopherol and protein concentration of the muscle, as well as AChE activity and DROH (all-trans-3,4-dehydroretinol) measured in plasma.
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- C Landry
- Groupe de recherche en toxicologie de l'environnement (TOXEN), Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environnement et Changement Climatique Canada, 105 McGill Street, Montréal, QC H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- Direction de la gestion de la faune Mauricie et Centre-du-Québec, Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs, 100 Laviolette, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5S9, Canada
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- Groupe de recherche en toxicologie de l'environnement (TOXEN), Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada.
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Paquet-Walsh A, Bertolo A, Landry C, Deschamps L, Boily M. Interactive effects of neonicotinoids and natural ultraviolet radiation on yellow perch (Perca flavescens) larvae. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 685:690-701. [PMID: 31203163 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Neonicotinoids (NEOCs) are insecticides that are widely used worldwide in the culture of maize and soya. Whereas they specifically target terrestrial insects by acting as agonists of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine in their nervous system, their effects on the cholinergic system of vertebrates is still unclear. Moreover, there is an increasing concern about their effects on aquatic biota because of their high leaching potential. In the agricultural watershed of Lake St. Pierre (LSP) (St. Lawrence River System, Québec, Canada), for example, NEOC concentrations considered toxic for aquatic biota (>8.3 ng L-1) have frequently been detected. These conditions may affect the yellow perch (Perca flavescens) population in LSP, which collapsed in the mid 1990s and is now experiencing poor recruitment. Moreover, because their larvae are found in shallow waters (<80 cm) near agricultural land, they are also exposed to ultraviolet radiation (UVR), with unknown potential interactions with NEOCs. The objective of this study was to test the synergistic effects of two commonly used NEOCs (imidacloprid and thiamethoxam) with natural UVR on yellow perch larvae using survival analysis and biomarkers to better quantify lethal and sublethal effects. Three common garden experiments were conducted with thiamethoxam and/or imidacloprid and natural UVR following a factorial design. Our results showed an interaction between UVR and thiamethoxam in terms of larval mortality. At the sublethal level, imidacloprid was associated with increased protein content and, in the presence of UVR, with increased acetylcholinesterase activity, thus indicating a cholinergic perturbation like that found in insects. Finally, we also found unexpected reduced lipid peroxidation associated with imidacloprid. A reduction in the overall lipid accumulation is suspected to be behind this puzzling result. These results will open new research avenues related to the effects of NEOCs on proteins and lipid accumulation.
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- Angela Paquet-Walsh
- Centre de recherche sur les interactions bassins versants - écosystèmes aquatiques (RIVE) and Département des sciences de l'environnement, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boul. des Forges, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada
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- Centre de recherche sur les interactions bassins versants - écosystèmes aquatiques (RIVE) and Département des sciences de l'environnement, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boul. des Forges, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada.
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- Groupe de recherche en toxicologie de l'environnement (TOXEN) and Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Centre de recherche sur les interactions bassins versants - écosystèmes aquatiques (RIVE) and Département des sciences de l'environnement, Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, 3351 Boul. des Forges, C.P. 500, Trois-Rivières, QC G9A 5H7, Canada
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- Groupe de recherche en toxicologie de l'environnement (TOXEN) and Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, Succ. Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC H3C 3P8, Canada
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Lacaze É, Gendron AD, Miller JL, Colson TLL, Sherry JP, Giraudo M, Marcogliese DJ, Houde M. Cumulative effects of municipal effluent and parasite infection in yellow perch: A field study using high-throughput RNA-sequencing. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 665:797-809. [PMID: 30790752 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2018] [Revised: 02/10/2019] [Accepted: 02/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Multiple metabolic, immune and reproductive effects have been reported in fish residing in effluent-impacted sites. Natural stressors such as parasites also have been shown to impact the responses of organisms to chronic exposure to municipal effluent in the St. Lawrence River (Quebec, Canada). In order to comprehensively evaluate the cumulative impacts of anthropogenic and natural stressors on the health of yellow perch, differential mRNA transcription profiles were examined in juvenile females collected from effluent-impacted and upstream sites with low or high infection levels of the larval trematode Apophallus brevis. Transcriptomics was used to identify biological pathways associated with environmental exposure. In total, 3463 isoforms were differentially transcribed between sites. Patterns reflecting the combined effects of stressors were numerically dominant, with a majority of downregulated transcripts (68%). The differentially expressed transcripts were associated with 27 molecular and cellular functions ranging from cellular development to xenobiotic metabolism and were involved in the development and function of 13 organ systems including hematological, hepatic, nervous, reproductive and endocrine systems. Based on RNA-seq results, sixteen genes were measured by qPCR. Significant differences were observed for six genes in fish exposed to both stressors combined, whereas parasites and effluent individually impacted the transcription of one gene. Lysozyme activity, lipid peroxidation, retinol-binding protein and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase were selected as potential biomarkers of effects to study specific pathways of interest. Lipid peroxidation in perch liver was different between sites, parasite loads, and for combined stressors. Overall, results indicated that juvenile yellow perch responded strongly to combined parasite and effluent exposure, suggesting cumulative effects on immune responses, inflammation and lipid metabolism mediated by retinoid receptors. The present study highlight the importance of using a comprehensive approach combining transcriptomics and endpoints measured at higher levels of biological organization to better understand cumulative risks of contaminants and pathogens in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Émilie Lacaze
- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada.
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, 867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, 867 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington, ON L7S 1A1, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill St., Montreal, QC H2E 2E7, Canada
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Defo MA, Douville M, Giraudo M, Brodeur P, Boily M, Houde M. RNA-sequencing to assess the health of wild yellow perch (Perca flavescens) populations from the St. Lawrence River, Canada. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 243:1657-1668. [PMID: 30296762 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.09.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2018] [Revised: 09/22/2018] [Accepted: 09/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study aimed to better understand in situ cumulative effects of anthropogenic stressors on the health of St. Lawrence River (QC, Canada) yellow perch populations using high-throughput transcriptomics and a multi-biological level approach. Fish were collected in the upstream fluvial Lake Saint-François (LSF) with low degree of environmental perturbations; Lake Saint-Louis (LSL) considered having a moderate degree of anthropogenic stressors, and Lake Saint-Pierre (LSP) a sector where the perch population has been severely declining. Morphometric results indicated that fish from the downstream LSP showed lower body condition compared to LSF and LSL. Liver transcriptomic responses were assessed by RNA-sequencing. Two hundred and eighty genes were over-transcribed in LSP perch while 200 genes were under-transcribed compared to LSF and LSL. In LSP fish, genes transcripts related to reproduction, retinol, iron, thyroid hormones, oxidative stress, lipid metabolism and immune functions were among the most abundant suggesting that multiple metabolic and physiological pathways were impacted by environmental stressors at this site. Inhibition of liver superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione S-transferase activities were also observed at the cellular level. Overall, identified impacted biological pathways in perch from LSP may help understand the precarious state of this population and identify the factors inhibiting its recovery.
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- Michel A Defo
- Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill Street, Montréal, QC, H2Y 2E7, Canada.
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill Street, Montréal, QC, H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill Street, Montréal, QC, H2Y 2E7, Canada
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- Ministère des Forêts, de la Faune et des Parcs, Direction de la gestion de la faune de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, 100 rue Laviolette, Trois-Rivières, QC, G9A 5S9, Canada
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- Groupe de Recherche en toxicologie de l'environnement (TOXEN). Département des sciences biologiques, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), C.P. 8888, Succursale Centre-Ville, Montréal, QC, H3C 3P8, Canada
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- Environment and Climate Change Canada, 105 McGill Street, Montréal, QC, H2Y 2E7, Canada
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