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Bryant AR, Gabor CR. Lack of glucocorticoid flexibility is indicative of wear-and-tear in Hyla versicolor tadpoles from agricultural environments. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 356:124265. [PMID: 38821344 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2024] [Revised: 05/23/2024] [Accepted: 05/28/2024] [Indexed: 06/02/2024]
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In habitats where stressors are frequent or persistent, it can become increasingly difficult for wildlife to appropriately match their endocrine responses to these more challenging environments. The dynamic regulation of glucocorticoid (GC) hormones plays a crucial role in determining how well individuals cope with environmental changes. Amphibians exposed to agricultural stressors can dampen aspects of their GC profile (baseline, agitation, recovery, stress responsiveness, and negative feedback) to cope in these stressful environments, but this dampening can lead to reductions in an individual's reactive scope and a loss of endocrine flexibility. Organic agriculture could potentially limit some of these effects, however, little is known about how amphibians respond physiologically to organic agricultural environments. We compared GC profiles of Hyla versicolor tadpoles from three treatments: natural ponds (<5% agriculture within 500m), ponds near organic farms, and ponds near conventional farms. We hypothesized that tadpoles would cope with agricultural habitats by dampening stress responsiveness and exhibiting more efficient negative feedback and that the magnitude of these changes in response would differ based on agricultural method. We found that tadpoles from conventional and organic ponds were less likely to downregulate GCs via negative feedback after stressor exposure than tadpoles from natural ponds. For agricultural tadpoles that did downregulate GCs after the stressor, we found lower stress responsiveness and faster downregulation to baseline corticosterone than tadpoles from natural ponds. These results point to an accumulation of wear-and-tear, leading to an overall reduction in reactive scope and limited GC flexibility in our agricultural tadpoles. Regardless of agricultural method used, agricultural tadpoles exhibited the same patterns of GC response, indicating that current efforts to incentivize farmers to switch to organic farming methods may not be sufficient to address negative agricultural impacts on amphibians.
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- Amanda R Bryant
- Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 78666, United States.
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- Department of Biology, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX, 78666, United States
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Cuzziol Boccioni AP, Peltzer PM, Attademo AM, Leiva L, Colussi CL, Repetti MR, Russell-White K, Di Conza N, Lajmanovich RC. High toxicity of agro-industrial wastewater on aquatic fauna of a South American stream: Mortality of aquatic turtles and amphibian tadpoles as bioindicators of environmental health. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2024; 96:e11010. [PMID: 38433361 DOI: 10.1002/wer.11010] [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: 11/23/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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The aim of this study was to characterize an aquatic system of Santa Fe province (Argentina) receiving wastewater from agro-industrial activities (mainly dairy) by in situ assessment (fauna mortality, physicochemical, microbiological, and pesticide residues measurement), and ecotoxicity bioassays on amphibian tadpoles. Water and sediment samples were obtained from the Los Troncos Stream (LTS), previous to the confluence with the "San Carlos" drainage channel (SCC), and from the SCC. Biological parameters (mortality and sublethal biomarkers) were used to evaluate ecotoxicity during 10-day exposure of Rhinella arenarum tadpoles to LTS and SCC samples. Nine pesticides were detected in both LTS and SCC. Chemical and biochemical oxygen demand, ammonia, and coliform count recorded in SCC greatly exceeded limits for aquatic life protection. At SCC and LTS after the confluence with SCC, numerous dying and dead aquatic turtles (Phrynops hilarii) were recorded. In the ecotoxicity assessment, no mortality of tadpoles was observed in LTS treatment, whereas total mortality (100%) was observed in SCC treatments in dilution higher than 50% of water and sediment. For SCC, median lethal concentration and the 95% confidence limits was 18.30% (14.71-22.77) at 24 h; lowest-observed and no-observed effect concentrations were 12.5% and 6.25%, respectively. Oxidative stress and neurotoxicity were observed in tadpoles exposed to 25% SCC dilution treatment. In addition, there was a large genotoxic effect (micronuclei test) in all sublethal SCC dilution treatments (6.25%, 12.5%, and 25%). These results alert about the high environmental quality deterioration and high ecotoxicity for aquatic fauna of aquatic ecosystems affected by agro-industrial wastewater. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Great mortality of turtles was observed in a basin with a high load of agro-industrial wastewater. San Carlos Channel (SCC), where effluents are spilled, is environmentally deteriorated. The water-sediment matrix of SCC caused 100% lethality in tadpoles. SCC dilutions caused neurotoxicity, oxidative stress, and genotoxicity on tadpoles.
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- Ana P Cuzziol Boccioni
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Museo Provincial de Ciencias Naturales Florentino Ameghino, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Programa de Investigación y Análisis de Residuos y Contaminantes Químicos. Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Cátedras de Microbiología General y Principios de Biotecnología, Departamento de Ingeniería en Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Cátedras de Microbiología General y Principios de Biotecnología, Departamento de Ingeniería en Alimentos y Biotecnología, Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Schvezov N, Caffetti J, Silva C, Boeris J, Baldo D, Lajmanovich R. Impact of soil from monoculture pine plantations on two anuran species from the Atlantic Forest: Odontophrynus reigi and Leptodactylus luctator. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 869:161769. [PMID: 36702263 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/18/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Monoculture tree plantations reduces landscape heterogeneity and the number and diversity of habitats available for species. Physical-chemical changes in soil may affect the ponds where tadpoles develop. This work aimed to study the effect on tadpoles of two species of frogs, Leptodactylus luctator (Ll) and Odontophrynus reigi (Or) exposed to soils from a pine plantation (PP), which were compared to tadpoles exposed to soils from Atlantic Forest, the native forest (NF). The impact of soils from both places on growth, development, antioxidant system and genetic damage of Ll and Or tadpoles were observed. A composite sample (5 kg) of soil was taken from the top 10 cm stratum in a 200 m transect in each site, with random plots of 50x50cm. In collected soil samples Organic Matter (OM), Organic Carbon (OC), and Total Nitrogen (TN) were determined. We conducted laboratory experiments, from 23 until 38 Gosner stages. During the experiment, pH and ammonium in the water were determined. Soil from NF presented higher content of OM, OC and TN, and water pH in PP was 0.2 units lower than in NF. Both species showed ≈60 % increase of catalase activity in PP, and ≈40 % increase of lipid peroxidation in NF. Ll tadpoles presented 10 times higher protein oxidation in PP than in NF, but Gosner stage was higher in NF. In NF the higher OM and OC in both species causes the increase of lipid peroxidation; and Ll responds to a stressor in PP that in Or is not observed. Or presented lower stress response towards PP soils, which indicates a tolerance towards this soil. The changes observed in soil chemistry, although not big from a physical-chemical point of view, affects the growth, development and oxidative stress of two species of anuran tadpoles from the NF, which can affect future populations and anuran diversity.
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- Natasha Schvezov
- Instituto de Biología Subtropical (CONICET-UNaM), Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva, Félix de Azara 1552, N3300LQH Posadas, Misiones, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales, Félix de Azara 1552, N3300LQH Posadas, Misiones, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Biología Subtropical (CONICET-UNaM), Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva, Félix de Azara 1552, N3300LQH Posadas, Misiones, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales, Félix de Azara 1552, N3300LQH Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales, Félix de Azara 1552, N3300LQH Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Subtropical (CONICET-UNaM), Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva, Félix de Azara 1552, N3300LQH Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Subtropical (CONICET-UNaM), Laboratorio de Genética Evolutiva, Félix de Azara 1552, N3300LQH Posadas, Misiones, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Misiones, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Químicas y Naturales, Félix de Azara 1552, N3300LQH Posadas, Misiones, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, 3000, RN168 Santa Fe, Argentina
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Girotto L, Freitas IBF, Yoshii MPC, Goulart BV, Montagner CC, Schiesari LC, Espíndola ELG, Freitas JS. Using mesocosms to evaluate the impacts of pasture intensification and pasture-sugarcane conversion on tadpoles in Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:21010-21024. [PMID: 36264462 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23691-5] [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: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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This study evaluated the effects of environmental contamination caused by pasture intensification and pasture-sugarcane conversion on oxidative stress, biotransformation, esterase enzymes, and development of Scinax fuscovarious and Physalaemus nattereri. Tadpoles were exposed in mesocosms allocated in three treatments: (1) untreated extensive pasture (EP); (2) intensive-pasture conversion (IP) (2,4-D herbicide + fertilizers); and (3) pasture-sugarcane conversion (SC) (fipronil + 2,4-D + fertilizers). After 7 days of exposure, IP reduced catalase (CAT) and increased malondialdehyde (MDA) levels in P. nattereri, while this treatment decreased glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH) and CAT activities in S. fuscovarious. SC decreased CAT, G6PDH, and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities in P. nattereri. In S. fuscovarius, SC reduced G6PDH, acetylcholinesterase (AChE), and carboxylesterase (CbE) activities. MDA was raised in both tadpole species exposed to SC, evidencing oxidative stress. Integrated biomarker responses showed higher scores in both species exposed to SC. Our results warn that management practices currently applied to sugarcane cultivation in Brazil can negatively impact the functional responses of amphibians at natural systems.
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- Lais Girotto
- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13, São Carlos, 560-970, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13, São Carlos, 560-970, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13, São Carlos, 560-970, Brazil
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, , São Paulo, Brazil
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- Analytical Chemistry Department, Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, Campinas, , São Paulo, Brazil
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- EACH, USP - School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Av. Arlindo Bétio 1000, São Paulo, SP, 03828-000, Brazil
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- NEEA/CRHEA/SHS, São Carlos Engineering School, University of São Paulo, Av. Trabalhador São Carlense, 400, 13, São Carlos, 560-970, Brazil
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- Department of Agricultural and Natural Sciences, Minas Gerais State University (UEMG), R. Ver. Geraldo Moisés da Silva, S/N - Universitário, Ituiutaba, MG, 38302-192, Brazil.
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Cuzziol Boccioni AP, Lener G, Peluso J, Peltzer PM, Attademo AM, Aronzon C, Simoniello MF, Demonte LD, Repetti MR, Lajmanovich RC. Comparative assessment of individual and mixture chronic toxicity of glyphosate and glufosinate ammonium on amphibian tadpoles: A multibiomarker approach. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 309:136554. [PMID: 36174726 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136554] [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: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to assess the ecotoxicity of glyphosate and glufosinate ammonium mixtures on amphibian tadpoles and the potential impact of mixture in aquatic ecosystems health. The bonding properties of the mixture based on computational chemistry and an experimental bioassay on morphology, DNA damage and biochemical biomarkers on tadpoles of the common toad Rhinella arenarum were studied. The results of the density functional theory analysis showed trends of the pesticides clustering to form exothermic mixtures, suggesting the likelihood of hot-spots of pesticides in real aquatic systems. In addition, biological effects of individual pesticides and the mixture were studied on tadpoles over 45 days-chronic bioassay. The bioassay consisted of four treatments: a negative control (CO), 2.5 mg L-1 of a glyphosate-based herbicide (GBH), 2.5 mg L-1 of a glufosinate ammonium-based herbicide (GABH) and their 50:50 (% v/v) mixture (GBH-GABH). Morphological abnormality rates were significantly higher in all herbicide treatments with respect to CO at 48 h of exposure. Abdominal edema was the most frequent type of abnormality recorded at 48 h, 10 and 45 days of exposure. DNA damage was recorded in all herbicides treatments. Thyroxin increased only in GABH treatment. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) significantly increased in GBH treatment, indicating a GBH-neurotoxic effect. Glutathione S-transferase decreased in GABH and GBH-GABH treatments, while catalase decreased in individual GBH and GABH treatments. Overall, teratogenicity, DNA damage, hormonal disruption (T4), and oxidative stress were greater in GABH-treated tadpoles than GBH-treated tadpoles. This study also highlights the robust chemical interaction between the active ingredients of both herbicides, which is reflected on antagonisms in most of analyzed biomarkers, as well as potentiation and additivity in others. Based on our results, the GABH had a higher toxicity than GBH for amphibian tadpoles.
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- Ana P Cuzziol Boccioni
- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Físico-Química de Córdoba-CONICET. Departamento de Química Teórica y Computacional. Facultad de Ciencias Químicas. Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat y Sostenibilidad (IIIA-UNSAM)-CONICET, Campus Miguelete, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigación e Ingeniería Ambiental, Escuela de Hábitat y Sostenibilidad (IIIA-UNSAM)-CONICET, Campus Miguelete, San Martín, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Toxicología, Farmacología y Bioquímica Legal, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Ciudad Universitaria, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Programa de Investigación y Análisis de Residuos y Contaminantes Químicos. Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Programa de Investigación y Análisis de Residuos y Contaminantes Químicos. Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral, Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Okoye CO, Nyaruaba R, Ita RE, Okon SU, Addey CI, Ebido CC, Opabunmi AO, Okeke ES, Chukwudozie KI. Antibiotic resistance in the aquatic environment: Analytical techniques and interactive impact of emerging contaminants. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 96:103995. [PMID: 36210048 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2022.103995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2022] [Revised: 09/19/2022] [Accepted: 10/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Antibiotic pollution is becoming an increasingly severe threat globally. Antibiotics have emerged as a new class of environmental pollutants due to their expanding usage and indiscriminate application in animal husbandry as growth boosters. Contamination of aquatic ecosystems by antibiotics can have a variety of negative impacts on the microbial flora of these water bodies, as well as lead to the development and spread of antibiotic-resistant genes. Various strategies for removing antibiotics from aqueous systems and environments have been developed. Many of these approaches, however, are constrained by their high operating costs and the generation of secondary pollutants. This review aims to summarize research on the distribution and effects of antibiotics in aquatic environments, their interaction with other emerging contaminants, and their remediation strategy. The ecological risks associated with antibiotics in aquatic ecosystems and the need for more effective monitoring and detection system are also highlighted.
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- Charles Obinwanne Okoye
- Biofuels Institute, School of Environment & Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, PR China; Department of Zoology & Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria; Organization of African Academic Doctor, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Center for Biosafety Megascience, Wuhan Institute of Virology, CAS, Wuhan, PR China; Organization of African Academic Doctor, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Biological Sciences Ritman University, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria; Organization of African Academic Doctor, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Marine Science, Akwa Ibom State University, Mkpat Enin, P.M.B. 1167, Nigeria; Department of Ocean Engineering, Ocean College, Zhejiang University, Zhoushan 316021, PR China; Organization of African Academic Doctor, Nairobi, Kenya
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- College of Ocean and Earth Sciences, Xiamen University, Xiamen, PR China; Organization of African Academic Doctor, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Zoology & Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Nigeria; Organization of African Academic Doctor, Nairobi, Kenya
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Biological Sciences & Natural Science Unit, School of General Studies, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State 410001, Nigeria; Institute of Environmental Health and Ecological Security, School of Environment and Safety Engineering, Jiangsu University, 212013, PR China; Organization of African Academic Doctor, Nairobi, Kenya.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Enugu State 410001, Nigeria; Organization of African Academic Doctor, Nairobi, Kenya; Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Jiangsu University 212013, PR China.
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Junior SFS, da Silva EO, de Farias Araujo G, Soares LOS, Parente CET, Malm O, Saggioro EM, Correia FV. Antioxidant system alterations and biological health status of earthworms following long-term exposure to antibiotic-contaminated poultry litter. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:23607-23618. [PMID: 34811610 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17599-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Poultry litter is widely applied as a fertilizer even though it is one of the main antibiotic sources to agricultural soils. Long-term sublethal effects (56 days) on the antioxidant system of Eisenia andrei earthworms following exposure to fluoroquinolone-contaminated poultry litter (enrofloxacin + ciprofloxacin) at 5.0, 10, and 20 g kg-1 were evaluated. The following biomarkers were assessed: superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), reduced glutathione (GSH), and a lipid peroxidation (LPO) proxy. Significant CAT and SOD increases, and a moderate positive correlation (ρ = 0.67, p < 0.05) between these enzymes was observed. Glutathione-S-transferase levels increased significantly at 10 g kg-1, while GSH exhibited a dose-dependent response at 5.0 mg kg-1 (4-106%), 10 mg kg-1 (28-330 %), and 20 mg kg-1 (45-472%). LPO levels exhibited a decreasing trend with increasing poultry litter concentrations of 8-170% (5.0 g kg-1), 7-104% (10 mg kg-1), and 3-6% (20 mg kg-1). A principal component analysis (PCA) highlighted increased SOD and CAT activities, possibly due to increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) concentrations. Biological health status assessments based on the biomarker response index indicate major alterations in the first month of exposure and becoming moderate in the second month. These findings indicate an antioxidant system attenuation trend. It is possible, however, that successive poultry litter applications may reduce the long-term recovery capacity of the evaluated biomarkers.
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- Sidney Fernandes Sales Junior
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública e Meio Ambiente, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública e Meio Ambiente, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública e Meio Ambiente, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública e Meio Ambiente, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Laboratório de Radioisótopos, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho s/n, bloco G0, sala 60, subsolo, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 21040-360, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Avaliação e Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 21040-360, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Pública e Meio Ambiente, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- UNIRIO, Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Av. Pasteur, 458, Urca, Rio de Janeiro, 22290-20, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Radioisótopos, Instituto de Biofísica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho s/n, bloco G0, sala 60, subsolo, Rio de Janeiro, 21941-902, Brazil
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Vicentin R, Masín CE, Lescano MR, Zalazar CS. Poultry litter stabilization by two-stage composting-vermicomposting process: Environmental, energetic and economic performance. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 281:130872. [PMID: 34289600 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130872] [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: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 05/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Poultry litter (PL) is a heterogeneous mixture that contains bedding materials, antibiotics, dead skin, feed scraps, water, feathers and the resulting microbiota from poultry production cycle. Although its treatment does not receive attention, it is an important organic resource generated in the north-east region of Santa Fe Province since animal primary production is one of the main economic activities there and in the whole country. The objective of this work was to analyse the economic and energy aspects and the environmental impact of two scenarios corresponding to treat two different mixtures of organic wastes: Eucalyptus sp. sawdust (ES), rice hulls (RH) and PL. PL was considered in two different volume proportions: 1RH:3 PL for scenario 1 and 0.5RH:1 ES:2 PL for scenario 2. The two-stage combined system of composting + vermicomposting was applied to both scenarios and compared; on one hand, the current regulated practice for waste final deposition (landfill) and on the other hand, a base line scenario, which describes the current situation, where the raw material is transported and spread over the field as fertilizer without previous stabilization. The scenario construction was based according to on-site data, lab-scale experiments previously published and software databases. The environmental study was carried out with life cycle assessment; and the energy study, using cumulative energy demand methodology and the energy balance. Based on the results, it was possible to affirm the importance of the integrated agricultural waste treatment to address environmental benefits, especially related to the base line scenario. Furthermore, there were no significant differences between the two proposed scenarios. Economic and environmental results were contradictory when no long-term socio-economic consequences are considered. Combined composting and vermicomposting strategy reduce the organic matter and nutrients content not only to avoid discharges into the environment, but also to replace the fossil fuels consumption during unsustainable techniques as sanitary landfill, producing improved substrates for agricultural use.
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- Rocio Vicentin
- Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC, UNL-CONICET), Güemes N(◦) 3450, Santa Fe, S3000GLN, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC, UNL-CONICET), Güemes N(◦) 3450, Santa Fe, S3000GLN, Argentina
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- Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC, UNL-CONICET), Güemes N(◦) 3450, Santa Fe, S3000GLN, Argentina
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- Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (INTEC, UNL-CONICET), Güemes N(◦) 3450, Santa Fe, S3000GLN, Argentina; Facultad de Ingeniería y Ciencias Hídricas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Ruta Nacional N° 168 Km 472.4, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Ghirardi R, Cazenave J, López J, Antoniazzi C, Perotti M. Water mould exposure induces enzymatic antioxidant defences in embryos of the Two-colored Oval Frog (Elachistocleis bicolor) (Anura: Microhylidae). CAN J ZOOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2019-0221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Water moulds are pathogens of amphibian eggs and embryos. However, little is known about oxidant or antioxidant status of amphibians in response to stress caused by water moulds. We exposed embryo stages of Two-colored Oval Frogs (Elachistocleis bicolor (Guérin-Méneville, 1838)) to a Saprolegnia-like species of water mould to explore homeostatic adjustments by the shifting of oxidative stress markers. We also tested whether water mould infection affected survivorship, hatching time, and morphology of hatching embryos. We found that the Saprolegnia-like species is a genuine stressor and substantially altered the physiological state of E. bicolor embryos. Among antioxidant defences, superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities increased in embryos exposed to the Saprolegnia-like species. However, no difference in lipid peroxidation levels was found between treatments, which might indicate that SOD and GST activations could be enough to prevent oxidative damage. Finally, we found higher mortality and number of malformations in the water mould treatment. We showed the stressful effect of water moulds on amphibian embryos, evidenced by the activation of their antioxidant system, and reveal the importance of considering physiological stress markers as key information when studying the potential consequences of disease outbreaks in the ecology and conservation of amphibians.
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- R. Ghirardi
- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI, UNL, CONICET), Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo, CP 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud (Universidad Católica de Santa Fe), Echagüe 7151, CP 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI, UNL, CONICET), Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo, CP 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Departamento de Ciencias Naturales (FHUC, UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo, CP 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI, UNL, CONICET), Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo, CP 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Departamento de Ciencias Naturales (FHUC, UNL), Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo, CP 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Limnología (INALI, UNL, CONICET), Ciudad Universitaria, Paraje El Pozo, CP 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud (Universidad Católica de Santa Fe), Echagüe 7151, CP 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecología, Biología Evolutiva y Comportamiento de Herpetozoos (LEBECH), INIBIOMA (UNCOMA–CONICET), Quintral 1250, CP 8400, Río Negro, Argentina
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Lajmanovich RC, Peltzer PM, Attademo AM, Martinuzzi CS, Simoniello MF, Colussi CL, Cuzziol Boccioni AP, Sigrist M. First evaluation of novel potential synergistic effects of glyphosate and arsenic mixture on Rhinella arenarum (Anura: Bufonidae) tadpoles. Heliyon 2019; 5:e02601. [PMID: 31687490 PMCID: PMC6820099 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Revised: 09/25/2019] [Accepted: 10/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The toxicity of glyphosate-based herbicide (GBH) and arsenite (As(III)) as individual toxicants and in mixture (50:50 v/v, GBH-As(III)) was determined in Rhinella arenarum tadpoles during acute (48 h) and chronic assays (22 days). In both types of assays, the levels of enzymatic activity [Acetylcholinesterase (AChE), Carboxylesterase (CbE), and Glutathione S-transferase (GST)] and the levels of thyroid hormones (triiodothyronine; T3 and thyroxine; T4) were examined. Additionally, the mitotic index (MI) of red blood cells (RBCs) and DNA damage index were calculated for the chronic assay. The results showed that the LC50 values at 48 h were 45.95 mg/L for GBH, 37.32 mg/L for As(III), and 30.31 mg/L for GBH-As(III) (with similar NOEC = 10 mg/L and LOEC = 20 mg/L between the three treatments). In the acute assay, Marking's additive index (S = 2.72) indicated synergistic toxicity for GBH-As(III). In larvae treated with GBH and As(III) at the NOEC-48h (10 mg/L), AChE activity increased by 36.25% and 33.05% respectively, CbE activity increased by 22.25% and 39.05 % respectively, and GST activity increased by 46.75% with the individual treatment with GBH and by 131.65 % with the GBH-As(III) mixture. Larvae exposed to the GBH-As(III) mixture also showed increased levels of T4 (25.67 %). In the chronic assay at NOEC-48h/8 (1.25 mg/L), As(III) and GBH-As(III) inhibited AChE activity (by 39.46 % and 35.65%, respectively), but did not alter CbE activity. In addition, As(III) highly increased (93.7 %) GST activity. GBH-As(III) increased T3 (97.34%) and T4 (540.93%) levels. Finally, GBH-As(III) increased the MI of RBCs and DNA damage. This study demonstrated strong synergistic toxicity of the GBH-As(III) mixture, negatively altering antioxidant systems and thyroid hormone levels, with consequences on RBC proliferation and DNA damage in treated R. arenarum tadpoles.
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- Rafael C. Lajmanovich
- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, Santa Fe, 3000, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, C1033AAJ, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, Santa Fe, 3000, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, C1033AAJ, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, Santa Fe, 3000, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, C1033AAJ, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, Santa Fe, 3000, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, C1033AAJ, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Toxicología, Farmacología y Bioquímica Legal. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas (FBCB), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, Santa Fe, 3000, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, Santa Fe, 3000, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, C1033AAJ, Argentina
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- Programa de Investigación y Análisis de Residuos y Contaminantes Químicos (PRINARC), Facultad de Ingeniería Química, FIQ-UNL, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Peltzer PM, Lajmanovich RC, Martinuzzi C, Attademo AM, Curi LM, Sandoval MT. Biotoxicity of diclofenac on two larval amphibians: Assessment of development, growth, cardiac function and rhythm, behavior and antioxidant system. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 683:624-637. [PMID: 31150883 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Revised: 05/18/2019] [Accepted: 05/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac (DCF) threatens the health of aquatic animals and ecosystems. In the present study, different biological endpoints (mortality, development and growth, abnormalities, cardiotoxicity, neurotoxicity and antioxidant system) were used to characterize the acute and chronic effects of DCF (at concentrations ranging between 125 and 4000 μg L-1) on two amphibian species from Argentina (Trachycephalus typhonius and Physalaemus albonotatus). Results showed that the larval developmental, growth rates, and body condition of DCF-exposed individuals of both species were significantly reduced. DCF-exposed individuals also showed several morphological abnormalities, including significantly altered body axis, chondrocranium and hyobranchial skeleton, and organ and visceral abnormalities including cardiac hypoplasia, malrotated guts, asymmetrically inverted guts, and cholecystitis. DCF also had a significant effect on the swimming performance of both species: at low concentrations (125 and 250 μg L-1), swimming distance, velocity and global activity decreased, whereas, at high concentrations (1000 and 2000 μg L-1), these behavioral responses increased. Regarding cardiac function and rhythm, at DCF concentrations higher than 1000 μg L-1, the heart frequency and ventricular systole interval of both species were significantly reduced. Regarding the antioxidant system, the activity of acetylcholinesterase indicated that DCF is neurotoxic and thus related to the changes in behavioral performance. The DCF concentrations studied produced a biochemical imbalance between radical oxygen species production and antioxidant systems. The sensitivities to sublethal and chronic DCF exposure in both anuran species were similar, thus indicating the inherent complexity involved in understanding the biotoxic effects of DCF.
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- Paola M Peltzer
- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas (FBCB), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas (FBCB), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas (FBCB), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas (FBCB), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas (FBCB), Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL), Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Catedra de Embriología Animal, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales y Agrimensura, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE), Corrientes, Argentina
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Gajski G, Žegura B, Ladeira C, Novak M, Sramkova M, Pourrut B, Del Bo' C, Milić M, Gutzkow KB, Costa S, Dusinska M, Brunborg G, Collins A. The comet assay in animal models: From bugs to whales - (Part 2 Vertebrates). MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2019; 781:130-164. [PMID: 31416573 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2019.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 03/26/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
The comet assay has become one of the methods of choice for the evaluation and measurement of DNA damage. It is sensitive, quick to perform and relatively affordable for the evaluation of DNA damage and repair at the level of individual cells. The comet assay can be applied to virtually any cell type derived from different organs and tissues. Even though the comet assay is predominantly used on human cells, the application of the assay for the evaluation of DNA damage in yeast, plant and animal cells is also quite high, especially in terms of biomonitoring. The present extensive overview on the usage of the comet assay in animal models will cover both terrestrial and water environments. The first part of the review was focused on studies describing the comet assay applied in invertebrates. The second part of the review, (Part 2) will discuss the application of the comet assay in vertebrates covering cyclostomata, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals, in addition to chordates that are regarded as a transitional form towards vertebrates. Besides numerous vertebrate species, the assay is also performed on a range of cells, which includes blood, liver, kidney, brain, gill, bone marrow and sperm cells. These cells are readily used for the evaluation of a wide spectrum of genotoxic agents both in vitro and in vivo. Moreover, the use of vertebrate models and their role in environmental biomonitoring will also be discussed as well as the comparison of the use of the comet assay in vertebrate and human models in line with ethical principles. Although the comet assay in vertebrates is most commonly used in laboratory animals such as mice, rats and lately zebrafish, this paper will only briefly review its use regarding laboratory animal models and rather give special emphasis to the increasing usage of the assay in domestic and wildlife animals as well as in various ecotoxicological studies.
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- Goran Gajski
- Mutagenesis Unit, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia.
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- Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- H&TRC - Health & Technology Research Center, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal; Centro de Investigação e Estudos em Saúde de Publica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Genetic Toxicology and Cancer Biology, National Institute of Biology, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Biomedical Research Center, Cancer Research Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- EcoLab, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, INPT, UPS, Toulouse, France
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- DeFENS-Division of Human Nutrition, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Mutagenesis Unit, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Environmental Health Department, National Health Institute Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Porto, Portugal; EPIUnit - Instituto de Saúde Pública, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Health Effects Laboratory, Department of Environmental Chemistry-MILK, NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Kjeller, Norway
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Nutrition, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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