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Ibrahim AM, Mobarak SA. Laevicaulis stuhlmanni slugs as accumulation bio-indicators of lead metal pollution: immunotoxic, physiological, and histopathological alterations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:50905-50915. [PMID: 39106017 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34438-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/07/2024]
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Trace metal pollution of soils is a widespread consequence of anthropogenic activity. Land slugs can be used as bio-indicators of the metals' pollution in the soil, so the present study aimed to determine the metal in the soil and Laevicaulis stuhlmanni land slug tissues by studying its effects on different physiological parameters. Slugs and soil samples were collected from fields in Abu-Rawash, Giza, Egypt. Slugs were identified, and the metals were determined in slug tissues and soil samples. On the other hand, slugs were reared in the laboratory and the new generation was fed on lettuce dipped in 0.027 µg/ml lead (Pb) for 10 days. The results revealed that the soil and slug tissues contained copper, manganese, lead, and zinc; the lead metal bioaccumulation factor was the highest. Also, the results showed that the hemocytes' count, testosterone, and estradiol hormones were significantly decreased. At the same time, the phagocytic index was increased considerably, and some morphological alterations in the granulocytes and hyalinocytes were observed after treatment with 0.027 µg/ml lead compared to untreated slugs. On the other hand, all the oxidative stress parameters were significantly increased in the treated slugs compared with the control. Concerning the histopathological studies, lead caused a rupture, vacuolation, or degeneration in the digestive cells of treated slugs. Finally, it can be concluded that the land slugs were sensitive to lead which was reflected by endocrine disruption, immunotoxicity, and increased oxidative stress parameters with histopathological damages. Hence, Laevicaulis stuhlmanni can be used as a metal accumulation bio-indicator to reflect the metal pollution in the soil.
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- Amina M Ibrahim
- Medical Malacology Department, Theodor Bilharz Research Institute, P.O:11635, Imbaba, Giza, Egypt.
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- Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Cairo, Egypt
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Guglielmi MV, Mastrodonato M, Semeraro D, Mentino D, Capriello T, La Pietra A, Giarra A, Scillitani G, Ferrandino I. Aluminum exposure alters the pedal mucous secretions of the chocolate-band snail, Eobania vermiculata (Gastropoda: Helicidae). Microsc Res Tech 2024; 87:1453-1466. [PMID: 38407429 DOI: 10.1002/jemt.24529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
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Aluminum (Al) is used in everyday life and present in food drugs, packaging, industry, and agriculture. Although it is the most common metal in the Earth crust, a correlation has been demonstrated between its presence and various pathologies, even serious ones, especially of a neurological type. However, there is a histological gap regarding the role Al can have in contact with the covering and secreting epithelia. The alterations of the ventral and dorsal foot mucocytes and their secretions of the snail Eobania vermiculata caused by Al were investigated in situ by histochemical and lectin-histochemical techniques. Administration to different experimental groups took place for 3 and 9 days with 50 and 200 μM of AlCl3. Several types of mucocytes were detected with a prevalent secretion of acid glycans in the foot of E. vermiculata. Sulfated glycans prevail in the dorsal region, with one type showing only fucosylated residues and another also having galactosaminylated and glycosaminylated residues. Carboxylated glycans prevail in the ventral region, with presence of galactosaminylated, glycosaminylated, and fucosylated residuals in both cells. Snails treated presented a general decrease of mucin amount in the secreting cells and affected the mucus composition. These changes could alter the rheological and functional properties of the mucus with possible implications for the health of the treated animals. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS: Snails were fed with Al-contaminated lettuce at different concentrations. In the foot mucocytes produced mucus with prevailing acidic glycans. In the treated resulted a reduction in the amount of mucus and an alteration of glycan composition.
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- Marco Vito Guglielmi
- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biosciences, Biotechnologies and Environment, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples "Federico II", Naples, Italy
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Menon M, Mohanraj R, Vb J, Prasath Rv A. Bioaccumulation of heavy metals in a gastropod species at the Kole wetland agroecosystem, a Ramsar site. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 329:117027. [PMID: 36571953 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.117027] [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: 10/05/2022] [Revised: 12/11/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Heavy metal concentrations were evaluated in the Pila globosa tissues and the adjacent aquatic environment of the Kole wetland agroecosystem, a Ramsar site, southwest coast of India. Metal concentrations were analyzed to assess the spatial distribution, contamination levels, bioaccumulation potential, and potential risk to the human population and the migratory birds that forage the wetland agroecosystem. The recorded concentrations of heavy metals in P. globosa tissues and the aquatic environment followed the hierarchal order: Fe > Cu > Mn > Cr > Zn > Ni > Cd > Pb mg/kg and Fe > Zn > Ni > Cr > Mn > Pb > Cu > Cd mg/L, respectively. Elevated levels of heavy metals were recorded in the P. globosa tissues than the adjacent aquatic environment thus, highlighting their potential for bioaccumulation. The recorded concentrations of heavy metals in the P. globosa tissues exceeded the permissible limits for Fe, Cu, Mn, Ni, Cr and Cd at several sampling sites. However, in the aquatic environment, the concentrations of all heavy metals were within the permissible limits except for elemental Ni. Inter-elemental correlations between the P. globosa tissues and the aquatic environment recorded antagonistic associations that inhibit metal co-accumulations between the biotic and the abiotic environments. Source identification based on Principle Component Analysis revealed dynamic modes of variability for heavy metals, indicating agro-pesticides and fertilizers as the likely source of heavy metal contamination. Among heavy metals, greater bioaccumulation capacity was recorded for Cu, a moderate for Fe, and comparatively less bioaccumulation for Mn, Zn, Pb, Cr, and Ni. The health risk assessment based on the Target Hazard Quotient and Hazard Index revealed potential toxicity risk to the human population and the migratory birds including the transcontinental migrants that forage the Kole landscapes. Finally, the study emphasizes on long-term monitoring and surveillance programs to identify the multiple stressors most probably, the point sources of contamination and the diffuse sources along the Central Asian flyway for migratory birds to ensure protection of the threatened species and reduce the risk to the human population. Vulnerability to heavy metal toxicity shows that the Kole wetland agroecosystem, a Ramsar site for transcontinental migrants is likely at risk due to heavy metal bioaccumulation in gastropods, hence, requires urgent retrospection. The results of the study highlight that the biosorption potential of P. globosa, can be utilized for bioremediation of metal-contaminated wetlands and agroecosystems.
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- Manjula Menon
- Department of Environmental Science and Management, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, 620024, India.
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- Department of Environmental Science and Management, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, 620024, India
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- Department of Environmental Science and Management, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, 620024, India
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- Department of Environmental Science and Management, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, 620024, India
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Exposure of Buffalo Milkers to Pathogenic Bacteria and Characterization of Isolated Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus spp. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19074353. [PMID: 35410035 PMCID: PMC8999034 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19074353] [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: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The research was focused on the surveillance of the exposure of buffalo milkers in contact with both animals and potentially contaminated equipment, pointing attention on the diffusion of antibiotic-resistant Staphylococcus spp. The monitoring was performed for 12 months, allowing the collection of 600 raw milk and buffalo udder surface samples, 192 milking lanes, 400 milking clusters, 160 personal protective equipment (PPEs) and electronic devices surface samples in contact with the workers of four milking parlors located in Southern Italy. The analysis of the milk samples evidenced the highest exposure to the bacteria considered (and mainly to S. aureus) from late winter-spring seasons onward. The possible risk arising from buffalo udder, milking clusters, and lines were instead considered rather stable along the entire period of sampling. The PPEs turned out to be a source of contamination for milkers mainly during the spring and summer periods. The analysis for oxacillin/methicillin resistance revealed in all the farms enrolled an overall amount of 37.5% of Staphylococci strains (belonging to S. aureus, S. haemolyticus, S. pseudintermedius, S. chromogenes species) resistant both to methicillin and oxacillin. The investigation demonstrated that the potential transfer of pathogenic bacteria to humans would have a better chance to occur at milk resumption time (since late winter-spring onward) when the number of animals to be milked is greater and the activity in the milking parlor is more challenging. At the same time, the findings seem to point out that the potential risk may be worsened by a significant presence of oxacillin/methicillin-resistant Staphylococci, potentially resulting from irrational use of antibiotics.
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Gaber OA, Asran AEA, Elfayoumi HMK, El-Shahawy G, Khider FK, Abdel-Tawab H, Mahmoud KA. Influence of Methomyl (Copter 90%) on certain biochemical activities and histological structures of land snails Monacha cartusiana. Saudi J Biol Sci 2022; 29:2455-2462. [PMID: 35531224 PMCID: PMC9072924 DOI: 10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2021] [Revised: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 12/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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This manuscript was conducted to spotlight the toxic effect of two sub-lethal concentrations of Methomyl (Copter) LC20 (0.075 g/L) and LC40 (0.180 g/L) on some biochemical parameters and histological alterations for land snail Monacha Cartusiana (Muller, 1774). Land snails belong to the class Gastropoda and Phylum Mollusca. This study cleared that both the used concentrations (of Copter) caused a significant increase for activities of three enzymes: alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine amino transaminase (ALT), and Aspartate amino transaminase (AST) after 24, 48, and 72 h from exposure starting. In contrast, a total protein (TP) activity decreased at exposure for two concentrations at all lethality periods. Both concentrations of Copter (0.0.75 g/L and 0.180 g/L) have shown histological changes for land snail tissues after 96 h of exposure; digestive gland, hermaphrodite gland, foot, and mantle. Degeneration, rupture, and vacuolization for digestive cells have been shown; furthermore, hemolytic infiltration in connective tissue will be recognized for the digestive gland. The Oocyte and sperm show degenerated with deformation in the connective tissue of the hermaphrodite gland. Likewise, deformation in the muscle fiber layer of the foot in the land snail distorts the epidermis and mucus gland suffering from necrosis. Moreover, mantle shows rapture in epidermis layer, deformed in muscle fiber layer, and vacuolization and necrosis take place in mucus gland.
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- Faculty of Science, Zoology Department, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Faculty of Science, Zoology Department, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultiral Research Center, Dokki-Giza, Egypt
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- Faculty of Science, Zoology Department, Beni-Suef University, Beni-Suef, Egypt
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- Ural Federal University, 19 Mira St., 620002 Yekaterinburg, Russia
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El-Gendy KS, Gad AF, Radwan MA. Physiological and behavioral responses of land molluscs as biomarkers for pollution impact assessment: A review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 193:110558. [PMID: 33285153 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Environmental pollution caused by human activities is a global public health concern. This review discusses the impact of different types of pollutants such as pesticides, metals, nanoparticles and others on land molluscs. These molluscs are of great interest as good model organisms for studying biomarker responses in ecotoxicological monitoring programs. Several biomarkers are utilized to characterize and quantify the exposure and harmful impacts of various pollutants. In this review, we have identified physiological and behavioral endpoints (feeding, growth, avoidance, mucus secretion, locomotion and reproductive behavior) for the diagnosis of environmental pollution. The present review displays that all types of pollutants can disturb physiological and behavioral endpoints of gastropods, and these impacts depend on the matrix, exposure time and route as well as the type and concentration of the pollutants in the environment. We have also confirmed that terrestrial gastropods particularly snails as sentinel species could be used as potential bioindicator organisms for environmental quality assessment and thus for predicting potential hazards to human health.
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- K S El-Gendy
- Department of Pesticide Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, El-Shatby, 21545, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Animal Pests, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Pesticide Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Alexandria, El-Shatby, 21545, Alexandria, Egypt.
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