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Giraud-Billoud M, Moreira DC, Minari M, Andreyeva A, Campos ÉG, Carvajalino-Fernández JM, Istomina A, Michaelidis B, Niu C, Niu Y, Ondei L, Prokić M, Rivera-Ingraham GA, Sahoo D, Staikou A, Storey JM, Storey KB, Vega IA, Hermes-Lima M. REVIEW: Evidence supporting the 'preparation for oxidative stress' (POS) strategy in animals in their natural environment. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2024; 293:111626. [PMID: 38521444 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2024.111626] [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: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 03/12/2024] [Accepted: 03/19/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
Abstract
Hypometabolism is a common strategy employed by resilient species to withstand environmental stressors that would be life-threatening for other organisms. Under conditions such as hypoxia/anoxia, temperature and salinity stress, or seasonal changes (e.g. hibernation, estivation), stress-tolerant species down-regulate pathways to decrease energy expenditures until the return of less challenging conditions. However, it is with the return of these more favorable conditions and the reactivation of basal metabolic rates that a strong increase of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (RONS) occurs, leading to oxidative stress. Over the last few decades, cases of species capable of enhancing antioxidant defenses during hypometabolic states have been reported across taxa and in response to a variety of stressors. Interpreted as an adaptive mechanism to counteract RONS formation during tissue hypometabolism and reactivation, this strategy was coined "Preparation for Oxidative Stress" (POS). Laboratory experiments have confirmed that over 100 species, spanning 9 animal phyla, apply this strategy to endure harsh environments. However, the challenge remains to confirm its occurrence in the natural environment and its wide applicability as a key survival element, through controlled experimentation in field and in natural conditions. Under such conditions, numerous confounding factors may complicate data interpretation, but this remains the only approach to provide an integrative look at the evolutionary aspects of ecophysiological adaptations. In this review, we provide an overview of representative cases where the POS strategy has been demonstrated among diverse species in natural environmental conditions, discussing the strengths and weaknesses of these results and conclusions.
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- Maximiliano Giraud-Billoud
- Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza (IHEM), Universidad Nacional de Cuyo-CONICET, Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Instituto de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud-Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Villa Mercedes, San Luis 5730, Argentina.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil; Research Center in Morphology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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- A.O. Kovalevsky Institute of Biology of the Southern Seas of RAS, Moscow 119991, Russia; Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, St-Petersburg 194223, Russia
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Adaptations to Extreme Environments and Global Change Biology, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- V.I. Il'ichev Pacific Oceanological Institute, Far Eastern Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, 690041 Vladivostok, Russia
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Zoology, School of Biology, University of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- Universidade Estadual de Goiás, Câmpus Central, 75132-903 Anápolis, GO, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Bulevar despota Stefana 142, 11060 Belgrade, Serbia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Southport 4215, Gold Coast, Queensland. Australia; UMR9190-MARBEC, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Montpellier, 34090, France
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- Post Graduate Department of Zoology, S.C.S. Autonomous College, Puri, Odis ha-752001, India
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- Laboratory of Marine and Terrestrial Animal Diversity, Department of Zoology, School of Biology, University of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Biology and Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology and Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Instituto de Histología y Embriología de Mendoza (IHEM), Universidad Nacional de Cuyo-CONICET, Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Instituto de Fisiología, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
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Cubillos VM, Salas-Yanquin LP, Mardones-Toledo DA, Ramírez-Kuschel EF, Paredes-Molina FJ, Büchner-Miranda JA, Chaparro OR. Location also matters: The oxidative response of the intertidal purple mussel Perumytilus purpuratus during tidal cycle. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 199:106562. [PMID: 38870558 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106562] [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: 11/10/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2024] [Accepted: 05/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/15/2024]
Abstract
For sessile intertidal organisms, periods of low tide impose both cellular and physiological challenges that can determine bathymetric distribution. To understand how intertidal location influences the cellular response of the bivalve Perumytilus purpuratus during the tidal cycle (immersion-emersion-immersion), specimens from the upper intertidal (UI) and lower intertidal (LI) of bathymetric distribution were sampled every 2 h over a 10-h period during a summer tidal cycle. Parallelly, organisms from the UI and LI were reciprocally transplanted and sampled throughout the same tidal cycle. Levels of oxidative damage (lipid peroxidation and protein carbonyls) as well as total antioxidant capacity and total carotenoids were evaluated as cellular responses to variations in environmental conditions throughout the tidal cycle. The results indicate that both the location in the intertidal zone (UI/LI), the level of aerial exposure, and the interaction of both factors are determinants of oxidative levels and total antioxidant capacity of P. purpuratus. Although oxidative damage levels are triggered during the low tide period (aerial exposure), it is the UI specimens that induce higher levels of lipid peroxidation compared to those from the LI, which is consistent with the elevated levels of total antioxidant capacity. On the other hand, organisms from the LI transplanted to the UI increase the levels of lipid peroxidation but not the levels of protein carbonyls, a situation that is also reflected in higher levels of antioxidant response and total carotenoids than those from the UI transplanted to the LI. The bathymetric distribution of P. purpuratus in the intertidal zone implies differentiated responses between organisms of the lower and upper limits, influenced by their life history. A high phenotypic plasticity allows this mussel to adjust its metabolism to respond to abrupt changes in the surrounding environmental conditions.
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- V M Cubillos
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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Zhang H, Xu T, Jiao M, Li X, Storey KB, Niu Y. Preparation for oxidative stress in Chinese toads (Bufo gargarizans) living under natural conditions along an altitudinal gradient. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY. PART A, ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 38924686 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 04/01/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Preparation for oxidative stress (POS) has been widely reported in animals under controlled laboratory conditions, but whether this phenomenon is visible in animals under natural conditions remains to be explored. Altitudinal gradients provide a good opportunity to address this question, since environmental conditions become more hostile with increasing altitude. Here, we investigated the levels of oxidative stress, oxidative damage, and antioxidant defenses in Chinese toads (Bufo gargarizans) along an altitudinal gradient (50 m, 1200 m, 2300 m, 3400 m above sea level). The results show that changing altitude led to a significantly lower ratio of oxidized to reduced glutathione in liver, with a higher value at 50 m. This ratio in muscle tissues did not differ significantly between altitudes of 50 m, 2300 m, and 3400 m. However, reduced glutathione content increased significantly along the altitude, with higher values in liver at 2300 m and higher values in skeletal muscle at 3400 m. Malondialdehyde (MDA) content in liver did not change significantly with increasing altitude. Brain and muscle tissues showed a higher MDA content at 50 m than the other three altitudes. The activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and glutathione-S-transferase, as well as total antioxidant capacity, also displayed tissue-specific upregulation in heart, skeletal muscle, and brain, but all of these antioxidant enzymes except for glutathione-S-transferase were significantly reduced in liver along the altitudinal gradient. In summary, environmental factors at higher altitude did not lead to higher levels of oxidative stress and oxidative damage in B. gargarizans, mainly due to stronger antioxidant defenses. This study corroborates the occurrence of POS in high-altitude toads living under field conditions and contributes to revealing the biochemical adaptations to extreme environments at higher altitude.
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- Haiying Zhang
- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
- School of Life Sciences and Medicine, Shandong University of Technology, Zibo, China
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Wang QP, Luo CY, Xu XH, Hu WX, Gai YL, Gong YJ, Mu Y. Adaptive evolution of antioxidase-related genes in hypoxia-tolerant mammals. Front Genet 2024; 15:1315677. [PMID: 38725483 PMCID: PMC11079137 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2024.1315677] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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To cope with the damage from oxidative stress caused by hypoxia, mammals have evolved a series of physiological and biochemical traits, including antioxidant ability. Although numerous research studies about the mechanisms of hypoxia evolution have been reported, the molecular mechanisms of antioxidase-related genes in mammals living in different environments are yet to be completely understood. In this study, we constructed a dataset comprising 7 antioxidase-related genes (CAT, SOD1, SOD2, SOD3, GPX1, GPX2, and GPX3) from 43 mammalian species to implement evolutionary analysis. The results showed that six genes (CAT, SOD1, SOD2, SOD3, GPX1, and GPX3) have undergone divergent evolution based on the free-ratio (M1) model. Furthermore, multi-ratio model analyses uncovered the divergent evolution between hypoxic and non-hypoxic lineages, as well as various hypoxic lineages. In addition, the branch-site model identified 9 positively selected branches in 6 genes (CAT, SOD1, SOD2, SOD3, GPX2, and GPX3) that contained 35 positively selected sites, among which 31 positively selected sites were identified in hypoxia-tolerant branches, accounting for 89% of the total number of positively selected sites. Interestingly, 65 parallel/convergent sites were identified in the 7 genes. In summary, antioxidase-related genes are subjected to different selective pressures among hypoxia-tolerant species living in different habitats. This study provides a valuable insight into the molecular evolution of antioxidase-related genes in hypoxia evolution in mammals.
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- Qiu-Ping Wang
- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Erhai Watershed Ecological Environment Quality Testing Engineering Research Center of Yunnan Provincial Universities, Erhai Research Institute, West Yunnan University of Applied Sciences, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Colledge of Life Science, China West Normal University, Nanchong, Sichuan, China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region from Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
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- Institute of Eastern-Himalaya Biodiversity Research, Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
- The Provincial Innovation Team of Biodiversity Conservation and Utility of the Three Parallel Rivers Region from Dali University, Dali, Yunnan, China
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Guo B, Sun Y, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Zheng Y, Xu S, Yang G, Ren W. Evolutionary genetics of pulmonary anatomical adaptations in deep-diving cetaceans. BMC Genomics 2024; 25:339. [PMID: 38575860 PMCID: PMC10993460 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-024-10263-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Cetaceans, having experienced prolonged adaptation to aquatic environments, have undergone evolutionary changes in their respiratory systems. This process of evolution has resulted in the emergence of distinctive phenotypic traits, notably the abundance of elastic fibers and thickened alveolar walls in their lungs, which may facilitate alveolar collapse during diving. This structure helps selective exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide, while minimizing nitrogen exchange, thereby reducing the risk of DCS. Nevertheless, the scientific inquiry into the mechanisms through which these unique phenotypic characteristics govern the diving behavior of marine mammals, including cetaceans, remains unresolved. RESULTS This study entails an evolutionary analysis of 42 genes associated with pulmonary fibrosis across 45 mammalian species. Twenty-one genes in cetaceans exhibited accelerated evolution, featuring specific amino acid substitutions in 14 of them. Primarily linked to the development of the respiratory system and lung morphological construction, these genes play a crucial role. Moreover, among marine mammals, we identified eight genes undergoing positive selection, and the evolutionary rates of three genes significantly correlated with diving depth. Specifically, the SFTPC gene exhibited convergent amino acid substitutions. Through in vitro cellular experiments, we illustrated that convergent amino acid site mutations in SFTPC contribute positively to pulmonary fibrosis in marine mammals, and the presence of this phenotype can induce deep alveolar collapse during diving, thereby reducing the risk of DCS during diving. CONCLUSIONS The study unveils pivotal genetic signals in cetaceans and other marine mammals, arising through evolution. These genetic signals may influence lung characteristics in marine mammals and have been linked to a reduced risk of developing DCS. Moreover, the research serves as a valuable reference for delving deeper into human diving physiology.
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- Boxiong Guo
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioaffiliationersity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioaffiliationersity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioaffiliationersity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioaffiliationersity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioaffiliationersity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioaffiliationersity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioaffiliationersity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Bioaffiliationersity and Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
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Shekhovtsov SV, Vorontsova YL, Slepneva IA, Smirnov DN, Khrameeva EE, Shatunov A, Poluboyarova TV, Bulakhova NA, Meshcheryakova EN, Berman DI, Glupov VV. The Impact of Long-Term Hypoxia on the Antioxidant Defense System in the Siberian Frog Rana amurensis. BIOCHEMISTRY. BIOKHIMIIA 2024; 89:441-450. [PMID: 38648764 DOI: 10.1134/s0006297924030052] [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: 11/11/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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The Siberian frog Rana amurensis has a uniquely high tolerance to hypoxia among amphibians, as it is able to withstand several months underwater with almost no oxygen (0.2 mg/liter) vs. several days for other studied species. Since it was hypothesized that hypoxia actives the antioxidant defense system in hypoxia-tolerant animals, one would expect similar response in R. amurensis. Here, we studied the effect of hypoxia in the Siberian frog based on the transcriptomic data, activities of antioxidant enzyme, and content of low-molecular-weight antioxidants. Exposure to hypoxia upregulated expression of three relevant transcripts (catalase in the brain and two aldo-keto reductases in the liver). The activities of peroxidase in the blood and catalase in the liver were significantly increased, while the activity of glutathione S-transferase in the liver was reduced. The content of low-molecular-weight antioxidants (thiols and ascorbate) in the heart and liver was unaffected. In general, only a few components of the antioxidant defense system were affected by hypoxia, while most remained unchanged. Comparison to other hypoxia-tolerant species suggests species-specific adaptations to hypoxia-related ROS stress.
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- Sergei V Shekhovtsov
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia.
- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, 630058, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia
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- Voevodsky Institute of Chemical Kinetics and Combustion, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, 121205, Russia
- Department of Life Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, 8410501 Beer Sheva, Israel
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- Center for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology, Moscow, 121205, Russia
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia
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- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, 630058, Russia
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- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, 630058, Russia
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- Institute of Biological Problems of the North, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Magadan, 630058, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia
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Bae T, Hallis SP, Kwak MK. Hypoxia, oxidative stress, and the interplay of HIFs and NRF2 signaling in cancer. Exp Mol Med 2024; 56:501-514. [PMID: 38424190 PMCID: PMC10985007 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-024-01180-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2024] Open
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Oxygen is crucial for life and acts as the final electron acceptor in mitochondrial energy production. Cells adapt to varying oxygen levels through intricate response systems. Hypoxia-inducible factors (HIFs), including HIF-1α and HIF-2α, orchestrate the cellular hypoxic response, activating genes to increase the oxygen supply and reduce expenditure. Under conditions of excess oxygen and resulting oxidative stress, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (NRF2) activates hundreds of genes for oxidant removal and adaptive cell survival. Hypoxia and oxidative stress are core hallmarks of solid tumors and activated HIFs and NRF2 play pivotal roles in tumor growth and progression. The complex interplay between hypoxia and oxidative stress within the tumor microenvironment adds another layer of intricacy to the HIF and NRF2 signaling systems. This review aimed to elucidate the dynamic changes and functions of the HIF and NRF2 signaling pathways in response to conditions of hypoxia and oxidative stress, emphasizing their implications within the tumor milieu. Additionally, this review explored the elaborate interplay between HIFs and NRF2, providing insights into the significance of these interactions for the development of novel cancer treatment strategies.
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- Taegeun Bae
- Integrated Research Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi‑do, 14662, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Pharmacy, Graduate School of The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi‑do, 14662, Republic of Korea
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- Integrated Research Institute for Pharmaceutical Sciences, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi‑do, 14662, Republic of Korea.
- Department of Pharmacy, Graduate School of The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi‑do, 14662, Republic of Korea.
- College of Pharmacy, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon, Gyeonggi‑do, 14662, Republic of Korea.
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Filice M, Caferro A, Gattuso A, Sperone E, Agnisola C, Faggio C, Cerra MC, Imbrogno S. Effects of environmental hypoxia on the goldfish skeletal muscle: Focus on oxidative status and mitochondrial dynamics. JOURNAL OF CONTAMINANT HYDROLOGY 2024; 261:104299. [PMID: 38237486 DOI: 10.1016/j.jconhyd.2024.104299] [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: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 02/13/2024]
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The skeletal muscle is a highly plastic tissue. Its ability to respond to external stimuli and challenges allows it to face the functional needs of the organism. In the goldfish Carassius auratus, a model of hypoxia resistance, exposure to reduced oxygen is accompanied by an improvement of the swimming performance, relying on a sustained contractile behavior of the skeletal muscle. At the moment, limited information is available on the mechanisms underlying these responses. We here evaluated the effects of short- (4 days) and long- (20 days) term exposure to moderate water hypoxia on the goldfish white skeletal muscle, focusing on oxidative status and mitochondrial dynamics. No differences in lipid peroxidation, measured as 2-thiobarbituric acid-reacting substances (TBARS), and oxidatively modified proteins (OMP) were detected in animals exposed to hypoxia with respect to their normoxic counterparts. Exposure to short-term hypoxia was characterized by an enhanced SOD activity and expression, paralleled by increased levels of Nrf2, a regulator of the antioxidant cell response, and HSP70, a chaperone also acting as a redox sensor. The expression of markers of mitochondrial biogenesis (TFAM) and abundance (VDAC) and of the mtDNA/nDNA ratio was similar under normoxia and under both short- and long-term hypoxia, thus excluding a rearrangement of the mitochondrial apparatus. Only an increase of PGC1α (a transcription factor involved in mitochondrial dynamics) was detected after 20 days of hypoxia. Our results revealed novel aspects of the molecular mechanisms that in the goldfish skeletal muscle may sustain the response to hypoxia, thus contributing to adequate tissue function to organism requirements.
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- Mariacristina Filice
- Dept. of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Dept. of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Dept. of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy.
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- Dept. of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Napoli, Italy
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- Dept. of Chemical, Biological, Pharmaceutical and Environmental Sciences, University of Messina, Messina, Italy; Dept. of Ecosustainable Marine Biotechnology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Naples, Italy.
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- Dept. of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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- Dept. of Biology, Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Calabria, Rende, Italy
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Pati SG, Panda F, Bal A, Paital B, Sahoo DK. Water deprivation-induced hypoxia and oxidative stress physiology responses in respiratory organs of the Indian stinging fish in near coastal zones. PeerJ 2024; 12:e16793. [PMID: 38282857 PMCID: PMC10822137 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.16793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Accepted: 12/22/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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Background Water deprivation-induced hypoxia stress (WDIHS) has been extensively investigated in numerous fish species due to their adaptation with accessory respiratory organs to respire air but this has not been studied in Indian stinging fish Heteropneustes fossilis. Data regarding WDIHS-induced metabolism in accessory respiratory organ (ARO) and gills and its relationship with oxidative stress (OS) in respiratory organs of air-breathing fish H. fossilis, are limited. So, this study aimed to investigate the effects of WDIHS (0, 3, 6, 12, and 18 h) on hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) as reactive oxygen species (ROS), OS, redox regulatory enzymes, and electron transport enzymes (ETC) in ARO and gills of H. fossilis. Methods Fish were exposed to air for different hours (up to 18 h) against an appropriate control, and ARO and gills were sampled. The levels of oxygen saturation in the body of the fish were assessed at various intervals during exposure to air. Protein carbonylation (PC) and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were used as OS markers, H2O2 as ROS marker, and various enzymatic activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), glutathione reductase (GR), along with the assessment of complex enzymes (I, II, III, and V) as well as the levels of ascorbic acid (AA) and the reduced glutathione (GSH) were quantified in both the tissues. Results Discriminant function analyses indicate a clear separation of the variables as a function of the studied parameters. The gills exhibited higher levels of GSH and H2O2 compared to ARO, while ARO showed elevated levels of PC, TBARS, AA, SOD, CAT, and GPx activities compared to the gills. The activities of GR and ETC enzymes exhibited similar levels in both the respiratory organs, namely the gills, and ARO. These organs experienced OS due to increased H2O2, TBARS, and PC levels, as observed during WDIHS. Under WDIHS conditions, the activity/level of CAT, GPx, GR, and GSH decreased in ARO, while SOD activity, along with GR, GSH, and AA levels decreased in gills. However, the activity/level of SOD and AA in ARO and CAT in gills was elevated under WDIHS. Complex II exhibited a positive correlation with WDIHS, while the other ETC enzymes (complex I, III, and V) activities had negative correlations with the WDIHS. Discussion The finding suggests that ARO is more susceptible to OS than gills under WDIHS. Despite both organs employ distinct redox regulatory systems to counteract this stress, their effectiveness is hampered by the inadequacy of small redox regulatory molecules and the compromised activity of the ETC, impeding their ability to effectively alleviate the stress induced by the water-deprivation condition.
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- Samar Gourav Pati
- Redox Regulation Laboratory, Department of Zoology, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Redox Regulation Laboratory, Department of Zoology, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Redox Regulation Laboratory, Department of Zoology, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- Department of Zoology, Regional Institute of Education, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Redox Regulation Laboratory, Department of Zoology, College of Basic Science and Humanities, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, United States of America
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Staikou A, Sagonas K, Spanoudi O, Savvidou K, Nazli Z, Feidantsis K, Michaelidis B. Activities of antioxidant enzymes and Hsp levels in response to elevated temperature in land snail species with varied latitudinal distribution. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2024; 269:110908. [PMID: 37832630 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2023.110908] [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: 07/10/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
Abstract
Land snails occupy a variety of habitats, with differing temperature and humidity regimes and exhibit a wide span of adaptations, to withstand abiotic condition changes. The present work's aim was to examine the correlation of habitat's thermal adversity in different Mediterranean type habitats with the land snail's antioxidant and heat shock responses. For this purpose, snails of different species from populations along a north-south axis from the islands and mainland of Greece were exposed to elevated temperature and antioxidant enzyme activities, and Hsp70 and Hsp90 levels were determined in their tissues. The ATP, ADP, and AMP levels and the adenylate energy charge (AEC) were also determined. The comparison of protein levels and enzymatic activities across time intervals revealed significant differences for all factors examined. While the gradation pattern over time for a given factor was similar in all populations the absolute values over time differed. Catalase activity and the Hsp90 protein levels had the higher contribution in separating the different species and populations, followed by the activity of glutathione reductase and Hsp70 protein levels which contributed to a lesser degree. In general, populations from the southern part of their distribution in Greece tend to display a faster increase than northern populations in induction levels of all factors examined. Our data seem to be in line with the concept of preparation for oxidative stress (POS) while the changes in the AEC indicate an early preparation to cover the energy demand for the induction and synthesis of antioxidant enzymes and Hsps.
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- Alexandra Staikou
- Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, School of Biology, University of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, School of Biology, University of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, School of Biology, University of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, School of Biology, University of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, School of Biology, University of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, School of Biology, University of Thessaloniki, GR-54006 Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Nogueira L, Garcia D, Cortez FS, Pereira CDS, de Almeida EA. Combined effects of diesel and air exposure on oxidative stress parameters of mussels Perna perna (Mytilidae, Bivalvia). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 195:115559. [PMID: 37738876 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/24/2023]
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This study aimed to assess the combined effect of hypoxia and exposure to diesel on biochemical parameters of Perna perna mussels. Mussels previously kept for 48 h in clean seawater were submitted to hypoxia for 24 h followed by reoxygenation in clean seawater for 48 h. The same procedure was done but using seawater containing 0.01 mL/L of diesel, before and after hypoxia. Antioxidant enzymes as well as levels of glutathione and lipid peroxidation were measured in gills and digestive glands. The neutral red retention time assay was also evaluated in hemocytes. Results showed that cycles of air exposure and reoxygenation caused oxidative stress and antioxidant modulation in both the gills and digestive glands. The presence of diesel in water triggered additional modulation of antioxidants under hypoxia and reoxygenation stress, apparently enhancing the capacity of mussels to avoid lipid peroxidation.
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- Lílian Nogueira
- Laboratório de Biomarcadores de Contaminação Aquática, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, campus São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biomarcadores de Contaminação Aquática, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, campus São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia, Universidade Santa Cecília, UNISANTA, Santos, SP, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia, Universidade Santa Cecília, UNISANTA, Santos, SP, Brazil; Departamento de Ciências do Mar, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, UNIFESP, campus Baixada Santista, Santos, SP, Brazil
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Zhou C, Zou Y, Hu Z, Yang MJ, Shi P, Li YR, Guo YJ, Zhang T, Song H. ROS-induced moderate autophagy of haemocytes confers resistance of Mercenaria mercenaria to air exposure stress. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2023; 141:109084. [PMID: 37722439 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2023] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/20/2023]
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Air exposure (AE) is a significant environmental stressor that can lead to desiccation, hypoxia, starvation, and disruption of cellular homeostasis in marine bivalves. Autophagy is a highly conserved catabolic pathway that facilitates the degradation of damaged macromolecules and organelles, thereby supporting cellular stress responses. To date, autophagy-mediated resistance mechanisms to AE stress remain largely elusive in bivalves. In this study, we performed a multi-tool approach to investigate the autophagy-related physiological regulation in hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) under different duration of AE (T = 0, 1, 5, 10, 20, 30 days). We observed that autophagy of haemocytes was significantly activated on day 5. However, autophagy activity began to significantly decline from day 10 to day 30. Autophagy was significantly inhibited after antioxidant treatment, indicating that reactive oxygen species (ROS) was an endogenous inducer of autophagy. A significant decline in the survival rate of hard clams was observed after injection of ammonium chloride or carbamazepine during AE stress, suggesting that moderate autophagy was conducive for clam survival under AE stress. We also observed DNA breaks and high levels of apoptosis in haemocytes on day 10. Activation of apoptosis lagged behind autophagy, and the relationship between autophagy and apoptosis might shift from antagonism to synergy with the duration of stress. This study provides novel insights into the stress resistance mechanisms in marine bivalves.
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- Cong Zhou
- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; CAS Engineering Laboratory for Marine Ranching, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Marine Science Research Institute of Shandong Province, Qingdao, 266100, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; CAS Engineering Laboratory for Marine Ranching, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; CAS Engineering Laboratory for Marine Ranching, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; CAS Engineering Laboratory for Marine Ranching, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China; Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Qingdao, 266071, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aqua-ecology and Aquaculture, Fisheries College, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aqua-ecology and Aquaculture, Fisheries College, Tianjin Agricultural University, Tianjin, 300384, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; CAS Engineering Laboratory for Marine Ranching, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Laboratory for Marine Ecology and Environmental Science, Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266237, China; Center for Ocean Mega-Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; CAS Engineering Laboratory for Marine Ranching, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, China; Shandong Province Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Qingdao, 266071, China.
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Falfushynska H, Sokolova IM. Intermittent hypoxia differentially affects metabolic and oxidative stress responses in two species of cyprinid fish. Biol Open 2023; 12:bio060069. [PMID: 37670684 PMCID: PMC10537972 DOI: 10.1242/bio.060069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2023] [Accepted: 08/24/2023] [Indexed: 09/07/2023] Open
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Oxygen fluctuations are common in freshwater habitats and aquaculture and can impact ecologically and economically important species of fish like cyprinids. To gain insight into the physiological responses to oxygen fluctuations in two common cyprinid species, we evaluated the impact of short-term intermittent hypoxia on oxidative stress and metabolic parameters (including levels of prooxidants and oxidative lesions, antioxidants, mitochondrial enzyme activities, mitochondrial swelling, markers of apoptosis, autophagy and cytotoxicity) in silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix and gibel carp Carassius gibelio. During hypoxia, gibel carp showed higher baseline levels of antioxidants and less pronounced changes in oxidative and metabolic biomarkers in the tissues than silver carp. Reoxygenation led to a strong shift in metabolic and redox-related parameters and tissue damage, indicating high cost of post-hypoxic recovery in both species. Species-specific differences were more strongly associated with oxidative stress status, whereas metabolic indices and nitrosative stress parameters were more relevant to the response to hypoxia-reoxygenation. Overall, regulation of energy metabolism appears more critical than the regulation of antioxidants in the response to oxygen deprivation in the studied species. Further research is needed to establish whether prioritizing metabolic over redox regulation during hypoxia-reoxygenation stress is common in freshwater cyprinids.
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- Halina Falfushynska
- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock 18059, Germany
- Department of Electrical, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Anhalt University for Applied Sciences, Köthen 06366, Germany
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock 18059, Germany
- Department of Maritime Systems, Interdisciplinary Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock 18059, Germany
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Hagelbäck P, Jönsson KI. An experimental study on tolerance to hypoxia in tardigrades. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1249773. [PMID: 37731547 PMCID: PMC10507709 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1249773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/22/2023] Open
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Introduction: Tardigrades are small aquatic invertebrates with well documented tolerance to several environmental stresses, including desiccation, low temperature, and radiation, and an ability to survive long periods in a cryptobiotic state under arrested metabolism. Many tardigrade populations live in habitats where temporary exposure to hypoxia is expected, e.g., benthic layers or substrates that regularly undergo desiccation, but tolerance to hypoxia has so far not been thoroughly investigated in tardigrades. Method: We studied the response to exposure for hypoxia (<1 ppm) during 1-24 h in two tardigrade species, Richtersius cf. coronifer and Hypsibius exemplaris. The animals were exposed to hypoxia in their hydrated active state. Results: Survival was high in both species after the shortest exposures to hypoxia but tended to decline with longer exposures, with almost complete failure to recover after 24 h in hypoxia. R. cf. coronifer tended to be more tolerant than H. exemplaris. When oxygen level was gradually reduced from 8 to 1 ppm, behavioral responses in terms of irregular body movements were first observed at 3-4 ppm. Discussion: The study shows that both limno-terrestrial and freshwater tardigrades are able to recover after exposure to severe hypoxia, but only exposure for relatively short periods of time. It also indicates that tardigrade species have different sensitivity and response patterns to exposure to hypoxia. These results will hopefully encourage more studies on how tardigrades are affected by and respond to hypoxic conditions.
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- Department of Environmental Science, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
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Ferreira-Cravo M, Moreira DC, Hermes-Lima M. Glutathione Depletion Disrupts Redox Homeostasis in an Anoxia-Tolerant Invertebrate. Antioxidants (Basel) 2023; 12:1197. [PMID: 37371926 DOI: 10.3390/antiox12061197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Revised: 05/27/2023] [Accepted: 05/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/29/2023] Open
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The upregulation of endogenous antioxidants is a widespread phenomenon in animals that tolerate hypoxia/anoxia for extended periods. The identity of the mobilized antioxidant is often context-dependent and differs among species, tissues, and stresses. Thus, the contribution of individual antioxidants to the adaptation to oxygen deprivation remains elusive. This study investigated the role of glutathione (GSH) in the control of redox homeostasis under the stress of anoxia and reoxygenation in Helix aspersa, an animal model of anoxia tolerance. To do so, the total GSH (tGSH) pool was depleted with l-buthionine-(S, R)-sulfoximine (BSO) before exposing snails to anoxia for 6 h. Then, the concentration of GSH, glutathione disulfide (GSSG), and oxidative stress markers (TBARS and protein carbonyl) and the activity of antioxidant enzymes (catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione transferase, glutathione reductase, and glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase) were measured in foot muscle and hepatopancreas. BSO alone induced tGSH depletion by 59-75%, but no other changes happened in other variables, except for foot GSSG. Anoxia elicited a 110-114% increase in glutathione peroxidase in the foot; no other changes occurred during anoxia. However, GSH depletion before anoxia increased the GSSG/tGSH ratio by 84-90% in both tissues, which returned to baseline levels during reoxygenation. Our findings indicate that glutathione is required to withstand the oxidative challenge induced by hypoxia and reoxygenation in land snails.
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- Marlize Ferreira-Cravo
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil
- Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande 79070-900, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil
- Research Center in Morphology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia 70910-900, Brazil
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Li S, Lin Y, He N, Fang L, Wang Q, Ruan G. Antioxidation, immunity and hepatopancreatic histology of red swamp crayfish (Procambarus clarkii) subjected to low-temperature aerial exposure stress and re-immersion. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2023; 282:111441. [PMID: 37182788 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2022] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
Abstract
Desiccation is a stressful situation that decapods often experience during live transportation. This study investigated the effects of low-temperature aerial exposures (LTAEs) (dry exposure (DL) and moist exposure (ML) at 6 °C) and re-immersion on the antioxidative and immune responses and hepatopancreatic histopathology in P. clarkii. Compared to the control group (normally feeding at 24.0 °C water temperature), the crayfish under LTAEs showed overall severe hepatopancreatic oxidative damage, with significantly increased malondialdehyde (MDA) contents and significantly reduced total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC), and oxidant damage was not fully recovered even after 12 h of re-immersion; the expression of hsp70 was significantly increased within 24-48 h of stress and re-immersion. The activity of hemolymphatic acid phosphatase (ACP) was significantly increased during 24-48 h of the stress and at 12 h of re-immersion; the activity of aspartic aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was significantly increased throughout the experiment; and the gene expression of proPO or TLR was significantly increased during 12-48 h of the stress. Severe histopathological changes (lumen dilatation, vacuolation of epithelial cells and reduced cell numbers) were observed in hepatopancreas at 48 h of stress and 12 h of re-immersion. These results indicated that 48 h of low-temperature aerial exposure stress stimulated the non-specific immunity but adversely affected the antioxidation and hepatopancreatic histomorphology of P. clarkii, whereas 12 h of re-immersion was not sufficient to restore crayfish from stress to a normal state.
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- Shengxuan Li
- The Innovative Technology Research Center of Crayfish Breeding and Healthy Farming, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, PR China
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- The Innovative Technology Research Center of Crayfish Breeding and Healthy Farming, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, PR China
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- The Innovative Technology Research Center of Crayfish Breeding and Healthy Farming, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, PR China
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- The Innovative Technology Research Center of Crayfish Breeding and Healthy Farming, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, PR China
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- The Innovative Technology Research Center of Crayfish Breeding and Healthy Farming, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, PR China.
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- The Innovative Technology Research Center of Crayfish Breeding and Healthy Farming, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434025, PR China.
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Bundgaard A, Gruszczyk AV, Prag HA, Williams C, McIntyre A, Ruhr IM, James AM, Galli GLJ, Murphy MP, Fago A. Low production of mitochondrial reactive oxygen species after anoxia and reoxygenation in turtle hearts. J Exp Biol 2023; 226:jeb245516. [PMID: 37066839 PMCID: PMC10184768 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.245516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2023] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/18/2023]
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Extremely anoxia-tolerant animals, such as freshwater turtles, survive anoxia and reoxygenation without sustaining tissue damage to their hearts. In contrast, for mammals, the ischemia-reperfusion (IR) injury that leads to tissue damage during a heart attack is initiated by a burst of superoxide (O2·-) production from the mitochondrial respiratory chain upon reperfusion of ischemic tissue. Whether turtles avoid oxidative tissue damage because of an absence of mitochondrial superoxide production upon reoxygenation, or because the turtle heart is particularly protected against this damage, is unclear. Here, we investigated whether there was an increase in mitochondrial O2·- production upon the reoxygenation of anoxic red-eared slider turtle hearts in vivo and in vitro. This was done by measuring the production of H2O2, the dismutation product of O2·-, using the mitochondria-targeted mass-spectrometric probe in vivo MitoB, while in parallel assessing changes in the metabolites driving mitochondrial O2·- production, succinate, ATP and ADP levels during anoxia, and H2O2 consumption and production rates of isolated heart mitochondria. We found that there was no excess production of in vivo H2O2 during 1 h of reoxygenation in turtles after 3 h anoxia at room temperature, suggesting that turtle hearts most likely do not suffer oxidative injury after anoxia because their mitochondria produce no excess O2·- upon reoxygenation. Instead, our data support the conclusion that both the low levels of succinate accumulation and the maintenance of ADP levels in the anoxic turtle heart are key factors in preventing the surge of O2·- production upon reoxygenation.
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- Amanda Bundgaard
- CECAD, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
- Department of Biology, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Faculty of Medical and Human Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
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- MRC Mitochondrial Biology Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 0XY, UK
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- Department of Biology, Aarhus University, DK-8000 Aarhus, Denmark
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Lowes HM, Eliason EJ, Snihur KN, Alessi DS, Blewett TA. Copper toxicity does not affect low tide emersion tolerance of Mytilus galloprovincialis. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 189:114750. [PMID: 36857994 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Intertidal mussels are well adapted to withstand emersion from water during low tide, but they may be intermittently exposed to waterborne toxicants such as copper, which targets physiological processes including metabolism, ammonia excretion, and osmoregulation. To determine if copper exposure damages intertidal organisms' ability to tolerate tidal emersion, Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were exposed to copper for 96 h followed by 6 h of emersion. Oxygen uptake increased after copper exposure which suggests that copper accumulation caused moderate stress in the mussels, but ammonia excretion and anaerobic metabolism were unaffected by mixed copper and emersion exposures. Shell composition analyses indicate that cycles of copper exposure and tidal emersion may affect bivalve shell growth, but copper deposition into shells may decrease the metal's overall toxicity. Results suggest that copper does not damage M. galloprovincialis's tolerance to tidal emersion, and insight is provided into the mussel's ability to overcome mixed stressor exposures.
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- Hannah M Lowes
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2R3, AB, Canada
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- Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara 93106, CA, USA
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2R3, AB, Canada
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- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2R3, AB, Canada
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- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton T6G 2R3, AB, Canada.
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Adwan Shekhidem H, Sharvit L, Huffman DM, Manov I, Atzmon G, Shams I. Damage-Free Shortening of Telomeres Is a Potential Strategy Supporting Blind Mole-Rat Longevity. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14040845. [PMID: 37107603 PMCID: PMC10137574 DOI: 10.3390/genes14040845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/30/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023] Open
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Telomere shortening or loss of shelterin components activates DNA damage response (DDR) pathways, leading to a replicative senescence that is usually coupled with a senescence-associated secretory phenotype (SASP). Recent studies suggested that telomere aberration that activates DDR may occur, irrespective of telomere length or loss of shelterin complex. The blind mole-rat (Spalax) is a subterranean rodent with exceptional longevity, and its cells demonstrate an uncoupling of senescence and SASP inflammatory components. Herein, we evaluated Spalax relative telomere length, telomerase activity, and shelterin expression, along with telomere-associated DNA damage foci (TAFs) levels with cell passage. We show that telomeres shorten in Spalax fibroblasts similar to the process in rats, and that the telomerase activity is lower. Moreover, we found lower DNA damage foci at the telomeres and a decline in the mRNA expression of two shelterin proteins, known as ATM/ATR repressors. Although additional studies are required for understanding the underling mechanism, our present results imply that Spalax genome protection strategies include effective telomere maintenance, preventing early cellular senescence induced by persistent DDR, thereby contributing to its longevity and healthy aging.
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- Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
- Department of Human Biology, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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- Departments of Molecular Pharmacology, Medicine, and the Institute for Aging Research, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
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- Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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- Department of Human Biology, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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- Institute of Evolution, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
- Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology, University of Haifa, Haifa 3498838, Israel
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Rehman S, Hadj-Moussa H, Hawkins L, Storey KB. Role of FOXO transcription factors in the tolerance of whole-body freezing in the wood frog, Rana sylvatica. Cryobiology 2023; 110:44-48. [PMID: 36539050 DOI: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2022.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The wood frog (Rana Sylvatica) can endure the sub-zero temperatures of winter by freezing up to 65% of total body water as extracellular ice and retreating into a prolonged hypometabolic state. Freeze survival requires the coordination of various adaptations, including a global suppression of metabolic functions and select activation of pro-survival genes. Transcription factors playing roles in metabolism, stress tolerance, and cell proliferation may assist in making survival in a frozen state possible. In this study, the role of Forkhead box 'other' (FOXO) transcription factors in freeze tolerance, and related changes to the insulin pathway, are investigated. Immunoblotting was used to assess total and phosphorylated amounts of FOXO proteins in wood frogs subjected to freezing for 24 h and thawed recovery for 8 h. Levels of active FOXO3 increased in brain, kidney, and liver during freezing and thawing, suggesting a need to maintain or enhance antioxidant defenses under these stresses. Results implicate FOXO involvement in the metabolic regulation of natural freeze tolerance.
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- Saif Rehman
- Institute of Biochemistry and Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Dourado PLR, Lima D, Mattos JJ, Bainy ACD, Grott SC, Alves TC, de Almeida EA, da Silva DGH. Fipronil impairs the GABAergic brain responses of Nile Tilapia during the transition from normoxia to acute hypoxia. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY. PART A, ECOLOGICAL AND INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 2023; 339:138-152. [PMID: 36216792 DOI: 10.1002/jez.2662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is one of the main neurotransmitters involved in the adaptation processes against the damage that hypoxia can cause to the brain. Due to its antagonist action on GABA receptors, the insecticide fipronil can turn the fish more susceptible to the negative effects of hypoxia. This study aimed to understand better if fipronil affects these GABAergic responses of Tilapia ahead to hypoxia. Oreochromis Niloticus (Nile Tilapia) were exposed for 3 and 8 h to fipronil (0.0, 0.1, and 0.5 µg.L-1 ) under normoxia (dissolved O2 > 6 mg.L-1 ) and moderate hypoxia (dissolved O2 < 2 mg.L-1 ) conditions. Briefly, hypoxia caused opposite effects on the gene transcription of the evaluated ionotropic and metabotropic GABA receptors. Unexpectedly, we obtained reduced HIF1A mRNA and brain GABA levels, mostly in the first 3 h of the experiment, for the hypoxic group compared with the normoxia one. Besides that, we also demonstrated that the insecticide fipronil impairs the brain GABAergic signaling of a hypoxia-tolerant fish during the transition from a normoxic to an acute hypoxic state. Thus, these results predict the relevant impact on the brain metabolic adaptations of fishes exposed to such stressful conditions in an aquatic environment, as well as the effects of fipronil in the GABAergic responses to hypoxia, which in turn may have ecological and physiological significance to hypoxia-tolerant fishes exposed to this insecticide.
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- Priscila L R Dourado
- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, São Paulo State University (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Catarina, UFSC, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Natural Sciences, FURB, Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Natural Sciences, FURB, Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Department of Natural Sciences, FURB, Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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- Campus de Três Lagoas, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul (CPTL/UFMS), Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil
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Abdelghffar EAR, ALmohammadi AG, Malik S, Khalphallah A, Soliman MM. Changes in clinicomorphometrical findings, lipid profiles, hepatorenal indices and oxidant/antioxidant status as thermoregulatory adaptive mechanisms in poikilothermic Dabb lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia). Sci Rep 2023; 13:3409. [PMID: 36854728 PMCID: PMC9975223 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-30184-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023] Open
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Wildlife has exposed to various environmental stressors. Reptiles (ectothermic) are highly susceptible to climatic changes due to their behaviour, physiology, and life history that were so heavily reliant on the ambient environmental temperature. The present work aims to monitor different biochemical and haematological indices of Dabb lizards (Uromastyx aegyptia) at various thermal gradients as well as their adaptation to oxidative stress. This has been reflected through assessment of their impact on some adaptive physiological traits i.e. thermoregulation, and muscle metabolic biomarkers, blood pictures and oxidant/antioxidant status. This experiment is carried out on non-hibernating adult male Dabb lizards (U. aegyptia; n = 24) of age of 18-24 months. These Dabb lizards are divided into four equal groups (n = 6 for each one) where they are exposed to different thermal treatments for one week as following; control group [Exposed to terrarium temperature 38-39 °C], low temperature exposed group [Exposed to 12-14 °C], Gp. C; moderate temperature exposed group [Exposed to 41-43 °C] and high temperature exposed group [Exposed to 43-45 °C]. Each independent group (n = 6) are kept at separated glass terraria. The investigated lizards are monitored for body temperature, morphometric measurements i.e. body weight (g) and total body length (cm; TBL), muscle biochemical analysis, haematological pictures indices and serum biochemical assays including mainly oxidant/antioxidants biomarkers throughout the current experiment. The results state that the thermoregulatory behaviour of Dabb varies with the increase of concentration of muscular metabolic enzymes. In low temperature exposed group, the increase in red blood corpuscles (RBCs), haemoglobin concentrations (Hb), white blood cell (WBC), serum antioxidant biomarkers and anaerobic Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) enzyme are associated with a marked reduction in serum levels of total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TGs), total proteins (TPs), albumin, glucose and electrolytes. In moderate temperature exposed group, a significant elevation in serum values of TC, TGs, TPs, glucose, urea and uric acids levels are mentioned. In high temperature exposed Dabb group, a remarkable increase in blood values of RBCs, Hb, haematocrit value (HCT), WBC, T. chol., TGs, TPs, glucose, urea, uric acids, triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) levels are also observed. Moreover, significant increases in muscular anaerobic/aerobic metabolic enzymes as well as stimulation of antioxidant defence system have been reported. Different significant correlations have been stated between variably estimated laboratory indices in the investigated Dabb lizards under different thermal treatments. The study concludes that the Dabb lizards have a strong antioxidant defence system and undergo physiological thermoregulatory adaptive mechanisms, that involve biochemical and metabolic acclimatization as a response to environmental temperature changes that act as a protective mechanism against oxidative stress as well as maintained homeostatic responses and normal physiological functions.
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- Eman A R Abdelghffar
- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbasseya, Cairo, 11566, Egypt.
- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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- Department of Biology, College of Science, Taibah University, Yanbu, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- University College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Division of Internal Medicine, Department of Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Assiut University, Assiut, 71526, Egypt.
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- Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University, Abbasseya, Cairo, 11566, Egypt
- Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Jazan University, Jazan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Short-Term Estivation and Hibernation Induce Changes in the Blood and Circulating Hemocytes of the Apple Snail Pomacea canaliculata. Metabolites 2023; 13:metabo13020289. [PMID: 36837908 PMCID: PMC9963190 DOI: 10.3390/metabo13020289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2023] Open
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States of natural dormancy include estivation and hibernation. Ampullariids are exemplary because they undergo estivation when deprived of water or hibernation when exposed to very low temperatures. Regardless of the condition, ampullariids show increased endogenous antioxidant defenses, anticipating the expected respiratory burst during reoxygenation after reactivation, known as "Preparation for Oxidative Stress (POS)". In this work, we tested the POS hypothesis for changes in the blood and hemocytes of the bimodal breather Pomacea canaliculata (Ampullariidae) induced at experimental estivation and hibernation. We described respiratory (hemocyanin, proteins, lactate), antioxidant (GSH, uric acid, SOD, CAT, GST), and immunological (hemocyte levels, ROS production) parameters. We showed that, although the protein level remains unchanged in all experimental groups, hemocyanin increases in response to estivation. Furthermore, lactate remains unchanged in challenged snails, suggesting an aerobic metabolism during short-term challenges. Blood uric acid increases during estivation and arousal from estivation or hibernation, supporting the previously proposed antioxidant role. Regarding hemocytes, we showed that the total population increases with all challenges, and granulocytes increase during hibernation. We further showed that hibernation affects ROS production by hemocytes, possibly through mitochondrial inhibition. This study contributed to the knowledge of the adaptive strategies of ampullariids to tolerate adverse environmental conditions.
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Makri V, Feidantsis K, Porlou D, Ntokou A, Georgoulis I, Giantsis IA, Anestis A, Michaelidis B. Red porgy's (Pagrus pagrus) cellular physiology and antioxidant defense in response to seasonality. J Therm Biol 2023; 113:103527. [PMID: 37055131 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2023.103527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 02/27/2023]
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Physiological stress patterns of marine organisms in their natural habitats are considerably complex in space and time. These patterns can eventually contribute in the shaping of fish' thermal limits under natural conditions. In the view of the knowledge gap regarding red porgy's thermal physiology, in combination with the characterization of the Mediterranean Sea as a climate change ''hotspot'', the aim of the present study was to investigate this species biochemical responses to constantly changing field conditions. To achieve this goal, Heat Shock Response (HSR), MAPKs pathway, autophagy, apoptosis, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant defense were estimated and exhibited a seasonal pattern. In general, all the examined biochemical indicators expressed high levels parallel to the increasing seawater temperature in spring, although several bio-indicators have shown increased levels when fish were cold-acclimatized. Similar to other sparids, the observed patterns of physiological responses in red porgy may support the concept of eurythermy.
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Belivermiş M, Kılıç Ö, Gezginci-Oktayoglu S, Sezer N, Demiralp S, Şahin B, Dupont S. Physiological and gene expression responses of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis to low pH and low dissolved oxygen. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 187:114602. [PMID: 36652859 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114602] [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: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The prevalence and frequency of hypoxia events have increased worldwide over the past decade as a consequence of global climate change and coastal biological oxygen depletions. On the other hand, anthropogenic emissions of CO2 and consequent accumulation in the sea surface result in a perturbation of the seawater carbonate system, including a decrease in pH, known as ocean acidification. While the effect of decreases in pH and dissolved oxygen (DO) concentration is better understood, their combined effects are still poorly resolved. Here, we exposed adult mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) to two pHs (8.27 and 7.63) and DO concentrations (7.65 and 2.75 mg L-1) over 17 days in a full-factorial design. These levels correspond to extremes of the present natural variability and are relevant in the context of ocean acidification and hypoxia. No mortality was observed during the experiment. However, sublethal effects were observed for clearance and oxygen consumption rates, as well as total haemocytes count and haemocytes viability and gene expression in mussels exposed to the combination of low pH and low DO. Respiration and excretion rates were not significantly impacted by low pH and DO, alone or in combination. Overall, low pH alone led to a decrease in all tested physiological parameters while low DO alone led to a decline in clearance rate, haemocyte parameters and an increase in carbohydrate content. Both parameters led to up- or down-regulation of most of the selected genes. Not surprisingly, the combined effect of low pH and low DO could not be predicted by a simple arithmetic additive response at the effect level, highlighting more complex and non-linear effects.
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- Murat Belivermiş
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, 34134 Vezneciler, Istanbul, Türkiye.
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, 34134 Vezneciler, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Istanbul University, 34134 Vezneciler, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Head of Medical Services and Techniques Department, Medical Laboratory Techniques Program, Istanbul Arel University, 34295 Sefaköy, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Institute of Graduate Studies in Sciences, Istanbul University, Suleymaniye, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Institute of Graduate Studies in Sciences, Istanbul University, Suleymaniye, Istanbul, Türkiye
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- Department of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, 45178 Fiskebäckskil, Sweden; International Atomic Energy Agency, Environment Laboratories, 98000, Principality of Monaco, Monaco
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Moreira DC, Campos ÉG, Giraud-Billoud M, Storey KB, Hermes-Lima M. Commentary: On the merit of an early contributor of the "Preparation for Oxidative Stress" (POS) theory. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2023; 276:111341. [PMID: 36368609 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111341] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 10/25/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This commentary acknowledges the contributions of the Ukrainian biologist, Dr. Volodymyr Lushchak, to the understanding of the physiological adaptive strategy called "Preparation for Oxidative Stress" (POS). In the 1990s, various studies revealed that activities of antioxidant enzymes rose in animals under hypometabolic conditions. These timely observations allowed scientists to propose that this increase could prepare animals for reoxygenation events following the release of oxygen restriction, but in doing so, would trigger oxidative damage, hence the use of the term "preparation". Over next 25 years, the phenomenon was described in detail in more than one hundred studies of animals under conditions of aestivation, hypoxia/anoxia, freezing, severe dehydration, ultraviolet exposure, air exposure of water-breathing animals, salinity stress, and others. The POS phenomenon remained without a mechanistic explanation until 2013, when it was proposed that a small increase in oxyradical formation during hypoxia exposure (in hypoxia-tolerant animals) could activate redox-sensitive transcription factors that, in turn, would initiate transcription and translation of antioxidant enzymes. Dr. Lushchak, who studied goldfish under severe hypoxia in the 1990s, had actually proposed the increased production of oxyradicals under this condition and concluded that it would lead to an upregulation of antioxidant enzymes, the hallmark of the POS strategy. However, his research partner at the time, Dr. Hermes-Lima, thought the idea did not have sufficient evidence to support it and recommended the removal of this explanation. In those days, the main line of thinking was that increased oxyradical formation under hypoxia was "impossible". So, as it turns out, the ideas of Dr. Lushchak were well ahead of his time. It then took >10 years before the biochemical and molecular mechanisms responsible for triggering the POS response were clarified. In the present article, this fascinating history is described to highlight Dr. Lushchak's contributions and insights about the POS theory.
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- Daniel C Moreira
- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil; Research Center in Morphology and Applied Immunology (NuPMIA), Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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- CONICET, Dr. Mario H. Burgos Institute of Histology and Embryology (IHEM), Mendoza, Argentina; National University of Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina; National University of Villa Mercedes, Villa Mercedes, Argentina
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- Department of Biology and Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil.
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Garcia-Rueda AL, Mascaro M, Rodriguez-Fuentes G, Caamal-Monsreal CP, Diaz F, Paschke K, Rosas C. Moderate hypoxia mitigates the physiological effects of high temperature on the tropical blue crab Callinectes sapidus. Front Physiol 2023; 13:1089164. [PMID: 36685188 PMCID: PMC9849389 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1089164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Dissolved oxygen (DO) and water temperature vary in coastal environments. In tropical regions, the ability of aquatic ectotherms to cope with hypoxia and high-temperature interactive effects is fundamental for their survival. The mechanisms underlying both hypoxia and thermal tolerance are known to be interconnected, therefore, the idea of cross-tolerance between both environmental stressors has been put forward. We investigated the combined role of hypoxia and temperature changes on the physiological responses of blue crab Callinectes sapidus living in the southern Gulf of Mexico. We measured oxygen consumption, plasmatic biochemical indicators, total hemocyte count (THC), and antioxidant activity biomarkers in muscle and gill tissues of blue crab acclimated to moderate hypoxia or normoxia and exposed to a thermal fluctuation or a constant temperature, the former including a temperature beyond the optimum range. Animals recovered their routine metabolic rate (RMR) after experiencing thermal stress in normoxia, reflecting physiological plasticity to temperature changes. In hypoxia, the effect of increasing temperature was modulated as reflected in the RMR and plasmatic biochemical indicators concentration, and the THC did not suggest significant alterations in the health status. In both DO, the antioxidant defense system was active against oxidative (OX) damage to lipids and proteins. However, hypoxia was associated with an increase in the amelioration of OX damage. These results show that C. sapidus can modulate its thermal response in a stringent dependency with DO, supporting the idea of local acclimatization to tropical conditions, and providing insights into its potential as invasive species.
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- Adriana L. Garcia-Rueda
- Posgrado en Ciencias del Mar y Limnologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigacion Sisal (UMDI-Sisal), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Sisal, Mexico
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- Unidad de Quimica Sisal, Facultad de Quimica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Sisal, Mexico,Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera (LANRESC), Laboratorios Nacionales, CONACYT, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigacion Sisal (UMDI-Sisal), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Sisal, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Ecofisiologia de Organismos Acuaticos, Departamento de Biotecnologia Marina, Centro de Investigacion Cientifica y de Educacion Superior de Ensenada (CICESE), Ensenada, Mexico
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- Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidad Austral de Chile, Puerto Montt, Chile,Centro de Investigación de Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL), Valdivia, Chile,Instituto Milenio Biodiversidad de Ecosistemas Antárticos y Subantárticos (BASE), Valdivia, Chile
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- Unidad Multidisciplinaria de Docencia e Investigacion Sisal (UMDI-Sisal), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Sisal, Mexico,Laboratorio Nacional de Resiliencia Costera (LANRESC), Laboratorios Nacionales, CONACYT, Mexico City, Mexico,*Correspondence: Carlos Rosas,
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Cubillos VM, Ramírez FE, Mardones-Toledo DA, Valdivia N, Chaparro OR, Montory JA, Cruces EA. Specific plasticity of the anemone Anthopleura hermaphroditica to intertidal and subtidal environmental conditions of the Quempillén estuary. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0279482. [PMID: 36603008 PMCID: PMC9815623 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0279482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The cellular capacity of marine organisms to address rapid fluctuations in environmental conditions is decisive, especially when their bathymetric distribution encompasses intertidal and subtidal zones of estuarine systems. To understand how the bathymetric distribution determines the oxidative damage and antioxidant response of the estuarine anemone Anthopleura hermaphroditica, individuals were collected from upper intertidal and shallow subtidal zones of Quempillén River estuary (Chile), and their response analysed in a fully orthogonal, multifactorial laboratory experiment. The organisms were exposed to the effects of temperature (10°C and 30°C), salinity (10 ppt and 30 ppt) and radiation (PAR, > 400-700 nm; PAR+UV-A, > 320-700 nm; PAR+UV-A+UV-B, > 280-700 nm), and their levels of lipid peroxidation, protein carbonyl and total antioxidant capacity were determined. The results indicated that the intertidal individuals of A. hermaphroditica presented higher levels of tolerance to the stressful ranges of temperature, salinity, and radiation than individuals from the subtidal zone, which was evident from their lower levels of oxidative damage to lipids and proteins. These results were consistent with increased levels of total antioxidant capacity observed in subtidal organisms. Thus intertidal individuals could have greater plasticity to environmental variations than subtidal individuals. Future studies are needed to understand the mechanisms underlying stress adaptation in individuals from this estuarine anemone subjected to different environmental stressors during their life cycles.
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- Víctor M. Cubillos
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- Laboratorio Costero de Recursos Acuáticos de Calfuco, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- * E-mail:
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- Laboratorio Costero de Recursos Acuáticos de Calfuco, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- Laboratorio Costero de Recursos Acuáticos de Calfuco, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
- Centro FONDAP de Investigación Dinámica de Ecosistemas Marinos de Altas Latitudes (IDEAL), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas y Limnológicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile
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- Centro de Investigaciones Costeras, Universidad de Atacama (CIC-UDA), Copiapó, Chile
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Moreira DC, Aurélio da Costa Tavares Sabino M, Minari M, Torres Brasil Kuzniewski F, Angelini R, Hermes-Lima M. The role of solar radiation and tidal emersion on oxidative stress and glutathione synthesis in mussels exposed to air. PeerJ 2023; 11:e15345. [PMID: 37193036 PMCID: PMC10183164 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.15345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/18/2023] Open
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Preparation for oxidative stress (POS) is a widespread adaptive response to harsh environmental conditions, whose hallmark is the upregulation of antioxidants. In contrast to controlled laboratory settings, animals are exposed to multiple abiotic stressors under natural field conditions. Still, the interplay between different environmental factors in modulating redox metabolism in natural settings remains largely unexplored. Here, we aim to shed light on this topic by assessing changes in redox metabolism in the mussel Brachidontes solisianus naturally exposed to a tidal cycle. We compared the redox biochemical response of mussels under six different natural conditions in the field along two consecutive days. These conditions differ in terms of chronology, immersion/emersion, and solar radiation, but not in terms of temperature. Animals were collected after being exposed to air early morning (7:30), immersed during late morning and afternoon (8:45-15:30), and then exposed to air again late afternoon towards evening (17:45-21:25), in two days. Whole body homogenates were used to measure the activity of antioxidant (catalase, glutathione transferase and glutathione reductase) and metabolic (glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, malate dehydrogenase, isocitrate dehydrogenase and pyruvate kinase) enzymes, reduced (GSH) and disulfide (GSSG) glutathione levels, and oxidative stress markers (protein carbonyl and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances). Air and water temperature remained stable between 22.5 °C and 26 °C during both days. Global solar radiation (GSR) greatly differed between days, with a cumulative GSR of 15,381 kJ/m2 for day 1 and 5,489 kJ/m2 for day 2, whose peaks were 2,240 kJ/m2/h at 14:00 on day 1 and 952 kJ/m2/h at 12:00 on day 2. Compared with animals underwater, emersion during early morning did not elicit any alteration in redox biomarkers in both days. Air exposure for 4 h in the late afternoon towards evening caused oxidative damage to proteins and lipids and elicited GSH synthesis in animals that had been previously exposed to high GSR during the day. In the following day, when GSR was much lower, exposure to air under the same conditions (duration, time, and temperature) had no effect on any redox biomarker. These findings suggest that air exposure under low-intensity solar radiation is not sufficient to trigger POS in B. solisianus in its natural habitat. Thus, natural UV radiation is possibly a key environmental factor that combined to air exposure induces the POS-response to the stressful event of tidal variation in this coastal species.
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- Daniel C. Moreira
- Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Department of Cell Biology, University of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil
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Martens GA, Folkow LP, Burmester T, Geßner C. Elevated antioxidant defence in the brain of deep-diving pinnipeds. Front Physiol 2022; 13:1064476. [PMID: 36589435 PMCID: PMC9800987 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1064476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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While foraging, marine mammals undertake repetitive diving bouts. When the animal surfaces, reperfusion makes oxygen readily available for the electron transport chain, which leads to increased production of reactive oxygen species and risk of oxidative damage. In blood and several tissues, such as heart, lung, muscle and kidney, marine mammals generally exhibit an elevated antioxidant defence. However, the brain, whose functional integrity is critical to survival, has received little attention. We previously observed an enhanced expression of several antioxidant genes in cortical neurons of hooded seals (Cystophora cristata). Here, we studied antioxidant gene expression and enzymatic activity in the visual cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus of harp seals (Pagophilus groenlandicus) and hooded seals. Moreover, we tested several genes for positive selection. We found that antioxidants in the first line of defence, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and glutathione (GSH) were constitutively enhanced in the seal brain compared to mice (Mus musculus), whereas the glutaredoxin and thioredoxin systems were not. Possibly, the activity of the latter systems is stress-induced rather than constitutively elevated. Further, some, but not all members, of the glutathione-s-transferase (GST) family appear more highly expressed. We found no signatures of positive selection, indicating that sequence and function of the studied antioxidants are conserved in pinnipeds.
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- Gerrit A. Martens
- Institute of Cell and Systems Biology of Animals, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Institute of Cell and Systems Biology of Animals, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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- Institute of Cell and Systems Biology of Animals, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany,*Correspondence: Cornelia Geßner,
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Carneiro MDD, García-Mesa S, Sampaio LA, Planas M. Implications of Salinity and Acidic Environments on Fitness and Oxidative Stress Parameters in Early Developing Seahorses Hippocampus reidi. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12223227. [PMID: 36428453 PMCID: PMC9686857 DOI: 10.3390/ani12223227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Water acidification affects aquatic species, both in natural environmental conditions and in ex situ rearing production systems. The chronic effects of acidic conditions (pH 6.5 vs. pH 8.0) in seahorses (Hippocampus spp.) are not well known, especially when coupled with salinity interaction. This study investigated the implications of pH on the growth and oxidative stress in the seahorse Hippocampus reidi (Ginsburg, 1933), one of the most important seahorse species in the ornamental trade. Two trials were carried out in juveniles (0-21 and 21-50 DAR-days after the male's pouch release) reared under acid (6.5) and control (8.0) pH, both in brackish water (BW-salinity 11) and seawater (SW-salinity 33). In the first trial (0-21 DAR), there was no effect of pH on the growth of seahorses reared in SW, but the survival rate was higher for juveniles raised in SW at pH 6.5. However, the growth and survival of juveniles reared in BW were impaired at pH 6.5. Compared to SW conditions, the levels of superoxide dismutase and DT-diaphorase, as well as the oxidative stress index, increased for juveniles reared in BW. In the second trial, seahorse juveniles were reared in SW at pH 8.0, and subsequently kept for four weeks (from 21 to 50 DAR) at pH 6.5 and 8.0. The final survival rates and condition index were similar in both treatments. However, the growth under acidic conditions was higher than at pH 8.0. In conclusion, this study highlights that survival, growth, and oxidative status condition was enhanced in seahorse juveniles reared in SW under acidic conditions (pH = 6.5). The concurrent conditions of acidic pH (6.5) and BW should be avoided due to harmful effects on the fitness and development of seahorse juveniles.
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- Mario D. D. Carneiro
- Department of Ecology and Marine Resources, Institute of Marine Research (CSIC), 36208 Vigo, Spain
- Laboratório de Piscicultura Estuarina e Marinha, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande–FURG, Rio Grande 96210-030, Brazil
- Correspondence: (M.D.D.C.); (M.P.); Tel.: +34-986214457 (M.P.)
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- Department of Zoology, University of Granada, Campus Universitario de Fuentenueva, 18071 Granada, Spain
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- Laboratório de Piscicultura Estuarina e Marinha, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande–FURG, Rio Grande 96210-030, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Marine Resources, Institute of Marine Research (CSIC), 36208 Vigo, Spain
- Correspondence: (M.D.D.C.); (M.P.); Tel.: +34-986214457 (M.P.)
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Guan Y, Tanwar UK, Sobieszczuk-Nowicka E, Floryszak-Wieczorek J, Arasimowicz-Jelonek M. Comparative genomic analysis of the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene superfamily in Arabidopsis thaliana - searching for the functional key to hypoxia tolerance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1000024. [PMID: 36466248 PMCID: PMC9714362 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1000024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Flooding entails different stressful conditions leading to low oxygen availability for respiration and as a result plants experience hypoxia. Stress imposed by hypoxia affects cellular metabolism, including the formation of toxic metabolites that dramatically reduce crop productivity. Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs) are a group of enzymes participating in various aspects of plant growth, development and stress responses. Although we have knowledge concerning the multiple functionalities of ALDHs in tolerance to various stresses, the engagement of ALDH in plant metabolism adjustment to hypoxia is poorly recognized. Therefore, we explored the ALDH gene superfamily in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. Genome-wide analyses revealed that 16 AtALDH genes are organized into ten families and distributed irregularly across Arabidopsis 5 chromosomes. According to evolutionary relationship studies from different plant species, the ALDH gene superfamily is highly conserved. AtALDH2 and ALDH3 are the most numerous families in plants, while ALDH18 was found to be the most distantly related. The analysis of cis-acting elements in promoters of AtALDHs indicated that AtALDHs participate in responses to light, phytohormones and abiotic stresses. Expression profile analysis derived from qRT-PCR showed the AtALDH2B7, AtALDH3H1 and AtALDH5F1 genes as the most responsive to hypoxia stress. In addition, the expression of AtALDH18B1, AtALDH18B2, AtALDH2B4, and AtALDH10A8 was highly altered during the post-hypoxia-reoxygenation phase. Taken together, we provide comprehensive functional information on the ALDH gene superfamily in Arabidopsis during hypoxia stress and highlight ALDHs as a functional element of hypoxic systemic responses. These findings might help develop a framework for application in the genetic improvement of crop plants.
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- Yufeng Guan
- Department of Plant Ecophysiology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznań, Poland
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poznań, Poland
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Ekwudo MN, Malek MC, Anderson CE, Yampolsky LY. The interplay between prior selection, mild intermittent exposure, and acute severe exposure in phenotypic and transcriptional response to hypoxia. Ecol Evol 2022; 12:e9319. [PMID: 36248677 PMCID: PMC9548574 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.9319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Hypoxia has profound and diverse effects on aerobic organisms, disrupting oxidative phosphorylation and activating several protective pathways. Predictions have been made that exposure to mild intermittent hypoxia may be protective against more severe exposure and may extend lifespan. Here we report the lifespan effects of chronic, mild, intermittent hypoxia, and short‐term survival in acute severe hypoxia in four clones of Daphnia magna originating from either permanent or intermittent habitats. We test the hypothesis that acclimation to chronic mild intermittent hypoxia can extend lifespan through activation of antioxidant and stress‐tolerance pathways and increase survival in acute severe hypoxia through activation of oxygen transport and storage proteins and adjustment to carbohydrate metabolism. Unexpectedly, we show that chronic hypoxia extended the lifespan in the two clones originating from intermittent habitats but had the opposite effect in the two clones from permanent habitats, which also showed lower tolerance to acute hypoxia. Exposure to chronic hypoxia did not protect against acute hypoxia; to the contrary, Daphnia from the chronic hypoxia treatment had lower acute hypoxia tolerance than normoxic controls. Few transcripts changed their abundance in response to the chronic hypoxia treatment in any of the clones. After 12 h of acute hypoxia treatment, the transcriptional response was more pronounced, with numerous protein‐coding genes with functionality in oxygen transport, mitochondrial and respiratory metabolism, and gluconeogenesis, showing upregulation. While clones from intermittent habitats showed somewhat stronger differential expression in response to acute hypoxia than those from permanent habitats, contrary to predictions, there were no significant hypoxia‐by‐habitat of origin or chronic‐by‐acute treatment interactions. GO enrichment analysis revealed a possible hypoxia tolerance role by accelerating the molting cycle and regulating neuron survival through upregulation of cuticular proteins and neurotrophins, respectively.
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- Millicent N. Ekwudo
- Department of Biological SciencesEast Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityTennesseeUSA,Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases, Brigham and Women's HospitalHarvard Medical SchoolBostonMassachusettsUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesEast Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityTennesseeUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesEast Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityTennesseeUSA,Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of Notre DameNotre DameIndianaUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesEast Tennessee State UniversityJohnson CityTennesseeUSA
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Zhang H, Zhang X, Xu T, Li X, Storey KB, Chen Q, Niu Y. Effects of acute heat exposure on oxidative stress and antioxidant defenses in overwintering frogs, Nanorana parkeri. J Therm Biol 2022; 110:103355. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2022.103355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 09/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Heuschele J, Lode T, Konestabo HS, Titelman J, Andersen T, Borgå K. Drivers of copper sensitivity in copepods: A meta-analysis of LC50s. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 242:113907. [PMID: 35901590 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Revised: 06/30/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Copper is both an essential trace element and a potent pesticide. The use of copper as an antifoulant has increased in the last decades in line with the expanding aquaculture and shipping industries. In aquatic environments, it also affects non-target taxa. One of which are copepods, which constitute the central link in the marine food web. Despite their ecological importance, there are no systematic reviews of the lethal concentration range and drivers of copper toxicity in this taxon. Here, we combined literature data from 31 peer-reviewed articles recording the Lethal Concentration 50 (LC50) for copper in copepods and the experiments' respective environmental, developmental, and taxonomic parameters. The LC50 is a traditional endpoint for toxicity testing used in standardized toxicity testing and many ecological studies. In total, we were able to extract 166 LC50 entries. The variability in the metadata allowed for a general analysis of the drivers of copper sensitivity in copepods. Using a generalized additive modeling approach, we find that temperature increases copper toxicity when above approximately 25℃. Counter to our expectations; salinity does not influence copper sensitivity across copepod species. Unsurprisingly, nauplii are more susceptible to copper exposure than adult copepods, and benthos-associated harpacticoids are less sensitive to copper than pelagic calanoids. Our final model can predict sensible specific-specific copper concentrations for future experiments, thus giving an informed analytical approach to range testing in future dose-response experiments. Our model can also potentially improve ecological risk assessment by accounting for environmental differences. The approach can be applied to other toxicants and taxa, which may reveal underlying patterns otherwise obscured by taxonomic and experimental variability.
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- Jan Heuschele
- AQUA, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Kristine Bonnevies hus, 0371 Oslo, Norway.
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- AQUA, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Kristine Bonnevies hus, 0371 Oslo, Norway
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- AQUA, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Kristine Bonnevies hus, 0371 Oslo, Norway
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- AQUA, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Kristine Bonnevies hus, 0371 Oslo, Norway
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- AQUA, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Kristine Bonnevies hus, 0371 Oslo, Norway
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- AQUA, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Kristine Bonnevies hus, 0371 Oslo, Norway
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Saraiva FMS, Cosentino-Gomes D, Inacio JDF, Almeida-Amaral EE, Louzada-Neto O, Rossini A, Nogueira NP, Meyer-Fernandes JR, Paes MC. Hypoxia Effects on Trypanosoma cruzi Epimastigotes Proliferation, Differentiation, and Energy Metabolism. Pathogens 2022; 11:pathogens11080897. [PMID: 36015018 PMCID: PMC9416468 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens11080897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Trypanosoma cruzi, the causative agent of Chagas disease, faces changes in redox status and nutritional availability during its life cycle. However, the influence of oxygen fluctuation upon the biology of T. cruzi is unclear. The present work investigated the response of T. cruzi epimastigotes to hypoxia. The parasites showed an adaptation to the hypoxic condition, presenting an increase in proliferation and a reduction in metacyclogenesis. Additionally, parasites cultured in hypoxia produced more reactive oxygen species (ROS) compared to parasites cultured in normoxia. The analyses of the mitochondrial physiology demonstrated that hypoxic condition induced a decrease in both oxidative phosphorylation and mitochondrial membrane potential (ΔΨm) in epimastigotes. In spite of that, ATP levels of parasites cultivated in hypoxia increased. The hypoxic condition also increased the expression of the hexokinase and NADH fumarate reductase genes and reduced NAD(P)H, suggesting that this increase in ATP levels of hypoxia-challenged parasites was a consequence of increased glycolysis and fermentation pathways. Taken together, our results suggest that decreased oxygen levels trigger a shift in the bioenergetic metabolism of T. cruzi epimastigotes, favoring ROS production and fermentation to sustain ATP production, allowing the parasite to survive and proliferate in the insect vector.
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- Francis M. S. Saraiva
- Trypanosomatids and Vectors Interaction Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Roberto Alcantara Gomes Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20550-013, Brazil
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo De Meis, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil
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- Tripanosomatide Biochemistry Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil
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- Tripanosomatide Biochemistry Laboratory, Oswaldo Cruz Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, Manguinhos, Rio de Janeiro 21040-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxicology and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry, IBRAG- UERJ, Rio de Janeiro 20511-010, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Toxicology and Molecular Biology, Department of Biochemistry, IBRAG- UERJ, Rio de Janeiro 20511-010, Brazil
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- Trypanosomatids and Vectors Interaction Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Roberto Alcantara Gomes Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20550-013, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology—Molecular Entomology (INCT-EM), Brasília 70000-000, Brazil
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- Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo De Meis, Center for Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 21941-901, Brazil
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- Trypanosomatids and Vectors Interaction Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Roberto Alcantara Gomes Institute of Biology, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro 20550-013, Brazil
- National Institute of Science and Technology—Molecular Entomology (INCT-EM), Brasília 70000-000, Brazil
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Niu Y, Zhang X, Xu T, Li X, Zhang H, Wu A, Storey KB, Chen Q. Physiological and Biochemical Adaptations to High Altitude in Tibetan Frogs, Nanorana parkeri. Front Physiol 2022; 13:942037. [PMID: 35874536 PMCID: PMC9298763 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.942037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The Xizang plateau frog, N. parkeri (Anura: Dicroglossidae), is endemic to the Tibetan Plateau, ranging from 2,850 to 5,100 m above sea level. The present study explores physiological and biochemical adaptations to high altitude in this species with a particular emphasis on parameters of hematology, oxidative stress, and antioxidant defense in adult and juvenile N. parkeri collected from high (4,600 m a.s.l) and low (3,400 m a.s.l) altitudes. Hematological results showed that hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]), hematocrit (Hct), and red blood cell (RBC) counts were significantly higher in high-altitude N. parkeri. High-altitude juveniles had lower RBC sizes than low-altitude juveniles. Higher levels of GSH and GSSG were indicated only in juveniles from high altitude, not in adults. High-altitude individuals also showed lower oxidative damage, assessed as malondialdehyde (MDA) and carbonyl groups (CG) in the liver. High-altitude adults also showed higher activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) as well as total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC) in the liver as compared to low-altitude adults. Moreover, higher GPX activity and T-AOC were observed in the heart and brain of high-altitude adults. Liver CAT, GPX, and T-AOC showed significant increases in high-altitude juveniles. Vitamin C content was also higher in the heart of high-altitude frogs compared to low-altitude individuals. In summary, the high-altitude population of N. parkeri showed more robust hematological parameters, less oxidative damage, and stronger antioxidant defenses than the low-altitude population, all contributing to increased protection for survival in high-altitude environments.
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- Yonggang Niu
- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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Wei S, Xie Z, Liu C, Sokolova I, Sun B, Mao Y, Xiong K, Peng J, Fang JKH, Hu M, Wang Y. Antioxidant response of the oyster Crassostrea hongkongensis exposed to diel-cycling hypoxia under different salinities. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 179:105705. [PMID: 35863129 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Intertidal and estuarine bivalves are adapted to fluctuating environmental conditions but the cellular adaptive mechanisms under combined stress scenarios are not well understood. The Hong Kong oysters Crassostrea hongkongensis experience periodic hypoxia/reoxygenation and salinity fluctuations during tidal cycles and extreme weather, which can negatively affect the respiratory organs (gills) involved in oxygen uptake and transport. We determined the effects of periodic hypoxia under different salinities on the oxidative stress response in Hong Kong oysters. Oxidative stress parameters (activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), and catalase (CAT), tissue levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein carbonyl content (PCC)) were determined in the gills of oysters exposed to diel-cycling hypoxia (hypoxia at night: 12h at 2 mg/L, reoxygenation: 12h at 6 mg/L) and normal dissolved oxygen (DO) (6 mg/L) under three salinities (10, 25, and 35‰) for 28 days. Oxygen regime in combination with salinity changes had significant interactive effects on all studied parameters except SOD. Salinity, DO and their interactions increased PCC after 14 and 28 days of exposure, and the combination of hypoxia/reoxygenation and decreased salinity showed the most severe effect. MDA content of the gills increased only after the long-term (28 days) exposure in decreased or increased salinity under normal DO treatments, showing PCC was more sensitive than MDA as biomarker of oxidative stress. Low salinity suppressed SOD activity regardless of the DO, whereas hypoxia induced SOD responses. CAT activities decreased significantly under high salinity with hypoxia/reoxygenation conditions. Our findings highlighted that periodic hypoxia/reoxygenation with salinity change induced antioxidant responses, which can impact the health of Hong Kong oyster C. hongkongensis and prolonged salinity stress may be one reason for the mortality during its aquaculture process.
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- Shuaishuai Wei
- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Department of Marine Biology, Institute for Biological Sciences, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany; Department of Maritime Systems, Interdisciplinary Faculty, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Nanning, China
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- Department of Applied Biology and Chemical Technology, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China.
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Eaton L, Pamenter ME. What to do with low O 2: Redox adaptations in vertebrates native to hypoxic environments. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2022; 271:111259. [PMID: 35724954 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2022.111259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 06/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/14/2022] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important cellular signalling molecules but sudden changes in redox balance can be deleterious to cells and lethal to the whole organism. ROS production is inherently linked to environmental oxygen availability and many species live in variable oxygen environments that can range in both severity and duration of hypoxic exposure. Given the importance of redox homeostasis to cell and animal viability, it is not surprising that early studies in species adapted to various hypoxic niches have revealed diverse strategies to limit or mitigate deleterious ROS changes. Although research in this area is in its infancy, patterns are beginning to emerge in the suites of adaptations to different hypoxic environments. This review focuses on redox adaptations (i.e., modifications of ROS production and scavenging, and mitigation of oxidative damage) in hypoxia-tolerant vertebrates across a range of hypoxic environments. In general, evidence suggests that animals adapted to chronic lifelong hypoxia are in homeostasis, and do not encounter major oxidative challenges in their homeostatic environment, whereas animals exposed to seasonal chronic anoxia or hypoxia rapidly downregulate redox balance to match a hypometabolic state and employ robust scavenging pathways during seasonal reoxygenation. Conversely, animals adapted to intermittent hypoxia exposure face the greatest degree of ROS imbalance and likely exhibit enhanced ROS-mitigation strategies. Although some progress has been made, research in this field is patchy and further elucidation of mechanisms that are protective against environmental redox challenges is imperative for a more holistic understanding of how animals survive hypoxic environments.
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- Liam Eaton
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada; University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
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Montero-Taboada R, Sotil G, Dionicio-Acedo J, Rosado-Salazar M, Aguirre-Velarde A. Tolerance of juvenile Peruvian rock seabass (Paralabrax humeralis Valenciennes, 1828) and Peruvian grunt (Anisotremus scapularis Tschudi, 1846) to low-oxygen conditions. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2022; 100:1497-1509. [PMID: 35398900 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15060] [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: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 03/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Hypoxia is currently one of the greatest threats to coastal ecosystems worldwide, generating massive mortality of marine organisms, loss of benthic ecosystems and a decrease in fishery production. We evaluated and compared the tolerance to hypoxia of two species from different habitats of the Peruvian coast, the Peruvian rock seabass Paralabrax humeralis and the Peruvian grunt Anisotremus scapularis. The effect of hypoxia was measured as a function of the exposure time (progressive and chronic) on the behavioural and physiological responses of the two species, as well as on the enzymatic activity associated with the oxidative stress response of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and alkaline phosphatase (AKP). The ventilatory frequency was measured at two different temperatures (16 and 22°C) under progressive hypoxia conditions to determine the ventilatory critical point (Vcp). A. scapularis showed a higher Vcp than P. humeralis, which was positively affected by temperature. The median lethal time of A. scapularis was 36 min at 60% of oxygen saturation, while P. humeralis showed no mortality after 31 days of exposure at 5% oxygen saturation. Different enzymatic activity (P < 0.05) between species under hypoxia was recorded, in SOD (gill and muscle) and AKP (blood). A general tendency, under hypoxia, to slightly increase LDH activity (except for blood in A. scapularis, P < 0.05) and SOD activity (mainly in muscle of A. scapularis, P < 0.05), and decrease AKP activity (mainly in liver of P. humeralis, P < 0.05) was observed. The response of P. humeralis to hypoxia goes through a reduction in activity and metabolism, so this species can be considered hypoxia-tolerant, allowing it to face hypoxia events during prolonged periods. On the other hand, A. scapularis response to hypoxia prioritizes avoidance mechanisms and, together with other adaptations, makes it especially vulnerable to hypoxia and able to be considered hypoxia-intolerant.
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- Rebeca Montero-Taboada
- Universidad Científica del Sur, Carretera Panamerica Sur Km 19, Lima, Peru
- Instituto del Mar del Perú, Esquina General Valle y Gamarra S/N, Callao, Peru
- College of Marine Life Sciences, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
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- Instituto del Mar del Perú, Esquina General Valle y Gamarra S/N, Callao, Peru
- Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Av. Venezuela s/n, Ciudad Universitaria, Lima, Peru
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- Instituto del Mar del Perú, Esquina General Valle y Gamarra S/N, Callao, Peru
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Shekhovtsov SV, Bulakhova NA, Tsentalovich YP, Zelentsova EA, Meshcheryakova EN, Poluboyarova TV, Berman DI. Metabolomic Analysis Reveals That the Moor Frog Rana arvalis Uses Both Glucose and Glycerol as Cryoprotectants. Animals (Basel) 2022; 12:ani12101286. [PMID: 35625132 PMCID: PMC9137551 DOI: 10.3390/ani12101286] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Simple Summary The moor frog Rana arvalis can tolerate freezing to low temperatures, up to −16 °C. We performed metabolomic analysis of the liver and hindlimb muscles of frozen and control R. arvalis. We found that the moor frog synthesizes glucose and glycerol in similar concentrations as low molecular weight cryoprotectants. This is the first such case reported for the genus Rana, which was believed to use glucose only. We found that freezing upregulates glycolysis, with the accumulation of several end products: lactate, alanine, ethanol, and, possibly, 2,3-butanediol. To our knowledge, this is also the first report of ethanol as an end product of glycolysis in terrestrial vertebrates. We observed highly increased concentrations of nucleotide degradation products, implying high level of stress. We found almost no signs of adaptations to reoxygenation stress, with overall low levels of antioxidants. We also performed metabolomics analysis of subcutaneous ice that was found to contain glucose, glycerol, and several other substances. Abstract The moor frog Rana arvalis is one of a few amphibians that can tolerate freezing to low temperatures, up to −16 °C. In this study, we performed metabolomic analysis of the liver and hindlimb muscles of frozen and control R. arvalis. We found that the moor frog synthesizes glucose and glycerol in similar concentrations as low molecular weight cryoprotectants. This is the first such case reported for the genus Rana, which was believed to use glucose only. We found that freezing upregulates glycolysis, with the accumulation of several end products: lactate, alanine, ethanol, and, possibly, 2,3-butanediol. To our knowledge, this is also the first report of ethanol as an end product of glycolysis in terrestrial vertebrates. We observed highly increased concentrations of nucleotide degradation products, implying high level of stress. The Krebs cycle arrest resulted in high concentrations of succinate, which is common for animals. However, we found almost no signs of adaptations to reoxygenation stress, with overall low levels of antioxidants. We also performed metabolomics analysis of subcutaneous ice that was found to contain glucose, glycerol, and several other substances.
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- Sergei V. Shekhovtsov
- Institute of the Biological Problems of the North FEB RAS, 685000 Magadan, Russia; (N.A.B.); (E.N.M.); (D.I.B.)
- Institute of Cytology and Genetics SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia;
- Correspondence:
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- Institute of the Biological Problems of the North FEB RAS, 685000 Magadan, Russia; (N.A.B.); (E.N.M.); (D.I.B.)
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (Y.P.T.); (E.A.Z.)
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- International Tomography Center SB RAS, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia; (Y.P.T.); (E.A.Z.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Physics, Novosibirsk State University, 630090 Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of the Biological Problems of the North FEB RAS, 685000 Magadan, Russia; (N.A.B.); (E.N.M.); (D.I.B.)
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- Institute of the Biological Problems of the North FEB RAS, 685000 Magadan, Russia; (N.A.B.); (E.N.M.); (D.I.B.)
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Moreira DC, Wang Y, López-Martínez G, Hermes-Lima M. Editorial: Redox Metabolism in Environmental and Ecological Physiology of Animals. Front Physiol 2022; 13:904746. [PMID: 35547571 PMCID: PMC9081337 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.904746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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- Daniel C Moreira
- Research Center on Morphology and Applied Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- International Research Center for Marine Biosciences at Shanghai Ocean University, Ministry of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Cell Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, University of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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p53 knock-down and hypoxia affects glutathione peroxidase 4 antioxidant response in hepatopancreas of the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. Biochimie 2022; 199:1-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2022.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Oxygen-sensitive methylation of ULK1 is required for hypoxia-induced autophagy. Nat Commun 2022; 13:1172. [PMID: 35246531 PMCID: PMC8897422 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-28831-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Hypoxia is a physiological stress that frequently occurs in solid tissues. Autophagy, a ubiquitous degradation/recycling system in eukaryotic cells, renders cells tolerant to multiple stressors. However, the mechanisms underlying autophagy initiation upon hypoxia remains unclear. Here we show that protein arginine methyltransferase 5 (PRMT5) catalyzes symmetrical dimethylation of the autophagy initiation protein ULK1 at arginine 170 (R170me2s), a modification removed by lysine demethylase 5C (KDM5C). Despite unchanged PRMT5-mediated methylation, low oxygen levels decrease KDM5C activity and cause accumulation of ULK1 R170me2s. Dimethylation of ULK1 promotes autophosphorylation at T180, a prerequisite for ULK1 activation, subsequently causing phosphorylation of Atg13 and Beclin 1, autophagosome formation, mitochondrial clearance and reduced oxygen consumption. Further, expression of a ULK1 R170K mutant impaired cell proliferation under hypoxia. This study identifies an oxygen-sensitive methylation of ULK1 with an important role in hypoxic stress adaptation by promoting autophagy induction.
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Giraud-Billoud M, Campoy-Diaz AD, Dellagnola FA, Rodriguez C, Vega IA. Antioxidant Responses Induced by Short-Term Activity–Estivation–Arousal Cycle in Pomacea canaliculata. Front Physiol 2022; 13:805168. [PMID: 35185614 PMCID: PMC8847974 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.805168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Long-term estivation (45 days) in the apple snail Pomacea canaliculata induces an increase of non-enzymatic antioxidants, such as uric acid and reduced glutathione (GSH), which constitutes an alternative to the adaptive physiological strategy of preparation for oxidative stress (POS). Here, we studied markers of oxidative stress damage, uric acid levels, and non-enzymatic antioxidant capacity, enzymatic antioxidant defenses, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione S-transferase (GST), and transcription factors expression [forkhead box protein O (FOXO), hypoxia-inducible factor-1 alpha (HIF1α), and nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2)] in control active animals, 7-day estivating and aroused snails, in digestive gland, gill, and lung tissue samples. In the digestive gland, SOD and CAT activities significantly increased after estivation and decreased during arousal. Meanwhile, GST activity decreased significantly during the activity–estivation–arousal cycle. Gill CAT activity increased significantly at 7 days of estivation, and it decreased during arousal. In the lung, the CAT activity level increased significantly during the cycle. FOXO upregulation was observed in the studied tissues, decreasing its expression only in the gill of aroused animals during the cycle. HIF1α and Nrf2 transcription factors decreased their expression during estivation in the gill, while in the lung and the digestive gland, both transcription factors did not show significant changes. Our results showed that the short-term estivation induced oxidative stress in different tissues of P. canaliculata thereby increasing overall antioxidant enzymes activity and highlighting the role of FOXO regulation as a possible underlying mechanism of the POS strategy.
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- Maximiliano Giraud-Billoud
- IHEM, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud-Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina
- *Correspondence: Maximiliano Giraud-Billoud,
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- IHEM, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud-Medicina, Universidad Nacional de Villa Mercedes, San Luis, Argentina
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- IHEM, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- IHEM, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- IHEM, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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Activation of the Hippo Pathway in Rana sylvatica: Yapping Stops in Response to Anoxia. Life (Basel) 2021; 11:life11121422. [PMID: 34947952 PMCID: PMC8708225 DOI: 10.3390/life11121422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Revised: 12/09/2021] [Accepted: 12/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Wood frogs (Rana sylvatica) display well-developed anoxia tolerance as one component of their capacity to endure prolonged whole-body freezing during the winter months. Under anoxic conditions, multiple cellular responses are triggered to efficiently cope with stress by suppressing gene transcription and promoting activation of mechanisms that support cell survival. Activation of the Hippo signaling pathway initiates a cascade of protein kinase reactions that end with phosphorylation of YAP protein. Multiple pathway components of the Hippo pathway were analyzed via immunoblotting, qPCR or DNA-binding ELISAs to assess the effects of 24 h anoxia and 4 h aerobic recovery, compared with controls, on liver and heart metabolism of wood frogs. Immunoblot results showed significant increases in the relative levels of multiple proteins of the Hippo pathway representing an overall activation of the pathway in both organs under anoxia stress. Upregulation of transcript levels further confirmed this. A decrease in YAP and TEAD protein levels in the nuclear fraction also indicated reduced translocation of these proteins. Decreased DNA-binding activity of TEAD at the promoter region also suggested repression of gene transcription of its downstream targets such as SOX2 and OCT4. Furthermore, changes in the protein levels of two downstream targets of TEAD, OCT4 and SOX2, established regulated transcriptional activity and could possibly be associated with the activation of the Hippo pathway. Increased levels of TAZ in anoxic hearts also suggested its involvement in the repair mechanism for damage caused to cardiac muscles during anoxia. In summary, this study provides the first insights into the role of the Hippo pathway in maintaining cellular homeostasis in response to anoxia in amphibians.
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Staikou A, Feidantsis K, Gkanatsiou O, Bibos MN, Hatziioannou M, Storey KB, Michaelidis B. Seasonal cellular stress phenomena and phenotypic plasticity in land snail Helix lucorum populations from different altitudes. J Exp Biol 2021; 224:273728. [PMID: 34796901 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.243298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Temperature, a major abiotic environmental factor, regulates various physiological functions in land snails and therefore determines their biogeographical distribution. Thus, species with different distributions may present different thermal tolerance limits. Additionally, the intense reactivation of snail metabolic rate upon arousal from hibernation or estivation may provoke stress. Land snails, Helix lucorum, display a wide altitudinal distribution resulting in populations being exposed to different seasonal temperature variations. The aim of the present study was to investigate the expression of heat shock proteins (Hsps), mitogen activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and proteins that are related to apoptosis (Bcl-2, ubiquitin), that have 'cytoprotective' roles and are also considered to be reliable indicators of stress because of their crucial role in maintaining cellular homeostasis. These proteins were assessed in H. lucorum individuals from two different populations, one at Axios (sea level, 0 m) and the other at Kokkinopilos (Olympus, 1250 m), as well as after mutual population exchanges, in order to find out whether the different responses of these stress-related proteins depend solely on the environmental temperature. The results showed seasonally altered levels in all studied proteins in the hepatopancreas and foot of snails, both among different populations and between the same populations exposed to varying altitudes. However, individuals of the same population in their native habitat or acclimatized to a different habitat showed a relatively similar pattern of expression, supporting the induction of the specific proteins according to the life history of each species.
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- Alexandra Staikou
- Laboratory of Zoology, Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Ichthyology and Aquatic Environment, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Thessaly, Fytoko street, GR-38445 Volos, Greece
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- Institute of Biochemistry, Carleton University, 1125 Colonel By Drive, Ottawa, ON, Canada, K1S 5B6
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- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Zoology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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Moreira DC, Carvajalino-Fernández JM, Navas CA, de Carvalho JE, Hermes-Lima M. Metabolic and Redox Biomarkers in Skeletal Muscle Underlie Physiological Adaptations of Two Estivating Anuran Species in a South American Semi-arid Environment. Front Physiol 2021; 12:769833. [PMID: 34955885 PMCID: PMC8696254 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.769833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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The upregulation of endogenous antioxidants (i.e., preparation for oxidative stress, POS) is part of the biochemical responses underlying the adaptation of animals to adverse environments. Despite the phylogenetic diversity of animals in which POS has been described, most studies focus on animals under controlled laboratory conditions. To address this limitation, we have recently assessed the redox metabolism in the skeletal muscle of Proceratophrys cristiceps estivating under natural settings in the Caatinga. Here, we analyzed biochemical biomarkers in the muscle of another Caatinga species, Pleurodema diplolister, during the rainy (active) and dry (estivating frogs) seasons. We aimed to determine whether P. diplolister enhances its antioxidants during estivation under field conditions and to identify any effect of species on the biochemical responses of P. diplolister and P. cristiceps associated with estivation. To do so, we measured the activities of representative enzymes of intermediary metabolism and antioxidant systems, as well as glutathione and protein carbonyl levels, in the skeletal muscle of P. diplolister. Our findings revealed the suppression of oxidative metabolism and activation of antioxidant enzymes in estivating P. diplolister compared with active specimens. No changes in oxidative damage to proteins were observed and estivating P. diplolister had lower levels of disulfide glutathione (GSSG) and disulfide-to-total glutathione ratio (GSSG/tGSH) than those observed in active individuals. When data for P. diplolister and P. cristiceps were assembled and analyzed, significant effects of species were detected on the activities of metabolic enzymes (citrate synthase, isocitric dehydrogenase, malic enzyme, and creatine kinase) and antioxidant enzymes (catalase, glutathione peroxidase and glutathione transferase), as well as on GSSG/tGSH ratio. Such effects might underlie the physiological and behavioral differences between these two species that share the same microhabitat and survival strategy (i.e., to estivate) during the dry season. Despite some peculiarities, which reflect the physiological diversity of the mechanisms associated with estivation in the Brazilian Caatinga, both P. diplolister and P. cristiceps seem to balance the suppression of oxidative pathways, the maintenance of the capacity of oxygen-independent pathways, and the activation of endogenous antioxidants to preserve muscle function and be ready to resume activity whenever the unpredictable rainy period arrives.
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- Daniel C. Moreira
- Núcleo de Pesquisa em Morfologia e Imunologia Aplicada, Área de Morfologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
- Laboratory of Adaptations to Extreme Environments and Global Change Biology, Universidad Colegio Mayor de Cundinamarca, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Departamento de Fisiologia, Biosciences Institute, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ecologia e Biologia Evolutiva, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, Diadema, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Celular, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
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Niu Y, Zhang X, Zhang H, Xu T, Men S, Storey KB, Chen Q. Antioxidant and non-specific immune defenses in partially freeze-tolerant Xizang plateau frogs, Nanorana parkeri. J Therm Biol 2021; 102:103132. [PMID: 34863473 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2021.103132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The Xizang plateau frog Nanorana parkeri can tolerate brief and partial freezing of their body. To determine the significant role of antioxidant defense and non-specific immune defense in freezing survival of this species, we assayed parameters of oxidative damage, antioxidant defense and non-specific immune enzymes during freezing exposure (-2 °C for 12 h) in five organs (heart, brain, liver, kidney, and skeletal muscle). The results showed that freezing led to a significant rise in the content of malondialdehyde (MDA) and carbonyl groups (CG) in brain, liver and kidney tissues. The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPX) increased significantly in brain and liver tissues with an augmentation of total antioxidant capacity (T-AOC). Apparent increments in muscle SOD activity and liver GST activity were also observed during freezing exposure. Vitamin C content significantly decreased in liver and kidney but a significant increase occurred in brain. Activities of non-specific immune enzymes, acid phosphatase (ACP) and alkaline phosphatase (AKP), were also assessed. ACP activity was significantly reduced in all five tissues tested whereas AKP activity decreased significantly in four tissues but rose in brain. In summary, freezing is accompanied by oxidative stress in the high-altitude frog, N. parkeri, as documented by increases in the content of MDA and CG in tissues. Freezing exposure also induced tissue-specific changes in the antioxidant defenses showing that activation of antioxidant systems is a part of the survival strategy of this in a high-altitude frog during freezing. Such up-regulation of antioxidant enzymes suggests a particularly important role for them in the liver and brain, serving as an anticipatory mechanism to deal with the ROS challenge during freeze/thaw episodes. Our findings contribute to extending the current understanding of the mechanisms of freeze tolerance in high-altitude frogs.
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- Yonggang Niu
- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China; School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6, Canada
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China.
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Vicente-Ferreira GS, Martins GS, Chaves NA, Silva DGH, Bonini-Domingos CR. Oxidative and osmotolerant effects in Salvator merianae (Squamata: Teiidae) red blood cells during hibernation. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 84:e249617. [PMID: 34730698 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.249617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Hibernation is a natural condition of animals that lives in the temperate zone, although some tropical lizards also experience hibernation annually, such as the lizard native from South America, Salvator merianae, or "tegu" lizard. Even though physiological and metabolic characteristic associated with hibernation have been extensively studied, possible alterations in the red blood cells (RBC) integrity during this period remains unclear. Dehydration and fasting are natural consequences of hibernating for several months and it could be related to some cellular modifications. In this study, we investigated if the osmotic tolerance of RBCs of tegu lizard under hibernation is different from the cells obtained from animals while normal activity. Additionally, we indirectly investigated if the RBCs membrane of hibernating tegus could be associated with oxidation by quantifying oxidized biomolecules and the activity of antioxidant enzymes. Our findings suggest that RBCs are more fragile during the hibernation period, although we did not find evidence of an oxidative stress scenario associated with the accentuated fragility. Even though we did not exclude the possibility of oxidative damage during hibernation, we suggested that an increased RBCs volume as a consequence of hypoosmotic blood during hibernation could also affect RBCs integrity as noted.
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Affiliation(s)
- G S Vicente-Ferreira
- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Instituto de Biologia, Letras e Ciências Exatas, Laboratório de Hemoglobinas e Genética das Doenças Hematológicas, Departamento de Biologia, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil.,Fundação Parque Tecnológico Itaipu (PTI), Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brasil
| | - G S Martins
- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Instituto de Biologia, Letras e Ciências Exatas, Laboratório de Hemoglobinas e Genética das Doenças Hematológicas, Departamento de Biologia, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - N A Chaves
- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Instituto de Biologia, Letras e Ciências Exatas, Laboratório de Hemoglobinas e Genética das Doenças Hematológicas, Departamento de Biologia, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil
| | - D G H Silva
- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Instituto de Biologia, Letras e Ciências Exatas, Departamento de Química e Ciências Ambientais, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil.,Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul - UFMS, Câmpus de Três Lagoas, Três Lagoas, MS, Brasil
| | - C R Bonini-Domingos
- Universidade Estadual Paulista - UNESP, Instituto de Biologia, Letras e Ciências Exatas, Laboratório de Hemoglobinas e Genética das Doenças Hematológicas, Departamento de Biologia, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brasil
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