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Azevedo VC, Kennedy CJ. The effects of P-glycoprotein induction on ivermectin-induced behavioural alterations in zebrafish (Danio rerio) under varying diets. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2023; 274:109740. [PMID: 37689171 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2023.109740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 09/03/2023] [Indexed: 09/11/2023]
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The neuroprotective effects of inducing the blood-brain barrier ATP-binding cassette protein transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) with clotrimazole (CTZ) in both fed and fasted zebrafish (Danio rerio) against the CNS-toxicant ivermectin (IVM, 22,23-dihydro avermectin B1a + 22,23-dihydro avermectin B1b) were examined. Zebrafish were administered 2 μmol/kg IVM intraperitoneally, and various behavioural assays (swimming performance, exploratory behaviour, olfactory responses, motor coordination, and escape responses) were used to measure neurological dysfunction. IVM administration alone caused a decrease in mean swim speed (91 % of controls), maximal speed (71 %), passage rate (81 %), 90° turns (81 %), and response to food stimulus (39 %). IVM exposure also increased the percent time that fish spent immobile (45 % increase over controls) and the percent of lethargic fish (40 % increase). Fish administered 30 μmol/kg of the P-gp inducer CTZ intraperitoneally 3 d prior to IVM exposure exhibited a change in only the % time spent immobile. These data indicate that P-gp induction may be limited in protecting the zebrafish CNS from IVM over baseline. Fasted fish did not differ from fed fish in the effects of IVM on behaviour, and no differences were seen following P-gp induction with CTZ. These results suggest that this chemical defence system is not downregulated when fish are challenged with limited energy availability.
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- Vinicius Cavicchioli Azevedo
- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. https://twitter.com/vini_cazevedo
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.
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Vehovszky Á, Farkas A, Csikós V, Székács A, Mörtl M, Győri J. Neonicotinoid insecticides are potential substrates of the multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) mechanism in the non-target invertebrate, Dreissena sp. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2018; 205:148-155. [PMID: 30384196 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 10/22/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Mussels are among the most frequently used invertebrate animals in aquatic toxicology to detect toxic exposure in the environment. The presence and activity of a cellular defence system, the multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) mechanism, was also established in these organisms. In isolated gill tissues of dreissenid mussels (D. bugensis) the MXR activity was assayed after treatment by commercially available insecticides (formulated products) which contain neonicotinoids as their active ingredients: Actara (thiamethoxam), Apacs (clothianidin), Calypso (thiacloprid) and Kohinor (imidacloprid), respectively. While applying the accumulation assay method, 0.5 μM rhodamine B was used as model substrate and 20 μM verapamil as model inhibitor of the MXR mechanism. In acute (in vitro) experiments when isolated gills were co-incubated in graded concentrations of insecticides and rhodamine B simultaneously, Calypso and Kohinor treatment resulted increasing rhodamine accumulation. Chemical analysis of gills in vitro incubated in insecticides demonstrated higher tissue concentrations of thiamethoxam, clothianidin and thiacloprid in the presence of verapamil suggesting that the active ingredients of Actara, Apacs and Calypso are potential substrates of the MXR mediated cellular efflux. In contrast, verapamil did significantly alter the accumulated imidacloprid concentrations in gills, suggesting that the active component of Kohinor is not transported by the MXR mechanism. Chronic (in vivo) exposures of the intact animals in lower, 1, 10 mg/L concentration of neonicotinoid products, resulted in a decreased level of both rhodamine accumulation and verapamil inhibition by the 12th-14th days of treatment. These results suggest an enhancement of MXR activity (chemostimulation), building up gradually in the animals exposed to Actara, Apacs and Kohinor, respectively. Neonicotinoid-type insecticides are generally considered as selective neurotoxins for insects, targeting the nicotinic type acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) in their central nervous system. Our present results provide the first evidences that neonicotinoid insecticides are also able to alter the transmembrane transport mechanisms related to the MXR system.
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- Ágnes Vehovszky
- MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute, Tihany, Hungary.
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- MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute, Tihany, Hungary
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- MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute, Tihany, Hungary
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- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- Agro-Environmental Research Institute, National Agricultural Research and Innovation Centre, Budapest, Hungary
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- MTA Centre for Ecological Research, Balaton Limnological Institute, Tihany, Hungary
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Lima TA, Dornelles LP, Oliveira APS, Guedes CC, Souza SO, Sá RA, Zingali RB, Napoleão TH, Paiva PM. Binding targets of termiticidal lectins from the bark and leaf of Myracrodruon urundeuva in the gut of Nasutitermes corniger workers. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2018; 74:1593-1599. [PMID: 29297969 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 12/05/2017] [Accepted: 12/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Lectins, carbohydrate-binding proteins, from the bark (MuBL) and leaf (MuLL) of Myracrodruon urundeuva are termiticidal agents against Nasutitermes corniger workers and have been shown to induce oxidative stress and cell death in the midgut of these insects. In this study, we investigated the binding targets of MuBL and MuLL in the gut of N. corniger workers by determining the effects of these lectins on the activity of digestive enzymes. In addition, we used mass spectrometry to identify peptides from gut proteins that adsorbed to MuBL-Sepharose and MuLL-Sepharose columns. RESULTS Exoglucanase activity was neutralized in the presence of MuBL and stimulated by MuLL. α-l-Arabinofuranosidase activity was not affected by MuBL but was inhibited by MuLL. Both lectins stimulated α-amylase activity and inhibited protease and trypsin-like activities. Peptides with homology to apolipophorin, trypsin-like enzyme, and ABC transporter substrate-binding protein were detected from proteins that adsorbed to MuBL-Sepharose, while peptides from proteins that bound to MuLL-Sepharose shared homology with apolipophorin. CONCLUSION This study revealed that digestive enzymes and transport proteins found in worker guts can be recognized by MuBL and MuLL. Thus, the mechanism of their termiticidal activity may involve changes in the digestion and absorption of nutrients. © 2018 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Thâmarah A Lima
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Centro Acadêmico do Agreste, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Caruaru, Brazil
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- Instituto de Bioquímica Médica Leopoldo de Meis, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Centro de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
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Karray S, Tastard E, Moreau B, Delahaut L, Geffard A, Guillon E, Denis F, Hamza-Chaffai A, Chénais B, Marchand J. Transcriptional response of stress-regulated genes to industrial effluent exposure in the cockle Cerastoderma glaucum. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:17303-17316. [PMID: 25613800 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4108-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2014] [Accepted: 01/11/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study assessed the responses of molecular biomarkers and heavy metal levels in Cerastoderma glaucum exposed for 1 week to two industrial effluents (1%) discharged into the Tunisian coastal area, F1 and F2, produced by different units of production of a phosphate treatment plant. A significant uptake of metals (Cd, Cu, Zn, and Ni) was observed in exposed cockles compared to controls, with an uptake higher for F1 than for F2. A decrease in LT50 (stress on stress test) was also observed after an exposure to the effluent F1. Treatments resulted in different patterns of messenger RNA (mRNA) expression of the different genes tested in this report. Gene transcription monitoring performed on seven genes potentially involved in the tolerance to metal exposure showed that for both exposures, mechanisms are rapidly and synchronically settled down to prevent damage to cellular components, by (1) handling and exporting out metal ions through the up-regulation of ATP-binding cassette xenobiotic transporter (ABCB1) and metallothionein (MT), (2) increasing the mRNA expression of antioxidant enzymes (catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutases, CuZnSOD and MnSOD), (3) protecting and/or repairing proteins through the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) mRNAs, and (4) increasing ATP production (through the up-regulation of cytochrome c oxidase 1 (CO1)) to provide energy for cells to tolerate stress exposure. The tools developed may be useful both for future control strategies and for the use of the cockle C. glaucum as a sentinel species.
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- Sahar Karray
- EA 2460 Mer Molécules Santé, Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral - FR3473 CNRS, Université du Maine - Le Mans, 72085, Le Mans Cedex, France
- Laboratoire d'Ecotoxicologie Marine et Environnementale, Université de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- EA 2460 Mer Molécules Santé, Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral - FR3473 CNRS, Université du Maine - Le Mans, 72085, Le Mans Cedex, France
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- EA 2460 Mer Molécules Santé, Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral - FR3473 CNRS, Université du Maine - Le Mans, 72085, Le Mans Cedex, France
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- UMR-I 02 Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des Milieux aquatiques (SEBIO), Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims Cedex 2, France
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- UMR-I 02 Stress Environnementaux et Biosurveillance des Milieux aquatiques (SEBIO), Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims Cedex 2, France
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- UMR 7312 CNRS-URCA Institut de Chimie Moléculaire de Reims (ICMR) Groupe Chimie de Coordination, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Moulin de la Housse, BP 1039, 51687, Reims Cedex 2, France
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- EA 2460 Mer Molécules Santé, Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral - FR3473 CNRS, Université du Maine - Le Mans, 72085, Le Mans Cedex, France
- UMR 7208 CNRS-MNHN-IRD-UPMC, Biologie des Organismes et des Ecosystèmes Aquatiques (BOREA), Concarneau, France
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- Laboratoire d'Ecotoxicologie Marine et Environnementale, Université de Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia
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- EA 2460 Mer Molécules Santé, Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral - FR3473 CNRS, Université du Maine - Le Mans, 72085, Le Mans Cedex, France
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- EA 2460 Mer Molécules Santé, Institut Universitaire Mer et Littoral - FR3473 CNRS, Université du Maine - Le Mans, 72085, Le Mans Cedex, France.
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Miao J, Cai Y, Pan L, Li Z. Molecular cloning and characterization of a MXR-related P-glycoprotein cDNA in scallop Chlamys farreri: transcriptional response to benzo(a)pyrene, tetrabromobisphenol A and endosulfan. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2014; 110:136-142. [PMID: 25238485 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.08.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2014] [Revised: 08/24/2014] [Accepted: 08/26/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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ATP-binding cassette transmembrane transporters (ABC transporters) have a potential role in xenobiotic resistance. In this study, we cloned full-length cDNA encoding an important ABC transporter, P-glycoprotein (Pgp) homologue from scallop Chlamys farreri (designated Cf-Pgp). The Cf-Pgp sequence is constituted by an ORF of 4152bp encoding for 1383 amino acids (GenBank accession no. ACL80139). The predicted molecular weight is 150.7kDa. The comparison of the deduced amino acid sequences with the Pgps from vertebrates showed high conservation of the residues and domains essential to the function of Pgp, including the ATP-binding cassettes and transmembrane domains. The mRNA expression of Cf-Pgp was detected in gill, digestive gland, mantle, hemocyte, adductor muscle and mature male and female gonad. We then utilized the real-time PCR to study expression levels of the Cf-Pgp gene in response to exposure of benzo(a)pyrene (BaP), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and endosulfan (ES) (0.05, 0.5μg/L and 5μg/L) for 96 hours. The results showed that Cf-Pgp was significantly upregulated in the gill upon exposure to TBBPA and ES, but downregulated in the gill after exposure to BaP. These results suggested that the Cf-Pgp was a constitutive and inducible acute-phase protein that perhaps involved in the xenobiotic resistance of scallop C. farreri.
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- Jingjing Miao
- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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Pain-Devin S, Cossu-Leguille C, Geffard A, Giambérini L, Jouenne T, Minguez L, Naudin B, Parant M, Rodius F, Rousselle P, Tarnowska K, Daguin-Thiébaut C, Viard F, Devin S. Towards a better understanding of biomarker response in field survey: a case study in eight populations of zebra mussels. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 155:52-61. [PMID: 24992287 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2014] [Revised: 05/20/2014] [Accepted: 06/14/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In order to provide reliable information about responsiveness of biomarkers during environmental monitoring, there is a need to improve the understanding of inter-population differences. The present study focused on eight populations of zebra mussels and aimed to describe how variable are biomarkers in different sampling locations. Biomarkers were investigated and summarised through the Integrated Biomarker Response (IBR index). Inter-site differences in IBR index were analysed through comparisons with morphological data, proteomic profiles and genetic background of the studied populations. We found that the IBR index was a good tool to inform about the status of sites. It revealed higher stress in more polluted sites than in cleaner ones. It was neither correlated to proteomic profiles nor to genetic background, suggesting a stronger influence of environment than genes. Meanwhile, morphological traits were related to both environment and genetic background influence. Together these results attest the benefit of using biological tools to better illustrate the status of a population and highlight the need of consider inter-population difference in their baselines.
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- S Pain-Devin
- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 CNRS, Metz, France.
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 CNRS, Metz, France
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- Unité Interactions Animal-Environnement EA4689 - Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 CNRS, Metz, France
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- Laboratoire Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces, UMR CNRS 6270, Université de Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 CNRS, Metz, France
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- Laboratoire Polymères Biopolymères Surfaces, UMR CNRS 6270, Université de Rouen, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 CNRS, Metz, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 CNRS, Metz, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 CNRS, Metz, France
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- Laboratoire Adaptation & Diversité en Milieu Marin, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - CNRS, UMR 7144, Station Biologique de Roscoff, France
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- Laboratoire Adaptation & Diversité en Milieu Marin, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - CNRS, UMR 7144, Station Biologique de Roscoff, France
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- Laboratoire Adaptation & Diversité en Milieu Marin, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - CNRS, UMR 7144, Station Biologique de Roscoff, France
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- Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire des Environnements Continentaux (LIEC), Université de Lorraine, UMR 7360 CNRS, Metz, France
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Faria M, Ochoa V, Blázquez M, Juan MFS, Lazzara R, Lacorte S, Soares AMVM, Barata C. Separating natural from anthropogenic causes of impairment in Zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) populations living across a pollution gradient. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2014; 152:82-95. [PMID: 24742819 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.03.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2014] [Revised: 03/20/2014] [Accepted: 03/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The relationship between the reproductive stage, the total lipid content and eight broadly used biochemical stress responses were used to assess seasonal and pollutant effects across eleven different zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) populations from the Ebro and Mijares river basin, Spain. Biochemical markers included superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione (GSH), glutathione S transferase (GST), multixenobiotic transporter activity (MXR), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), lipid peroxidation (LPO) and single strand DNA breaks. Principal component analyses of zebra mussel responses across an annual cycle, showed a marked gonad stage component in total lipid content and biochemical responses. The same response pattern was observed across the populations sampled along a broad geographical and pollution gradient. Population differences on the gonad developmental stage were highly correlated with most of the measured responses and unrelated with the pollution gradient. Conversely, bioaccumulation of organic and inorganic contaminant residues was more related to pollution sources than with the reproductive cycle. These results indicate that the reproductive cycle is the major factor affecting the temporal and spatial variation of the studied markers in D. polymorpha.
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- Melissa Faria
- CESAM and Biology Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Toxicology, UPC Campus Terrassa Zona IPCT Ctra, Nac.150. km 15, 08227 Terrassa, Spain.
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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- CESAM and Biology Department, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research (IDAEA-CSIC), 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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Metallothionein mRNA induction is correlated with the decrease of DNA strand breaks in cadmium exposed zebra mussels. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2014; 766:10-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2014.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2014] [Revised: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pain S, Devin S, Parant M. Biomarker versus environmental factors: seasonal variations and modelling multixenobiotic defence (MXD) transport activity in transplanted zebra mussels. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2007; 373:103-12. [PMID: 17210171 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2006.10.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2006] [Revised: 08/11/2006] [Accepted: 10/19/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The occurrence of biomarker temporal variations linked to environmental factors makes it difficult to distinguish the specific effect of pollution. The present work aims to investigate the seasonal variations of the transport activity of the multixenobiotic defence (MXD), which is used as a biological tool for the monitoring of pollution in aquatic ecosystems. The MXD transport activity was monitored monthly from August 2001 to October 2002 in zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) transplanted to three sites in the Moselle River. The 'efflux method' was used to evaluate functional activity of MXD by assessing rhodamine B efflux with or without an inhibitor (verapamil). Environmental parameters were provided by a French regulatory agency (Water Agency) that monitors river water quality. The results of a principal components analysis describe the seasonal cycle of water characteristics and demonstrate that MXD activity is subjected to significant temporal variations. These data were described with a generalised linear model that enables it to link MXD variability to the seasonal variations of environmental parameters such as temperature or levels of organic contamination. This work proposes a modelling approach and highlights that the occurrence of seasonal variations in MXD response has to be taken into account in the interpretation of in situ monitoring studies.
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- Sandrine Pain
- Laboratoire Ecotoxicité et Santé Environnementale, CNRS UMR 7146, Université Paul Verlaine (Metz), Rue du Général Delestraint, 57 070 METZ, France.
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Guerlet E, Ledy K, Giambérini L. Field application of a set of cellular biomarkers in the digestive gland of the freshwater snail Radix peregra (Gastropoda, Pulmonata). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2006; 77:19-32. [PMID: 16330108 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2005.10.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2005] [Revised: 10/07/2005] [Accepted: 10/19/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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An active biomonitoring study was performed in the vicinity of two pulp and paper mill effluents (PPMEs) released in two different streams in northeastern France. Freshwater gastropods, Radix peregra (=Lymnaea peregra or Lymnaea pereger), were transplanted for 0, 3, 14 and 21 days at two to three sites located upstream and downstream from the mill discharge points in both rivers. Lysosomal and peroxisomal systems, as well as lipofuscin and neutral lipids, were tested using histochemical methods on cryostat sections of digestive gland tissues, and stereological data were obtained by image analysis. Evidence of structural changes in the lysosomal system was found in animals exposed to both effluents, comprising general stress responses such as enlarged and more numerous lysosomes; and also possible specific pluri-phasic effects. Modifications of the lysosomal and cytoplasmic contents of lipid-related materials were also described, namely enhanced lipofuscin deposit and neutral lipid depletion. The peroxisomal proliferation in exposed snails seems to show its implication in oxidative stress detoxication, without preventing higher lipoperoxidation, as indicated by the increased amounts of digestive lipofuscin. Structural changes of the lysosomal and peroxisomal systems, digestive lipofuscin and neutral lipid contents have potential for use as early cellular biomarkers in Radix peregra exposed to environmental stressors, which deserve further investigations.
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- Edwige Guerlet
- Laboratoire Ecotoxicité, Santé Environnementale, CNRS UMR 7146, Université de Metz, Rue Général Délestraint, F-57070 Metz, France
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Bervoets L, Voets J, Covaci A, Chu S, Qadah D, Smolders R, Schepens P, Blust R. Use of transplanted Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) to assess the bioavailability of microcontaminants in Flemish surface waters. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2005; 39:1492-1505. [PMID: 15819201 DOI: 10.1021/es049048t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
Abstract
Zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) were translocated in cages to 56 water bodies in Flanders (Belgium) during summer 2001. After six weeks, concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), p,p'-DDE, and trace metals were measured in the transplanted mussels. It was investigated whether total dissolved water and sediment pollutant levels or bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) and biota-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) were predictive for mussel tissue levels. The sample sites covered a broad range both in terms of the type and concentration of the pollutants, and this was reflected in large differences in tissue concentrations of all pollutants among the sites. The highest pollutant levels in mussels were among the highest reported in the literature. For Cd and Zn levels up to 33 and 1994 microg/g dry wt. respectively were found. The lowest levels were comparable to those from uncontaminated sites in Europe and the U.S. For Cd and Zn respectively 51 and 75% of the variation in tissue levels was described. For both metals, dissolved and particulate metal contributed to the variation in accumulation. For other pollutants, relationships between tissue concentration and water or sediment concentration were weak or nonsignificant. Then the measured environmental factors (dissolved calcium, pH, oxygen, organic carbon and clay content in the sediment) were taken into account applying multiple regression analysis, and no increase in the described variation of pollutant accumulation was observed. The BAF and BSAF for all pollutants varied up to 1000-fold even after TOC-normalization. Clear negative relationships were found between BAFs/ BSAFs and environmental levels. However, even at constant environmental concentrations a 10- to 100-fold variation in BAFs/BSAFs was observed. This study illustrated the need for biological monitoring since neither environmental
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Affiliation(s)
- Lieven Bervoets
- Department of Biology, Ecophysiology, Biochemistry and Toxicology Group, University of Antwerp, Groenenborgerlaan 171, 2020 Antwerp, Belgium.
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