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SHINYA S, YOHANNES YB, IKENAKA Y, NAKAYAMA SMM, ISHIZUKA M, FUJITA S. Characteristics of cytochrome P450-dependent metabolism in the liver of the wild raccoon, Procyon lotor. J Vet Med Sci 2022; 84:1665-1672. [PMID: 36328483 PMCID: PMC9791232 DOI: 10.1292/jvms.22-0182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Wildlife is exposed to a wide range of xenobiotics in the natural environment. In order to appropriately assess xenobiotic-induced toxicity in wildlife, it is necessary to understand metabolic capacities. Carnivores, in general, have low metabolic abilities, making them vulnerable to a variety of chemicals. Raccoons (Procyon lotor) in the wild have been found to have high levels of xenobiotics. However, little is known about the metabolic capacity of the cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in this species. Thus, this study used liver samples to investigate the characteristics of CYP enzymes in wild raccoons. In 22 wild raccoons, CYP concentrations in hepatic microsomes were examined. To better understand the properties of CYP-dependent metabolism, in vitro metabolic activity studies were performed using ethoxyresorufin, pentoxyresorufin and testosterone as substrates. In addition, three raccoons were fed commercial dog food in the laboratory for one week, and the effects on CYP-dependent metabolism were investigated. In comparison to other mammalian species, raccoons had very low concentrations of CYP in their livers. In an in vitro enzymatic analysis, raccoons' ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) and pentoxyresorufin O-depentylase (PROD) metabolic capacities were less than one-fifth and one-tenth of rats', respectively. These results indicate the possible high risk in raccoons if exposed to high levels of environmental xenobiotics because of their poor CYP activity. In this study, the features of CYP-dependent metabolism in wild raccoons are described for the first time.
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- So SHINYA
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary
Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary
Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary
Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan,Translational Research Unit, Veterinary Teaching Hospital,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan,One Health Research Center, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido,
Japan,Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and
Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary
Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan,Biomedical Sciences Department, School of Veterinary
Medicine, The University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary
Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan,Correspondence to: Ishizuka M: ,
Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University,
Kita 18, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary
Medicine, Hokkaido University, Hokkaido, Japan
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Rached A, Moriceau MA, Serfaty X, Lefebvre S, Lattard V. Biomarkers Potency to Monitor Non-target Fauna Poisoning by Anticoagulant Rodenticides. Front Vet Sci 2020; 7:616276. [PMID: 33426034 PMCID: PMC7785832 DOI: 10.3389/fvets.2020.616276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The widespread use of pesticides to control agricultural pests is a hot topic on the public scene of environmental health. Selective pest control for minimum environmental impact is a major goal of the environmental toxicology field, notably to avoid unintended poisoning in different organisms. Anticoagulant rodenticides cause abnormal blood coagulation process; they have been widely used to control rodents, allowing inadvertent primary and secondary exposure in domestic animals and non-target predatory wildlife species through direct ingestion of rodenticide-containing bait or by consumption of poisoned prey. To report toxic effect, the most common approach is the measurement of liver or plasma residues of anticoagulant rodenticides in dead or intoxicated animals showing clinical symptoms. However, one major challenge is that literature currently lacks a hepatic or plasma concentration threshold value for the differentiation of exposure from toxicity. Regarding the variation in pharmacology properties of anticoagulant rodenticides inter- and intra-species, the dose-response relationship must be defined for each species to prejudge the relative risk of poisoning. Beyond that, biomarkers are a key solution widely used for ecological risk assessment of contaminants. Since anticoagulant rodenticides (AR) have toxic effects at the biochemical level, biomarkers can serve as indicators of toxic exposure. In this sense, toxicological knowledge of anticoagulant rodenticides within organisms is an important tool for defining sensitive, specific, and suitable biomarkers. In this review, we provide an overview of the toxicodynamic and toxicokinetic parameters of anticoagulant rodenticides in different animal species. We examine different types of biomarkers used to characterize and differentiate the exposure and toxic effects of anticoagulant rodenticide, showing the strengths and weaknesses of the assays. Finally, we describe possible new biomarkers and highlight their capabilities.
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- USC 1233 RS2GP, VetAgro Sup, INRA, University of Lyon, Marcy l'Etoile, France
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Fabrin TMC, Diamante NA, Mota TFM, Ghisi NDC, Prioli SMAP, Prioli AJ. Performance of biomarkers metallothionein and ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase in aquatic environments: A meta-analytic approach. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 205:339-349. [PMID: 29704841 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.04.069] [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: 01/23/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The preservation of natural environments guarantees the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem processes. Biomonitoring programs in preserved sites can be carried out using molecular biomarkers, which reflect possible stresses that exist in the monitored location. The metallothionein (MT) proteins and isoenzyme Cytochrome P4501A (CYP4501A) are among the most used biomarkers and reflect the detoxification of metal and organic xenobiotics, respectively. This study aimed to assess the performance of these biomarkers in natural aquatic environments using a meta-analytic approach. The data search was conducted in ISI Web of Science™, considering papers published until August 2016. Studies included in this research needed to compare reference or control sites and sites under stress and be conducted in situ. In general, both biomarkers were useful when comparing control sites with sites under stress. Moreover, when the data were categorized into groups of organisms, mainly bivalves and fishes, there were differences between the groups and between the monitored environments, marine or freshwater. The use of these biomarkers in fish is suitable for freshwater environments, and bivalves are suitable for marine environments. We concluded that the concomitant use of vertebrate and invertebrate bioindicators is useful to develop an effective biomonitoring program and to avoid biases due the physiology of the selected bioindicator.
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- Thomaz Mansini Carrenho Fabrin
- Research Nucleus in Limnology, Ichthyology and Aquiculture (NUPELIA) and Postgraduate Program in Ecology of Inland Water Ecosystems, State University of Maringá. Avenida Colombo, 5790, Bloco G90, sala 16, Laboratório de Genética, 87020-900 Maringá, PR, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Comparative Biology, State University of Maringá. Avenida Colombo, 5790, Bloco G90, sala 16, Laboratório de Genética, 87020-900 Maringá, PR, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Comparative Biology, State University of Maringá. Avenida Colombo, 5790, Bloco G90, sala 16, Laboratório de Genética, 87020-900 Maringá, PR, Brazil.
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- Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology, Federal University of Technology (UTFPR), Campus Dois Vizinhos, Estrada para Boa Esperança s/n, km 04, Comunidade São Cristóvão, P.O. Box 157, 85660-000 Dois Vizinhos, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Research Nucleus in Limnology, Ichthyology and Aquiculture (NUPELIA) e Department of Biotechnology, Genetic and Cellular Biology, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Bloco G90, sala 16, Laboratório de Genética, 87020-900 Maringá, PR, Brazil.
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- Research Nucleus in Limnology, Ichthyology and Aquiculture (NUPELIA) and Postgraduate Program in Ecology of Inland Water Ecosystems, State University of Maringá, Avenida Colombo, 5790, Bloco G90, sala 16, Laboratório de Genética, 87020-900 Maringá, PR, Brazil.
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Han J, Kim HS, Kim IC, Kim S, Hwang UK, Lee JS. Effects of water accommodated fractions (WAFs) of crude oil in two congeneric copepods Tigriopus sp. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2017; 145:511-517. [PMID: 28783601 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.07.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2017] [Revised: 07/20/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Oil pollution has deleterious effects on marine ecosystems. However, the toxicity of crude oil towards Antarctic marine organisms has not been well studied. We compared the deleterious effects of water accommodated fractions (WAFs) of crude oil on reproduction, intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, and antioxidant enzymatic activity in Antarctic (Tigriopus kingsejongensis) and temperate (Tigriopus japonicus) copepods. Reproductive rates of T. kingsejongensis and T. japonicus were significantly reduced (P < 0.05) in response to WAFs. Furthermore, T. kingsejongensis showed elevated levels of ROS and higher antioxidant enzyme (glutathione peroxidase [GPx]) activity than T. japonicus in response to WAFs. CYP genes from congeneric copepods were identified and annotated to better understand molecular detoxification mechanisms. We observed significant up-regulation (P < 0.05) of Tk-CYP3024A3 and Tj-CYP3024A2 in response to WAFs, suggesting that CYP genes may contribute to the detoxification mechanism in response to WAF exposure. These finding also suggest that WAFs may induce oxidative stress, leading to reproductive impairment in copepods. Furthermore, Tk-CYP3024A3 and Tj-CYP3024A2 genes can be considered as potential biomarkers of WAF toxicity in the congeneric copepods T. kingsejongensis and T. japonicus. This study will be helpful for enhancing our knowledge on the harmful effects of WAFs in Antarctic and temperate copepods and provides insight into the underlying molecular mechanisms.
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- Jeonghoon Han
- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, South Korea
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- Division of Life Sciences, Korea Polar Research Institute, Incheon 21990, South Korea
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- Marine Ecological Risk Assessment Center, West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Fisheries Research & Development Institute, Incheon 46083, South Korea
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- Department of Biological Science, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
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Takeda K, Ikenaka Y, Tanikawa T, Tanaka KD, Nakayama SMM, Mizukawa H, Ishizuka M. Novel revelation of warfarin resistant mechanism in roof rats (Rattus rattus) using pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis. PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 134:1-7. [PMID: 27914534 DOI: 10.1016/j.pestbp.2016.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2016] [Revised: 04/08/2016] [Accepted: 04/08/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Roof rats (Rattus rattus) live mainly in human habitats. Heavy use of rodenticides, such as warfarin, has led to the development of drug resistance, making pest control difficult. There have been many reports regarding mutations of vitamin K epoxide reductase (VKOR), the target enzyme of warfarin, in resistant rats. However, it has been suggested there are other mechanisms of warfarin resistance. To confirm these possibilities, closed colonies of warfarin-susceptible roof rats (S) and resistant rats from Tokyo (R) were established, and the pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics of warfarin in rats from both colonies was investigated. R rats had low levels of warfarin in serum and high clearance activity. These rats can rapidly metabolize warfarin by hydroxylation. The levels of accumulation in the organs were lower than those of S rats. R rats administered warfarin showed high expression levels of CYP2B, 2C, and 3A, which play roles in warfarin hydroxylation, and may explain the high clearance ability of R rats. The mechanism of warfarin resistance in roof rats from Tokyo involved not only mutation of VKOR but also high clearance ability due to high levels of CYP2B, 2C and 3A expression possibly induced by warfarin.
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- Kazuki Takeda
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-18 Nishi-9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-18 Nishi-9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan; Water Research Group, Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Potchefstroom, South Africa
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- Technical Research Laboratory, Ikari Corporation, Chiba 260-0844, Japan
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- Technical Research Laboratory, Ikari Corporation, Chiba 260-0844, Japan
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-18 Nishi-9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-18 Nishi-9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-18 Nishi-9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.
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Ishiniwa H, Sakai M, Tohma S, Matsuki H, Takahashi Y, Kajiwara H, Sekijima T. Dioxin pollution disrupts reproduction in male Japanese field mice. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2013; 22:1335-1347. [PMID: 24026525 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-013-1120-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Dioxins cause various adverse effects in animals including teratogenesis, induction of drug metabolizing enzymes, tumor promotion, and endocrine disruption. Above all, endocrine disruption is known to disturb reproduction in adult animals and may, also seriously impact their offspring. However, most previous studies have quantified the species-specific accumulation of dioxins, whereas few studies have addressed the physiological impacts of dioxins on wildlife, such as reduced reproductive function. Here we clarify an effect of endocrine disruption caused by dioxins on the Japanese field mouse, Apodemus speciosus. Japanese field mice collected from various sites polluted with dioxins accumulated high concentrations of dioxins in their livers. Some dioxin congeners, especially, 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, 3,3',4,4',5-pentachloro biphenyl, 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptachlorodibenzofuran, and octachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin, which showed high biota-soil accumulation factors, contributed to concentration of dioxins in mouse livers with an increase of accumulation of total dioxins. As for physiological effects on the Japanese field mouse, high levels of cytochrome P450 1A1 (CYP1A1) mRNA, a drug metabolizing enzyme induced by dioxins, were found in the livers of mice captured at polluted sites. Furthermore, at such sites polluted with dioxins, increased CYP1A1 expression coincided with reduced numbers of active spermatozoa in mice. Thus, disruption in gametogenesis observed in these mice suggests that dioxins not only negatively impact reproduction among Japanese field mice, but might also act as a kind of selection pressure in a chemically polluted environment.
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- Hiroko Ishiniwa
- Department of Environmental Science and Technology, Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, 8050, Ikarashi 2-no-cho, Nishi-ku, Niigata City, 950-2181, Japan,
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High expression of the mRNA of cytochrome P450 and phase II enzymes in the lung and kidney tissues of cattle. Animal 2012; 4:2023-9. [PMID: 22445377 DOI: 10.1017/s1751731110001394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The objective of this study was to investigate the tissue-specific mRNA expression of different cytochrome P450 (CYP) isoforms, UDP glucuronsyl transferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) and glutathione-S-transferase (GSTA1) in the different tissues (liver, mammary gland, lungs, spleen, kidney cortex, heart, masseter muscle and tongue) of cattle, using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). CYP1A1-like mRNA was expressed in all of the tissues examined, including the liver, with the highest expression level in the kidney. CYP1A2-, 2E1- and 3A4-like mRNAs were only expressed hepatically. Interestingly, significant expression of CYP2B6-like mRNA was recorded in the lung tissue, while CYP2C9-like mRNA was expressed in the liver and kidney tissues of the cattle examined. UGT1A1- and GSTA1-like mRNAs were expressed in all of the examined tissues, except the mammary glands, and the highest expression levels were recorded in the kidney. The high expression of UGT1A1 in the lung tissue and GSTA1 in the liver tissue was unique to cattle; this has not been reported for rats or mice. The findings of this study strongly suggest that the liver, kidneys and lungs of cattle are the major organs contributing to xenobiotics metabolism.
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Stacke Ferreira R, Monserrat JM, Ribas Ferreira JL, Kalb AC, Stegeman J, Dias Bainy AC, Zanette J. Biomarkers of organic contamination in the South American fish Poecilia vivipara and Jenynsia multidentata. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2012; 75:1023-34. [PMID: 22852852 PMCID: PMC5348254 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.697813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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South American cyprinodontiform fish are potential candidates to be used as model biomarker species of exposure in environmental toxicology. The aim of this study was to identify molecular and biochemical biomarkers of pollution using Poecilia vivipara (Poecilidae) and Jenynsia multidentata (Anablepidae). Partial nucleotide sequences for cytochrome P-450 1A (CYP1A), a classical biomarker of exposure to organic contaminants in fish, were identified in P. vivipara and J. multidentata (approximately 650 nucleotides) using degenerated primers and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). These sequences shared approximately 90% identity in the predicted amino acid sequence with the corresponding CYP1A region of Fundulus heteroclitus. Real-time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) analysis confirmed that CYP1A transcription was markedly induced in the liver and gills of J. multidentata (approximately185-fold and 20-fold, respectively) and P. vivipara (122-fold and 739-fold, respectively) 24 h after exposure to 1 μM synthetic CYP1A inducer β-naphthoflavone (BNF). At 24 h after injection with 1 μg/g environmental carcinogenic contaminant benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), a decreased total antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals was observed both in liver of J. multidentata and gills of P. vivipara. BaP injection in both fish did not produce changes in lipid peroxide (thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, TBARS) levels, suggesting an absence of an oxidative stress condition. The newly identified CYP1A may thus serve as general biomarker of exposure to organic contaminant in future studies using P. vivipara and J. multidentata. Data also indicate the importance of species-specific differences in biomarker responses in these South American cyprinodontiform fish, suggesting distinct resistance/susceptibility properties to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
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- Roger Stacke Ferreira
- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil 96208-060
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil 96208-060
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciêmcias Fisiológicas, Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG)
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil 96208-060
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciêmcias Fisiológicas, Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG)
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil 96208-060
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciêmcias Fisiológicas, Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG)
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA, USA 02543
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- Laboratório de Biomarcadores de Contaminação Aquática e Imunoquímica, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil 88040-900
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil 96208-060
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciêmcias Fisiológicas, Fisiologia Animal Comparada (FURG)
- Corresponding author: Juliano Zanette, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, ICB, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Av. Itália Km 8, Rio Grande, RS, 96208-060, Brazil, Tel: +55-53-32975196 Fax.: +55-53-32336633, ;
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Bugel SM, White LA, Cooper KR. Impaired reproductive health of killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) inhabiting Newark Bay, NJ, a chronically contaminated estuary. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2010; 96:182-193. [PMID: 20079544 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2009] [Revised: 10/06/2009] [Accepted: 10/12/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A battery of biomarkers were used to evaluate the reproductive health and contaminant exposure of Atlantic killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus) inhabiting the heavily industrialized Newark Bay and a reference population from Great Bay, Tuckerton, NJ. The biomarkers investigated included classical endpoints (gonad and liver histopathology, body and tissue morphometrics), hepatic mRNA expression (CYP1A and vitellogenin I), hepatic protein levels (CYP1A and vitellogenin), gonadal aromatase mRNA expression, and chemical exposure analyses (bile PAHs). Our data showed no significant differences between populations for body size and body weight. However, Newark Bay killifish exhibited molecular and morphological changes indicative of impaired reproductive health and endocrine disruption compared to the reference population. Newark Bay males had decreased gonad weight, altered testis development and decreased gonadal aromatase mRNA expression. Newark Bay females had decreased gonad weight, inhibited gonadal development, decreased hepatic vitellogenin production (mRNA and protein) and increased mRNA expression of gonadal aromatase. In addition, Newark Bay females had a significant increase in the percent of pre-vitellogenic follicles (43% at Tuckerton, 64% at Newark Bay) and a significantly decreased percent of follicles at the mid-vitellogenic and mature stages (25% mature at Tuckerton and 3% at Newark Bay). In addition to reproductive endpoints, killifish at Newark Bay exhibited high basal levels of CYP1A mRNA and protein expression which indicated exposure to aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) agonists. An inverse relationship between hepatic CYP1A protein and hepatic vitellogenin mRNA expression was established suggesting a possible link between AhR agonist exposure and vitellogenesis. Killifish in the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary are exposed to a number of chemicals that can interact with the AhR pathway and stimulate enzymatic activity along with chemicals that can modify reproductive success in this indigenous species. Similar effects on the reproductive development in less resilient species may limit their ability to repopulate the NY-NJ Harbor Estuary and similarly contaminated water systems.
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- Sean M Bugel
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Department of Environmental Sciences, United States
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DARWISH WS, MORSHDY AE, IKENAKA Y, IBRAHIM ZS, FUJITA S, ISHIZUKA M. Expression and Sequence of CYP1A1 in the Camel. J Vet Med Sci 2010; 72:221-4. [DOI: 10.1292/jvms.09-0319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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- Wageh Sobhy DARWISH
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
- Food Hygiene Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University
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- Food Hygiene Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Zagazig University
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
- Department of Biochemistry and Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafr El-Sheikh University
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
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Zanette J, Jenny MJ, Goldstone JV, Woodin BR, Watka LA, Bainy ACD, Stegeman JJ. New cytochrome P450 1B1, 1C2 and 1D1 genes in the killifish Fundulus heteroclitus: Basal expression and response of five killifish CYP1s to the AHR agonist PCB126. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2009; 93:234-43. [PMID: 19515436 PMCID: PMC2761021 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2009] [Revised: 04/30/2009] [Accepted: 05/10/2009] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Knowledge of the complement of cytochrome P450 (CYP) genes is essential to understanding detoxification and bioactivation mechanisms for organic contaminants. We cloned three new CYP1 genes, CYP1B1, CYP1C2 and CYP1D1, from the killifish Fundulus heteroclitus, an important model in environmental toxicology. Expression of the new CYP1s along with previously known CYP1A and CYP1C1 was measured by qPCR in eight different organs. Organ distribution was similar for the two CYP1Cs, but otherwise patterns and extent of expression differed among the genes. The AHR agonist 3,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB126) (31 pmol/g fish) induced expression of CYP1A and CYP1B1 in all organs examined, while CYP1C1 was induced in all organs except testis. The largest changes in response to PCB126 were induction of CYP1A in testis (approximately 700-fold) and induction of CYP1C1 in liver (approximately 500-fold). CYP1B1 in liver and gut, CYP1A in brain and CYP1C1 in gill also were induced strongly by PCB126 (> 100-fold). CYP1C1 expression levels were higher than CYP1C2 in almost all tissues and CYP1C2 was much less responsive to PCB126. In contrast to the other genes, CYP1D1 was not induced by PCB126 in any of the organs. The organ-specific response of CYP1s to PCB126 implies differential involvement in effects of halogenated aromatic hydrocarbons in different organs. The suite of inducible CYP1s could enhance the use of F. heteroclitus in assessing aquatic contamination by AHR agonists. Determining basal and induced levels of protein and the substrate specificity for all five CYP1s will be necessary to better understand their roles in chemical effects and physiology.
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- Juliano Zanette
- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA
- Biochemistry Department, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA
- Biology Department, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth MA
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- Biochemistry Department, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, SC, Brazil
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- Biology Department, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, MA
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Ishizuka M, Tanikawa T, Tanaka KD, Heewon M, Okajima F, Sakamoto KQ, Fujita S. Pesticide resistance in wild mammals - Mechanisms of anticoagulant resistance in wild rodents -. J Toxicol Sci 2008; 33:283-91. [DOI: 10.2131/jts.33.283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Mayumi Ishizuka
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
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- Laboratory of Toxicology, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University
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Ishizuka M, Okajima F, Tanikawa T, Min H, Tanaka KD, Sakamoto KQ, Fujita S. Elevated warfarin metabolism in warfarin-resistant roof rats (Rattus rattus) in Tokyo. Drug Metab Dispos 2006; 35:62-6. [PMID: 17012541 DOI: 10.1124/dmd.106.011775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Wild roof rats (Rattus rattus) live in proximity to human habitats, and they may carry numerous pathogens of infectious diseases. Pest control is important for public health, and warfarin is a commonly used rodenticide worldwide. However, continual use of warfarin may cause drug resistance in rodents and lead to failure of their control, especially in urbanized areas. In warfarin-resistant rats, the warfarin level in plasma was significantly lower after oral administration than that in the control warfarin-sensitive rats. Warfarin is metabolized by cytochrome P450 (P450), and hydroxylation of warfarin by P450 isoforms was significantly higher in warfarin-resistant rats (2-fold). Western blot analysis indicated that the level of CYP3A2 expression in warfarin-resistant rats was significantly larger than in warfarin-sensitive rats. The NADPH-P450 reductase activities in resistant rats were 8-fold higher than those in sensitive rats. In vivo, the administration of the P450 potent inhibitor proadifen (SKF-525A) increased the mortality of warfarin in the warfarin-resistant roof rats. We concluded that the mechanism of warfarin resistance in Tokyo roof rats is caused by increased clearance of warfarin.
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- Mayumi Ishizuka
- Laboratory of Toxicology, Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, N18, W9, Kita-ku, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan.
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Sakamoto KQ, Nakai K, Aoto T, Yokoyama A, Ushikoshi R, Hirose H, Ishizuka M, Kazusaka A, Fujita S. Cytochrome p450 induction and gonadal status alteration in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) associated with the discharge of dioxin contaminated effluent to the Hikiji River, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. CHEMOSPHERE 2003; 51:491-500. [PMID: 12615101 DOI: 10.1016/s0045-6535(03)00005-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Accumulations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls were analyzed in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) collected in the Hikiji River, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan in which dioxin contaminated effluent was released during the period starting from November 1992 to March 2000. Higher levels of 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin toxic equivalents were observed in carps collected downstream to the dioxin release site (contaminated site) than the reference site. Modulations of cytochrome p450 (CYP) enzyme in liver, serum estrogen concentration and gonadal somatic index (GSI) were also measured as biomarkers for the contaminants. Total CYP content in livers was markedly higher in male and female carps from the contaminated site relative to the reference site fish. The expression level of the cytochrome p450 1A and Ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase activity were significantly higher in female carps from the contaminated site than from the reference site. A lower level of plasma estrogen was observed in carps from the contaminated site. The GSI in female carps from the contaminated site was smaller than that recorded at the reference site. The present study indicates that dioxins released to the Hikiji River might induce the CYP enzyme and inhibit the reproductive functions in common carps dwelling downstream from the release site.
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- Kentaro Q Sakamoto
- Department of Environmental Veterinary Sciences, Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University, Kita-ku N18W9 North Ward, Sapporo 060-0818, Japan
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