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Bouchard C, Monperrus M, Sebihi S, Tentelier C, Bolliet V. A psychiatric drug found in waste-water plant effluents alters the migratory behavior of critically endangered Anguilla anguilla juveniles. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2023; 265:115496. [PMID: 37742579 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2023] [Revised: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 09/16/2023] [Indexed: 09/26/2023]
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Migratory fishes cross or settle in several environments potentially polluted. Psychiatric drugs, which represent one growing pollution and are found in discharges from waste-water treatment plants, may alter individual behaviors. Here, we assessed behavioral alterations in the upstream migratory behavior of Anguilla anguilla caused by diazepam, an anxiolytic. We monitored the swimming activity, swimming behavior, and boldness to assess whether diazepam impacts them or not. Our 7-day behavioral follow-up allowed us to test the kinetics of the potential effects of diazepam. We found diazepam reduced swimming activity and altered individual swimming behavior, with fewer individuals swimming against the current, so swimming upstream. Those effects varied over time and were stronger at the end of our monitoring, suggesting chemical pollutants encountered in estuaries may act as a chemical burden for individuals, despite metabolisation. We also found diazepam favored bolder behavior in glass eels. Our results provide new knowledge on chemical pollution and psychiatric drugs inducing behavioral alterations. Those alterations may have ecological and evolutionary consequences for glass eels, by diminishing predator avoidance and impacting spatial colonization, and thus, local density.
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- Colin Bouchard
- UMR 1224 ECOBIOP, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, INRAe, Saint-Pée-sur, Nivelle, France.
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- Institut Pluridisciplinaire de Recherche sur l'Environnement et les Matériaux, IPREM UMR 5254, CNRS, UPPA, Anglet, France
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- UMR 1224 ECOBIOP, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, INRAe, Saint-Pée-sur, Nivelle, France
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- UMR 1224 ECOBIOP, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, INRAe, Saint-Pée-sur, Nivelle, France
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- UMR 1224 ECOBIOP, Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour, E2S UPPA, INRAe, Saint-Pée-sur, Nivelle, France
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Ramírez-Moreno FJ, Gómez-Oliván LM, García-Medina S, Galar-Martínez M, Orozco-Hernández LA, Orozco-Hernández JM. Oxidative stress as regulator of neuronal impairment after exposure to hospital effluents in Danio rerio. Sci Total Environ 2023:164906. [PMID: 37327895 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.164906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The variety of activities carried out within hospitals results in their final discharges being considered hotspots for the emission of emerging pollutants. Hospital effluents contain different substances capable of altering the health of ecosystems and biota, furthermore, little research has been done to elucidate the adverse effects of these anthropogenic matrices. Taking this into account, herein we aimed to establish whether exposure to different proportions (2 %, 2.5 %, 3 %, and 3.5 %) of hospital effluent treated by hospital wastewater treatment plant (HWWTP) can induce oxidative stress, behavioral alterations, neurotoxicity, and disruption of gene expression in Danio rerio brain. Our results demonstrate that the hospital effluent under-study induces an anxiety-like state and alters swimming behavior, as fish exhibited increased freezing episodes, erratic movements and traveled less distance than the control group. In addition, after exposure we observed a meaningful rise in biomarkers related to oxidative damage, such as protein carbonyl content (PCC), lipoperoxidation level (LPX), hydroperoxide content (HPC), as well as an increase in enzyme antioxidant activities of catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) upon short-term exposure. Moreover, we discovered an inhibition of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in a hospital effluent proportion-dependent manner. Regarding gene expression, a significant disruption of genes related to antioxidant response (cat, sod, nrf2), apoptosis (casp6, bax, casp9), and detoxification (cyp1a1) was observed. In conclusion, our outcomes suggest that hospital effluents enhance the emergence of oxidative molecules, and promote a highly oxidative environment at the neuronal level that favors the inhibition of AChE activity, which consequently explains the anxiety-like behavior observed in D. rerio adults. Lastly, our research sheds light on possible toxicodynamic mechanism by which these anthropogenic matrices may trigger damage in D. rerio brain.
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- Francisco Javier Ramírez-Moreno
- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Acuática, Departamento de Farmacia, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Av. Wilfrido Massieu s/n y cerrada Manuel Stampa, Col. Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México, CP 07700, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Acuática, Departamento de Farmacia, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Av. Wilfrido Massieu s/n y cerrada Manuel Stampa, Col. Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México, CP 07700, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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Grover L, Sklioutovskaya-Lopez K, Parkman JK, Wang K, Hendricks E, Adams-Duffield J, Kim JH. Diet, sex, and genetic predisposition to obesity and type 2 diabetes modulate motor and anxiety-related behaviors in mice, and alter cerebellar gene expression. Behav Brain Res 2023; 445:114376. [PMID: 36868363 PMCID: PMC10065959 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/05/2023]
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Obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) are serious health problems linked to neurobehavioral alterations. We compared motor function, anxiety-related behavior, and cerebellar gene expression in TALLYHO/Jng (TH), a polygenic model prone to insulin resistance, obesity, and T2D, and normal C57BL/6 J (B6) mice. Male and female mice were weaned onto chow or high fat (HF) diet at 4 weeks of age (wk), and experiments conducted at young (5 wk) and old (14 - 20 wk) ages. In the open field, distance traveled was significantly lower in TH (vs. B6). For old mice, anxiety-like behavior (time in edge zone) was significantly increased for TH (vs B6), females (vs males), and for both ages HF diet (vs chow). In Rota-Rod testing, latency to fall was significantly shorter in TH (vs B6). For young mice, longer latencies to fall were observed for females (vs males) and HF (vs chow). Grip strength in young mice was greater in TH (vs B6), and there was a diet-strain interaction, with TH on HF showing increased strength, whereas B6 on HF showed decreased strength. For older mice, there was a strain-sex interaction, with B6 males (but not TH males) showing increased strength compared to the same strain females. There were significant sex differences in cerebellar mRNA levels, with Tnfα higher, and Glut4 and Irs2 lower in females (vs males). There were significant strain effects for Gfap and Igf1 mRNA levels with lower in TH (vs B6). Altered cerebellar gene expression may contribute to strain differences in coordination and locomotion.
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- Lawrence Grover
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall University, Huntington, WV 25755, USA.
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Heredia-García G, Elizalde-Velázquez GA, Gómez-Oliván LM, Islas-Flores H, García-Medina S, Galar-Martínez M, Dublán-García O. Realistic concentrations of Bisphenol-A trigger a neurotoxic response in the brain of zebrafish: Oxidative stress, behavioral impairment, acetylcholinesterase inhibition, and gene expression disruption. Chemosphere 2023; 330:138729. [PMID: 37080469 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2022] [Revised: 04/15/2023] [Accepted: 04/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Bisphenol A (BPA) is a micro-pollutant found in various environmental matrices at concentrations as low as ng/L. Recent studies have shown that this compound can cause oxidative damage and neurotoxic effects in aquatic organisms. However, there is a lack of research investigating the effects of BPA at environmentally relevant concentrations. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the neurotoxic effects of acute BPA exposure (96 h) at environmentally relevant concentrations (220, 1180, and 1500 ng/L) in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). The Novel Tank trial was used to evaluate fish swimming behavior, and our results indicate that exposure to 1500 ng/L of BPA reduced the total distance traveled and increased freezing time. Furthermore, the evaluation of biomarkers in the zebrafish brain revealed that BPA exposure led to the production of reactive oxygen species and increased acetylcholinesterase activity. Gene expression analysis also indicated the overexpression of mbp, α1-tubulin, and manf in the zebrafish brain. Based on our findings, we concluded that environmentally relevant concentrations of BPA can cause anxiety-like behavior and neurotoxic effects in adult zebrafish.
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- Gerardo Heredia-García
- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma Del Estado de México. Paseo Colón Intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma Del Estado de México. Paseo Colón Intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma Del Estado de México. Paseo Colón Intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma Del Estado de México. Paseo Colón Intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Acuática, Departamento de Farmacia, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Av. Wilfrido Massieu S/n y Cerrada Manuel Stampa, Col. Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México, CP, 07700, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Acuática, Departamento de Farmacia, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Av. Wilfrido Massieu S/n y Cerrada Manuel Stampa, Col. Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México, CP, 07700, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma Del Estado de México. Paseo Colón Intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP, 50120, Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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Bonizzato S, Ghiggia A, Ferraro F, Galante E. Cognitive, behavioral, and psychological manifestations of COVID-19 in post-acute rehabilitation setting: preliminary data of an observational study. Neurol Sci 2021; 43:51-58. [PMID: 34642823 PMCID: PMC8510572 DOI: 10.1007/s10072-021-05653-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 10/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Psychological, emotional, and behavioral domains could be altered in COVID-19 patients and measurement of variables within these domains seems to be mandatory. Neuropsychological assessment could detect possible cognitive impairment caused by COVID-19 and the choice of appropriate tools is an important question. Aim of this exploratory study was to verify the effectiveness of an assessment model for patients with COVID-19. Twelve patients were enrolled and tested with Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Anxiety and Depression Short Scale (AD-R), and the Neuropsychiatry Inventory (NPI), at the time of their entrance (T0) and discharge (T1) from a rehabilitative unit. Moreover, a follow-up evaluation after 3 months (T2) has been conducted on eight patients. Results showed that at baseline (T0), 58.3% of the patients reported a score below cut-off at MMSE and 50% at MoCA. Although a significant amelioration was found only in NPI scores, a qualitative improvement has been detected at all tests, except for MoCA scores, in the T0-T1 trend analysis. A one-way repeated measures analysis of variance showed a significant variation in AD-R depression score, considering the three-assessment time (T0, T1, and T2). The evaluation and tracking over time of the impact of COVID-19 on cognitive, psychological, and behavioral domains has relevant implications for rehabilitation and long-term assistance needs planning. The choice of assessment tools should consider patients vulnerability and match the best compromise among briefness, sensitivity, and specificity.
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- Silvia Bonizzato
- Department of Psychology, University of Milan-Bicocca, Piazza dell'Ateneo Nuovo 1, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Psychology, University of Turin, Via Verdi 10, 10124, Turin, Italy.
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- Neuro-Motor Rehabilitation Unit, Neuroscience Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Di Mantova, via XXV Aprile 71, Bozzolo, Mantova, Italy
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- Neuro-Motor Rehabilitation Unit, Neuroscience Department, Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Di Mantova, via XXV Aprile 71, Bozzolo, Mantova, Italy
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Yang H, Liang X, Zhao Y, Gu X, Mao Z, Zeng Q, Chen H, Martyniuk CJ. Molecular and behavioral responses of zebrafish embryos/larvae after sertraline exposure. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 208:111700. [PMID: 33396031 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Sertraline (SER) is one of the most frequently detected antidepressant drugs in aquatic environments. However, knowledge regarding SER-induced behavioral alterations in fish is insufficient, as well as the mechanisms underlying SER-induced toxicity. The present study aimed to determine behavioral and molecular responses in larval fish following SER exposure with a focus on its mode of action. Zebrafish embryos (~6 h-post-fertilization, hpf) were exposed to one of three concentrations of SER (1, 10, 100 μg/L) for 6 days, respectively. Evaluated parameters included development, behavior, transcripts related to serotonin signaling, serotonin levels, and acetylcholinesterase activity. Accelerated hatching of zebrafish embryos was observed for those fish exposed to 100 μg/L SER at 54 hpf. Locomotor activity (e.g. distance moved and mobile cumulative duration) was significantly reduced in larval zebrafish following exposure to 10 and 100 μg/L SER. Conversely, larval fish showed increased dark-avoidance after exposure to 1-100 μg/L SER. Of the measured transcripts related to serotonin signaling, only serotonin transporter (serta) and serotonin receptor 2c (5-ht2c) mRNA levels were increased in fish in response to 10 μg/L SER treatment. However, serotonin levels were unaltered in larvae exposed to SER. There were no differences among groups in acetylcholinesterase activity at any concentration tested. Taking together, the results evidenced that exposure to SER alters behavioral responses in early-staged zebrafish, which may be related to the abnormal expression of 5-ht2c. This study elucidates molecular responses to SER and characterizes targets that may be sensitive to antidepressant pharmaceuticals in larval fish.
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- Huiting Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control & Waste Resource Reuse, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control & Waste Resource Reuse, School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Hohhot 010021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lake Science and Environment, Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; State Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Freshwater Fish, College of Life Sciences, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, Hunan, China.
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- Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida Genetics Institute, Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences Neuroscience, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611 USA
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Di Franco E, Pierson P, Di Iorio L, Calò A, Cottalorda JM, Derijard B, Di Franco A, Galvé A, Guibbolini M, Lebrun J, Micheli F, Priouzeau F, Risso-de Faverney C, Rossi F, Sabourault C, Spennato G, Verrando P, Guidetti P. Effects of marine noise pollution on Mediterranean fishes and invertebrates: A review. Mar Pollut Bull 2020; 159:111450. [PMID: 32892911 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.111450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Marine noise pollution (MNP) can cause a multitude of impacts on many organisms, but information is often scattered and general outcomes difficult to assess. We have reviewed the literature on MNP impacts on Mediterranean fish and invertebrates. Both chronic and acute MNP produced by various human activities - e.g. maritime traffic, pile driving, air guns - were found to cause detectable effects on intra-specific communication, vital processes, physiology, behavioral patterns, health status and survival. These effects on individuals can extend to inducing population- and ecosystem-wide alterations, especially when MNP impacts functionally important species, such as keystone predators and habitat forming species. Curbing the threats of MNP in the Mediterranean Sea is a challenging task, but a variety of measures could be adopted to mitigate MNP impacts. Successful measures will require more accurate information on impacts and that effective management of MNP really becomes a priority in the policy makers' agenda.
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- E Di Franco
- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France.
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France
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- CHORUS Institute, Phelma Minatec, 38016 Grenoble, France; Foundation of the Grenoble Institute of Technology, 38031 Grenoble, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France; Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra e del Mare (DiSTeM), Università di Palermo, Via Archirafi 20-22, 90123 Palermo, Italy
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France; Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Sicily, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn, Lungomare Cristoforo Colombo (complesso Roosevelt), 90149 Palermo, Italy
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, IRD, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, Géoazur, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7271 I3S, Sophia Antipolis, France
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- Hopkins Marine Station and Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Stanford University, Pacific Grove, CA 93950, USA
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, INSERM, Institut de Biologie Valrose (iBV, INSERM U1091 - CNRS UMR7277), Nice, France
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- Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, UMR 7035 ECOSEAS, Nice, France; CoNISMa (National Interuniversitary Consortium of Marine Sciences), P.le Flaminio 9, 00196 Rome, Italy; Department of Integrative Marine Ecology, Stazione Zoologica Anton Dohrn - National Institute of Marine Biology, Ecology and Biotechnology, Villa Comunale, 80121 Naples, Italy
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Barreto YC, Rosa ME, Zanatta AP, Borges BT, Hyslop S, Vinadé LH, Dal Belo CA. Entomotoxicity of jaburetox: revisiting the neurotoxic mechanisms in insects. J Venom Res 2020; 10:38-44. [PMID: 33209252 PMCID: PMC7659472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ureases are metalloenzymes that hydrolyze urea to ammonia and carbamate. The main urease isoforms present in the seeds of Canavalia ensiformis (jack bean urease - JBU and canatoxin) exert a variety of biological activities. The insecticidal activity of JBU is mediated, at least in part, by jaburetox (Jbtx), a recombinant peptide derived from the JBU amino acid sequence. In this article, we review the neurotoxicity of Jbtx in insects. The insecticidal activity of Jbtx has been investigated in a variety of insect orders and species, including Blattodea (the cockroaches Blatella germânica, Nauphoeta cinerea, Periplaneta americana e Phoetalia pallida), Bruchidae (Callosobruchus maculatus - cowpea weevil), Diptera (Aedes aegypti - mosquito), Hemiptera (Dysdercus peruvianus - cotton stainer bug; Oncopeltus fasciatus - large milkweed bug, and the kissing bugs Rhodnius prolixus and Triatoma infestans), Lepidoptera (Spodoptera frugiperda - fall army worm) and Orthoptera (Locusta migratoria - locust). In N. cinerea, the injection of Jbtx induces marked alteration of locomotor and grooming behavior, whereas in T. infestans Jbtx causes leg paralysis, an extension of the proboscis and abnormal antennal movements. Electromyographical analysis showed that Jbtx causes complete neuromuscular blockade in P. pallida. The same treatment in N. cinerea and L. migratoria causes a decrease in the action potential firing rate. Jbtx forms membrane pore-channels compatible with cations in bilipid membranes. A study using B. germanica voltage-gated sodium (Nav1.1) channels that were heterologously expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes correlated the entomotoxicity of Jbtx with the activation of these channels. Taken together, these findings demonstrate the potential of this peptide as a natural pesticide.
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- Yuri Correia Barreto
- 1Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biotecnologia (CIPBiotec), Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Avenida Antônio Trilha 1847, Campus São Gabriel, São Gabriel 97300-000, RS, Brazil
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- 1Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biotecnologia (CIPBiotec), Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Avenida Antônio Trilha 1847, Campus São Gabriel, São Gabriel 97300-000, RS, Brazil
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- 1Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biotecnologia (CIPBiotec), Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Avenida Antônio Trilha 1847, Campus São Gabriel, São Gabriel 97300-000, RS, Brazil
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- 1Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biotecnologia (CIPBiotec), Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Avenida Antônio Trilha 1847, Campus São Gabriel, São Gabriel 97300-000, RS, Brazil
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- 2Departamento de Farmacologia, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Rua Tessália Vieira de Camargo, 126, Cidade Universitária Zeferino Vaz, 13083-887, Campinas, SP, Brazil
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- 1Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biotecnologia (CIPBiotec), Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Avenida Antônio Trilha 1847, Campus São Gabriel, São Gabriel 97300-000, RS, Brazil
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- 1Centro Interdisciplinar de Pesquisa em Biotecnologia (CIPBiotec), Universidade Federal do Pampa (UNIPAMPA), Avenida Antônio Trilha 1847, Campus São Gabriel, São Gabriel 97300-000, RS, Brazil,*Correspondence to: Cháriston André Dal Belo, E-mail: , Tel/Fax: +55 55 3237 0850
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Stojanović NM, Randjelović PJ, Mladenović MZ, Ilić IR, Petrović V, Stojiljković N, Ilić S, Radulović NS. Toxic essential oils, part VI: Acute oral toxicity of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) essential oil in BALB/c mice. Food Chem Toxicol 2019; 133:110794. [PMID: 31473339 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Revised: 08/23/2019] [Accepted: 08/24/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Despite being renowned for its volatiles, the data on the toxicity of the essential oil of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L., Lamiaceae) is rather limited compared to its solvent/water-soluble extractibles. In this study, the aerial parts essential oil of M. officinalis, with over 130 constituents identified herein, 26 of which detected for the first time, was investigated for acute oral toxicity in BALB/c mice. The oil, composed of predominantly monoterpene aldehydes, citronellal (21.2-21.8%), neral (17.8-18.4%), and geranial (22.9-23.5%), which were assayed in parallel with the oil in some tests, induced significant changes in animal behavior, as well as altered biochemical parameters reflecting liver and kidney functions. Different pathological changes in the stomach, duodenum, liver, and kidneys were detected when the oil was administered in doses higher than 1 g kg-1. A depletion in the liver/kidney antioxidant capacities and an increased rate of lipid peroxidation was noted for animals treated with lemon balm oil. The calculated value of the oral LD50 in BALB/c mice (2.57 g kg-1) infers that the essential oil is only moderately toxic.
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- Nikola M Stojanović
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000, Niš, Serbia.
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Institute of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Niš, Zorana Đinđića 81, 18000, Niš, Serbia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš, Višegradska 33, 18000, Niš, Serbia.
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Kim EU, Varlinskaya EI, Dannenhoffer CA, Spear LP. Adolescent intermittent ethanol exposure: Effects on pubertal development, novelty seeking, and social interaction in adulthood. Alcohol 2019; 75:19-29. [PMID: 30326391 DOI: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Alcohol use initiated early in adolescence is a major predictor for the development of alcohol use disorders. This risk may be increased when drinking is initiated around the time of puberty, given evidence of bidirectional relationships between alcohol and gonadal hormones. The current study examined the effects of adolescent intermittent ethanol exposure (AIE) on pubertal timing and expression of novelty-seeking and peer-directed behaviors as well as neural correlates of these behaviors. AIE did not affect pubertal timing or the later expression of novelty-seeking and peer-directed behaviors. AIE increased corticosterone (CORT) levels in females not tested behaviorally in adulthood or tested in the novel-object exploration paradigm, whereas social interaction blunted CORT levels in AIE females. Delays in pubertal timing and decreases in CORT levels were correlated, however, with increased novelty seeking in adult males - a phenotype associated with increased addiction vulnerability. In females, social testing elevated oxytocin receptor (OXTR) mRNA expression in the central amygdala (CeA), with this social testing-associated elevation evident in the lateral septum (LS), regardless of sex. Vasopressin receptor 1a (AVP-1aR) mRNA expression in the CeA was enhanced by social testing in females, but not males, with expression of this gene suppressed by social testing in the LS in males, but not females. Together, these data demonstrate that behavioral and neural alterations that may serve as risk factors in later drug vulnerabilities are likely not the result of a single insult, but may reflect interactions among several variables including sex, pubertal timing, stress reactivity, and test circumstances.
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Ossato A, Bilel S, Gregori A, Talarico A, Trapella C, Gaudio RM, De-Giorgio F, Tagliaro F, Neri M, Fattore L, Marti M. Neurological, sensorimotor and cardiorespiratory alterations induced by methoxetamine, ketamine and phencyclidine in mice. Neuropharmacology 2018; 141:167-180. [PMID: 30165078 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropharm.2018.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Novel psychoactive substances are intoxicating compounds developed to mimic the effects of well-established drugs of abuse. They are not controlled by the United Nations drug convention and pose serious health concerns worldwide. Among them, the dissociative drug methoxetamine (MXE) is structurally similar to ketamine (KET) and phencyclidine (PCP) and was created to purposely mimic the psychotropic effects of its "parent" compounds. Recent animal studies show that MXE is able to stimulate the mesolimbic dopaminergic transmission and to induce KET-like discriminative and rewarding effects. In light of the renewed interest in KET and PCP analogs, we decided to deepen the investigation of MXE-induced effects by a battery of behavioral tests widely used in studies of "safety-pharmacology" for the preclinical characterization of new molecules. To this purpose, the acute effects of MXE on neurological and sensorimotor functions in mice, including visual, acoustic and tactile responses, thermal and mechanical pain, motor activity and acoustic startle reactivity were evaluated in comparisons with KET and PCP to better appreciate its specificity of action. Cardiorespiratory parameters and blood pressure were also monitored in awake and freely moving animals. Acute systemic administrations of MXE, KET and PCP (0.01-30 mg/kg i.p.) differentially alter neurological and sensorimotor functions in mice depending in a dose-dependent manner specific for each parameter examined. MXE and KET (1 and 30 mg/kg i.p.) and PCP (1 and 10 mg/kg i.p.) also affect significantly cardiorespiratory parameters, systolic and diastolic blood pressure in mice.
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- Andrea Ossato
- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology (SVeB), University of Ferrara, Italy; Institute of Public Health, Section of Legal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Biotechnology (SVeB), University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Carabinieri, Department of Scientific Investigation (RIS), 00191, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Forensic Pathology, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Public Health, Section of Legal Medicine, Catholic University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Forensic Medicine, Department of Diagnostics and Public Health, University of Verona, Policlinico ''G.B. Rossi'', Verona, Italy; Institute of Pharmacy and Translational Medicine, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Russian Federation
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy
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- Institute of Neuroscience-Cagliari, National Research Council (CNR), Italy
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- Department of Morphology, Surgery and Experimental Medicine, Section of Legal Medicine, University of Ferrara, Italy; Collaborative Center for the Italian National Early Warning System, Department of Anti-Drug Policies, Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Italy.
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Ballesteros ML, Rivetti NG, Morillo DO, Bertrand L, Amé MV, Bistoni MA. Multi-biomarker responses in fish (Jenynsia multidentata) to assess the impact of pollution in rivers with mixtures of environmental contaminants. Sci Total Environ 2017; 595:711-722. [PMID: 28407588 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.03.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2016] [Revised: 03/20/2017] [Accepted: 03/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- M L Ballesteros
- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (CONICET-UNC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, X5000JJC Córdoba, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Diversidad Animal II, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, X5000JJC Córdoba, Argentina
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- Cátedra de Diversidad Animal II, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, X5000JJC Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología-CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq., Medina Allende, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología-CIBICI, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, CONICET, UNC, Haya de la Torre esq., Medina Allende, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Diversidad y Ecología Animal (CONICET-UNC), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Físicas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Av. Vélez Sársfield 299, X5000JJC Córdoba, Argentina.
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