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Liao L, Wang X, Zhu Z, Yu W, Zhao X, Du W, Yang Y, Zeng Z. Effects of Climate Warming on Overwintering of Qinghai Toad-Headed Lizards at Two Contrasting Elevations. Integr Zool 2025. [PMID: 40400123 DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2024] [Revised: 03/18/2025] [Accepted: 03/21/2025] [Indexed: 05/23/2025]
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Increases in temperature associated with global warming have significant implications for organismal fitness. Thermal condition changes of inactive or dormant periods (such as winters) also have important effects on animals, particularly for ectotherms. Neglecting the potential consequences of winter warming can lead to biases in assessing the effect of climate change. The impacts of winter warming on ectotherms may be complex and multifaceted, possibly varying with geographic location including thermal ecological niche, altitude, and latitude. Therefore, we conducted field warming experiments (warmer climate vs. present climate) to investigate the effects of winter warming on the mass loss, body condition, physiological process, and survival capacity of Qinghai toad-headed lizards (Phrynocephalus vlangalii) at two contrasting altitudes (2600 vs. 3600 m) of the northern Qinghai-Xizang Plateau, China. The warming treatment reduced mass loss of the 2600-m-altitude lizard population, enhanced body condition, and increased overwintering survival rate after hibernation, while there was no significant effect on these indicators for the 3600-m-altitude lizard population with warming treatment. The two altitudinal populations showed different regulatory patterns of metabolic pathways in response to warming winters. Under simulated warming, the 2600-m-altitude lizard population mostly downregulated energy metabolism-related pathways (e.g., glycolysis, pyruvate metabolism, fatty acid degradation, TCA cycle, and oxidative phosphorylation) during hibernation. In contrast, under winter warming, the 3600-m-altitude lizard population primarily upregulated amino acid metabolism pathways (including serine and threonine metabolism; alanine, aspartate, and glutamate metabolism; cysteine and methionine metabolism; as well as histidine metabolism), which may be associated with cold stress adaptation. These findings contribute to our understanding of the adaptive effects of winter warming on reptiles and their physiological mechanisms, facilitating a better assessment of vulnerability to climate change.
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- Lang Liao
- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Science, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China
- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- School of Ecological and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Eco-Chongming, Shanghai Institute of Wildlife Epidemics, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Application, School of Life Science, Institute of Life Science and Green Development, Hebei University, Baoding, China
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- Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Nie Y, Yu S, Zhang L, Wang Z, Liu R, Liu Y, Zhu W, Zhou Z, Diao J. The Opposite Effects of Atrazine and Warming on the Reproductive Processes in Female Lizards ( Eremias argus): Potential Roles of Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis Regulation and Energy Metabolism. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2025; 59:9412-9425. [PMID: 40335436 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c13485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2025]
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Declines in reptile populations due to climate warming and environmental pollution have been documented. Although recent ecotoxicological studies of reptiles have increased, little is known about how these two stressors interact to affect reptile reproductive processes. This study investigated the single and combined effects of atrazine and warming on reproduction in female lizards (Eremias argus) following 10 weeks of exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of atrazine (0-10 mg·kg-1) at two temperature treatments (control or warming). Reproductive traits, clutch characteristics, and endpoints related to endocrine disruption (HPG axis gene expression) and energy metabolism (enzyme activity, hepatic metabolomics) were assessed. Atrazine inhibits female reproduction by disrupting HPG axis-related gene expression and energy metabolism, resulting in delayed spawning time and reduced fecundity. In contrast, warming promoted female reproduction and partly alleviated the inhibitory effects of atrazine, which is related to the upregulation of HPG axis-related gene expression and an additional energy metabolism compensatory response. Additionally, atrazine and/or warming altered the direction and intensity of the trade-off between egg number and size and affected maternal nutritional investment in eggs. These findings highlight the complex interplay of environmental stressors on lizard reproduction and add to a better understanding of reptile reproductive strategies and ecological consequences under environmental stress.
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- Yufan Nie
- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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Yu S, Zhang Y, Nie Y, Wang Z, Liu Y, Zhang L, Liu R, Diao J. Glyphosate threatens lizard adaptation to warming: Disruption to maternal effects. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2025; 494:138655. [PMID: 40393296 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.138655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2025] [Accepted: 05/16/2025] [Indexed: 05/22/2025]
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Ectothermic reptiles, vulnerable to future warming, may adapt through maternal effects. However, the effects of glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) on this adaptive mechanism remain unclear. To explore, we conducted a cross-design experiment on lizards (Eremias argus) under normal and elevated temperatures, with or without GBH exposure. We assessed maternal reproductive output, egg composition, embryo hatching performance, and the morphological and performance traits of offspring which were uniformly reared under warming regime. Under warming conditions, female enhanced reproductive output by reducing relative clutch mass and increasing egg-laying frequency. They also helped offspring adapt to warmer environments via maternal resource transfer, likely by the observed increases in unsaturated fatty acids and amino acids in eggs. Hatchlings from the warming treatment groups exhibited higher survival rates, underscoring the potential of maternal effect in thermal adaptation. GBH exposure in a warming environment led to reduced reproductive frequency, lower hatching rates, smaller hatchlings and decreased offspring thermal tolerance, diminishing the benefits of maternal effect. These effects may be linked to reduced levels of nucleotide metabolism-related substances, triglycerides, proline, and citrulline in eggs. Our study revealed the adverse effects of GBH on lizards and provided new insights into the impact of chemical pollutants on biological adaptability in the context of climate change.
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- Simin Yu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Tianjin Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Tianjin 300381, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China.
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Chauhan V, Rai U, Tripathy M, Kumar S. Neuropeptide Y at the crossroads of male reproductive functions in a seasonally breeding reptile, Hemidactylus flaviviridis. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2025; 303:111826. [PMID: 39971152 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2025.111826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2025] [Accepted: 02/15/2025] [Indexed: 02/21/2025]
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Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is known to be a key regulator of reproductive functions across vertebrates. Its role in the modulation of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) has been extensively explored in mammals and fishes. However, no such report exists in aves, amphibians, or reptiles. Hence, the present study aimed to develop an insight into reproductive phase-dependent expression and role of NPY in the diencephalon region of male wall lizards. Expression of ligand, npy, and its receptor, npyr varied across the annual reproductive cycle of Hemidactylus flaviviridis with the highest expression of both observed during recrudescence. Further, the diencephalon region of recrudescent wall lizards treated with NPY demonstrated an increased mRNA level of gnrh and its receptor, gnrhr. In addition, the current study also elucidates hormonal regulation of diencephalonic npy and npyr wherein neuropeptides like kisspeptin and substance P, the gonadotropin, FSH, as well as sex steroids, dihydrotestosterone (DHT) and 17β-estradiol (E2) inhibited npy and npyr expression in the diencephalon region of wall lizards. With regard to adipokines, leptin stimulated while nesfatin-1 inhibited diencephalonic npy and npyr expression. In conclusion, the current study is the first to present a comprehensive picture of reproductive phase-specific expression pattern, role, and hormonal regulation of neuropeptide Y in the diencephalon region of the male wall lizard, H. flaviviridis.
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- Vishesh Chauhan
- Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110002, India; Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
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- University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, 180006, India
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- Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India.
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- Zakir Husain Delhi College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110002, India.
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Tao SD, Toda M. Cold Tolerance Variation in Local Populations of Hemidactylus frenatus: Acclimation or Adaptation? Zoolog Sci 2025; 42:171-177. [PMID: 40184195 DOI: 10.2108/zs240040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2024] [Accepted: 11/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2025]
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Tropical reptiles colonizing temperate regions face distinct physiological challenges due to thermal stress. Their long-term survival hinges on physiological acclimatization or adaptation to these novel thermal environments. Previous research on cold tolerance in introduced high-latitude Hemidactylus frenatus revealed that rural populations on Okinawajima Island, Japan exhibited significantly lower critical thermal minimum (CTmin) compared to their urban counterparts. However, whether this variation stems from acclimation or genetically fixed physiological differences remains unclear. To address this issue, we re-examined the cold tolerance of rural and urban populations after subjecting them to 2-week acclimation periods under high and low temperatures. Our experiments revealed that urban geckos exposed to the high-temperature treatment exhibited the highest CTmin, while rural geckos in the low-temperature treatment displayed the lowest CTmin. Urban geckos in the low-temperature treatment and rural geckos in the high-temperature treatment displayed intermediate CTmin values. These findings suggest that both acclimation and genetic differences contribute to the observed variations in cold tolerance among H. frenatus populations. The urban and rural populations are only 10 km apart, highlighting that evolutionary responses to thermal stress can occur rapidly over surprisingly small geographical scales in this species.
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- Shan-Dar Tao
- Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan,
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- Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus, Nishihara, Okinawa 903-0213, Japan
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Zeng S, Huang Z, Kriengkrai S, Zhou R, Yuan D, Tuấn NV, Zhu Z, Zheng L, Hou Q, Li X, Chen Q, Zhang L, Hou D, Deng Z, Bao S, Wang W, Khoruamkid S, Goh SL, Weng S, He J. Warming-driven migration of enterotypes mediates host health and disease statuses in ectotherm Litopenaeus vannamei. Commun Biol 2025; 8:126. [PMID: 39865129 PMCID: PMC11770195 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-07558-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2024] [Accepted: 01/15/2025] [Indexed: 01/28/2025] Open
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Global warming has threatened all-rounded hierarchical biosphere by reconstructing eco-structure and bringing biodiversity variations. Pacific white shrimp, a successful model of worldwide utilizing marine ectothermic resources, is facing huge losses due to multiple diseases relevant to intestinal microbiota (IM) dysbiosis during temperature fluctuation. However, how warming mediates shrimp health remains poorly understood. Herein, a global shrimp IM catalogue was conducted via 1,369 shrimp IM data from nine countries, including 918 samples from previously published data and 451 generated in the study. Shrimp IMs were stratified into three enterotypes with distinctive compositions and functions, dominated by Vibrio, Shewanella and Candidatus Bacilloplasma, which showed an obvious distribution bias between enterotypes and diseases. The ratio of Vibrio and Candidatus Bacilloplasma was a crucial indicator for shrimp health. Moreover, temperature was the most driving factor for microbial composition, which potentially led to the migration of enterotypes, and high probability of white feces syndrome and low risk of hepatopancreas necrosis syndrome. Collectively, the warming-driven enterotypes mediated shrimp health, which exemplified the causal relationship between temperature rising and ectothermic animals' health. These findings enlarged the cognition of shrimp health culture management from a microecological perspective, and alerted the inevitable challenge of global warming to ectothermic animals.
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- Shenzheng Zeng
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
- China-ASEAN Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Mariculture Technology, Southern Marine Sciences and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- China-ASEAN Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Mariculture Technology, Southern Marine Sciences and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China.
- School of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Network of Aquaculture Centres in Asia-Pacific, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Fisheries and Technical, Economic College, Bac Ninh, Vietnam
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- China-ASEAN Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Mariculture Technology, Southern Marine Sciences and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
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- China-ASEAN Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Mariculture Technology, Southern Marine Sciences and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Goh Siong Tee Marine Product Sdn.Bhd, Penang, Malaysia
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- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol, School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
- China-ASEAN Belt and Road Joint Laboratory on Mariculture Technology, Southern Marine Sciences and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Zhuhai), Zhuhai, China.
- School of Life Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China.
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Nzabanita D, Shen H, Grist S, Hampton JO, Hufschmid J, Nugegoda D. Heavy metal concentrations in feathers and metabolomic profiles in Pacific black ducks (Anas superciliosa) from Southeastern Australia. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2025; 44:92-102. [PMID: 39887269 PMCID: PMC11790206 DOI: 10.1093/etojnl/vgae004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2024] [Revised: 08/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/01/2025]
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Heavy metals are cumulative toxicants that frequently create negative health effects for waterbirds inhibiting contaminated freshwater systems. Although levels of exposure to heavy metals have been well documented for many waterbird species, the adverse effects of exposure remain relatively poorly understood. One emerging field that allows the exploration of such effects is metabolomics. The aim of this study was to characterize metabolomic profiles in relation to long-term heavy metal exposure in a waterbird species. In 2021, wings from 44 Pacific black ducks (Anas superciliosa) were collected by recreational hunters at three sites in Victoria, southeastern Australia. The concentrations of seven heavy metals were measured in feathers and these data were quantified via inductive coupled plasma mass spectrometry and compared with a semiquantitative assessment of 21 metabolites identified in muscle tissues from the same birds via gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. Principal component analysis was conducted to test associations between metabolites, heavy metals, and sites. Mean heavy metal concentrations detected were copper (9.97 µg/g), chromium (0.73 µg/g), iron (123.24 µg/g), manganese (13.01 µg/g), mercury (0.58 µg/g), lead (0.86 µg/g), and zinc (183.95 µg/g; dry wt). No association was found between heavy metals and 17 metabolites, whereas four metabolites were negatively associated with some heavy metals: α-linolenic acid with iron, glucose with lead and manganese, lactic acid with mercury, and propanoic acid with mercury. There were few differences in the studied metabolites in ducks between the three sites. This study provides a novel approach to combining toxicological and metabolomic data for an ecologically important species from a relatively poorly studied global region.
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- Damien Nzabanita
- School of Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- School of Veterinary Medicine, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Science, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Li C, Chen S, Xia L, Zhang W, Qu Y, Li H, Yan J, Zhou K, Li P. Life-history traits trade-off in gecko (Gekko japonicus) under the influence of climate warming and spirotetramat: Different adaptations to stressors in female and male. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2025; 958:177978. [PMID: 39657339 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.177978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2024] [Revised: 12/02/2024] [Accepted: 12/05/2024] [Indexed: 12/12/2024]
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Global warming and rising surface temperatures are adversely affecting organisms. As the use of pesticides increases, concerns about their impacts on non-target organisms are growing. However, climate warming and pesticides may interact to produce combined effects on organisms. In this study, we exposed the geckos (Gekko japonicus) to different doses of spirotetramat (0, 15, and 30 mg/kg) and at different temperatures (25 °C and 30 °C) for 30 days. To investigate the effects of warming and spirotetramat on the trade-off in life-history traits of G. japonicus, we analyzed the energy allocation of the geckos under environmental stress. The results showed that females tended to allocate a significant amount of energy for self-maintenance and reduce investment in reproduction, which is a "conservative" life-history strategy. In contrast, males adopted a "risky" life-history strategy, tending to increase investment in reproduction while reducing immunity. However, in the long run, both reducing energy allocation towards reproduction and reducing investment in immunity can have adverse effects on the sustainable development of the population.
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- Chao Li
- Herpetological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Herpetological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Herpetological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Herpetological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Herpetological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Herpetological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Herpetological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Herpetological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China
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- Herpetological Research Center, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China.
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Zhan L, He J, Meng S, Guo Z, Chen Y, Storey KB, Zhang J, Yu D. Mitochondrial Protein-Coding Gene Expression in the Lizard Sphenomorphus incognitus (Squamata:Scincidae) Responding to Different Temperature Stresses. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1671. [PMID: 38891717 PMCID: PMC11170996 DOI: 10.3390/ani14111671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 05/25/2024] [Accepted: 05/31/2024] [Indexed: 06/21/2024] Open
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In the context of global warming, the frequency of severe weather occurrences, such as unexpected cold spells and heat waves, will grow, as well as the intensity of these natural disasters. Lizards, as a large group of reptiles, are ectothermic. Their body temperatures are predominantly regulated by their environment and temperature variations directly impact their behavior and physiological activities. Frequent cold periods and heat waves can affect their biochemistry and physiology, and often their ability to maintain their body temperature. Mitochondria, as the center of energy metabolism, are crucial for maintaining body temperature, regulating metabolic rate, and preventing cellular oxidative damage. Here, we used RT-qPCR technology to investigate the expression patterns and their differences for the 13 mitochondrial PCGs in Sphenomorphus incognitus (Squamata:Scincidae), also known as the brown forest skink, under extreme temperature stress at 4 °C, 8 °C, 34 °C, and 38 °C for 24 h, compared to the control group at 25 °C. In southern China, for lizards, 4 °C is close to lethal, and 8 °C induces hibernation, while 34/38 °C is considered hot and environmentally realistic. Results showed that at a low temperature of 4 °C for 24 h, transcript levels of ATP8, ND1, ND4, COI, and ND4L significantly decreased, to values of 0.52 ± 0.08, 0.65 ± 0.04, 0.68 ± 0.10, 0.28 ± 0.02, and 0.35 ± 0.02, respectively, compared with controls. By contrast, transcript levels of COIII exhibited a significant increase, with a mean value of 1.86 ± 0.21. However, exposure to 8 °C for 24 h did not lead to an increase in transcript levels. Indeed, transcript levels of ATP6, ATP8, ND1, ND3, and ND4 were significantly downregulated, to 0.48 ± 0.11, 0.68 ± 0.07, 0.41 ± 0.08, 0.54 ± 0.10, and 0.52 ± 0.07, respectively, as compared with controls. Exposure to a hot environment of 34 °C for 24 h led to an increase in transcript levels of COI, COII, COIII, ND3, ND5, CYTB, and ATP6, with values that were 3.3 ± 0.24, 2.0 ± 0.2, 2.70 ± 1.06, 1.57 ± 0,08, 1.47 ± 0.13, 1.39 ± 0.56, and 1.86 ± 0.12, respectively, over controls. By contrast, ND4L exhibited a significant decrease (to 0.31 ± 0.01) compared with controls. When exposed to 38 °C, the transcript levels of the 13 PCGs significantly increased, ranging from a 2.04 ± 0.23 increase in ND1 to a 6.30 ± 0.96 rise in ND6. Under two different levels of cold and heat stress, the expression patterns of mitochondrial genes in S. incognitus vary, possibly associated with different strategies employed by this species in response to low and high temperatures, allowing for rapid compensatory adjustments in mitochondrial electron transport chain proteins in response to temperature changes. Furthermore, this underscores once again the significant role of mitochondrial function in determining thermal plasticity in reptiles.
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- Lemei Zhan
- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (L.Z.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (L.Z.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (L.Z.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (L.Z.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (L.Z.)
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S5B6, Canada;
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (L.Z.)
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- College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (L.Z.)
- Key Lab of Wildlife Biotechnology, Conservation and Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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He J, Zhan L, Meng S, Wang Z, Gao L, Wang W, Storey KB, Zhang Y, Yu D. Differential Mitochondrial Genome Expression of Three Sympatric Lizards in Response to Low-Temperature Stress. Animals (Basel) 2024; 14:1158. [PMID: 38672309 PMCID: PMC11047653 DOI: 10.3390/ani14081158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024] Open
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Ecological factors related to climate extremes have a significant influence on the adaptability of organisms, especially for ectotherms such as reptiles that are sensitive to temperature change. Climate extremes can seriously affect the survival and internal physiology of lizards, sometimes even resulting in the loss of local populations or even complete extinction. Indeed, studies have shown that the expression levels of the nuclear genes and mitochondrial genomes of reptiles change under low-temperature stress. At present, the temperature adaptability of reptiles has rarely been studied at the mitochondrial genome level. In the present study, the mitochondrial genomes of three species of lizards, Calotes versicolor, Ateuchosaurus chinensis, and Hemidactylus bowringii, which live in regions of sympatry, were sequenced. We used RT-qPCR to explore the level of mitochondrial gene expression under low-temperature stress, as compared to a control temperature. Among the 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), the steady-state transcript levels of ND4L, ND1, ATP6, and COII were reduced to levels of 0.61 ± 0.06, 0.50 ± 0.08, 0.44 ± 0.16, and 0.41 ± 0.09 in C. versicolor, respectively, compared with controls. The transcript levels of the ND3 and ND6 genes fell to levels of just 0.72 ± 0.05 and 0.67 ± 0.05 in H. bowringii, compared with controls. However, the transcript levels of ND3, ND5, ND6, ATP6, ATP8, Cytb, and COIII genes increased to 1.97 ± 0.15, 2.94 ± 0.43, 1.66 ± 0.07, 1.59 ± 0.17, 1.46 ± 0.04, 1.70 ± 0.16, and 1.83 ± 0.07 in A. chinensis. Therefore, the differences in mitochondrial gene expression may be internally related to the adaptative strategy of the three species under low-temperature stress, indicating that low-temperature environments have a greater impact on A. chinensis, with a small distribution area. In extreme environments, the regulatory trend of mitochondrial gene expression in reptiles is associated with their ability to adapt to extreme climates, which means differential mitochondrial genome expression can be used to explore the response of different lizards in the same region to low temperatures. Our experiment aims to provide one new research method to evaluate the potential extinction of reptile species in warm winter climates.
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- Jingyi He
- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (Z.W.); (L.G.); (W.W.)
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (Z.W.); (L.G.); (W.W.)
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (Z.W.); (L.G.); (W.W.)
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (Z.W.); (L.G.); (W.W.)
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (Z.W.); (L.G.); (W.W.)
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (Z.W.); (L.G.); (W.W.)
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- Department of Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON K1S 5B6, Canada
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- College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, China
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- College of Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China; (J.H.); (L.Z.); (S.M.); (Z.W.); (L.G.); (W.W.)
- Key Lab of Wildlife Biotechnology, Conservation and Utilization of Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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Yu S, Nie Y, Wang Z, Zhang L, Liu R, Liu Y, Zhang H, Zhu W, Zheng M, Diao J. Glyphosate-based herbicide (GBH) challenged thermoregulation in lizards (Eremias argus), compensatory warming could mitigate this effect. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 897:165287. [PMID: 37419359 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Revised: 06/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/01/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Chemical pollution and global warming are two major threats to reptiles, and these two factors can interact with each other. Glyphosate have attracted worldwide attention due to their ubiquitous occurrence, yet their impact on reptiles remains unknown. We designed a crossover experiment with different external GBH exposures (control/GBH) x different environmental temperatures (current climate treatment/warmer climate treatment) over 60 days to simulate environmental exposure in the Mongolian Racerunner lizard (Eremias argus). Preferred body temperature and active body temperature data were collected to calculate the accuracy of thermoregulation, while liver detoxification metabolic enzymes, oxidative stress system function, and the non-targeted metabolome of the brain tissue were assessed. Warmer-treated lizards adjusted their physiological levels and behavioral strategies in response to increased ambient temperatures and maintained body temperature homeostasis at moderate thermal perturbations. GBH-treated lizards suffered from oxidative damage to the brain tissue and abnormal histidine metabolism, thus their thermoregulatory accuracy reduced. Interestingly, at elevated ambient temperatures, GBH treatment did not affect on their thermoregulatory, possibly through several temperature-dependent detoxification mechanisms. Importantly, this data suggested that the subtle toxicological effects of GBH may threaten increasingly thermoregulation behavior of E. argus with species-wide repercussions, as climate change and exposure time extension.
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- Simin Yu
- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute for the Control of Agrochemicals, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (ICAMA), Beijing 100125, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China.
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Chang J, An Q, Xie Y, Liu W, Xu P, Hao W, Wan B. Temperature-Dependent Bioaccumulation, Metabolism, and Hepatotoxicity of Flufiprole in Lizards ( Eremias argus). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:11612-11625. [PMID: 37489879 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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As a phenylpyrazole insecticide, flufiprole is an important substitute for fipronil in the agricultural field of China. However, its bioaccumulation and metabolism in terrestrial organisms especially in the lizards living in the agricultural area have rarely been investigated. As an ectothermic animal, lizards are also sensitive to temperature changes. Considering global warming, this study measured bioaccumulation, metabolism, and hepatotoxicity of flufiprole in the Chinese native lizard (Eremias argus) under different temperature stresses. Lizards exposed to flufiprole-contaminated soil adsorbed flufiprole through the skin and flufiprole was preferred to accumulate in lizard liver and brain. The oxidation product fipronil sulfone was the main metabolite of flufiprole in both lizard liver and human liver microsomes, which were mainly metabolized by lizard CYP3A19 or human CYP3A4. The fipronil sulfone concentration increased with increased temperature in lizard tissues. In addition, more serious oxidative damage was shown under higher temperature as the glutathione (GSH), malondialdehyde (MDA), and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) levels in lizards increased with increased temperature after flufiprole exposure. Flufiprole exposure also induced lizard liver lesions, and these lesions became more serious in the higher-temperature groups. This study provided new insights into the risk assessment of flufiprole in lizards under global warming.
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- Jing Chang
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan RD 19 a, Beijing 100049, China
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- Institute of Food Safety, Chinese Academy of Inspection & Quarantine, Beijing 100176, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China
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Chang J, Jiao M, Zhang Z, Liu W, Li W, Xu P, Wan B. Mechanistic insight into the adverse outcome of tire wear and road particle leachate exposure in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2023; 178:108053. [PMID: 37356306 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/27/2023]
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Tire wear particles (TWP) have become the major microplastic pollution in China. Road runoff containing TWP leachate can decrease the eye size and even induced mortality in the aquatic organisms. However, the toxic mechanism of TWP and road particles (RP) leachate on aquatic organisms is still unclear. In this study, the zebrafish embryos were exposed to TWP or RP leachate for 5 days at both environmental relevant and high concentrations. The adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) were screened from individual to molecular levels. The morphological and behavioral analysis demonstrated that the leachate exposure mainly impaired the eye development of zebrafish larvae and inhibited the larval swim behavior and phototactic response, which are the adverse outcomes. The phototransduction modulated by zebrafish retina was significantly down-regulated through transcriptomics and metabolomics analysis. The eye histopathological analysis showed that the decreased thickness of the retinal outer nuclear layer (ONL) and retinal pigmented epithelium (RPE) after leachate exposure were caused by the decreased photoreceptor cells. Moreover, the expression of NR2E3 and TPO genes showed concentration-dependent down-regulation after leachate exposure. The inhibition of photoreceptor cell proliferation was identified as the main reason for photoreceptor cell decrease in zebrafish larval eye. This study, for the first time, uncovered the underlying toxic mechanism of TWP and RP on zebrafish larval eyes.
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- Jing Chang
- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan RD 19 a, Beijing 100049, China
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- Tongzhou Asphalt Factory, Beijing Municipal Road and Bridge Building Material Group Co. LTD, Beijing 101108, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yuquan RD 19 a, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China
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- Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shuangqing RD 18, Beijing 100085, China.
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Wang H, Xin T, Wang H, Wen K, Liu Y, Wang J, Zou Z, Zhong L, Xia B. Stress response and tolerance mechanisms of spirobudiclofen exposure based on multiomics in Panonychus citri (Acari: Tetranychidae). iScience 2023; 26:107111. [PMID: 37416453 PMCID: PMC10320506 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2023] [Revised: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 06/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023] Open
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The toxicity of insecticides used in the field decreases gradually to sublethal concentrations over time. Therefore, it is necessary to study sublethal effects of pesticides for controlling population explosion. Panonychus citri is a global pest which control is based on insecticides. This study explores the stress responses of spirobudiclofen on the P. citri. Spirobudiclofen significantly inhibited survival and reproduction of P. citri, and the effects aggravated as concentration increased. The transcriptomes and metabolomes of spirobudiclofen-treated and control were compared to characterize spirobudiclofen molecular mechanism. Transcriptomics indicated stress induced by spirobudiclofen stimulated immune defense, antioxidative system, cuticle formation, and lipid metabolism, as deduced from RNA-seq analysis. Meanwhile, our study found that tolerance metabolism in P. citri was regulated by promoting the metabolism of glycerophospholipids, glycine, serine, and threonine. The results of this study can provide a basis for exploring the adaptation strategies of P. citri to spirobudiclofen stress.
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- Hongyan Wang
- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P.R.China
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- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P.R.China
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- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P.R.China
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- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P.R.China
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- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P.R.China
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- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P.R.China
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- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P.R.China
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- Nanchang Plant Protection and Inspection Bureau of Jiangxi Province, Nanchang 330096, P.R.China
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- School of Life Sciences, Nanchang University, Nanchang 330031, P.R.China
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Nie Y, Wang Z, Yu S, Zhang L, Liu R, Liu Y, Zhu W, Zhou Z, Diao J. The combined effects of atrazine and warming on environmental adaptability in lizards (Eremias argus) from the perspective of a life-history traits trade-off: Gender differences in trade-off strategies may reverse mortality risk. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 879:163078. [PMID: 36972889 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Life-history theory suggests that organisms must distribute a limited share of their energetic resources among competing life-history trait demands. Therefore, the trade-off strategies individuals develop for particular life-history traits in a given environment may profoundly impact their environmental adaptability. In this study, lizards (Eremias. argus) were exposed to single and combined atrazine (4.0 mg·kg-1 and 20.0 mg·kg-1) and different temperatures (25 °C and 30 °C) for 8 weeks during the breeding season. The effects of atrazine and warming on the adaptability of lizards were explored by examining changes in trade-offs via several key life history traits (i.e., reproduction, self-maintenance, energy reserves, and locomotion). The results show that after atrazine exposure at 25 °C, both female and male lizards tended to allocate energy to self-maintenance by reducing energy allocation to reproductive process. The lower energy reserves of males are considered a "risky" life-history strategy and the observed higher mortality may be related to atrazine-induced oxidative damage. The retention of energy reserves by females not only ensured their current survival but also facilitated survival and reproduction in subsequent stages, which can be regarded as a "conservative" strategy. However, under high temperature and/or combined atrazine exposure, the "risky" strategy of males caused them to consume more energy reserves to invest in self-maintenance, which ensured their immediate survival, and profited from more rapid degradation of atrazine. In contrast, the "conservative" strategy of females could not meet their higher reproductive and self-maintenance demands under high temperatures, and the elevated reproductive oxidative and metabolic costs led to individual mortality. Gender differences in life-history trade-off strategies can directly lead to "winners" and "losers" from environmental stress within a species.
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- Yufan Nie
- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an 710021, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China.
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Niu Y, Zhang X, Men S, Storey KB, Chen Q. Integrated analysis of transcriptome and metabolome data reveals insights for molecular mechanisms in overwintering Tibetan frogs, Nanorana parkeri. Front Physiol 2023; 13:1104476. [PMID: 36699683 PMCID: PMC9868574 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1104476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Nanorana parkeri (Anura, Dicroglossidae) is a unique frog living at high altitude on the Tibetan plateau where they must endure a long winter dormancy at low temperatures without feeding. Here, we presented a comprehensive transcriptomic and metabolomic analysis of liver tissue from summer-active versus overwintering N. parkeri, providing the first broad analysis of altered energy metabolism and gene expression in this frog species. We discovered that significantly up-regulated genes (2,397) in overwintering frogs mainly participated in signal transduction and immune responses, phagosome, endocytosis, lysosome, and autophagy, whereas 2,169 down-regulated genes were mainly involved in metabolic processes, such as oxidation-reduction process, amino acid metabolic process, fatty acid metabolic process, and TCA cycle. Moreover, 35 metabolites were shown to be differentially expressed, including 22 down-regulated and 13 up-regulated in winter. These included particularly notable reductions in the concentrations of most amino acids. These differentially expressed metabolites were mainly involved in amino acid biosynthesis and metabolism. To sum up, these findings suggest that gene expression and metabolic processes show adaptive regulation in overwintering N. parkeri, that contributes to maintaining homeostasis and enhancing protection in the hypometabolic state. This study has greatly expanded our understanding of the winter survival mechanisms in amphibians.
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- Yonggang Niu
- Department of Life Sciences, Dezhou University, Dezhou, China,School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China,*Correspondence: Yonggang Niu, ; Qiang Chen,
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China,*Correspondence: Yonggang Niu, ; Qiang Chen,
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Nie Y, Wang Z, Yu S, Liu Y, Zhang L, Liu R, Zhou Z, Zhu W, Diao J. Combined effects of abamectin and temperature on the physiology and behavior of male lizards (Eremias argus): Clarifying adaptation and maladaptation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 837:155794. [PMID: 35550905 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2022] [Revised: 04/20/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Chemical pollution and global warming are two major threats to organisms, which can interact to affect the normal activities of living beings. In this study, to explore the effects of abamectin and high temperature on adaptability of lizard, male adult Eremias argus (a native Chinese lizard) were exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations of abamectin (0.02 mg·L-1 and 2 mg·L-1) and different temperature (26 °C and 32 °C) for 30 days. The fitness-related behaviors (locomotion, predation, and thermoregulation) of lizards were evaluated. Physiological effects were addressed using biochemical biomarkers related to oxidative stress, detoxification, and neurotransmitter content. The results showed that abamectin could affect the neurotransmitter systems, cause oxidative stress, and alters lizard locomotion and predation-related behaviors of lizards, but lizards up-regulating detoxification metabolic enzymes, exhibiting higher body temperature preference to alleviate the toxicity of abamectin, and compensate the increased energy demand for detoxification and repair damage by increasing food intake. After exposure to high temperature, lizards showed adaptation to high temperature (higher body temperature preference), the thermal compensation mechanisms may involve elevated Hsp70 levels and increased food intake. At the combined effects of abamectin and high temperature, more obvious behavioral disorders and more severe oxidative stress were observed, although lizards avoided the negative effects of overheating and pollutants by seeking thermal shelter and reducing energy expenditure, this may subsequently reduce foraging opportunities and the ability to obtain energy needed for vital physiological functions (i.e., growth, maintenance, and reproduction). From a long-term perspective, these short-term adaptive strategies will be detrimental to individual long-term survival and population sustainability, and may transformed into maladaptation.
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- Yufan Nie
- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, China Agricultural University, Yuanmingyuan West Road 2, Beijing 100193, China.
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Cold Stress Induced Liver Injury of Mice through Activated NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD Pyroptosis Signaling Pathway. Biomolecules 2022; 12:biom12070927. [PMID: 35883482 PMCID: PMC9312970 DOI: 10.3390/biom12070927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The body needs to generate heat to ensure basic life activities when exposed to cold temperatures. The liver, as the largest glycogen storage organ in the body and main heat-producing organ at rest, may play a role in chronic cold exposure. Recent studies suggested that pyroptosis plays a crucial role in liver diseases. However, the role of pyroptosis in cold stress-induced liver injury is not clear. Hence, in this study, we attempted to investigate the effects of chronic cold exposure on liver function, apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation in mice by establishing a mouse model of chronic cold exposure, and to investigate whether pyroptosis pathways are involved in the process of chronic cold exposure. In vivo, our results show that inflammatory cell infiltration and other pathological changes in liver cells and the activity of liver enzyme evidently increased in the serum and liver of cold-exposed mice, suggesting cold stress may result in liver injury. Remarkably, increased expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and HSP90 proteins proved the cold stress model is successfully constructed. Then, elevated levels of apoptosis, inflammation, oxidative stress and pyroptosis related proteins and mRNAs, such as cysteinyl aspartate specific proteinase-3 (Caspase-3), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), nuclear factor erythroid2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) and gasdermins D (GSDMD), confirmed that cold exposure activated apoptosis, oxidative stress and pyroptosis, and released inflammation cytokines. Meanwhile, in vitro, we got similar results as in vivo. Further, adding an NLR family pyrin domain containing 3 (NLRP3) inhibitors found that suppression expression of NLRP3 results in the essential proteins of pyroptosis and antioxidant evidently reduced, and adding GSDMD inhibitor found that suppression expression of GSDMD accompanies with the level of Nrf2 and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) obviously reduced. In summary, these findings provide a new understanding of the underlying mechanisms of the cold stress response, which can inform the development of new strategies to combat the effects of hypothermia.
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