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Ke Y, Jiang J, Mao X, Qu B, Li X, Zhao H, Wang J, Li Z. Photochemical reaction of glucocorticoids in aqueous solution: Influencing factors and photolysis products. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 331:138799. [PMID: 37119927 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Glucocorticoids (GCs), as endocrine disruptors, have attracted widespread attention due to their impacts on organisms' growth, development, and reproduction. In the current study, the photodegradation of budesonide (BD) and clobetasol propionate (CP), as targeted GCs, was investigated including the effects of initial concentrations and typical environmental factors (Cl-, NO2-, Fe3+, and fulvic acid (FA)). The results showed that the degradation rate constants (k) were 0.0060 and 0.0039 min-1 for BD and CP at concentration of 50 μg·L-1, and increased with the initial concentrations. Under the addition of Cl-, NO2-, and Fe3+ to the GCs/water system, the photodegradation rate was decreased with increasing Cl-, NO2-, and Fe3+ concentrations, which were in contrast to the addition of FA. Electron resonance spectroscopy (EPR) analysis and the radical quenching experiments verified that GCs could transition to the triplet excited states of GCs (3GCs*) for direct photolysis under irradiation to undergo, while NO2-, Fe3+, and FA could generate ·OH to induce indirect photolysis. According to HPLC-Q-TOF MS analysis, the structures of the three photodegradation products of BD and CP were elucidated, respectively, and the phototransformation pathways were inferred based on the product structures. These findings help to grasp the fate of synthetic GCs in the environment and contribute to the understanding of their ecological risks.
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- Yifan Ke
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, No.12 South Zhongguancun Ave., Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China
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- Dalian Institute for Drug Control, Dalian Food and Drug Administration, Dalian, 116024, China
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- College of Marine Technology and Environment, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, 116024, China
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Chuphal B, Sathoria P, Rai U, Roy B. Crosstalk between reproductive and immune systems: the teleostean perspective. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2023; 102:302-316. [PMID: 36477945 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The bidirectional interaction between the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis and the immune system plays a crucial role in the adaptation of an organism to its environment, its survival and the continuance of a species. Nonetheless, very little is known about this interaction among teleost, the largest group of extant vertebrates. Fishes being seasonal breeders, their immune system is exposed to seasonally changing levels of HPG hormones. On the contrary, the presence and infiltration of leukocytes, the expression of pattern recognition receptors as well as cytokines in gonads suggest their key role in teleostean gametogenesis as in the case of mammals. Moreover, the modulation of gametogenesis and steroidogenesis by lipopolysaccharide implicates the pathological significance of inflammation on reproduction. Thus, it is important to engage in the understanding of the interaction between these two important physiological systems, not only from a phylogenetic perspective but also due to the importance of fish as an important economic resource. In view of this, the authors have reviewed the crosstalk between the reproductive and immune systems in teleosts and tried to explore the importance of this interaction in their survival and reproductive fitness.
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- Bhawna Chuphal
- Department of Zoology, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- Department of Zoology, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- University of Jammu, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Department of Zoology, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Baberschke N, Schulzik L, Preuer T, Knopf K, Meinelt T, Kloas W. Potash mining effluents and ion imbalances cause transient stress in adult common roach, Rutilus rutilus. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 180:733-741. [PMID: 31152987 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.05.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A present ecological issue causing secondary salinization in different countries is the discharge of effluents by the potash mining industry. In Germany, the River Werra is used as a sink for potash mining discharges containing high concentrations of ions, predominantly Cl-, K+, Na+, and Mg2+ resulting in a strong decline of the biodiversity and abundance of local species. However, hardly anything is known about the acute and chronic physiological effects of high concentrations and imbalances of ions being prevalent in potash mining effluents in fish. Therefore, the stress response and selected immune and growth parameters were investigated in standardized laboratory experiments. A native freshwater fish species, Rutilus rutilus, was exposed to concentrations of the high currently allowed (HT) and lowered future thresholds (LT) and three different ion solutions (containing high Mg2+ (Mg), high K+ (K) and high Mg2++K+ (Mg+K) concentrations) for four different exposure times (24 h, 7 d, 21 d, 8 wk). Tank water (additionally after 9 and 12 h) and plasma cortisol, glucose and protein, hematocrit and hemoglobin were determined after each exposure time. Furthermore, plasma lysozyme and head kidney leucocyte respiratory burst activity (only after 21 d) were evaluated as well as growth parameters. A transient stress response was induced in almost all groups. Tank water cortisol was elevated after 9 h in HT, LT and Mg+K and in HT after 12 h, whereas glucose concentrations increased after 24 h in all exposure groups except K. HT led to enhanced hematocrit and hemoglobin content after 24 h. Plasma protein, immune system and growth were not affected in any group. None of the ion solutions induced acute toxicity but most triggered typical acute stress reactions. Rather the sum of high ion concentrations than single ions challenged the fish. Even though the effects observed in adult roach were only transient and indicate acclimatization under laboratory conditions, adverse effects observed in the river are evident and further research on physiological endpoints including reproductive parameters and impacts on younger life stages seem to be needed to scientifically base protective thresholds.
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- Nora Baberschke
- Department of Ecophysiology and Aquaculture, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Ecophysiology and Aquaculture, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Ecophysiology and Aquaculture, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Ecophysiology and Aquaculture, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany; Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Invalidenstraße 42, 10115, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Ecophysiology and Aquaculture, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Ecophysiology and Aquaculture, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, 12587, Berlin, Germany; Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Invalidenstraße 42, 10115, Berlin, Germany; Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-University of Berlin, Unter den Linden 6, 10099, Berlin, Germany
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Dong XX, Yuan LP, Liu YX, Wu MF, Liu B, Sun YM, Shen YD, Xu ZL. Development of a progesterone immunosensor based on thionine-graphene oxide composites platforms: Improvement by biotin-streptavidin-amplified system. Talanta 2017; 170:502-508. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2017.04.054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Revised: 04/10/2017] [Accepted: 04/21/2017] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Immunomodulation by Zearalenone in Carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:420702. [PMID: 26491670 PMCID: PMC4603321 DOI: 10.1155/2015/420702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The mycotoxin zearalenone (ZEN) is a frequent contaminant of animal feeds, but its effects on fish have not yet been investigated extensively. In order to fill this gap a feeding trial with juvenile carp was conducted. Three groups of fish were fed feeds contaminated with ZEN at three concentrations (low: 332 μg kg−1, medium: 621 μg kg−1, and high: 797 μg kg−1 feed) for four weeks. Possible reversible effects of ZEN were evaluated by feeding additional groups with the ZEN-contaminated feeds for four weeks, followed by the uncontaminated diet for two weeks. Immune function of isolated leukocytes from head kidney and trunk kidney was assessed using the assessment of NO production, the respiratory burst assay, the chemiluminescence assay, and the measurement of arginase activities. These investigations frequently revealed increased immune responses after exposure of fish to low ZEN concentrations and reduced immune responses after exposure to high mycotoxin concentrations. Moreover, the feeding of the uncontaminated diet for further two weeks did not improve the immune responses in most cases. These results indicate that cellular immune functions in ZEN-contaminated carp are influenced which may be relevant for fish health in aquaculture.
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Chamas A, Nieter A, Pham HTM, Giersberg M, Hettwer K, Uhlig S, Simon K, Baronian K, Kunze G. Development of a recombinant Arxula adeninivorans cell bioassay for the detection of molecules with progesterone activity in wastewater. Anal Bioanal Chem 2015; 407:8109-20. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-015-8985-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Revised: 08/10/2015] [Accepted: 08/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pietsch C, Katzenback BA, Garcia-Garcia E, Schulz C, Belosevic M, Burkhardt-Holm P. Acute and subchronic effects on immune responses of carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) after exposure to deoxynivalenol (DON) in feed. Mycotoxin Res 2015; 31:151-64. [DOI: 10.1007/s12550-015-0226-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2015] [Revised: 05/07/2015] [Accepted: 05/10/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Kumar V, Johnson AC, Trubiroha A, Tumová J, Ihara M, Grabic R, Kloas W, Tanaka H, Kroupová HK. The challenge presented by progestins in ecotoxicological research: a critical review. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:2625-2638. [PMID: 25611781 DOI: 10.1021/es5051343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Around 20 progestins (also called gestagens, progestogens, or progestagens) are used today in assisting a range of medical conditions from endometrial cancer to uterine bleeding and as an important component of oral contraception. These progestins can bind to a wide range of receptors including progestin, estrogen, androgen, glucocorticoid, and mineralocorticoid receptor, as well as sex hormone and corticosteroid binding globulins. It appears that only five of these (four synthetic and one natural) progestins have so far been studied in sewage effluent and surface waters. Analysis has reported values as either nondetects or low nanograms per liter in rivers. Seven of the progestins have been examined for their effects on aquatic vertebrates (fish and frogs). The greatest concern is associated with levonorgestrel, norethisterone, and gestodene and their ability to reduce egg production in fish at levels of 0.8-1.0 ng/L. The lack of environmental measurements, and some of the contradictions in existing values, however, hampers our ability to make a risk assessment. Only a few nanograms per liter of ethynodiol diacetate and desogestrel in water would be needed for fish to receive a human therapeutic dose for these progestins according to modeled bioconcentration factors. But for the other synthetic progestins levels would need to reach tens or hundreds of nanograms per liter to achieve a therapeutic dose. Nevertheless, the wide range of compounds, diverse receptor targets, and the effect on fish reproduction at sub-nanogram-per-liter levels should prompt further research. The ability to impair female reproduction at very low concentrations makes the progestins arguably the most important pharmaceutical group of concern after ethinylestradiol.
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- Vimal Kumar
- Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice , Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic
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Macikova P, Groh KJ, Ammann AA, Schirmer K, Suter MJF. Endocrine disrupting compounds affecting corticosteroid signaling pathways in Czech and Swiss waters: potential impact on fish. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:12902-12911. [PMID: 25269596 DOI: 10.1021/es502711c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This study investigated the occurrence of corticosteroid signaling disruptors in wastewaters and rivers in the Czech Republic and in Switzerland. 36 target compounds were detected using HPLC-MS/MS, with up to 6.4 μg/L for azole antifungals that indirectly affect corticosteroid signaling. Glucocorticoid receptor (GR)-mediated activity was determined using the GR-CALUX bioassay with dexamethasone equivalent concentrations ranging from <LOD-2.6, 19-37, and 78-542 ng/L for river water, treated, and untreated wastewater, respectively. For most samples, the chemically predicted GR-mediated response was higher than that determined by the bioassay. Correspondingly, antiglucocorticoid activity was observed in some fractions. The fish plasma model (FPM), which predicts plasma concentrations, was applied to evaluate the potential of detected pharmaceuticals to cause receptor-mediated effects in fish. With one exception, medroxyprogesterone, the FPM applied to individual compounds predicted fish plasma concentrations to be below the level of human therapeutic plasma concentrations. To account for the activity of the sum of GR-active compounds, we introduce the "cortisol equivalents fish plasma concentration" approach, through which an increase in fish glucocorticoid plasma levels comparable to 0.9-83 ng/mL cortisol after exposure to the analyzed river waters was estimated. The results suggest that these chemicals may impact wild fish.
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- Petra Macikova
- Masaryk University , Faculty of Science, RECETOX, 62500 Brno, Czech Republic
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Pietsch C, Michel C, Kersten S, Valenta H, Dänicke S, Schulz C, Kloas W, Burkhardt-Holm P. In vivo effects of deoxynivalenol (DON) on innate immune responses of carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). Food Chem Toxicol 2014; 68:44-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2014.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2013] [Revised: 02/09/2014] [Accepted: 03/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Progesterone augments epirubicin-induced apoptosis in HA22T/VGH cells by increasing oxidative stress and upregulating Fas/FasL. J Surg Res 2014; 188:432-41. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jss.2014.01.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 01/05/2014] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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