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Dar OI, Vinothkanna A, Aslam B, Furkh A, Sharma S, Kaur A, Gao YA, Jia AQ. Dynamic alterations in physiological and biochemical indicators of Cirrhinus mrigala hatchlings: A sublethal exposure of triclosan. Sci Total Environ 2024; 924:171701. [PMID: 38490412 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171701] [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: 12/20/2023] [Revised: 02/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/11/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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Triclosan (TCS), a biocide used in various day-to-day products, has been associated with several toxic effects in aquatic organisms. In the present study, biochemical and hematological alterations were evaluated after 14 d (sublethal) exposure of tap water (control), acetone (solvent control), 5, 10, 20, and 50 μg/L (environmentally relevant concentrations) TCS to the embryos/hatchlings of Cirrhinus mrigala, a major freshwater carp distributed in tropic and sub-tropical areas of Asia. A concentration-dependent increase in the content of urea and protein carbonyl, while a decrease in the total protein, glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, uric acid, and bilirubin was observed after the exposure. Hematological analysis revealed a decrease in the total erythrocyte count, hemoglobin, and partial pressure of oxygen, while there was an increase in the total leucocyte count, carbon dioxide, and partial pressure of carbon dioxide and serum electrolytes. Comet assay demonstrates a concentration-dependent increase in tail length, tail moment, olive tail moment, and percent tail DNA. An amino acid analyzer showed a TCS-dose-dependent increase in various amino acids. Sodium dodecyl sulphate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis analysis revealed different proteins ranging from 6.5 to 200 kDa, demonstrating TCS-induced upregulation. Fourier transform infrared spectra analysis exhibited a decline in peak area percents with an increase in the concentration of TCS in water. Curve fitting of amide I (1,700-1600 cm-1) showed a decline in α-helix and turns and an increase in β-sheets. Nuclear magnetic resonance study also revealed concentration-dependent alterations in the metabolites after 14 d exposure. TCS caused alterations in the biomolecules and heamatological parameters of fish, raising the possibility that small amounts of TCS may change the species richness in natural aquatic habitats. In addition, consuming TCS-contaminated fish may have detrimental effects on human health. Consequently, there is a need for the proper utilisation and disposal of this hazardous compound in legitimate quantities.
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- Owias Iqbal Dar
- Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570311, China; Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Advanced Materials in Tropical Island Resources, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China.
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- Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570311, China; Key Laboratory of Tropical Biological Resources of Ministry of Education, School of Life and Health Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190006, India
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- Department of Botany, School of Chemical and Life Sciences, Jamia Hamdard, New Delhi 110062, India
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- Aquatic Toxicology Lab, Department of Zoology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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- Aquatic Toxicology Lab, Department of Zoology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, India
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- Key Laboratory of Ministry of Education for Advanced Materials in Tropical Island Resources, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- Hainan General Hospital, Hainan Affiliated Hospital of Hainan Medical University, Haikou 570311, China.
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Motta CM, Simoniello P, Di Lorenzo M, Migliaccio V, Panzuto R, Califano E, Santovito G. Endocrine disrupting effects of copper and cadmium in the oocytes of the Antarctic Emerald rockcod Trematomus bernacchii. Chemosphere 2021; 268:129282. [PMID: 33360142 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Antarctica has long been considered a continent free from anthropic interference. Unfortunately, recent evidence indicate that metal contamination has gone so far and that its effects are still unknown. For this reason, in the present work, the potential endocrine disrupting effect of two highly polluting metals, copper and cadmium, were examined in the Antarctic teleost Trematomus bernacchii. After a 10 days waterborne exposure, ovarian metal uptake was determined by atomic absorption; in parallel, classical histological approaches were adopted to determine the effects on oocyte morphology, carbohydrate composition and presence and localization of progesterone and estrogen receptors. Results show that both metals induce oocyte degeneration in about one third of the previtellogenic oocytes, no matter the stage of development. In apparently healthy oocytes, changes in cytoplasm, cortical alveoli and/or chorion carbohydrates composition are observed. Cadmium but not copper also induces significant changes in the localization of progesterone and beta-estrogen receptors, a result that well correlates with the observed increase in ovarian metals concentrations. In conclusion, the acute modifications detected are suggestive of a significantly impaired fecundity and of a marked endocrine disrupting effects of copper and cadmium in this teleost species.
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- Department of Science and Technology, University of Naples Parthenope, Naples, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biology "Adolfo Zambelli", University of Salerno, Fisciano, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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Ferain A, Bonnineau C, Neefs I, De Saeyer N, Lemaire B, Cornet V, Larondelle Y, De Schamphelaere KAC, Debier C, Rees JF. Exploring the interactions between polyunsaturated fatty acids and cadmium in rainbow trout liver cells: a genetic and proteomic study. Aquat Toxicol 2018; 205:100-113. [PMID: 30352337 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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: 07/30/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) have key biological roles in fish cells. We recently showed that the phospholipid composition of rainbow trout liver cells (RTL-W1 cell line) modulates their tolerance to an acute cadmium (Cd) challenge. Here, we investigated (i) the extent to which PUFAs and Cd impact fatty acid homeostasis and metabolism in these cells and (ii) possible mechanisms by which specific PUFAs may confer cytoprotection against Cd. First, RTL-W1 cells were cultivated for one week in growth media spiked with 50 μmol L-1 of either alpha-linolenic acid (ALA, 18:3n-3), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5n-3), linoleic acid (LA, 18:2n-6) or arachidonic acid (AA, 20:4n-6) in order to modulate their fatty acid profile. Then, the cells were challenged with Cd (0, 50 or 100 μmol L-1) for 24 h prior to assaying viability, fatty acid profile, intracellular Cd content, proteomic landscape and expression levels of genes involved in fatty acid metabolism, synthesis of PUFA-derived signalling molecules and stress response. We observed that the fatty acid supply and, to a lesser extent, the exposure to Cd influenced cellular fatty acid homeostasis and metabolism. The cellular fatty acid composition of fish liver cells modulated their tolerance to an acute Cd challenge. Enrichments in ALA, EPA, and, to a lesser extent, AA conferred cytoprotection while enrichment in LA had no impact on cell viability. The present study ruled out the possibility that cytoprotection reflects a decreased Cd burden. Our results rather suggest that the PUFA-derived cytoprotection against Cd occurs through a reduction of the oxidative stress induced by Cd and a differential induction of the eicosanoid cascade, with a possible role of peroxiredoxin and glutaredoxin (antioxidant enzymes) as well as cytosolic phospholipase A2 (enzyme initiating the eicosanoid cascade).
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- Aline Ferain
- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.08, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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- Irstea, UR RiverLy, Centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, 5, 69625 Villeurbanne, France
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.08, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Environmental Toxicology Unit, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.08, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), University of Namur, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.08, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, Environmental Toxicology Unit, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.08, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud 2/L7.05.08, B-1348 Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium.
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Zhang C, Meng J. Identification of differentially expressed proteins in Ostrinia furnacalis adults after exposure to ultraviolet A. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018; 25:25071-25079. [PMID: 29936613 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2580-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 06/18/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ultraviolet A (UVA), the major component of solar UV irradiation, is an important environmental factor inducing damage to insects including cell death, photoreceptor damage, and oxidative stress. In order to improve understanding of the adaptation mechanisms of insect after UVA exposure, a comparative proteomic analysis was carried out to reveal differential protein expression in Ostrinia furnacalis. Three-day-old adults were treated with UVA for 1 h. Total proteins of control and UVA-treated insects were examined using two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE). 2-DE analysis demonstrated that 19 proteins were increased and 18 proteins were decreased significantly in O. furnacalis after UVA exposure, respectively. Thirty differentially expressed proteins were successfully identified by mass spectrometry. The identified proteins were involved in diverse biological processes, such as signal transduction, transport processing, cellular stress, metabolisms, and cytoskeleton organization. Our results reveal that the response patterns of O. furnacalis to UVA irradiation are complex and provide novel insights into the adaptation response to UVA irradiation stress.
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- Changyu Zhang
- Guizhou Key Laboratory for Plant Pest Management of Mountain Region, College of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
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- Guizhou Tobacco Science Research Institute, Guiyang, China
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Campbell JH, Heikkila JJ. Effect of hemin, baicalein and heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) enzyme activity inhibitors on Cd-induced accumulation of HO-1, HSPs and aggresome-like structures in Xenopus kidney epithelial cells. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2018; 210:1-17. [PMID: 29698685 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2018.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 04/20/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Cadmium is a highly toxic environmental pollutant that can cause many adverse effects including cancer, neurological disease and kidney damage. Aquatic amphibians are particularly susceptible to this toxicant as it was shown to cause developmental abnormalities and genotoxic effects. In mammalian cells, the accumulation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), which catalyzes the breakdown of heme into CO, free iron and biliverdin, was reported to protect cells against potentially lethal concentrations of CdCl2. In the present study, CdCl2 treatment of A6 kidney epithelial cells, derived from the frog, Xenopus laevis, induced the accumulation of HO-1, heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and HSP30 as well as an increase in the production of aggregated protein and aggresome-like structures. Treatment of cells with inhibitors of HO-1 enzyme activity, tin protoporphyrin (SnPP) and zinc protoporphyrin (ZnPP), enhanced CdCl2-induced actin cytoskeletal disorganization and the accumulation of HO-1, HSP70, aggregated protein and aggresome-like structures. Treatment of cells with hemin and baicalein, which were previously shown to provide cytoprotection against various stresses, induced HO-1 accumulation in a concentration-dependent manner. Also, treatment of cells with hemin and baicalein suppressed CdCl2-induced actin dysregulation and the accumulation of aggregated protein and aggresome-like structures. This cytoprotective effect was inhibited by SnPP. These results suggest that HO-1-mediated protection against CdCl2 toxicity includes the maintenance of actin cytoskeletal and microtubular structure and the suppression of aggregated protein and aggresome-like structures.
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- James H Campbell
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada.
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Yang F, Cao H, Su R, Guo J, Li C, Pan J, Tang Z. Liver mitochondrial dysfunction and electron transport chain defect induced by high dietary copper in broilers. Poult Sci 2018; 96:3298-3304. [PMID: 28575470 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [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: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/06/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Copper is an important trace mineral in the diet of poultry due to its biological activity. However, limited information is available concerning the effects of high copper on mitochondrial dysfunction. In this study, 72 broilers were used to investigate the effects of high dietary copper on liver mitochondrial dysfunction and electron transport chain defect. Birds were fed with different concentrations [11, 110, 220, and 330 mg of copper/kg dry matter (DM)] of copper from tribasic copper chloride (TBCC). The experiment lasted for 60 d. Liver tissues on d 60 were subjected to histopathological observation. Additionally, liver mitochondrial function was recorded on d 12, 36, and 60. Moreover, a site-specific defect in the electron transport chain in liver mitochondria was also identified by using various chemical inhibitors of mitochondrial respiration. The results showed different degrees of degeneration, mitochondrial swelling, and high-density electrons in hepatocytes. In addition, the respiratory control ratio (RCR) and oxidative phosphorylation rate (OPR) in liver mitochondria increased at first and then decreased in high-dose groups. Moreover, hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) generation velocity in treated groups was higher than that in control group, which were magnified by inhibiting electron transport at Complex IV. The results indicated that high dietary copper could decline liver mitochondrial function in broilers. The presence of a site-specific defect at Complex IV in liver mitochondria may be responsible for liver mitochondrial dysfunction caused by high dietary copper.
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- Fan Yang
- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China; Institute of Animal Population Health, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jiangxi Agricultural University, Nanchang 330045, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, P. R. China.
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Li WX, Chen YQ, Zhao LH, Ma QG, Zhang JY, Ji C. No copper supplementation in a corn-soybean basal diet has no adverse effects on late-phase laying hens under normal and cyclic high temperatures. Poult Sci 2018; 97:1352-1360. [PMID: 29452393 DOI: 10.3382/ps/pex447] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2017] [Accepted: 12/29/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Over supplementation of copper (Cu) in animal diets may cause serious pollution in soil, water and harvested crops. To minimize the potential pollution, the effects of corn-soybean basal diet with or without supplementation of 8 mg Cu/kg on laying performance, plasma biochemical metabolic indices, and antioxidant status in laying hens were evaluated under normal and cyclic high temperatures. A total of 240 Hy-Line Brown laying hens were randomly allotted to 4 treatments with 6 replicates of 10 hens per replicate according to factorial design involved in 2 temperatures [normal temperature (NT) vs. cyclic high temperature (CHT)] and 2 dietary Cu addition amount [Cu0 (0 mg/kg) vs. Cu8 (8 mg/kg in the form of CuSO4·5H2O)]. The experimental period included 1-week adaptation, 2-week heat stress and 2-week convalescence. The temperatures of NT groups in the same period or any groups during other periods were kept at 26 ± 2°C except that of CHT groups were 26 ± 2°C∼33 ± 2°C cyclically during heat stress period. CHT groups increased (P < 0.05) the rectal temperature and plasma glucose content under heat stress, but decreased (P < 0.01) the egg yield at the second week of heat stress and the first week of convalescence, and the plasma triglyceride, uric acid, and triiodothyronine levels under heat stress. Cu8 groups increased (P < 0.05) egg weight at the first week of convalescence, and plasma thyroxin level during the whole convalescence. Interactions between temperature and Cu content existed (P < 0.05) in the laying rate at the first week of convalescence, and the plasma lactic dehydrogenase level under heat stress. Conclusively, the CHT impaired laying performance. The Cu content (10.3 mg/kg) in corn-soybean basal diet might be sufficient for meeting the maintenance and production requirements of late-phase laying hens, and no Cu supplementation had no adverse effects on egg production and antioxidant indices under cyclic high (26 ± 2°C∼33 ± 2°C) or normal (26 ± 2°C) temperatures.
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- W X Li
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P. R. China
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Roland K, Kestemont P, Dieu M, Raes M, Silvestre F. Using a novel “Integrated Biomarker Proteomic” index to assess the effects of freshwater pollutants in European eel peripheral blood mononuclear cells. J Proteomics 2016; 137:83-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2016.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Revised: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Yazdani M. Concerns in the application of fluorescent probes DCDHF-DA, DHR 123 and DHE to measure reactive oxygen species in vitro. Toxicol In Vitro 2015; 30:578-82. [PMID: 26318276 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2015.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 07/30/2015] [Accepted: 08/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are formed in biological systems by partial reduction of molecular oxygen. The essential role of ROS in maintaining physiological health may be corrupted into oxidative stress by their overproduction or the exhaustion of antioxidant mechanisms. Many studies covering a broad range of methodologies have investigated ROS production and their toxic mechanisms of action. Of these methodologies, fluorometry has been among the preferred techniques. Three frequently used fluorescent probes for in vitro studies are 2',7'-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate (DCDHF-DA), Dihydrorhodamine 123 (DHR 123) and Dihydroethidium (DHE). Apart from the unavoidable limitations of auto-oxidation, photo-oxidation and photo-conversion, there are also concerns relating to protocol modification for the improved monitoring of ROS. This paper aims to highlight such contributing factors, including cell culture conditions and the characteristics of individual fluorescent probes in the utilization of these selected probes in in vitro systems.
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- Mazyar Yazdani
- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, P.O. Box 1066, Blindern, N-0316 Oslo, Norway.
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Hu MY, Ye YF, Xue LY, Tang ZY. Tissue-specific metabolic responses of Cyprinus flammans to copper. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2015; 69:112-122. [PMID: 25827945 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-015-0149-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Copper (Cu) contamination is serious in China, with ≤2.76 mg/L in some waters. Exposure to Cu causes a high toxicity to the aquatic organisms and subsequent ecological risk. To understand fish responses to Cu exposure, we analyzed the metabonomic changes in multiple tissues (gill, liver, and muscle) of Cyprinus flammans using an nuclear magnetic resonance-based metabonomic technique. Our results showed that metabolic alterations are dose-dependent. No significant metabolic alterations in three tissues of fish are caused by 0.25 mg/L Cu. However, 1.53 mg/L Cu caused changes of energy-related metabolites and amino acids, which we suggest are due to enhanced metabolic acidosis in gill and muscle, decreased tricarboxylic acid cycle activity in muscle, increased gluconeogenesis from amino acids in liver, and improved glycogenesis in liver and muscle. The Cori cycle between liver and muscle is concurrently triggered. Furthermore, high concentration of Cu resulted in the alteration of choline metabolism such that we hypothesize that Cu induces membrane damage and detoxification of CuSO4 in gill as well as altered osmoregulation in all three tissues. Choline-O-sulfate in gill may be used as a biomarker to provide an early warning of Cu exposure in C. flammans. Moreover, Cu exposure caused alterations of nucleoside and nucleotide metabolism in both gill and muscle. These findings provide a new insight into the metabolic effects of Cu exposure on C. flammans and highlight the value of metabonomics in the study of metabolic metal disturbance in fish.
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- Ming-Yan Hu
- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, China
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Yazdani M, Paulsen RE, Gjøen T, Hylland K. Reactive oxygen species and cytotoxicity in rainbow trout hepatocytes: effects of medium and incubation time. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2015; 94:193-198. [PMID: 25432295 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-014-1433-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2014] [Accepted: 11/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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This study evaluated the effects of exposure medium and culture age on intracellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) development and cytotoxicity in fish hepatocytes following exposure to copper (Cu). ROS was quantified using the fluorescent probes DHR 123 and CM-H2DCFDA following exposure to Cu in Leibovitz' medium (L-15) or Tris-buffered saline (TBS). Similarly, culture age effects were investigated using 1-, 2- and 4-day-old cultured hepatocytes by exposing them to Cu in TBS. The exposure in L-15 resulted in significantly higher ROS compared to TBS using CM-H2DCFDA, but not DHR 123. The age of the primary cultures significantly affected the development of ROS for both probes. None of the exposures caused cytotoxicity in the hepatocytes. The results showed that both factors may affect responses to stressors, and suggested that the use of a simple medium such as TBS may be preferable for some applications. It is also preferable to use 1-day-old primary hepatocyte cultures.
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- Mazyar Yazdani
- Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Blindern, P.O. Box 1066, N-0316, Oslo, Norway,
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Dorts J, Kestemont P, Thézenas ML, Raes M, Silvestre F. Effects of cadmium exposure on the gill proteome of Cottus gobio: modulatory effects of prior thermal acclimation. Aquat Toxicol 2014; 154:87-96. [PMID: 24874008 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2014.04.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 03/06/2014] [Revised: 04/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/29/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Temperature and trace metals are common environmental stressors, and their importance is increasing due to global climate change and anthropogenic pollution. The aim of the present study was to investigate whether acclimation to elevated temperature affects the response of the European bullhead (Cottus gobio) to subsequent cadmium (Cd) exposure by using enzymatic and proteomic approaches. Fish acclimated to 15 (standard temperature), 18 or 21 °C for 28 days were exposed to 1mg Cd/L for 4 days at the respective acclimation temperature. First, exposure to Cd significantly decreased the activity of the lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in gills of fish acclimated to 15 or 18 °C. However, an acclimation to 21 °C suppressed the inhibitory effect of Cd. Second, using a proteomic analysis by 2D-DIGE, we observed that thermal acclimation was the first parameter affecting the protein expression profile in gills of C. gobio, while subsequent Cd exposure seemed to attenuate this temperature effect. Moreover, our results showed opposite effects of these two environmental stressors at protein expression level. From the 52 protein spots displaying significant interaction effects of temperature and Cd exposure, a total of 28 different proteins were identified using nano LC-MS/MS and the Peptide and Protein Prophet algorithms of Scaffold software. The identified differentially expressed proteins can be categorized into diverse functional classes, related to protein turnover, folding and chaperoning, metabolic process, ion transport, cell signaling and cytoskeleton. Within a same functional class, we further reported that several proteins displayed reverse responses following sequential exposure to heat and Cd. This work provides insights into the molecular pathways potentially involved in heat acclimation process and the interactive effects of temperature and Cd stress in ectothermic vertebrates.
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- Jennifer Dorts
- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Cell Biology (URBC) (NARILIS), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Cell Biology (URBC) (NARILIS), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), University of Namur, Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium
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Zhu QL, Luo Z, Zhuo MQ, Tan XY, Zheng JL, Chen QL, Hu W. In vitro effects of selenium on copper-induced changes in lipid metabolism of grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus) hepatocytes. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2014; 67:252-260. [PMID: 24854705 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-014-0041-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Accepted: 04/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The present study was performed to evaluate the in vitro effects of selenium (Se) supplementation to prevent copper (Cu)-induced changes in lipid metabolism of hepatocytes from grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Four groups (control and 100 μM Cu in combination with 0, 5, and 10 μM Se, respectively) were chosen. Compared with the control, activities of glucose 6-phosphatedehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, malic enzyme, and carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT I) of all three Cu-exposed groups at 24 and 48 h were significantly greater. However, among three Cu-exposed groups, increasing Se concentration tended to increase activities of G6PD and ME at 24 h and 6PGD activity at 24 and 48 h but decreased CPT I activity at 24 h. Compared with the control, Cu exposure alone, or in combination with Se, downregulated mRNA levels of sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (SREBP-1c), fatty acid synthase (FAS), acetyl-CoA carboxylase, peroxisome proliferator activated receptor alpha (PPARα), CPT I, and hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) at 24 h as well as SREBP-1c, FAS, and ACC mRNA levels at 48 h. However, upregulated mRNA levels of PPARα, CPT I, and HSL, as well as decreased triglyceride content, were recorded at 48 h. Thus, although toxic at greater levels, lower levels of Se provided significant protection against Cu-induced changes in lipid metabolism. For the first time, our study indicates the dose- and time-dependent effects of Se addition on changes in lipid metabolism induced by Cu in fish hepatocytes and provides new insights into Se-Cu interaction at both enzymatic and molecular levels.
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- Qing-Ling Zhu
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery College, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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Zhu QL, Luo Z, Zhuo MQ, Tan XY, Sun LD, Zheng JL, Chen QL. In vitro exposure to copper influences lipid metabolism in hepatocytes from grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idellus). Fish Physiol Biochem 2014; 40:595-605. [PMID: 24078222 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-013-9869-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2013] [Accepted: 09/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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In the present study, three different copper (Cu) concentrations (control, 10 and 100 lM, respectively) and three incubation times (24, 48 and 96 h) were chosen to assess in vitro effect of Cu on lipid metabolism in hepatocytes of grass carp Ctenopharyngodon idellus. Increased glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase, 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase and carnitine palmitoyltransferase I activities were observed in hepatocytes with increasing Cu concentration and exposure duration. Cu decreased mRNA levels of several lipogenic and lipolytic genes at 24 h. However, at 48 h, Cu down-regulated the process of lipogenesis but up-regulated that of lipolysis. The Cudriven up-regulation of lipolytic genes was maintained after 96 h and accompanied by a decreased intracellular triglyceride accumulation, while no effect on lipogenic genes was shown. Thus, 96-h Cu exposure induced lipid depletion, possibly due to the upregulation of lipolysis. Although in this process, lipogenesis might be up-regulated, it was not enough to compensate lipid consumption. Our study represents the first approach to concentration- and time-dependent in vitro effects of Cu on lipid metabolism of fish hepatocytes and provides new insights into Cu toxicity in fish at both enzymatic and molecular levels.
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Roland K, Kestemont P, Hénuset L, Pierrard MA, Raes M, Dieu M, Silvestre F. Proteomic responses of peripheral blood mononuclear cells in the European eel (Anguilla anguilla) after perfluorooctane sulfonate exposure. Aquat Toxicol 2013; 128-129:43-52. [PMID: 23261670 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2012] [Revised: 10/27/2012] [Accepted: 10/30/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Since the 1980s, the stocks of European eel have been declining in most of their geographical distribution area. Many factors can be attributed to this decline such as pollution by xenobiotics like perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS). This study aimed at evaluating the in vitro toxicity of eel peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) exposed to PFOS. Exposure time and two concentrations were chosen to avoid cell mortality (48 h exposure at 10 μg PFOS/L and 1mg PFOS/L). After in vitro contaminations, the post-nuclear fraction was isolated and a proteomic analysis using 2D-DIGE was performed to compare PBMC from the control group with cells exposed to the pollutant. On the 158 spots that were significantly affected by PFOS exposure, a total of 48 different proteins were identified using nano-LCESI-MS/MS and the Peptide and Protein Prophet of Scaffold software. These proteins can be categorized into diverse functional classes, related to cytoskeleton, protein folding, cell signaling, proteolytic pathway and carbohydrate and energy metabolism, which provide clues on the cellular pathways mainly affected by PFOS. Some of the identified proteins are rarely found in other ecotoxicological proteomic studies and could constitute potential biomarkers of exposure to PFOS in fish.
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- Kathleen Roland
- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), Narilis (Namur Research Institute for Lifesciences), University of Namur (FUNDP), Namur, Belgium.
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Riva C, Cristoni S, Binelli A. Effects of triclosan in the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha: a proteomic investigation. Aquat Toxicol 2012; 118-119:62-71. [PMID: 22522169 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2012] [Revised: 03/16/2012] [Accepted: 03/17/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Triclosan (TCS, 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol) is commonly used in several personal care products, textiles, and children's toys. Because the removal of TCS by wastewater treatment plants is incomplete, its environmental fate is to be discharged into freshwater ecosystems, where its ecotoxicological impact is still largely unexplored. Previously, we began a structured multi-tiered approach in order to evaluate TCS toxicity in the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha. The results of our previous studies, based on in vitro and in vivo experiments, highlighted a pronounced cytogenotoxic effect exerted by TCS, and showed that an increase in oxidative stress was likely to be one of its main toxic mechanisms. In this work, in order to investigate TCS toxicity mechanisms in aquatic non-target species in greater depth, we decided to use a proteomic approach, analysing changes in protein expression profiles in gills of D. polymorpha exposed for seven days to TCS. Moreover, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were measured to investigate further the role played by TCS in inducing oxidative stress. Finally, TCS bioaccumulation in mussel tissues was also assessed, to ensure an effective accumulation of the toxicant. Our results not only confirmed the role played by TCS in inducing oxidative stress, but furthered knowledge about the mechanism exerted by TCS in inducing toxicity in an aquatic non-target organisms. TCS induced significant alterations in protein expression profiles in gills of D. polymorpha. The wide range of proteins affected suggested that this chemical has marked effects on various biological processes, especially those involved in calcium binding or stress response. We also confirmed that the proteomic analysis, using 2-DE and de novo sequencing, is a reliable and powerful approach to investigate cellular responses to pollutants in a non-model organism with few genomic sequences available in databases.
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- I.S.B., Ion Source & Biotechnologies S.r.l., Gerenzano, Varese, Italy
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de Andrade Waldemarin KC, Alves RN, Beletti ME, Rantin FT, Kalinin AL. Copper sulfate affects Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) cardiomyocytes structure and contractile function. Ecotoxicology 2012; 21:783-794. [PMID: 22160950 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-011-0838-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Copper sulfate (CuSO(4))is an inorganic chemical product worldwide used as an algaecide and a fungicide in aquaculture and agriculture and being discharged into freshwater environments where it can affect the freshwater fauna, especially fishes. The impact of copper on fish cardiac function was analyzed in two groups of Nile tilapias, Oreochromis niloticus (control group and group exposed to 1 mg l(-1) of CuSO(4) for 96 h). Structural and ultra-structural changes were studied and related to perturbations of the inotropic and chronotropic responses of ventricle strips. Fish of Cu exposed group did not show significant alterations in the medium diameter and in the percentage of collagen in the cardiac myocytes when evaluated through the light microscope. However, the ultrastructural analysis revealed cellular swelling followed by mitochondrial swelling. The myofibrils did not show significant variations among groups. Force contraction was significantly decreased, and rates of time to tension increase (contraction) and decrease (relaxation) were significantly augmented after copper exposure. The results suggest that the copper sulfate impairs the oxidative mitochondrial function and consequently alters the cardiac performance of this species.
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- Kátia Cristina de Andrade Waldemarin
- Laboratory of Zoophysiology and Comparative Biochemistry, Department of Physiological Sciences, Center of Biological Sciences and Health, Federal University of São Carlos- UFSCar, Via Washington Luís km 235, São Carlos, SP 13.565-905, Brazil
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Oliva M, José Vicente J, Gravato C, Guilhermino L, Dolores Galindo-Riaño M. Oxidative stress biomarkers in Senegal sole, Solea senegalensis, to assess the impact of heavy metal pollution in a Huelva estuary (SW Spain): seasonal and spatial variation. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2012; 75:151-62. [PMID: 21937114 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2010] [Revised: 08/07/2011] [Accepted: 08/15/2011] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The response of wild fish to heavy metals was studied in sole (Solea senegalensis) collected in 2004, 2005 and 2006 at three sampling sites from Huelva estuary (SW Spain), in the vicinity of a petrochemical and mining industry. Heavy metals As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb and Zn were analyzed in samples collected from sediment, water and tissue (liver) to examine their bioconcentration and effects in fish such as lipid peroxidation (LPO), catalase (CAT; EC 1.11.1.6), glutathione peroxidase (GPx; EC 1.8.1.7), glutathione S-transferase (GST; EC 2.5.1.18) and glutathione reductase (GR; EC 1.11.1.6) were also analyzed in the fish liver. The results showed different effects in sole from diverse locations with varying degrees of pollution. Significant differences in LPO, CAT and GR activities between control fish and fish from sampling sites were observed as well as seasonal differences for biomarkers. Significant correlations were established between some biomarkers and heavy metals concentrations in liver, sediment and water. This study indicates the usefulness of integrating a set of biomarkers to assess the effects of pollutants in aquatic environments under complex mix of pollutants and chronic pollution situation.
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- Milagrosa Oliva
- Biology Department, University of Cadiz, Puerto Real, Spain.
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Dorts J, Kestemont P, Dieu M, Raes M, Silvestre F. Proteomic Response to Sublethal Cadmium Exposure in a Sentinel Fish Species, Cottus gobio. J Proteome Res 2010; 10:470-8. [DOI: 10.1021/pr100650z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Jennifer Dorts
- Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes (URBO), The University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium, and Unité de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire (URBC), The University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes (URBO), The University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium, and Unité de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire (URBC), The University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes (URBO), The University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium, and Unité de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire (URBC), The University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes (URBO), The University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium, and Unité de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire (URBC), The University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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- Unité de Recherche en Biologie des Organismes (URBO), The University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium, and Unité de Recherche en Biologie Cellulaire (URBC), The University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000, Namur, Belgium
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Ishizaki H, Spitzer M, Wildenhain J, Anastasaki C, Zeng Z, Dolma S, Shaw M, Madsen E, Gitlin J, Marais R, Tyers M, Patton EE. Combined zebrafish-yeast chemical-genetic screens reveal gene-copper-nutrition interactions that modulate melanocyte pigmentation. Dis Model Mech 2010; 3:639-51. [PMID: 20713646 DOI: 10.1242/dmm.005769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Hypopigmentation is a feature of copper deficiency in humans, as caused by mutation of the copper (Cu(2+)) transporter ATP7A in Menkes disease, or an inability to absorb copper after gastric surgery. However, many causes of copper deficiency are unknown, and genetic polymorphisms might underlie sensitivity to suboptimal environmental copper conditions. Here, we combined phenotypic screens in zebrafish for compounds that affect copper metabolism with yeast chemical-genetic profiles to identify pathways that are sensitive to copper depletion. Yeast chemical-genetic interactions revealed that defects in intracellular trafficking pathways cause sensitivity to low-copper conditions; partial knockdown of the analogous Ap3s1 and Ap1s1 trafficking components in zebrafish sensitized developing melanocytes to hypopigmentation in low-copper environmental conditions. Because trafficking pathways are essential for copper loading into cuproproteins, our results suggest that hypomorphic alleles of trafficking components might underlie sensitivity to reduced-copper nutrient conditions. In addition, we used zebrafish-yeast screening to identify a novel target pathway in copper metabolism for the small-molecule MEK kinase inhibitor U0126. The zebrafish-yeast screening method combines the power of zebrafish as a disease model with facile genome-scale identification of chemical-genetic interactions in yeast to enable the discovery and dissection of complex multigenic interactions in disease-gene networks.
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- Hironori Ishizaki
- Institute of Genetics and Molecular Medicine, MRC Human Genetics Unit and The University of Edinburgh, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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Nyström D, Malmström E, Hult A, Blakey I, Boyer C, Davis TP, Whittaker MR. Biomimetic surface modification of honeycomb films via a "grafting from" approach. Langmuir 2010; 26:12748-12754. [PMID: 20597547 DOI: 10.1021/la1011567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Hydrophobic isoporous membranes were fabricated using the "breath figure" method from polystyrene stars synthesized via ATRP. The living polymer chain ends at the surface of the films were then used, without further modification, in a "grafting-from" approach to grow surface-linked polyglycidyl methacrylate chains under conditions that maintained the regular honeycomb structure. This versatile functional surface was then used as a platform to build a small library of surfaces using a variety of simple chemistries: (i) the acid hydrolysis of the epoxide to form bis-alcohol groups and (ii) utilizing the "click-like" epoxide-amine reaction to functionalize the surface with a model biomolecule-(biotinamido)pentylamine. The successful modifications were confirmed by a combination of spectroscopic and biological means. Changes in the growth characteristics of nonmotile Psychrobacter sp. strain, SW5, on the honeycomb films, provided further evidence confirming changes in the hydrophobicity of the surface upon grafting.
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- Daniel Nyström
- Fiber and Polymer Technology, KTH, Teknikringen 56-58, SE-100 44 Stockholm, Sweden
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