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Burcham LE, Hoskins TD, Allmon EB, Scherer MN, Bushong AG, Hamilton MT, Macheri S, Coogan GS, Choi YJ, Lee LS, Sepúlveda MS. Does salinity mediate the toxicity of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) in an estuarine fish? Mar Pollut Bull 2024; 203:116446. [PMID: 38703627 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2024] [Revised: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/06/2024]
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Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) is detected in estuarine environments, where salinity levels fluctuate regularly. We investigated the effects of salinity on the toxicity of PFOS in embryos and larvae of Cyprinodon variegatus. We crossed six PFOS treatments (0, 1-10,000 μg/L) with two salinities (10, 30 ppt). Larvae exposed to the highest concentration of PFOS under high salinity accumulated over twice the amount of PFOS compared to larvae maintained under low salinity. Embryonic survival was unaffected by PFOS, salinity, or their interaction. PFOS delayed time to hatch and increased salinity reduced time to hatch regardless of PFOS treatment; however, no salinity by PFOS interactions were observed. Conversely, PFOS and salinity interacted in the larval stage, with decreased survival at 30 ppt salinity. This is one of the first studies evaluating interactive effects of PFOS and high salinity and highlights the importance of assessing PFAS toxicity across life stages.
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- Lucy E Burcham
- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Sustainability Research Center and PhD in Conservation Medicine, Life Sciences Faculty, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile.
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Wigren MA, Johnson TA, Griffitt RJ, Hay AG, Knott JA, Sepúlveda MS. Limited impact of weathered residues from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the gut-microbiome and foraging behavior of sheepshead minnows ( Cyprinodon variegatus). J Toxicol Environ Health A 2024; 87:1-21. [PMID: 37830742 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2023.2265413] [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] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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The Deepwater Horizon disaster of April 2010 was the largest oil spill in U.S. history and exerted catastrophic effects on several ecologically important fish species in the Gulf of Mexico (GoM). Within fish, the microbiome plays a key symbiotic role in maintaining host health and aids in acquiring nutrients, supporting immune function, and modulating behavior. The aim of this study was to examine if exposure to weathered oil might produce significant shifts in fish gut-associated microbial communities as determined from taxa and genes known for hydrocarbon degradation, and whether foraging behavior was affected. The gut microbiome (16S rRNA and shotgun metagenomics) of sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) was characterized after fish were exposed to oil in High Energy Water Accommodated Fractions (HEWAF; tPAH = 81.1 ± 12.4 µg/L) for 7 days. A foraging behavioral assay was used to determine feeding efficiency before and after oil exposure. The fish gut microbiome was not significantly altered in alpha or beta diversity. None of the most abundant taxa produced any significant shifts as a result of oil exposure, with only rare taxa showing significant shifts in abundance between treatments. However, several bioindicator taxa known for hydrocarbon degradation were detected in the oil treatment, primarily Sphingomonas and Acinetobacter. Notably, the genus Stenotrophomonas was detected in high abundance in 16S data, which previously was not described as a core member of fish gut microbiomes. Data also demonstrated that behavior was not significantly affected by oil exposure. Potential low bioavailability of the oil may have been a factor in our observation of minor shifts in taxa and no behavioral effects. This study lays a foundation for understanding the microbiome of captive sheepshead minnows and indicates the need for further research to elucidate the responses of the fish gut-microbiome under oil spill conditions.
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- Maggie A Wigren
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, USA
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- Department of Microbiology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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Barragan EM, Hoskins TD, Allmon EB, McQuigg JL, Hamilton MT, Christian EN, Coogan GSM, Searle CL, Choi YJ, Lee LS, Hoverman JT, Sepúlveda MS. Toxicities of Legacy and Current-Use PFAS in an Anuran: Do Larval Exposures Influence Responses to a Terrestrial Pathogen Challenge? Environ Sci Technol 2023; 57:19180-19189. [PMID: 37962853 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03191] [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] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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Legacy polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) [perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)] are being replaced by various other fluorinated compounds, such as hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (GenX). These alternatives are thought to be less bioaccumulative and, therefore, less toxic than legacy PFAS. Contaminant exposures occur concurrently with exposure to natural stressors, including the fungal pathogen Batrachocytrium dendrobatidis (Bd). Despite evidence that other pollutants can increase the adverse effects of Bd on anurans, no studies have examined the interactive effects of Bd and PFAS. This study tested the growth and developmental effects of PFOS, PFOA, and GenX on gray treefrog (Hyla versicolor) tadpoles, followed by a Bd challenge after metamorphosis. Despite PFAS exposure only occurring during the larval stage, carry-over effects on growth were observed post metamorphosis. Further, PFAS interacted with Bd exposure to influence growth; Bd-exposed animals had significantly shorter SVL [snout-vent length (mm)] with significantly increased body condition, among other time-dependent effects. Our data suggest that larval exposure to PFAS can continue to impact growth in the juvenile stage after exposure has ended. Contrary to predictions, GenX affected terrestrial performance more consistently than its legacy congener, PFOA. Given the role of Bd in amphibian declines, further investigation of interactions of PFAS with Bd and other environmentally relevant pathogens is warranted.
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- Evelyn M Barragan
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Biology, Drew University, Madison, New Jersey 07940, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Sustainability Research Center and PhD in Conservation Medicine, Life Sciences Faculty, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 7550196, Chile
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Hoskins TD, Flynn RW, Coogan GSM, Catlin AC, de Perre C, Modiri Gharehveran M, Choi YJ, Lee LS, Hoverman JT, Sepúlveda MS. Chronic Exposure to a PFAS Mixture Resembling AFFF-Impacted Surface Water Decreases Body Size in Northern Leopard Frogs ( Rana pipiens). Environ Sci Technol 2023; 57:14797-14806. [PMID: 37608745 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01118] [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] [Indexed: 08/24/2023]
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) occur in the environment as mixtures, yet mixture toxicity remains poorly understood. Aqueous film-forming foams (AFFFs) are a common source of PFAS. Our objective was to examine chronic effects of a complex PFAS mixture on amphibian growth and development. We tested toxicity of a five-chemical PFAS mixture summing to 10 μg/L and that accounts for >90% of the PFAS in AFFF-affected surface waters: perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS, 40%), perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS, 30%), perflurooctanoic acid (PFOA, 12.5%), perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA, 12.5%), and perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA, 5%). We also included treatments to determine whether PFOS drove mixture toxicity and whether PFOS and mixture components act additively. We exposed Northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) larvae through metamorphosis (∼130 d) in outdoor mesocosms. After 21 days of exposure, the larval body condition fell ∼5% relative to controls in the 4 μg/L PFOS treatment and mixtures lacking PFOS. At metamorphosis, the full 5-component 10 μg/L PFAS mixture reduced mass by 16% relative to controls. We did not observe effects on development. Our results indicate that toxicity of PFOS and other PFAS mixtures typical of AFFF sites act additively and that PFOS is not more inherently toxic than other mixture components.
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- Tyler D Hoskins
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Information Technology at Purdue, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
- Sustainability Research Center & PhD in Conservation Medicine, Life Sciences Faculty, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 8370146, Chile
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Gallagher A, Kar S, Sepúlveda MS. Computational Modeling of Human Serum Albumin Binding of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances Employing QSAR, Read-Across, and Docking. Molecules 2023; 28:5375. [PMID: 37513249 PMCID: PMC10383382 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28145375] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 07/06/2023] [Accepted: 07/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/30/2023] Open
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are synthetic chemicals in widespread use that have been shown to be toxic to wildlife and humans. Human serum albumin (HSA) is a known transport protein that binds PFAS at various sites, leading to bioaccumulation and long-term toxicity. In silico tools like quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR), read-across, and quantitative read-across structure-property relationship (q-RASPR) are proven techniques for modeling chemical toxicity based on experimental data which can be used to predict the toxicity of untested and new chemicals, while at the same time, help to identify the major features responsible for toxicity. Classification-based and regression-based QSAR models are employed in the present study to predict the binding affinities of 24 PFAS to HSA. Regression-based QSAR models revealed that the packing density index (PDI) and quantitative estimation of drug-likeness (QED) descriptors were both positively correlated with higher binding affinity, while the classification-based QSAR model showed the average connectivity index of order 4 (X4A) descriptor was inversely correlated with binding affinity. Whereas molecular docking studies suggested that PFAS with the highest binding affinity to HSA create hydrogen bonds with Arg348 and salt bridges with Arg348 and Arg485, PFAS with lower binding affinity either showed no interactions with either amino acid or only interactions with Arg348. Among the studied PFAS, perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAA) with large carbon chain length (>C10) have one of the lowest binding affinities, compared to PFAA with carbon chain length ranging from 7 to 9, which showed the highest affinity to HSA. Generalized Read-Across (GenRA) was used to predict toxicity outcomes for the top five highest binding affinity PFAS based on 10 structural analogs for each and found that all are predicted as being chronic to sub-chronically toxic to HSA. The developed in silico models presented in this work can provide a framework for designing PFAS alternatives, screening compounds currently in use, and for the study of PFAS mixture toxicity, which is an area of intense research.
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- Andrea Gallagher
- Chemometrics and Molecular Modeling Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083, USA
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- Chemometrics and Molecular Modeling Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Kean University, 1000 Morris Avenue, Union, NJ 07083, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
- Faculty of Life Sciences, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago 8370146, Chile
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Choi YJ, Lee LS, Hoskins TD, Gharehveran MM, Sepúlveda MS. Occurrence and implications of per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in animal feeds used in laboratory toxicity testing. Sci Total Environ 2023; 867:161583. [PMID: 36638992 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 08/26/2022] [Revised: 01/09/2023] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The exceptional thermal and chemical stability and the amphiphilicity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have resulted in widespread use and subsequent contamination in environmental media and biota. Concerns surrounding toxicity have led to numerous animal-based toxicity studies. Due to the ubiquity of PFAS and the low parts per trillion (ppt) health advisory levels for drinking water, several contamination elimination protocols have been implemented. In addition, it is urgently necessary to perform low-dose experiments, but due to unknown pathways for entry of unwanted PFAS, low-dose studies are extremely challenging to conduct. However, animal feed sources are a likely route that could introduce unwanted PFAS into experiments, yet investigations of PFAS in common animal feeds are lacking. Here, we report the examination of PFAS levels in eighteen different animal feeds, representing a range of diets fed to diverse taxa. We evaluated whether PFAS levels in feeds were correlated with ingredient composition (plant versus animal-based) or dietary habits of lab animals (amphibian, fish, invertebrate, mammal). PFOS, PFHxS, PFOA, and short-chain perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids had the highest detection levels and frequencies across all samples. Different food ingredients led to different PFAS profiles. No meaningful levels of PFAS precursors were detected. We demonstrate that PFAS contamination in animal feed is pervasive. Reducing food-sourced PFAS is a critical, albeit challenging task to improve interpretability of in vivo exposures.
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- Youn Jeong Choi
- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Division of Environmental Ecological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Interdisciplinary Ecological Science & Engineering Graduate Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Ecological Science & Engineering Graduate Program, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Sustainability Research Center & PhD in Conservation Medicine, Life Sciences Faculty, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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Hoskins TD, Allmon EB, Flynn RW, Lee LS, Choi Y, Hoverman JT, Sepúlveda MS. An Environmentally Relevant Mixture of Perfluorooctanesulfonic Acid and Perfluorohexanesulfonic Acid Does Not Conform to Additivity in Northern Leopard Frogs Exposed Through Metamorphosis. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022; 41:3007-3016. [PMID: 36165564 PMCID: PMC9828449 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are chemicals associated with adverse health effects. At aqueous film-forming foam sites, they occur as mixtures, with perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS) commonly co-occurring in the highest concentrations. Although PFOS and PFHxS toxicities have been studied, few studies have tested their potential interaction. Using Rana pipiens, the present study compared toxicities of a 1:1 PFOS:PFHxS mixture to PFOS and PFHxS individually with the prediction that responses would be additive. Gosner stage 25 (GS 25) tadpoles were exposed through metamorphosis (GS 46) to 0.5 and 1 ppb PFOS or PFHxS alone or to a mixture of 0.5 ppb PFOS and 0.5 ppb PFHxS. Tadpoles were weighed and measured (snout-vent length [SVL]) at day 31, metamorphic climax (GS 42), and GS 46. These values were used to calculate the scaled mass index (SMI), a measure of body condition. Body burdens were quantified on day 31 and at GS 46. The PFOS and PFHxS body burdens were elevated relative to controls at GS 46. No effects were observed on survival, SVL, or mass. Single PFAS effects included a 17% reduction in SMI at day 31 (0.5 ppb PFHxS) and a 1.1-day longer metamorphic period (1 ppb PFHxS) relative to controls. Mixture results deviated from additivity-SMIs were higher than expected on day 31 and lower than expected at GS 42. In addition, time to GS 42 in the PFAS mixture exceeded expected additivity by 12 days. Results from a chronic exposure to a 1:1 PFOS:PFHxS mixture resulted in changes in body condition and length of metamorphosis that deviated from additivity. More PFAS mixture toxicity studies conducted at relevant ratios and concentrations are needed. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:3007-3016. © 2022 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- Tyler D. Hoskins
- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of AgronomyPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of AgronomyPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
- Sustainability Research Center, Life Sciences FacultyUniversidad Andres BelloSantiagoChile
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Flynn RW, Hoover G, Iacchetta M, Guffey S, de Perre C, Huerta B, Li W, Hoverman JT, Lee L, Sepúlveda MS. Comparative Toxicity of Aquatic Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure in Three Species of Amphibians. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022; 41:1407-1415. [PMID: 35199880 PMCID: PMC9314107 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5319] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2021] [Revised: 11/12/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are contaminants of concern due to their widespread occurrence in the environment, persistence, and potential to elicit a range of negative health effects. Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances are regularly detected in surface waters, but their effects on many aquatic organisms are still poorly understood. Species with thyroid-dependent development, like amphibians, can be especially susceptible to PFAS effects on thyroid hormone regulation. We examined sublethal effects of aquatic exposure to four commonly detected PFAS on larval northern leopard frogs (Rana [Lithobates] pipiens), American toads (Anaxyrus americanus), and eastern tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum). Animals were exposed for 30 days (frogs and salamanders) or until metamorphosis (toads) to 10, 100, or 1000 μg/L of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), or 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 FTS). We determined that chronic exposure to common PFAS can negatively affect amphibian body condition and development at concentrations as low as 10 µg/L. These effects were highly species dependent, with species having prolonged larval development (frogs and salamanders) being more sensitive to PFAS than more rapidly developing species (toads). Our results demonstrate that some species could experience sublethal effects at sites with surface waters highly affected by PFAS. Our results also indicate that evaluating PFAS toxicity using a single species may not be sufficient for accurate amphibian risk assessment. Future studies are needed to determine whether these differences in susceptibility can be predicted from species' life histories and whether more commonly occurring environmental levels of PFAS could affect amphibians. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:1407-1415. © 2022 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
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- R. Wesley Flynn
- Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences CenterUS Geological SurveyLa CrosseWisconsinUSA
- Department of Forestry & Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of AgronomyPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Fisheries & WildlifeMichigan State UniversityLansingMichiganUSA
- School of Chemical SciencesDublin City UniversityDublinIreland
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- Department of Fisheries & WildlifeMichigan State UniversityLansingMichiganUSA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of AgronomyPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
- Faculty of Life SciencesUniversidad Andres BelloSantiagoChile
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Jones DK, Quinlin KA, Wigren MA, Choi YJ, Sepúlveda MS, Lee LS, Haskins DL, Lotufo GR, Kennedy A, May L, Harmon A, Biber T, Melby N, Chanov MK, Hudson ML, Key PB, Chung KW, Moore DW, Suski JG, Wirth EF, Hoverman JT. Acute Toxicity of Eight Aqueous Film-Forming Foams to 14 Aquatic Species. Environ Sci Technol 2022; 56:6078-6090. [PMID: 35486899 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c03776] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
Abstract
Researchers have developed numerous per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)-free aqueous film-forming foam (AFFF) formulations to replace PFAS-containing AFFF used for fire suppression. As part of the Department of Defense's Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program (SERDP), we examined the direct lethal effects of seven PFAS-free AFFF and a PFAS-containing AFFF on 14 aquatic species using a series of lethal concentration (LC50) tests. We assessed the LC10, LC50, and LC90 values using log-logistic and logit analyses. Across all aquatic species tested, we discovered that exposure to at least one PFAS-free AFFF was more or as toxic as exposure to the PFAS-containing AFFF. For most cases, National Foam Avio F3 Green KHC 3% and Buckeye Platinum Plus C6MILSPEC 3% were the most and least toxic formulations, respectively. Moreover, we found consistency among results from multiple experiments using the same minnow species (Pimephales promelas) and among closely related taxa (e.g., daphnids, amphibians). Lastly, the LC50 values for AFFF formulations trended lower for tested marine species as compared to those of freshwater species. These results dramatically increase the current knowledge on the potentially toxic effects of AFFF but also highlight the need for additional research and the development of new PFAS-free AFFF that are more "ecologically friendly" than those containing persistent PFAS.
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- Devin K Jones
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States
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- US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States
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- US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States
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- US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States
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- US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States
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- US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States
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- EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc. PBC, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031, United States
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- EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc. PBC, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031, United States
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- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Charleston, South Carolina 29412, United States
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- CSS, Inc. Under Contract to NOAA, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Charleston, South Carolina 29412, United States
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- US Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180, United States
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- EA Engineering, Science and Technology, Inc. PBC, Hunt Valley, Maryland 21031, United States
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- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, Charleston, South Carolina 29412, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Liu Z, Malinowski CR, Sepúlveda MS. Emerging trends in nanoparticle toxicity and the significance of using Daphnia as a model organism. Chemosphere 2022; 291:132941. [PMID: 34793845 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [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: 08/26/2021] [Revised: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
Abstract
Nanoparticle production is on the rise due to its many uses in the burgeoning nanotechnology industry. Although nanoparticles have growing applications, there is great concern over their environmental impact due to their inevitable release into the environment. With uncertainty of environmental concentration and risk to aquatic organisms, the microcrustacean Daphnia spp. has emerged as an important freshwater model organism for risk assessment of nanoparticles because of its biological properties, including parthenogenetic reproduction; small size and short generation time; wide range of endpoints for ecotoxicological studies; known genome, useful for providing mechanistic information; and high sensitivity to environmental contaminants and other stressors. In this review, we (1) highlight the advantages of using Daphnia as an experimental model organism for nanotoxicity studies, (2) summarize the impacts of nanoparticle physicochemical characteristics on toxicity in relation to Daphnia, and (3) summarize the effects of nanoparticles (including nanoplastics) on Daphnia as well as mechanisms of toxicity, and (4) highlight research uncertainties and recommend future directions necessary to develop a deeper understanding of the fate and toxicity of nanoparticles and for the development of safer and more sustainable nanotechnology.
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- Zhiquan Liu
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA; School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, 200241, China
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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Allmon E, Carter G, Griffitt R, Sepúlveda MS. Oil induced cardiac effects in embryonic sheepshead minnows, Cyprinodon variegatus. Chemosphere 2022; 288:132482. [PMID: 34627815 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 09/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in April 2010, much research has been conducted on the cardiotoxic effects of oil on fish. Sensitive life history stages, such as the embryonic period, have been targeted to elucidate the effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) on the developing cardiovascular systems of fish. However, much of this research has focused on rapidly developing pelagic species, with little emphasis on estuarine species with longer embryological periods. Moreover, previous studies have used heart rate as the primary endpoint to measure cardiac performance in embryos and larvae; an endpoint that on its own may overlook impairment in cardiac performance. This study aims to fill these knowledge gaps and provide a more holistic approach for assessing the effects of PAHs on cardiac function by exposing sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) embryos to two oil doses (150 and 300 μg/L tPAH nominally) throughout embryonic development and measuring cardiac responses through the identification of cardiotoxic phenotypes (pericardial edema) as well as calculation of cardiac output at 4 days post fertilization. Results of this study show significant increases in pericardial edema at both oil doses relative to controls as well as significantly reduced cardiac output - driven by reductions in ventricular stroke volume. This study is one of the first to assess cardiac output in embryonic fish exposed to oil and methods described here allow for more physiologically relevant measures of cardiac performance in early life stages through established and non-invasive measures.
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- Elizabeth Allmon
- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Godfrey A, Hooser B, Abdelmoneim A, Horzmann KA, Freeman JL, Sepúlveda MS. Corrigendum to Thyroid disrupting effects of halogenated and next generation chemicals on the swim bladder development of zebrafish, Aquatic Toxicology, 193 (December 2017), 228-235/ doi.org/10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.10.024. Aquat Toxicol 2021; 241:106001. [PMID: 34716029 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.106001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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- Amy Godfrey
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Veterinary Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
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Chakraborty S, Allmon E, Sepúlveda MS, Vlachos PP. Haemodynamic dependence of mechano-genetic evolution of the cardiovascular system in Japanese medaka. J R Soc Interface 2021; 18:20210752. [PMID: 34699728 PMCID: PMC8548083 DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2021.0752] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The progression of cardiac gene expression-wall shear stress (WSS) interplay is critical to identifying developmental defects during cardiovascular morphogenesis. However, mechano-genetics from the embryonic to larval stages are poorly understood in vertebrates. We quantified peak WSS in the heart and tail vessels of Japanese medaka from 3 days post fertilization (dpf) to 14 dpf using in vivo micro-particle image velocimetry flow measurements, and in parallel analysed the expression of five cardiac genes (fgf8, hoxb6b, bmp4, nkx2.5, smyd1). Here, we report that WSS in the atrioventricular canal (AVC), ventricular outflow tract (OFT), and the caudal vessels in medaka peak with inflection points at 6 dpf and 10-11 dpf instead of a monotonic trend. Retrograde flows are captured at the AVC and OFT of the medaka heart for the first time. In addition, all genes were upregulated at 3 dpf and 7 dpf, indicating a possible correlation between the two, with the cardiac gene upregulation preceding WSS increase in order to facilitate cardiac wall remodelling.
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- Sreyashi Chakraborty
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Tornabene BJ, Chislock MF, Gannon ME, Sepúlveda MS, Hoverman JT. Relative acute toxicity of three per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances on nine species of larval amphibians. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2021; 17:684-690. [PMID: 33448623 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.4391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 10/01/2020] [Revised: 11/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are widespread, persistent environmental pollutants known to elicit a wide range of negative effects on wildlife species. There is scarce information regarding the toxicity of PFAS on amphibians, but amphibians may be highly susceptible because of their permeable skin and dependence on fresh water. Acute toxicity studies are a first step toward understanding responses to PFAS exposure, providing benchmarks for species-specific tolerances, informing ecological risk assessment (ERA), and designing chronic toxicity studies. We conducted standardized 96-h lethal concentration (LC50) toxicity tests for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) with 9 widely distributed amphibian species native to eastern and central North America. We also conducted LC50 tests with perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS) for 2 species and determined whether toxicity of PFOS and PFOA varied between life stages for 3 species. Acute toxicity varied among PFAS and species and between developmental stages within species. Across all species, toxicity of PFOS was more than 8× higher than PFOA. Salamanders in the genus Ambystoma were generally more sensitive to PFOS than were anurans (frogs and a toad). Toxicity of PFOA was highest for small-mouthed salamanders and gray tree frogs and lowest for Jefferson salamanders, American bullfrogs, green frogs, and wood frogs. Although only 2 species were exposed to PFHxS, survival was lower for green frogs than for American bullfrogs. Toxicity of PFAS also varied between developmental stages of larvae. Gray tree frogs were more sensitive at later developmental stages, and small-mouthed salamanders were more sensitive at earlier developmental stages. Our study is one of the first to report species-, developmental stage-, and compound-specific differences in sensitivity to PFAS across a wide range of amphibian species. The benchmarks for toxicity we determined can inform conservation and remediation efforts, guide chronic toxicity studies, and help predict influences on amphibian communities, thereby informing future ERAs for PFAS. Integr Environ Assess Manag 2021;17:684-689. © 2021 SETAC.
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- Brian J Tornabene
- Wildlife Biology Program, WA Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
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- Department of Environmental Science and Ecology, SUNY-Brockport, Brockport, New York, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Liu Z, Li Y, Sepúlveda MS, Jiang Q, Jiao Y, Chen Q, Huang Y, Tian J, Zhao Y. Development of an adverse outcome pathway for nanoplastic toxicity in Daphnia pulex using proteomics. Sci Total Environ 2021; 766:144249. [PMID: 33421781 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144249] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [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: 09/22/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Nanoplastics are a growing environmental and public health concern. However, the toxic mechanisms of nanoplastics are poorly understood. Here, we evaluated the effects of spherical polystyrene nanoplastics on reproduction of Daphnia pulex and analyzed the proteome of whole animals followed by molecular and biochemical analyses for the development of an adverse outcome pathway (AOP) for these contaminants of emerging concern. Animals were exposed to polystyrene nanoplastics (0, 0.1, 0.5, 1 and 2 mg/L) via water for 21 days. Nanoplastics negatively impacted cumulative offspring production. A total of 327 differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) were identified in response to nanoplastics which were further validated from gene expression and enzyme activity data. Based on these results, we propose an AOP for nanoplastics, including radical oxygen species production and oxidative stress as the molecular initiating event (MIE); followed by changes in specific signaling pathways (Jak-STAT, mTOR and FoxO) and in the metabolism of glutathione, protein, lipids, and molting proteins; with an end result of growth inhibition and decrease reproductive output. This study serves as a foundation for the development of a mechanistic understanding of nanoplastic toxicity in crustaceans and perhaps other aquatic organisms.
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- Zhiquan Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China; Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute of Jiangsu Province, Nanjing 210017, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, School of Life Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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Yin X, Martinez AS, Sepúlveda MS, Christie MR. Rapid genetic adaptation to recently colonized environments is driven by genes underlying life history traits. BMC Genomics 2021; 22:269. [PMID: 33853517 PMCID: PMC8048285 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-021-07553-x] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Uncovering the mechanisms underlying rapid genetic adaptation can provide insight into adaptive evolution and shed light on conservation, invasive species control, and natural resource management. However, it can be difficult to experimentally explore rapid adaptation due to the challenges associated with propagating and maintaining species in captive environments for long periods of time. By contrast, many introduced species have experienced strong selection when colonizing environments that differ substantially from their native range and thus provide a “natural experiment” for studying rapid genetic adaptation. One such example occurred when sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), native to the northern Atlantic, naturally migrated into Lake Champlain and expanded their range into the Great Lakes via man-made shipping canals. Results Utilizing 368,886 genome-wide single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), we calculated genome-wide levels of genetic diversity (i.e., heterozygosity and π) for sea lamprey collected from native (Connecticut River), native but recently colonized (Lake Champlain), and invasive (Lake Michigan) populations, assessed genetic differentiation between all populations, and identified candidate genes that responded to selection imposed by the novel environments. We observed a 14 and 24% reduction in genetic diversity in Lake Michigan and Lake Champlain populations, respectively, compared to individuals from the Connecticut River, suggesting that sea lamprey populations underwent a genetic bottleneck during colonization. Additionally, we identified 121 and 43 outlier genes in comparisons between Lake Michigan and Connecticut River and between Lake Champlain and Connecticut River, respectively. Six outlier genes that contained synonymous SNPs in their coding regions and two genes that contained nonsynonymous SNPs may underlie the rapid evolution of growth (i.e., GHR), reproduction (i.e., PGR, TTC25, STARD10), and bioenergetics (i.e., OXCT1, PYGL, DIN4, SLC25A15). Conclusions By identifying the genomic basis of rapid adaptation to novel environments, we demonstrate that populations of invasive species can be a useful study system for understanding adaptive evolution. Furthermore, the reduction in genome-wide levels of genetic diversity associated with colonization coupled with the identification of outlier genes underlying key life history traits known to have changed in invasive sea lamprey populations (e.g., growth, reproduction) illustrate the utility in applying genomic approaches for the successful management of introduced species. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12864-021-07553-x.
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- Xiaoshen Yin
- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 W. State St., West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907-2054, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 W. State St., West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907-2054, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 715 W. State St., West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907-2054, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Purdue University, 915 W. State St., West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907-2054, USA. .,Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 715 W. State St., West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907-2054, USA.
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Yin X, Martinez AS, Perkins A, Sparks MM, Harder AM, Willoughby JR, Sepúlveda MS, Christie MR. Incipient resistance to an effective pesticide results from genetic adaptation and the canalization of gene expression. Evol Appl 2021; 14:847-859. [PMID: 33767757 PMCID: PMC7980271 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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The resistance of pest species to chemical controls has vast ecological, economic, and societal costs. In most cases, resistance is only detected after spreading throughout an entire population. Detecting resistance in its incipient stages, by comparison, provides time to implement preventative strategies. Incipient resistance can be detected by coupling standard toxicology assays with large-scale gene expression experiments. We apply this approach to a system where an invasive parasite, sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus), has been treated with the highly effective pesticide 3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol (TFM) for 60 years. Toxicological experiments revealed that lamprey from treated populations did not have higher survival to TFM exposure than lamprey from untreated populations, demonstrating that full-fledged resistance has not yet evolved. In contrast, we find hundreds of genes differentially expressed in response to TFM in the population with the longest history of exposure, many of which relate to TFM's primary mode of action, the uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation, and subsequent depletion of ATP. Three genes critical to oxidative phosphorylation, ATP5PB, PLCB1, and NDUFA9, were nearly fixed for alternative alleles in comparisons of SNPs between treated and untreated populations (FST > 5 SD from the mean). ATP5PB encodes subunit b of ATP synthase and an additional subunit, ATP5F1B, was canalized for high expression in treated populations, but remained plastic in response to TFM treatment in individuals from the untreated population. These combined genomic and transcriptomic results demonstrate that an adaptive, genetic response to TFM is likely driving incipient resistance in a damaging pest species.
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- Xiaoshen Yin
- Department of Biological SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
- Department of Anatomy, Cell Biology & PhysiologyIndiana University School of MedicineIndianapolisINUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
- School of Forestry and Wildlife SciencesAuburn UniversityAuburnALUSA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
- Department of Forestry and Natural ResourcesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteINUSA
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Flynn RW, Iacchetta M, de Perre C, Lee L, Sepúlveda MS, Hoverman JT. Chronic Per-/Polyfluoroalkyl Substance Exposure Under Environmentally Relevant Conditions Delays Development in Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens) Larvae. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021; 40:711-716. [PMID: 32072676 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 11/13/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Per-/polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are pervasive in aquatic systems globally and capable of causing detrimental effects on human and wildlife health. However, most studies are conducted under artificial conditions that are not representative of environmental exposures. Environmental exposures are characterized by multiple routes of exposure, low aquatic PFAS levels, and greater environmental variability than laboratory tests. Determining whether these factors influence toxicity is critical for understanding the effects of PFAS on aquatic life, including amphibians. Our goal was to assess the impact of PFAS on an amphibian under semirealistic conditions. We reared northern leopard frog (Rana pipiens) larvae in outdoor mesocosms containing sediment spiked to low, medium, and high levels (nominally 10, 100, or 1000 ppb dry wt) of perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) or perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) for 30 d. Larvae in all PFOS treatments and the medium-PFOA treatment were approximately 1.5 Gosner stages less developed than control animals after 30 d. Notably, these developmental delays were observed at PFOS concentrations in the water as low as 0.06 ppb, which is considerably lower than levels associated with developmental effects in laboratory studies. Our results suggest that deriving toxicity values from laboratory studies examining aquatic exposure only may underestimate the effects of environmental PFAS exposure. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:711-716. © 2020 SETAC.
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- R Wesley Flynn
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Ankley GT, Cureton P, Hoke RA, Houde M, Kumar A, Kurias J, Lanno R, McCarthy C, Newsted J, Salice CJ, Sample BE, Sepúlveda MS, Steevens J, Valsecchi S. Assessing the Ecological Risks of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: Current State-of-the Science and a Proposed Path Forward. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021; 40:564-605. [PMID: 32897586 PMCID: PMC7984443 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.0] [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: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
Abstract
Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) encompass a large, heterogenous group of chemicals of potential concern to human health and the environment. Based on information for a few relatively well-understood PFAS such as perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoate, there is ample basis to suspect that at least a subset can be considered persistent, bioaccumulative, and/or toxic. However, data suitable for determining risks in either prospective or retrospective assessments are lacking for the majority of PFAS. In August 2019, the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry sponsored a workshop that focused on the state-of-the-science supporting risk assessment of PFAS. The present review summarizes discussions concerning the ecotoxicology and ecological risks of PFAS. First, we summarize currently available information relevant to problem formulation/prioritization, exposure, and hazard/effects of PFAS in the context of regulatory and ecological risk assessment activities from around the world. We then describe critical gaps and uncertainties relative to ecological risk assessments for PFAS and propose approaches to address these needs. Recommendations include the development of more comprehensive monitoring programs to support exposure assessment, an emphasis on research to support the formulation of predictive models for bioaccumulation, and the development of in silico, in vitro, and in vivo methods to efficiently assess biological effects for potentially sensitive species/endpoints. Addressing needs associated with assessing the ecological risk of PFAS will require cross-disciplinary approaches that employ both conventional and new methods in an integrated, resource-effective manner. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:564-605. © 2020 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC. This article has been contributed to by US Government employees and their work is in the public domain in the USA.
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- Gerald T. Ankley
- Great Lakes Toxicology and Ecology Division, US Environmental Protection AgencyDuluthMinnesotaUSA
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- Science and Risk Assessment Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, GatineauQuebecCanada
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- Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, MontrealQuebecCanada
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation UrrbraeSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Science and Risk Assessment Division, Environment and Climate Change Canada, GatineauQuebecCanada
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue UniversityWest LayetteIndianaUSA
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- US Geological Survey, Columbia Environmental Research CenterColumbiaMissouriUSA
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- Water Research Institute, National Research CouncilBrugherioMonza and BrianzaItaly
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Abercrombie SA, de Perre C, Iacchetta M, Flynn RW, Sepúlveda MS, Lee LS, Hoverman JT. Sublethal Effects of Dermal Exposure to Poly- and Perfluoroalkyl Substances on Postmetamorphic Amphibians. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021; 40:717-726. [PMID: 32164037 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 11/15/2019] [Revised: 12/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Studies of the toxicity of poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) on amphibians, especially after metamorphosis, are limited. We examined effects of dermal PFAS exposure (30 d) on survival and growth of juvenile American toads (Anaxyrus americanus), eastern tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum), and northern leopard frogs (Rana pipiens). Chemicals included perfluorooctanoic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS), and 6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonate (6:2 FTS) at 0, 80, 800, or 8000 ppb on a moss dry weight basis. Exposure to PFAS influenced final snout-vent length (SVL) and scaled mass index (SMI), a measure of relative body condition. Observed effects depended on species and chemical, but not concentration. Anurans exposed to PFOS, PFHxS (frogs only), and 6:2 FTS demonstrated reduced SVL versus controls, whereas salamanders exposed to 6:2 FTS showed increased SVL. Frogs exposed to PFHxS and 6:2 FTS and toads exposed to PFOS had increased SMI compared to controls; salamanders did not demonstrate effects. Concentrations of 6:2 FTS in substrate decreased substantially by 30 d, likely driven by microbial action. Perfluorooctane sulfonate had notable biota-sediment accumulation factors, but was still <1. Although a no-observable-effect concentration could not generally be determined, the lowest-observable-effect concentration was 50 to 120 ppb. Survival was not affected. The present study demonstrates that PFAS bioaccumulation from dermal exposures and sublethal effects are dependent on species, chemical, and focal trait. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:717-726. © 2020 SETAC.
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- Sarah A Abercrombie
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Wasel O, Thompson KM, Gao Y, Godfrey AE, Gao J, Mahapatra CT, Lee LS, Sepúlveda MS, Freeman JL. Comparison of zebrafish in vitro and in vivo developmental toxicity assessments of perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs). J Toxicol Environ Health A 2021; 84:125-136. [PMID: 33143551 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2020.1842272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are persistent environmental contaminants that are associated with various adverse health outcomes. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is one of the most prominently detected PFAAs in the environment, which is now replaced with shorter chain carbon compounds including perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA) and perfluorobutyric acid (PFBA). The aim of this study was to compare the toxicity of four PFAAs as a function of chain length and head group (carboxylate versus sulfonate) with in vitro and in vivo zebrafish assessments, which were subsequently compared to other cell and aquatic models. Mortality rate increased with chain length (PFOA > PFHxA ≫ PFBA) in both whole embryo/larvae and embryonic cell models. The sulfonate group enhanced toxicity with perfluorobutane sulfonate (PFBS) showing higher toxicity than PFBA and PFHxA in both larvae and cells. Toxicity trends were similar among different aquatic models, but sensitivities varied. Discrepancies with other zebrafish studies were confirmed to be associated with a lack of neutralization of acidic pH of dosing solutions in these other investigations, demonstrating the need for rigor in reporting pH of exposure solutions in all experiments. The zebrafish embryonic cell line was also found to be similar to most other cell lines regardless of exposure length. Overall, results agree with findings in other cell lines and organisms where longer chain length and sulfonate group increase toxicity, except in investigations not neutralizing the exposure solutions for these acidic compounds.
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- Ola Wasel
- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN, USA
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Yunnan Agricultural University , Kunming, China
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University , West Lafayette, IN, USA
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Allmon E, Serafin J, Chen S, Rodgers ML, Griffitt R, Bosker T, de Guise S, Sepúlveda MS. Effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and abiotic stressors on Fundulus grandis cardiac transcriptomics. Sci Total Environ 2021; 752:142156. [PMID: 33207514 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Following the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill, extensive research has been conducted on the toxicity of oil and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the aquatic environment. Many studies have identified the toxicological effects of PAHs in estuarine and marine fishes, however, only recently has work begun to identify the combinatorial effect of PAHs and abiotic environmental factors such as hypoxia, salinity, and temperature. This study aims to characterize the combined effects of abiotic stressors and PAH exposure on the cardiac transcriptomes of developing Fundulus grandis larvae. In this study, F. grandis larvae were exposed to varying environmental conditions (dissolved oxygen (DO) 2, 6 ppm; temperature 20, 30 °C; and salinity 3, 30 ppt) as well as to a single concentration of high energy water accommodated fraction (HEWAF) (∑PAHs 15 ppb). Whole larvae were sampled for RNA and transcriptional changes were quantified using RNA-Seq followed by qPCR for a set of target genes. Analysis revealed that exposure to oil and abiotic stressors impacts signaling pathways associated with cardiovascular function. Specifically, combined exposures appear to reduce development of the systemic vasculature as well as strongly impact the cardiac musculature through cardiomyocyte proliferation resulting in inhibited cardiac function and modulated blood pressure maintenance. Results of this study provide a holistic view of impacts of PAHs and common environmental stressors on the cardiac system in early life stage estuarine species. To our knowledge, this study is one of the first to simultaneously manipulate oil exposure with abiotic factors (DO, salinity, temperature) and the first to analyze cardiac transcriptional responses under these co-exposures.
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- Elizabeth Allmon
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA
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- Leiden University College and Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, Anna van Buerenplein 301, 2595 DG The Hague, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Point61 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Rodgers ML, Serafin J, Sepúlveda MS, Griffitt RJ. The impact of salinity and dissolved oxygen regimes on transcriptomic immune responses to oil in early life stage Fundulus grandis. Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics 2020; 37:100753. [PMID: 33249265 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2020.100753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 10/09/2020] [Accepted: 10/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Understanding the effects of oil exposure on early life stage fish species is critical to fully assessing the environmental impacts of oil spills. Oil released from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill reached habitats where estuarine fish routinely spawn. In addition, estuaries are highly dynamic environments, therefore, fish in these areas are routinely exposed to varying salinity and dissolved oxygen (DO) levels, each of which are known to modulate transcriptional responses. Fish exposed to oil often display altered immune competence, and several studies have shown that Deepwater Horizon oil in particular causes modulation of various immune functions. However, few studies have directly examined how environmental parameters may affect oil-induced immunomodulation, particularly in early life stage fishes when the immune system is still developing. To this end, we examined transcriptional patterns of immune genes and pathways in Fundulus grandis larvae to various oil (0, 15 μg/L), salinity (3, 30 ppt), and DO (2.5, 6 mg/L) regimes in a fully factorial design. Our results suggest that immune pathways are generally activated in all treatment groups with the exception of the Low Salinity/No Oil/Hypoxia treatment where immune pathways are largely suppressed, and the High Salinity/No Oil/Hypoxia treatment where pathways are unchanged. The High Salinity/Oil/Hypoxia treatment had the largest number of enriched immune pathways (44 as defined by IPA and 43 as defined by ConsensusPathDB), indicating that oil under certain environmental conditions has the potential to further modulate immune-related genes, pathways, and responses in fish.
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- Maria L Rodgers
- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA.
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS 39564, USA
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Jones ER, Simning D, Serafin J, Sepúlveda MS, Griffitt RJ. Acute exposure to oil induces age and species-specific transcriptional responses in embryo-larval estuarine fish. Environ Pollut 2020; 263:114325. [PMID: 32240905 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114325] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 03/02/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Because oil spills frequently occur in coastal regions that serve as spawning habitat, characterizing the effects of oil in estuarine fish carries both economic and environmental importance. There is a breadth of research investigating the effects of crude oil on fish, however few studies have addressed how transcriptional responses to oil change throughout development or how these responses might be conserved across taxa. To investigate these effects, we performed RNA-seq and pathway analysis following oil exposure 1) in a single estuarine species (Cyprinodon variegatus) at three developmental time points (embryos, yolk-sack larvae, free-feeding larvae), and 2) in two ecologically similar species (C. variegatus and Fundulus grandis), immediately post-hatch (yolk-sack stage). Our results indicate that C. variegatus embryos mount a diminished transcriptional response to oil compared to later stages, and that few transcriptional responses are conserved throughout development. Pathway analysis of larval C. variegatus revealed dysregulation of similar biological processes at later larval stages, including alteration of cholesterol biosynthesis pathways, cardiac development processes, and immune functions. Our cross-species comparison showed that F. grandis exhibited a reduced transcriptional response compared to C. variegatus. Pathway analysis revealed that the two species shared similar immune and cardiac responses, however pathways related to cholesterol biosynthesis exhibited a divergent response as they were activated in C. variegatus but inhibited in F. grandis. Our results suggest that examination of larval stages may provide a more sensitive estimate of oil-impacts than examination of embryos, and challenge assumptions that ecologically comparable species respond to oil similarly.
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- Elizabeth R Jones
- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, The University of Southern Mississippi, United States; Department of Biology, Francis Marion University, United States.
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, The University of Southern Mississippi, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, United States
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, The University of Southern Mississippi, United States
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Zhang R, Silic MR, Schaber A, Wasel O, Freeman JL, Sepúlveda MS. Exposure route affects the distribution and toxicity of polystyrene nanoplastics in zebrafish. Sci Total Environ 2020; 724:138065. [PMID: 32272399 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [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: 02/04/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The widespread use of polystyrene (PS) products in a myriad of consumer products has resulted in widespread contamination of PS nanoplastics (PSNPs) in aquatic ecosystems. Fish early life stages are exposed to nanoplastics dermally and via gills. Additional routes of exposure include oral via the ingestion of contaminated prey and maternal transfer. However, there is limited amount of work studying the impact of exposure route in the toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics of PSNPs. The objective of this study was to compare the effects of exposure routes (aqueous and microinjection) on the organ distribution and toxicity of PSNPs. We "mimicked" the maternal exposure of PSNPs to zebrafish by injecting a known concentration of fluorescent particles directly into 2-cell stage embryos. Endpoints were collected starting at 96 h post-fertilization until several weeks post-hatch to evaluate depuration. Although both exposure routes led to the accumulation of PSNPs in the yolk sac followed by brain, eyes, gut and swim bladder, the aqueous exposure caused higher PSNP concentrations in the brain and eyes and the injection exposure caused PSNP accumulation mainly in the trunk area. A waterborne exposure also reduced antioxidant gene expression; increased frequency of developmental abnormalities such as bent tails, jaw deformities and pericardial edema; and resulted in lower growth rates and hypoactivity. Overall, a waterborne exposure to PSNPs resulted in higher transfer to the brain and caused greater toxic effects to zebrafish compared to an injection exposure and highlights the key role of exposure routes in the uptake, localization and subsequent distribution of nanoparticles.
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- Rui Zhang
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; School of Environmental Science and Engineering, China-America CRC for Environment & Health, Shandong University, 72# Jimo Binhai Road, Qingdao, Shandong Province 266237, PR China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States.
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Rodgers ML, Simning D, Sepúlveda MS, De Guise S, Bosker T, Griffitt RJ. Exposure to Oil and Hypoxia Results in Alterations of Immune Transcriptional Patterns in Developing Sheepshead Minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus). Sci Rep 2020; 10:1684. [PMID: 32015368 PMCID: PMC6997411 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58171-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The area and timing of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill highlight the need to study oil and hypoxia exposure in early life stage fishes. Though critical to health, little research has targeted the effect of oil and hypoxia exposure on developing immune systems. To this end, we exposed sheepshead minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus) at three early life stages: embryonic; post-hatch; and post-larval, to a high energy water accommodated fraction (HEWAF) of oil, hypoxia, or both for 48 hours. We performed RNAseq to understand how exposures alter expression of immune transcripts and pathways. Under control conditions, the embryonic to post-hatch comparison (first transition) had a greater number of significantly regulated immune pathways than the second transition (post-hatch to post-larval). The addition of oil had little effect in the first transition, however, hypoxia elicited changes in cellular and humoral immune responses. In the second transition, oil exposure significantly altered many immune pathways (43), and while hypoxia altered few pathways, it did induce a unique signature of generally suppressing immune pathways. These data suggest that timing of exposure to oil and/or hypoxia matters, and underscores the need to further investigate the impacts of multiple stressors on immune system development in early life stage fishes.
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- Maria L Rodgers
- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 39564, USA.
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 39564, USA
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- Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, 06269, USA
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- Leiden University College/Institute of Environmental Sciences (CML), Leiden University, Leiden, 2595DG, The Netherlands
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, 39564, USA.
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Flynn RW, Chislock MF, Gannon ME, Bauer SJ, Tornabene BJ, Hoverman JT, Sepúlveda MS. Acute and chronic effects of perfluoroalkyl substance mixtures on larval American bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana). Chemosphere 2019; 236:124350. [PMID: 31319302 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124350] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Revised: 07/08/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Discovery of elevated concentrations of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ground and surface waters globally has heightened concern over their potential adverse health effects. The effects of PFAS are known largely from acute toxicity studies of single PFAS compounds in model organisms, while little is understood concerning effects of mixtures on wildlife. To address this gap, we examined the acute and chronic effects of two of the most common PFAS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid [PFOS] and perfluorooctanoic acid [PFOA]) and their mixtures on survival, growth, and development of American bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tadpoles. In 96 h acute toxicity tests, PFOS was 10X more toxic than PFOA and effects of the two chemicals in combination appeared additive. The effects of PFOS, PFOA, and their interaction varied by the sublethal endpoint under consideration in a 72 d exposure. Effects of PFAS on tadpole mass and developmental stage were largely driven by PFOS and there was no evidence of interactions suggesting deviations from additivity. However, for snout-vent length, reductions in length in mixture treatments were greater than expected based on the effects of the two chemicals independently (i.e. non-additivity). Further, effects on snout-vent length in single chemical exposures were only observed with PFOA. Our results highlight the importance of assessing combined effects of PFAS co-occurring in the environment and suggest caution in extrapolating the effects of acute toxicity studies to more environmentally relevant exposures. Future studies examining effects of environmentally relevant mixtures on wildlife will be essential for effective environmental risk assessment and management.
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- R Wesley Flynn
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2033, United States.
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2033, United States; Department of Environmental Science and Ecology, The College at Brockport, Brockport, NY, 14420, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2033, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2033, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2033, United States; Wildlife Biology Program, W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, MT, 59802, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2033, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907-2033, United States
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Serafin J, Guffey SC, Bosker T, Griffitt RJ, De Guise S, Perkins C, Szuter M, Sepúlveda MS. Combined effects of salinity, temperature, hypoxia, and Deepwater Horizon oil on Fundulus grandis larvae. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 181:106-113. [PMID: 31176244 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.05.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 09/28/2018] [Revised: 05/17/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Oil spills have polluted the marine environment for decades and continue to be a major source of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) to marine ecosystems around the globe, for example during the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill. Although the toxicity of PAHs to fish has been well studied, their effects combined with abiotic stressors are poorly understood. The goal of this study was to describe the combined impacts of crude oil and environmental stressors on fish larvae, a sensitive life stage. Gulf killifish (Fundulus grandis) larvae (<24 h post-hatch) were exposed for 48 h to high energy water accommodated fractions (HEWAF; total PAHs 0-125 ppb) of Macondo oil from the Deepwater Horizon spill under different combinations of environmental conditions (dissolved oxygen 2, 6 ppm; temperature 20, 25, 30 °C; salinity 3, 10, 30 ppt). Even under optimal environmental conditions (25 °C, 10 ppt, 6 ppm) larval survival and development were negatively affected by PAHs, starting with the lowest concentration tested (∼15 ppb). Hypoxia and high temperature each increased the adverse effects of HEWAF on development and mortality. In contrast, salinity had little effect on any of the endpoints measured. Importantly, expression of the detoxifying gene cyp1a was highly induced in PAH-exposed larvae under normoxic conditions, but not under hypoxic conditions, potentially explaining the enhanced toxicity observed under hypoxia. This work highlights the importance of considering how suboptimal environmental conditions can exacerbate the effects of pollution on fish early life stages.
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- Jennifer Serafin
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States; Environmental Resources Management, 3352 128th Ave, Holland, MI, 49424, United States
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- Leiden University College and Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, Anna van Buerenplein 301, 2595, DG, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Engineering, University of Southern Mississippi, 703 East Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS, 39564, United States
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Point61 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, United States
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- Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, 3107 Horsebarn Hill Road, Storrs, CT, 06269, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States.
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Hoover G, Kar S, Guffey S, Leszczynski J, Sepúlveda MS. In vitro and in silico modeling of perfluoroalkyl substances mixture toxicity in an amphibian fibroblast cell line. Chemosphere 2019; 233:25-33. [PMID: 31163305 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Revised: 05/07/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Poly and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a large group of emerging organic pollutants that can persist in the environment and bioaccumulate in biota. They are found in complex mixtures, and although the exact number of PFAS is unknown, it has been estimated to be in the thousands. The objective of this study was two-fold. First, we examined the cytotoxicity of PFAS singly and in binary mixtures using an amphibian fibroblast cell line. Second, we used this experimental data to develop quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models for single and binary mixtures. We tested the cytotoxicity of four common PFAS: perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS); perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA); perfluorohexane sulfonate (PFHxS); and perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA). PFOS was the most toxic and PFHxA the least cytotoxic. Binary mixtures allowed for the construction of isobolograms to test for additivity, synergism, or antagonism. Using this data, QSAR modeling was used for predicting the toxicity of 24 single and 1380 binary mixtures (theoretically generated). Overall, our experimental and modeling results showed that mixtures were approximately additive, with the exception of PFOS and PFOA, which were found to be weakly synergistic. This data shows that certain mixtures of PFAS may have increased toxicity potential above what the simple sum of PFAS concentrations would suggest. More studies are needed that test the toxicity of PFAS mixtures.
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- Gary Hoover
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry, Physics and Atmospheric Sciences, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS 39217, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Coulter DP, Huff Hartz KE, Sepúlveda MS, Godfrey A, Garvey JE, Lydy MJ. Lifelong Exposure to Dioxin-Like PCBs Alters Paternal Offspring Care Behavior and Reduces Male Fish Reproductive Success. Environ Sci Technol 2019; 53:11507-11514. [PMID: 31369710 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b03460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Offspring survival, cohort performance, and ultimately population dynamics are strongly influenced by maternal characteristics (e.g., fecundity), whereas paternal contribution is often considered limited to genetic-driven fitness of males through sexual selection. However, male contribution to reproductive success can be particularly influential in species exhibiting paternal offspring care. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are widespread, persistent contaminants that can disrupt maternal reproductive processes and negatively affect offspring. In contrast, how PCBs affect paternal reproductive success is largely unknown, but could ultimately affect population dynamics. We examined the effects of lifelong PCB exposure on the reproductive processes of male fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas), a species exhibiting sole paternal offspring care, by examining endocrine-associated gene expression, testes histology, secondary sexual characteristics, courtship ability, offspring care, and offspring survival. PCBs minimized male secondary sexual characteristics, but did not affect gonadal end points or inhibit ability to court females. Fathers exposed to high concentrations of dioxin-like PCBs had changes in gene expression, reduced offspring care behavior, and higher embryo mortality, possibly due to fathers spending less time within nests and less frequently tending to embryos. Through complex interactions among gene expression, physical characteristics, and behavior, PCBs inhibit paternal reproductive success and have the potential to suppress population size.
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- David P Coulter
- Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences and Department of Zoology , Southern Illinois University , Life Science II Room 251, 1125 Lincoln Drive , Carbondale , Illinois 62901 , United States
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- Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences and Department of Zoology , Southern Illinois University , Life Science II Room 251, 1125 Lincoln Drive , Carbondale , Illinois 62901 , United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources , Purdue University , 195 Marsteller Street , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
- Lyles School of Civil Engineering , Purdue University , 195 Marsteller Street , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources , Purdue University , 195 Marsteller Street , West Lafayette , Indiana 47907 , United States
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- Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences and Department of Zoology , Southern Illinois University , Life Science II Room 251, 1125 Lincoln Drive , Carbondale , Illinois 62901 , United States
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- Center for Fisheries, Aquaculture, and Aquatic Sciences and Department of Zoology , Southern Illinois University , Life Science II Room 251, 1125 Lincoln Drive , Carbondale , Illinois 62901 , United States
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Jasperse L, Levin M, Rogers K, Perkins C, Bosker T, Griffitt RJ, Sepúlveda MS, De Guise S. Parental exposure to Deepwater Horizon oil in different environmental scenarios alters development of sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) offspring. Mar Environ Res 2019; 150:104762. [PMID: 31394415 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2019.104762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2019] [Revised: 06/24/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The explosion of the Deepwater Horizon (DWH) oil exploration platform on April 20, 2010 began a catastrophic leak of approximately 640 million liters crude oil into the northern Gulf of Mexico (GOM), affecting more than 2100 km of coastline, including wetlands and estuaries that provide habitat and nursery for many aquatic species. Estuaries of the GOM are dynamic environments, with constant fluctuations in salinity and dissolved oxygen, including large hypoxic zones during summer months. Spawning fish in northern GOM estuaries following the DWH incident were at significant risk of oil exposure, and adverse environmental conditions at the time of exposure, such as hypoxia and low salinity, could have exacerbated developmental effects in the offspring. The present study investigated the effects of F0 parental oil exposure in different environmental scenarios on development of F1 sheepshead minnow (SHM) offspring. Adult SHM were exposed to the high-energy water accommodated fraction (HEWAF) of crude oil in three environmental scenarios: normoxic (NORM), hypoxic (HYP), and hypoxic with low salinity (HYP-LS). Parental HEWAF exposure in the NORM scenario resulted in developmental effects in F1 offspring, including altered heart rate, decreased length at hatch, and impaired prey capture. Co-exposure of F0 SHM to HEWAF and adverse environmental conditions altered HEWAF effects on F1 heart rate, hatch rate, prey capture, and survival. Time to hatch was not significantly impacted by parental HEWAF in any environmental scenario. The present study demonstrates that parental exposure to HEWAF results in developmental changes in F1 embryos, and co-exposure to adverse environmental conditions altered the effects for several developmental endpoints. These data suggest that SHM exposed to oil in estuaries experiencing hypoxia or low salinity may produce offspring with worsened outcomes. These developmental effects, in addition to previously reported reproductive effects in adult fish, could lead to long-term population level impacts for SHM.
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- Lindsay Jasperse
- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA
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- Leiden University College/Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Sciences, The University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, MS, USA
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- Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA; Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, Groton, CT, USA
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Abercrombie SA, de Perre C, Choi YJ, Tornabene BJ, Sepúlveda MS, Lee LS, Hoverman JT. Larval amphibians rapidly bioaccumulate poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2019; 178:137-145. [PMID: 31002968 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 12/21/2018] [Revised: 03/30/2019] [Accepted: 04/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are ubiquitous contaminants that can bioaccumulate in aquatic taxa. Amphibians are particularly vulnerable to contaminants and sensitive to endocrine disruptors during their aquatic larval stage. However, few studies have explored PFAS uptake rates in amphibians, which is critical for designing ecotoxicology studies and assessing the potential for bioaccumulation. Uptake rates of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) were measured for larval northern leopard frogs (Rana pipiens), American toads (Anaxyrus americanus), and eastern tiger salamanders (Ambystoma tigrinum) during a 240-h exposure to 10 and 1000 μg/L concentrations. We measured body burden and calculated bioconcentration factor (BCF) every 48 h during the experiments. For all species and exposures, body burdens often reached steady state within 48-96 h of exposure. Steady-state body burdens for PFOA and PFOS ranged from 3819 to 16,481 ng/g dry weight (BCF = 0.46-2.5) and 6955-489,958 ng/g dry weight (47-259 BCFs), respectively. Therefore, PFAS steady state occurs rapidly in the larval amphibians we studied and particularly for PFOS. This result reflects a high potential for PFAS trophic transfer because amphibians are often low in trophic position and are important prey for many aquatic and terrestrial species.
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- Sarah A Abercrombie
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States.
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois Street, Golden, CO, 80401, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States; Wildlife Biology Program, W.A. Franke College of Forestry and Conservation, University of Montana, 32 Campus Drive, Missoula, MT, 59802, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, 915 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 715 West State Street, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, United States
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Godfrey A, Hooser B, Abdelmoneim A, Sepúlveda MS. Sex-specific endocrine-disrupting effects of three halogenated chemicals in Japanese medaka. J Appl Toxicol 2019; 39:1215-1223. [PMID: 31066087 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3807] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 12/29/2018] [Revised: 02/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Several halogenated chemicals are found in an array of products that can cause endocrine disruption. Human studies have shown that endocrine responses are sex specific, with females more likely to develop hypothyroidism and males more likely to have reproductive impairment. The objective of this study was to assess sex differences on thyroid and estrogenic effects after exposure of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes, SK2MC) to halogenated compounds. This strain is an excellent model for these studies as sex can be determined non-destructively a few hours postfertilization. Medaka embryos were exposed to sublethal concentrations of Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP, 0.019 mg/L), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA, 4.7 mg/L) and its next generation alternative, perfluorobutyric acid (PFBA, 137 mg/L). Methimazole (inhibits thyroid hormone synthesis) and the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine served as reference controls. Fish were exposed throughout embryo development until 10 days postfertilization. Females displayed significantly larger swim bladders (which are under thyroid hormone control) after exposure to all chemicals with the exception of triiodothyronine, which caused the opposite effect. Females exposed to TDCPP and PFOA had increased expression of vitellogenin and exposure to PFOA upregulated expression of multiple thyroid-related genes. Upregulation of estrogenic-regulated genes after exposure to TDCPP, PFOA and methimazole was only observed in males. Overall, our results suggest that females and males show an estrogenic response when exposed to these halogenated chemicals and that females appear more susceptible to thyroid-induced swim bladder dysfunction compared with males. These results further confirm the importance of considering sex effects when assessing the toxicity of endocrine-disrupting compounds.
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- Amy Godfrey
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.,Department of Veterinary Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
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Jasperse L, Levin M, Rogers K, Perkins C, Bosker T, Griffitt RJ, Sepúlveda MS, De Guise S. Transgenerational effects of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon exposure on sheepshead minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus). Environ Toxicol Chem 2019; 38:638-649. [PMID: 30556163 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4340] [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: 10/17/2018] [Revised: 11/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill resulted in the release of over 640 million L of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico, affecting over 2000 km of shoreline, including estuaries that serve as important habitats and nurseries for aquatic species. Cyprinodon variegatus (sheepshead minnow) are small-bodied fish that inhabit northern Gulf of Mexico estuaries, are easily adaptable to laboratory conditions, and are commonly used in toxicological assessment studies. The purpose of the present study was to determine the somatic, reproductive, and developmental effects of an environmentally relevant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) mixture, the oil high-energy water accommodated fraction (HEWAF), on experimentally exposed sheepshead minnow (F0 ) as well as 2 generations of offspring (F1 and F2 ) without additional exposure. The F0 generation exposed to HEWAF had increased liver somatic indices, altered egg production, and decreased fertilization. Several developmental endpoints in the F1 were altered by F0 HEWAF exposure. As adults, low HEWAF-exposed F1 females demonstrated decreased weight and length. Both the F1 and F2 generations derived from high HEWAF-exposed F0 had deficits in prey capture compared to control F1 and F2 , respectively. Correlations between endpoints and tissue PAHs provide evidence that the physiological effects observed were associated with hydrocarbon exposure. These data demonstrate that PAHs were capable of causing physiological changes in exposed adult sheepshead minnow and transgenerational effects in unexposed offspring, both of which could have population-level consequences. Environ Toxicol Chem 2019;38:638-649. © 2018 SETAC.
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- Lindsay Jasperse
- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Leiden University College/Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, The Hague, The Netherlands
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- Department of Coastal Sciences, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
- Connecticut Sea Grant College Program, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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Abdelmoneim A, Abdu A, Chen S, Sepúlveda MS. Molecular signaling pathways elicited by 17α-ethinylestradiol in Japanese medaka male larvae undergoing gonadal differentiation. Aquat Toxicol 2019; 208:187-195. [PMID: 30682621 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [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: 10/21/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Estrogenic contaminants released into water bodies are potentially affecting the reproduction of aquatic organisms. Exposure to 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), a synthetic estrogen agonist commonly found in sewage effluents, has been shown to cause gonadal changes in male gonochoristic fish ranging from gonadal intersex to complete sex reversal. Although these gonadal changes have been well studied in Japanese medaka Oryzias latipes, the molecular mechanisms behind them are poorly understood. Our objective was to study the signaling pathways elicited by exposure to different concentrations of EE2 in this species. Embryos and larvae were sexed by the presence of leucophores and dmy expression (only in males). Male medaka were exposed to two EE2 concentrations (30 and 300 ng/L) during their gonadal differentiation period (7-22 dpf). The transcriptome of larvae was analyzed using RNA sequencing followed by pathway analysis. Genes involved in sex differentiation and gonadal development (e.g., cldn19, ctbp1, hsd17b4) showed a female-like expression pattern in EE2-exposed males with some genes changing in expression in an EE2 concentration-dependent manner. However, not all genes known to be involved in sex differentiation and gonadal development (e.g., wnt4b) were altered by EE2. Several of the prominently affected signaling pathways involved genes associated with steroidogenesis, steroid receptor signaling and steroid metabolism, such as cyp2b3, cyp3b40, cyp1a, hsd17b4. We also report on novel genes and pathways affected that might play a role in gonadal changes, including several genes associated with FXR/RXR and LXR/RXR activation networks. This study is the first to examine the transcriptomic changes in male fish resulting from exposure to EE2 during the gonadal differentiation period, providing new insights on the signaling pathways involved in the development of gonadal changes in gonochoristic fish.
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- Ahmed Abdelmoneim
- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; Department of Veterinary Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; Department of Parasitology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Malinich TD, Chou N, Sepúlveda MS, Höök TO. No evidence of microplastic impacts on consumption or growth of larval Pimephales promelas. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018; 37:2912-2918. [PMID: 30125981 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 05/24/2018] [Revised: 06/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Microplastics are an abundant pollutant in aquatic systems, but little is known regarding their effects on larval fish. We conducted foraging and growth experiments to observe how increasing densities of microplastics (polyethylene microspheres) impact the foraging and growth of Pimephales promelas larvae. We found minimal impacts on larval consumption of Artemia nauplii in the consumption study, as well as little impact on total length after 30 d of the growth experiment. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:2912-2918. © 2018 SETAC.
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- Timothy David Malinich
- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources, College of Agriculture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Horzmann KA, Reidenbach LS, Thanki DH, Winchester AE, Qualizza BA, Ryan GA, Egan KE, Hedrick VE, Sobreira TJP, Peterson SM, Weber GJ, Wirbisky-Hershberger SE, Sepúlveda MS, Freeman JL. Embryonic atrazine exposure elicits proteomic, behavioral, and brain abnormalities with developmental time specific gene expression signatures. J Proteomics 2018; 186:71-82. [PMID: 30012420 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2018.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 06/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Atrazine (ATZ), the second most commonly used herbicide in the United States, is an endocrine disrupting chemical linked to cancer and a common drinking water contaminant. This study further investigates ATZ-related developmental toxicity by testing the following hypotheses in zebrafish: the effects of embryonic ATZ exposure are dependent on timing of exposure; embryonic ATZ exposure alters brain development and function; and embryonic ATZ exposure changes protein abundance in carcinogenesis-related pathways. After exposing embryos to 0, 0.3, 3, or 30 parts per billion (ppb) ATZ, we monitored the expression of cytochrome P450 family 17 subfamily A member 1 (cyp17a1), glyoxalase I (glo1), ring finger protein 14 (rnf14), salt inducible kinase 2 (sik2), tetratricopeptide domain 3 (ttc3), and tumor protein D52 like 1 (tpd52l1) at multiple embryonic time points to determine normal expression and if ATZ exposure altered expression. Only cyp17a1 had normal dynamic expression, but ttc3 and tpd52l1 had ATZ-related expression changes before 72 h. Larvae exposed to 0.3 ppb ATZ had increased brain length, while larvae exposed to 30 ppb ATZ were hypoactive. Proteomic analysis identified altered protein abundance in pathways related to cellular function, neurodevelopment, and genital-tract cancer. The results indicate embryonic ATZ toxicity involves interactions of multiple pathways. SIGNIFICANCE This is the first report of proteomic alterations following embryonic exposure to atrazine, an environmentally persistent pesticide and common water contaminant. Although the transcriptomic alterations in larval zebrafish with embryonic atrazine exposure have been reported, neither the time at which gene expression changes occur nor the resulting proteomic changes have been investigated. This study seeks to address these knowledge gaps by evaluating atrazine's effect on gene expression through multiple time points during embryogenesis, and correlating changes in gene expression to pathological alterations in brain length and functional changes in behavior. Finally, pathway analysis of the proteomic alterations identifies connections between the molecular changes and functional outcomes associated with embryonic atrazine exposure.
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- Katharine A Horzmann
- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Bindley Bioscience Center, Discovery Park, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Bindley Bioscience Center, Discovery Park, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; Purdue Center for Cancer Research, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States.
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Rodgers ML, Jones ER, Klinkhamer C, Mahapatra CT, Serafin J, Bosker T, Perkins C, Griffitt RJ, De Guise S, Sepúlveda MS. Combined effects of Deepwater Horizon crude oil and environmental stressors on Fundulus grandis embryos. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018; 37:1916-1925. [PMID: 29663533 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4153] [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: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 02/13/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In the present study, we examined how sensitivity to oil changes in combination with environmental stressors in Fundulus grandis embryos. We exposed embryos (<24 h post fertilization) to a range of high-energy water accommodated fraction (HEWAF) concentrations (0-50 parts per billion [ppb] total polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons [PAHs]) made from Macondo crude oil in conjunction with various environmental conditions (temperature: 20 and 30 °C; salinity: 3, 7, and 30 practical salinity units [PSU]; and dissolved oxygen: 2 and 6 mg/L). Endpoints included mortality, hatching rates, and expression of cytochrome p450 1a and 1c (cyp1a, cyp1c) in hatched larvae. There was 100% mortality for all fish under the 2 parts per million (ppm) dissolved oxygen regimes. For the 6 mg/L dissolved oxygen treatments, mortality and median lethal time (LT50) were generally higher in the 30 °C treatments versus the 20 °C treatments. Oil increased mortality in fish exposed to the highest concentration in the 20-3-6 (°C-PSU-mg/L), 25-7-6, and 30-30-6 conditions. Hatching was driven by environmental conditions, with oil exposure having a significant impact on hatching in only the 25-7-6 and 30-30-6 groups at the greatest HEWAF exposure. Expression of cyp1a was up-regulated in most treatment groups versus the controls, with cyp1c expression exhibiting a similar pattern. These data suggest interactive effects among temperature, salinity, and PAHs, highlighting a need to further assess the effects of oil exposure under various environmental conditions. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:1916-1925. © 2018 SETAC.
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- Maria L Rodgers
- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Leiden University College/Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Division of Coastal Sciences, School of Ocean Science and Technology, University of Southern Mississippi, Ocean Springs, Mississippi, USA
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- Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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Godfrey A, Hooser B, Abdelmoneim A, Horzmann KA, Freemanc JL, Sepúlveda MS. Thyroid disrupting effects of halogenated and next generation chemicals on the swim bladder development of zebrafish. Aquat Toxicol 2017; 193:228-235. [PMID: 29101780 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.10.024] [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: 10/02/2017] [Revised: 10/24/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
Abstract
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can alter thyroid function and adversely affect growth and development. Halogenated compounds, such as perfluorinated chemicals commonly used in food packaging, and brominated flame retardants used in a broad range of products from clothing to electronics, can act as thyroid disruptors. Due to the adverse effects of these compounds, there is a need for the development of safer next generation chemicals. The objective of this study was to test the thyroid disruption potential of old use and next generation halogenated chemicals. Zebrafish embryos were exposed to three old use compounds, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and tris (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and two next generation chemicals, 9,10-dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene-10-oxdie (DOPO) and perfluorobutyric acid (PFBA). Sub-chronic (0-6days post fertilization (dpf)) and chronic (0-28dpf) exposures were conducted at 1% of the concentration known to kill 50% (LC50) of the population. Changes in the surface area of the swim bladder as well as in expression levels of genes involved in the thyroid control of swim bladder inflation were measured. At 6dpf, zebrafish exposed to all halogenated chemicals, both old use and next generation, had smaller posterior swim bladder and increased expression in the gene encoding thyroid peroxidase, tpo and the genes encoding two swim bladder surfactant proteins, sp-a and sp-c. These results mirrored the effects of thyroid hormone-exposed positive controls. Fish exposed to a TPO inhibitor (methimazole, MMI) had a decrease in tpo expression levels at 28dpf. Effects on the anterior swim bladder at 28dpf, after exposure to MMI as well as both old and new halogenated chemicals, were the same, i.e., absence of SB in ∼50% of fish, which were also of smaller body size. Overall, our results suggest thyroid disruption by the halogenated compounds tested via the swim bladder surfactant system. However, with the exception of TBBPA and TDCPP, the concentrations tested (∼5-137ppm) are not likely to be found in the environment.
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- Amy Godfrey
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; Department of Veterinary Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States.
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Abdel-Moneim A, Deegan D, Gao J, De Perre C, Doucette JS, Jenkinson B, Lee L, Sepúlveda MS. Gonadal intersex in smallmouth bass Micropterus dolomieu from northern Indiana with correlations to molecular biomarkers and anthropogenic chemicals. Environ Pollut 2017; 230:1099-1107. [PMID: 28783897 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.07.048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [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: 04/15/2017] [Revised: 06/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/16/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Over the past decade, studies have shown that exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can cause gonadal intersex in fish. Smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) males appear to be highly susceptible to developing testicular oocytes (TO), the most prevalent form of gonadal intersex, as observed in various areas across the U.S. In this study, prevalence and severity of TO was quantified for smallmouth bass sampled from the St. Joseph River in northern Indiana, intersex biomarkers were developed, and association between TO prevalence and organic contaminants were explored. At some sites, TO prevalence reached maximum levels before decreasing significantly after the spawning season. We examined the relationship between TO presence and expression of gonadal and liver genes involved in sex differentiation and reproductive functions (esr1, esr2, foxl2, fshr, star, lhr and vtg). We found that vitellogenin (vtg) transcript levels were significantly higher in the liver of males with TO, but only when sampled during the spawning season. Further, we identified a positive correlation between plasma VTG levels and vtg transcript levels, suggesting its use as a non-destructive biomarker of TO in this species. Finally, we evaluated 43 contaminants in surface water at representative sites using passive sampling to look for contaminants with possible links to the observed TO prevalence. No quantifiable levels of estrogens or other commonly agreed upon EDCs such as the bisphenols were observed in our contaminant assessment; however, we did find high levels of herbicides as well as consistent quantifiable levels of PFOS, PFOA, and triclosan in the watershed where high TO prevalence was exhibited. Our findings suggest that the observed TO prevalence may be the result of exposures to mixtures of nonsteroidal EDCs.
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- Ahmed Abdel-Moneim
- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA; Department of Veterinary Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Assiut University, Assiut 71526, Egypt
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- City of Elkhart, Public Works and Utilities Department, Elkhart, Indiana 46516, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry & Natural Resources and Bindley Biological Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Kar S, Sepúlveda MS, Roy K, Leszczynski J. Endocrine-disrupting activity of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances: Exploring combined approaches of ligand and structure based modeling. Chemosphere 2017; 184:514-523. [PMID: 28622647 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.06.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [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: 04/04/2017] [Revised: 06/05/2017] [Accepted: 06/07/2017] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Exposure to perfluorinated and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFCs/PFASs), endocrine disrupting halogenated pollutants, has been linked to various diseases including thyroid toxicity in human populations across the globe. PFASs can compete with thyroxine (T4) for binding to the human thyroid hormone transport protein transthyretin (TTR) which may lead to reduce thyroid hormone levels leading to endocrine disrupting adverse effects. Environmental fate and endocrine-disrupting activity of PFASs has initiated several research projects, but the amount of experimental data available for these pollutants is limited. In this study, experimental data for T4-TTR competing potency of 24 PFASs obtained in a radioligand-binding assay were modeled using classification- and regression-based quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) tools with simple molecular descriptors obtained from chemical structure of these compounds in order to identify the responsible structural features and fragments of the studied PFASs for endocrine disruption activity. Additionally, docking studies were performed employing the crystal structure complex of TTR with bound 2', 6'-difluorobiphenyl-4-carboxylic acid (PDB: 2F7I) in order to constitute the receptor model for human TTR. The results corroborate evidence for these binding interactions and indicate multiple high-affinity modes of binding. The developed in silico models therefore advance our understanding of important structural attributes of these chemicals and may provide important information for the design of future synthesis of PFASs as well as may serve as an efficient query tool for virtual screening of large PFAS databases to check their endocrine toxicity profile.
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- Supratik Kar
- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Drug Theoretics and Cheminformatics Laboratory, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, 700032, India
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- Interdisciplinary Center for Nanotoxicity, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Jackson State University, Jackson, MS, 39217, USA.
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Godfrey A, Abdel-Moneim A, Sepúlveda MS. Acute mixture toxicity of halogenated chemicals and their next generation counterparts on zebrafish embryos. Chemosphere 2017; 181:710-712. [PMID: 28477527 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [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: 02/12/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Perfluorinated chemicals and flame retardants are halogenated compounds commonly used in food packaging and in clothing and electronics, respectively. Due to the hazardous effects of many of these chemicals, manufacturers are developing next generation potential less toxic alternatives. The objective of this study was to assess the toxicity of potentially "safer" alternatives, singly and in mixtures, in relation to their first generation counterparts. We used zebrafish embryos as our model organism due to its high structural and functional homology to other vertebrates and its suitability for early developmental studies. We tested three well studied halogens, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), tris (1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP) and tetrabromobisphenal A (TBBPA), and two less-studied next generation chemicals, 9,10-Dihydro-9-oxa-10-phosphaphenanthrene 10-oxide (DOPO) and perfluorobutyric acid (PFBA). First, we identified their lethal concentration (LC50) under 96 h exposures using zebrafish embryos; chemical LC50 values ranged from 1.3 to 13,795 ppm. Next, we tested the toxicity of tertiary mixtures containing the estimated LC50 values for each chemical which ranged from 126 to 5,094 ppm. We found that chemicals within these mixtures displayed concentration addition suggesting a similar mode of toxic action. Importantly, next generation chemicals were less acutely toxic singly and in mixtures than their first generation counterpart.
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- Amy Godfrey
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States; Department of Veterinary Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, United States.
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Pirro V, Guffey SC, Sepúlveda MS, Mahapatra CT, Ferreira CR, Jarmusch AK, Cooks RG. Lipid dynamics in zebrafish embryonic development observed by DESI-MS imaging and nanoelectrospray-MS. Mol Biosyst 2017; 12:2069-79. [PMID: 27120110 DOI: 10.1039/c6mb00168h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The zebrafish Danio rerio is a model vertebrate organism for understanding biological mechanisms. Recent studies have explored using zebrafish as a model for lipid-related diseases, for in vivo fish bioassays, and for embryonic toxicity experiments. Mass spectrometry (MS) and MS imaging are established tools for lipid profiling and spatial mapping of biomolecules and offer rapid, sensitive, and simple analytical protocols for zebrafish analysis. When ambient ionization techniques are used, ions are generated in native environmental conditions, requiring neither sample preparation nor separation of molecules prior to MS. We used two direct MS techniques to describe the dynamics of the lipid profile during zebrafish embryonic development from 0 to 96 hours post-fertilization and to explore these analytical approaches as molecular diagnostic assays. Desorption electrospray ionization (DESI) MS imaging followed by nanoelectrospray (nESI) MS and tandem MS (MS/MS) were used in positive and negative ion modes, allowing the detection of a large variety of phosphatidylglycerols, phosphatidylcholines, phosphatidylinositols, free fatty acids, triacylglycerols, ubiquinone, squalene, and other lipids, and revealed information on the spatial distributions of lipids within the embryo and on lipid molecular structure. Differences were observed in the relative ion abundances of free fatty acids, triacylglycerols, and ubiquinone - essentially localized to the yolk - across developmental stages, whereas no relevant differences were found in the distribution of complex membrane glycerophospholipids, indicating conserved lipid constitution. Embryos exposed to trichloroethylene for 72 hours exhibited an altered lipid profile, indicating the potential utility of this technique for testing the effects of environmental contaminants.
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- V Pirro
- Department of Chemistry and Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA and Metabolite Profiling Facility, Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Center for Analytical Instrumentation Development, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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Nanoparticles (NPs) in contact with biological fluids experience changes in surface chemistry that can impact their biodistribution and downstream physiological impact. One such change involves the formation of a protein corona (PC) on the surface of NPs. Here we present a foundational study on PC formation following the incubation of polyvinylpyrrolidone-coated AgNPs (PVP-AgNPs, 50 nm) in the plasma of smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). PC formation increases with exposure time and is also affected by gender, with AgNPs incubated in male plasma having slightly thinner PCs and less negative zeta potentials than those incubated in female plasma. Proteomic analysis also revealed gender-specific differences in PC composition: in particular, egg-specific proteins (vitellogenin (VTG) and zona pellucida (ZP) were identified only in PCs derived from female plasma, raising the possibility of their roles in AgNP-related reproductive toxicity by promoting their accumulation in developing oocytes.
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- Jiejun Gao
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and Bindley Biosciences Center, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Corresponding authors: Maria S. Sepúlveda (),
Alexander Wei ()
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and Bindley Biosciences Center, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, Indiana, USA
- Corresponding authors: Maria S. Sepúlveda (),
Alexander Wei ()
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Almeida LZ, Guffey SC, Sepúlveda MS, Höök TO. Behavioral and physiological responses of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) to moderate hypoxia. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2017; 209:47-55. [PMID: 28434794 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2017.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 12/22/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/10/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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While severe hypoxia can be lethal and is usually avoided by mobile aquatic organisms, moderate hypoxic conditions are likely more prevalent and may affect organisms, such as fishes, in a variety of systems. However, fishes have the potential to adjust physiologically and behaviorally and thus reduce the negative effects of hypoxia. Quantifying such physiological responses may shed light on the ability of fishes to tolerate reduced oxygen concentrations. This study assessed how two different hatchery populations of yellow perch Perca flavescens, a fish that is likely to encounter moderate hypoxic conditions in a variety of systems, responded to moderate hypoxic exposure through three experiments: 1) a behavioral foraging experiment, 2) an acute exposure experiment, and 3) a chronic exposure experiment. No marked behavioral or physiological adjustments were observed in response to hypoxia (e.g., hemoglobin, feeding rate, movement frequency, gene expression did not change to a significant degree), possibly indicating a high tolerance level in this species. This may allow yellow perch to utilize areas of moderate hypoxia to continue foraging while avoiding predators that may be more sensitive to moderately low oxygen.
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- L Zoe Almeida
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033, USA; Ecological Sciences and Engineering Interdisciplinary Graduate Program, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033, USA.
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033, USA.
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033, USA.
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033, USA; Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program, Purdue University, 195 Marsteller Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2033, USA.
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Mahapatra CT, Damayanti NP, Guffey SC, Serafin JS, Irudayaraj J, Sepúlveda MS. Comparativein vitrotoxicity assessment of perfluorinated carboxylic acids. J Appl Toxicol 2016; 37:699-708. [PMID: 27917506 DOI: 10.1002/jat.3418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Cecon T. Mahapatra
- Purdue University; Department of Forestry and Natural Resources; West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Bindley Bioscience Center; Purdue University; West Lafayette IN USA
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- Purdue University; Department of Forestry and Natural Resources; West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Purdue University; Department of Forestry and Natural Resources; West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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- Purdue University; Department of Forestry and Natural Resources; West Lafayette IN 47907 USA
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Wirbisky SE, Sepúlveda MS, Weber GJ, Jannasch AS, Horzmann KA, Freeman JL. Embryonic Atrazine Exposure Elicits Alterations in Genes Associated with Neuroendocrine Function in Adult Male Zebrafish. Toxicol Sci 2016; 153:149-64. [PMID: 27413107 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfw115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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The developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) hypothesis states that exposure to environmental stressors early in life can elicit genome and epigenome changes resulting in an increased susceptibility of a disease state during adulthood. Atrazine, a common agricultural herbicide used throughout the Midwestern United States, frequently contaminates potable water supplies and is a suspected endocrine disrupting chemical. In our previous studies, zebrafish was exposed to 0, 0.3, 3, or 30 parts per billion (μg/l) atrazine through embryogenesis, rinsed, and allowed to mature to adulthood. A decrease in spawning was observed with morphological alterations in offspring. In addition, adult females displayed an increase in ovarian progesterone and follicular atresia, alterations in levels of a serotonin metabolite and serotonin turnover in brain tissue, and transcriptome changes in brain and ovarian tissue supporting neuroendocrine alterations. As reproductive dysfunction is also influenced by males, this study assessed testes histology, hormone levels, and transcriptomic profiles of testes and brain tissue in the adult males. The embryonic atrazine exposure resulted in no alterations in body or testes weight, gonadosomatic index, testes histology, or levels of 11-ketotestosterone or testosterone. To further investigate potential alterations, transcriptomic profiles of adult male testes and brain tissue was completed. This analysis demonstrated alterations in genes associated with abnormal cell and neuronal growth and morphology; molecular transport, quantity, and production of steroid hormones; and neurotransmission with an emphasis on the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal and hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axes. Overall, this data indicate future studies should focus on additional neuroendocrine endpoints to determine potential functional impairments.
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- Sara E Wirbisky
- *School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, Indiana 47907
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- *School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, Indiana 47907 Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, Indiana 47907
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- *School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, Indiana 47907
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Chen S, Nichols KM, Poynton HC, Sepúlveda MS. MicroRNAs are involved in cadmium tolerance in Daphnia pulex. Aquat Toxicol 2016; 175:241-8. [PMID: 27078211 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 01/22/2016] [Revised: 03/22/2016] [Accepted: 03/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Daphnia can develop tolerance to cadmium (Cd) after multi-generational exposures. Until now, Cd tolerance in this crustacean was thought to be mainly due to its sequestration via induction of metallothioneins (MTs). Our research supports other studies showing microRNAs (miRNAs) also play a role in this enhanced tolerance. We induced Cd tolerance in Daphnia pulex after exposing them for 25 generations and examined the maintenance of enhanced Cd tolerance under a Cd-free environment for an additional three generations. Acute Cd tolerance as well as long-term effects on population dynamics were measured in selected generations via 48h LC50 tests and 21 d reproductive tests, respectively. Cd tolerance was associated with differential expression of 10 miRNAs (miR-2, miR-33, miR-92, miR-96, miR-153, miR-252, miR-279, miR-283, miR-305 and miR-615). Pathway analysis revealed these miRNAs might increase Cd tolerance by suppressing cellular growth and proliferation by GTPase and cuticle protein pathways, which switch cellular energy allocation to detoxification processes. Moreover, we found increased Cd tolerance is related with induction of MT3 and MT4 and a subsequent downregulation of MT1 and MT3 expression when animals are moved to a Cd-free environment. This is the first study linking aquatic invertebrate miRNAs with induced tolerance to environmental stressors.
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- Shuai Chen
- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; Conservation Biology Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, National Marine Fisheries Service, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, Seattle, WA, USA
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- School for the Environment, University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
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Wirbisky SE, Weber GJ, Schlotman KE, Sepúlveda MS, Freeman JL. Embryonic atrazine exposure alters zebrafish and human miRNAs associated with angiogenesis, cancer, and neurodevelopment. Food Chem Toxicol 2016; 98:25-33. [PMID: 27046698 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2016.03.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [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: 03/11/2016] [Revised: 03/26/2016] [Accepted: 03/30/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short, single-stranded RNA that regulate post-transcriptional control of mRNA translation. Knowledge on the role of these critical regulators in toxicological responses in increasing, but is still limited. Atrazine is a herbicide used throughout the Midwestern US that is reported to frequently contaminate potable water supplies above the maximum contaminant level of 3 parts per billion. Atrazine is a suspected endocrine disrupting chemical and studies have begun to investigate the genetic mechanisms of toxicity; however, studies investigating epigenetic mechanisms are limited. In this study both zebrafish and human miRNAs were significantly altered in response to an embryonic atrazine exposure of 0.3, 3, or 30 ppb in zebrafish. Altered miRNAs are known to play a role in angiogenesis, cancer, or neuronal development, differentiation, and maturation. Targeted analysis of altered human miRNAs with genes previously identified to be altered by atrazine exposure revealed several targets linked to cell cycle and cell signaling. Further analysis of hsa-miRNA-126-3p, which had altered expression in all three atrazine treatments at 72 hpf, revealed alterations also occurred at 60 hpf in the 30 ppb treatment group. Results from this study indicate miRNA deregulation in zebrafish and human miRNAs following an embryonic atrazine exposure in zebrafish.
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- Sara E Wirbisky
- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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- Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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- School of Health Sciences, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.
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Wirbisky SE, Weber GJ, Sepúlveda MS, Lin TL, Jannasch AS, Freeman JL. An embryonic atrazine exposure results in reproductive dysfunction in adult zebrafish and morphological alterations in their offspring. Sci Rep 2016; 6:21337. [PMID: 26891955 PMCID: PMC4759560 DOI: 10.1038/srep21337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 01/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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The herbicide atrazine, a suspected endocrine disrupting chemical (EDC), frequently contaminates potable water supplies. Studies suggest alterations in the neuroendocrine system along the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis; however, most studies address either developmental, pubertal, or adulthood exposures, with few investigations regarding a developmental origins hypothesis. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to 0, 0.3, 3, or 30 parts per billion (ppb) atrazine through embryogenesis and then allowed to mature with no additional chemical exposure. Reproductive function, histopathology, hormone levels, offspring morphology, and the ovarian transcriptome were assessed. Embryonic atrazine exposure resulted in a significant increase in progesterone levels in the 3 and 30 ppb groups. A significant decrease in spawning and a significant increase in follicular atresia in the 30 ppb group were observed. In offspring, a decrease in the head length to body ratio in the 30 ppb group, along with a significant increase in head width to body ratio in the 0.3 and 3 ppb groups occurred. Transcriptomic alterations involved genes associated with endocrine system development and function, tissue development, and behavior. This study provides evidence to support atrazine as an EDC causing reproductive dysfunction and molecular alterations in adults exposed only during embryogenesis and morphological alterations in their offspring.
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- School of Health Sciences, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA.,Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Comparative Pathobiology, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Bindley Bioscience Center, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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