The impact of musk ketone on reproduction in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Nitro musks are a group of nitrated benzenes mainly used by the fragrance industry as a substitute for natural musk. Two of the most common nitro musks, musk xylene and musk ketone, have been detected in water, fish, human adipose tissue, as well as in human breast milk. In this study, female zebrafish were dietary-exposed to musk ketone, prior to spawning with unexposed males. The fish were exposed for 8 weeks at two different dose levels. Accumulation of the compound in the fish as well as reproductive success were studied. Exposed females had reduced body weight and length, as well as reduced liver- and gonad somatic index. The results from the reproduction study showed a dose-dependent reduction in fecundity. Early life-stage mortality was increased and the median survival time was reduced. In addition, an embryo/larvae toxicity test was performed, using newly fertilized zebrafish eggs from unexposed parental fish. Eggs were exposed to a series of different concentrations of musk ketone via the surrounding water. A NOEC value of 10 μg/l and a LOEC value of 33 μg/l was determined. Conclusively, the present study clearly shows that musk ketone negatively affects reproduction and early life-stage survival in zebrafish.     

The impact of musk ketone on reproduction in zebrafish (Danio rerio).

Nitro musks are a group of nitrated benzenes mainly used by the fragrance industry as a substitute for natural musk. Two of the most common nitro musks, musk xylene and musk ketone, have been detected in water, fish, human adipose tissue, as well as in human breast milk. In this study, female zebrafish were dietary-exposed to musk ketone, prior to spawning with unexposed males. The fish were exposed for 8 weeks at two different dose levels. Accumulation of the compound in the fish as well as reproductive success were studied. Exposed females had reduced body weight and length, as well as reduced liver- and gonad somatic index. The results from the reproduction study showed a dose-dependent reduction in fecundity. Early life-stage mortality was increased and the median survival time was reduced. In addition, an embryo/larvae toxicity test was performed, using newly fertilized zebrafish eggs from unexposed parental fish. Eggs were exposed to a series of different concentrations of musk ketone via the surrounding water. A NOEC value of 10 micrograms/l and a LOEC value of 33 micrograms/l was determined. Conclusively, the present study clearly shows that musk ketone negatively affects reproduction and early life-stage survival in zebrafish.     

Teasing apart activities of different types of ABC efflux pumps in bivalve gills using the concepts of independent action and concentration addition

Fluorescent dyes and inhibitor compounds are commonly used to detect activity of multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) efflux pumps in marine invertebrates. We here address the question whether compounds acting as specific inhibitors of certain mammalian transporters can be used in dye efflux assays to distinguish different transporter activities in gill tissue from a marine mussel. We quantified effects of PSC833, a specific inhibitor of mammalian P-gp (P-glycoprotein, ABCB1), and MK571, which blocks MRP (Multidrug resistance associated protein, ABCC) type transporters, on calcein-am efflux in gill tissue of Mytilus californianus. Calcein-am acts as a substrate of both P-gp and MRP. Effects of single compounds and mixtures were determined and combined effect models predicting independent action (IA) and concentration addition (CA) of the chemicals were applied. Effect values predicted by IA showed better correspondence with the experimentally obtained data. This indicates that the inhibitor compounds target different mechanisms of calcein-am efflux and points to P-gp and MRP activities in mussel gills. Our approach could be a simple way for identifying the efflux transporter types targeted by chemosensitizers, including environmentally relevant compounds, in native tissues from marine invertebrates.     

Measurement of the activity of multixenobiotic resistance mechanism in the common carp Cyprinus carpio

The multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) mechanism, mediated by activity of the transmembrane P-glycoprotein, represents a basic biological defence system in aquatic organisms. Here we investigate the MXR transport activity in an aquatic vertebrate, the common carp (Cyprinus carpio). We measured the accumulation rate of a model MXR substrate, the fluorescent dye rhodamine B (RB), in gills, lateral muscles, liver and bile. Results obtained using this method showed a significant increase of RB accumulation in tissues of fish exposed for I h to 3 microM RB in the presence of the model MXR inhibitors cyclosporin A (CA, 5 microM) or verapamil (VER, 10 microM), when compared with specimens exposed without inhibitors. The highest increase in RB accumulation detected in the liver (VER 54%, CA 170%) indicates that among the tissues analysed within this study, liver is the most prominent candidate organ for the functional detection of MXR activity in C. carpio.     

酚类污染物对菲律宾蛤仔抗氧化和解毒系统相关酶活性的影响

壬基酚、辛基酚、二氯酚和双酚A是水环境中普遍存在的酚类污染物,由于其内分泌干扰活性和致癌性近年来受到广泛的关注.本研究以菲律宾蛤仔(Ruditapes philippinarum)为受试生物,研究4种典型酚类污染物暴露对其内脏组织和鳃组织中抗氧化酶包括超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)以及解毒酶谷胱甘肽硫转移酶(GST)活性的影响.研究结果表明:壬基酚低浓度处理组(0.05～0.2 mg/L)3种酶活性无显著变化,高浓度处理组(0.4 mg/L),SOD、CAT和GST 3种酶活性均受到显著抑制,抑制率分别为56.6％,59.0％和35.5％.在实验浓度范围(0.05～0.4 mg/L)内,二氯酚能够显著抑制内脏组织CAT活性,双酚A能够显著抑制鳃组织GST活性.3种酶活性变化对于酚类污染物的响应呈现较好的规律性,因此可以作为生物标志物联合指示水体中的酚类污染.     

Expression of P-glycoprotein in southeastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica

These studies provide important fundamental information regarding the expression of P-glycoprotein (p-gp) in southeastern oysters (Crassostrea virginica). Using rhodamine transport studies, p-gp activity was detected in newly fertilized embryos. A monoclonal antibody (C219) was used to evaluate p-gp expression in oyster tissues. On the basis of laboratory studies, p-gp expression tended to be higher in gill tissues than mantle tissues, and was generally not related to salinity differences. Seasonal studies were conducted with oysters collected monthly for 1 year from Lighthouse Creek, an unpolluted site. There was a general pattern of higher p-gp expression in the warmer months and lower expression in the colder months. In contrast, total gill protein concentrations decreased during the warmer months and increased during the colder months. These studies indicate that there are seasonal patterns in p-gp expression which may represent an adaptive response to natural stressors associated with summer conditions.     

中国对虾选育群体“黄海1号”和野生群体不同组织基因组DNA甲基化的MSAP分析

DNA甲基化在调节动物生长发育和组织分化中发挥了重要作用。本研究主要从酶切、预扩和选扩等方面优化了中国对虾DNA甲基化分析的MSAP技术,给出了适合中国对虾MSAP分析的最近反应程序和体系,并采用该技术分别对中国对虾选育群体"黄海1号"和野生群体的肌肉、鳃和血细胞三种组织基因组DNA的CCGG甲基化水平进行分析。研究结果表明,中国对虾野生群体肌肉、鳃和血细胞的DNA甲基化比例分别为23.1%、22.3%和19.7%,选育群体"黄海1号"肌肉、鳃和血液的甲基化比例分别为21.4%、19.6%和18.9%。鳃组织的DNA甲基化水平在两群体中差异极显著(P <0.01),肌肉间的甲基化水平差异显著(P <0.05),而血细胞中甲基化水平差异不显著(P >0.05)。中国对虾野生群体和"黄海1号"同一组织间的甲基化水平不同(P ≤ 0.05),而不同组织间的甲基化水平也各不相同(P ≤ 0.05)。DNA甲基化多态性分析表明,野生群体和选育群体"黄海1号"的鳃和血细胞组织的甲基化多态性比例变化明显,而肌肉组织甲基化水平较稳定,这些变化趋势与CCGG位点的甲基化和去甲基化有关。     

银鲳应对高温胁迫的生理响应及其相关基因表达研究

为探究银鲳(Pampus argenteus)应对高温胁迫的生理响应及其相关基因表达研究,本研究设置4个温度组:对照组26℃和实验组28、30、32℃.并对银鲳的肝、肾和鳃的组织结构、肝组织中超氧化物歧化酶、过氧化氢酶的相对活性变化和丙二醛含量变化以及hsp70基因的相对表达量的变化进行了研究.结果显示:(1)随温度的...     

Characterisation of choline esterases and their tissue and subcellular distribution in mussel (Mytilus edulis)

Acetylcholinesterase in mussel is potentially a useful biomarker of exposure to organophosphates (OP) in the marine environment. This study looked at cholinesterase activity in subcellular fractions of various tissues from the common mussel, Mytilus edulis. Measurement of enzyme rates demonstrated that although highest specific activity was found in foot 'mitochondrial' fraction, recovery of activity was very low. Gill 'microsomal' fraction had the second highest specific activity with a useful level of recovery and therefore was the most suitable tissue fraction for biomarker applications. Comparative studies of alternative alkylthiocholine substrates and competitive inhibitors suggest there is a single cholinesterase enzyme type present in this fraction. Inhibition of alkylcholine hydrolysis by BW284C51, specific to acetylcholinesterase in vertebrates, showed that cholinesterase activity in gill 'microsomal' fraction is inhibited by this compound but to a lesser extent than in vertebrate AChE. Inhibition of cholinesterase activity by azamethiphos in gill 'microsomal' fraction gave an IC50 of approximately 100 microM and showed both time and concentration dependence. However this indicates a lower potency compared to other animals and it is debatable whether mussel cholinesterase activity is useful as a biomarker of exposure in the field.     

Rhodamine exclusion activity in primary cultured turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) hepatocytes

Cellular detoxification by direct processes has been investigated in fish by studying the ability of hepatocytes prepared from juvenile aquarium-reared turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) to actively exclude the fluorescent dye rhodamine B (RB). Cell viability was studied by measurements of non-specific esterase activity using fluorescein diacetate. This revealed that turbot hepatocytes can be cultured for a few days with a viability decreasing to 38% after 24 h. The 24-h cultured cells have been used to study the rhodamine B exclusion activity using confocal laser microscopy. Hepatocytes accumulated the dye in a competitive manner with verapamil, thus suggesting that they express a transport system similar to the P-glycoprotein-mediated multixenobiotic resistance process. Incubation of cells with 1 μM RB and 20 μM verapamil led to a 26% increase of cellular fluorescence as compared to the accumulation in absence of competitor. Rhodamine B accumulated in the whole cytoplasm, with more concentrated areas that might correspond to the lysosomal compartment and the cell membrane.     

雌雄波纹巴非蛤不同组织中总类胡萝卜素含量比较分析

本文分析了波纹巴非蛤(Paphia undulata)斧足、外套膜、鳃、闭壳肌、性腺5个组织以及不同性别的总类胡萝卜素含量(TCC)。结果显示:波纹巴非蛤5个组织的总类胡萝卜素含量除外套膜与鳃之间没有显著性差异外(P0.05),其他各组织之间差异均达到极显著水平(P0.01),各组织总类胡萝卜素含量从高到低依次为:斧足性腺外套膜鳃闭壳肌;不同性别波纹巴非蛤的斧足、外套膜、鳃、闭壳肌中总类胡萝卜素的含量没有显著性差异(P0.05),但精巢中总类胡萝卜素的含量要显著高于卵巢(P0.05)。本研究结果初步揭示了波纹巴非蛤体内总类胡萝卜素含量的分布规律。     

Cloning of a chub metallothionein cDNA and development of competitive RT-PCR of chub metallothionein mRNA as a potential biomarker of heavy metal exposure

Metallothionein has been assayed in a range of aquatic animal tissues as an indicator of metal exposure. We sequenced chub (Leuciscus cephalus) metallothionein cDNA which showed over 90% homology to common carp, goldfish and stone loach and 77% homology to rainbow trout sequences for metallothionein. We then used the extended primer method to develop an accurate quantitative competitive RT-PCR assay for metallothionein mRNA. RT-PCR was used to measure metallothionein mRNA in feral chub from a range of field sites, with different levels of heavy metal pollution, in the West Midlands, UK. Measurements were complemented by analysis of liver and gill metallothionein protein by capillary electrophoresis. There was no significant difference in the metallothionein protein levels between fish of different rivers and there was no evidence of elevation of mRNA at the sites of highest metal exposure. The level of metal exposure (e.g. zinc, nickel and cadmium each ranging between 15 and 28 microg/l ) at the pH (7.5-8.5) of these rivers appears insufficient to elevate hepatic or gill metallothionein in chub. A lack of elevation of hepatic metallothionein mRNA in chub exposed to zinc, copper and manganese for 24 h and 10 days in the laboratory also suggests a non-responsiveness of this species.     

南海北部冷泉平端深海偏顶蛤的主要生化成分及其与热液和近岸种的对比研究

Bathymodiolus属贻贝是广泛分布于全球深海冷泉和热液生态系统的优势种,在深海化能生态系统的物质循环和能量流动中起着重要作用。本文以我国南海北部冷泉的主要优势种平端深海偏顶蛤(Bathymodiolus platifrons)为研究对象,采用常规生化测定方法,研究了其主要生化成分和氨基酸组成的特征,并就特定组织中主要生化成分的含量与生活在热液区的平端深海偏顶蛤和近岸的远东偏顶蛤(Modiolus kurilensis)进行了对比。结果表明,南海冷泉平端深海偏顶蛤软体部含水量84.28%,粗蛋白含量7.18%,粗脂肪含量1.23%,糖类含量2.75%,与已报道的深海贝类组成相近。虽然主要生化成分含量在3种贻贝的鳃、外套膜、闭壳肌和消化腺4个组织中总体差异不大,但是冷泉平端深海偏顶蛤和热液平端深海偏顶蛤的外套膜糖类含量(25.20%、30.66%)显著高于远东偏顶蛤(6.97%,P0.05),这表明平端深海偏顶蛤的主要储存物质为外套膜中的糖类。在氨基酸组成上,冷泉平端深海偏顶蛤鳃中氨基酸总量为44.55%(干质量),外套膜中为34.83%(干质量),其中必需氨基酸分别占比41.73%和40.52%,总体与其他贝类相似。然而,在平端深海偏顶蛤中,与渗透压调节相关的甘氨酸和与硫代谢相关的牛磺酸含量较高,这与其适应深海高盐度高硫化氢浓度的环境相关。综上所述,南海冷泉平端深海偏顶蛤在常规生化组分和氨基酸组成上与近岸常见双壳类具有一定差异,这些差异与其特殊生境的关系还需要更加深入的研究。     

Rhodamine exclusion activity in primary cultured turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) hepatocytes

Cellular detoxification by direct processes has been investigated in fish by studying the ability of hepatocytes prepared from juvenile aquarium-reared turbot (Scophthalmus maximus) to actively exclude the fluorescent dye rhodamine B (RB). Cell viability was studied by measurements of non-specific esterase activity using fluorescein diacetate. This revealed that turbot hepatocytes can be cultured for a few days with a viability decreasing to 38% after 24 h. The 24-h cultured cells have been used to study the rhodamine B exclusion activity using confocal laser microscopy. Hepatocytes accumulated the dye in a competitive manner with verapamil, thus suggesting that they express a transport system similar to the P-glycoprotein-mediated multixenobiotic resistance process. Incubation of cells with 1 microM RB and 20 microM verapamil led to a 26% increase of cellular fluorescence as compared to the accumulation in absence of competitor. Rhodamine B accumulated in the whole cytoplasm, with more concentrated areas that might correspond to the lysosomal compartment and the cell membrane.     

大港原油对毛蚶部分抗氧化酶和代谢酶的影响研究

为研究港原油对毛蚶部分抗氧化酶和代谢酶的影响,设置0.01、0.1、1、3mg/L大港原油水溶液性成分(WSF),采用暴露法研究毛蚶天津群体的鳃、斧足中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPX)抗氧化酶等抗氧化酶及酸性磷酸酶(ACP)、碱性磷酸酶(AKP)、钠/钾泵(Na^+/K^+ATPase)、钙泵(Ga²⁺/Mg²⁺ATPase)等代谢相关酶的活性变化,测定丙二醛(MDA)含量,采用整合生物标志物(Integratedbiomarkerresponse,IBR)进行分析。结果表明,毛蚶鳃和斧足中SOD、CAT、GPX表现出一定的剂量-效应关系, MDA含量呈先升高后降低的趋势, 3 mg/L组表现出MDA累积;ACP、AKP、Na^+/K^+ATPase、Ga²⁺/Mg²⁺ATPase表现出一定剂量-效应关系,酸性磷酸酶较碱性磷酸酶响应更迅速, Na^+/K^+ATPase较Ga²⁺/Mg²⁺ATPase更易受WSF影响;鳃中酶类活性受WSF影响更明显。鳃中SOD、GPX、MDA较斧足高,而CAT则相反。斧足、鳃组织RIB值呈现先下降后上升趋势,与WSF浓度及暴露时间存在剂量-效应关系和时间-效应关系,两组之间存在差异性,斧足累积RIB值高于鳃组织。     

Cholinesterase activities in the Antarctic scallop Adamussium colbecki: Tissue expression and effect of ZnCl2 exposure

Biochemical characterization of cholinesterase activity (ChE) was carried out on the Antarctic scallop Adamussium colbecki collected in winter 2000 from Campo Icaro (Ross Sea, Antarctica) in order to increase its suitability as a sentinel organism for monitoring the Antarctic environment. The digestive gland, gills and adductor muscle were investigated for substrate specificity and inhibitors sensitivity using acetylthiocholine iodide (ASCh) and butyrylthiocholine iodide (BSCh) as substrates and tetra (monoisopropyl)pyrophosphor-tetramide (Iso-OMPA), 1,5-bis(4-allyldimethylammoniumphenyl)-penthan-3-one dibromide (BW284c51) and the insecticide chlorpyrifos as inhibitors. Effect of in vivo exposure to ZnCl₂ was also investigated. All the tissues expressed ChE activity (gill > adductor muscle > digestive gland) and low substrates specificity throughout the hydrolysis of both ASCh and BSCh substrates. Partial (25–29%) and total inhibition (100%) of ChE activity in gills was demonstrated following in vitro incubation with Iso-OMPA and BW284c51 (3 mM), respectively. Concentration-dependent inhibition was also evident with chlorpyrifos in the range 10⁻⁴–10⁻¹⁰ M (IC₅₀ 10⁻⁶) while in vivo exposure to ZnCl₂ did not seem to affect ChE activity in the scallop. The potential use of ChE in the A. colbecki as biomarker for monitoring water contamination in the marine Antarctic environment is discussed.     

Tissue slice technology for assessing alterations in fish hepatic phase I and phase II XME activity

Alterations to hepatic xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes (XMEs) is an important biomarker of contaminant exposure in aquatic toxicology. Measurement of XMEs in fish liver slices in vitro is an emerging tool for examining enzyme activity and response within the intact 3-D architecture of the liver tissue. We examined integrated phase I/phase II, and phase II metabolism of XMEs from liver slices in control and B[a]P-treated rainbow trout and channel catfish. Fluorescent assay substrates to measure rates of metabolism included 7-methoxycoumarin (7-MC), 7-ethoxycoumarin (7-EC) and 7-hydroxycoumarin (7-HC). Time-dependent increases in metabolism, and a lower rate of 7-MC metabolism compared with 7-EC metabolism, were observed at all time points for both fish species. In rainbow trout, B[a]P pretreatment caused a 10-fold increase in phase I metabolism of both 7-MC and 7-EC, and a 1.6-fold increase in phase II metabolism of 7-HC. Phase I activity in channel catfish was not notably altered by B[a]P pretreatment. However, B[a]P pretreatment in channel catfish caused a 48% decrease in phase II metabolism of 7-HC. These results indicate differences in baseline and B[a]P-altered XME profiles between rainbow trout and channel catfish.     

感染溶藻弧菌及白斑综合症病毒后凡纳滨对虾不同组织的Toll样受体基因表达变化研究

为研究不同类型Toll样受体基因在凡纳滨对虾免疫调控机制中的作用,实验首先通过荧光定量PCR方法检测了凡纳滨对虾3种Toll样受体基因在不同组织中的表达情况。结果表明凡纳滨对虾3种Toll样受体基因m RNA在各组织中均有表达。其中,Toll1基因在肌肉,血淋巴,心脏和鳃均有较高表达,心脏表达量最高;Toll2基因在血淋巴,心脏和鳃均有较高表达,其中在鳃表达量最高;Toll3基因在鳃和心脏有较高表达,其中在鳃表达量最高。实验还对人工感染溶藻弧菌及白斑综合症病毒后凡纳滨对虾3种Toll样受体基因在不同免疫组织的表达变化差异进行研究。感染白斑综合症病毒后凡纳滨对虾血淋巴及鳃中3种Toll样受体基因表达量均显著提高,并在各自达到表达峰值后逐渐下降直至恢复到感染前水平。感染溶藻弧菌后凡纳滨对虾血淋巴中3种Toll样受体基因表达量均显著提高;鳃中Toll1及Toll3表达量分别于感染后3h和12h有显著提高,而Toll2表达量无显著提高。由此推测3种Toll样受体基因均可能参与白斑综合症病毒感染所引起的免疫调控;而在溶藻弧菌感染所引起的免疫调控中,除了Toll1,Toll3参与鳃的免疫调控外,Toll2基因还参与血淋巴中的先天性免疫调控。长期感染白斑综合症病毒或溶藻弧菌后,凡纳滨对虾3种Toll样受体基因在血淋巴与鳃中的表达量均显著升高,这可能与虾体在长期感染过程中,需要不断保持较高免疫水平有关。     

Gold nanoparticles and oxidative stress in Mytilus edulis

Little is known about potential environmental impact of nanoparticles. Gold nanoparticles can cause unexpected biological responses. Here, Mytilus edulis were exposed (24h) to gold-citrate nanoparticles (GNP), menadione and both compounds simultaneously (GNP/menadione). Protein ubiquitination and carbonylation were determined in gill, mantle and digestive gland, along with traditional oxidative stress biomarkers; catalase activity and neutral red retention time assay (haemolymph). 2DE gels were performed on gill proteins (menadione; GNP/menadione). Our results reveal that GNP may induce oxidative stress.     

波纹龙虾呼吸系统组织学和组织化学的研究

利用光镜对波纹龙虾(Panulirushomarus)呼吸器官——鳃的横切面进行组织学研究。结果表明,鳃的外层由两层角质膜和一层立方上皮构成;鳃的背方上下排列的2个管腔分别为出鳃血管和入鳃血管,腹方为结缔组织膜形成的鳃轴;鳃丝内有流入沟、流出沟和由结缔组织形成的纵走隔膜。采用Feulgen法等6种方法,对角质膜、鳃上皮、鳃丝、鳃轴、出鳃血管和入鳃血管等结构分别进行了组织化学研究。