Effects of water-borne copper on metallothionein and lipid peroxidation in the marine amphipod Gammarus locusta

The aim of the current work was to determine over 10 days the effects of water-borne exposure of the marine amphipod Gammarus locusta to 4 microgCu l(-1) on the metallothionein (MT; measured by differential pulse polarography) protection system and lipid peroxidation (LP: thiobarbituric acid-reactive malondialdehyde equivalents) as a measure of oxidative damage. MT levels in exposed animals increased significantly at day 2 (36% > control; P < 0.001) and remained high at days 6 and 10 (55 and 38%, respectively, P < 0.001). The maximum level of MT at day 6 coincided with the highest Cu body-burden. LP increased within I day of exposure, indicative of Cu as an oxidative stressor. However, in contrast to MT, the highest LP level was seen at day 4 (68% > control, P < 0.001) before returning to control values by day 6, indicating a protective role of MT against the pro-oxidant effects of Cu.     

Effect of cadmium, copper and mercury on antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in the gills of the hydrothermal vent mussel Bathymodiolus azoricus

Metals are known to influence lipid peroxidation and oxidative status of marine organisms. Hydrothermal vent mussels Bathymodiolus azoricus live in deep-sea environments with anomalous conditions, including high metal concentrations. Although B. azoricus are aerobic organisms they possess abundant methano and thioautotrophic symbiotic bacteria in the gills. The enzymatic defences (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), total glutathione peroxidase (Total GPx) and selenium-dependent glutathione peroxidase (Se–GPx)) and lipid peroxidation were determined in the gills of B. azoricus exposed to Cd (0.9 μM), Cu (0.4 μM) and Hg (0.1 μM) with different times of exposure. The experiments were performed in pressurized containers at 9 ± 1 °C and 85 bars.Results show that vent mussels possess antioxidant enzymatic protection in the gills. Cd and Cu had an inhibitory effect in the enzymatic defence system, contrarily to Hg. These enzymatic systems are not completely understood in the B. azoricus, since reactive oxygen species might be produced through other processes than natural redox cycling, due to hydrogen sulphide and oxygen content present. Also the symbiotic bacteria may play an important contribution in the antioxidant protection of the gills.     

溶藻弧菌对三疣梭子蟹抗氧化酶系统的影响

从患乳化病的养殖三疣梭子蟹(Portunus trituberculatus)体组织内分离出痛原菌--溶藻弧菌(Vibrioalginglyticus),通过肌肉注射的方式对三疣梭子蟹进行感染实验,对照组注射等量的生理盐水,在感染后O、24、48和72 h分别采集不同处理组三疣梭子蟹的血淋巴、肌肉和肝胰腺组织,测定溶藻弧菌对其各组织抗氧化相关酶活的影响.结果表明:注射生理盐水的对照组三疣梭子蟹体组织中抗氧化酶和MDA含量在不同的采样时间变化不显著(P>0.05).与对照组比较,三疣梭子蟹感染溶藻弧菌后血淋巴、肌肉和肝胰腺组织中SOD活性随着感染时间的延长显著降低(P<0.05).在感染溶藻弧菌24 h时血淋巴和肝胰腺组织中GSH-px活性有增强的趋势(P>0.05),随后在感染48 h后GSH-px活性显著降低(P<0.05);感染组各体组织中的MDA含量均随着感染时间的延长而显著上升(P<0.05).结果显示梭子蟹感染溶藻弧菌后机体消除氧化过程自由基的抗氧化酶活降低,脂质过氧化物水平升高,使得抗氧化防御能力下降.     

Response of antioxidant systems to copper in the gills of the clam Ruditapes decussatus

Copper (Cu) is an essential element for biological systems, however, when present in excess, is toxic. Metallothioneins can play an important role in Cu homeostasis and detoxification. Moreover, Cu can catalyse the production of toxic hydroxyl radicals that cause lipid peroxidation but defence systems in the cells can limit the oxidative damage. The present study was performed to investigate the effect of three Cu concentrations (0.5, 2.5 and 25 μg l⁻¹) on the response of antioxidant enzyme activities (superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), selenium-dependent glutathion peroxidase and total glutathion peroxidase), total proteins, metallothioneins (MT), malondialdehyde (MDA) concentrations in the gills of the clam, Ruditapes decussatus. The activity of antioxidant enzymes and total proteins, MT and MDA concentrations were measured in the gills of the clams after 1, 3, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days of Cu exposure. Results indicate that Cu only induces an imbalance in the oxygen metabolism during the first week of Cu exposure due to a decrease in mitochondrial SOD and CAT, selenium-dependent and total glutathion peroxidase activities. Cu also causes lipid peroxidation, measured by the MDA formation, that was Cu dependent. In the gills of clams exposed to 25 μg Cu/l, the excess of Cu triggers the induction of MT synthesis after 3 days of exposure.     

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.     

Effects of predation and oxygen deficiency on different age classes of the amphipod Monoporeia affinis

Predation by the big brackish-water isopod Saduria entomon on two age-classes (juveniles and adults) of the small deposit-feeding amphipod Monoporeia (syn. Pontoporeia) affinis was studied at different oxygen conditions (normoxia>11 mg/l O₂, and moderate hypoxia 4 mg/l O₂). Vulnerability of juvenile and adult M. affinis was studied in single and mixed age-class treatments. The proportions of juveniles and adults were varied at one total numerical density. The predatory effects were measured as numbers of individuals consumed and of total biomass intake (mg ash-free dry weight). The highest predation rate (in numbers) was detected in the single-prey treatment with juvenile M. affinis, both in normoxia and moderate hypoxia. No preference for any of the two size classes was found in the treatment with equal numbers of adults and juveniles. In normoxia, the total number of prey consumed decreased with increasing proportions of adults, while intake increased in terms of biomass. In moderate hypoxia, high proportions of adults reduced the predation rate of S. entomon to such an extent that also the intake in terms of biomass was significantly negatively affected.     

潮间带大型海藻孔石莼和鼠尾藻对铜胁迫的生理响应

以潮间带大型海藻孔石莼(Ulvapertusa)及鼠尾藻(Sargassumthunbergii)为试材,研究了不同Cu~(2+)浓度(0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 mg/L)胁迫下海藻中叶绿素含量、光合特性和ATP酶活性的响应变化。结果表明,随Cu~(2+)浓度增加,孔石莼及鼠尾藻的光合色素含量、叶绿素荧光参数包括光能利用效率(alpha)、最大相对电子传递速率(rETRm)、半饱和光强(IK)及PSⅡ最大光能转化效率(F_v/F_m)随胁迫浓度升高均呈下降趋势,其中孔石莼F_v/F_m下降幅度更大;2种海藻中Na~+K~+-ATP及Ca~(2+)Mg~(2+)-ATP酶活性总体上随Cu~(2+)浓度的升高亦呈降低趋势,且孔石莼降低幅度尤为显著。这些结果表明,随胁迫程度加剧,孔石莼及鼠尾藻光合作用受抑,代谢酶活性降低,藻体遭受不可逆的严重损伤,处理体现出较明显的剂量效应;二者相比,鼠尾藻相比孔石莼对铜胁迫具更强的耐受性;叶绿素荧光参数F_v/F_m测定结果极其稳定且与胁迫程度相关极显著,可作为海藻生长及生理代谢对重金属耐受性的有效评价指标。     

不同状态浒苔对东海原甲藻生长的影响

近年来富营养化等海洋污染现象日益加重,我国近海每年都会暴发浒苔绿潮和微藻赤潮现象。本文在实验室模拟条件下,研究了不同状态不同含量的浒苔（Ulva prolifera）,即浒苔新鲜藻体、浒苔培养液和浒苔干粉末与东海原甲藻（Prorocentrum donghaiense）共培养时产生的竞争抑制作用。结果表明,浒苔新鲜藻体、浒苔培养液和浒苔干粉末在初始质量含量大于1 g/L的条件下都会对东海原甲藻产生抑制作用,浒苔干粉末的抑制强度远远超过浒苔培养滤液和浒苔新鲜藻体。在二者共培养时,出现了“低促高抑”的现象,即浒苔含量较低时会促进东海原甲藻的生长,而高含量的浒苔则抑制东海原甲藻的生长,且抑制作用随浒苔含量的升高而增大。浒苔对东海原甲藻的这种抑制作用,一方面可能来自于营养物质的竞争和消耗,另一方面可能来自于浒苔释放的化感物质对东海原甲藻产生的影响。利用浒苔对东海原甲藻的抑制作用,可为东海原甲藻赤潮的生物防治提供一种思路与方法。     

甘草和连翘对牙鲆CYP3A 活性影响的研究

研究甘草(Glycyrrhiza uralensis)和连翘(Forsythia suspensa)对牙鲆(Paralichthys olivaceus)肝细胞色素P4503A(CYP3A)活性的影响。将牙鲆随机分为3组,即对照组、甘草组和连翘组,对照组每日口灌0.9%的生理盐水,试验组每日1次口灌甘草30 mg/kg和连翘100 mg/kg,连续口灌6 d,第7天时,采用直接测定法和间接测定法(探针药物)进行CYP3A酶活性的测定。结果显示:在肝微粒体水平上,甘草和连翘均可明显提高红霉素-N-脱甲基酶活性,分别提高了1.79倍、4.87倍。与对照组相比,甘草组和连翘组氨苯砜的半衰期分别降低了4.51%(P0.05)和36.8%(P0.01);药时曲线下面积分别减小了8.28%(P0.05)和32.3%(P0.01);总清除率分别增加了5.63%(P0.05)和99.3%(P0.01)。说明连翘对牙鲆CYP3A的活性具有极显著诱导作用,甘草诱导作用不显著。提示其他药物与连翘合用时,其有效性和安全性可能会受到影响。     

恩诺沙星、磺胺嘧啶和呋喃西林对共培养的萱藻丝状体和膨胀色球藻生长的影响

为有效抑制萱藻种质保存和丝状体扩增时膨胀色球藻的污染,本实验应用实验生态学法,研究了恩诺沙星、磺胺嘧啶和呋喃西林3种抗菌药对共培养的萱藻丝状体和膨胀色球藻生长的影响.结果显示:在5～100 mg/L范围内,50 mg/L恩诺沙星适于除去萱藻种质保存或丝状体扩增过程中出现的膨胀色球藻,实验第18 d膨胀色球藻的日均增长率...     

温度与盐度对福建牡蛎与长牡蛎、熊本牡蛎、香港巨牡蛎种间杂交子代孵化及其早期生长成活的影响

本研究以野生福建牡蛎(A)为亲本一方, 分别与野生长牡蛎(G)、熊本牡蛎(S)、香港巨牡蛎(H)进行杂交, 除A♀×S♂、A♀×H♂两组杂交不育外, 共得到AG(A♀×G♂)、GA(G♀×A♂)、SA(S♀×A♂)、HA(H♀×A♂)、AA(A♀×A♂)5个不同组合, 并研究不同盐度与温度对其幼虫孵化率、早期生长及成活率的影响。结果表明, 盐度25时AG、GA、SA、HA、AA五组孵化率分别达到最大值78.33%、75.00%、63.33%、55.00%、71.67%; 温度低于25℃时, GA孵化率高于其他组, 温度高于25℃时AG孵化率最大, 其中25℃时达到最大孵化率83.33%; 不同盐度条件下D型幼虫经过7 d培育, HA在盐度20时壳高达到最大值97.8 µm, 成活率46.67%, 在盐度为35时第5天全部死亡。AG、GA、SA、AA四组在盐度为25时壳高有最大值, 分别为124.7 µm、121.2 µm、93.7 µm, 111.8 µm; 不同温度条件下D型幼虫经过7 d培育, 在温度为25℃时各组壳高和成活率均有最大值, 大小排列依次为AG>GA>AA>HA>SA, 各组成活率随温度升高呈现出先增大后减小的趋势, AG在25℃时成活率在所有组中最高, 为88.89%; 孵化后在适宜温度盐度条件下连续培养16 d, 不同组之间壳高表现为: AG > GA> AA > HA > SA, AG壳高、壳高SGR及成活率始终大于其他组, 而SA、HA两组壳高、壳高SGR及成活率始终小于自交组AA。研究表明, 相较于福建牡蛎与熊本牡蛎、香港巨牡蛎的杂交, 以及福建牡蛎的自交, 福建牡蛎与长牡蛎的杂交子代表现出明显的生长及存活优势, 生长潜力较好, 且AG优于GA; AG组在盐度25、水温25℃条件下生长速率最大, 成活率最高。研究结果可为福建牡蛎育苗行业良种选育提供参考依据。     

致病性哈维氏弧菌:海洋寄生性纤毛虫的内共生细菌

哈维氏弧菌被观察到与海洋寄生性纤毛虫刺激隐核虫具有内共生现象,其作为一种致病性细菌,可导致感染刺激隐核虫的大黄鱼产生严重的继发性细菌感染。我们通过16s宏测序技术对刺激隐核虫的细菌群落进行鉴定,并通过标准的细菌培养方法分离鉴定出哈维氏弧菌。通过透射电镜和荧光原位杂交方法,在刺激隐核虫的细胞胞质中,均观察到内共生的哈维氏弧菌的存在;而在其细胞核中,则没有相关信号存在。哈维氏弧菌与刺激隐核虫的相关关系以及内共生的哈维氏弧菌对刺激隐核虫的影响作用,仍需要深入进行研究。     

铅(Pb)胁迫对泥蚶血液MT及Vg基因表达的诱导效应研究

为了解泥蚶金属硫蛋白基因(MT)和卵黄蛋白原基因(Vg)在重金属Pb胁迫下的表达响应模式,本文设置了1、3、6及9μg/L 4个浓度梯度的重金属Pb攻毒实验。在此基础上,利用qRT-PCR技术检测了0、7、14、21、28 d泥蚶血液MT、Vg的相对表达量。结果显示泥蚶MT基因在Pb~(2+)暴毒14 d时开始被显著诱导,在整个实验过程中基本呈现先增后降的态势。且在14 d和28 d时,6μg/L及9μg/L浓度组泥蚶MT相对表达量均高于1、3μg/L浓度组。由此可见,在Pb~(2+)胁迫下泥蚶血液MT基因的表达具有一定的时间依赖性和浓度依赖性。相比之下,泥蚶血液Vg基因的诱导表达情况较MT基因而言不明显。3μg/L浓度组泥蚶Vg mRNA较对照组在14、21 d时被显著诱导;9μg/L浓度组其在28 d时才开始被显著诱导。综上可见,泥蚶MT和Vg在应激重金属Pb过程中起到了一定的抗氧化及重金属解毒作用。     

Histological and morphological alterations induced by copper exposure in Laeonereis acuta (Polychaeta, Nereididae)

Laeonereis acuta (Polychaeta, Nereididae) was collected in an unpolluted (UP) and an polluted (P) site at the Patos Lagoon estuary (Southern Brazil) and maintained under control conditions (UPC and PC, respectively) or exposed to waterborne copper (UPCu and PCu; 500 μg Cu/l), for 48 h. Four groups (aaUPC, aaPC, aaUPCu, and aaPCu) were also pre-exposed for 48 h to ascorbic acid (aa; 0.1 mM) before copper exposure. Histological and morphological alterations, as well as oxygen consumption changes were evaluated. Independently of the sampling site and the pre-exposure to the ascorbic acid, morphological abnormalities were evident in more than 80% of worms exposed to copper. Conspicuous histological changes (coeloma obliteration, cuticle separation from the epidermis, and absence of dorsal vessel) were also observed. In addition, PCu worms showed loss of the digestive epithelium and coiling behavior. Similar oxygen consumption values were observed in control and copper exposed worms.     

福建沿海米氏凯伦藻赤潮对皱纹盘鲍鳃组织抗氧化酶活性的影响研究

本文初步研究了在较低赤潮密度(低于107个/m L)下,一株米氏凯伦藻(Karenia mikimotoi)对皱纹盘鲍(Haliotis discus hannai)鳃内几种抗氧化酶,如超氧化物歧化酶(Superoxide dismutase,SOD)、过氧化氢酶(Catalase,CAT)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(Glutathione peroxidase,GSH-Px)的毒性效应,以期分析米氏凯伦藻对鲍鱼生命活动可能的胁迫方式。研究表明,米氏凯伦藻对SOD、CAT酶活性均造成不利影响,并未对GSH-Px酶造成不利影响,其酶活性显著高于对照组。米氏凯伦藻对SOD酶活性的影响表现为"先诱导后抑制"效应,24 h内,各处理组(0.1个/m L,0.5个/m L,1.0×104个/m L)中,酶活性急剧增高,分别是对照组的1.2,1.3,1.3倍,之后酶活性迅速下降,分别是对照组的77%,77%,73%。SOD能够清除机体体内多余的自由基,其活力变化反映了机体抵制自由基损伤能力已受到明显抑制。此外,米氏凯伦藻处理组中,CAT酶活性则处于"被抑制"状态,48 h内酶活性持续下降,分别降低至对照组的58%,51%,37%。CAT可以清除SOD歧化超氧阴离子自由基产生的H2O2,其活力的下降也可能造成机体内过氧化物的累积及氧化损伤。结果表明,即使未达到较高赤潮密度(不超过107个/m L)时,米氏凯伦藻短时间内仍可对鲍鱼鳃内关键抗氧化酶活性造成显著抑制效应,这极有可能导致鲍鱼机体抗氧化系统遭受严重损伤。     

繁茂膜海绵原细胞形态学识别及分离纯化特点

利用透射电镜对繁茂膜海绵(Hymeniacdidon pelevis)的原细胞进行观察,确定其超微结构特点为:细胞核大,核仁显著.细胞质中富含线粒体和处于不同消化阶段的溶酶体.对繁茂膜海绵本体和芽体旺盛分生组织进行观察,发现原细胞在不同组织中形态多变.同时针对不同部位分别进行组织离散和原细胞富集,结果证明不同来源的富集...     

Fe3+胁迫对假微型海链藻中性脂累积及DGAT 表达的影响

二酰甘油酰基转移酶(DGAT)是脂类合成途径中的关键酶,其表达水平的高低影响着脂类含量的高低。微量元素Fe3+对于微藻的生长不可或缺,且影响着微藻中油脂的累积。本实验以假微型海链藻(Thalassiosira pseudonana)为研究对象,分析了铁限制(0.000 03mmol/L)和高铁胁迫(0.3 mmol/L)2种Fe3+胁迫条件下,不同种群生长期中性脂累积及二酰甘油酰基转移酶(DGAT)的基因表达受到的影响。结果显示:铁限制条件下,微藻种群生长及其中性脂的合成受到抑制,DGAT的表达量下降;高铁胁迫条件下,高浓度Fe3+可促进中性脂合成与DGAT的表达,但抑制微藻种群生长。因此,富铁条件下更利于总脂的收集。     

苯并芘B[a]P对泥蚶组织EROD、GST酶活力和MDA含量的影响

采用实验生态学的方法,通过染毒和清除,研究了不同浓度(0.05、0.5、5和10 μg/L)苯并芘B[a]P胁迫15d和释放15d后,泥蚶(Tegillarca granosa)消化盲囊和鳃丝乙氧基异吩唑脱乙基酶(EROD)、谷胱甘肽转移酶(GST)活力和脂质过氧化物(MDA)含量的变化。结果表明: 在胁迫阶段0.5、5 和10μg/L,B[a]P处理组对泥蚶消化盲囊和鳃丝EROD、GST 酶活力和MDA含量显著影响(P＜0.05), EROD、GST 酶活力分别被诱导和抑制,第5d趋于稳定, MDA含量随时间呈上升趋势, 在第10d基本达到峰值并趋于稳定。在清除阶段, EROD活力和MDA含量逐渐下降, GST活力逐渐升高, 并在5～10d恢复到对照组水平。本研究中, EROD和GST活力的变化能够反映机体解毒代谢的能力, MDA含量的变化反映了机体氧化损伤的程度,表现出了一定的剂量和时间效应。     

Accumulation of Cu and Zn in discarded antifouling paint particles by the marine gastropod, Littorina littorea

The short-term (5 day) accumulation of Cu and Zn in different tissues of the marine gastropod, Littorina littorea, has been studied in the presence of 10 mg l⁻¹ of antifouling paint particles and pre- or simultaneously contaminated algal food (Ulva lactuca). Accumulation of Cu was observed in the head–foot, digestive gland–gonad complex and gills to extents dependent on how and when food was contaminated and administered. However, retention of Zn was only observed in the gills and only when L. littorea and U. lactuca were simultaneously exposed to paint particles. Relative to the alga, faecal material was highly enriched in Zn, suggesting that the animal is able to rapidly eliminate this metal, most likely through the formation and egestion of insoluble phosphate granules. Thus, L. littorea is a useful biomonitor of marine contamination by antifouling applications in respect of Cu but not Zn.