Journal
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
Volume 141, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2023.109046
Keywords
Microalgal astaxanthin; Lambda-cyhalothrin; Mitophagy; Pyroptosis; Lymphocytes in fish
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This study investigated the immunotoxicity of Lambda-cyhalothrin (LC), a widely used insecticide, on lymphocytes and the potential protective effect of Microalgal astaxanthin (MA). The results showed that MA attenuated LC-induced lymphocyte death and improved mitochondrial damage caused by LC exposure. MA also upregulated mitophagy-related factors and decreased pyroptosis-related gene expression. These findings suggest that MA can enhance damaged mitochondrial elimination, reduce mtROS accumulation, and alleviate pyroptosis in lymphocytes. Hence, the application of MA in aquaculture and the defense against agrobiological hazards are of great importance.
Lambda-cyhalothrin (LC), a pyrethroid insecticide widely used in agriculture, causes immunotoxicity to aquatic organisms in the aquatic environment. Microalgal astaxanthin (MA) is a natural carotenoid that enhances viability of a variety of fish. To investigate the immunotoxicity of LC and the improvement effect of MA in lymphocytes (Cyprinus carpio), lymphocytes were treated with LC (80 M) and/or MA (50 M) for 24 h. Firstly, CCK8 combined with PI staining results showed that MA significantly attenuated the LC-induced lymphocyte death rate. Secondly, LC exposure resulted in excessively damaged mitochondrial and mtROS, diminished mitochondrial membrane potential and ATP content, which could be improved by MA. Thirdly, MA upregulated the levels of mitophagy-related regulatory factors (Beclin1, LC3, ATG5, Tom20 and Lamp2) induced by LC. Importantly, MA decreased the levels of pyroptosis-related genes treated with LC, including NLRP3, Cas-4, GSDMD and active Cas-1. Further study indicated that LC treatment caused excessive miRNA-194-5p and reduced levels of FoxO1, PINK1 and Parkin, which was inhibited by MA treatment. Overall, we concluded that MA could enhance damaged mitochondrial elimination by promoting the miRNA-194-5p-FoxO1-PINK1/Parkinmitophagy in lymphocytes, which reduced mtROS accumulation and alleviated pyroptosis. It offers insights into the importance of MA application in aquaculture as well as the defense of farmed fish against agrobiological hazards in fish under LC.
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