Journal
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
Volume 578, Issue -, Pages 452-459Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.208
Keywords
Antidepressants; Sub-lethal effects; Biomarkers; Dreissena polymorpha
Categories
Funding
- Fondazione Fratelli Confalonieri (Milan, Italy)
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Antidepressants are one of the main pharmaceutical classes detected in the aquatic environment. Nevertheless, there is a dearth of information regarding their potential adverse effects on non-target organisms. Thus, the aim of this study was the evaluation of sub-lethal effects on the freshwater mussel Dreissena polymorpha of two antidepressants commonly found in the aquatic environment, namely Fluoxetine (FIX) and Citalopram (CT). D. polymorpha specimens were exposed to FIX and CT alone and to their mixture (MIX) at the environmental concentration of 500 ng/L for 14 days. We evaluated the sub-lethal effects in the mussel soft tissues by means of a biomarker suite: the activity of antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and the activity of the phase II detoxifying enzyme glutathione-S-transferase (GST). The oxidative damage was evaluated by lipid peroxidation (LPO) and protein carbonylation (PCC), while genetic damage was tested on D. polymorpha hemocytes by Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis (SCGE) assay, DNA diffusion assay and micronucleus test (MN test). Finally, the functionality of the ABC transporter P-glycoprotein (P-gp) was measured in D. polymorpha gills. Our results highlight that CT, MIX and to a lesser extent FIX, caused a significant alteration of the oxidative status of bivalves, accompanied by a significant reduction of P-gp efflux activity. However, only FIX induced a slight, but significant, increase in apoptotic and necrotic cell frequencies. Considering the variability in biomarker response and to perform a toxicity comparison of tested molecules, we integrated each endpoint into the Biomarker Response Index (BRI). The data integration showed that 500 ng/L of FLX, CT and their MIX have the same toxicity on bivalves. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available