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AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
Volume 189, Issue -, Pages 16-24Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.05.012
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Triclosan; Copepod; Tigriopus japonicus; Fecundity; Reactive oxygen species; Antioxidant system
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- Development of Techniques for Assessment and Management of Hazardous Chemicals in the Marine Environment of the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Korea
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Triclosan (TCS) is an antimicrobial agent that has been widely dispersed and detected in the marine environment. However, the effects of TCS in marine invertebrates are poorly understood. In this study, the effects of TCS on life cycle history (e.g. mortality and fecundity) along with cellular reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels, GSH content, antioxidant enzymatic activities, and mRNA expression levels of oxidative stress mediated genes were measured in the copepod Tigriopus japonicus. The no observed effect concentration (NOEC) and median lethal concentration (LC50) of TCS in the adult stage were determined to be 300 mu g/L and 437.476 mu g/L, respectively, while in the nauplius stages the corresponding values were 20 mu g/L, and 51.76 mu g/L, respectively. Fecundity was significantly reduced (P < 0.05) in response to TCS at 100 mu g/L. Concentration and time-dependent analysis of ROS, GSH content (%), and antioxidant enzymatic activities (e.g. GST, GPx, and SOD) were significantly increased (P < 0.05) in response to TCS exposure. Additionally, mRNA expression of detoxification (e.g., CYPs) and antioxidant (e.g., glutathione S-transferase-sigma isoforms, Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase, catalase) genes was modulated in response to TCS exposure at different concentrations over a 24 h period. Our results revealed that TCS can induce reduced fecundity and oxidative stress with transcriptional regulation of oxidative stress mediated genes with activation of the antioxidant system in the copepod T. japonicus.
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