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Arsenic exposure combined with nano- or microplastic induces different effects in the marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis

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AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
卷 233, 期 -, 页码 -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105772

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Brachionus plicatilis; Arsenic species; Microplastic; Nanoplastic; ATP-binding cassette transporter

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  1. National Research Foundation [2020R1F1A1076854]
  2. National Institute of Fisheries Science, Korea [R2021033]
  3. Institute of Planning & Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (iPET), Republic of Korea [R2021033] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)
  4. National Research Foundation of Korea [2020R1F1A1076854] Funding Source: Korea Institute of Science & Technology Information (KISTI), National Science & Technology Information Service (NTIS)

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This study examined the combined effects of nano(micro)plastics (NMPs) and arsenic (As) on the marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis. The results showed that NPs increased As toxicity while MPs alleviated it, and NPs inhibited the efflux of As. These findings provide a deeper understanding of the environmental pollutants and their interactions.
Besides the adverse biological effects induced by microplastics (MPs), the effects associated with sorption of ambient pollutants on MPs are considered as an emerging environmental problem as MPs act as a mediator of pollutants. The present study examines the combined effects of nano(micro)plastics (NMPs) and arsenic (As) by exposing the marine rotifer Brachionus plicatilis to MP particles at the micro-scale (6 mu m) and nano-scale (nanoplastics, NPs) (50 nm) along with As. In vivo toxicity, bioaccumulation, and biochemical reactions were used to examine the effects of combined exposure. The results of in vivo experiments showed that As toxicity increased with NP exposure, whereas toxicity was alleviated by MPs, indicating a different mode of action between NPs and MPs in combination with As. The highest level of As bioaccumulation was detected in NP + As groups, and followed by MP + As and As-only exposure groups, whereas no significant difference between groups was shown for As metabolites. In addition, the activity of several ATP-binding cassette proteins that confer multixenobiotic resistance, which is responsible for efflux of As, was activated by As but significantly inhibited by NP exposure, supporting the findings of in vivo experiments. Our results show that the effects of combining exposure to As with NP and MPs differ depending on particle size and provide an in-depth under-standing of both environmental pollutants.

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