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AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
卷 255, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106397
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Molluscs; Digestive gland; Neutral lipids; Pesticides; Starvation
Pollutants and starvation can disrupt the lipid homeostasis in aquatic organisms. This study investigated the combined effects of starvation and toxicant exposure on neutral lipids in the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata. Starved snails were exposed to sublethal concentration of cypermethrin for 4 and 10 days. The results showed a decrease in neutral lipid content under starvation, but an increase in triacylglycerol content after pesticide exposure. The fatty acid composition of triacylglycerols was significantly altered in stressed snails. These findings suggest that lipid homeostasis alteration may be an adaptive mechanism to lipophilic and obesogenic pollutants in aquatic organisms.
Pollutants as well as starvation usually modify homeostasis of neutral lipids in aquatic organisms. However, studies on the simultaneous effects of both stressors are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of toxicant exposure under starvation conditions on neutral lipids of the freshwater snail Pomacea canaliculata, selected as the model organism. Starved adult male snails were exposed to sublethal concentration of the pesticide cypermethrin (100 mu g/L) during 4 and 10 days. Fed snails were sacrificed at the onset of the experiment (T0), along with starved snails exposed to the pesticide vehicle (ethanol) and another group without solvent served as controls. Total lipid content, neutral lipid classes, fatty acid composition, and pesticide accumulation were determined in the digestive gland of snails. The ethanol concentration used was not an additional stressful agent. As expected, starvation caused a decrease in neutral lipid content in the digestive gland of snails with respect to T0 snails. Pesticide exposure caused, on the other hand, an increase in triacylglycerol content compared to ethanol exposure at day 10 of the bioassay. This increment correlated with the bioconcentration of cypermethrin, which was 47% higher by day 10 than by day 4. The fatty acid profile of triacylglycerols in the digestive gland was significantly altered under starvation and pesticide exposure. Stressed male snails showed the ability to preserve polyunsaturated fatty acids, as evidenced by their significant increase with respect to T0 snails. These results suggest that the alteration of lipid homeostasis could be involved in an adaptive mechanism of aquatic organisms to lipophilic and obesogenic pollutants.
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