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FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY
卷 132, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.108470
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Gill; Polyethylene microplastics (PE -MPS); Oxidative stress; Apoptosis; NLRP3 inflammasome
Microplastics cause damage to aquatic organisms, particularly the gills which are among the first tissues to be affected. This study found that polyethylene microplastics induce inflammation, vascular remodeling, mucus cell proliferation, oxidative stress, cell apoptosis, and inflammatory immune responses in the gills. These findings provide a new target for preventing toxin-induced gill injury from polyethylene microplastics.
Microplastics cause varying degrees of damage to aquatic organisms. Exposure to microplastics contaminated water, the gills are among the first tissues, after the skin, to be affected by microplastics. As an essential immune organ, prolonged stimulation by microplastics disrupts immune function not only in the gills but throughout the body, yet the underlying mechanisms remain elusive. A model of gill injury from exposure to polyethylene (PE) microplastics was developed in this study. H&E staining revealed that polyethylene microplastics caused gill inflammation, vascular remodeling, and mucous cell proliferation. An increase in collagen indicates severe tissue damage. Additional analysis showed that polyethylene microplastics profoundly exacerbated oxidative stress in the gills. TUNEL assay demonstrated cell apoptosis induced by polyethylene microplastic. The mRNA levels were subsequently quantified using RT-PCR. The results showed that polyethylene microplastics increased the expression of the nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) pathway (NF-kappa B p65, IKK alpha, IKK beta) and apoptosis biomarkers (p53, caspase-3, caspase-9, and Bax). Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) inflammasomes, which is an influential component of innate immunity, were overactive. What's more, the pro -inflammatory factors (TNF-alpha, IFN-gamma, IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, IL-1 beta) that induce immune disorder also increased signifi-cantly, while the anti-inflammatory factors (IL-4, IL-10) decreased significantly. These results suggested that oxidative stress acted as an activation signal of apoptosis triggered by the NF-kappa B pathway and activating the NLRP3 inflammasome to promote inflammatory immune responses. The present study provided a different target for the prevention of toxin-induced gill injury under polyethylene microplastics.
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