期刊
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
卷 146, 期 -, 页码 186-195出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.11.005
关键词
Mytilus galloprovincialis; ROS production; DNA damage; Protein carbonylation; mRNA expression; Biomarkers
资金
- European Union (European Social Fund - ESF)
- Greek national funds through the Operational Program Education and Lifelong Learning of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF)
- Research Funding Program: Heracleitus II. Investing in knowledge society through the European Social Fund
The aim of the present study was to determine and compare the possible effects of exposure to an estrogen, 17 beta-estradiol and to a metal, cadmium on oxidative parameters of Mytilus galloprovincialis hemocytes and to elucidate the signaling pathways that probably mediate the studied effects exerted by these two chemicals. In addition, it was of interest to investigate if the studied parameters could constitute biomarkers for aquatic pollution monitoring. Our results suggest that micromolar concentrations of either cadmium or 17 beta-estradiol affected the redox status of mussels by modulating oxidative parameters and antioxidant enzymes gene expression in mussel M. galloprovincialis hemocytes. In particular, our results showed that treatment of hemocytes with either 5 mu M of cadmium chloride or with 25 nM of 17 beta-estradiol for 30 min caused significant increased ROS production; this led to oxidative damage exemplified by significant increased DNA damage, protein carbonylation and lipid peroxidation, as well as increased mRNA levels of the antioxidant enzymes catalase (CAT), superoxide dismoutase (SOD) and glutathione S-transferase (GST). Furthermore, our results suggest that either cadmium or 17 beta-estradiol signal is mediated either through one of the already known pathways initiated by photatidyl-inositol 3-kinase (PI3 K) and reaching Na+/H+ exchanger (NHE) probably through protein kinase C (PKC) or a kinase-mediated signaling pathway that involves in most of the cases NHE, PKC, Ca2+-dependent PKC isoforms, PI3-K, NADPH oxidase, nitric oxide (NO) synthase, c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and cyclic adenosine-3'-5'-monophosphate (cAMP). Our results also attribute a protective role to cAMP, since pre-elevated intracellular cAMP levels inhibited the signal induced by each exposure. Finally, since aquatic invertebrates have been the most widely used monitoring organisms for pollution impact evaluation in marine environments and taking under consideration the positive correlation obtained between the studied parameters, we can suggest the simultaneous use of these oxidative stress parameters offering an effective early warning system in biomonitoring of aquatic environments. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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