Acetylcholinesterase activity in Corbicula fluminea Mull., as a biomarker of organophosphate pesticide pollution in Pinacanauan River, Philippines

Beltran, Kimberly S.; Pocsidio, Glorina N.

doi:10.1007/s10661-009-0949-y

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“…Freshwater invertebrates are commonly used in biological monitoring (Sedeño-Díaz et al, 2012;Madrigal-Bujaidar et al, 2017); however, research on biomarkers at the biochemical level is still at the early stage of development (Berra et al, 2004;Rico-Sánchez et al, 2020). Mollusks, mainly bivalves, have been useful as sentinel organisms to assess the effects of pollutants both in marine and freshwater ecosystems (Lima-Melo et al, 2000;Hull et al, 2006;Beltran and Pocsidio, 2010;Musee et al, 2010;Siwela et al, 2010;Klimova et al, 2020). Although freshwater snails perform their whole life cycle in the aquatic environment, they have been barely used as sentinel species.…”

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Oxidative stress in Physella acuta: An integrative response of exposure to water from two rivers of Atlantic Mexican slope

Sedeño‐Díaz

López‐López

2022

Front. Physiol.

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Freshwater pollution is a complex mixture of xenobiotics due to the wastewater and the various chemicals routinely applied to agricultural lands that are discharged into water bodies. Xenobiotics can exert damage to the aquatic biota threatening the biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems. The oxidative damage and antioxidant responses have been widely investigated in freshwater organisms, mainly in fish and some invertebrates but in freshwater snails are scarce. This study aimed to assess the oxidative stress exerted by potential toxicity of water from two rivers of the Mexican Atlantic Slope (Tecolutla and Tuxpan rivers) in a freshwater mollusk Physella acuta. Lipid peroxidation level and a battery of antioxidant enzymes (Superoxide dismutase, Catalase and Glutathione peroxidase) were measured in P. acuta. The results are contextualized from an ecological point of view, associating the bioassay results with water quality characteristics. Water samples were obtained from three study sites for each river (in two seasons: Northern wind and dry). Twelve water quality variables were analyzed, and an additional water sample was used to perform a static bioassay for 96 h with snails grown in laboratory. After the exposure, we assessed lipid peroxidation level and the antioxidant responses of P. acuta exposed to water of rivers, and the Integrated Biomarker Response was computed. The highest lipid peroxidation level occurred in organisms exposed to water during the Northern wind season in both rivers. During this season, in the Tecolutla river, the superoxide dismutase activity was able to counteract the lipid peroxidation process, representing an adaptive response. In contrast, in the Tuxpan river, the superoxide dismutase was unable to counteract that process, stimulating CAT and GPx activities. The Integrated Biomarker Response showed that the Tecolutla river had higher values in the upper reaches than the Tuxpan river, showing a decreasing downstream gradient in both seasons. In the Tuxpan river, during the Dry season, the IBR score showed an increasing downstream gradient. During the Northern wind season, the IBR was higher in the upper reaches of both rivers, possibly due to the increased materials transported by runoff from the catchment, which includes a complex mixture of xenobiotics that affects the health of the sentinel species and aquatic biota in general. Based on our results, Physella acuta is proposed as sentinel species.

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Oxidative stress in Physella acuta: An integrative response of exposure to water from two rivers of Atlantic Mexican slope

Sedeño‐Díaz

López‐López

2022

Front. Physiol.

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“…Corbicula fluminea is an invasive freshwater bivalve native to Southeast Asia that has now spread worldwide and is causing economical (e.g., Rosa et al, 2011) and ecological (e.g., Sousa et al, 2008) impacts. Several studies addressed the role of the Asian clam as a sentinel both for potentially toxic metals and organic pollutants (e.g., Beltran and Pocsidio, 2010; Doherty, 1990). Such a possible use for the bivalve exploits its ability to bioaccumulate chemicals in its tissues along with a fairly large tolerance to the effects resulting from exposure to the contaminants (Colombo et al, 1995; Marie et al, 2006).…”

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Bioremediation of Metal-Rich Effluents: Could the Invasive Bivalve Corbicula fluminea Work as a Biofilter?

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Industrial effluents are important sources of contamination of water and sediments, frequently causing serious damage at different levels of biological organization. Management and treatment of harmful industrial wastes is thus a major concern. Metal-bearing effluents, such as acid mine drainage (AMD), are particularly problematic because metals can easily bioaccumulate in organisms and biomagnify across the trophic chain. Several solutions have been proposed to treat AMD, including active methods involving the addition of neutralizing agents and passive techniques that use natural energy sources for remediation. However, increasing environmental and economic requirements lead the constant search for more sustainable solutions. The present study explores the possibility of using , an invasive freshwater bivalve, as a bioremediation tool using AMD as a model, metal-bearing effluent. The study compares untreated and biotreated effluents at two dilution levels (4 and 10% v/v) following two distinct approaches: (i) chemical characterization of the metal concentrations in water complemented by determination of the accumulation in the clams' soft tissues and shells; and (ii) ecotoxicity assessment using standard organisms (the bacterium , the microalgae , and the cladoceran ). Significant removal of metals from water was recorded for both effluent dilutions, with higher purification levels found for the 4% effluent. The environmental toxicity of the effluents generally decreased after the treatment with the clams. Thus, this study provides evidence for the suitability of as a bioremediator for metal-bearing effluents, especially if the treatment can be materialized in a multistage configuration system.

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“…Gill tissue was utilized for glutathione (GSH/GSSG) and lysosomal stability (NRR) assays due to its direct contact with water. Gills of mollusks are highly sensitive target for neurotoxic effects, therefore we utilized them for determining of cholinesterase (ChE) activity [5].…”

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The effect of Roundup on the bivalve Unio tumidus mollusk utilizing ex vivo approach

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dingly to a decrease of the MT and/or GSH concentrations. However, the levels of TBARS and PC were not changed comparing to control detecting the early stage of the injury. Surprisingly, NRR increased in the exposures to higher concentrations of glyphosate, probably due to strong chelating ability of glyphosate or other compounds of formulation. This study allows us to detect the earlier biological effects of glyphosate in the low environmentally realistic concentrations. Further validation of this approach needs the comparison of the results in the ex vivo and in vivo experiments.

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Acetylcholinesterase activity in Corbicula fluminea Mull., as a biomarker of organophosphate pesticide pollution in Pinacanauan River, Philippines

Cited by 19 publications

References 34 publications

Oxidative stress in Physella acuta: An integrative response of exposure to water from two rivers of Atlantic Mexican slope

Oxidative stress in Physella acuta: An integrative response of exposure to water from two rivers of Atlantic Mexican slope

Bioremediation of Metal-Rich Effluents: Could the Invasive Bivalve Corbicula fluminea Work as a Biofilter?

The effect of Roundup on the bivalve Unio tumidus mollusk utilizing ex vivo approach

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