Using lysosomal membrane stability of haemocytes in Ruditapes philippinarum as a biomarker of cellular stress to assess contamination by caffeine, ibuprofen, carbamazepine and novobiocin  

作　　者：Gabriela V. Aguirre-Martínez Sara Buratti Elena Fabbri Angel T. DelValls M. Laura Martín-Díaz 

机构地区：[1]Unitwin/Unesco/WiCoP, Physical Chemistry Department, University of Cdiz, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences,Polígono Río San Pedro s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cdiz, Spain [2]Andalusian Center for Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), Campus Universitariode Puerto Real,11510, Puerto Real, Cdiz, Spain [3]University of Bologna, Interdepartment Centre for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRSA),via S. Alberto 163,48123 Ravenna, Italy

出　　处：《Journal of Environmental Sciences》2013年第7期1408-1418,共11页环境科学学报（英文版）

基　　金：conducted under the framework of the project P09-RNM-5136(Government of Andalu-sia,Spain);partially financed by the UN-ESCO/UNITWIN/WiCop as part of the research activities of the Erasmus Mundus Master's degree in Water and Coastal Management;the financial support from MAEC-AECID(Government of Spain),Becas Chile(Government of Chile),and Junta de Andaluc'a(Government of Andalusia,Spain)

摘　　要：Although pharmaceuticals have beendetected in the environment only in the range from ng/L to μg/L, it has beendemonstrated that they can adversely affect the health status of aquatic organisms. Lysosomal membrane stability （LMS） has previously been applied as an indicator of cellularwell-being todetermine health status in bivalve mussels. The objective of this study is to evaluate LMS in Ruditapes philippinarum haemolymph using the neutral red retention assay （NRRA）. Clamswere exposed in laboratory conditions to caffeine （0.1, 5, 15, 50 μg/L）, ibuprofen （0.1, 5, 10, 50 μg/L）, carbamazepine and novobiocin （both at 0.1, 1, 10, 50 μg/L） for35days. Results show adose-dependent effect of the pharmaceuticals. The neutral red retention time measured at the end of the bioassaywas significantly reduced by 50% after exposure to environmental concentrations （p 〈 0.05） （caffeine = 15 μg/L; ibuprofen = 10 μg/L; carbamazepine = 1 μg/L and novobiocin = 1 μg/L）, compared to controls. Clams exposed to these pharmaceuticalswere considered to present adiminished health status （retention time 〈45 min）, significantlyworse than controls （96 min） （p 〈 0.05）. The predicted no environmental effect concentration （PNEC） results showed that these pharmaceuticals are very toxic at the environmental concentrations tested. Measurement of the alteration of LMS has been found to be a sensitive technique that enables evaluation of the health status of clams after exposure to pharmaceuticals under laboratory conditions, thus representing a robust Tier-1 screening biomarker.Although pharmaceuticals have beendetected in the environment only in the range from ng/L to μg/L, it has beendemonstrated that they can adversely affect the health status of aquatic organisms. Lysosomal membrane stability （LMS） has previously been applied as an indicator of cellularwell-being todetermine health status in bivalve mussels. The objective of this study is to evaluate LMS in Ruditapes philippinarum haemolymph using the neutral red retention assay （NRRA）. Clamswere exposed in laboratory conditions to caffeine （0.1, 5, 15, 50 μg/L）, ibuprofen （0.1, 5, 10, 50 μg/L）, carbamazepine and novobiocin （both at 0.1, 1, 10, 50 μg/L） for35days. Results show adose-dependent effect of the pharmaceuticals. The neutral red retention time measured at the end of the bioassaywas significantly reduced by 50% after exposure to environmental concentrations （p 〈 0.05） （caffeine = 15 μg/L; ibuprofen = 10 μg/L; carbamazepine = 1 μg/L and novobiocin = 1 μg/L）, compared to controls. Clams exposed to these pharmaceuticalswere considered to present adiminished health status （retention time 〈45 min）, significantlyworse than controls （96 min） （p 〈 0.05）. The predicted no environmental effect concentration （PNEC） results showed that these pharmaceuticals are very toxic at the environmental concentrations tested. Measurement of the alteration of LMS has been found to be a sensitive technique that enables evaluation of the health status of clams after exposure to pharmaceuticals under laboratory conditions, thus representing a robust Tier-1 screening biomarker.

关 键 词：neutral red pharmaceuticals bioassay HAEMOLYMPH bivalves health status Manila clam 

分 类 号：Q944[生物学—植物学]