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First evidence of molecular response of the shrimp Hippolyte inermis to biodegradable microplastics
Journal of Hazardous Materials2024
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Amalia Amato,
Thomas Viel,
Thomas Viel,
Thomas Viel,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Thomas Viel,
Thomas Viel,
Thomas Viel,
Thomas Viel,
Thomas Viel,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Amalia Amato,
Amalia Amato,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Thomas Viel,
Thomas Viel,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Amalia Amato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Amalia Amato,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Roberta Esposito,
Roberta Esposito,
Loredana Manfra,
Bruno Pinto,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Maria Costantini,
Maria Costantini,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Valerio Zupo,
Thomas Viel,
Bruno Pinto,
Bruno Pinto,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Thomas Viel,
Amalia Amato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Thomas Viel,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Giovanni Libralato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Giovanni Libralato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Thomas Viel,
Giovanni Libralato,
Francesca Glaviano,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Amalia Amato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Valerio Zupo,
Mariacristina Cocca
Valerio Zupo,
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Francesca Glaviano,
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Maria Costantini,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Maria Costantini,
Valerio Zupo,
Giovanni Libralato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Maria Costantini,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Valerio Zupo,
Giovanni Libralato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Valerio Zupo,
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Giovanni Libralato,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Giovanni Libralato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Loredana Manfra,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Roberta Esposito,
Valerio Zupo,
Loredana Manfra,
Giovanni Libralato,
Maria Costantini,
Maria Costantini,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Giovanni Libralato,
Maria Costantini,
Giovanni Libralato,
Eliahu D. Aflalo,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Giovanni Libralato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Valerio Zupo,
Valerio Zupo,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Maria Costantini,
Maria Costantini,
Amir Sagi,
Maria Costantini,
Maria Costantini,
Giovanni Libralato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Valerio Zupo,
Maria Costantini,
Valerio Zupo,
Mariacristina Cocca
Mariacristina Cocca
Giovanni Libralato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Giovanni Libralato,
Mariacristina Cocca
Summary
Researchers provided the first molecular evidence of how the Mediterranean shrimp Hippolyte inermis responds to biodegradable microplastics at the gene expression level. Larvae were exposed to five different biodegradable polymers at varying concentrations, and researchers measured changes in 18 genes involved in stress response and detoxification. The study establishes this shrimp species as a model organism for studying the biological effects of biodegradable plastics on marine crustaceans.
The increasing demand for sustainable alternatives to conventional plastics has propelled the interest in bioplastics. A few papers reported on the effects of plastics on crustaceans, but no indication about biodegradable polymers is available. Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816 is a protandric shrimp commonly living on leaves of the seagrass Posidonia oceanica, in the Mediterranean Sea. This crustacean is typically chosen as a model to study sex differentiation processes. Here, we demonstrated its convenience as a model organism to study the effects of biodegradable polymers (BPs). Five BPs were studied: polybutylene succinate (PBS), polybutylene succinate-co-butylene adipate (PBSA), polycaprolactone (PCL), poly-3-hydroxybutyrates (PHB) and polylactic acid (PLA). Larvae of H. inermis were exposed to three concentrations of each BP (1, 5 and 10 mg/L, respectively) for ten days. After exposure, the expression levels of eighteen genes involved in stress response and detoxification processes, retrieved from a H. inermis transcriptomic library, were validated by Real Time qPCR. This study is the first using a molecular approach to detect H. inermis responses to contaminants and in particular to biodegradable polymers, through the evaluation of functional gene's pathways.