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Synergistic effects of microplastic and lead trigger physiological and biochemical impairment in a mangrove crab
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology2023
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Mariana V. Capparelli,
Brian Pichardo-Casales,
Brian Pichardo-Casales,
Alethia I. Ramírez-Olivares,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Alethia I. Ramírez-Olivares,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Ricardo Dzul-Caamal,
Ricardo Dzul-Caamal,
Ricardo Dzul-Caamal,
Jorge Arturo Vargas-Abúndez,
Jorge Arturo Vargas-Abúndez,
Jorge Arturo Vargas-Abúndez,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Erick M. Rodríguez-Cab,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Ricardo Dzul-Caamal,
Erick M. Rodríguez-Cab,
Carlos Rosas
Erick M. Rodríguez-Cab,
Erick M. Rodríguez-Cab,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Ricardo Dzul-Caamal,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Ricardo Dzul-Caamal,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Merle M. Borges-Ramírez,
Karen Beltran,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Karen Beltran,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Karen Beltran,
Karen Beltran,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Jaime Rendón–von Osten,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Brian Pichardo-Casales,
Brian Pichardo-Casales,
Alethia I. Ramírez-Olivares,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Alethia I. Ramírez-Olivares,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Alethia I. Ramírez-Olivares,
Alethia I. Ramírez-Olivares,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Jorge Arturo Vargas-Abúndez,
Jorge Arturo Vargas-Abúndez,
Carl L. Thurman,
Carl L. Thurman,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Mariana V. Capparelli,
Gabriel M. Moulatlet,
Carlos Rosas
Carlos Rosas
Summary
Researchers exposed mangrove fiddler crabs to microplastics and lead, both alone and in combination, to assess their joint toxic effects. They found that co-exposure synergistically increased lead bioaccumulation, oxygen consumption, and lipid peroxidation while suppressing antioxidant enzyme activity. The study suggests that microplastics can amplify the physiological harm of heavy metal contamination in sensitive mangrove ecosystems.
Microplastics (MP) are vectors for other environmental contaminants, such as metals, being a considerable problem, especially in the aquatic ecosystem. To investigate the combined effects of MP (high density polyethylene) with lead (Pb), we exposed the mangrove fiddler crab Minuca vocator to Pb (50 mg L), and MP (25 mg L) alone and in mixture, for 5 days. We aimed to determine Pb and MP bioaccumulation, as well as physiological (oxygen consumption and hemolymph osmolality) and biochemical (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and lipid peroxidation) traits effects. Co-exposure of MP and Pb significantly increased the bioaccumulation of Pb, but reduced MP tissue accumulation. Regarding the physiological traits, increasing osmolality and oxygen consumption rates compared to the control were observed, particularly in the combined Pb and MP exposure. As to biochemical traits, the combination of Pb and MP induced the most significant responses in the enzymatic profile antioxidant enzyme activity. The catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and dismutase superoxide (SOD) decreased compared to individual exposure effects; the combination of MP and Pb had a synergistic effect on promoting lipid peroxidation (LPO). The co-exposure of MP and Pb acted synergistically when compared to the effects of the isolated compounds. Due to the increasing MP contamination in mangroves, more severe physiological and biochemical effects can be expected on mangrove crabs exposed to metal contamination.