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Biophysical effects of polystyrene nanoparticles on Elliptio complanata mussels
Summary
Researchers exposed freshwater mussels to polystyrene nanoplastics and found that nanoparticles accumulated in the digestive gland and disrupted lipid metabolism, liquid crystal organization, and the normal oscillatory enzyme kinetics of energy-producing metabolic pathways, suggesting nanoplastics interfere with cellular energy homeostasis.
The presence of nanoplastics (NPs) in various products and from the weathering of released plastic materials are of concern for the environment's safety. The purpose of this study was to examine the biophysical effects of polystyrene NPs on freshwater mussels. Mussels were exposed to a range of concentrations of NPs (0.1, 0.5, 1, and 5 mg/L) for 24 h and allowed to depurate for 12 h in clean aquarium water. The digestive gland was isolated and analyzed for NPs, lipids, viscosity, protein aggregation, anisotropic changes (liquid crystals: LCs), and the oscillatory modulation in viscosity during the formation of self-organizing enzyme complex of fumarase, malate dehydrogenase, and citrate synthase. The results revealed that mussels accumulated NPs in the digestive gland and their levels were significantly correlated with lipids levels, LCs, the increase in the malate dehydrogenase/citrate synthase activity ratio, and oscillations in viscosity. Protein aggregation was also found to be correlated with lipid levels. The data suggests that the presence of NPs in the digestive gland involves changes in lipid content and LC formation and perturbs the normal oscillations in viscosity during sequential enzyme reactions of the above enzymes. It is concluded that the uptake of NPs in cells could disrupt the internal organization of cells which can interfere with the normal association of enzymes involved in energy metabolism.
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