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Effects of polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics on Dicentrarchus labrax
Genomics2018
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I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Mariana Teles,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
Mariana Teles,
I. Brandts,
Miguel Oliveira
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Manuel A. Martins,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
Manuel A. Martins,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Lluís Tort,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
I. Brandts,
I. Brandts,
Miguel Oliveira
Lluís Tort,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Manuel A. Martins,
Manuel A. Martins,
Manuel A. Martins,
Manuel A. Martins,
Maria de Lourdes Pereira,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Mariana Teles,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Manuel A. Martins,
Manuel A. Martins,
Manuel A. Martins,
Manuel A. Martins,
Manuel A. Martins,
Manuel A. Martins,
Manuel A. Martins,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Manuel A. Martins,
Maria de Lourdes Pereira,
Miguel Oliveira
Manuel A. Martins,
Mariana Teles,
Manuel A. Martins,
Manuel A. Martins,
Lluís Tort,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Lluís Tort,
Lluís Tort,
I. Brandts,
Lluís Tort,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Lluís Tort,
Manuel A. Martins,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Lluís Tort,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Lluís Tort,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Lluís Tort,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Manuel A. Martins,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Lluís Tort,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Lluís Tort,
Lluís Tort,
Asta Tvarijonaviciute,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Miguel Oliveira
Miguel Oliveira
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Lluís Tort,
Mariana Teles,
Mariana Teles,
Miguel Oliveira
Summary
Researchers exposed European sea bass to polymethylmethacrylate nanoplastics for 96 hours and found upregulation of lipid metabolism genes, reduced esterase activity in plasma, and lower alkaline phosphatase in skin mucus — collectively suggesting nanoplastics can interfere with both fat metabolism and immune function in marine fish.
The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of ~45 nm nanoplastics (NPs) on the marine fish Dicentrarchus labrax after a short-term exposure. Animals were exposed to a concentration range of NPs for 96 h and liver, plasma and skin mucus were sampled. Assessed endpoints included biochemical biomarkers and expression of genes related to lipid metabolism, immune system and general cell stress. Abundance of mRNA transcripts related to lipid metabolism, pparα and pparγ, were significantly increased after exposure to NPs. Biochemical endpoints revealed decreased esterase activity levels in plasma, suggesting that the immune system of fish might be compromised by exposure to NPs. Moreover, significantly lower levels of alkaline phosphatase were found in the skin mucus of animals exposed to NPs. The present results suggest that NPs may represent a hazard to this marine fish, potentially interfering with the metabolism of lipids and the correct function of the immune response.