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Toxicological effects of polystyrene nanoplastics and perfluorooctanoic acid to Gambusia affinis.
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Fish & shellfish immunology [Fish Shellfish Immunol] 2022 Aug; Vol. 127, pp. 1100-1112. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jul 11. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Plastic pollution has attracted huge attention from public and scientific community in recent years. In the environment, nanoplastics (NPs, <100 nm) can interact with persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and may exacerbate associated toxic impacts. The present study aims to explore the single and combined ecotoxicological effects of PFOA and polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NPs, 80 nm) on the PI3K/AKT3 signaling pathway using a freshwater fish model Gambusia affinis. Fish were exposed individually to PS-NPs (200 μg/L) and PFOA (50, 500, 5000 μg/L) and their chemical mixtures for 96 h. Our results showed that the co-exposure significantly altered the mRNA relative expression of PI3K, AKT3, IKKβ and IL-1β, compared to corresponding single exposure and control groups, indicating that the PFOA-NP co-exposure can activate the PI3K/AKT3 signaling pathway. The bioinformatic analyses showed that AKT3 had more probes and exhibited a significantly sensitive correlation with DNA methylation, compared to other genes (PIK3CA, IKBKB, and IL1B). Further, the mRNA expressions of PIK3CA, AKT3, and IKBKB had a significant correlation with copy number variation (CNV) in human liver hepatocellular carcinoma (LIHC). And PIK3CA had the highest mutation rate among other genes of interest for LIHC. Moreover, AKT3 showed a relatively lower expression in TAM and CAF cells, compared to PIK3CA, IKBKB, and IL1B. Besides, hsa-mir-155-5p was closely correlated with AKT3, PIK3CA, IKBKB, and IL1B. In summary, these results provide evidence that NPs could enhance the carcinogenic effects of POPs on aquatic organisms and highlight possible targets of LIHC induced by PFOA-NP co-exposure.<br /> (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- Animals
Caprylates
Class I Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
DNA Copy Number Variations
Fluorocarbons
Humans
I-kappa B Kinase
Microplastics toxicity
Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinases
Polystyrenes toxicity
RNA, Messenger
Cyprinodontiformes genetics
Cyprinodontiformes metabolism
Nanoparticles chemistry
Water Pollutants, Chemical metabolism
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1095-9947
- Volume :
- 127
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Fish & shellfish immunology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 35835386
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2022.06.064