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- Title
Effect of pure microcystin-LR on activity and transcript level of immune-related enzymes in the white shrimp ( Litopenaeus vannamei).
- Authors
Chen, Yanyan; Huang, Xianghu; Wang, Jianzhu; Li, Changling
- Abstract
Microcystins (MCs) in freshwater and marine waters released by toxin-producing cyanobacteria have negative impacts to the aquatic environment. This study aimed to investigate the effect of pure microcystin-LR on activity and transcript level of immune-related enzymes in the white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei. After exposed to varying concentrations of pure microcystin-LR (MC-LR) for 30 days, the activity of superoxide dismutase (SOD), lysozyme (LZM), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), peroxidase (POD), acid phosphatase (ACP), alkaline phosphatase (AKP) and transcript level of cMn-sod, lzm, gpx were investigated in the hepatopancreas of white shrimp ( L. vannamei). Immune-related enzyme activities responded differently to MC-LR exposure. SOD, GPx, and POD activity in the hepatopancreas were activated in a concentration-dependent manner while LZM activity was significantly inhibited in the treatment groups. ACP and AKP activity showed an increase, followed by a decrease. The transcript levels of cMn-sod, lzm, and gpx were consistent with changes in their encoding enzyme activity. These results demonstrated that sub-chronical exposure to MC-LR induced the alteration of immune-related enzymes and corresponding genes in the hepatopancreas, which may help explain the presence of detoxification mechanisms in crustaceans and how they were protected from MC-LR stress for a long period of time.
- Subjects
ENZYMES; SHRIMPS; LITOPENAEUS; PROTEINS; PROKARYOTES
- Publication
Ecotoxicology, 2017, Vol 26, Issue 5, p702
- ISSN
0963-9292
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10646-017-1802-7