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Toxic effects of acute exposure to polystyrene microplastics and nanoplastics on the model insect, silkworm Bombyx mori

家蚕 生物 病菌 微塑料 微生物学 化学 毒性 抗氧化剂 溶菌酶 粘质沙雷氏菌 急性毒性 基因 生物化学 生态学 有机化学 大肠杆菌
作者
Aliyu Idris Muhammad,Xiaoxia Zhou,Jintao He,Nan Zhang,Xiaoqiang Shen,Chao Sun,Bing Yan,Yongqi Shao
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期刊:Environmental Pollution [Elsevier BV]
卷期号:285: 117255-117255 被引量:53
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DOI:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117255
摘要

Microplastics and nanoplastics (MPs and NPs, respectively) are major contaminants of environmental concern due to their potentially detrimental effects on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their potential toxicity in terrestrial organisms. Here, we used the model insect silkworm (Bombyx mori) to evaluate the potential hazardous effects of acute exposure (72 h) to polystyrene (PS) MPs and NPs at physiological, molecular, and biochemical levels as well as their impact on pathogen infection. Our results revealed no significant changes in larval body mass or survival. Nevertheless, exposure led to significant alterations in the expression of immunity-related genes (Cecropin A, Lysozyme, SOD, and GST) and antioxidant-mediated protective response (SOD, GST, and CAT enzymes) which differed in the PS-MP and PS-NP groups. Interestingly, PS-MPs induced a stronger immune response (higher expressions of Lysozyme, SOD, and GST genes along with increased activities of SOD, GST, and CAT enzymes) while the PS-NP response was more that of an inhibitory nature (decreased SOD activity and expression). As a result, upon infection with the natural pathogen Serratia marcescens Bm1, the PS-MP-exposed individuals survived the infection better whereas, PS-NP-exposed individuals exhibited significantly higher mortality. Thus, we infer that PS-MPs/NPs present ecological toxicity, which is closely related to their size, and that their exposure may render the organisms vulnerable or confer resistance to pathogen infections and ecotoxicants. Given the suitability of silkworm as a model organism, this study may promote its application for further investigation of the mechanism of adverse outcome pathways and in studies on bio-nano interactions.
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