Invertebrate biomarkers: links to toxicosis that predict population decline

Hyne, Ross V.; Maher, William A.

doi:10.1016/s0147-6513(02)00119-7

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“…GST represents an important family of enzymes that catalysts the conjugation of various electrophilic compounds and exists in multiple forms and also known to be involved in insect resistance to organophosphorus insecticides (Terriere, 1984;Clark, 1989). Hence, AChE and GST measurements in aquatic macroinvertebrates could be used as a biomarker of susceptibility (Hynea & Maher, 2003).…”

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Valuation of water pollution using enzymatic biomarkers in aquatic insects as bioindicators from El-Mansouriya stream, Dakahlia, Egypt

Bream¹,

Amer²,

Haggag³

et al. 2017

Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci

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This investigation was aimed to evaluate water pollution with heavy metals using three biomarkers, as well as the study of the aquatic insects-seasons interaction. Three species of aquatic insects collected from El-Mansouriya stream (Dakahlia, Egypt), during the different seasons from spring 2014 to winter 2015. Water samples, sediments and whole body of the three aquatic insects were analyzed for heavy metal contents. As well as, two enzyme biomarkers, Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) were used to monitor aquatic insects' response to water pollutants. Results showed various activities of the three biomarkers at the different studied seasons. Where, the concentration of selected heavy metals, in the whole body of the three insects, showed a relatively wide range for each metal analyzed. Also, higher values of metal pollution index (MPI) were attained in hotter seasons (spring and summer) and its decrements were observable during cooler seasons (autumn, winter), that provides a representative picture to the environmental state of environmental impacts on the aquatic ecosystem. While the heavy metals were found to be highly accumulated in selected aquatic insects body, as well as the variation of enzymes activity, thus both enzymes could be used as biomarker of water and sediment contamination.

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Valuation of water pollution using enzymatic biomarkers in aquatic insects as bioindicators from El-Mansouriya stream, Dakahlia, Egypt

Bream¹,

Amer²,

Haggag³

et al. 2017

Int. J. Adv. Res. Biol. Sci

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“…Glutathione conjugation products are rendered less toxic and become more soluble in water, facilitating their excretion [12]. These enzymes exist in multiple forms and elevated activities have been associated with resistance to all the major classes of insecticides [13].…”

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Cholinesterase and glutathione‐S‐transferase activities in freshwater invertebrates as biomarkers to assess pesticide contamination

Domingues

Agra

Monaghan

et al. 2009

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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Abstract-Studies investigating the use of biomarkers in pesticide risk assessment have greatly increased in recent years; however, issues concerning the ecological meaning of enzymatic responses have proved controversial. Ideally a good biomarker response should be modulated by the environmental contaminants alone and demonstrate a predictable behavior towards certain types of toxins. As these premises are rarely observed, the present study aims to outline research that has contributed to an understanding of the behavior of two widely used biomarkers, cholinesterase and glutathione-S-transferase, describing environmental and biotic factors that affect their response in freshwater invertebrates. Studies were performed in the main classes of aquatic invertebrates with these biomarkers and conclusions were reached concerning their behavior towards the main classes of pesticides. Links between biomarker responses and conventional endpoints were evaluated so that ecological relevance could be attributed to enzymatic responses. Toxicity of mixtures was investigated, and cases of synergism and antagonism were pointed out as factors changing the expected toxicity of aquatic systems and leading to misinterpretations of biomarker responses. Finally, the use of biomarkers as a tool for biomonitoring and in situ assays was investigated, with discussion of advantages and disadvantages of their use.

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“…gene, proteins and up to the organism level and these changes could then lead to changes at the population and community levels (Moore et al 2004). Biomarkers at the biochemical level can provide information on the qualitative and quantitative relationships between pollutant exposure and biological responses, and some of them can predict responses at higher levels of biological organization (Hyne and Maher, 2003;Seabra Pereira et al 2014). Such early warnings of marine pollution are extremely important, as timely detection will allow corrective measures to be undertaken, avoiding irreversible effects on the entire ecosystem.…”

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Biochemical biomarker responses to pollution in selected sentinel organisms across the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea

Tsangaris

Moschino

Strogyloudi

et al. 2015

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Invertebrate biomarkers: links to toxicosis that predict population decline

Cited by 225 publications

References 48 publications

Valuation of water pollution using enzymatic biomarkers in aquatic insects as bioindicators from El-Mansouriya stream, Dakahlia, Egypt

Valuation of water pollution using enzymatic biomarkers in aquatic insects as bioindicators from El-Mansouriya stream, Dakahlia, Egypt

Cholinesterase and glutathione‐S‐transferase activities in freshwater invertebrates as biomarkers to assess pesticide contamination

Biochemical biomarker responses to pollution in selected sentinel organisms across the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea

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