Effects of microplastic combined with Cr(III) on apoptosis and energy pathway of coral endosymbiont

© 2023. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature..

The combined effect of polyethylene (PE) microplastics and chromium (Cr(III)) on the scleractinian coral Acropora pruinosa (A. pruinosa) was investigated. The endpoints analysed in this study included the endosymbiont density, the chlorophyll a + c content, and the activity of enzymes involved in apoptosis (caspase-1, caspase-3), glycolysis (lactate dehydrogenase, LDH), the pentose phosphate pathway (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, G6PDH) and electron transfer coenzyme (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, NAD+/NADH). During the 7-day exposure to PE and Cr(III) stress, the endosymbiont density and chlorophyll content decreased gradually. The caspase-1 and caspase-3 activities increased in the high-concentration Cr(III) exposure group. Furthermore, the LDH and G6PDH activities decreased significantly, and the NAD+/NADH was decreased significantly. In summary, the results showed that PE and Cr(III) stress inhibited the endosymbiont energy metabolism enzymes and further led to endosymbiont apoptosis in coral. In addition, under exposure to the combination of stressors, when the concentration of Cr(III) remained at 1 × 10-2 mg/L, the toxic effects of heavy metals on the endosymbiont were temporarily relieved with elevated PE concentrations. In contrast, when coral polyps were exposed to 5 mg/L PE and increasing Cr(III) concentrations, their metabolic activities were seriously disturbed, which increased the burden of energy consumption. In the short term, the toxic effect of Cr(III) was more obvious than that of PE because Cr(III) exposure leads to endosymbiont apoptosis and irreversible damage. This is the first study to provide insights into the combined effect of microplastic and Cr(III) stress on the apoptosis and energy pathways of coral endosymbionts. This study suggested that microplastics combined with Cr(III) are an important factor affecting the apoptosis and energy metabolism of endosymbionts, accelerating the collapse of the balance between the coral host and symbiotic endosymbiont.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Environmental science and pollution research international - 30(2023), 14 vom: 05. März, Seite 39750-39763

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Xiao, Baohua [VerfasserIn]
Li, Dongdong [VerfasserIn]
Liao, Baolin [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Huina [VerfasserIn]
Yang, Xiaodong [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Yongqi [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Ziqiang [VerfasserIn]
Li, Chengyong [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

0U46U6E8UK
9002-88-4
Apoptosis and energy
Caspase 3
Chlorophyll A
Cr(III)
EC 3.4.22.-
Endosymbiont
Journal Article
Microplastics
NAD
Plastics
Polyethylene
Scleractinian coral
YF5Q9EJC8Y

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.04.2023

Date Revised 05.04.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s11356-022-25041-x

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM351138927