title: Sublethal Cd-induced cellular damage and metabolic changes in the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense.
abstract: To explore whether sublethal cadmium (Cd) exposure causes branchial cellular damages and affects the metabolic activity in brachyuran crustaceans, the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense was exposed to 0.71, 1.43, and 2.86 mg/L Cd(2+) for 3 weeks. Gill morphology, metabolic activity (activities of isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH), cytochrome c oxidase (CCO) and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), mRNA expression of CCO active subunit 1 (cco-1) and ldh, as well as ATP levels) in crab muscle were investigated. The results showed that sublethal Cd exposure caused profound morphological damages in the gills. The branchial epithelial cells were disorganized and vacuolized. Ultrastructurally, a decrease in number of apical microvilli, vacuolized mitochondria, and condensed chromatin were observed in gill epithelial cells. Correspondingly, the Cd exposure also induced downregulations of cco-1 and ldh mRNA expression and reduced activities of IDH, CCO, and LDH, in accordance with the lower ATP level in crab muscle. These results led to the conclusion that gill damage caused by sublethal Cd exposure could lead to an impairment of oxygen uptake of S. henanense, and the inhibition of metabolic activity decreases the oxygen demand of the crab and assists them to survive under the condition of lower oxygen availability. These effects add to our understanding on toxic effects of Cd and survival management of S. henanense subchronically exposed to sublethal Cd.
authors: School of Life Science, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China.
authors: Ruijing
authors: R
authors: Xuan
authors: School of Life Science, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China.
authors: Hao
authors: H
authors: Wu
authors: School of Life Science, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China.
authors: Yingjun
authors: Y
authors: Li
authors: School of Life Science, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China.
authors: Jinxiang
authors: J
authors: Wang
authors: School of Life Science, Shanxi University, 92 Wucheng Road, Taiyuan, 030006, People's Republic of China. lanwang.sxu@qq.com.
authors: Lan
authors: L
authors: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003386:Brachyura / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002104:Cadmium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry; D005880:Gills / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000648:ultrastructure; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium
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