title: The Effects of Cadmium Exposure on Fitness-Related Traits and Antioxidant Responses in the Wolf Spider, Pardosa pseudoannulata.
abstract: The objective of the present study was to assess the ecotoxicological responses of Pardosa pseudoannulata to a common environmental pollutant, cadmium. Third-instar spiderlings and adult spiders were exposed to sublethal concentrations of CdCl2 solution in their drinking water. The Cd content in P. pseudoannulata adults increased significantly with the number of days of exposure to a 0.2 mM CdCl2 solution, when exposed to 2 mM CdCl2 solution, the Cd content in the spiders increased sharply in the first two (male) or three (female) weeks, and then no significant changes were recorded following with the next three (male) or two (female) weeks exposure. Exposure of spiders to Cd contaminated drinking water resulted in reduced body mass, delayed development, fewer eggs and increased mortality. Significantly higher activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase and glutathione-S-transferase were recorded in the spiders after 7 day exposure to 0.2 mM CdCl2 solution. However, longer-term exposures or increased Cd concentrations did not result in significantly higher antioxidant enzyme activity relative to control treatment.
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China.|Hubei Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, 432000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Chang-Chun
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Hubei Key Laboratory for Quality Control of Characteristic Fruits and Vegetables, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, 432000, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Guo-Yuan
authors.initials: GY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Yue-Li
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Zeng-Tao
authors.initials: ZT
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio-Resources, College of Life Sciences, Hubei University, Wuhan, 430062, People's Republic of China. hbdxpengyu@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Peng
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism*; D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity*; D002374:Catalase / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D013112:Spiders / Q000187:drug effects*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D002104:Cadmium; D002374:Catalase; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase
keywords: Antioxidant enzymes; Bioaccumulation; Cadmium; Fitness-related traits; Pardosa pseudoannulata