In vitro immunotoxicity and possible mechanisms of 2,2,4,4-tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47) on Ruditapes philippinarum hemocytes
FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY(2022)
Abstract
Marine bivalves can accumulate large amounts of pollutants from sea water, sediments and microalgae due to their filter-feeding habits. BDE-47 is often the most highly concentrated congener in bivalves. BDE-47 has been found to have toxic effects on bivalves, however, the immunotoxicity and the underlying mechanisms of BDE-47 on bivalves are not well understood yet. In this study, isolated hemocytes of Manila clam Ruditapes philippinarum were exposed to five concentrations of BDE-47 (6.25 mu M, 12.5 mu M, 25 mu M, 50 mu M, 100 mu M), the effects of BDE-47 on hemocyte survival rate, cell viability, granulocyte ratio, phagocytosis, bacteriolytic activity, reactive oxygen species (ROS), lysosomal membrane permeability (LMP), superoxide dismutase (SOD), and phosphorylation state of extracellular regulated protein kinase (ERK) and p38 at 2 h, 6 h and 12 h were studied. The results indicated that BDE-47 exposure declined the hemocyte cell viability, reduced the granulocyte ratio, hampered the he-mocyte phagocytosis and bacteriolytic activity, elevated the ROS levels, increased the LMP, significantly changed SOD expression and depressed the phosphorylation levels of ERK and p38. Taken together, the results demon-strated that BDE-47 had significant toxic effects on the immune function, and the immunotoxicity may partly via the overproduction of ROS and the alteration of MAPK signaling pathways.
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Key words
BDE-47,Ruditapes philippinarum,Hemocyte,Immunotoxicity,ROS,MAPKs
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