Impact of polyethylene terephthalate microfiber length on cellular responses in the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis
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Title
- Impact of polyethylene terephthalate microfiber length on cellular responses in the Mediterranean mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis
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Author(s)
- Choi, Jin Soo; Kim, Kanghee; Hong, Sang Hee; Park, Kyoung-Il; Park, June-Woo
- KIOST Author(s)
- Hong, Sang Hee(홍상희)
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Alternative Author(s)
- 홍상희
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Publication Year
- 2021-06
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Abstract
- Many studies have investigated the toxic effects of microplastics in marine organisms, but most studied nanosized round microplastics at high concentrations and were not environmentally relevant. To understand the cellular toxicity of polyethylene terephthalate microfibers (PET-MFs) by length (50 and 100 mu m), Mediterranean mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) were exposed to environmental (0.5 mu g/L) and high (100 mg/L) MF concentrations for four days. Short PET-MFs accumulated in the lower intestinal organs of the mussels, but long PETMFs were only observed in the upper intestinal organs. Both sized PET-MFs affected necrosis, DNA damage, reactive oxygen species, nitric oxide, and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity. Significant MF length-dependent effects occurred at environmentally relevant concentrations for DNA damage (100 mu m MFs) and AChE activity (50 mu m MFs). However, length effects disappeared at the higher exposure concentration. The current study provides potentially sensitive indicators to detect MFs exposure and the ecotoxicological implications of MFs in marine ecosystems.
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ISSN
- 0141-1136
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URI
- https://sciwatch.kiost.ac.kr/handle/2020.kiost/41313
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DOI
- 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105320
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Bibliographic Citation
- MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, v.168, 2021
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Publisher
- ELSEVIER SCI LTD
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Subject
- NITRIC-OXIDE; OXIDATIVE STRESS; COASTAL WATERS; MICROPLASTICS; EXPOSURE; POLYSTYRENE; TOXICITY; REPRODUCTION; HEMOCYTES; INGESTION
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Keywords
- Mussel; PET-Microfibers; Cellular toxicity; Length; Environmentally relevant concentration
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Type
- Article
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Language
- English
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Document Type
- Article
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