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Changes in Lumbriculus variegatus metabolites under hypoxic exposure to benzo(a)pyrene, chlorpyrifos and pentachlorophenol: consequences on biotransformation.

Abstract
The regulation of endogenous metabolites is still not fully understood in aquatic invertebrates exposed concurrently to toxicants and hypoxia. Despite the prevalence of hypoxia in the aquatic environment, toxicity estimations seldom account for multiple stressors thereby differing from natural conditions. In this study, we examined the influence of hypoxia (<30% O2) on contaminant uptake and the composition of intracellular metabolites in Lumbriculus variegatus exposed to benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P, 3μgL(-1)), chlorpyrifos (CPF, 100μgL(-1)) or pentachlorophenol (PCP, 100μgL(-1)). Tissue extracts of worms were analyzed for 123 metabolites by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and metabolite levels were then related to treatments and exposure time. Hypoxia markedly increased the accumulation of B(a)P and CPF, which underlines the significance of oxygen in chemical uptake. The oxygen effect on PCP uptake was less pronounced. Succinate and glycerol-3-phosphate increased significantly (p<0.0001) following hypoxic treatment, whereas sugars, cysteine, and cholesterol were effectively repressed. The buildup of succinate coupled with the corresponding decline in intracellular 2-oxo- and 2-hydroxy glutaric acid is indicative of an active hypoxia inducible factor mechanism. Glutamate, and TCA cycle intermediates (fumarate, and malate) were disturbed and evident in their marked suppression in worms exposed concurrently to hypoxia and PCP. Clearly, hypoxia was the dominant stressor for individuals exposed to B(a)P or CPF, but to a lesser extent upon PCP treatment. And since oxygen deprivation promotes the accumulation of different toxicants, there may be consequences on species composition of metabolites in natural conditions.
AuthorsStanley O Agbo, Markku Keinänen, Sarita Keski-Saari, Juha Lemmetyinen, Jarkko Akkanen, Matti T Leppänen, Philipp Mayer, Jussi V K Kukkonen
JournalChemosphere (Chemosphere) Vol. 93 Issue 2 Pg. 302-10 (Sep 2013) ISSN: 1879-1298 [Electronic] England
PMID23742893 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Benzo(a)pyrene
  • Pentachlorophenol
  • Chlorpyrifos
  • Oxygen
Topics
  • Animals
  • Benzo(a)pyrene (metabolism, toxicity)
  • Biotransformation
  • Chlorpyrifos (metabolism, toxicity)
  • Environmental Pollutants (metabolism, toxicity)
  • Oligochaeta (drug effects, metabolism)
  • Oxygen (metabolism)
  • Pentachlorophenol (metabolism, toxicity)

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