Cadmium inhibits the vitellogenesis of freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Jian YangLan Wang

Abstract

Cadmium (Cd) may pose risks to freshwater organisms, including crabs that live at the interface of sediments and water column all year round. One of the major changes that occur during oocyte maturation of crabs is the production of vitellin. In the present study, the authors investigated the effects of Cd on oocyte size, vitellin level, and vitellogenin (Vtg) messenger RNA (mRNA) expression in the ovary of the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense. The authors studied the impacts of Cd on carbohydrate as well as on the protein metabolism, metallothionein, glutathione (GSH) synthesis, energy-related parameters, and mRNA expression of genes involved in energy metabolism. After Cd treatment, vitellin concentration, Vtg mRNA expression, and oocyte diameter decreased. Less carbohydrate and enhanced protein catabolism were found in the ovary. Adenosine triphosphate to adenosine diphosphate (ATP:ADP) ratios, reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NADH) to oxidized nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD(+) ) ratios, mitochondrial membrane potential, and energy production-related mRNA expressions increased in the ovary after 10 d Cd treatment and decreased after 20 d. Metallothionein and GSH synthesis were up-regulated after 10 d o...Continue Reading

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