Estrogenic mixtures induce alterations in lipidomic profiles in the gonads of female oysters

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Islam, Rafiquel
Melvin, Steven D
Kit Yu, Richard Man
O'Connor, Wayne A
Anh Tran, Thi Kim
Andrew-Priestley, Megan
Leusch, Frederic DL
MacFarlane, Geoff R
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2021
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This study aimed to reveal possible alterations to lipidomic profiles in Sydney rock oysters, Saccostrea glomerata, exposed to estrogenic mixtures (i.e., estrone, E1; 17β-estradiol, E2; estriol, E3; 17α-ethinylestradiol, EE2; bisphenol A, BPA; 4-t-octylphenol, 4-t-OP; and 4-nonylphenol, 4-NP) at "low" and "high" concentrations, typical of those detected in Australian and global receiving waters. A seven-day acute exposure window exhibited significantly lower abundances of many non-polar metabolites in digestive gland, gills, and gonads. Overall, there was a strong effect of the carrier solvent ethanol (despite a low exposure of 0.0002%), with all solvent containing treatments exhibiting lower abundances of lipidic metabolites, especially in the gill and digestive gland. No significant changes of the lipidome were exhibited in the male gonad by estrogenic exposure. However, in the female gonad, significant reductions of phospholipids and phosphatidylcholine were associated with exposure to high estrogenic mixtures. We hypothesise that the decreases in these phospholipids in the female gonad may be attributable to 1) lower algal consumption and thus lower uptake of lipidic building blocks; 2) a reduction of available substrates for phospholipid and phosphatidylcholine synthesis; and/or 3) induction of reactive oxygen species via estrogen metabolism, which may cause lipid peroxidation and lower abundance of phospholipids.

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Chemosphere

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Invertebrate biology

Marine and estuarine ecology (incl. marine ichthyology)

Estrogens

Lipidome

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Saccostrea glomerata

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Islam, R; Melvin, SD; Kit Yu, RM; O'Connor, WA; Anh Tran, TK; Andrew-Priestley, M; Leusch, FDL; MacFarlane, GR, Estrogenic mixtures induce alterations in lipidomic profiles in the gonads of female oysters, Chemosphere, 2021, pp. 132997

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