Transgenerational Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Marine Medaka (<i>Oryzias melastigma</i>) Reveal Complex Transgenerational Adaptation in Offspring
Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] pollution is one of most serious heavy metal pollutants in the coastal area and posed serious threats to marine organisms and human beings. Many studies have been conducted on its toxicological effects on living organisms from morphological to physiological aspects. Howe...
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doaj-8aa0171a069d4b6db8ce514a81e4b7682021-01-23T00:01:02ZengMDPI AGBiomolecules2218-273X2021-01-011113813810.3390/biom11020138Transgenerational Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Marine Medaka (<i>Oryzias melastigma</i>) Reveal Complex Transgenerational Adaptation in OffspringXiaomin Ni0Yingjia Shen1Key Laboratory of the Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Ministry of Education, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaKey Laboratory of the Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems, Ministry of Education, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaHexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] pollution is one of most serious heavy metal pollutants in the coastal area and posed serious threats to marine organisms and human beings. Many studies have been conducted on its toxicological effects on living organisms from morphological to physiological aspects. However, there are few studies about the transgenerational toxicological of Cr(VI). In this study, we exposed adult marine medaka fishes with Cr(VI) and their offspring with Cr(VI) to examine transgenerational effects of Cr(VI). We found that there were mechanisms such as changing reproduction modes in males to compensate for impacts on the reproduction. There were differences and similarities between the parental effect and the environmental effect, with the former one causing more serious adverse effects on the offspring of Cr(VI)-exposed fish. It was noteworthy that there was an interaction between the parental and offspring treatment which leads to the attenuation of the parental effects on offspring when the offspring also underwent the same treatment. In addition, physiological adaptation has also been observed in fish to improve their fitness. Overall, effects of Cr(VI) on fish and their offspring were studied to pave a way to study the of mechanisms of adaptation.https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/11/2/138<i>Oryzias melastigma</i>hexavalent chromiumDNAtransgenerational effectsenvironmental adaptation |
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Xiaomin Ni Yingjia Shen Transgenerational Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Marine Medaka (<i>Oryzias melastigma</i>) Reveal Complex Transgenerational Adaptation in Offspring Biomolecules <i>Oryzias melastigma</i> hexavalent chromium DNA transgenerational effects environmental adaptation |
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Transgenerational Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Marine Medaka (<i>Oryzias melastigma</i>) Reveal Complex Transgenerational Adaptation in Offspring |
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Transgenerational Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Marine Medaka (<i>Oryzias melastigma</i>) Reveal Complex Transgenerational Adaptation in Offspring |
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Transgenerational Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Marine Medaka (<i>Oryzias melastigma</i>) Reveal Complex Transgenerational Adaptation in Offspring |
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Transgenerational Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Marine Medaka (<i>Oryzias melastigma</i>) Reveal Complex Transgenerational Adaptation in Offspring |
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Transgenerational Effects of Hexavalent Chromium on Marine Medaka (<i>Oryzias melastigma</i>) Reveal Complex Transgenerational Adaptation in Offspring |
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transgenerational effects of hexavalent chromium on marine medaka (<i>oryzias melastigma</i>) reveal complex transgenerational adaptation in offspring |
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Hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] pollution is one of most serious heavy metal pollutants in the coastal area and posed serious threats to marine organisms and human beings. Many studies have been conducted on its toxicological effects on living organisms from morphological to physiological aspects. However, there are few studies about the transgenerational toxicological of Cr(VI). In this study, we exposed adult marine medaka fishes with Cr(VI) and their offspring with Cr(VI) to examine transgenerational effects of Cr(VI). We found that there were mechanisms such as changing reproduction modes in males to compensate for impacts on the reproduction. There were differences and similarities between the parental effect and the environmental effect, with the former one causing more serious adverse effects on the offspring of Cr(VI)-exposed fish. It was noteworthy that there was an interaction between the parental and offspring treatment which leads to the attenuation of the parental effects on offspring when the offspring also underwent the same treatment. In addition, physiological adaptation has also been observed in fish to improve their fitness. Overall, effects of Cr(VI) on fish and their offspring were studied to pave a way to study the of mechanisms of adaptation. |
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<i>Oryzias melastigma</i> hexavalent chromium DNA transgenerational effects environmental adaptation |
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