Exposure to the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor Affects Behaviour and Biomarkers Responses of <i>Carcinus maenas</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda)
Sulfoxaflor is an insecticide belonging to the recent sulfoximine class, acting as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChRs) agonist. There are few studies regarding sulfoxaflor’s toxicity to non-target organisms. The present study aimed to investigate the acute and sub-lethal effects of sulfoxafl...
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| author | Jadilson M. Damasceno Lénia D. Rato Tiago Simões Inês F. C. Morão Gabriela Meireles Sara C. Novais Marco F. L. Lemos |
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| description | Sulfoxaflor is an insecticide belonging to the recent sulfoximine class, acting as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChRs) agonist. There are few studies regarding sulfoxaflor’s toxicity to non-target organisms. The present study aimed to investigate the acute and sub-lethal effects of sulfoxaflor on <i>Carcinus maenas</i> by addressing survival, behaviour (feed intake and motricity), and neuromuscular, detoxification and oxidative stress, and energy metabolism biomarkers. Adult male green crabs were exposed to sulfoxaflor for 96 h and an LC<sub>50</sub> of 2.88 mg L<sup>−1</sup> was estimated. All biomarker endpoints were sampled after three (T3) and seven (T7) days of exposure and behavioural endpoints were addressed at T3 and day six (T6). Sulfoxaflor affected the feed intake and motricity of <i>C. maenas</i> at T6. From the integrated analysis of endpoints, with the increase in concentrations of sulfoxaflor, after seven days, one can notice a lower detoxification capacity (lower GST), higher LPO levels and effects on behaviour (higher motricity effects and lower feed intake). This integrated approach proved to be valuable in understanding the negative impacts of sulfoxaflor on green crabs, while contributing to the knowledge of this pesticide toxicity to non-target coastal invertebrates. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-56d2193162d6413e916366c6a9fa80bb2023-11-23T03:52:56ZengMDPI AGBiology2079-77372021-11-011012123410.3390/biology10121234Exposure to the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor Affects Behaviour and Biomarkers Responses of <i>Carcinus maenas</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda)Jadilson M. Damasceno0Lénia D. Rato1Tiago Simões2Inês F. C. Morão3Gabriela Meireles4Sara C. Novais5Marco F. L. Lemos6MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, PortugalMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, PortugalMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, PortugalMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, PortugalMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, PortugalMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, PortugalMARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, 2520-630 Peniche, PortugalSulfoxaflor is an insecticide belonging to the recent sulfoximine class, acting as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChRs) agonist. There are few studies regarding sulfoxaflor’s toxicity to non-target organisms. The present study aimed to investigate the acute and sub-lethal effects of sulfoxaflor on <i>Carcinus maenas</i> by addressing survival, behaviour (feed intake and motricity), and neuromuscular, detoxification and oxidative stress, and energy metabolism biomarkers. Adult male green crabs were exposed to sulfoxaflor for 96 h and an LC<sub>50</sub> of 2.88 mg L<sup>−1</sup> was estimated. All biomarker endpoints were sampled after three (T3) and seven (T7) days of exposure and behavioural endpoints were addressed at T3 and day six (T6). Sulfoxaflor affected the feed intake and motricity of <i>C. maenas</i> at T6. From the integrated analysis of endpoints, with the increase in concentrations of sulfoxaflor, after seven days, one can notice a lower detoxification capacity (lower GST), higher LPO levels and effects on behaviour (higher motricity effects and lower feed intake). This integrated approach proved to be valuable in understanding the negative impacts of sulfoxaflor on green crabs, while contributing to the knowledge of this pesticide toxicity to non-target coastal invertebrates.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/12/1234coastal invertebratescrabecotoxicologyenergy metabolismneurotoxicityoxidative stress |
| spellingShingle | Jadilson M. Damasceno Lénia D. Rato Tiago Simões Inês F. C. Morão Gabriela Meireles Sara C. Novais Marco F. L. Lemos Exposure to the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor Affects Behaviour and Biomarkers Responses of <i>Carcinus maenas</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda) Biology coastal invertebrates crab ecotoxicology energy metabolism neurotoxicity oxidative stress |
| title | Exposure to the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor Affects Behaviour and Biomarkers Responses of <i>Carcinus maenas</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda) |
| title_full | Exposure to the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor Affects Behaviour and Biomarkers Responses of <i>Carcinus maenas</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda) |
| title_fullStr | Exposure to the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor Affects Behaviour and Biomarkers Responses of <i>Carcinus maenas</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exposure to the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor Affects Behaviour and Biomarkers Responses of <i>Carcinus maenas</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda) |
| title_short | Exposure to the Insecticide Sulfoxaflor Affects Behaviour and Biomarkers Responses of <i>Carcinus maenas</i> (Crustacea: Decapoda) |
| title_sort | exposure to the insecticide sulfoxaflor affects behaviour and biomarkers responses of i carcinus maenas i crustacea decapoda |
| topic | coastal invertebrates crab ecotoxicology energy metabolism neurotoxicity oxidative stress |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/10/12/1234 |
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