Biological indices, energy reserves, steroid hormones and sexual maturity in the infaunal bivalve Scrobicularia plana from three sites differing by their level of contamination

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 133-141

  Mouneyrac, C ^a,b   Linot, S ^a,b   Amiard, J C ^b   Amiard Triquet, C ^b   Metais I ^a   Durou, C ^a,b   Minier, C ^c   Pellerin, J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE L'OUEST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU HAVRE   (France)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE LA MER DE RIMOUSKI   (Canada)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Energy reserves; Progesterone; Reproduction; Scrobicularia plana; Sexual maturation; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTUARY; FEMALE; GAMETOGENESIS; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HISTOLOGY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; SEA POLLUTION; SEX RATIO; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPAWNING; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 46549090132     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.04.010     Document Type: Article

References (75)

1. Allen Y., Scott A., Matthiessen P., Haworth S., Thain J., and Feist S. Survey of estrogenic activity in United Kingdom estuarine and coastal waters and its effects on gonadal development of the flounder Platichthys flesus. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 18 (1999) 1791-1800
2. Atkinson S., Atkinson M.J., and Tarrant A.M. Estrogens from sewage in coastal marine environments. Environ. Health Perspect. 111 (2003) 531-535
3. Barnes R.S.K., Calow P., Olive P.J.W., and Golding D.W. The Invertebrates. A New Synthesis (1988), Blackwell Science, Oxford 488 pp.
4. Beninger P.G., and Le Pennec M. Reproductive characteristics of a primitive bivalve from a deep-sea reducing environment: giant gametes and their significance in Acharaxaline (Cryptodonta: Solemyidae). Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 157 (1997) 195-206
5. Beninger P.G., and Lucas A. Seasonal variations in condition, reproductive activity, and gross biochemical composition of two species of adult clam reared in a common habitat: Tapes decussatus L. (Jeffreys) and Tapes philippinarum (Adams & Reeve). J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 79 (1984) 19-37
6. Beninger P.G., Le Pennec G., and Le Pennec M. Demonstration of nutrient pathway from the digestive system to oocytes in the gonad intestinal loop of the scallop Pecten maximus L. Biol. Bull. 205 (2003) 83-92
7. Bianchini A., Playle R.C., Wood C.M., and Walsh P.J. Mechanism of acute silver toxicity in marine invertebrates. Aquat. Toxicol. 72 (2005) 67-82
8. Bragigand V., Amiard-Triquet C., Parlier E., Boury P., Marchand P., and El Hourch M. Influence of biological and ecological factors on bioaccumulation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in aquatic foods webs. Sci. Tot. Environ. 368 (2006) 615-626
9. Bryan G.W., and Gibbs P.E. Impact of low concentrations of Tributyltin (TBT) on Marine Organisms: a review. Metal Ecotoxicol.: Concepts Appl. (1991) 323-361
10. Bryan G.W., Langston W.J., Hummerstone L.G., and Burt G.R. A guide to the assessment of heavy-metal contamination in estuaries using biological indicators. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK Occ. Publ. 4 (1985) 1-92
11. Byrne P.A., and O'Halloran J. Aspects of assaying sediment toxicity in Irish estuarine ecosystems. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 39 (1999) 97-105
12. Byrne P.A., and O'Halloran J. The role of bivalve molluscs as tools in estuarine sediment toxicity testing: a review. Hydrobiologia 465 (2001) 209-217
13. Carman K.R., Fleeger J.W., and et Pomarico M. Response of a Benthic food web to hydrocarbon contamination. Limnol. Oceanogr. 42 (1997) 561-571
14. Carr R.S., and Neff J.M. Quantitative semi-automated enzymatic assay for tissue glycogen. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 77 (1984) 447-449
15. Chapman P.M., and Wang F. Assessing sediment contamination in estuaries. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 20 1 (2001) 3-22
16. De Mora, S.J., 1999. The oceanic environment. In: Harrison, R.M. (Ed.), Understanding Our Environment, Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, pp. 139-198.
17. Decottignies P., Beninger P.G., Rincé Y., and Riera P. Trophic interactions between two introduced suspension-feeders, Crepidula fornicata and Crassostrea gigas, are influenced by seasonal effects and qualitative selection capacity. J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 342 (2007) 231-241
18. DeFur, P.L., Crane, M., Ingersoll, C., Tattersfield, L., 1999. Endocrine disruption in invertebrates: endocrinology, testing and assessment. In: Proceedings of the Workshops on Endocrine Disruption in Invertebrates, 12-15 December 1998, Noordwijkerhout, The Netherlands, SETAC Press, Pensacola.
19. Delgado M., and Pérez-Camacho A. Histological study of the gonadal development of Ruditapes decussatus (L.) (Mollusca: Bivalvia) and its relationship with available food. Scientia Marina 69 (2005) 87-97
20. Delgado M., Pérez-Camacho A., Labarta U., and Ferandez-Reiriz M.J. The role of lipids in the gonadal development of the clam R. decussatus (L.). Aquaculture 241 (2004) 395-411
21. Duquesne S., Liess M., and Bird D.J. Sub-lethal effects of metal exposure: physiological and behavioural responses of the estuarine bivalve Macoma balthica. Mar. Environ. Res. 58 (2004) 24-250
22. Durou, C., 2006. Recherche d'indicateurs de l'état physiologique de l'annélide polychète endogée Nereis diversicolor en relation avec la qualité du milieu. PhD Thesis. Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Nantes, Nantes, 236 pp.
23. Essink K., Beukema J.J., Coosen J., Craeymeersch J.A., Ducrotoy J.P., Michaelis H., and Robineau B. Population dynamics of the bivalve mollusc Scrobicularia plana, comparisons in time and space. Proceedings of the ECSA 19 Symposium (1991) 162-172
24. Etchian O.A., Pellerin J., Audet C., and Mathieu M. Sexual maturation and related changes in aspartate transcarbamylase activity of gonad tissues in the soft shell clam (Mya arenaria). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 139 (2004) 287-297
25. Frings C.S., Fendley T.W., Dunn R.T., and Queen C.A. Improved determination of total serum lipids by the sulpho-phospho-vanilin reaction. Clin. Chem. 18 (1972) 673-674
26. Gauthier-Clerc S., Pellerin J., Blaise C., and Gagné F. Delayed gametogenesis of Mya arenaria in the Saguenay fjord (Canada): a consequence of endocrine disruptors?. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C 131 (2002) 457-467
27. Gauthier-Clerc S., Pellerin J., and Amiard J.C. Estradiol-17β and testosterone concentrations in male and female Mya arenaria (Mollusca bivalvia) during the reproductive cycle. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 145 (2006) 133-139
28. Hughes R.N. A study of feeding in Scrobicularia plana. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 49 (1969) 805-823
29. Hughes R.N. Reproduction of Scrobicularia plana, da Costa (Pelecypoda: Semelidae) in North Wales. The Veliger 14 (1971) 77-81
30. Ivankovic D., Pavicic J., Erk M., Filipovic-Marijic V., and Raspor B. Evaluation of Mytilus galloprovencialis Lam. digestive gland metallothionein as a biomarker in long-term field study: seasonal and spatial variability. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 50 (2005) 1303-1313
31. Kraeuter J.N., and Castagna M. Biology of the hard clam. In: Kraeuter J.N., and Castagna M. (Eds). Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science vol. 31 (2001), Elsevier Science, New York 751
32. Lafont R., and Mathieu M. Steroids in aquatic invertebrates. Ecotoxicology 16 (2007) 109-130
33. Lai K.M., Scrimshaw M.D., and Lester J.N. Prediction of the bioaccumulation factors and body burden of natural and synthetic estrogens in aquatic organisms in the river systems. Sci. Tot. Environ. 289 (2002) 159-168
34. Langston W.J., and Burt G.R. Bioavailability and effects of sediment-bound TBT in deposit-feeding clams, Scrobicularia plana. Mar. Environ. Res. 32 (1991) 61-77
35. Langston W.J., Bryan G.W., Burt G.R., and Gibbs P.E. Assessing the impact of tin and TBT in estuaries and coastal regions. Funct. Ecol. 4 (1990) 433-443
36. Langston W.J., Burt G.R., Chesman B.S., and Vane C.H. Partitioning, bioavailability and effects of oestrogens and xeno-oestrogens in the aquatic environment. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 85 (2005) 1-31
37. Langston W.J., Burt G.R., and Chesman B.S. Feminisation of male clams Scrobicularia plana from estuaries in Southwest UK and its induction by endocrine-disrupting chemicals. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 333 (2007) 173-184
38. Li Q., Osada M., Suzuki T., and Mori K. Changes in the vitellin during oogenis and effect of estradiol-17β on vitellogenesis in the Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas. Invert. Reprod. Dev. 33 (1998) 87-93
39. Lintelmann J., Katayama A., Kurihara N., Shore L., and Wenzel A. Endocrine disruptors in the environment (UPAC Technical Report). Pure Appl. Chem. 75 (2003) 631-681
40. Lubet P., and Mathieu M. The action of internal factors on gametogenesis in Pelecypod Mollusks. Malacologia 22 (1982) 131-136
41. Lubet P., Albertini L., and Robbins I. Recherches expérimentales au cours de cycles annuels sur l'action gonadotrope exercée par les ganglions cérébroïdes sur la gamétogénèse femelle chez la moule Mytilus edulis L. (Mollusque bivalve). C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris 303 (1986) 575-580
42. Lucas A., and Beninger P.G. The use of physiological condition indices in marine bivalve aquaculture. Aquaculture 44 (1984) 187-200
43. Marchand J., Quiniou L., Riso R., Thebaut M.-T., and Laroche J. Physiological cost of tolerance to toxicants in the European flounder Platichthys flesus, along the French Atlantic Coast. Aquat. Toxicol. 70 4 (2004) 327-343
44. Mathiessen P., and Johnson I. Implications of research on endocrine disruption for the environmental risk assessment, regulation and monitoring of chemicals in the European Union. Environ. Pollut. 146 (2007) 9-18
45. Mathieu M., and Lubet P. Storage tissue metabolism and reproduction in marine bivalves. A brief review. Invert. Reprod. Dev. 23 (1993) 123-129
46. Matsumoto T., Osada M., Osawa Y., and Mori K. Gonadal estrogen profile and immunohistochemical localization of steroidogenic enzymes in the oyster and scallop during sexual maturation. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 118 (1997) 811-817
47. Mc Lusky D. The secondary consumers. The Estuarine Ecosystem (1989), Chapman & Hall, London pp. 113-129
48. Minier C., Caltot G., Leboulanger F., and Hill E.M. An investigation of the incidence of intersex fish in Seine-Maritime and Sussex regions. Analusis 28 (2000) 801-805
49. Minier C., Abarnou A., Jaouen-Madoulet A., Le Guellec A.M., Tutundjian R., Bocquené G., and Leboulenger F. A pollution-monitoring pilot study involving contaminant and biomarker measurements in the Seine estuary, France, using zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha). Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 25 (2006) 112-119
50. Mori K., Tamate H., and Imai T. Histochemical study on the change of 17β hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity in the oyster during the stages of sexual maturation and spawning. Tohoku J. Agric. Res. 17 (1966) 179-187
51. Mourgaud Y., Martinez E., Geffard A., Andral B., Stanisière J.Y., and Amiard J.C. Metallothionein concentration in the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis as a biomarker of response to metal contamination: validation in the field. Biomarkers 7 (2002) 479-490
52. Napolitano G.E., McDonald B.A., Thompson R.J., and Ackman R.G. Lipid composition of eggs and adductor muscle in giant scallops (Placopecten magellanicus) from different habitats. Mar. Biol. 113 (1992) 71-76
53. Ojea J., Pazos A.J., Martinez D., Novoa S., Sanchez J.L., and Abad M. Seasonal variation in weight and biochemical composition of the tissues of Ruditapes decussatus in relation to the gametogenic cycle. Aquaculture 238 (2004) 451-468
54. Peck M., Gibson R.W., Kortenkamp A., and Hill E.M. Sediments are major sinks of steroidal estrogens in two United Kingdom rivers. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 23 (2004) 945-952
55. Poirier L., Berthet B., Amiard J.C., Jeantet A.Y., and Amiard-Triquet C. A suitable model for the biomonitoring of trace metal bioavailabilities in estuarine sediments: the annelid polychaete Nereis diversicolor. J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 86 (2006) 71-82
56. Raleigh J., and Keegan B.F. The gametogenic cycle of Scrobicularia plana (Mollusca: Bivalvia) in Mweeloon Bay (Galway, west coast of Ireland). J. Mar. Biol. Assoc. UK 86 (2006) 1157-1162
57. Reis-Henriques M.A., and Coimbra J. Variations in the levels of progesterone in Mytilus edulis during the annual reproductive cycle. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 95 (1990) 343-348
58. Réseau National d'Observation, 2006. Surveillance du milieu marin, Travaux du Réseau National d'Observation de la qualité du milieu marin. Institut Français de Recherche pour l'exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER), Paris, Nantes, 52 pp.
59. Rodríguez-Rúa A., Prado M.A., Romero Z., and Bruzon M. The gametogenic cycle of Scrobicularia plana (da Costa, 1778) (Mollusc: Bivalve) in Guadalquivir estuary (Cadiz, SW Spain). Aquaculture 217 (2003) 157-166
60. Ruiz, J.M., 1993. Metallic pollution in estuaries, with special reference to the effects of tributyltin (TBT) and copper on the early life stages of Scrobicularia plana (Mollusca: Bivalvia). PhD, University of Plymouth
61. Ruiz J.M., Bryan G.W., and Gibbs P.E. Chronic toxicity of water tributyltin (TBT) and copper to spat of the bivalve Scrobicularia plana: ecological implications. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 113 (1994) 105-117
62. Ruiz J.M., Bryan G.W., and Gibbs P.E. Bioassaying the toxicity of tributyltin-(TBT)-polluted sediment to spat of the bivalve Scrobicularia plana. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 113 (1994) 119-130
63. Siah A., Pellerin J., Benosman A., Gagné J.P., and Amiard J.C. Seasonal gonad progesterone pattern in the soft-shell clam Mya arenaria. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. A 132 (2002) 499-511
64. Siah A., Pellerin J., Amiard J.C., Pelletier E., and Viglino L. Delayed gametogenesis and progesterone levels in soft-shell clams (Mya arenaria) in relation to in situ contamination to organotins and heavy metals in the St. Lawrence River (Canada). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C 135 (2003) 145-156
65. Siah A., Masson R., Loup B., Bultelle F., Pellerin J., Leboulenger F., and Danger J.M. Receptor activated C kinase is down-regulated in the male gonad of the marine mollusc bivalve Mya arenaria exposed to tributyltin (TBT). Aquatic Toxicol. 83 4 (2007) 295-305
66. Sola J.C. Reproduction, population dynamics, growth and reproduction of Scrobicularia plana da Costa (Pelecypoda) in the Bidasoa estuary, Spain, Netherlands. J. Aquat. Ecol. 30 4 (1997) 283-296
67. Soudant P., Marty Y., Moal J., Robert R., Quéré C., Le Coz J.R., and Samain J.F. Effect of food fatty acid and sterol quality on Pecten maximus gonad composition and reproduction process. Aquaculture 143 (1996) 361-378
68. Stentiford G.D., and Feist S.W. First reported cases of intersex (ovotestis) in the flatfish species dab Limanda limanda: Dogger Bank, North Sea. Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser. 301 (2005) 307-310
69. Thornton J.W., Need E., and Crews D. Resurrecting the ancestral steroid receptor: ancient origin of estrogen signaling. Science 301 (2003) 1714-1717
70. o 12, 39 pp.
71. Unuma T., Yamamoto T., and Akiyama T. Effect of steroids on gonadal growth and gametogenesis in the juvenile red sea urchin Pseudocentrotus depressus. Biol. Bull. 196 (1999) 199-204
72. Varaksina G.S., and Varaksin A.A. Effects of 17β-estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone on oogenesis of yezo scallop. Biol. Morza 3 (1991) 61-68
73. Vos J.G., Dybing E., Greim H.A., Ladefoged O., Lambré C., Tarazona J.V., Brandt I., and Vethaak A.D. Health effects of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on wildlife, with special reference to the European situation. Crit. Rev. Toxicol. 30 1 (2000) 71-133
74. Wang C., and Croll P. Effects of steroids on gonadal development and gender determination in the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus. Aquaculture 238 (2004) 483-498
75. Wang C., and Croll P. Effects of sex steroids on spawning in the sea scallop, Placopecten magellanicus. Aquaculture 256 (2006) 423-432