The effect of organochlorines and heavy metals on sex steroid-binding proteins in vitro in the plasma of nesting green turtles, Chelonia mydas

Journal of Comparative Physiology B: Biochemical, Systemic, and Environmental Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 653-662

  Ikonomopoulou, Maria Petrou ^a   Olszowy, Henry ^b   Hodge, Mary ^b   Bradley, Adrian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chelonia mydas; Green sea turtles; Heavy metals; Nesting; Pesticides; Steroid binding proteins; Steroid hormones; Toxicants

Indexed keywords

1,1 DICHLORO 2,2 BIS(4 CHLOROPHENYL)ETHYLENE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLORPHENOTANE; COPPER; DIELDRIN; ESTRADIOL; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; PESTICIDE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; ZINC;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; BLOOD; FEMALE; METABOLISM; TURTLE;

ANIMALS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; COPPER; DDT; DICHLORODIPHENYL DICHLOROETHYLENE; DIELDRIN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HYDROCARBONS, CHLORINATED; LEAD; METALS, HEAVY; PESTICIDES; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; TURTLES; ZINC;

CHELONIA (GENUS); CHELONIA MYDAS; TESTUDINES;

EID: 67849113912     PISSN: 01741578     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00360-009-0347-3     Document Type: Article

References (47)

1. BT Akingbemi MP Hardy 2001 Oestrogenic and antiandrogenic chemicals in the environment: effects on male reproductive health. Ann Med 33 391 403 (Pubitemid 32881031)
2. JJ Alava JM Keller JR Kucklick J Wyneken L Crowder GI Scott 2006 Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) egg yolk concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and lipid increase during the last stage of embryonic development Sci Total Environ 367 170 181 (Pubitemid 44067188)
3. JM Bergeron I Willingham CT Osborn 1999 Developmental synergism of steroidal estrogens in sex determination Environ Health Perspect 107 93 97 (Pubitemid 29137718)
4. KA Bjorndal 1985 Nutritional ecology of sea turtles Copeia 1985 736 751
5. Bjorndal KA (1997) Foraging ecology and nutrition of sea turtles. In: Lutz PL, Musick JA, Wyneken J (eds) The biology of sea turtles. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 199-231
6. Carson R (1962) Silent spring. Penguin, London
7. HM Chan KM Chan M Dickman 1999 Organochlorines in Hong Kong fish Mar Pollut Bull 39 346 351 (Pubitemid 29450429)
8. Coufal K (1998) A profile of oestrogens and a survey of endocrine disrupters in marine turtles of Australia and Malaysia. In: Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, pp 81
9. SR De sola KJ Fernie 2004 Characterization of contaminants in snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentina) from Canadian Lake Erie Areas of Concern: St. Clair River, Detroit River, and Wheatley Harbour Environ Pollut 132 101 112 (Pubitemid 38980724)
10. MS Denison JD Yarbrough 1985 Binding of insecticides to serum proteins in mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Comp Biochem Physiol C 18 105 107 (Pubitemid 15071605)
11. MS Denison JE Chambers JD Yarbrough 1981 Persistent vitellogenin like-protein and binding of DDT in the serum of insecticide-resistant mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) Comp Biochem Physiol 69 109 112 (Pubitemid 11084124)
12. DOE (2002) Environmental Quality Report. In: ISSN Malaysia, Department of Environment, Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment, pp 127-6433
13. PT Englund RB Kelly A Kornberg 1969 Enzymatic synthesis of deoxyribonucleic acid 30. Binding of triphosphates to deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase J Biol Chem 244 3045
14. J Fujihara T Kunito R Kubota S Tanabe 2003 Arsenic accumulation in livers of pinnipeds, seabirds and sea turtles: Subcellular distribution and interaction between arsenobetaine and glycine betaine Comp Biochem Physiol 136 287 296 (Pubitemid 38167566)
15. RW Gale JM Bergeron IJ Willingham D Crews 2002 Turtle sex determination assay: Mass balance and responses to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodipenzo-p-dioxin and 3,3,4,4,5-pentachlorobiphenyl Environ Toxicol Chem 22 2477 2482 (Pubitemid 35155145)
16. WL Gale R Patino AG Maule 2004 Interaction of xenobiotics with estrogen receptors á and b and a putative plasma sex hormone-binding globulin from channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) Gen Comp Endocrinol 136 338 345 (Pubitemid 38479631)
17. Guillette LJ Jr, Gunderson MP (2001) Alterations in development of reproductive and endocrine systems of wildlife populations exposed to endocrine-disrupting contaminants. Reproduction 122:857-864 (Pubitemid 33138565)
18. Guillette LJ Jr, Crain DA, Gunderson M, Kools S, Milnes MR, Orlando EF, Rooney AA, Woodward AR (2000) Alligators and endocrine disrupting contaminants: a current perspective. Am Zool 40:438-452
19. D Haynes JE Johnson 2000 Organochlorine, heavy metal and polyaromatic hydrocarbon pollutant concentrations in the Great Barrier Reef (Australia) environment: a review Mar Pollut Bull 41 267 278 (Pubitemid 32035993)
20. Ibrahim K (1995) The status of marine turtle conservation in Peninsula Malaysia. In: Asean symposium workshop on sea turtle conservation. Presented at Proceedings of the first ASEAN Symposium Workshop on Marine Turtle Conservation, Nacu, Manila, Philippines, December 1993
21. Ibrahim K, Van de Merwe J, Limpus CL, Whittier J (2003) Thermal biology of nests of Chelonia mydas in eastern peninsular Malaysia, In: Proceedings 23rd symposium sea turtle research and conservation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
22. MP Ikonomopoulou AJ Bradley JM Whittier K Ibrahim 2006 Identification and properties of steroid-binding proteins in nesting Chelonia mydas plasma J Comp Biochem Physiol B 176 775 782 (Pubitemid 44583573)
23. DH Jennings MC Moore R Knapp L Matthews M Orchinik 2000 Plasma steroid-binding globulin mediation of differences in stress reactivity in alternative male phenotypes in tree lizards, Urosaurus ornatus Gen Comp Endocrinol 120 289 299 (Pubitemid 32048347)
24. JM Keller JR Kucklick MA Stamper CA Harms PD [tmp] McClellan-Green 2004 Associations between organochlorine contaminant concentrations and clinical health parameters in loggerhead sea turtles from North Carolina, USA Environ Health Perspect 112 1074 1079 (Pubitemid 39029162)
25. JA Klemens ML Wieland VJ Flanagin JA Frick RG Harper 2003 A cross-taxa survey of organochlorine pesticide contamination in a Costa Rican wildland Environ Pollut 122 245 251 (Pubitemid 36194449)
26. JCW Lam S Tanabe SKF Chan MHW Lam M Martin PKS Lam 2006 Levels of trace elements in green turtle eggs collected from Hong Kong: evidence of risks due to selenium and nickel Environ Pollut 144 790 801 (Pubitemid 44344904)
27. Milnes MR, Bryan TA, Medina JG, Gunderson MP, Guillette LJ Jr (2005) Developmental alternations as a result of in ovo exposure to the pesticide metabolite p,p′-DDE in Alligator mississippiences. Gen Comp Endocrinol 144
28. Milton SL, Lutz PL (2003) Physiological and genetic responses to environmental stress. In: Lutz PL, Musick JA, Wyneken J (eds) The biology of sea turtles. CRC Press, Boca Raton, pp 163-197
29. Morrisey B (2003) Ecotoxicology and developmental abnormalities of green turtles (Chelonia mydas) from Peninsula Malaysia. In: Anatomy and Developmental Biology, University of Queensland, Brisbane, pp 71
30. B Morton G Blackmore 2001 South China Sea Mar Pollut Bull 42 1236 1263 (Pubitemid 33110988)
31. LP Nampoothiri S Gupta 2006 Simultaneous effect of lead and cadmium on granulosa cells: A cellular model for ovarian toxicity Reprod Toxicol 21 179 185 (Pubitemid 43087693)
32. MA Ottinger MJ Quinn Jr E Lavoiea MA Abdelnabi N Thompsona JL Hazelton JM Wu J Beavers M Jaber 2005 Consequences of endocrine disrupting chemicals on reproductive endocrine function in birds: establishing reliable end points of exposure Domest Anim Endocrinol 29 411 419 (Pubitemid 40920133)
33. DW Owens GJ Ruiz 1980 New methods of obtaining blood and cerebospinal fluid from marine turtles Herpetologica 36 17 20
34. PA Plack ER Skinner A Rogie AI Michell 1979 Distribution of DDT between the lipoproteins of trout serum Comp Biochem Physiol C 62 119 125 (Pubitemid 9093308)
35. S Podreka A Georges B Maher CJ Limpus 1998 The environmental contaminant DDE fails to influence the outcome of sexual differentiation in the marine turtle Chelonia mydas Environ Health Perspect 106 185 188 (Pubitemid 28206268)
36. H Sakai H Ichihashi H Suganuma R Tatsukawa 1995 Heavy metal monitoring in sea turtles using eggs Mar Pollut Bull 30 347 353
37. H Sakai K Saeki H Ichihashi H Suganuma S Tanabe R Tatsukawa 2000 Species-specific distribution of heavy metals in tissues and organs of loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta) and green turtle (Chelonia mydas) from Japanese coastal waters Mar Pollut Bull 40 701 709 (Pubitemid 30604143)
38. G Scatchard 1949 The attractions of proteins for small molecules and ions Ann NY Acad Sci 51 660
39. C Sernia AJ Bradley IR [tmp] McDonald 1979 High affinity binding of adrenocortical and gonadal steroids by plasma proteins of Australian marsupials Gen Comp Endocrinol 38 496 503 (Pubitemid 9251569)
40. A Sih AM Bell JL Kerby 2004 Two stressors are far deadlier than one Trends Ecol Evol 18 274 276 (Pubitemid 38729825)
41. E Siva MJ Lopez-Espinosa JM Molina-Molina C Fernandez A Kontenkamp 2006 Lack of activity of cadmium in in vitro estrogenicity assays Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 216 20 28 (Pubitemid 44402630)
42. P Sohoni JP Sumpter 1998 Several environmental oestrogens are also anti-androgens J Endocrinol 158 327 339 (Pubitemid 28407540)
43. Tait JF, Burstein S (1964) In vivo studies of steroid dynamics in man. In: Pincus G, Thimann KV, Astwood EB (eds) Hormones, vol 5. Academic Press, New York
44. AE Tryfonas JA Tucker PE Brunkow KA Johnson HS Hussein Z-Q Lin 2006 Metal accumulation in eggs of the red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in the Lower Illinois River Chemosphere 63 39 48
45. Westphal U (1971) Steroid-protein interactions I. In: Labhart A (ed) Monographs on endocrinology, vol 4. Springer, Berlin, p 568
46. E Willingham 2004 Endocrine-disrupting compounds and mixtures: unexpected dose-respond Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 46 265 269 (Pubitemid 38199196)
47. E Willingham D Crews 1999 Sex reversal effects of environmentally relevant xenobiotic concentrations on the red-eared slider turtle, a species with temperature-dependent sex determination Gen Comp Endocrinol 113 429 435 (Pubitemid 29165008)