The impact of ocean acidification and cadmium toxicity in the marine crab Scylla serrata: biological indices and oxidative stress responses
Highlights
- Growth, food index, ALP, and heamocytes of crabs were decreased in OA + Cd exposure.
- Antioxidants and metabolic enzymes were elevated in crabs under OA + Cd treatments.
- Bioaccumulation of Cd was more in crabs subjected to OA + Cd.
- OA + Cd interaction was higher on growth, protein, amino acid, and heamocytes of crabs.
Abstract
Ocean acidification (OA) and heavy metals pollution in marine environments are potentially threatening marine life. The interactive effect of OA and heavy metals could be more vulnerable to marine organisms than individual exposures. In the current study, the effect of OA on the toxicity of cadmium (Cd) in the crab Scylla serrata was evaluated. Crab instars (0.07 cm length and 0.1 g weight) were subjected to pH 8.2, 7.8, 7.6, 7.4, 7.2, and 7.0 with and without 0.01 mg l−1 of Cd for 60 days. We notice a significant decrease in growth, molting, protein, carbohydrate, amino acid, lipid, alkaline phosphatase, and haemocytes of crabs under OA + Cd compared to OA treatment. In contrast, the growth, protein, amino acid, and haemocyte levels were significantly affected by OA, Cd, and its interactions (OA + Cd). However, superoxide dismutase, catalase, lipid peroxidation, glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase, glutamic pyruvate transaminase, and accumulation of Cd in crabs were considerably elevated in OA + Cd treatments compared to OA alone treatments. The present investigation showed that the effect of Cd toxicity might be raised under OA on S. serrata. Our study demonstrated that ocean acidification significantly affects the biological indices and oxidative stress responses of S. serrata exposed to Cd toxicity.
Thangal S. H., Nandhinipriya R., Vasuki C., Gayathri V., Anandhan K., Yogeshwaran Y., Muralisankar T., Ramesh M., Rajaram R., Santhanam P. & Venmathi Maran B. A., 2023. The impact of ocean acidification and cadmium toxicity in the marine crab Scylla serrata: biological indices and oxidative stress responses. Chemosphere: 140447. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140447. Article.
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