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An investigation of the immunotoxicity of oil sands processed water and leachates in trout leukocytes

Gagné, François; Bruneau, Audrey; Turcotte, Patrice; Gagnon, Christian et Lacaze, Emilie (2017). An investigation of the immunotoxicity of oil sands processed water and leachates in trout leukocytes Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety , vol. 141 . pp. 43-51. DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.03.012.

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Increased oil sands (OS) mining activity has raised concerns about impacts on aquatic organisms. This study sought to examine the effects of single representative compounds from OS (benzo(a)pyrene, naphthalene), a mixture of naphthenic acids (NAs), OS-processed water (OSPW) and OS leachate (OSL) extracts on rainbow trout leukocytes. Primary cultures of trout leukocytes were exposed to increasing concentrations of benzo(a)pyrene, naphthalene, NAs, OSPW and OSL for 48 h at 18 °C. Immunocompetence was followed by measuring changes in lymphocyte and macrophage viability and phagocytosis. Changes in the expression of 10 transcripts were also followed: interleukin 1, 2 and 6 (Il-1, Il-2 and Il-6), calreticulin (CRT), caspase 9 (Cas9), aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX2), glutathione S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT) and p53 tumor suppressor. The results revealed that exposure to OSPW extracts decreased the capacity of macrophages to engulf three beads or more, while the other compounds generally increased phagocytosis activity. Lymphocyte apoptosis was increased by all compounds and mixtures except naphthalene. Both OSPW and OSL induced apoptosis in macrophages. At the gene expression level, Cas9, CRT, Il-1 (inhibition) and Il-2 were specifically influenced by OSPW, while CAT, p53, COX2 and Il-1 (induction) transcripts were specifically expressed by OSL. Leukocyte exposure to OSPW produced characteristic changes in immunocompetence and genes involved in proinflammatory, apoptosis and protein damage (CRT) pathways which could not be explained by OSL, benzo(a)pyrene, naphthalene and NA mixture.

Type de document: Article
Mots-clés libres: Gene expression; Immunocompetence; Inflammation; Oil sands; processed water; Oxidative stress
Centre: Centre INRS-Institut Armand Frappier
Date de dépôt: 05 juill. 2017 15:16
Dernière modification: 05 juill. 2017 15:16
URI: https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/5364

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