Stressors of emerging concern in deep-sea environments: microplastics, pharmaceuticals, personal care products and deep-sea mining

M Pinheiro, I Martins, J Raimundo, M Caetano… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Although most deep-sea areas are remote in comparison to coastal zones, a growing body
of literature indicates that many sensitive ecosystems could be under increased stress from …

Freshwater crustacean exposed to active pharmaceutical ingredients: ecotoxicological effects and mechanisms

J Guo, J Ren, C Chang, Q Duan, J Li… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Concerns over the ecotoxicological effects of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) on
aquatic invertebrates have been raised in the last decade. While numerous studies have …

History of exposure to copper influences transgenerational gene expression responses in Daphnia magna

G Jeremias, AB Muñiz-González… - Epigenetics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
The establishment of transgenerational effects following chemical exposure is a powerful
phenomenon, capable of modulating ecosystem health beyond exposure periods. This …

Biosynthesis of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in marine gammarids: molecular cloning and functional characterisation of three fatty acyl elongases

A Ribes-Navarro, JC Navarro, F Hontoria, N Kabeya… - Marine Drugs, 2021 - mdpi.com
Long-chain (C20–24) polyunsaturated fatty acids (LC-PUFAs) are essential nutrients that
are mostly produced in marine ecosystems. Previous studies suggested that gammarids …

Epigenetic biomarkers as tools for chemical hazard assessment: Gene expression profiling using the model Danio rerio

T Torres, R Ruivo, MM Santos - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent reports raise the concern that exposure to several environmental chemicals may
induce persistent changes that go beyond the exposed organisms, being transferred to …

Are fish populations at risk? Metformin disrupts zebrafish development and reproductive processes at chronic environmentally relevant concentrations

S Barros, N Alves, M Pinheiro, M Ribeiro… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The antidiabetic drug Metformin (MET), one of the most prevalent pharmaceuticals in the
environment, is currently detected in surface waters in the range of ng/L to low μg/L. As …

Neuroendocrine pathways at risk? Simvastatin induces inter and transgenerational disruption in the keystone amphipod Gammarus locusta

T Neuparth, N Alves, AM Machado, M Pinheiro… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
The primary focus of environmental toxicological studies is to address the direct effects of
chemicals on exposed organisms (parental generation–F0), mostly overlooking effects on …

[HTML][HTML] The anti-lipidemic drug simvastatin modifies epigenetic biomarkers in the amphipod Gammarus locusta

N Alves, T Neuparth, S Barros, MM Santos - … and Environmental Safety, 2021 - Elsevier
The adverse effects of certain environmental chemicals have been recently associated with
the modulation of the epigenome. Although changes in the epigenetic signature have yet to …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptomic data on the transgenerational exposure of the keystone amphipod Gammarus locusta to simvastatin

T Neuparth, AM Machado, R Montes, R Rodil, S Barros… - Data in Brief, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of transcriptomics data brings new insights and works as a powerful tool to explore
the molecular mode of action (MoA) of transgenerational inheritance effects of contaminants …

Using zebrafish embryo bioassays to identify chemicals modulating the regulation of the epigenome: a case study with simvastatin

T Torres, S Barros, T Neuparth, R Ruivo… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Contaminants of emerging concern have been increasingly associated with the modulation
of the epigenome, leading to potentially inherited and persistent impacts on apical …