Particle-associated exposure of microcystin-LR in Daphnia magna.

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Main Authors: Kim, Namyeon, Kim, Ki-Tae, Lee, Seung-Woo, Jung, Eui-Man, Lee, Eun-Hee
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Published: Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987) 2026
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author Kim, Namyeon
Kim, Ki-Tae
Lee, Seung-Woo
Jung, Eui-Man
Lee, Eun-Hee
author_facet Kim, Namyeon
Kim, Ki-Tae
Lee, Seung-Woo
Jung, Eui-Man
Lee, Eun-Hee
Kim, Namyeon
Kim, Ki-Tae
Lee, Seung-Woo
Jung, Eui-Man
Lee, Eun-Hee
collection PubMed - marine biology
contents Particle-associated exposure of microcystin-LR in Daphnia magna. Kim, Namyeon Kim, Ki-Tae Lee, Seung-Woo Jung, Eui-Man Lee, Eun-Hee Daphnia Microcystins Animals Marine Toxins Water Pollutants, Chemical Polystyrenes Daphnia magna Ecological risk assessments of microcystin-LR (MC-LR) predominantly rely on freely dissolved exposure, despite growing evidence that ingestion-based, particle-associated pathways can substantially alter toxin bioavailability and toxicity. This study investigated how the toxicity of MC-LR changes when exposure occurs via particulate carriers, using polystyrene (PS) particles as a well-defined model particulate system. Four exposure scenarios-control, PS alone, freely dissolved MC-LR, and MC-LR-adsorbed PS particles-were established to disentangle intrinsic particle effects from particle-associated toxin delivery in Daphnia magna. Freely dissolved MC-LR induced mild oxidative responses, whereas MC-LR associated with PS elicited the most pronounced and integrated biological responses, including reduced survival and fecundity, altered energy metabolism, and broad transcriptional activation of antioxidant, detoxification, transport, and oxygen-transport pathways. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses of gut-recovered particles revealed nitrogen- and oxygen-containing functionalization, consistent with surface-associated transformations during gut passage. Multivariate analysis further demonstrated that particle-associated exposure produced a distinct biological response profile compared with freely dissolved MC-LR. These results demonstrate that MC-LR toxicity is strongly dependent on exposure form, and that particle-associated delivery-represented here by PS particles as a model carrier-can modify apparent MC-LR potency by promoting ingestion-based exposure and prolonged gut residence. These findings highlight the need to incorporate particle-associated cyanotoxin exposure into ecological risk assessment frameworks.
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spellingShingle Particle-associated exposure of microcystin-LR in Daphnia magna.
Kim, Namyeon
Kim, Ki-Tae
Lee, Seung-Woo
Jung, Eui-Man
Lee, Eun-Hee
Daphnia
Microcystins
Animals
Marine Toxins
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Polystyrenes
Daphnia magna
Particle-associated exposure of microcystin-LR in Daphnia magna. Kim, Namyeon Kim, Ki-Tae Lee, Seung-Woo Jung, Eui-Man Lee, Eun-Hee Daphnia Microcystins Animals Marine Toxins Water Pollutants, Chemical Polystyrenes Daphnia magna Ecological risk assessments of microcystin-LR (MC-LR) predominantly rely on freely dissolved exposure, despite growing evidence that ingestion-based, particle-associated pathways can substantially alter toxin bioavailability and toxicity. This study investigated how the toxicity of MC-LR changes when exposure occurs via particulate carriers, using polystyrene (PS) particles as a well-defined model particulate system. Four exposure scenarios-control, PS alone, freely dissolved MC-LR, and MC-LR-adsorbed PS particles-were established to disentangle intrinsic particle effects from particle-associated toxin delivery in Daphnia magna. Freely dissolved MC-LR induced mild oxidative responses, whereas MC-LR associated with PS elicited the most pronounced and integrated biological responses, including reduced survival and fecundity, altered energy metabolism, and broad transcriptional activation of antioxidant, detoxification, transport, and oxygen-transport pathways. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) analyses of gut-recovered particles revealed nitrogen- and oxygen-containing functionalization, consistent with surface-associated transformations during gut passage. Multivariate analysis further demonstrated that particle-associated exposure produced a distinct biological response profile compared with freely dissolved MC-LR. These results demonstrate that MC-LR toxicity is strongly dependent on exposure form, and that particle-associated delivery-represented here by PS particles as a model carrier-can modify apparent MC-LR potency by promoting ingestion-based exposure and prolonged gut residence. These findings highlight the need to incorporate particle-associated cyanotoxin exposure into ecological risk assessment frameworks.
title Particle-associated exposure of microcystin-LR in Daphnia magna.
topic Daphnia
Microcystins
Animals
Marine Toxins
Water Pollutants, Chemical
Polystyrenes
Daphnia magna
url https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41846034/