Research Publications (Food Safety)

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and lead (Pb) are widely used in industrial field, which poses a serious threat to human and animal health. In particular, a large volume of wastewater containing TBBPA and Pb was discharged into the aquatic environment, causing a seriously negative impact on fish. Currently, whether TBBPA and Pb have a synergistic toxicity on fish remains unclear.

Antibacterial peptide (AMP), an effector of the innate immune system, is an essential component of invertebrate innate immunity. Crustin is a family of antimicrobial peptides that are widely studied in crustaceans. Here we report a novel crustin (designated Shcrustin) from the freshwater crab Sinopotamon henanense.

Lead (Pb) has been concerned as one of the most severe hazardous contaminants, because it can cause pyroptosis in multiple tissues of mammals and birds. Melatonin (Mel) has attracted much interest for its role in governing intestinal injury via 

Cadmium (Cd2+) and copper (Cu2+) are considered immunotoxic metals and their presence in combination in the aquatic environment may cause effects on shrimp species as Litopenaeus vannamei. Thus, this research evaluates the combined effects of Cd2+ and Cu2+ on shrimp inoculated with Vibrio harveyi bacteria. The experiments were performed at 96-hours of exposure to sublethal concentrations of both metals.

As a kind of environmental pollutant, heavy metal Cadmium (Cd) exists widely in the environment. It is well known that Cd can accumulate and cause damage in liver, kidney and other organs. However, there are few studies on the immune cytotoxicity of Cd to fish. In particular, there are few studies on the toxicity of Cd to the head kidney lymphocytes of common carp. In order to further explore these mechanisms, we established an Cd exposure model in vitro.

Trivalent arsenic (As (III)) contamination in the marine environment can produce adverse effects in crustaceans. The present study investigated the chronic toxicity of As (III) in white shrimp (Penaeus vannamei) by analyzing the tissue bioaccumulation and non-specific immune responses. Shrimps were exposed to 0 (control), 50, 500, and 2500 μg/L of As (III) for 21 days. The results showed that the hepatopancreas was the main tissue of arsenic accumulation in white shrimp.

Cadmium-induced toxicity can affect fish embryo development, ion homeostasis regulation, energy metabolism, maturation and growth, stress response, and immunity. However, studies on the toxic effects of cadmium exposure to aquatic animals, particularly olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), are limited. In this study, juvenile P.

Author(s): Peixian Luan, Haoran Zhang, Xiaofeng Zhang, Guo Hu, Ziwei Zhang

Author(s): Min Li, Yidi Kong, Xueqin Wu, Zhuang Yin, Xiaotian Niu, Guiqin Wang

Author(s): Chohelee Choudhury, Ritwik Mazumder, Rajib Biswas, Mahuya Sengupta

Author(s): Cristóbal Espinosa-Ruiz, Simona Manuguerra, Maria Morghese, José María García-Beltrán, María Ángeles Esteban, Marta Giuga, Concetta M. Messina, Andrea Santulli

Author(s): Qingqing Liu, Wei Wang, Yiming Zhang, Yuan Cui, Shiwen Xu, Shu Li

Author(s): Shuai Liu, Chenyuan Pan, Yi Tang, Fangyi Chen, Ming Yang, Ke-Jian Wang

Author(s): Sun Jiaxin, Wang Shengchen, Cao Yirong, Wang Shuting, Li Shu

Author(s): Keqiang Wei, Yue Wei, Changxia Song

Author(s): Lang Lang, Minnan Bao, Weixin Jing, Wei Chen, Lan Wang

Author(s): Limei Qiu, Hao Chen, Zhi Zhou, Huan Zhang, Rui Liu, Qilin Yi, Chuanyan Yang, Lei Gao, Lingling Wang

Author(s): Hui Li, Guilan Di, Yi Zhang, Rongrong Xue, Jing Zhang, Junping Liang