TY - JOUR
T1 - Shipping noise affecting immune responses of european spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas)
AU - Arizza, Vincenzo
AU - Vazzana, Mirella
AU - Celi, Monica
AU - Maccarrone, Vincenzo
AU - Filiciotto, Francesco
AU - Ceraulo, Maria
AU - Celi, Monica
AU - Arizza, Vincenzo
AU - Mazzola, Salvatore
AU - Buscaino, Giuseppa
AU - Buscaino, Giuseppa
AU - Mazzola, Salvatore
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Marine crustaceans are influenced by numerous environmental factors. Environmental stress from pollutants seems to affect their metabolism, growth, moulting, survival, and immune defence. Recently, it has become clear that there is an impact of the global increase in sea noise levels due to shipping traffic on crustacean welfare. Considering the ecological and commercial importance of the European spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787)) in most parts of the Mediterranean coastal area, in the present study we investigated whether shipping noise pollution contribute to changing the immune parameters of stress in the European spiny lobster. The animals were exposed to a mix of noises produced by different typologies of the boat played back in a tank, and the values of cellular and humeral parameters were evaluated. Total haemocyte count (THC), haemolymphatic protein concentration, phenoloxidase (PO) activity in cell-free haemolymph, and heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) expression in haemocyte lysate were considered potential biomarkers of stress. THC and PO activity decreased significantly, whereas total protein and Hsp27 expression increased significantly. Overall, the results demonstrate that the stressful conditions investigated in this study affect both cellular and biochemical parameters in the European spiny lobster.
AB - Marine crustaceans are influenced by numerous environmental factors. Environmental stress from pollutants seems to affect their metabolism, growth, moulting, survival, and immune defence. Recently, it has become clear that there is an impact of the global increase in sea noise levels due to shipping traffic on crustacean welfare. Considering the ecological and commercial importance of the European spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas (Fabricius, 1787)) in most parts of the Mediterranean coastal area, in the present study we investigated whether shipping noise pollution contribute to changing the immune parameters of stress in the European spiny lobster. The animals were exposed to a mix of noises produced by different typologies of the boat played back in a tank, and the values of cellular and humeral parameters were evaluated. Total haemocyte count (THC), haemolymphatic protein concentration, phenoloxidase (PO) activity in cell-free haemolymph, and heat shock protein 27 (Hsp27) expression in haemocyte lysate were considered potential biomarkers of stress. THC and PO activity decreased significantly, whereas total protein and Hsp27 expression increased significantly. Overall, the results demonstrate that the stressful conditions investigated in this study affect both cellular and biochemical parameters in the European spiny lobster.
KW - Behavior and Systematics
KW - European spiny lobster; Hsp27; Immune response; Noise pollution; Palinurus elephas; PO activity; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology
KW - Evolution
KW - Behavior and Systematics
KW - European spiny lobster; Hsp27; Immune response; Noise pollution; Palinurus elephas; PO activity; Animal Science and Zoology; Ecology
KW - Evolution
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/229176
UR - http://pubs.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/rp-ps/journalDetail.jsp?jcode=cjz&lang=eng
M3 - Article
VL - 93
SP - 113
EP - 121
JO - Canadian Journal of Zoology
JF - Canadian Journal of Zoology
SN - 0008-4301
ER -