TY - JOUR
T1 - Toxic mineral elements in Mytilus galloprovincialis from Sicilian coasts (Southern Italy)
AU - Vazzana, Mirella
AU - Ferrantelli, Vincenzo
AU - Galluzzo, Paola
AU - Pulvirenti, Andrea
AU - Macaluso, Andrea
AU - Cammilleri, Gaetano
AU - Vella, Antonio
AU - Lo Dico, Gianluigi Maria
AU - Lastra, Antonio
AU - Mobilia, Maria Alessandra
AU - Lastra, Antonio
AU - Giangrosso, Innocenzo Ezio
AU - La Placa, Pietro
AU - Lampiasi, Nadia
AU - Montana, Giovanna
AU - Pulvirenti, Antonino
AU - Cammilleri, Giuseppe
AU - Ferrantelli, Vincenzo
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - We assessed the relationship between V, Cr, Mn, Hg, As, Cd, Sn, Sb and Pb concentrations in Mytilus galloprovincialis samples from the coasts of Sicily and the expression of metallothioneins. Toxic mineral elements assessment was carried out by A.A. Spectrometry and ICP-MS. The metallothioneins expression was performed by q-PCR method. Low metals’ levels were found in the mussel samples examined, in comparison with what was reported in literature. The highest mean values of toxic mineral elements were found in Gela (Cr 0.178 ± 0.03 mg/Kg, Mn 4.325 ± 0.012 mg/Kg, As 3.706 ± 0.009 mg/Kg, Sn 0.148 ± 0.014 mg/Kg, Sb 0.009 ± 0.004 mg/Kg e Pb 0.364 ± 0.01 mg/Kg). Significant levels of Hg were found in samples from Catania (0.014 ± 0.005 mg/Kg). Only vanadium and lead concentrations showed significant differences between sampling areas (p < 0.05). Molecular analysis verified a basal expression of Mt1 and the absence of over-expression of Mt2, confirming the low mineral’s concentrations found in the samples examined.
AB - We assessed the relationship between V, Cr, Mn, Hg, As, Cd, Sn, Sb and Pb concentrations in Mytilus galloprovincialis samples from the coasts of Sicily and the expression of metallothioneins. Toxic mineral elements assessment was carried out by A.A. Spectrometry and ICP-MS. The metallothioneins expression was performed by q-PCR method. Low metals’ levels were found in the mussel samples examined, in comparison with what was reported in literature. The highest mean values of toxic mineral elements were found in Gela (Cr 0.178 ± 0.03 mg/Kg, Mn 4.325 ± 0.012 mg/Kg, As 3.706 ± 0.009 mg/Kg, Sn 0.148 ± 0.014 mg/Kg, Sb 0.009 ± 0.004 mg/Kg e Pb 0.364 ± 0.01 mg/Kg). Significant levels of Hg were found in samples from Catania (0.014 ± 0.005 mg/Kg). Only vanadium and lead concentrations showed significant differences between sampling areas (p < 0.05). Molecular analysis verified a basal expression of Mt1 and the absence of over-expression of Mt2, confirming the low mineral’s concentrations found in the samples examined.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10447/386115
UR - http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/14786419.asp
M3 - Article
SP - 1
EP - 6
JO - Natural Product Research
JF - Natural Product Research
SN - 1478-6419
ER -