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ArticleMarine pollution bulletin2022

Molecular evidence for suppression of swimming behavior and reproduction in the estuarine rotifer Brachionus koreanus in response to COVID-19 disinfectants.

Eun-Ji Won, Eunjin Byeon, Young Hwan Lee, Haksoo Jeong, Yoseop Lee, Min-Sub Kim, Hyeong-Wook Jo, Joon-Kwan Moon, Minghua Wang, Jae-Seong Lee and 1 more

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Article in Marine pollution bulletin, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
3.6field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 34 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Eun-Ji WonDepartment of Marine Science and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea; Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea.
Eunjin ByeonDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
Young Hwan LeeDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
Haksoo JeongDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
Yoseop LeeDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
Min-Sub KimDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea.
Hyeong-Wook JoHansalim Agro-Food Analysis Center, Hankyong National University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation, Suwon 16500, South Korea.
Joon-Kwan MoonHansalim Agro-Food Analysis Center, Hankyong National University Industry Academic Cooperation Foundation, Suwon 16500, South Korea.
Minghua WangState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science/College of the Environment & Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361102, China.
Jae-Seong LeeDepartment of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, South Korea. Electronic address: jslee2@skku.edu.
Kyung-Hoon ShinDepartment of Marine Science and Convergent Technology, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea; Institute of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Hanyang University, Ansan 15588, South Korea. Electronic address: shinkh@hanyang.ac.kr.
Sungkyunkwan University · KRHankyong National University · KRXiamen University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The increased use of disinfectants due to the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (e.g. COVID-19) has caused burden in the environment but knowledge on its ecotoxicological impact on the estuary environment is limited. Here we report in vivo and molecular endpoints that we used to assess the effects of chloroxylenol (PCMX) and benzalkonium chloride (BAC), which are ingredients in liquid handwash, dish soap products, and sanitizers used by consumers and healthcare workers on the estuarine rotifer Brachionus koreanus. PCMX and BAC significantly affected the life table parameters of B. koreanus. These chemicals modulated the activities of antioxidant enzymes such as superoxide dismutase and catalase and increased reactive oxygen species even at low concentrations. Also, PCMX and BAC caused alterations in the swimming speed and rotation rate of B. koreanus. Furthermore, an RNA-seq-based ingenuity pathway analysis showed that PCMX affected several signaling pathways, allowing us to predict that a low concentration of PCMX will have deleterious effects on B. koreanus. The neurotoxic and mitochondrial dysfunction event scenario induced by PCMX reflects the underlying molecular mechanisms by which PCMX produces outcomes deleterious to aquatic organisms.

Indexed as

COVID-19DisinfectantsRotiferaWater Pollutants, ChemicalAnimalsHumansReproductionSARS-CoV-2SwimmingDisinfectantsWater Pollutants, ChemicalAntimicrobialsBrachionus koreanusEstuarine rotiferIngenuity pathway analysisRNA sequencing

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PMID35149311
PMCPMC8824532
OpenAlexW4210907445

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