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Manganese tissue accumulation and tyrosine hydroxylase immunostaining response in the Neotropical freshwater crab, Dilocarcinus pagei, exposed to manganese

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Manganese (Mn) is an essential metal for the development and function of the mammalian brain; however, excess Mn accumulation may cause neurological abnormalities resembling Parkinson’s disease due to reductions in brain dopamine levels. Because dopamine also regulates many functions in crustaceans, this study examined the effects of Mn accumulation in Dilocarcinus pagei, a Neotropical freshwater crab. Following a 72-h exposure to graded concentrations of MnCl2, Mn accumulation was assessed in several tissues. Glycaemia and the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunostaining response were also examined as indicators of catecholaminergic function and catecholaminergic cell integrity, respectively. Tissue Mn accumulation was variable and occurred in the following order: gills > hepatopancreas > claw muscle > haemolymph. Exposure to 2 mM Mn reduced the gill levels of calcium, copper and iron, whereas Mn at all concentrations decreased zinc levels. All Mn-exposed animals showed lower copper levels in the hepatopancreas and haemolymph. Exposure to 2.0 mM Mn increased the haemolymph calcium. Mn exposure had no effect on glycaemia, whereas exposure to low Mn concentrations reduced the TH immunostaining response. Analysis of the central nervous system revealed the greatest Mn effect in the cerebral ganglion and the least effect in the abdominal ganglia. These results suggest the operation of an adaptive mechanism for tissue accumulation that could be responsible for the lack of an association between Mn concentrations and metal accumulation. The findings also suggest that Mn, calcium, iron and zinc share a transporter in gill cells and that Mn resistance is greater in the TH-positive cells of this crustacean than in mammalian cells.

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Ponzoni, S. Manganese tissue accumulation and tyrosine hydroxylase immunostaining response in the Neotropical freshwater crab, Dilocarcinus pagei, exposed to manganese. Invert Neurosci 17, 5 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10158-017-0198-7

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