Abstract
Concerns over the ecotoxicological effects of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) on aquatic invertebrates have been raised in the last decade. While numerous studies have reported the toxicity of APIs in invertebrates, no attempt has been made to synthesize and interpret this dataset in terms of different exposure scenarios (acute, chronic, multigenerational), multiple crustacean species, and the toxic mechanisms. In this study, a thorough literature review was performed to summarize the ecotoxicological data of APIs tested on a range of invertebrates. Therapeutic classes including antidepressants, anti-infectives, antineoplastic agents, hormonal contraceptives, immunosuppressants, and neuro-active drugs exhibited higher toxicity to crustaceans than other API groups. The species sensitivity towards APIs exposure is compared in D. magna and other crustacean species. In the case of acute and chronic bioassays, ecotoxicological studies mainly focus on the apical endpoints including growth and reproduction, whereas sex ratio and molting frequency are commonly used for evaluating the substances with endocrine-disrupting properties. The multigenerational and “Omics” studies, primarily transcriptomics and metabolomics, were confined to a few API groups including beta-blocking agents, blood lipid-lowing agents, neuroactive agents, anticancer drugs, and synthetic hormones. We emphasize that in-depth studies on the multigenerational effects and the toxic mechanisms of APIs on the endocrine systems of freshwater crustacean are warranted.
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This work was supported by the International Science and Technology Cooperation Project of Shaanxi Province [No. 2023-GHZD-30] and ShaanXi Thousand Talent Program for Young Outstanding Scientists given to Dr. Jiahua Guo [No. 334041900007].
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This work was supported by the Key Research and Development Program of ShaanXi Province [No. 2020SF-387] and ShaanXi Thousand Talent Program for Young Outstanding Scientists given to Dr. Jiahua Guo [No. 334041900007].
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Conceptualization: Jiahua Guo and Jiezhang Mo; Methodology: Jiahua Guo and Jiezhang Mo; Data curation: Jiahua Guo, Jiezhang Mo, and Jingya Ren; Writing – original draft preparation: Jiahua Guo and Jiezhang Mo; Funding acquisition: Jiahua Guo; Formal analysis and investigation: Jingya Ren and Chao Chang; Writing – review & editing: Qiannan Duan, Jun Li, Mirella Kanerva, and Fangshe Yang; Supervision: Fangshe Yang and Jiezhang Mo.
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Guo, J., Ren, J., Chang, C. et al. Freshwater crustacean exposed to active pharmaceutical ingredients: ecotoxicological effects and mechanisms. Environ Sci Pollut Res 30, 48868–48902 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-26169-0
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