TY - JOUR
T1 - An investigation into the toxicity of tissue extracts from two distinct marine Polychaeta
AU - D'Ambrosio, Mariaelena
AU - Ramos, Íris
AU - Martins, Carla
AU - Costa, Pedro M.
N1 - Funding Information:
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/OE/SFRH%2FBD%2F120030%2F2016/PT#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F04378%2F2020/PT#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04378%2F2020/PT#
The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology ( FCT ) which funded the project WormALL (PTDC/BTA- BTA/28650/2017), of the Research Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences - UCIBIO and the project LA/P/0140/2020 of the Associate Laboratory Institute for Health and Bioeconomy - i4HB.
Funding Information:
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/3599-PPCDT/PTDC%2FBTA-BTA%2F28650%2F2017/PT#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/OE/SFRH%2FBD%2F120030%2F2016/PT#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDP%2F04378%2F2020/PT#
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/6817 - DCRRNI ID/UIDB%2F04378%2F2020/PT#
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - The present study investigated the potential toxicity of venomous secretions of two polychaetes, Hediste diversicolor and Glycera alba (Annelida: Phyllodocida). Toxic activity of putative toxins, measured on mussel gills through the Comet assay, revealed higher effects caused by extracts from H. diversicolor skin and G. alba specialised, jawed proboscis, when compared to control. The results suggest that H. diversicolor secretes toxins via skin for protection against predators, contrarily to G. alba, who secretes toxins for predation.
AB - The present study investigated the potential toxicity of venomous secretions of two polychaetes, Hediste diversicolor and Glycera alba (Annelida: Phyllodocida). Toxic activity of putative toxins, measured on mussel gills through the Comet assay, revealed higher effects caused by extracts from H. diversicolor skin and G. alba specialised, jawed proboscis, when compared to control. The results suggest that H. diversicolor secretes toxins via skin for protection against predators, contrarily to G. alba, who secretes toxins for predation.
KW - Annelida
KW - Glycera alba
KW - Hediste diversicolor
KW - Marine invertebrates
KW - Toxicity
KW - Venomous compounds
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85126121864&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.toxcx.2022.100116
DO - 10.1016/j.toxcx.2022.100116
M3 - Article
C2 - 35300382
AN - SCOPUS:85126121864
SN - 2590-1710
VL - 14
JO - Toxicon: X
JF - Toxicon: X
M1 - 100116
ER -
