| Antagonistic Interaction of Mercury and Selenium in a Marine Fish Is Dependent on Their Chemical Species. | |
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PMID: 21366307 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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It is well-known that selenium (Se) shows protective effects against mercury (Hg) bioaccumulation and toxicity, but the underlying effects of Se chemical species, concentration, and administration method are poorly known. In this study, we conducted laboratory studies on a marine fish Terapon jurbua to explain why Hg accumulation is reduced in the presence of Se observed in field studies. When Se and Hg were administrated concurrently in the fish diets, different Se species including selenite, selenate, seleno-dl-cystine (SeCys), and seleno-dl-methionine (SeMet) affected Hg bioaccumulation differently. At high concentration in fish diet (20 μg g(-1) normally), selenate and SeCys significantly reduced the dietary Hg(II) assimilation efficiency (AE) from 38% to 26%. After the fish were pre-exposed to dietary selenite or SeMet (7 μg g(-1) normally) for 22 days with significantly elevated Se body concentrations, the Hg(II) AEs were pronouncedly reduced (from 41% to 15-26%), whereas the dissolved uptake rate constant and elimination rate constant were less affected. In contrast to Hg(II), all the MeHg biokinetic parameters remained relatively constant whether Se was administrated simultaneously with the fish diet or when the fish were pre-exposed to Se with elevated body concentrations. Basic biokinetic measurements thus revealed that Se had direct interaction with Hg(II) during dietary assimilation rather than with MeHg and that different Se species had variable effects on Hg assimilation. |
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Fei Dang; Wen-Xiong Wang |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-3-2 |
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Title: Environmental science & technology Volume: - ISSN: 1520-5851 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-3-3 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0213155 Medline TA: Environ Sci Technol Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Division of Life Science, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) , Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong. |
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