@article {3509, title = {The effect of different polychlorinated biphenyls on two aquatic models, the green alga Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and the haemocytes from the European abalone Haliotis tuberculata.}, journal = {Chemosphere}, volume = {110}, year = {2014}, month = {2014 Sep}, pages = {120-8}, abstract = {

The present study was conducted to determine the toxicity of different polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) on the green algae, Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata and the haemocytes from the European abalone, Haliotis tuberculata. Using the algal growth inhibition test, the green algae median Effective Concentration (EC50) values ranged from 0.34μM for PCB28 to more than 100μM for PCBs 101 and 153. Considering the MTT viability test, the abalone EC50 values ranged from 1.67μM for PCB153 to 89μM for PCB28. Our results in contrast to previous observation in vertebrates did not show significant differences between the dioxin like- and non dioxin like-PCBs toxicities regardless of the model used. However, our results demonstrated that the toxicities of PCBs were species dependent. For example, PCB28 was the most toxic compound for P. subcapitata whereas PCBs 1, 180 and 153 were less toxic for that species. On the contrary, PCB153 was reported as the most toxic for H. tuberculata haemocytes and PCB28 the least toxic. To investigate the mode of action of these compounds, we used an in silico method. Our results suggested that PCBs have a non-specific mode of action (e.g., narcosis) on green algae, and another mode of action, probably more specific than narcosis, was reported for PCBs on the abalone haemocytes.

}, keywords = {Animals, Chlorophyta, Environmental Pollutants, Gastropoda, Hemocytes, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Tetrachlorodibenzodioxin}, issn = {1879-1298}, doi = {10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.02.023}, author = {Halm-Lemeille, Marie-Pierre and Abbaszadeh Fard, Elham and Latire, T and Ferard, Jean-Fran{\c c}ois and Katherine Costil and Jean-Marc Lebel and Bureau, Ronan and Antoine Serpentini} } @article {3427, title = {Shell extracts from the marine bivalve Pecten maximus regulate the synthesis of extracellular matrix in primary cultured human skin fibroblasts.}, journal = {PLoS One}, volume = {9}, year = {2014}, month = {2014}, pages = {e99931}, abstract = {

Mollusc shells are composed of more than 95\% calcium carbonate and less than 5\% of an organic matrix consisting mostly of proteins, glycoproteins and polysaccharides. Previous studies have elucidated the biological activities of the shell matrices from bivalve molluscs on skin, especially on the expression of the extracellular matrix components of fibroblasts. In this work, we have investigated the potential biological activities of shell matrix components extracted from the shell of the scallop Pecten maximus on human fibroblasts in primary culture. Firstly, we demonstrated that shell matrix components had different effects on general cellular activities. Secondly, we have shown that the shell matrix components stimulate the synthesis of type I and III collagens, as well as that of sulphated GAGs. The increased expression of type I collagen is likely mediated by the recruitment of transactivating factors (Sp1, Sp3 and human c-Krox) in the -112/-61 bp COL1A1 promoter region. Finally, contrarily to what was obtained in previous works, we demonstrated that the scallop shell extracts have only a small effect on cell migration during in vitro wound tests and have no effect on cell proliferation. Thus, our research emphasizes the potential use of shell matrix of Pecten maximus for dermo-cosmetic applications.

}, issn = {1932-6203}, doi = {10.1371/journal.pone.0099931}, author = {Latire, T and Legendre, Florence and Bigot, Nicolas and Carduner, Ludovic and Kellouche, Sabrina and Bouyoucef, Mouloud and Carreiras, Franck and Marin, F and Jean-Marc Lebel and Gal{\'e}ra, Philippe and Antoine Serpentini} }