How tapeworm infection and consumption of a Cd and Zn hyperaccumulating plant may affect Cu, Fe, and Mn concentrations in an animal-a plant consumer and tapeworm host
Language English Country Germany Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article
Grant support
13-18154S
Grantová Agentura České Republiky
20152021
Česká Zemědělská Univerzita v Praze
PubMed
29177784
DOI
10.1007/s11356-017-0787-3
PII: 10.1007/s11356-017-0787-3
Knihovny.cz E-resources
- Keywords
- Accumulate, Cadmium, Copper, Iron, Manganese, Plant, Rat, Tapeworm, Zinc,
- MeSH
- Arabidopsis metabolism MeSH
- Hymenolepiasis metabolism MeSH
- Hymenolepis diminuta * MeSH
- Ions MeSH
- Cadmium metabolism MeSH
- Animal Feed MeSH
- Rats MeSH
- Manganese metabolism MeSH
- Copper metabolism MeSH
- Rats, Wistar MeSH
- Trace Elements metabolism MeSH
- Metals, Heavy metabolism MeSH
- Iron metabolism MeSH
- Zinc metabolism MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Rats MeSH
- Male MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Names of Substances
- Ions MeSH
- Cadmium MeSH
- Manganese MeSH
- Copper MeSH
- Trace Elements MeSH
- Metals, Heavy MeSH
- Iron MeSH
- Zinc MeSH
This study evaluated the effects of a hyperaccumulator plant (Arabidopsis halleri), containing surplus of cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) and being an admixture to the rat feed, on concentrations of copper (Cu), iron (Fe), and manganese (Mn) in the tissues of experimental rats infected/uninfected with the tapeworm (Hymenolepis diminuta). Male Wistar rats were divided into three groups (00, P0, and PT); the P0 and PT animals were fed a standard mixture for rats (ST-1) supplemented with the plant A. halleri at a weekly Zn and Cd dosage of 123 and 1 mg, respectively. Moreover, rats from the group PT were infected with the tapeworm. The group 00 served as control animals fed only ST-1 having no tapeworm infection. Rats were euthanized after 6 weeks, and Cu, Fe, and Mn levels were determined in rat and tapeworm tissues. The results indicated that both the consumption of hyperaccumulator plant and/or presence of tapeworms did have significant effect on Cu, Fe, and Mn concentrations in the host tissues. Concentrations of all the elements were higher in the rat liver and partially kidneys than in the tapeworms, and the concentrations of Cu, Fe, and Mn were affected by the consumption of Cd/Zn hyperaccumulator plants. Particularly, Fe concentrations in all rat tissues were significantly increased by consumption of A. halleri while decreased by the presence of tapeworms. Overall, the consumption of a Cd/Zn hyperaccumulator plant and tapeworm infection cause an imbalance in Cu, Fe, and Mn concentrations in the tissues of a consumer (experimental rats).
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Effects of tapeworm infection on absorption and excretion of zinc and cadmium by experimental rats
