Effects of perfluorooctanoic acid on the nutritional quality of Mytilus edulis

Yang Zhou; Yongxing Yu; Xiuqiong Gong; Zhijun Tan; Mengmeng Guo; Qianqian Geng; Fengling Li

doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116427

Effects of perfluorooctanoic acid on the nutritional quality of Mytilus edulis

Mar Pollut Bull. 2024 May 11:203:116427. doi: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116427. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Yang Zhou¹, Yongxing Yu², Xiuqiong Gong¹, Zhijun Tan², Mengmeng Guo², Qianqian Geng², Fengling Li³

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, People's Republic of China; College of Fisheries and life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
² Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, People's Republic of China.
³ Key Laboratory of Testing and Evaluation for Aquatic Product Safety and Quality, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, People's Republic of China. Electronic address: lifl@ysfri.ac.cn.

PMID: 38735169
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116427

Abstract

Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which widely presents in marine environment, may produce some adverse effects to aquatic organism. Mytilus edulis are popular due to their high protein and low fat content in China. However, few studies have investigated the effects of PFOA on the quality of aquatic products. Here, PFOA effects on basic nutritional indices in M. edulis were measured, and possible mechanisms were explored. PFOA caused clear variation in physiological and biochemical indices of M. edulis. The contents of some important proteins, nutrients, and amino acids etc. dropped. Integrating metabolomics data, we speculate PFOA exposure triggered inflammation and oxidative stress in mussels, interfered with the metabolic pathways related to the quality and the transport and absorption pathways of metal ions, and affected the levels of some important elements and metabolites, thus decreasing the nutritional quality of M. edulis. The study provides new insights into PFOA adverse effects to marine organism, and may offer some references for some researchers to assess food quality and ecological risk to pollutants.

Keywords: Mytilus edulis; Nutritional quality; Perfluorooctanoic acid.