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dc.contributor.authorBjørneset, Juni
dc.contributor.authorBlévin, Pierre
dc.contributor.authorBjørnstad, Pål Marius
dc.contributor.authorDalmo, Roy Ambli
dc.contributor.authorGoksøyr, Anders
dc.contributor.authorHarju, Mikael
dc.contributor.authorYadetie, Fekadu
dc.contributor.authorRoutti, Heli Anna Irmeli
dc.contributor.authorLimonta, G.
dc.contributor.authorPanti, C.
dc.contributor.authorSundaram, A.Y.M.
dc.contributor.authorRikardsen, Audun H.
dc.date.accessioned2023-04-13T09:05:39Z
dc.date.available2023-04-13T09:05:39Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-02
dc.description.abstractPopulations of killer whale (Orcinus orca) contain some of the most polluted animals on Earth. Yet, the knowledge on effects of chemical pollutants is limited in this species. Cell cultures and in vitro exposure experiments are pertinent tools to study effects of pollutants in free-ranging marine mammals. To investigate transcriptional responses to pollutants in killer whale cells, we collected skin biopsies of killer whales from the Northern Norwegian fjords and successfully established primary fibroblast cell cultures from the dermis of 4 out of 5 of them. Cells from the individual with the highest cell yield were exposed to three different concentrations of a mixture of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) that reflects the composition of the 10 most abundant POPs found in Norwegian killer whales (p,p’-DDE, trans-nonachlor, PCB52, 99, 101, 118, 138, 153, 180, 187). Transcriptional responses of 13 selected target genes were studied using digital droplet PCR, and whole transcriptome responses were investigated utilizing RNA sequencing. Among the target genes analysed, CYP1A1 was significantly downregulated in the cells exposed to medium (11.6 µM) and high (116 µM) concentrations of the pollutant mixture, while seven genes involved in endocrine functions showed a non-significant tendency to be upregulated at the highest exposure concentration. Bioinformatic analyses of RNA-seq data indicated that 13 and 43 genes were differentially expressed in the cells exposed to low and high concentrations of the mixture, respectively, in comparison to solvent control. Subsequent pathway and functional analyses of the differentially expressed genes indicated that the enriched pathways were mainly related to lipid metabolism, myogenesis and glucocorticoid receptor regulation. The current study results support previous correlative studies and provide cause-effect relationships, which is highly relevant for chemical and environmental management.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBjørneset, Blévin, Bjørnstad, Dalmo, Goksøyr, Harju, Yadetie, Routti. Establishment of killer whale (Orcinus orca) primary fibroblast cell cultures and their transcriptomic responses to pollutant exposure. Environment International. 2023;174en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 2139973
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envint.2023.107915
dc.identifier.issn0160-4120
dc.identifier.issn1873-6750
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/28970
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalEnvironment International
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2023 The Author(s)en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en_US
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)en_US
dc.titleEstablishment of killer whale (Orcinus orca) primary fibroblast cell cultures and their transcriptomic responses to pollutant exposureen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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