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Evaluation of the toxicity of mussels from 2 sites of the Moroccan Atlantic Coast (Jorf Lasfar and Oualidia) used as bioindicators of contamination : in vivo and in vitro study in rats and murine β-pancreatic cells (MIN-6)

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Toxic substances generated by various human activities are spilled on different area of the Moroccan coast. Shellfishes can concentrate pollutants and have some adverse effects on human health through the food chain. Despite the strengthening of food safety rules, the involvement of chemical pollution of food on metabolic disorders is not known. To predict the impact of pollutants on the aquatic ecosystem and human health, the development of appropriate biomonitoring tools is required.We quantified heavy metals (Cd, Cr and Pb) in mussels (Mytilus galloprovincialis) from two sites of Moroccan Atlantic coast (industrial site Jorf Lasfar (JL) and touristic site Oualidia (OL)) due to the proximity of a phosphate extraction platform, and further characterized their lipid profiles (fatty acids, cholesterol, oxysterols, phospholipids and phytosterols). Total lipid extracts of mussels were tested in vivo in rats to determine their effects on biochemical plasmatic parameters and in vitro on a β pancreatic murine cell line (MIN-6) in normo-and hyperglycemic conditions. The effects of JL and OL mussel extracts were compared to mussels from Spain (ES) used for human consumption in France. Heavy metals in JL mussels exceed international standard level. Metal concentrations in all lipid extracts are present in small quantity. JL and OL mussels are less enriched in unsaturated fatty acids, oxysterols and contain higher levels of phospholipids than ES mussels, suggesting an environmental stress. The lipid extracts of JL and OL mussels administered to rats induce a disruption of plasmatic parameters (glucose, creatinine, transaminases and triglycerides) with an increase of HDL-cholesterol. In vitro, only JL and OL lipid extracts induce MIN-6 cell death by a non-apoptotic process. This process is associated with mitochondrial depolarization, lysosomal destabilization and an increase of the cytoplasmic membrane permeability, parameters measured by flow cytométrie in a cytomic context. They also induce an overproduction of H2O2, an increase of catalase activity, a decrease of reduced glutathion, lipid peroxidation and a strong stimulation of insulin secretion with a more marked effect in presence of JL lipid extracts.Overall, JL mussel lipids induce various side effects in vivo and in vitro, which are more pronounced that those observed with OL and ES. A large-scale epidemiological study could be of interest to confirm the potential side effects of these mussels to favor metabolic disorders.