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  • Title: Development of an in vivo genotoxicity assay using the marine worm Platynereis dumerilii (Polychaeta: Nereidae).
    Author: Jha AN, Hutchinson TH, Mackay JM, Elliott BM, Dixon DR.
    Journal: Mutat Res; 1996 Feb 29; 359(2):141-50. PubMed ID: 8598832.
    Abstract:
    An in vivo genotoxicity test system has been developed using the embryo-larval stages of the marine annelid, Platynereis dumerilii (Polychaeta: Nereidae). This species is representative of an ecologically important group of marine invertebrates, it is amenable to laboratory culture and has a well defined and stable karyotype (2n=28) which is suitable for the analysis of a range of cytogenetic endpoints, including chromosomal aberrations (CAs) and sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs). An evaluation of the cell cycle kinetics using the embryo-larval stages allowed selection of exposure times for cytogenetic work. Subsequently, 12-h-old embryos were exposed to reference mutagens, dissolved in sea water, in the presence of 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) for 12 h (SCE analysis) or 8 h (CA analysis) at 15 +/- 1 degree C, by which time they had reached the first larval stage (20-24h). Dose response-relationships for cytotoxicity, SCEs and CAs were observed for both direct acting mutagens (methyl methanesulfonate, mitomycin C) and mutagens which require metabolic activation (cyclophosphamide, benzo[a]pyrene). The sensitivity of the embryo-larval stages of P. dumerilii to both direct and indirect acting mutagens, their suitability for laboratory culture, together with the presence of a good karyotype and chromosome morphology for cytogenetic analyses, makes this species a potentially valuable in vivo model for marine genotoxicity testing.
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