环境雌激素对鱼类生长与繁殖的影响

Implications of environmental estrogens for fish growth and reproduction

  • 摘要: 环境雌激素作为广泛存在于水环境中的典型内分泌干扰物,可通过扰乱鱼类内分泌稳态,对其生长发育、繁殖过程、免疫功能及种群结构产生持续影响。本文围绕环境雌激素对鱼类生长与繁殖的作用,系统综述了其在鱼类生殖生理与性别分化、发育相关基因表达与调控、免疫功能变化以及种群结构响应等领域的研究进展。现有研究表明,环境雌激素可通过调控雌激素受体、卵黄蛋白原及性激素合成相关基因的表达,干扰性腺发育和性别分化;同时还可改变免疫细胞活性、胸腺发育及免疫相关因子表达,进而削弱鱼类免疫防御能力;在种群层面,则可能引起性别比例偏移、繁殖力下降、行为异常及种群衰退等生态后果。然而,目前关于低浓度长期暴露、多污染物复合暴露及跨代传递效应的研究仍相对不足,其作用机制及生态风险仍有待进一步阐明。未来,通过结合多组学分析、长期生态相关浓度暴露试验及多世代追踪等研究方法,进一步阐明环境雌激素对鱼类“分子-个体-种群”多层级响应的调控网络,旨在为环境雌激素生态风险评估、水环境污染防控及鱼类资源保护与健康养殖提供理论依据和实践参考。

     

    Abstract: Environmental estrogens, as typical endocrine-disrupting chemicals widely present in aquatic environments, can exert sustained effects on the growth, development, reproductive processes, immune function, and population structure of fish by disrupting endocrine homeostasis. This review systematically summarizes the research progress on the effects of environmental estrogens on fish growth and reproduction, focusing on aspects such as reproductive physiology and sex differentiation, expression and regulation of development-related genes, changes in immune function, and population-level responses. Available studies have shown that environmental estrogens can interfere with gonadal development and sex differentiation by regulating the expression of estrogen receptors, vitellogenin, and genes involved in sex hormone synthesis. They can also alter immune cell activity, thymus development, and the expression of immune-related factors, thereby impairing immune defense capabilities in fish. At the population level, environmental estrogens may lead to skewed sex ratios, reduced fecundity, abnormal behaviors, and population decline. However, research on long-term low-concentration exposure, combined exposure to multiple pollutants, and transgenerational effects remains relatively insufficient, and the underlying mechanisms and associated ecological risks warrant further investigation. Looking ahead, the regulatory networks underlying the multilevel responses of fish to environmental estrogens—from the molecular and individual levels to the population level would be elucidated, by integrating multi-omics analyses, long-term exposure experiments using ecologically relevant concentrations, and multigenerational tracking. Thus, this work would provide a theoretical foundation and practical guidance for ecological risk assessment of environmental estrogens, pollution control in aquatic environments, and the conservation of fish resources and sustainable aquaculture.

     

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