David P Marancik, Christopher C Chadwick, Paul Fields, Charles A Manire, Terry M Norton, Justin R Perrault, Carolyn Cray
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Abstract
Sea turtle health assessments can be strengthened by developing conserved biomarkers that discriminate between healthy and diseased states. Serum amyloid A, myeloid-related protein 126 and cardiac troponin C (CTNC) were explored as potential biomarkers of sea turtle health. Plasma concentrations initially quantified using a targeted SPARCL™ assay significantly differed between moribund (n = 15) and recovered (n = 5) loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta). There was a negative correlation between myeloid-related protein 126 and packed cell volume (r = -0.612, P = 0.005) and total solids (r = -0.497, P = 0.03) and between and Fulton's body condition index (r = -0.684, P = 0.001). Serum amyloid A showed a relatively high interquartile range (IQR) in moribund turtles and no significant correlations with clinical parameters. Myeloid-related protein 126 and cardiac troponin C were further evaluated by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in a larger dataset of loggerhead, Kemp's ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) and green (Chelonia mydas) turtles. Plasma myeloid-related protein 126 was significantly lower in captive healthy (n = 7) and recovered (n = 23) turtles than in moribund (n = 25) and nesting green (n = 58) turtles. Green turtles with fibropapillomatosis (n = 10) were not significantly different from any group. Discriminating values between healthy/recovered and moribund turtles were 1.89 and 1.97 ng/ml by receiver operating characteristic and logistic regression analyses, respectively. Myeloid-related protein 126 decreased in successfully rehabilitated turtles (n = 18 turtles; n = 67 blood samples) and was negatively correlated with body condition score (r = -0.672, P < 0.001) and packed cell volume (r = -0.443, P = 0.009). Cardiac troponin C was significantly higher (P = 0.049) in moribund turtles (n = 16) compared to healthy/recovered turtles (n = 7) and in moribund samples (n = 11) compared to recovered samples (n = 11) in serially sampled turtles (P = 0.015), but was not predictive of health status. Myeloid-related protein 126 represents a strong biomarker candidate in sea turtles. Cardiac troponin C warrants further evaluation in a larger dataset and serum amyloid A requires examination of variables affecting pathophysiologic responses in sea turtles.
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Conservation Physiology is an online only, fully open access journal published on behalf of the Society for Experimental Biology.
Biodiversity across the globe faces a growing number of threats associated with human activities. Conservation Physiology will publish research on all taxa (microbes, plants and animals) focused on understanding and predicting how organisms, populations, ecosystems and natural resources respond to environmental change and stressors. Physiology is considered in the broadest possible terms to include functional and mechanistic responses at all scales. We also welcome research towards developing and refining strategies to rebuild populations, restore ecosystems, inform conservation policy, and manage living resources. We define conservation physiology broadly and encourage potential authors to contact the editorial team if they have any questions regarding the remit of the journal.
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