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To evaluate the signaling pathway and the toxicity induced by Cd\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    in aquatic organisms, freshwater crabs\n                    <jats:italic>Sinopotamon henanense<\/jats:italic>\n                    were exposed to Cd\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    (0, 14.5, 29 and 58 mg\/L) for 4 d. The results showed that Cd\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    induced the increase of diacylglycerol (DAG) and inositol-1,4,5-triphosphate (IP\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    ), the rapid change of Ca\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    concentration in the cytoplasm and activation of protein kinase C (PKC) in the gill of crab. Also, Cd\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    raised the expressions of 6 genes relating with protein detoxification and folding, including cytochrome P450 (CYP450), BAG regulator 3 (BAG3), protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) and 3 genes encoding heat shock proteins (Hsp21, Hsp27 and Hsp70). And, it was observed that Cd\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    exposure aggravated filament swelling and raised the number of dead epidermal cell in gill. Meanwhile, Cd\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    exposure degraded DNA which was accompanied by an obvious decrease in ATP level. In conclusion, Cd\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    triggered DAG-PKC\/IP\n                    <jats:sub>3<\/jats:sub>\n                    -Ca\n                    <jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>\n                    double signaling pathway, caused gene expression, DNA degradation and ATP decrease, and finally induced the cell injury in\n                    <jats:italic>S. henanense<\/jats:italic>\n                    based on histological observation. 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