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Botêlho de Araújo CB, Alves de Mendonça S, de Lima Viana D, da Fontoura Martins M, Costa PG, Bianchini A, Vasconcelos de Oliveira PG, Torres RA, Vieira Hazin FH, Adam ML. Effects of blood metal(loid) concentrations on genomic damages in sharks. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 359:124569. [PMID: 39025294 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2024] [Revised: 07/05/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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The use of effect biomarkers has contributed to the understanding of the sublethal effects of contaminants on different organisms. However, the analysis of genotoxic markers as an indicator of organism and environmental health in sharks is underexplored. Thus, the present study investigated the relationship between the genomic damage frequency in erythrocytes and metal(loid) concentrations in whole blood of three shark species (Galeocerdo cuvier, Negaprion brevirostris and Ginglymostoma cirratum), taking into account climatic seasonality. The results showed that G. cuvier, an apex predator, presented the highest total erythrocyte genomic damage frequencies together with the highest mean whole blood concentrations of Al, Cd, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn. The shark N. brevirostris also presented high levels of metal(loid), indicating a greater susceptibility to these contaminants in species that preferentially feed on fish. In contrast, G. cirratum, a mesopredator, presented the lowest erythrocyte damage frequencies and whole blood metal(loid) concentrations. The presence of micronuclei was the most responsive biomarker, and Al, As and Zn had an important effect on the genomic damage frequencies for all species evaluated. Zn concentration influenced the binucleated cells frequencies and Al concentration had an effect on the total damage and micronuclei frequencies in G. cuvier and N. brevirostris. Binucleated cells and blebbed nuclei frequencies were affected by As concentration, especially in G. cirratum, while showing a strong and positive correlation with most of the metals analyzed. Nonetheless, baseline levels of metal(loid) blood concentrations and erythrocyte genomic damage frequencies in sharks have not yet been established. Therefore, minimum risk levels of blood contaminants concentrations on the health of these animals have also not been determined. However, the high genomic instability observed in sharks is of concern considering the current health status of these animals, as well as the quality of the environment studied.
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- Camila Brasilino Botêlho de Araújo
- Laboratory of Fisheries Oceanography, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, Dois Irmãos, 52.171-030, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil; Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Laboratory, Federal Technological University of Paraná, Av. dos Pioneiros, 3131, Jardim Morumbi, 86036-370, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Fisheries Oceanography, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, Dois Irmãos, 52.171-030, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Fisheries Oceanography, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, Dois Irmãos, 52.171-030, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande, Avenida Itália, km 8, 96203-900, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande, Avenida Itália, km 8, 96203-900, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande, Avenida Itália, km 8, 96203-900, Rio Grande, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Fisheries Oceanography, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, Dois Irmãos, 52.171-030, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Laboratory, Federal Technological University of Paraná, Av. dos Pioneiros, 3131, Jardim Morumbi, 86036-370, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Fisheries Oceanography, Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture, Federal Rural University of Pernambuco, Rua Dom Manuel de Medeiros, Dois Irmãos, 52.171-030, Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil.
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- Evolutionary and Environmental Genomics Laboratory, Federal Technological University of Paraná, Av. dos Pioneiros, 3131, Jardim Morumbi, 86036-370, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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Guo R, Yu K, Huang K, Li J, Huang J, Yang X, Wu Y, Wang D. Regulatory mechanism of Sarmentosin and Quercetin on lipid accumulation in primary hepatocyte of GIFT tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) with fatty liver. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0309976. [PMID: 39236049 PMCID: PMC11376590 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2024] [Accepted: 08/18/2024] [Indexed: 09/07/2024] Open
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Sarmentosin (SA) and Quercetin (QC) are two active components of Sedum Sarmentosum Bunge, which is a traditional Chinese herbal medicine. This study aimed to investigate the role and regulatory mechanism of SA and QC in fatty liver of Genetic Improvement of Farmed Tilapia (GIFT) tilapia. GIFT tilapia were randomly divided into two groups with three replicates per treatment (30 fish in each replicate): normal diet group (average weight 3.51±0.31 g) and high-fat diet group (average weight 3.44±0.09 g). After 8 weeks feeding trial, growth index, lipid deposition, and biochemical indexes were measured. Lipid deposition, and lipid and inflammation-related gene expression were detected in a primary hepatocyte model of fatty liver of GIFT tilapia treated with SA or QC. Our results showed that high-fat diet caused lipid deposition and peroxidative damage in the liver of GIFT tilapia. The cell counting kit-8 assay results indicated that 10 μM SA and 10 μM of QC both had the least effect on hepatocyte proliferation. Moreover, both 10 μM of SA and 10 μM of QC showed lipolytic effects and inhibited the expression of lipid-related genes (FAS, Leptin, SREBP-1c, and SREBP2) in fatty liver cells. Interestingly, QC induced autophagosome-like subcellular structure and increased the expression of IL-8 in fatty liver cells. In conclusion, this study confirmed that SA and QC improved fatty liver caused by high-fat diet, providing a novel therapeutic approach for fatty liver of GIFT tilapia.
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- Ruijie Guo
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Guangxi University, Nanning, China
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Long J, Yang P, Liu Y, Liu X, Li H, Su X, Zhang T, Xu J, Chen G, Jiang J. The Extract of Angelica sinensis Inhibits Hypoxia-Reoxygenation and Copper-Induced Oxidative Lesions and Apoptosis in Branchiae and Red Blood Corpuscles of Fish. Vet Sci 2023; 11:1. [PMID: 38275917 PMCID: PMC10821500 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci11010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024] Open
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The study explored the effects of Angelica sinensis extract (AsE) on oxidative lesions and apoptosis in branchiae and red blood corpuscles in hypoxia-reoxygenation (HR) and Cu-treated carp (Cyprinus carpio var. Jian). After feeding trial for 30 days, the carp were exposed to HR and CuSO4. The results indicated that dietary AsE increased the durative time, decreased the oxygen consumption rate, suppressed ROS generation and cellular component oxidation, decreased enzymatic antioxidant activity and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels in red blood corpuscles and branchiae in carp under hypoxia. Moreover, dietary AsE avoided the loss of Na+,K+-ATPase, metabolic and antioxidant enzyme activities, ROS generation and cellular component oxidation, as well as the increase in caspase-8, 9, and 3 activities in the branchiae of the carp and inhibited ROS generation. It furthermore avoided the loss of Na+,K+-ATPase and metabolic enzyme activities, the decrease in GSH levels and hemoglobin content, the increase in the activities of caspase-8, 9, and 3 and the increase in the levels of cytochrome c and phosphatidylserine exposure in the red blood corpuscles of Cu-exposed carp. The present results suggested that dietary AsE improved hypoxia tolerance and inhibited HR or Cu-triggered oxidative lesions and apoptosis. Therefore, AsE can be utilized as a natural inhibitor of Cu and HR stress in fish.
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- Jiao Long
- Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Conservation and Utilization of Fishes Resources in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, China; (J.L.); (P.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.L.); (X.S.); (T.Z.); (J.X.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Conservation and Utilization of Fishes Resources in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, China; (J.L.); (P.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.L.); (X.S.); (T.Z.); (J.X.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Conservation and Utilization of Fishes Resources in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, China; (J.L.); (P.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.L.); (X.S.); (T.Z.); (J.X.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Conservation and Utilization of Fishes Resources in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, China; (J.L.); (P.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.L.); (X.S.); (T.Z.); (J.X.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Conservation and Utilization of Fishes Resources in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, China; (J.L.); (P.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.L.); (X.S.); (T.Z.); (J.X.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Conservation and Utilization of Fishes Resources in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, China; (J.L.); (P.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.L.); (X.S.); (T.Z.); (J.X.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Conservation and Utilization of Fishes Resources in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, China; (J.L.); (P.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.L.); (X.S.); (T.Z.); (J.X.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Conservation and Utilization of Fishes Resources in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, China; (J.L.); (P.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.L.); (X.S.); (T.Z.); (J.X.); (G.C.)
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- Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province for Conservation and Utilization of Fishes Resources in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River, College of Life Sciences, Neijiang Normal University, Neijiang 641100, China; (J.L.); (P.Y.); (Y.L.); (X.L.); (X.S.); (T.Z.); (J.X.); (G.C.)
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, China;
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Zhan Y, Ning B, Sun J, Chang Y. Living in a hypoxic world: A review of the impacts of hypoxia on aquaculture. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 194:115207. [PMID: 37453286 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Revised: 06/12/2023] [Accepted: 06/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Hypoxia is a harmful result of anthropogenic climate change. With the expansion of global low-oxygen zones (LOZs), many organisms have faced unprecedented challenges affecting their survival and reproduction. Extensive research has indicated that oxygen limitation has drastic effects on aquatic animals, including on their development, morphology, behavior, reproduction, and physiological metabolism. In this review, the global distribution and formation of LOZs were analyzed, and the impacts of hypoxia on aquatic animals and the molecular responses of aquatic animals to hypoxia were then summarized. The commonalities and specificities of the response to hypoxia in aquatic animals in different LOZs were discussed lastly. In general, this review will deepen the knowledge of the impacts of hypoxia on aquaculture and provide more information and research directions for the development of fishery resource protection strategies.
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- Yaoyao Zhan
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, PR China; College of Life Science, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture & Stock Enhancement in North China's Sea, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian 116023, Liaoning, PR China; College of Life Science, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, Liaoning, PR China.
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Skeeles MR, Scheuffele H, Clark TD. Chronic experimental hyperoxia elevates aerobic scope: a valid method to test for physiological oxygen limitations in fish. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2022; 101:1595-1600. [PMID: 36069991 PMCID: PMC10087569 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Experimental hyperoxia has been shown to enhance the maximum oxygen uptake capacity of fishes under acute conditions, potentially offering an avenue to test prominent physiological hypotheses attempting to explain impacts of climate warming on fish populations (e.g., gill-oxygen limitation driving declines in fish size). Such benefits of experimental hyperoxia must persist under chronic conditions if it is to provide a valid manipulation to test the relevant hypotheses, yet the long-term benefits of experimental hyperoxia to oxygen uptake capacity have not been examined. Here, the authors measured aerobic metabolic performance of Galaxias maculatus upon acute exposure to hyperoxia (150% air saturation) and after 5 months of acclimation, at both 15°C and 20°C. Acute hyperoxia elevated aerobic scope by 74%-94% relative to normoxic controls, and an elevation of 58%-73% persisted after 5 months of hyperoxia acclimation. When hyperoxia-acclimated fish were acutely transitioned back to normoxia, they maintained superior aerobic performance compared with normoxic controls, suggesting an acclimation of the underlying metabolic structures/processes. In demonstrating the long-term benefits of experimental hyperoxia on the aerobic performance of a fish, the authors encourage the use of such approaches to disentangle the role of oxygen in driving the responses of fish populations to climate warming.
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- Michael R. Skeeles
- School of Life and Environmental SciencesDeakin UniversityGeelongVictoriaAustralia
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- School of Life and Environmental SciencesDeakin UniversityGeelongVictoriaAustralia
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- School of Life and Environmental SciencesDeakin UniversityGeelongVictoriaAustralia
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Zhao L, Tang X, Huang R, Liu Q, Liao L, Hu Y, He K, Zhang X, Guo J, Chen S, Yang S. Acute hypoxia promotes the liver angiogenesis of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) by HIF - Dependent pathway. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 131:264-273. [PMID: 35940542 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.08.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2022] [Revised: 07/26/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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A 24-h hypoxia exposure experiment was conducted to determine how hypoxia exposure induce liver angiogenesis in largemouth bass. Nitrogen (N2) was pumped into water to exclude dissolved oxygen into 1.2 ± 0.2 mg/L, and liver tissues were sampled during hypoxia exposure of 0 h, 4 h, 8 h, 12 h, 24 h and re-oxygenation for 12 h. Firstly, the results showed that hypoxia exposure promoted the angiogenesis occurrence by immunohistochemical analysis of vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGFR2). Secondly, the concentration of vasodilation factor increased and it's activity was elevated during 8 h exposure, such as nitric oxide (NO) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) (p < 0.05). Thirdly, hypoxia exposure promoted angiogenesis through up-regulation the expression of matrix metalloproteinase 2 (MMP-2), jagged, protein kinase B (AKT), phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K), mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) at 4 h; contrarily, the expression of inhibiting angiogenesis genes presented up-regulated at 8 h (p < 0.05), such as matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor-2 (TIMP-2), matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor-3 (TIMP-3). Finally, the genes and proteins that regulate angiogenesis presented obvious chronological order. Parts of them promoted the budding and extension of blood vessels were up-regulated during 4 h-8 h (p < 0.05), such as vascular endothelial growth factor a (VEGFA), VEGFR2, monocarboxylic acid transporter 1 (MCT1), CD147, prolyl hydroxylase (PHD), nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB); other part of them promoted blood vessel maturation were highly expressed during 12 h-24 h (p < 0.05), such as angiogenin-1 (Ang-1) and angiogenin-2 (Ang-2). In short, acute hypoxia can promote the liver angiogenesis of largemouth bass by HIF - dependent pathway.
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- Liulan Zhao
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Fish Resources and Environment in the Lpper Reaches of the Yangtze River Observation and Research Station of Sichuan Province, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610011, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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Liu F, Last KS, Henry TB, Reinardy HC. Interspecific differences in oxidative DNA damage after hydrogen peroxide exposure of sea urchin coelomocytes. Mutagenesis 2022; 38:13-20. [PMID: 36130095 PMCID: PMC9897020 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geac018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/07/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Interspecific comparison of DNA damage can provide information on the relative vulnerability of marine organisms to toxicants that induce oxidative genotoxicity. Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) is an oxidative toxicant that causes DNA strand breaks and nucleotide oxidation and is used in multiple industries including Atlantic salmon aquaculture to treat infestations of ectoparasitic sea lice. H2O2 (up to 100 mM) can be released into the water after sea lice treatment, with potential consequences of exposure in nontarget marine organisms. The objective of the current study was to measure and compare differences in levels of H2O2-induced oxidative DNA damage in coelomocytes from Scottish sea urchins Echinus esculentus, Paracentrotus lividus, and Psammechinus miliaris. Coelomocytes were exposed to H2O2 (0-50 mM) for 10 min, cell concentration and viability were quantified, and DNA damage was measured by the fast micromethod, an alkaline unwinding DNA method, and the modified fast micromethod with nucleotide-specific enzymes. Cell viability was >92% in all exposures and did not differ from controls. Psammechinus miliaris coelomocytes had the highest oxidative DNA damage with 0.07 ± 0.01, 0.08 ± 0.01, and 0.07 ± 0.01 strand scission factors (mean ± SD) after incubation with phosphate-buffered saline, formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase, and endonuclease-III, respectively, at 50 mM H2O2. Exposures to 0.5 mM H2O2 (100-fold dilution from recommended lice treatment concentration) induced oxidative DNA damage in all three species of sea urchins, suggesting interspecific differences in vulnerabilities to DNA damage and/or DNA repair mechanisms. Understanding impacts of environmental genotoxicants requires understanding species-specific susceptibilities to DNA damage, which can impact long-term stability in sea urchin populations in proximity to aquaculture farms.
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- Fengjia Liu
- The Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, United Kingdom
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- The Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Earth and Life Sciences, School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, United Kingdom,Center for Environmental Biotechnology, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Knoxville, TN, United States
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- Corresponding author. Scottish Association for Marine Science, Oban, Argyll PA37 1QA, UK. E-mail: ;
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Organ-Specific Adaptive Responses to Hypoxia Provides Insights to Human Diseases. Genes (Basel) 2022; 13:genes13061096. [PMID: 35741857 PMCID: PMC9222487 DOI: 10.3390/genes13061096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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The common carp is a hypoxia-tolerant fish, and the understanding of its ability to live in low-oxygen environments has been applied to human health issues such as cancer and neuron degeneration. Here, we investigated differential gene expression changes during hypoxia in five common carp organs including the brain, the gill, the head kidney, the liver, and the intestine. Based on RNA sequencing, gene expression changes under hypoxic conditions were detected in over 1800 genes in common carp. The analysis of these genes further revealed that all five organs had high expression-specific properties. According to the results of the GO and KEGG, the pathways involved in the adaptation to hypoxia provided information on responses specific to each organ in low oxygen, such as glucose metabolism and energy usage, cholesterol synthesis, cell cycle, circadian rhythm, and dopamine activation. DisGeNET analysis showed that some human diseases such as cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, metabolism diseases, and social ability disorders were related to hypoxia-regulated genes. Our results suggested that common carp undergo various gene regulations in different organs under hypoxic conditions, and integrative bioinformatics may provide some potential targets for advancing disease research.
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Environmental hypoxia: A threat to the gonadal development and reproduction in bony fishes. AQUACULTURE AND FISHERIES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aaf.2022.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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McArley TJ, Morgenroth D, Zena LA, Ekström AT, Sandblom E. Normoxic limitation of maximal oxygen consumption rate, aerobic scope and cardiac performance in exhaustively exercised rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). J Exp Biol 2021; 224:271087. [PMID: 34323276 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.242614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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In fish, maximum O2 consumption rate (ṀO2,max) and aerobic scope can be expanded following exhaustive exercise in hyperoxia; however, the mechanisms explaining this are yet to be identified. Here, in exhaustively exercised rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), we assessed the influence of hyperoxia on ṀO2,max, aerobic scope, cardiac function and blood parameters to address this knowledge gap. Relative to normoxia, ṀO2,max was 33% higher under hyperoxia, and this drove a similar increase in aerobic scope. Cardiac output was significantly elevated under hyperoxia at ṀO2,max because of increased stroke volume, indicating that hyperoxia released a constraint on cardiac contractility apparent with normoxia. Thus, hyperoxia improved maximal cardiac performance, thereby enhancing tissue O2 delivery and allowing a higher ṀO2,max. Venous blood O2 partial pressure (PvO2) was elevated in hyperoxia at ṀO2,max, suggesting a contribution of improved luminal O2 supply in enhanced cardiac contractility. Additionally, despite reduced haemoglobin and higher PvO2, hyperoxia treated fish retained a higher arterio-venous O2 content difference at ṀO2,max. This may have been possible because of hyperoxia offsetting declines in arterial oxygenation that are known to occur following exhaustive exercise in normoxia. If this occurs, increased contractility at ṀO2,max with hyperoxia may also relate to an improved O2 supply to the compact myocardium via the coronary artery. Our findings show ṀO2,max and aerobic scope may be limited in normoxia following exhaustive exercise as a result of constrained maximal cardiac performance and highlight the need to further examine whether or not exhaustive exercise protocols are suitable for eliciting ṀO2,max and estimating aerobic scope in rainbow trout.
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- Tristan J McArley
- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 463, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 463, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 463, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 463, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, PO Box 463, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden
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Xu H, Fan SQ, Wang G, Miao XM, Li Y. Transcriptome analysis reveals the importance of exogenous nutrition in regulating antioxidant defenses during the mouth-opening stage in oviparous fish. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2021; 47:1087-1103. [PMID: 34036482 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-021-00954-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Antioxidant system is crucial for protecting against environmental oxidative stress in fish life cycle. Although the effects of starvation on the antioxidant defenses in several adult fish have been defined, no relevant researches have been reported in the larval stage, particularly during the transition from endogenous to exogenous feeding. To clarify the molecular response of antioxidant system that occurs during the mouth-opening stage under starvation stress and explore its association with energy metabolism, we employed RNA-seq to analyze the gene expression profiles in zebrafish larvae that received a delayed first feeding for 3 days. Our data showed that delayed feeding resulted in downregulation of 7078 genes and upregulation of 497 genes. These differentially expressed genes are mainly involved in growth regulation (i.e., DNA replication and cell cycle), energy metabolism (i.e., glycolysis/gluconeogenesis and fatty acid metabolism), and antioxidant defenses. We demonstrated that the starved larvae are in an extremely malnourished state in the absence of exogenous nutrition, and the consequence is that numerous antioxidant genes are downregulated. Meanwhile, the antioxidant defenses also respond negatively to oxidative stress. After nutritional supply, the expression of these inhibited antioxidant genes was restored. These results suggest that the establishment of antioxidant defenses during the mouth-opening stage depends highly on exogenous nutrition. Our findings would contribute to comprehending the nutritional stress and metabolic switches during the mouth-opening stage and are essential for reducing high mortality in commercial fish farming.
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- Hao Xu
- Institute of Three Gorges Ecological Fisheries of Chongqing, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Institute of Three Gorges Ecological Fisheries of Chongqing, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Institute of Three Gorges Ecological Fisheries of Chongqing, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Institute of Three Gorges Ecological Fisheries of Chongqing, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China
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- Institute of Three Gorges Ecological Fisheries of Chongqing, College of Fisheries, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
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Kostić-Vuković J, Kolarević S, Kračun-Kolarević M, Višnjić-Jeftić Ž, Rašković B, Poleksić V, Gačić Z, Lenhardt M, Vuković-Gačić B. Temporal variation of biomarkers in common bream Abramis brama (L., 1758) exposed to untreated municipal wastewater in the Danube River in Belgrade, Serbia. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2021; 193:465. [PMID: 34218335 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-09232-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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This study was conducted on the Danube River locality Višnjica, exposed to the discharge of the largest wastewater collector in Serbia's capital, Belgrade. Concentrations of metals and metalloids (Al, Fe, Cr, As, Sr, Mn, Cd, Zn, Mo, Cu, Li, Ni, B, Co, Pb, and Ba) and histopathological alterations were investigated in different tissues of common bream during one representative month of each season in 2014. This is the first study in which these two biomarkers were assessed parallelly in common bream. The highest concentrations of examined elements were noticed in gills and the lowest in muscle. Statistically significant differences in element concentrations between different seasons were noticed only in gills for Al, Cu, and Fe. Concentrations of As and Pb in fish muscle were below the maximum acceptable concentrations (MAC). The histopathological index (HI) of the liver showed higher values in comparison to the HI of the gills. Histopathological index of the gills had a significantly higher score in November in comparison to August. The liver HI had the highest score in April, and the lowest in August, while the total histopathological index had the highest score in November, and the lowest in August, both without significant differences between the months. This study endorses gills and liver as reliable organs for studying accumulation and histopathology as biomarkers of environmental changes. A faster reaction of the gills was confirmed since seasonal variations of both biomarkers were observed in this organ. Common bream proved as a good indicator of the state of organisms in polluted environments.
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- Jovana Kostić-Vuković
- Chair of Microbiology, Center for Genotoxicology and Ecogenotoxicology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia.
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- Chair of Microbiology, Center for Genotoxicology and Ecogenotoxicology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Institute of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
- Department of Hydroecology and Water Protection, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", National Institute of Republic of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Chair of Microbiology, Center for Genotoxicology and Ecogenotoxicology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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Nitz LF, Pellegrin L, Maltez LC, Pinto D, Sampaio LA, Monserrat JM, Garcia L. Temperature and hypoxia on oxidative stress responses in pacu Piaractus mesopotamicus. J Therm Biol 2020; 92:102682. [PMID: 32888581 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2020.102682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The aim of this study was to verify the effects of the interaction between different temperatures and levels of dissolved oxygen in the oxidative stress parameters of pacu juveniles. A total of 81 pacu juveniles (61.7 ± 9.1 g) were exposed to three temperatures (18, 23, and 28 °C), acclimated for a period of 30 days, and then submitted to three levels of dissolved oxygen: control or normoxia (7 mg L-1); moderate hypoxia (4 mg L-1); and severe hypoxia (2 mg L-1) for 12 h. Glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity, total antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals (ACAP), and protein thiol content (PSH) and LPO (lipid peroxidation) [measured by the TBARS] were measured in gill, liver, muscle and brain. The results indicated that the interaction between different temperatures and dissolved oxygen levels caused alterations in the antioxidant system and induced lipid and protein damage in pacu juveniles. In addition, the effects were organ specific. In conclusion, exposure to moderate and severe hypoxia affect oxidative stress parameters and have been shown to be organ-specific in pacu juveniles. The interaction between 23 °C and hypoxia caused greater disturbances in oxidative stress markers, such as PSH in the gills and liver and LPO in the muscle.
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- Lilian F Nitz
- Laboratório de Aquacultura Continental (LAC), Instituto de Oceanografia (IO), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Aquacultura Continental (LAC), Instituto de Oceanografia (IO), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Piscicultura Estuarina e Marinha (LAPEM), Instituto de Oceanografia (IO), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Aquacultura Continental (LAC), Instituto de Oceanografia (IO), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Piscicultura Estuarina e Marinha (LAPEM), Instituto de Oceanografia (IO), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Funcional de Organismos Aquáticos (BIFOA), Instituto de Oceanografia (IO), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil; Instituto de Ciências Biológicas (ICB), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Aquacultura Continental (LAC), Instituto de Oceanografia (IO), Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil.
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Castro JS, Braz-Mota S, Campos DF, Souza SS, Val AL. High Temperature, pH, and Hypoxia Cause Oxidative Stress and Impair the Spermatic Performance of the Amazon Fish Colossoma macropomum. Front Physiol 2020; 11:772. [PMID: 32733277 PMCID: PMC7360832 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2020.00772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The control of abiotic parameters is fundamental for fish survival, growth and reproduction. These factors have a direct effect on sperm quality. Thus, this study evaluated the effect of different temperatures (29, 31, 33, and 35°C), pHs (4 and 8), and hypoxia (1 mgO2 L−1) on sperm motility of Colossoma macropomum (tambaqui). The results indicated a longer duration of sperm motility at 29°C (50.1 ± 2.70 s) that progressively decreased when exposed to 35°C (31.2 ± 1.31 s) and hypoxia at pH 4 (27.4 ± 1.42 s) and pH 8 (30.44 ± 1.66 s; p < 0.05), respectively. Sperm oxygen consumption increased in hypoxia at both pH (pH 4 = 61.22; pH 8 = 54.74 pmol s−1). There was an increase in the activity of glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and superoxide dismutase (SOD), as well as in lipid peroxidation levels (LPO) and DNA damage in sperm exposed to higher temperatures and hypoxia. The pH 4 and pH 8 under normoxia did not affect the quality of C. macropomum sperm. These results suggest that water warming and acidification, consequences of climate changes, significantly affect the reproduction of C. macropomum, reducing the quality of spermatozoids during fertilization.
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- Jonatas S Castro
- Aquaculture Graduate Program, Nilton Lins University, Manaus, Brazil.,Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, National Institute of Amazonian Research, Manaus, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, National Institute of Amazonian Research, Manaus, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, National Institute of Amazonian Research, Manaus, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, National Institute of Amazonian Research, Manaus, Brazil
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- Aquaculture Graduate Program, Nilton Lins University, Manaus, Brazil.,Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, National Institute of Amazonian Research, Manaus, Brazil
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Sun Y, Dong H, Zhan A, Wang W, Duan Y, Xie M, Liu Q, Li H, Zhang J. Protection of teprenone against hypoxia and reoxygenation stress in stomach and intestine of Lateolabrax maculatus. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2020; 46:575-584. [PMID: 31900796 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-019-00732-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/05/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Teprenone (geranylgeranylacetone) is one kind of safe and effective agent in gastrointestinal mucosa, which have been widely used in human and veterinary, but rarely used in aquaculture animals. In this study, Lateolabrax maculatus, an important economic fish species in southern China, was taken as the object of study to investigate the protective effect of teprenone on intestinal stress. The present study was designed to investigate the potential mechanism underlying the protection offered by teprenone to protect the gastrointestinal tract against hypoxia and reoxygenation injury of L. maculatus. (a) For oxidative stress parameters, SOD, CAT, and T-AOC in control group were higher than those in teprenone group. MDA content was significantly higher than that in teprenone group at N and 12h time points in intestine (P < 0.05), and at 12, 24, and 48 h time points in stomach. (b) For immune-associated proteins, LZM activity in the control group was lower than that in the teprenone group, and the difference between the two groups in stomach and intestine was significant at 12.48 h and 6.48 h time points, respectively (P < 0.05). Compared with time point N, the content of HSP70 in the control group increased at 0 h in intestine. At 0-48 h, intestine HSP70 content in the control group showed a gradually decreasing trend, which was higher than that in the teprenone group. (c) For apoptosis-related factors, the activity of Cyt-C, caspase9, and caspase3 increased first and then decreased in both groups. The content of Cyt-C in the control group was significantly higher than that in the teprenone group at N-3.6 h, and 3.48 h time points in stomach and intestine, respectively (P<0.05). The activity of caspase9 and caspase3 was higher than that in the teprenone group at N-48 h. Results indicated that acute hypoxia and reoxygenation cause the expression levels of oxidative stress and apoptosis-related factors in the stomach and intestine increased first and then decreased within 0-48 h. Acute hypoxia and reoxygenation also that causes the level of nonspecific immunity decreased first and then increased. A total of 400-mg/kg treatment of teprenone can protect stomach and intestinal tissues to a certain extent. It can effectively protect oxidative stress and apoptosis within 0-48 h after acute hypoxia and reoxygenation and enhance non-specific immunity.
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- YongXu Sun
- Key Lab. of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Lab. of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- Shenzhen Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Shenzhen, 518001, China
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- Key Lab. of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai, 201306, China
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- Key Lab. of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- Key Lab. of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- Key Lab. of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- Key Lab. of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- Key Lab. of South China Sea Fishery Resources Exploitation and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China.
- Shenzhen Base of South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shenzhen, 518121, China.
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Delage N, Couturier B, Jatteau P, Larcher T, Ledevin M, Goubin H, Cachot J, Rochard E. Oxythermal window drastically constraints the survival and development of European sturgeon early life phases. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:3651-3660. [PMID: 30632040 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-4021-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/17/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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European sturgeon Acipenser sturio is an anadromous fish species being classified "critically endangered" with only one remaining population in the Gironde-Garonne-Dordogne basin (France). In the global warming context, this paper aims to determine the sensitivity of A. sturio early life phases to temperature and oxygen saturation. Embryos were experimentally exposed to a combination of temperature (12 to 30 °C) and oxygen (30 to 90% O2 saturation) conditions. Lethal and sublethal effects were evaluated using embryonic mortality, hatching success, malformation rate, yolk sac resorption, tissue development and swimming speed. Embryonic survival peaked at 20 °C and no survival was recorded at 30 °C regardless of the associated oxygen saturation. No hatching occurred at 50% O2 sat or below regardless of temperature. Malformation frequency appeared to be minimum at 20 °C and 90% O2 sat. Swimming speed peaked at 16 °C. The temperature optimum of early life phases of A. sturio was determined to be close to 20 °C. Its upper tolerance limit is between 26 and 30 °C and its lower tolerance limit is below 12 °C. Oxygen depletion induces sublethal effects at 70% O2 sat and lethal effects at 50% O2 sat. Within the spawning period in the Gironde-Garonne-Dordogne basin, we identified yearly favourable oxythermal windows. Consequences of climate change would depend of the phenological adaptation of the species for its spawning period.
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- Nicolas Delage
- IRSTEA EABX, Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Changes Research Unit, 50 Avenue de Verdun, 33612, Cestas, France
- University of Bordeaux, UMR CNRS EPOC 5805, Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire - CS 50023, 33615, Pessac Cedex, France
- Agence Française de la Biodiversité, Pôle Gest'Aqua, 65 rue de St Brieuc, 35042, Rennes Cedex, France
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- IRSTEA EABX, Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Changes Research Unit, 50 Avenue de Verdun, 33612, Cestas, France
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- IRSTEA EABX, Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Changes Research Unit, 50 Avenue de Verdun, 33612, Cestas, France
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- INRA,UMR 703 APEX, Oniris La Chantrerie, Nantes, France
- LUNAM Université, École nationale vétérinaire, agro-alimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-atlantique (Oniris), Nantes, France
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- INRA,UMR 703 APEX, Oniris La Chantrerie, Nantes, France
- LUNAM Université, École nationale vétérinaire, agro-alimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-atlantique (Oniris), Nantes, France
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- INRA,UMR 703 APEX, Oniris La Chantrerie, Nantes, France
- LUNAM Université, École nationale vétérinaire, agro-alimentaire et de l'alimentation Nantes-atlantique (Oniris), Nantes, France
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- University of Bordeaux, UMR CNRS EPOC 5805, Allée Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire - CS 50023, 33615, Pessac Cedex, France
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- IRSTEA EABX, Aquatic Ecosystems and Global Changes Research Unit, 50 Avenue de Verdun, 33612, Cestas, France.
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Giraud-Billoud M, Rivera-Ingraham GA, Moreira DC, Burmester T, Castro-Vazquez A, Carvajalino-Fernández JM, Dafre A, Niu C, Tremblay N, Paital B, Rosa R, Storey JM, Vega IA, Zhang W, Yepiz-Plascencia G, Zenteno-Savin T, Storey KB, Hermes-Lima M. Twenty years of the ‘Preparation for Oxidative Stress’ (POS) theory: Ecophysiological advantages and molecular strategies. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2019; 234:36-49. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2018] [Revised: 03/28/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Souza SSD, Silva GSD, Almeida-Val VMFD. Ecophysiology, genotoxicity, histopathology, and gene responses of naphthalene injected Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1818) exposed to hypoxia. Genet Mol Biol 2019; 42:411-424. [PMID: 31259356 PMCID: PMC6726157 DOI: 10.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2018-0084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The present study aimed to evaluate the biological responses of Colossoma
macropomum to naphthalene injection and subsequent hypoxia
exposure, emphasizing the expression of the tumor suppressor gene
tp53. Tambaquis were intraperitoneally injected with
naphthalene (50 mg/kg) and, after 96 hours, the fish were transferred to
respirometry chambers and, submitted to progressive hypoxia for the
determination of critical PO2. In a subsequent experiment, the fish
received an intraperitoneal injection of naphthalene and were kept for 96 hours
under normoxia. Successively, fish were challenged with acute hypoxia
(PO2<PO2 crit) during 6 hours. We observed that the
PO2 crit was not affected by naphthalene injection. Moreover,
hematological parameters were modulated only in response to hypoxia. Fish with
naphthalene injection plus hypoxia exposure presented altered activity of the
GST and CAT enzymes. Exposure to naphthalene also resulted in DNA damages, which
was not influenced by hypoxia. Hypoxia accentuated the hepatic lesions caused by
naphthalene, as well as it also impaired the transcription of
tp53 in naphtalene injected fish, demonstrating the risks
of contaminating aquatic environments, especially environments where hypoxic
conditions are common and occur on a daily or on seasonal basis, as in the
Amazon basin.
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- Samara Silva de Souza
- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, National Institute for Research in the Amazon (INPA), Manaus, AM, Brazil.,Institute of Biological Science (ICB), Universidade Federal do Amazonas (UFAM), Manaus, AM, Brazil
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Shin YK, Nam SE, Kim WJ, Seo DY, Kim YJ, Rhee JS. Red tide dinoflagellate Cochlodinium polykrikoides induces significant oxidative stress and DNA damage in the gill tissue of the red seabream Pagrus major. HARMFUL ALGAE 2019; 86:37-45. [PMID: 31358275 DOI: 10.1016/j.hal.2019.04.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 04/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The ichthyotoxic Cochlodinium polykrikoides is one of the most harmful bloom-forming dinoflagellates. In the present study, the economically important red seabream Pagrus major was exposed to sublethal concentrations of C. polykrikoides (i.e., 1,000 and 3,000 cells mL-1) for 24 h, and the antioxidant defense system and DNA damage dose-specific responses were analyzed during the exposure and additional depuration period (2 h) in the gill tissue. No significant ichthyotoxicity was observed under different light and dark conditions, while significantly lower levels of opercular respiratory rate were measured in the C. polykrikoides-exposed red seabream. Intracellular malondialdehyde (MDA) content increased significantly in the 3,000 cells-exposed gill tissues at 24 h and the increased level was maintained during depuration. Intracellular glutathione (GSH) levels were significantly depleted following exposure to 3,000 cells mL-1 of C. polykrikoides, but the levels increased significantly in the depuration phase. Overall, significantly higher activity of antioxidant defense system enzymes such as catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were observed in the 3,000 cells mL-1-exposed gill tissues at 24 h and during depuration. Analysis of the two reliable DNA damage parameters, Olive tail moment and percent tail DNA, showed significantly elevated levels of DNA damage in the 1,000 and 3,000 cells mL-1-exposed gill tissue. Increases in the activity of the antioxidant defense system and DNA damage may be one of the major mechanisms mediating C. polykrikoides-induced devastation in aquaculture and fisheries.
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- Yun Kyung Shin
- Southeast Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Tongyeong 39768, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South Korea
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- Southeast Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Tongyeong 39768, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South Korea; Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South Korea
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- Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South Korea; Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South Korea.
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- Department of Marine Science, College of Natural Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South Korea; Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, Incheon 22012, South Korea; Institute of Green Environmental Research Center, 169 Gaetbeol-ro, Yeonsugu, Incheon 21999, South Korea.
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Erraud A, Bonnard M, Geffard O, Chaumot A, Duflot A, Geffard A, Forget-Leray J, Xuereb B. Assessment of sperm DNA integrity within the Palaemon longirostris (H. ) population of the Seine estuary. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 245:485-493. [PMID: 30458378 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 10/31/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The interpretation of biomarkers in natura should be based on a referential of expected values in uncontaminated conditions. Nevertheless, to build a reference data set of biomarker responses in estuarine areas, which receive chronic pollution loads due to their transition position between continent and sea, is impossible. In this context, the aim of the present work was to propose the use of laboratory recovery period to define a baseline for the measurement of sperm DNA damage by Comet assay in the estuarine prawn Palaemon longirostris. For that, sperm DNA integrity was observed after both a passive (i.e. 20 days in a clean environment) and an active (i.e. forced renewal of spermatophores) recovery of wild P. longirostris specimens from the Seine estuary, in laboratory conditions. Then, the levels of sperm DNA damage recorded within the P. longirostris population of the Seine estuary, during six campaigns of sampling from April 2015 to October 2017, have been interpreted according to the defined threshold values. The results showed a persistence in the level of DNA damage after 20-day in clean environment with the passive recovery. This strategy was inconclusive to reach a baseline level but it revealed the lack of DNA repair mechanisms. For the active recovery, a decrease of 54% of the level of DNA damage has been observed after the first renewal of spermatophores and this level stabilized after the second renewal. On the basis of this second strategy, we defined a mean basal value of sperm DNA damage of 54.9 A.U. and a maximum threshold of 69.7 A.U. (i.e. 95 %CI). The analysis of the results using the reference value highlighted significant abnormal sperm DNA damage within the native population of P. longirostris from the Seine estuary on all stations during the six-sampling campaigns.
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- Alexandre Erraud
- Normandie Univ, UNIHAVRE, UMR-I 02 SEBIO, FR CNRS 3730 SCALE, 76600, Le Havre, France
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- Université Reims Champagne Ardenne, UMR-I 02 SEBIO, 51100, Reims, France
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- IRSTEA, UR RiverLY Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, F-69625, Villeurbanne, France
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- IRSTEA, UR RiverLY Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, centre de Lyon-Villeurbanne, F-69625, Villeurbanne, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIHAVRE, UMR-I 02 SEBIO, FR CNRS 3730 SCALE, 76600, Le Havre, France
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- Université Reims Champagne Ardenne, UMR-I 02 SEBIO, 51100, Reims, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIHAVRE, UMR-I 02 SEBIO, FR CNRS 3730 SCALE, 76600, Le Havre, France
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- Normandie Univ, UNIHAVRE, UMR-I 02 SEBIO, FR CNRS 3730 SCALE, 76600, Le Havre, France.
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Rocha-Santos C, Bastos FF, Dantas RF, Hauser-Davis RA, Rodrigues LC, Cunha Bastos VLF, Cunha Bastos J. Glutathione peroxidase and glutathione S-transferase in blood and liver from a hypoxia-tolerant fish under oxygen deprivation. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 163:604-611. [PMID: 30081344 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2018] [Revised: 06/26/2018] [Accepted: 06/28/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Liver enzyme activities can be employed as biomarkers, but liver can only be obtained with death of the specimen. On the other hand, blood withdrawal is a non-lethal procedure. Accordingly, the hypothesis of this study is to verify if glutathione peroxidase (GPX) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities in blood parallel those in the liver of the hypoxia-tolerant fish, Piaractus mesopotamicus (pacu), submitted to hypoxia conditions. GPX was assayed with H2O2 in cytosols from both liver and erythrocytes and exhibited no significant variation, either in erythrocytes or in liver, when comparing pacus under normoxia with those under hypoxia (42 h). GST activity with chloro-dinitrobenzene (CDNB), an artificial substrate suitable for almost all GST isoenzymes, was compared to activity with 4-hydroxy-nonenal (4-HNE), a physiological endogenous substrate. GST activity with CDNB did not change in liver or in erythrocyte cytosols in pacus under hypoxia compared to those under normoxia. On the other hand, a significant decrease in erythrocyte activity with 4-HNE was observed after 42 h of hypoxia in both erythrocytes and liver, which may be a response to increased lipid oxidation in erythrocytes. Erythrocyte GST activity was 3-fold higher with 4-HNE than with CDNB, indicating that 4-HNE is a more appropriate substrate to determine GST activity in pacu erythrocytes.
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- C Rocha-Santos
- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Departamento de Bioquímica, Av. Manoel de Abreu 444, CEP 20550-170 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Instituto de Bioquímica Leopoldo de Meis, Cidade Universitária, Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, Bl.D Ss.05, CEP 21941-902 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Departamento de Bioquímica, Av. Manoel de Abreu 444, CEP 20550-170 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Departamento de Bioquímica, Av. Manoel de Abreu 444, CEP 20550-170 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil; Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Laboratório de Bioquímica de Proteínas e Peptídeos, 21040-360 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Centro de Estudos da Saúde do Trabalhador e Ecologia Humana (CESTEH), ENSP, FIOCRUZ, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões, 1480, CEP: 21041-210 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Departamento de Bioquímica, Av. Manoel de Abreu 444, CEP 20550-170 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Departamento de Bioquímica, Av. Manoel de Abreu 444, CEP 20550-170 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Instituto de Biologia Roberto Alcântara Gomes, Departamento de Bioquímica, Av. Manoel de Abreu 444, CEP 20550-170 Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
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Johannsson OE, Giacomin M, Sadauskas-Henrique H, Campos DF, Braz-Mota S, Heinrichs-Caldas WD, Baptista R, Wood CM, Almeida-Val VMF, Val AL. Does hypoxia or different rates of re-oxygenation after hypoxia induce an oxidative stress response in Cyphocharax abramoides (Kner 1858), a Characid fish of the Rio Negro? Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2018; 224:53-67. [PMID: 29864518 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2018.05.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2017] [Revised: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 05/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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We examined whether oxidative damage and antioxidant responses are more likely to occur during hypoxia or re-oxygenation in hypoxia-tolerant fish, and whether there is an influence of the rate of re-oxygenation. An hypoxia/re-oxygenation experiment using wild-caught Cyphocharax abramoides (Rio Negro, Brazil), was designed to answer these questions. Lipid peroxidation (MDA), a measure of oxidative damage, and antioxidant activities (superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals (ACAP)), were measured in brain, gill and liver tissues after normoxia, 3-h hypoxia (2.7 kPa), and 3-h hypoxia followed by 1-h or 3-h re-oxygenation, implemented either immediately or slowly (3.0 kPa·h-1). Critical oxygen tension of routine oxygen consumption rate (Pcrit) (4.1 kPa) and the PO2 at loss of equilibrium (LOE) (1.7 kPa) were determined to set the experimental hypoxia exposure. The Regulation Index, a measure of oxyregulation with declining PO2, was 0.32. Oxidative damage occurred during hypoxia: no additional damage was observed during re-oxygenation. Tissues responded differentially. GPx and MDA rose in the brain and gills, and SOD (and likely GPx) in the liver during hypoxia. Antioxidants increased further at LOE. Rate of oxygen increase during re-oxygenation did not affect antioxidant responses. In brain and gills, GPx and MDA decreased or recovered after 1-h re-oxygenation. In liver, SOD remained high and GPx increased. In summary, C. abramoides incurred oxidative damage during hypoxic exposure with no additional damage inflicted during re-oxygenation: the rate of re-oxygenation was inconsequential. Literature data support conclusion of greater damage during hypoxia than during re-oxygenation in hypoxia-tolerant fish.
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- Ora E Johannsson
- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil; Zoology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil; Zoology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil; UNISANTA (Universidade Santa Cecília), Sustainability of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, 277 Oswaldo Cruz, Boqueirão, 11045-907 Santos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil; Zoology Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4, Canada.
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution, Brazilian National Institute for Research of the Amazon, INPA, Manaus, AM, Brazil.
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Lin L, Chen S, Russell DS, Löhr CV, Milston-Clements R, Song T, Miller-Morgan T, Jin L. Analysis of stress factors associated with KHV reactivation and pathological effects from KHV reactivation. Virus Res 2017; 240:200-206. [PMID: 28860099 DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2017.08.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2017] [Revised: 08/20/2017] [Accepted: 08/21/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Koi herpesvirus (KHV) is a highly pathogenic virus of common carp and koi. KHV becomes latent in recovered koi or exposed koi without symptoms, and the latent infection can reactivate under stress conditions. KHV reactivation from latency often occurs when water temperature rapidly rises above 17°C. Dissolved O2 is lower at ≥17°C than at non-stress temperatures ≤15°C. To determine whether reduced dissolved O2 level has a role in KHV reactivation during temperature stress, KHV reactivation was investigated in KHV latently infected koi (KHV+ koi) under stress temperatures by maintaining dissolved O2 consistent with the O2 level at 15°C. There was no significant difference in the amount of reactivated virus between KHV+ koi maintained with and without O2 supplementation during temperature stress. Both handling and sampling were found to be stressful to koi and can contribute to KHV reactivation from latency. There was an increase in KHV genome within white blood cells (WBC) during KHV reactivation, which is about 3-4 fold higher than the amount of KHV genome detectable in WBC during the latency stage. At day 15 post-temperature stress (PTS), inflammation and necrosis were observed in multiple tissues, especially in the gills, eye, intestine, skin and kidney. KHV DNA was also detectable in multiple tissues on days 6, 9 and 15 PTS. Following day 3 PTS, the plasma cortisol levels were higher than that observed in koi before temperature stress, suggesting that KHV reactivation is associated with physiological stress in KHV+ koi.
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- Lisa Lin
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States
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- Department of Microbiology, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States; Aquatic Animal Health Program, Oregon Sea Grant, Hatfield Marine Science Center, Oregon State University, Newport, OR, 97365, United States
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States; Department of Microbiology, College of Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States.
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Zhong X, Wang X, Zhou T, Jin Y, Tan S, Jiang C, Geng X, Li N, Shi H, Zeng Q, Yang Y, Yuan Z, Bao L, Liu S, Tian C, Peatman E, Li Q, Liu Z. Genome-Wide Association Study Reveals Multiple Novel QTL Associated with Low Oxygen Tolerance in Hybrid Catfish. MARINE BIOTECHNOLOGY (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2017; 19:379-390. [PMID: 28601969 DOI: 10.1007/s10126-017-9757-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Hypoxic condition is common in aquaculture, leading to major economic losses. Genetic analysis of hypoxia tolerance, therefore, is not only scientifically significant, but also economically important. Catfish is generally regarded as being highly tolerant to low dissolved oxygen, but variations exist among various populations, strains, and species. In this study, we conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) using the catfish 250 K SNP array to identify quantitative trait locus (QTL) associated with tolerance to low dissolved oxygen in the channel catfish × blue catfish interspecific system. Four linkage groups (LG2, LG4, LG23, and LG29) were found to be associated with low oxygen tolerance in hybrid catfish. Multiple significant SNPs were found to be physically linked in genomic regions containing significant QTL for low oxygen tolerance on LG2 and LG23, and in those regions containing suggestively significant QTL on LG2, LG4, LG23, and LG29, suggesting that the physically linked SNPs were genuinely segregating and related with low oxygen tolerance. Analysis of genes within the associated genomic regions suggested that many of these genes were involved in VEGF, MAPK, mTOR, PI3K-Akt, P53-mediated apoptosis, and DNA damage checkpoint pathways. Comparative analysis indicated that most of the QTL at the species level, as analyzed by using the interspecific system, did not overlap with those identified from six strains of channel catfish, confirming the complexity of the genetic architecture of hypoxia tolerance in catfish.
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- Xiaoxiao Zhong
- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
- Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Mariculture Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Fish Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Aquatic Genomics Unit, School of Fisheries, Aquaculture and Aquatic Sciences and Program of Cell and Molecular Biosciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
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Tasaki J, Nakayama K, Shimizu I, Yamada H, Suzuki T, Nishiyama N, Yamane M. Cellular and molecular hypoxic response in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) exposed to linear alkylbenzene sulfonate at sublethal concentrations. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2017; 32:122-130. [PMID: 26589110 DOI: 10.1002/tox.22217] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Revised: 10/21/2015] [Accepted: 11/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Linear alkylbenzene sulfonate (LAS) is an anionic surfactant commonly used in cleaning agents such as laundry detergents. Trace amounts of LAS are released into environmental waters after processing in wastewater treatment plants after the use of this chemical. Acute toxicity of LAS has been well-studied using various organisms, and its effects are particularly well known in fish. LAS damages fish gill morphology and induces mucous excretion from these organs. LAS also causes hematological changes. These observations suggest that LAS might induce hypoxic conditions in fish. However, the connections between hypoxia and hematological changes at the cellular and molecular levels remain unknown. Common carp were exposed to LAS at concentrations of 625, 1250, and 2500 μg/L for 96 h. A total of 9-10 fish were sampled at the end of the exposure period for each concentration. For hematological analysis, carp blood was sampled from the caudal vein. Gill tissue was used for real-time PCR analysis to evaluate transcriptional changes of hypoxia-induced genes. The number of normal red blood cells and the number of immature red blood cells were significantly decreased and increased, respectively, in fish exposed to 2500 µg/L LAS. The hypoxic marker genes hypoxia inducible factor 1α, myoglobin 1, and erythropoietin 2 were upregulated in these fish. Our results suggest that LAS decreases erythrocyte numbers and induces hypoxic conditions. In addition, LAS-exposed fish increase production of immature erythrocytes and upregulate myoglobin expression in gills to improve oxygen transport and absorption. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Environ Toxicol 32: 122-130, 2017.
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- Junichi Tasaki
- R&D Core Technology Safety Science Research, Kao Corporation, 2606 Akabane, Ichikai-Machi, Haga-Gun, Tochigi, 321-3497, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-Cho, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan
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- Center for Marine Environmental Studies (CMES), Ehime University, 2-5 Bunkyo-Cho, Matsuyama, 790-8577, Japan
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- WDB Corporation, Yusen Building 2F, 2-3-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, 100-0005, Japan
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- R&D Core Technology Safety Science Research, Kao Corporation, 2606 Akabane, Ichikai-Machi, Haga-Gun, Tochigi, 321-3497, Japan
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- R&D Core Technology Safety Science Research, Kao Corporation, 2606 Akabane, Ichikai-Machi, Haga-Gun, Tochigi, 321-3497, Japan
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- R&D Core Technology Safety Science Research, Kao Corporation, 2606 Akabane, Ichikai-Machi, Haga-Gun, Tochigi, 321-3497, Japan
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How widespread is preparation for oxidative stress in the animal kingdom? Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2016; 200:64-78. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 01/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Dasgupta S, DiGiulio RT, Drollette BD, L Plata D, Brownawell BJ, McElroy AE. Hypoxia depresses CYP1A induction and enhances DNA damage, but has minimal effects on antioxidant responses in sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) larvae exposed to dispersed crude oil. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 177:250-60. [PMID: 27315012 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.05.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2015] [Revised: 05/14/2016] [Accepted: 05/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The growing incidence of hypoxic regions in coastal areas receiving high volumes of anthropogenic discharges requires more focused risk assessment of multiple stressors. One area needing further study is the combined effect of hypoxia and oil exposure. This study examined the short-term sublethal effects of co-exposure to hypoxia and water accommodated fractions (WAF) and chemically enhanced WAFs (CEWAFs) of Southern Louisiana Crude oil on detoxification, antioxidant defenses and genotoxicity in early life stage sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus). CYP1A induction (evaluated by measuring EROD activity), activity of a number of key antioxidant enzymes (GST, GR, GPx, SOD, CAT, and GCL), levels of antioxidants (tGSH, GSH, and GSSG), evidence of lipid peroxidation (evaluated using the TBARS assay), and DNA damage (evaluated using the comet assay) provided a broad assessment of responses. Contaminant detoxification pathways induced by oil exposure were inhibited by co-exposure to hypoxia, indicating a maladaptive response. The interactive effects of oil and hypoxia on antioxidant defenses were mixed, but generally indicated less pronounced alterations, with significant increases in lipid peroxidation not observed. Hypoxia significantly enhanced DNA damage induced by oil exposure indicating the potential for significant deleterious effects post exposure. This study demonstrates the importance of considering hypoxia as an enhanced risk factor in assessing the effects of contaminants in areas where seasonal hypoxia may be prevalent.
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- Subham Dasgupta
- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, 11790, New York, United States
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- Nicholas School of Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- School of Engineering & Applied Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, United States
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- School of Engineering & Applied Science, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, United States
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, 11790, New York, United States
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- School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, 11790, New York, United States.
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Hypoxia causes transgenerational impairments in reproduction of fish. Nat Commun 2016; 7:12114. [PMID: 27373813 PMCID: PMC4932196 DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Hypoxia is amongst the most widespread and pressing problems in aquatic environments. Here we demonstrate that fish (Oryzias melastigma) exposed to hypoxia show reproductive impairments (retarded gonad development, decrease in sperm count and sperm motility) in F1 and F2 generations despite these progenies (and their germ cells) having never been exposed to hypoxia. We further show that the observed transgenerational reproductive impairments are associated with a differential methylation pattern of specific genes in sperm of both F0 and F2 coupled with relevant transcriptomic and proteomic alterations, which may impair spermatogenesis. The discovered transgenerational and epigenetic effects suggest that hypoxia might pose a dramatic and long-lasting threat to the sustainability of fish populations. Because the genes regulating spermatogenesis and epigenetic modifications are highly conserved among vertebrates, these results may also shed light on the potential transgenerational effects of hypoxia on other vertebrates, including humans. Hypoxia has diverse effects on aquatic life. Wang et al. show that reproductive defects resulting from hypoxia are epigenetically heritable in Japanese rice fish, and that this intergenerational inheritance is accompanied by differential methylation and gene expression in sperm.
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Hermes-Lima M, Moreira DC, Rivera-Ingraham GA, Giraud-Billoud M, Genaro-Mattos TC, Campos ÉG. Preparation for oxidative stress under hypoxia and metabolic depression: Revisiting the proposal two decades later. Free Radic Biol Med 2015; 89:1122-43. [PMID: 26408245 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.07.156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Revised: 07/11/2015] [Accepted: 07/25/2015] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Organisms that tolerate wide variations in oxygen availability, especially to hypoxia, usually face harsh environmental conditions during their lives. Such conditions include, for example, lack of food and/or water, low or high temperatures, and reduced oxygen availability. In contrast to an expected strong suppression of protein synthesis, a great number of these animals present increased levels of antioxidant defenses during oxygen deprivation. These observations have puzzled researchers for more than 20 years. Initially, two predominant ideas seemed to be irreconcilable: on one hand, hypoxia would decrease reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, while on the other the induction of antioxidant enzymes would require the overproduction of ROS. This induction of antioxidant enzymes during hypoxia was viewed as a way to prepare animals for oxidative damage that may happen ultimately during reoxygenation. The term "preparation for oxidative stress" (POS) was coined in 1998 based on such premise. However, there are many cases of increased oxidative damage in several hypoxia-tolerant organisms under hypoxia. In addition, over the years, the idea of an assured decrease in ROS formation under hypoxia was challenged. Instead, several findings indicate that the production of ROS actually increases in response to hypoxia. Recently, it became possible to provide a comprehensive explanation for the induction of antioxidant enzymes under hypoxia. The supporting evidence and the limitations of the POS idea are extensively explored in this review as we discuss results from research on estivation and situations of low oxygen stress, such as hypoxia, freezing exposure, severe dehydration, and air exposure of water-breathing animals. We propose that, under some level of oxygen deprivation, ROS are overproduced and induce changes leading to hypoxic biochemical responses. These responses would occur mainly through the activation of specific transcription factors (FoxO, Nrf2, HIF-1, NF-κB, and p53) and post translational mechanisms, both mechanisms leading to enhanced antioxidant defenses. Moreover, reactive nitrogen species are candidate modulators of ROS generation in this scenario. We conclude by drawing out the future perspectives in this field of research, and how advances in the knowledge of the mechanisms involved in the POS strategy will offer new and innovative study scenarios of biological and physiological cellular responses to environmental stress.
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- Marcelo Hermes-Lima
- Laboratório de Radicais Livres, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasí;lia, DF, 70910-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Radicais Livres, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasí;lia, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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- Groupe Fonctionnel AEO (Adaptation Ecophysiologique et Ontogenèse), UMR 9190 MARBEC, Place Eugène Bataillon, 34095 Montpellier Cedex 05, France
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- Laboratorio de Fisiología (IHEM-CONICET), and Instituto de Fisiología (Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo), Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratório de Radicais Livres, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasí;lia, DF, 70910-900, Brazil; Laboratório de Espectrometria de Massa, Embrapa Recursos Genéticos e Biotecnologia, Brasí;lia, DF, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Radicais Livres, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasí;lia, DF, 70910-900, Brazil
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Song XY, Liu HX, Zhong Y, Tan YH, Qin G, Li KZ, Shen PP, Huang LM, Wang YS. Bacterial growth efficiency in a partly eutrophicated bay of South China Sea: Implication for anthropogenic impacts and potential hypoxia events. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2015; 24:1529-1539. [PMID: 26024618 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-015-1497-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Bacterial metabolism plays a dual role [bacterial production (BP) and bacterial respiration (BR)] in the aquatic ecosystem and potentially leads to hypoxia in the coastal eutrophic area. Bacterial growth efficiency (BGE) is an important index showing the contribution of bacterial metabolism to marine biological production and carbon budget in the pelagic ecosystem. In this study, the spatial and seasonal variety as well as diurnal variation dynamics of BGE and associated ecological characteristics were investigated in a partly eutrophicated subtropical bay (the Daya Bay) located in the northern South China Sea. Furthermore, the relationship between bacterial metabolism and potential hypoxia event was analyzed. The average BGE was 0.14 and 0.22 in summer and winter, respectively, which was lower than the mean value ever reported in other coastal and estuarine waters. The diurnal variations of BGE and BP were widely fluctuated in the Daya Bay, with approximately 3-8 fold variation of BP and 2-3 fold variation of BR in different seasons, suggesting the importance of short-term ecological dynamics on evaluating the long-term ecological processes in the coastal waters. BR was the predominant contributor to the bacterial carbon demand; however, the variation of BGE was controlled by BP in both seasons. BGE was always high in the near-shore waters with higher eutrophic level and more active BP and BR. The bacterial metabolism could deplete dissolved oxygen (DO) in the Daya bay within about 9 days when the water body was enclosed and photosynthesis was prohibited. Therefore, low DO concentration and potential hypoxia was more likely to be found in the near-shore waters of the Daya Bay in summer, since the water was stratified and enclosed with poor water exchange capacity in this area. While in winter, hypoxia seldom occurred due to vertical mixing throughout the water column. Further biological-physical coupling research is recommended to find out the detailed formation mechanism of hypoxia in the bay, and to predict the potential hypoxia events and their environmental impacts in the future.
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- Xing-Yu Song
- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China.
- Daya Bay Marine Biology Research Station, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen, 518121, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
- South China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fisheries Sciences, Guangzhou, 510300, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
- Daya Bay Marine Biology Research Station, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen, 518121, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tropical Oceanology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510301, China
- Daya Bay Marine Biology Research Station, Chinese Academy of Science, Shenzhen, 518121, China
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Mustafa SA, Karieb SS, Davies SJ, Jha AN. Assessment of oxidative damage to DNA, transcriptional expression of key genes, lipid peroxidation and histopathological changes in carp Cyprinus carpio L. following exposure to chronic hypoxic and subsequent recovery in normoxic conditions. Mutagenesis 2015; 30:107-16. [PMID: 25527733 DOI: 10.1093/mutage/geu048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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In fish, a complex set of mechanisms deal with environmental stresses including hypoxia. In order to probe the hypothesis that hypoxia-induced stress could be manifested in varieties of pathways, a model species, mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio), were chronically exposed to hypoxic condition (dissolved oxygen level: 1.80 ± 0.6 mg/l) for 21 days and subsequently allowed to recover under normoxic condition (dissolved oxygen level: 8.2 ± 0.5 mg/l) for 7 days. At the end of these exposure periods, an integrated approach was applied to evaluate several endpoints at different levels of biological organisation. These included determination of (i) oxidative damage to DNA in erythrocytes (using modified comet assay), (ii) lipid peroxidation in liver samples by measuring the malondialdehyde production using the 2-thiobarbituric acid [i.e. thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) assay] and (iii) histopathological changes in gills. In addition, transcriptional expression of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 α (HIF-1α) and genes involved in the repair of oxidative damage to DNA (i.e. ogg1) and base excision repair (i.e. xrcc1) using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in liver samples were also determined. The results suggested significantly enhanced expression of these genes in response to hypoxia compared to concurrent normoxic controls. While the expression of HIF-1α reverted to control values within 7 days exposure to normoxic condition (P < 0.05), the transcriptional expression of the two genes involved in DNA repair process remained significantly high under the recovery period, which complemented the induction of oxidative damage to DNA. Hypoxic groups showed significantly increased values for TBARS level (~2-fold) and histopathological changes in gill tissues compared to both normoxic and recovery groups. Overall, oxidative damage to DNA determined by modified comet assay reflected the observed biological responses in other tissues of the fish. Along with other parameters, this integrated experimental design further strengthens the applications of the comet assay as an important technique to assess stress-induced DNA damage in ecotoxicological studies.
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- Sanaa A Mustafa
- Present address: Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Republic of Iraq
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- Present address: Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science/Ibn Al-Haitham, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Republic of Iraq
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK, Present address: Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Republic of Iraq. Present address: Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science/Ibn Al-Haitham, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Republic of Iraq
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK, Present address: Department of Pathology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Republic of Iraq. Present address: Department of Biology, College of Education for Pure Science/Ibn Al-Haitham, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Republic of Iraq.
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Dallas LJ, Jha AN. Applications of biological tools or biomarkers in aquatic biota: A case study of the Tamar estuary, South West England. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2015; 95:618-633. [PMID: 25817310 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 02/15/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Biological systems are the ultimate recipients of pollutant-induced damage. Consequently, our traditional reliance on analytical tools is not enough to assess ecosystem health. Biological responses or biomarkers are therefore also considered to be important tools for environmental hazard and risk assessments. Due to historical mining, other anthropogenic activities, and its conservational importance (e.g. NATURA sites, SACs), the Tamar estuary in South West England is an ideal environment in which to examine applications of such biological tools. This review presents a thorough and critical evaluation of the different biological tools used in the Tamar estuary thus far, while also discussing future perspectives for biomarker studies from a global perspective. In particular, we focus on the challenges which hinder applications of biological tools from being more readily incorporated into regulatory frameworks, with the aim of enabling both policymakers and primary stakeholders to maximise the environmental relevance and regulatory usefulness of such tools.
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- Lorna J Dallas
- School of Biological Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.
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de Lapuente J, Lourenço J, Mendo SA, Borràs M, Martins MG, Costa PM, Pacheco M. The Comet Assay and its applications in the field of ecotoxicology: a mature tool that continues to expand its perspectives. Front Genet 2015; 6:180. [PMID: 26089833 PMCID: PMC4454841 DOI: 10.3389/fgene.2015.00180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 04/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Since Singh and colleagues, in 1988, launched to the scientific community the alkaline Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis (SCGE) protocol, or Comet Assay, its uses and applications has been increasing. The thematic areas of its current employment in the evaluation of genetic toxicity are vast, either in vitro or in vivo, both in the laboratory and in the environment, terrestrial or aquatic. It has been applied to a wide range of experimental models: bacteria, fungi, cells culture, arthropods, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and humans. This document is intended to be a comprehensive review of what has been published to date on the field of ecotoxicology, aiming at the following main aspects: (i) to show the most relevant experimental models used as bioindicators both in the laboratory and in the field. Fishes are clearly the most adopted group, reflecting their popularity as bioindicator models, as well as a primary concern over the aquatic environment health. Amphibians are among the most sensitive organisms to environmental changes, mainly due to an early aquatic-dependent development stage and a highly permeable skin. Moreover, in the terrestrial approach, earthworms, plants or mammalians are excellent organisms to be used as experimental models for genotoxic evaluation of pollutants, complex mix of pollutants and chemicals, in both laboratory and natural environment. (ii) To review the development and modifications of the protocols used and the cell types (or tissues) used. The most recent developments concern the adoption of the enzyme linked assay (digestion with lesion-specific repair endonucleases) and prediction of the ability to repair of oxidative DNA damage, which is becoming a widespread approach, albeit challenging. For practical/technical reasons, blood is the most common choice but tissues/cells like gills, sperm cells, early larval stages, coelomocytes, liver or kidney have been also used. (iii) To highlight correlations with other biomarkers. (iv) To build a constructive criticism and summarize the needs for protocol improvements for future test applications within the field of ecotoxicology. The Comet Assay is still developing and its potential is yet underexploited in experimental models, mesocosmos or natural ecosystems.
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- Joaquín de Lapuente
- Unit of Experimental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (UTOX-CERETOX), Barcelona Science ParkBarcelona, Spain
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago. Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago. Aveiro, Portugal
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- Unit of Experimental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology (UTOX-CERETOX), Barcelona Science ParkBarcelona, Spain
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- Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de LisboaCaparica, Portugal
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- Departamento de Ciências e Engenharia do Ambiente, MARE – Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de LisboaCaparica, Portugal
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- Department of Biology & CESAM, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago. Aveiro, Portugal
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Zhao X, Zhou P, Chen X, Li X, Ding L. Perchlorate-induced oxidative stress in isolated liver mitochondria. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2014; 23:1846-1853. [PMID: 25139032 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1312-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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As a new threat to environment all through the world, perchlorate (ClO4(-)) was predominantly a thyrotoxin, and its toxic manifestations in non-thyroid were also documented. To date, little is known about the effect of ClO4(-) on cell and organelle. To reveal the toxicity of ClO4(-) on living organism in-depth, mitochondria isolated from liver of Carassius auratus were incubated with different concentrations of ClO4(-). The results demonstrated that ClO4(-)-induced mitochondrial oxidative stress, and subsequently caused a gradual opening of permeability transition pore leading to mitochondrial swelling and lipid peroxidative membrane damage. ClO4(-) has a conspicuous inhibition of electron transport chain activity which largely correlated to complexes I and IV. The investigations clearly demonstrated the oxidative stress of ClO4(-) in mitochondria, may well reveal cytotoxic effects in vitro that merit further investigation.
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- Xiaohu Zhao
- Hubei Biomass-Resource Chemistry and Environmental Biotechnology Key Laboratory, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430072, Hubei, China,
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Furuhagen S, Liewenborg B, Breitholtz M, Gorokhova E. Feeding activity and xenobiotics modulate oxidative status in Daphnia magna: implications for ecotoxicological testing. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2014; 48:12886-12892. [PMID: 25247638 DOI: 10.1021/es5044722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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To apply biomarkers of oxidative stress in laboratory and field settings, an understanding of their responses to changes in physiological rates is important. The evidence is accumulating that caloric intake can increase production of reactive oxygen species and thus affect background variability of oxidative stress biomarkers in ecotoxicological testing. This study aimed to delineate effects of food intake and xenobiotics on oxidative biomarkers in Daphnia magna. Antioxidant capacity measured as oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) and lipid peroxidation assayed as thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) were measured. Food intake was manipulated by varying food densities or by exposing the animals to chemicals inhibiting feeding rate (pharmaceutical haloperidol and pesticide lindane). Feeding rate proved to affect both protein, ORAC, and TBARS in unexposed daphnids. However, there was no significant effect of feeding rate on the protein-specific ORAC values. Both substances affected individual protein and ORAC levels and changed their relationship to feeding rate. Our results show that inhibition of feeding rate influenced the interpretation of biomarker response and further emphasize the importance of understanding (1) baseline variability in potential biomarkers due to variations in metabolic state and (2) the contribution of feeding rate on toxic response of biomarkers.
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- Sara Furuhagen
- Department of Applied Environmental Science, Stockholm University , Svante Arrhenius väg 8, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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Sarkar A, Bhagat J, Sarker S. Evaluation of impairment of DNA in marine gastropod, Morula granulata as a biomarker of marine pollution. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2014; 106:253-261. [PMID: 24865330 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.04.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2013] [Revised: 04/12/2014] [Accepted: 04/20/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The impairment of DNA in marine gastropod Morula granulata was evaluated in terms of the loss of DNA integrity in the species as a measure of the impact of genotoxic contaminants prevalent in the marine environment along the coast of Goa, India. The extent of DNA damage occurred in the marine gastropods collected from different sampling sites such as Arambol, Anjuna, Sinquerim, Dona Paula, Bogmalo, Hollant, Velsao, Betul and Palolem along the coast of Goa was measured following the technique of partial alkaline unwinding as well as comet assays. The highest DNA integrity was observed at Arambol (F, 0.75), identified as the reference site, whereas the lowest DNA integrity at Hollant (F, 0.33) situated between the two most contaminated sites at Bogmalo and Velsao. The impact of genotoxic contaminants on marine gastropods was pronounced by their low DNA integrity at Sinquerim (F, 0.40) followed by Betul (F, 0.47), Velsao (F, 0.51), Anjuna (F, 0.54), Bogmalo (F, 0.55), Dona Paula (F, 0.67) and Palolem (F, 0.70). The extent of DNA damage occurred in M. granulata due to ecotoxicological impact of the prevailing marine pollutants along the coast of Goa was further substantiated by comet assay and expressed in terms of %head-DNA, %tail DNA, tail length and Olive tail moment. The single cell gel electrophoresis of M. granulata clearly showed relatively higher olive tail moment in the marine gastropod from the contaminated sites, Anjuna, Hollant, Velsao and Betul. The variation in the mean %head DNA at different sampling sites clearly indicated that the extent of DNA damage in marine gastropod increases with the increase in the levels of contamination at different sampling sites along the coast. The stepwise multiple regression analysis of the water quality parameters showed significant correlation between the variation in DNA integrity and PAH in combination with NO3, salinity and PO4 (R¯(2), 0.90). The measurement of DNA integrity in M. granulata thus provides an early warning signal of contamination of the coastal ecosystem of Goa by genotoxic contaminants.
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- A Sarkar
- Chemical Oceanography Oceanography Division, CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India; Global Enviro-Care, Kevnem, Caranzalem, Goa 403002, India.
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- Chemical Oceanography Oceanography Division, CSIR - National Institute of Oceanography Dona Paula, Goa 403004, India
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- Clinical Division of Fish Medicine, University of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinarplatz 1, 1210 Vienna, Austria
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Leveelahti L, Rytkönen KT, Renshaw GMC, Nikinmaa M. Revisiting redox-active antioxidant defenses in response to hypoxic challenge in both hypoxia-tolerant and hypoxia-sensitive fish species. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2014; 40:183-191. [PMID: 23907525 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-013-9835-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2013] [Accepted: 07/20/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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It is not known whether changes in antioxidant levels always occur in fish in response to the oxidative stress that usually accompanies a hypoxic challenge. The studies of antioxidant responses to hypoxia in fish have mostly focused on very anoxia-tolerant species and indicate that there is an enhancement of antioxidant defenses. Here we present new data on redox-active antioxidants from three species, which range in their tolerance to hypoxia: the epaulette shark, threespine stickleback, and rainbow trout, together with a compilation of results from other studies that have measured oxidative stress parameters in hypoxia-exposed fish. The results suggest that in general, fish do not show an increase in redox-active antioxidant defense in response to oxidative stress associated with hypoxia. Rather, the changes in antioxidant defenses during hypoxia are very much species- and tissue-specific and are not linked to the level of hypoxia tolerance of the fish species.
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- Lotta Leveelahti
- Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20014, Turku, Finland,
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Tripathi RK, Mohindra V, Singh A, Kumar R, Mishra RM, Jena JK. Physiological responses to acute experimental hypoxia in the air-breathing Indian catfish, Clarias batrachus (Linnaeus, 1758). J Biosci 2013; 38:373-83. [PMID: 23660672 DOI: 10.1007/s12038-013-9304-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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With an aim to study the mechanism of adaptation to acute hypoxic periods by hypoxia-tolerant catfish, Clarias batrachus, the mass-specific metabolic rate (VO2) along with its hematological parameters, metabolic response and antioxidant enzyme activities were studied. During progressive hypoxia, C. batrachus was found to be an oxyconformer and showed a steady decline in its aquatic oxygen consumption rate. When C. batrachus was exposed for different periods at experimental hypoxia level (0.98 +/- 0.1 mg/L, DO), hemoglobin and hematocrit concentrations were increased, along with decrease in mean cellular hemoglobin concentration, which reflected a physiological adaptation to enhance oxygen transport capacity. Significant increase in serum glucose and lactate concentration as well as lactate dehydrogenase activity was observed. Antioxidant enzymes were found to operate independently of one another, while total glutathione concentration was unaffected in any of the tissues across treatments. These observations suggested that hypoxia resulted in the development of oxidative stress and C. batrachus was able to respond through increase in the oxygen carrying capacity, metabolic depression and efficient antioxidant defense system to survive periods of acute hypoxia.
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- Ratnesh Kumar Tripathi
- National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources, Canal Ring Road, P.O. Dilkusha, Lucknow 226 001
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Genotoxic effects of exposure to waterborne uranium, dietary methylmercury and hyperoxia in zebrafish assessed by the quantitative RAPD-PCR method. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2013; 755:55-60. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2013.05.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2013] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Dallas LJ, Bean TP, Turner A, Lyons BP, Jha AN. Oxidative DNA damage may not mediate Ni-induced genotoxicity in marine mussels: assessment of genotoxic biomarkers and transcriptional responses of key stress genes. Mutat Res 2013; 754:22-31. [PMID: 23591161 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2013.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2012] [Revised: 03/28/2013] [Accepted: 03/29/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Nickel (Ni) is a known carcinogenic and mutagenic compound and an important contaminant of aquatic environments. Ni toxicity and its potential impact on aquatic organisms are, however, not well understood. This study used an integrated approach to evaluate genotoxic effects, tissue-specific accumulation and transcriptional profiles of key genes in mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, exposed to a range of concentrations of Ni. The genotoxic effects assessed were total and oxidative DNA damage (DNA strand breaks measured using the enzyme modified comet assay), and induction of micronuclei (MN; clastogenic and/or aneugenic effects) using haemocytes as the target cells. Six genes (pgp, mt10, mt20, sod, hsp70 and gst) were selected for transcriptional analysis in the gills based on their key role in the stress response. Following exposure to sublethal concentrations of Ni (0-3600μgL(-1)) for 5 days, mussel haemocytes showed significant genotoxicity at >1800μgL(-1) (4-fold increase for DNA strand breaks and 3-fold increase for MN induction). There was no significant difference between buffer (control) and enzyme treatments which target oxidised DNA bases (formamidopyrimidine glycosylase or endonuclease IIII). This suggested that, in haemocytes, oxidative DNA damage is not a major mechanism for Ni-induced genotoxicity. The expression of mt20 and gst genes in gill was up-regulated at genotoxic concentrations, whilst pgp expression was markedly up-regulated, particularly at 18μgL(-1) Ni (19-fold increase). Pearson's correlation analysis revealed significant associations between % tail DNA and MN induction in haemocytes (r=0.88, p<0.05), and between Ni accumulation in foot (r=0.47, p<0.05) and digestive gland (r=0.41, p<0.05) and induction of MN in the haemocytes. Our results are the first to suggest that Ni-induced genotoxicity in mussel haemocytes may not be a result of oxidative DNA damage, and that multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) may play an important role in Ni detoxification in this species.
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- Lorna J Dallas
- School of Biomedical & Biological Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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Welker AF, Moreira DC, Campos ÉG, Hermes-Lima M. Role of redox metabolism for adaptation of aquatic animals to drastic changes in oxygen availability. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2013; 165:384-404. [PMID: 23587877 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2012] [Revised: 03/26/2013] [Accepted: 04/04/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Large changes in oxygen availability in aquatic environments, ranging from anoxia through to hyperoxia, can lead to corresponding wide variation in the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) by animals with aquatic respiration. Therefore, animals living in marine, estuarine and freshwater environments have developed efficient antioxidant defenses to minimize oxidative stress and to regulate the cellular actions of ROS. Changes in oxygen levels may lead to bursts of ROS generation that can be particularly harmful. This situation is commonly experienced by aquatic animals during abrupt transitions from periods of hypoxia/anoxia back to oxygenated conditions (e.g. intertidal cycles). The strategies developed differ significantly among aquatic species and are (i) improvement of their endogenous antioxidant system under hyperoxia (that leads to increased ROS formation) or other similar ROS-related stresses, (ii) increase in antioxidant levels when displaying higher metabolic rates, (iii) presence of constitutively high levels of antioxidants, that attenuates oxidative stress derived from fluctuations in oxygen availability, or (iv) increase in the activity of antioxidant enzymes (and/or the levels of their mRNAs) during hypometabolic states associated with anoxia/hypoxia. This enhancement of the antioxidant system - coined over a decade ago as "preparation for oxidative stress" - controls the possible harmful effects of increased ROS formation during hypoxia/reoxygenation. The present article proposes a novel explanation for the biochemical and molecular mechanisms involved in this phenomenon that could be triggered by hypoxia-induced ROS formation. We also discuss the connections among oxygen sensing, oxidative damage and regulation of the endogenous antioxidant defense apparatus in animals adapted to many natural or man-made challenges of the aquatic environment.
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- Alexis F Welker
- Laboratório de Radicais Livres, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade de Brasília, Brasília, 70910-900 DF, Brazil
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Angeletti D, Sebbio C, Carere C, Cimmaruta R, Nascetti G, Pepe G, Mosesso P. Terrestrial gastropods (Helix spp) as sentinels of primary DNA damage for biomonitoring purposes: a validation study. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2013; 54:204-212. [PMID: 23444166 DOI: 10.1002/em.21766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2012] [Revised: 01/18/2013] [Accepted: 01/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We validated the alkaline comet assay in two species of land snail (Helix aspersa and Helix vermiculata) to test their suitability as sentinels for primary DNA damage in polluted environments. The study was conducted under the framework of a biomonitoring program for a power station in Central Italy that had recently been converted from oil to coal-fired plant. After optimizing test conditions, the comet assay was used to measure the % Tail DNA induced by in vitro exposure of hemocytes to different concentrations of a reactive oxygen species (H2 O2 ). The treatment induced significant increases in this parameter with a concentration effect, indicating the effectiveness of the assay in snail hemocytes. After evaluating possible differences between the two species, we sampled them in three field sites at different distances from the power station, and in two reference sites assumed to have low or no levels of pollution. No species differences emerged. Percent Tail DNA values in snails from the sites near the power station were higher than those from control sites. An inverse correlation emerged between % Tail DNA and distance from the power station, suggesting that the primary DNA damage decreased as distance increased away from the pollution source. Detection of a gradient of heavy metal concentration in snail tissues suggests that these pollutants are a potential cause of the observed pattern. The comet assay appears to be a suitable assay and Helix spp. populations suitable sentinels to detect the genotoxic impact of pollutants.
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- Dario Angeletti
- Department of Ecological and Biological Sciences, University of Tuscia, Viterbo, Italy.
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Laroche J, Gauthier O, Quiniou L, Devaux A, Bony S, Evrard E, Cachot J, Chérel Y, Larcher T, Riso R, Pichereau V, Devier MH, Budzinski H. Variation patterns in individual fish responses to chemical stress among estuaries, seasons and genders: the case of the European flounder (Platichthys flesus) in the Bay of Biscay. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 20:738-748. [PMID: 23138562 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1276-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2012] [Accepted: 10/22/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The objective was to describe and model variation patterns in individual fish responses to contaminants among estuaries, season and gender. Two hundred twenty-seven adult European flounders were collected in two seasons (winter and summer) in four estuaries along the Bay of Biscay (South West France), focusing on a pristine system (the Ster), vs. three estuaries displaying contrasted levels of contaminants (the Vilaine, Loire and Gironde). Twenty-three variables were measured by fish, considering the load of contaminants (liver metals, liver and muscle persistent organic pollutants, muscle polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons); the gene expression (Cyt C oxydase, ATPase, BHMT, Cyt P450 1A1, ferritin); the blood genotoxicity (Comet test); and liver histology (foci of cellular alteration-tumour, steatosis, inflammation, abnormal glycogen storage). Canonical redundancy analysis (RDA) was used to model these variables using gender, season and estuary of origin as explanatory variables. The results underlined the homogeneity of fish responses within the pristine site (Ster) and more important seasonal variability within the three contaminated systems. The complete model RDA was significant and explained 35 % of total variance. Estuary and season respectively explained 30 and 5 % of the total independent variation components, whilst gender was not a significant factor. The first axis of the RDA explains nearly 27 % of the total variance and mostly represents a gradient of contamination. The links between the load of contaminants, the expression of several genes and the biomarkers were analysed considering different levels of chemical stress and a possible multi-stress, particularly in the Vilaine estuary.
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- Jean Laroche
- Laboratoire des Sciences de l'Environnement Marin LEMAR, Institut Universitaire Européen de la Mer, Université Européenne de Bretagne, Université de Brest, UMR 6539 CNRS/UBO/IRD/Ifremer, 29280 Plouzané, France.
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Sun H, Li J, Tang L, Yang Z. Responses of crucian carp Carassius auratus to long-term exposure to nitrite and low dissolved oxygen levels. BIOCHEM SYST ECOL 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bse.2012.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Singh R, Hartl MGJ. Fluctuating estuarine conditions are not confounding factors for the Comet assay assessment of DNA damage in the mussel Mytilus edulis. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2012; 21:1998-2003. [PMID: 22661316 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-012-0934-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/19/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The Comet assay is finding increasing application as a biomarker assay for the genotoxic potential of contaminants in field transplantation experiments involving mussels. Especially in estuaries, habitats that are of particular concern, environmental variables, such as salinity, can vary significantly. Although hinted at in the literature, there is a lack of clarification as to whether changes in salinity or emersion-induced hypoxia have the potential to alter background DNA damage in mussels, thus masking the extent of potential genotoxic effects following exposure to environmental contaminants. The present study exposed Mytilus edulis in the laboratory to static salinities (25, 50, 75, and 100 %) for 72 h. Mussels were also subjected to simulated tidal cycles, including periods of emersion, for 72 h. None of these treatments resulted in a significant change in the level of DNA damage expressed as % tail DNA. These experiments demonstrate that salinity, within the limits of the concentrations tested, and temporary emersion are not confounding factors for Comet assay data derived from M. edulis.
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- Rupika Singh
- Centre for Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland, UK
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Ahmed AR, Jha AN, Davies SJ. The efficacy of chromium as a growth enhancer for mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio L): an integrated study using biochemical, genetic, and histological responses. Biol Trace Elem Res 2012; 148:187-97. [PMID: 22351105 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-012-9354-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2012] [Accepted: 02/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A growth trial was conducted on juvenile mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) for 8 weeks to compare the efficacy of three chromium (Cr) compounds (Cr chloride, Cr picolinate, and Cr yeast) at a level 0.5 mg/kg as a potential growth enhancer. In addition, a high level of Cr (2.0 mg/kg) as Cr chloride has also been added in parallel for comparison. All Cr fortified diets at a level 0.5 mg/kg produced superior growth for carp compared to the control group and the group fed the high level of Cr chloride (2.0 mg/kg). Metabolic indicators measured included two of the key liver enzymes (hexokinase, HK) and (glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, G6PD) activity. The results validated the positive effect of Cr at a level 0.5 mg/kg on enzyme activity and carbohydrate utilization producing significantly better growth performance for mirror carp. The study also included measurement of DNA strand breaks in the erythrocytes using the comet assay which revealed significantly (P < 0.05) increased DNA damage in fish fed on high level of Cr chloride (2.0 mg/kg) but the other treatments were not significantly different (P > 0.05) from the control groups. The concentration of Cr in the liver, gut, and whole fish tissues increased with increasing dietary Cr supplementation. Overall, Cr supplementation at a level 0.5 mg/kg from different sources may affect growth performance in carp by activation of some key liver enzymes (HK and G6PD).
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- Arafat R Ahmed
- School of Biomedical and Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.
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Al-Subiai SN, Arlt VM, Frickers PE, Readman JW, Stolpe B, Lead JR, Moody AJ, Jha AN. Merging nano-genotoxicology with eco-genotoxicology: an integrated approach to determine interactive genotoxic and sub-lethal toxic effects of C(60) fullerenes and fluoranthene in marine mussels, Mytilus sp. Mutat Res 2012; 745:92-103. [PMID: 22230430 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.12.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 12/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Whilst there is growing concern over the potential detrimental impact of engineered nanoparticles (ENPs) on the natural environment, little is known about their interactions with other contaminants. In the present study, marine mussels (Mytilus sp.) were exposed for 3 days to C(60) fullerenes (C(60); 0.10-1 mg l(-1)) and a model polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH), fluoranthene (32-100 μg l(-1)), either alone or in combination. The first two experiments were conducted by exposing the organisms to different concentrations of C(60) and fluoranthene alone, in order to determine the effects on total glutathione levels (as a measure of generic oxidative stress), genotoxicity (DNA strand breaks using Comet assay in haemocytes), DNA adduct analyses (using (32)P-postlabelling method) in different organs, histopathological changes in different tissues (i.e. adductor muscle, digestive gland and gills) and physiological effects (feeding or clearance rate). Subsequently, in the third experiment, a combined exposure of C(60) plus fluoranthene (0.10 mg l(-1) and 32 μg l(-1), respectively) was carried out to evaluate all endpoints mentioned above. Both fluoranthene and C(60) on their own caused concentration-dependent increases in DNA strand breaks as determined by the Comet assay. Formation of DNA adducts however could not be detected for any exposure conditions. Combined exposure to C(60) and fluoranthene additively enhanced the levels of DNA strand breaks along with a 2-fold increase in the total glutathione content. In addition, significant accumulation of C(60) was observed in all organs, with highest levels in digestive gland (24.90 ± 4.91μg C(60) g(-1) ww). Interestingly, clear signs of abnormalities in adductor muscle, digestive gland and gills were observed by histopathology. Clearance rates indicated significant differences compared to the control with exposure to C(60), and C(60)/fluoranthene combined treatments, but not after fluoranthene exposure alone. This study demonstrated that at the selected concentrations, both C(60) and fluoranthene evoke toxic responses and genetic damage. The combined exposure produced enhanced damage with additive rather than synergistic effects.
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- Sherain N Al-Subiai
- School of Biomedical & Biological Sciences, Plymouth University, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK
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Dallas LJ, Keith-Roach M, Lyons BP, Jha AN. Assessing the Impact of Ionizing Radiation on Aquatic Invertebrates: A Critical Review. Radiat Res 2012; 177:693-716. [DOI: 10.1667/rr2687.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mustafa SA, Davies SJ, Jha AN. Determination of hypoxia and dietary copper mediated sub-lethal toxicity in carp, Cyprinus carpio, at different levels of biological organisation. CHEMOSPHERE 2012; 87:413-422. [PMID: 22239943 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2011.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2011] [Revised: 12/08/2011] [Accepted: 12/13/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Hypoxic events frequently occur in the aquatic environment in association with micro pollutants, including heavy metals. Only a few studies are however available on the uptake and biological responses of heavy metals under hypoxic conditions. To elucidate the phenomenon, mirror carp Cyprinus carpio L. (16.13-16.22 g) were exposed chronically to dietary copper (Cu; 250 and 500 mg kg dry wt.(-1)) for 30 d under normoxic (8.25 mg O(2) L(-1)) and hypoxic (~3 mg O(2) L(-1)) conditions and adopting an integrated approach, sub-lethal biomarker responses were determined at different levels of biological organisation. Level of oxidative DNA damage (as determined by modified Comet assay) showed strong significant difference following exposure to dietary Cu level under normoxic (1.6-fold) as well as under hypoxic condition at both Cu levels (2.1 and 2.5-folds respectively). Significant difference was also observed for haematological parameters (i.e. increased red and white blood cells, haematocrit value and haemoglobin concentration). Quantitative histology revealed alterations in tissues (i.e. liver and gills) for hypoxic and all dietary Cu treatment groups under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions suggesting a compensatory response to these organs (p<0.05). The order of Cu accumulation in tissues (as determined by ICP-OES) was liver>intestine>kidney>gill. Interestingly, SGR under both normoxic and hypoxic conditions reduced with elevating Cu levels (p=0.019). Overall, the results provide evidence for enhanced toxicological responses in fish following exposure to Cu either alone or in combination with hypoxic condition and lends support to the evolving viewpoint that many water quality guidelines should be revisited in terms of new ecotoxicological criteria.
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- Sanaa A Mustafa
- School of Biomedical & Biological Sciences, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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Mosesso P, Angeletti D, Pepe G, Pretti C, Nascetti G, Bellacima R, Cimmaruta R, Jha AN. The use of cyprinodont fish, Aphanius fasciatus, as a sentinel organism to detect complex genotoxic mixtures in the coastal lagoon ecosystem. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2012; 742:31-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2011.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 11/17/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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