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Shahjahan M, Islam MJ, Hossain MT, Mishu MA, Hasan J, Brown C. Blood biomarkers as diagnostic tools: An overview of climate-driven stress responses in fish. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 843:156910. [PMID: 35753474 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2022] [Revised: 06/12/2022] [Accepted: 06/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Global climate change due to anthropogenic activities affects the dynamics of aquatic communities by altering the adaptive capacities of their inhabitants. Analysis of blood provides valuable insights in the form of a comprehensive representation of the physiological and functional status of fish under various environmental and treatment conditions. This review synthesizes currently available information about blood biomarkers used in climate change induced stress responses in fish. Alterations in informative blood-based indicators are used to monitor the physiological fitness of individual fishes or entire populations. Specific characteristics of fish blood, such as serum and plasma metabolites, cell composition, cellular abnormalities, cellular and antioxidant enzymes necessitate adapted protocols, as well as careful attention to experimental designs and meticulous interpretation of patterns of data. Moreover, the sampling technique, transportation, type of culture system, acclimation procedure, and water quality must all be considered for valid interpretation of hemato-biochemical parameters. Besides, blood collection, handling, and storage time of blood samples can all have significant impacts on the results of a hematological analysis, so it is optimal to perform hemato-biochemical evaluations immediately after blood collection because long-term storage can alter the results of the analyses, at least in part as a result of storage-related degenerative changes that may occur. However, the scarcity of high-throughput sophisticated approaches makes fish blood examination studies promising for climate-driven stress responses in fish.
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- Md Shahjahan
- Laboratory of Fish Ecophysiology, Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Fisheries Technology and Quality Control, Faculty of Fisheries, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet 3100, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
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- Laboratory of Fish Ecophysiology, Department of Fisheries Management, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh 2202, Bangladesh
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- FAO-World Fisheries University Pilot Programme, Pukyong National University, 45 Yongso-ro, Nam-gu, Busan 48513, South Korea
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Hisano H, de Pietro PS, Ishikawa MM, da Silva Cardoso AJ, Arena AC. Nutritional evaluation of crambe meal as a partial replacement of soybean meal in Nile tilapia diet. Vet Res Commun 2022; 46:1085-1095. [PMID: 35996055 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-022-09976-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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A variety of plant protein sources have been evaluated in aquafeeds. Crambe meal (CM) has potential for inclusion in fish diets because of its nutritional composition. This study evaluated the apparent digestibility coefficient (ADC) of crambe meal and its potential to partially replace soybean meal (SM) protein in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus diets. The ADC for dry matter, crude protein, ether extract, energy, amino acids, calcium and phosphorus of CM were assessed in fish (n = 80; 65.30 ± 5.32 g). Subsequently, an 80-day feeding trial was conducted with Nile tilapia (n = 140; 6.04 ± 0.25 g) randomly distributed in 20 experimental cages (70 L; seven fish cage-1) allocated in five circular tanks (1000 L) in a recirculation water system, to evaluate the effects of replacement of SM by CM (0, 6, 12, 18 and 24% in isonitrogenous and isoenergetic diets) on growth, blood parameters, fillet yield and proximal composition. The CM shows good digestibility of protein (0.824) and amino acids (0.844) by Nile tilapia and its inclusion in the diet does not affect carcass and fillet yield or proximal composition. Fish fed diets with 24.0% of the SM replaced by CM showed the worst weight gain and feed conversion rate. The protein efficiency ratio decreased in fish fed diets with 12.0, 18.0 and 24.0% of the SM replaced by CM. Hemoglobin, mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration, total plasma protein, glucose and alanine aminotransferase enzyme activity trend to increase at highest levels of CM in the diet. In conclusion, CM has high digestibility of protein and amino acids for Nile tilapia. However, anti-nutritional factors present in untreated CM interfere on the growth and nutrient utilization of Nile tilapia.
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- Hamilton Hisano
- Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Rodovia SP 340, Km 127,5, C.P. 69, Jaguariúna, 13918-110, SP, Brazil.
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- Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Rodovia SP 340, Km 127,5, C.P. 69, Jaguariúna, 13918-110, SP, Brazil
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Yu X, Chen L, Cui W, Xing B, Zhuang X, Zhang G. Effects of acute temperature and salinity changes, body length and starvation on the critical swimming speed of juvenile tiger puffer, Takifugu rubripes. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2018; 44:311-318. [PMID: 29082461 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-017-0436-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2016] [Accepted: 10/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The critical swimming speed (U crit, cm s-1) of juvenile tiger puffer Takifugu rubripes was determined under different temperatures (15, 21, 25 and 30 °C), salinities (5, 10, 20, 32 and 40), body lengths (3.32, 4.08, 5.06 and 5.74 cm) and starvation days (1, 3, 6 and 9 days). Acute temperature change, body length and starvation significantly influenced the U crit of tiger puffers, whereas acute salinity change had no significant effect. The U crit increased as the temperature increased from 15 to 30 °C. The U crit increased as the body length increased from 3.32 to 5.74 cm, whereas relative critical swimming speed (U crit', body length s-1) decreased. The relationship between the body length (l, cm) and U crit or U crit' can be described by the quadratic model as U crit = - 1.4088 l 2 + 16.976 l - 11.64, R 2 = 0.9698 (P < 0.01) or U crit' = - 0.1937 l 2 + 0.9504 l + 7.7666, R 2 = 0.9493 (P < 0.01). The U crit decreased as starvation days increased from 1 to 9 days. Low temperature and starvation can reduce the swimming ability of juvenile tiger puffers. Results can be of value in evaluating the swimming ability of juvenile tiger puffers, understanding ecological processes and improving the population enhancement of tiger puffers.
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- Xiaoming Yu
- Center for Marine Ranching Engineering Science Research of Liaoning, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Center for Marine Ranching Engineering Science Research of Liaoning, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Center for Marine Ranching Engineering Science Research of Liaoning, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Center for Marine Ranching Engineering Science Research of Liaoning, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Center for Marine Ranching Engineering Science Research of Liaoning, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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- Center for Marine Ranching Engineering Science Research of Liaoning, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China.
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Sibanda T, Selvarajan R, Tekere M. Urban effluent discharges as causes of public and environmental health concerns in South Africa's aquatic milieu. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:18301-17. [PMID: 26408112 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5416-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2015] [Accepted: 09/14/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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The water quality in South Africa's river systems is rapidly deteriorating as a consequence of increased discharge of wastewater effluents. The natural ability of rivers and reservoirs to trap toxic chemicals and nutrients in their sediments enables these systems to accumulate contaminants, altering the natural balance in environmental water quality, thereby raising a plethora of public and environmental health concerns. Impaired water quality has been linked to an array of problems in South Africa including massive fish mortalities, altered habitat template leading to the thinning of riverine macroinvertebrate diversity, shifts in microbial community structures with drastic ecological consequences and evolvement of antibiotic resistance genes that, under natural conditions, can be transferred to waterborne pathogens. Urban wastewater discharge has also been implicated in increased bioaccumulation of metals in edible plant parts, elevated concentrations of endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs), which are blamed for reduced fertility and increased cancer risk, excessive growth of toxic cyanobacteria and an increase in concentrations of pathogenic microorganisms which constitute a potential health threat to humans. However, despite the ecotoxicological hazards posed by wastewater effluents, ecotoxicological studies are currently underutilised in South African aquatic ecosystem assessments, and where they have been done, the observation is that ecotoxicological studies are mostly experimental and restricted to small study areas. More research is still needed to fully assess especially the ecotoxicological consequences of surface water pollution by urban wastewater effluents in South Africa. A review of the effects of urban effluent discharges that include domestic effluent mixed with industrial effluent and/or urban stormwater run-off is hereby presented.
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- Timothy Sibanda
- Department of Environmental Sciences, UNISA Florida Campus, PO Box 1710, Florida, South Africa.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, UNISA Florida Campus, PO Box 1710, Florida, South Africa
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, UNISA Florida Campus, PO Box 1710, Florida, South Africa
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Yu X, Xu C, Liu H, Xing B, Chen L, Zhang G. Effects of crude oil and dispersed crude oil on the critical swimming speed of puffer fish, Takifugu rubripes. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2015; 94:549-553. [PMID: 25733446 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1507-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 02/25/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In order to examine the effects of crude oil and dispersed crude oil (DCO) on the swimming ability of puffer fish, Takifugu rubripes, the critical swimming speeds (U crit) of fish exposed to different concentrations of water-soluble fraction (WSF) of crude oil and DCO solution were determined in a swimming flume. WSF and DCO significantly affected the U crit of puffer fish (p < 0.05). The U crit of puffer fish exposed to 136 mg L(-1) WSF and 56.4 mg L(-1) DCO decreased 48.7 % and 43.4 %, respectively. DCO was more toxic to puffer fish than WSF. These results suggested that crude oil and chemically dispersed oil could weaken the swimming ability of puffer fish.
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- Xiaoming Yu
- Center for Marine Ranching Engineering Science Research of Liaoning, Dalian Ocean University, Dalian, 116023, China
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Trevisan R, Uliano-Silva M, Franco JL, Posser T, Hoppe R, Farina M, Bainy ACD, Dafre AL. Confinement during field studies may jeopardize antioxidant and physiological responses of Nile tilapia to contaminants. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2013; 91:97-103. [PMID: 23937892 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2013.07.005] [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] [Received: 04/16/2012] [Revised: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 07/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This work evaluates the effects of caging, a known confinement stress, in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) during an environmental study in Cubatão river, southern Brazil. Caging animals for 7 days, regardless of being at the reference or at a contaminated site, resulted in lower levels of antioxidant-related defenses (glutathione, glutathione S-transferase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase) in liver and physiological parameters (blood glucose and lactate) as compared with free-swimming animals. Higher hepatic glutathione reductase activity and elevated Hb content could be associated to contaminant exposure. In conclusion, the confinement stress in caged Nile tilapia biochemical and physiological disturbances, acting as a confounding factor in field studies.
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- Rafael Trevisan
- Biochemistry Department, Federal University of Santa Catarina, 88040-900 Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
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Hanson N, Larsson Å. Biomarker analyses in caged and wild fish suggest exposure to pollutants in an urban area with a landfill. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2011; 26:315-324. [PMID: 20052770 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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An unexpectedly high frequency of skeletal deformations in brown trout has previously been observed in the brook Vallkärrabäcken in southern Sweden. Environmental pollutants from storm water and leachate from an old landfill have been suggested as responsible for the observed deformations. Biomarkers in farmed rainbow trout, placed in tanks with water supplied from the brook, were used to investigate if exposure to pollutants may induce toxic responses in fish. Furthermore, biomarkers were also measured in wild brown trout that were caught in the brook. The most important finding was that the hepatic ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity was five to seven times higher for rainbow trout and brown trout in exposed areas compared to reference sites (P<0.001). Analyses of bile in rainbow trout showed that the concentration of PAH-metabolites was two to three times higher (P<0.001) in the exposed areas. However, due to their smaller size and the feeding status, only insufficient amounts of bile could be retrieved from the wild brown trout. The study provides evidence for pollution in parts of Vallkärrabäcken. It is therefore possible that the previously observed high frequency of skeletal damage have been caused by pollutants. The methodology with farmed rainbow trout in flow through tanks worked well and provided more information about the occurrence of pollutants in Vallkärrabäcken than the data from brown trout. The main reasons for this were that the size and the feeding status of the fish could be controlled. This allowed a total of 21 biomarkers to be analyzed in farmed rainbow trout compared to only five in wild brown trout. Furthermore, the use of farmed fish eliminates the risk of migration, which may otherwise bias the data when wild fish are used.
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- Niklas Hanson
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 461, 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden.
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Yu X, Zhang X, Duan Y, Zhang P, Miao Z. Effects of temperature, salinity, body length, and starvation on the critical swimming speed of whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2010; 157:392-7. [PMID: 20732441 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2010.08.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2010] [Revised: 08/16/2010] [Accepted: 08/17/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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The critical swimming speed (U(crit), cms⁻¹) of whiteleg shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei, exposed to various temperatures (17, 20, 25, and 29 °C), salinities (20, 25, 30, 35, and 40), and starvation days (1, 4, and 8d), was determined in a flume tank. Body length (5.5, 6.6, 7.3, 9.4, and 10.0 cm) was also studied in relation to the U(crit). Temperature, salinity, body length and starvation significantly affected the U(crit) of whiteleg shrimp. The U(crit) increased as temperature increased from 17 to 29 °C. The relationship between temperature (t, °C) and U(crit) can be described by the linear model as U(crit)=1.5916t+0.8892, R²=0.9992 (P<0.01). The U(crit) increased and then decreased as salinity increased from 20 to 40. The optimum salinity and the corresponding maximum U(crit) are 36.17 and 42.87 cms⁻¹, respectively. The relationship between salinity (s) and U(crit) can be described by the quadratic model as U(crit)=-0.0171s²+1.2371s+20.497, R²=0.7667 (P=0.234). The U(crit) increased as body length increased from 5.5 to 10.0 cm, whereas relative critical swimming speed (U(crit)', BLs⁻¹) decreased. The relationship between body length (l, cm) and U(crit) or U(crit)' can be described by the quadratic model as U(crit)=-0.6233l²+12.302l-20.264, R²=0.9942 (P<0.01) or U(crit)'=-0.0514l²+0.5351l+3.8132, R²=0.9862 (P<0.05). The U(crit) decreased as starvation days increased from 1 to 8d. The relationship between starvation day (d, d) and U(crit) can be described by the quadratic model as U(crit)=-0.1262d²-0.0395d +40.979, R²=1. Low temperatures and salinity and starvation can reduce the swimming speed of whiteleg shrimp. Results can be of value in evaluating the locomotive ability, understanding ecological processes, and improving the capture and stock enhancement of whiteleg shrimp.
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- Xiaoming Yu
- The Key Laboratory of Mariculture, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao 266003, PR China
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Holmstrup M, Bindesbøl AM, Oostingh GJ, Duschl A, Scheil V, Köhler HR, Loureiro S, Soares AMVM, Ferreira ALG, Kienle C, Gerhardt A, Laskowski R, Kramarz PE, Bayley M, Svendsen C, Spurgeon DJ. Interactions between effects of environmental chemicals and natural stressors: a review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2010; 408:3746-62. [PMID: 19922980 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2009.10.067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 470] [Impact Index Per Article: 33.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2009] [Revised: 10/19/2009] [Accepted: 10/26/2009] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Ecotoxicological effect studies often expose test organisms under optimal environmental conditions. However, organisms in their natural settings rarely experience optimal conditions. On the contrary, during most of their lifetime they are forced to cope with sub-optimal conditions and occasionally with severe environmental stress. Interactions between the effects of a natural stressor and a toxicant can sometimes result in greater effects than expected from either of the stress types alone. The aim of the present review is to provide a synthesis of existing knowledge on the interactions between effects of "natural" and chemical (anthropogenic) stressors. More than 150 studies were evaluated covering stressors including heat, cold, desiccation, oxygen depletion, pathogens and immunomodulatory factors combined with a variety of environmental pollutants. This evaluation revealed that synergistic interactions between the effects of various natural stressors and toxicants are not uncommon phenomena. Thus, synergistic interactions were reported in more than 50% of the available studies on these interactions. Antagonistic interactions were also detected, but in fewer cases. Interestingly, about 70% of the tested chemicals were found to compromise the immune system of humans as judged from studies on human cell lines. The challenge for future studies will therefore be to include aspects of combined stressors in effect and risk assessment of chemicals in the environment.
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- Martin Holmstrup
- National Environmental Research Institute, Aarhus University, Department of Terrestrial Ecology, Vejlsøvej 25, DK-8600 Silkeborg, Denmark.
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Jin Y, Shu L, Sun L, Liu W, Fu Z. Temperature and photoperiod affect the endocrine disruption effects of ethinylestradiol, nonylphenol and their binary mixture in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2010; 151:258-63. [PMID: 19931644 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2009.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2009] [Revised: 11/11/2009] [Accepted: 11/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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We found that temperature and photoperiod significantly influence the transcription of the estrogen-responsive genes, vitellogenin1 (Vtg1), vitellogenin2 (Vtg2), estrogen receptor-alpha (ER alpha) and estrogen receptor-beta (ER beta), after a 21-day exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of 17 alpha-ethynylestradiol (EE2), nonylphenol (NP) and EE2 plus NP (EE2+NP). In general, gene transcription levels were higher as temperature and photoperiod length increased. The mRNA levels of Vtg1 in EE2 (10 ng/L) and EE2+NP (10 ng/L and 25 microg/L, respectively) groups were induced more than 10(4) times both in 21 degrees C-12L and 30 degrees C-14L groups, but only 369+/-23 and 178+/-59-fold induced in 12 degrees C-10L group compared to the control, respectively. Specifically, when exposed to a high concentration of NP (25 microg/L) for 21 days, the levels of all mRNAs examined were significantly increased (p<0.05) in the 21 degrees C-12L and the 30 degrees C-14L groups compared to the controls. However, no obvious induction in transcription was observed in the 12 degrees C-10L group. The results obtained in the present study clearly elucidate that temperature and photoperiod greatly influence the effect of EDCs, and thus suggest that to fully define the endocrine disruption effects seasonal and/or climate change effects must also be investigated.
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- Yuanxiang Jin
- College of Biological and Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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Critical swimming speed, tail-flip speed and physiological response to exercise fatigue in kuruma shrimp, Marsupenaeus japonicus. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2009; 153:120-4. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2009.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2008] [Revised: 01/18/2009] [Accepted: 01/19/2009] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Pereira R, Antunes SC, Gonçalves AMM, Marques SM, Gonçalves F, Ferreira F, Freitas AC, Rocha-Santos TAP, Diniz MS, Castro L, Peres I, Duarte AC. The effectiveness of a biological treatment with Rhizopus oryzae and of a photo-Fenton oxidation in the mitigation of toxicity of a bleached kraft pulp mill effluent. WATER RESEARCH 2009; 43:2471-2480. [PMID: 19345976 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2009.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2008] [Revised: 03/03/2009] [Accepted: 03/09/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Huge efforts have been made both in adopting more environmental-friendly bleaching processes, and in developing advanced oxidation processes and more effective biological treatments for the reduction of deleterious impacts of paper mill effluents. Even so, the success of such treatments is frequently reported in terms of chemical parameters without a proper evaluation of the effluent's toxicity mitigation. This is the first study reporting an exhaustive evaluation of the toxicity of a secondary bleached kraft pulp mill effluent, after either tertiary treatment with the soft-rot fungi Rhizopus oryzae or with a photo-Fenton oxidation, using a battery of freshwater species. As it has been reported the photo-Fenton/UV treatment has proved to be the most effective in reducing the colour and the COD (chemical oxygen demand) of the effluent. Nevertheless, extremely low EC(50) values were reported for almost all species, after this tertiary treatment. The treatment with R. oryzae was less effective in terms of colour removal and COD reduction, but proved to be the most promising in reducing toxicity.
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- R Pereira
- CESAM (Centro de Estudos do Ambiente e do Mar) & Departamento de Biologia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, Aveiro, Portugal.
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van den Heuvel MR, Landman MJ, Finley MA, West DW. Altered physiology of rainbow trout in response to modified energy intake combined with pulp and paper effluent exposure. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2008; 69:187-98. [PMID: 17604103 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.04.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2007] [Revised: 03/30/2007] [Accepted: 04/16/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Two experiments using rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) were conducted to examine the combined effects of energy intake as manipulated by ration and pulp and paper mill effluent exposure over either one, or two consecutive reproductive cycles. This study demonstrated that the level of energy intake affected the full range of measured parameters from energy allocation to somatic growth and the gonadal development, steroid production and hematology. Increasing ration level expectedly increased growth, condition, liver and gonad size. Female trout in the higher ration treatments produced more follicles and had larger eggs, investing the same relative proportion of total energy into ovarian development. Sex steroid levels and hematological parameters were also positively influenced by increasing ration level in males and females. By far, the most dramatic impact of reduced ration on reproduction was to substantially reduce the frequency of sexually maturing fish. The effects of effluent exposure were not as marked as those linked to ration level and typically did not manifest unless fish were exposed through two consecutive reproductive cycles. The physiological effects of pulp and paper effluent exposure observed in these experiments were not consistent between the two experiments conducted herein, nor were they consistent with previously observed impacts in similar experiments with this effluent. Effluent exposure over one reproductive cycle did not impact physiological parameters in trout. However, when effluent exposure was maintained over two reproductive cycles, a new pattern of effluent response emerged including increased condition factor in both sexes, a decrease in the potential ability of the blood of females to transport oxygen, and increased sex steroids and reproductive investment in males. Effluent was also observed to cause reduced growth in male trout over two years. The effects of ration on gonad and liver size were far more obvious and consistent when a longer exposure was employed, thus, it appears to take more than one full year for energy intake changes to be reflected in those particular physiological endpoints.
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- Michael R van den Heuvel
- Department of Biology, Canadian Rivers Institute, University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, Canada C1A 4P3.
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