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Li Y, Li H, Zhang R, Bing X. Toxicity of antimony to Daphnia magna: Influence of environmental factors, development of biotic ligand approach and biochemical response at environmental relevant concentrations. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 462:132738. [PMID: 37832444 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132738] [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: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/06/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Acute toxicity of antimony pentavalent to neonatal Daphnia magna and the influence of water quality parameters were investigated, and enzymatic activities of organisms at environmentally relevant levels of antimony were determined. EC50 values of antimony to neonatal D. magna were 90.3 and 63.8 mg/L at 24 and 48 h of exposure, respectively. Dissolved organic matter (FA and HA) and cation (Ca2+, Mg2+ or Na+) had significant protective effects on D. magna against antimony toxicity. With increasing pH in the range from 7.4 to 8.5, increase of EC50 were observed due to the competition of OH- on biotic ligands. Based on the biotic ligand model (BLM) concept, stability constants for the binding of Sb(OH)6- and OH- to the biotic ligand were estimated, and the Log [Formula: see text] - and LogKXOH- were 3.137 and 2.859, respectively. Moreover, antimony exposure in low concentrations significantly increased MDA levels and maybe exert oxidative stress to the organisms. Antimony can also induce toxicity in D. magna by affecting oxidative stress and neurotransmitter systems. The relatively comprehensive toxicological data can contribute to the toxicity prediction and ecological risk assessments of antimony.
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- Yue Li
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot 010021, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.
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- School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot 010021, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China; School of Ecology and Environment, Inner Mongolia University, Huhhot 010021, China
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Souza IDC, Morozesk M, Azevedo VC, Griboff J, Elliott M, Matsumoto ST, Monferrán MV, Wunderlin DA, Fernandes MN. Integrating chemical and biological data by chemometrics to evaluate detoxification responses of a neotropical bivalve to metal and metalloid contamination. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 340:139730. [PMID: 37574089 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139730] [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: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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Mangroves represent a challenge in monitoring studies due to their physical and chemical conditions under constant marine and anthropogenic influences. This study investigated metals/metalloids whole-body bioaccumulation (soft tissues) and the risk associated with their uptake, biochemical and morphological detoxification processes in gills and metals/metalloids immobilisation in shells of the neotropical sentinel oyster Crassostrea rhizophorae from two Brazilian estuarine sites. Biochemical and morphological responses indicated three main mechanisms: (1) catalase, superoxide dismutase and glutathione played important roles as the first defence against reactive oxygen species; (2) antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals, glutathione S-transferase, metallothionein prevent protein damage and (3) metals/metalloids sequestration into oyster shells as a mechanism of oyster detoxification. However, the estimated daily intake, target hazard quotient, and hazard index showed that the human consumption of oysters would not represent a human health risk. Among 14 analysed metals/metalloids, chemometrics indicate that Mn, As, Pb, Zn and Fe overload the antioxidant system leading to morphological alterations in gills. Overall, results indicated cellular vacuolization and increases in mucous cell density as defence mechanisms to prevent metals/metalloids accumulation and the reduction in gill cilia; these have long-term implications in respiration and feeding and, consequently, for growth and development. The integration of data from different sites and environmental conditions using chemometrics highlights the main biological patterns of detoxification from a neotropical estuarine bivalve, indicating the way in which species can cope with metals/metalloids contamination and its ecological consequences.
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- Iara da C Souza
- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (DCF/UFSCar), Ave. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil; Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Espírito Santo (DBV/UFES), Ave. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (DCF/UFSCar), Ave. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Dr, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.
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- Departamento Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, and CONICET, CIBICI, Ciudad Universitaria, Medina Allende Esq. Haya de La Torre S/n, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- School of Environmental Sciences, University of Hull, Hull, HU6 7RX, UK; International Estuarine & Coastal Specialists (IECS) Ltd. Leven, HU17 5LQ, UK.
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- Departamento de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal Do Espírito Santo (DBV/UFES), Ave. Fernando Ferrari, 514, 29075-910, Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.
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- Departamento Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, and CONICET, CIBICI, Ciudad Universitaria, Medina Allende Esq. Haya de La Torre S/n, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina; ICYTAC: Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Cdad. Universitaria, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- ICYTAC: Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología de Alimentos Córdoba, CONICET and Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Cdad. Universitaria, 5000, Córdoba, Argentina.
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Universidade Federal de São Carlos (DCF/UFSCar), Ave. Washington Luiz, Km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Oya-Silva LF, Guiloski IC, Vicari T, Deda B, Marcondes FR, Simeoni RD, Perussolo MC, Martino-Andrade AJ, Leme DM, de Assis HCS, Cestari MM. Evidence of genotoxicity, neurotoxicity, and antioxidant imbalance in silver catfish Rhamdia quelen after subchronic exposure to diisopentyl phthalate. MUTATION RESEARCH. GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2023; 892:503702. [PMID: 37973294 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2023.503702] [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: 09/30/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/27/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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Diisopentyl phthalate (DiPeP) is a plasticizer with significant offer and application in Brazilian industries. This is attributed to its origin, which is closely linked to the refining process of sugarcane for ethanol production in the country. In this work, we developed a model for trophic exposure to environmentally relevant doses (5, 25, and 125 ng/g of DiPeP) to identify possible target tissues and toxic effects promoted by subchronic exposure to DiPeP in a Neotropical catfish species (Rhamdia quelen). After thirty days of exposure, blood, liver, kidney, brain, and muscle were collected and studied regarding DNA damage in blood cells and biochemical analyses. The kidney was the most affected organ, as in the head kidney, genotoxicity was evidenced in all groups exposed to DiPeP. Besides, the caudal kidney showed a reduction in the superoxide dismutase and glutathione peroxidase activities as well as a reduced glutathione concentration. In the liver, exposure to 125 ng/g of DiPeP increased glutathione S-transferase activity and reduced glutathione levels. In muscle, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was reduced. However, in the brain, an increase in AChE activity was observed after the exposure to lowest doses. In contrast, a significant reduction of brain AChE activity after exposure to the highest dose was detected. The pronounced genotoxicity observed in head kidney cells is of concern, as it may compromise different functions performed by this organ (e.g., hematopoiesis, immune and endocrine functions). In our study, DiPeP proved to be a compound of environmental concern since we have evidenced its nephrotoxic and neurotoxic potential even in low doses.
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- Laís Fernanda Oya-Silva
- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Instituto de Pesquisa Pelé Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Instituto de Pesquisa Pelé Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Faculdades Pequeno Príncipe, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Laboratory of Endocrine and Animal Reproductive Physiology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Aquatic Toxicology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Lee JW, Jo AH, Lee DC, Choi CY, Kang JC, Kim JH. Review of cadmium toxicity effects on fish: Oxidative stress and immune responses. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 236:116600. [PMID: 37429393 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 06/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) in aquatic environments can cause environmental toxicity to fish and induce oxidative stress owing to an excessive production of reactive oxygen species in fish bodies. Fish have developed various antioxidant systems to protect themselves from reactive oxygen species; thus, a change in antioxidant responses in fish can be a criterion for evaluating oxidative stress resulting from Cd exposure. Because Cd exposure may be recognized as an exogenous substance by a fish body, it may lead to the stimulation or suppression of its immune system. Various immune responses can be assessed to evaluate Cd toxicity in fish. This review aimed to identify the impacts of Cd exposure on oxidative stress and immunotoxicity in fish as well as identify accurate indicators of Cd toxicity in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Ju-Wook Lee
- West Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Aquatic Life and Medical Science, Sun Moon University, Asan, South Korea
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- Shellfish Research Team, South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Tongyoung 53085, South Korea.
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- Division of Marine BioScience, Korea Maritime and Ocean University, Busan 49112, South Korea.
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- Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, South Korea.
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- Department of Marine Life Science, Jeju National University, Jeju 63243, South Korea.
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Das S, Kar I, Patra AK. Cadmium induced bioaccumulation, histopathology, gene regulation in fish and its amelioration - A review. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2023; 79:127202. [PMID: 37263063 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2023.127202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Different anthropogenic activities as well as natural sources contribute enormously towards various heavy metal contaminations in aquatic habitats. Cadmium (Cd) is one of most prevalent and toxic heavy metals with a long half life. Unlike terrestrial animals, exposure of Cd in fishes may happen not only through feeds but also from its habitat water. Bioaccumulation of Cd in fishes occurs in many tissues, but mainly in gill, liver, kidney, skin, and muscle. The concentrations of Cd in fish tissues depend upon the extent and duration of Cd exposure, species and age of fishes, dietary minerals and antioxidant concentrations, and habitat water quality. Specific histopathological observations in liver, kidney, and gill are useful to understand the effects of Cd, which could help to determine the ameliorating methods to be adopted. Exposure of Cd exerts several adverse effects on general growth and development, reproductive processes, osmoregulation, morphological and histological structures, stress tolerance, and endocrine system, mainly due to changes in biological functions induced by differential expressions of several genes related to oxidative stress, apoptosis, inflammation, immunosuppressions, genotoxicity, Cd chelation and carbohydrate metabolism. Chronic biomagnifications of Cd exceeding the permitted level may be harmful not only to the fishes itself but also to humans through food chains. Amelioration of such toxic heavy metal that has been categorized as a potent carcinogenic in humans is of utmost importance. Main modes of amelioration encompas reducing oxidative damages by promoting the antioxidative defenses, decreasing Cd absorption, increasing excretion through excretory system and improving the tolerance of fishes to Cd toxicity. Many amelioration measures such as use of minerals (for example, zinc, calcium, and iron), vitamins (vitamin C, A, and E), different herbs, probiotics and other agents (taurine, bentonite, chitosan, zeolite, and metallothionein) have been explored for their effective roles to reduce Cd bioaccumulation and toxicity symptoms in fishes. The present review discusses bioaccumulation of Cd, histopathological alterations, oxidative stress, synergism-antagonism, and gene regulation in different tissues, and its amelioration measures in fishes.
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- Srinibas Das
- Department of Fish Nutrition, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Avian Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal, India.
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- Department of Animal Nutrition, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
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Tao Y, He M, Chen B, Ruan G, Xu P, Xia Y, Song G, Bi Y, Hu B. Evaluation of Cd 2+ stress on Synechocystis sp. PCC6803 based on single-cell elemental accumulation and algal toxicological response. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 258:106499. [PMID: 36965429 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106499] [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: 12/16/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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With the development of single cell analysis techniques, the concept of precision toxicology has been proposed in recent years. Due to the heterogeneity of cells, we need to perform toxicological assessments on individual cells. Microalgae, one kind of important primary producers, play as a major pathway by which heavy metals enter the food chain and thus accumulate/transfer to higher trophic levels. Herein, the biosorption of Cd (Ex-Cd) and bioaccumulation of Cd (In-Cd) for Synechocystis sp. PCC 6803 were investigated by online 3D droplet microfluidic device combined with inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry detection. Meanwhile, the algal toxicological responses of the algae cell to Cd2+ exposure under different concentration (50, 100, and 150 μg L - 1) and time (15 min, 24, 48 and 96 h) were studied. Combining single-cell analysis with toxicological indicators, the toxicity mechanism of Cd2+to algal was discussed. The single cell analysis results revealed heterogeneity in cellular uptake of Cd2+. The proportion of Cd-containing cells and Cd content in single algal cells all reached the maximum at 24 h. The uptake of Cd2+ occurred within 15 min under all tested exposure concentrations and a large part of Cd2+ were adsorbed on the algal cells surface. The Pearson correlation analysis showed that cell density, chlorophyll a and carotenoids were significantly negatively correlated with Cd accumulation, whereas ROS level and SOD activity were significantly positively correlated with Cd accumulation. It suggested that Cd2+accumulated intracellular would show toxic effects on the algal cells and oxidative stress is the main mechanism of Cd toxicity to algal cells. This work promotes our understanding of the toxicological responses of microalgae under Cd stress at single cells level.
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- Yao Tao
- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.
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Liu XH, Pang X, Jin L, Pu DY, Wang ZJ, Zhang YG. Exposure to acute waterborne cadmium caused severe damage on lipid metabolism of freshwater fish, revealed by nuclear lipid droplet deposition in hepatocytes of rare minnow. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 257:106433. [PMID: 36841070 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a widely distributed aquatic toxic heavy metal with the potential to disrupt fish metabolism; however, more research is needed to clarify the underlying mechanisms. In the present study, rare minnows (Gobiocypris rarus) were used to detect the effects of cadmium on freshwater fish lipid metabolism and its underlying mechanism by histopathological observation, measurement of serum and liver biochemical indexes, and analysis of gene expression in terms of lipid oxidation, synthesis and transport. Here, severe damage, such as cytoplasmic lipid droplet (LD) accumulation, ectopic deposition of LDs, and the appearance of nuclear LDs (nLDs), was detected after exposure to 2.0 mg/L or higher concentrations (2.5 and 2.8 mg/L CdCl2) for 96 h. Other damage included abnormal increases in rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER) lamellae in a fingerprint or concentric circle pattern and necrosis of hepatocytes, and which was observed in the livers of fish exposed to 2.0 mg/L CdCl2.. Both hepatic and serum lipids, such as triglycerides and total cholesterol, were significantly increased after exposure to 2.0 mg/L CdCl2, as was serum lipase (LPS). Hepatic lipase and lipoprotein lipase remained unchanged, in accordance with the unchanged hepatic mRNA transcripts of PPARɑ. Furthermore, the mRNA transcripts of both SCD and SQLE were significantly decreased. Moreover, hepatic and serum low-density and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol showed significant changes, which were accompanied by a significant increase and decrease in hepatic APOAI and APOB100 mRNA levels, respectively. All the results indicate the presence of severe damage to hepatic lipid metabolism and that disrupted lipid transport may play a key role in the accumulation of hepatic LDs. In addition, the hepatic nLDs of nonmammalian vertebrates and their location across the nuclear envelope are intriguing, suggesting that large-size nLDs are a common marker for severe liver damage.
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- Xiao-Hong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, Southwest University School of Life Sciences, Chongqing 400715, China
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- College of Fisheries, Institute of Three Gorges Ecological Fisheries of Chongqing, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, Southwest University School of Life Sciences, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, Southwest University School of Life Sciences, Chongqing 400715, China
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, Southwest University School of Life Sciences, Chongqing 400715, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, Southwest University School of Life Sciences, Chongqing 400715, China.
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Silva AOFD, Bezerra V, Meletti PC, Simonato JD, Martinez CBDR. Cadmium effects on the freshwater teleost Prochilodus lineatus: Accumulation and biochemical, genotoxic, and behavioural biomarkers. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 99:104121. [PMID: 37030645 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 01/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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In order to evaluate the effects of Cd, juveniles of the Neotropical fish Prochilodus lineatus were exposed to 1 and 10 μg L-1 Cd, for 24 and 96 h. Fish exposed to Cd showed metal accumulation in the gills, kidney, and liver, an increase in DNA damage in erythrocytes, and an increase in lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the kidney. Cd exposure also caused a reduction in catalase activity, metallothionein induction, and LPO in the liver. Cd stimulated the swimming activity of exposed fish, resulting in longer swimming times and distances travelled, especially for the shortest exposure time. Changes in acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE) in the muscle and brain are probably related to these behavioural responses. These results show that Cd affects the functioning of several organs in P. lineatus, which is indicated by the genotoxic damage and changes in the AChE and swimming pattern of the exposed fish.
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- Alexandre Oliveira Fernandes da Silva
- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Laboratório de Ecofisiologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil; Centro de Ciências Humanas e da Educação, Universidade Estadual do Norte do Paraná (UENP), Jacarezinho, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Laboratório de Ecofisiologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Laboratório de Ecofisiologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Laboratório de Ecofisiologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Fisiológicas, Laboratório de Ecofisiologia Animal, Universidade Estadual de Londrina (UEL), Londrina, Paraná, Brazil.
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Viana LF, Crispim BDA, Kummrow F, Nascimento VAD, Melo ESDP, de Lima NA, Barufatti A. Bioaccumulation, genotoxicity, and risks to native fish species from inorganic contaminants in the Pantanal Sul-Mato-Grossense, Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 314:120204. [PMID: 36210584 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The Aquidauana River is one of the most important rivers in the Pantanal region, Brazil. However, its waters have been contaminated by nearby anthropogenic activities, threatening native fish species. In this study, our objectives were: 1) to determine the concentrations of Al, As, Cd, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn in water and sediment samples from the Aquidauana River and to assess the risks posed to aquatic biota; 2) to quantify the concentration of these elements in muscle and liver tissue samples from four native fish species; 3) to evaluate the potential bioaccumulation of inorganic elements in the muscles and liver; and 4) to investigate genotoxicity biomarkers and their association with the inorganic element concentrations present in the muscle tissue. Water and fish samples were collected in November 2020. The concentrations of Al, As, Cd, Cu, Fe, and Pb in the water samples were in disagreement with the Brazilian legislation and presented risks to the aquatic biota. In terms of mixtures of inorganic elements, there was a great increase in the risk to biota. The As concentration did not meet the Brazilian standard for sediments in the sample collected at sampling site 6. The concentrations of Cd and Pb in the muscle tissue of Hypostomus regani, Prochilodus lineatus, Brycon hilarii, and Mylossoma duriventre exceeded the Brazilian standards for human consumption. H. regani showed greater genotoxic damage, and the higher the Al and Fe concentrations in the muscle tissue, the higher the frequencies of lobulated nuclei and nuclear invaginations. Together, our results demonstrate the negative impacts on native fish species from the Aquidauana River contamination and indicate risks to Pantanal biodiversity.
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- Lucilene Finoto Viana
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Biodiversidade e Meio Ambiente (PPGBMA), Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais (FCBA), Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD), Rod. Dourados Itahum, Km 12, Dourados, MS, 79804970, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Biodiversidade e Meio Ambiente (PPGBMA), Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais (FCBA), Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD), Rod. Dourados Itahum, Km 12, Dourados, MS, 79804970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Instituto de Ciências Ambientais, Químicas e Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp) - Campus Diadema, Rua São Nicolau, 210, Diadema, SP, 09913030, Brazil
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- Group of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, 79079900, Brazil
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- Group of Spectroscopy and Bioinformatics Applied Biodiversity and Health (GEBABS), Graduate Program in Health and Development in the Central-West Region of Brazil, Federal University of Mato Grosso Do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, 79079900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciência e Tecnologia Ambiental (PPGCTA), Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia - FACET, Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD), Rod. Dourados Itahum Km 12, Dourados, MS, Brazil, 79804970
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Biodiversidade e Meio Ambiente (PPGBMA), Faculdade de Ciências Biológicas e Ambientais (FCBA), Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados (UFGD), Rod. Dourados Itahum, Km 12, Dourados, MS, 79804970, Brazil
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Liu Y, Chen Q, Li Y, Bi L, Jin L, Peng R. Toxic Effects of Cadmium on Fish. TOXICS 2022; 10:622. [PMID: 36287901 PMCID: PMC9608472 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10100622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 10/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Large amounts of enriched cadmium (Cd) in the environment seriously threatens the healthy and sustainable development of the aquaculture industry and greatly restricts the development of the food processing industry. Studying the distribution and toxic effects of Cd in fish, as well as the possible toxic effects of Cd on the human body, is very significant. A large number of studies have shown that the accumulation and distribution of Cd in fish are biologically specific, cause tissue differences, and seriously damage the integrity of tissue structure and function, the antioxidant defense system, the reproductive regulation system, and the immune system. The physiological, biochemical, enzyme, molecular, and gene expression levels change with different concentrations and times of Cd exposure, and these changes are closely related to the target sites of Cd action and tissues in fish. Therefore, the toxic effects of Cd on fish occur with multiple tissues, systems, and levels.
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Spindola Vilela CL, Damasceno TL, Thomas T, Peixoto RS. Global qualitative and quantitative distribution of micropollutants in the deep sea. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 307:119414. [PMID: 35598814 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119414] [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: 02/06/2022] [Revised: 04/28/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Micropollutants (MPs) include a wide range of biological disruptors that can be toxic to wildlife and humans at very low concentrations (<1 μg/L). These mainly anthropogenic pollutants have been widely detected in different areas of the planet, including the deep sea, and have impacts on marine life. Because of this potential toxicity, the global distribution, quantity, incidence, and potential impacts of deep-sea MPs were investigated in a systematic review of the literature. The results showed that MPs have reached different zones of the ocean and are more frequently reported in the Northern Hemisphere, where higher concentrations are found. MPs are also concentrated in depths up to 3000 m, where they are also more frequently studied, but also extend deeper than 10,000 m. Potentially toxic metals (PTMs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDTs), organotins, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were identified as the most prevalent and widely distributed MPs at ≥200 m depth. PTMs are widely distributed in the deep sea in high concentrations; aluminum is the most prevalent up to 3000 m depth, followed by zinc and copper. PCBs, organotins, hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), PAHs, and phenols were detected accumulated in both organisms and environmental samples above legislated thresholds or known toxicity levels. Our assessment indicated that the deep sea can be considered a sink for MPs.
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- Caren Leite Spindola Vilela
- Department of General Microbiology, Paulo de Goes Institute of Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Department of General Microbiology, Paulo de Goes Institute of Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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- Centre for Marine Science and Innovation & School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Department of General Microbiology, Paulo de Goes Institute of Microbiology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Red Sea Research Center (RSRC), Division of Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia.
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Guo W, Gao B, Zhang X, Ren Q, Xie D, Liang J, Li H, Wang X, Zhang Y, Liu S, Nie G. Distinct responses from triglyceride and cholesterol metabolism in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) upon environmental cadmium exposure. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 249:106239. [PMID: 35863253 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2022] [Revised: 07/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Due to high persistence and bioavailability, Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most prevalent environmental contaminants, posing an elevating threat to the ecosystems. It has been evidenced that high-dose Cd elicits deleterious effects on aquatic organisms, but the potential toxicities of Cd at environmentally relevant concentrations remains underappreciated. In this study, we used common carp to investigate how environmental Cd exposure affects triglyceride (TG) and cholesterol metabolism and underlying mechanisms. The data indicated that Cd resulted in the shift of TG from the liver to blood and the movement of cholesterol in the opposite direction, ultimately giving rise to the storage of crude lipid in liver and muscle, especially hepatic cholesterol retention. Cholesterol, instead of TG, became the principal cause during the progression of hepatic lipid accumulation. Mechanistic investigations at transcriptional and translational levels further substantiated that Cd blocked hepatic biosynthesis of TG and enhanced TG efflux out of the liver and fatty acid β-oxidation, which collectively led to the compromised TG metabolism in the liver and accelerated TG export to the serum. Additionally, strengthened synthesis, retarded export and oxidation of cholesterol detailed the hepatic prominent cholesterol retention. Taken together, our results demonstrated that environmental exposure to Cd perturbed lipid metabolism through triggering distinct responses from hepatic TG and cholesterol homeostasis. These indicated that environmental factors (such as waterborne Cd) could be a potential contributor to the prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty-liver disease in aquaculture and more efforts should be devoted to the ecological risk assessment of pollutants under environmental scenarios.
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- Wenli Guo
- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- College of Marine Sciences of South China Agricultural University & Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- College of Fisheries, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China; Engineering Technology Research Center of Henan Province for Aquatic Animal Cultivation, Henan Normal University, Xinxiang 453007, China.
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Cano-Rocabayera O, Monroy M, Moncaleano-Niño ÁM, Gómez-Cubillos MC, Ahrens MJ. An integrated biomarker approach: Non-monotonic responses to cadmium exposure in the suckermouth catfish Hypostomus plecostomus. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2022; 248:106193. [PMID: 35588581 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106193] [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: 11/07/2021] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Environmental risk assessment in aquatic ecosystems typically uses biomarkers to detect interactions between potential hazards and biological systems. Next to knowing environmental contaminant levels in tissues and the environment, it is important to link to potentially deleterious effects at higher levels of biological organization such as biochemistry, physiology, and overall health status. In this laboratory study we assessed the toxicity of waterborne cadmium (Cd) over an exposure range of 0 - 100 µg l-1 for nine days to the loricariid suckermouth catfish Hypostomus plecostomus. We evaluated the integrated response of the fish at the biochemical to physiological level by means of a suite of tissue biomarkers of exposure and effects, including Cd concentrations in gills, liver metallothioneins (MT) and cholinesterase activity (ChE) in brain, before and after the inhibition of the alkaloid eserine, as well as whole-fish resting oxygen consumption rates and ingestion rate. Tissue biomarkers (MT and ChE) showed a non-monotonic relationship, with maximum/minimum responses at intermediate doses. i.e. 10 and 50 µg l-1, whereas biomarker responses of fish exposed at 100 µg l-1 more closely resembled biomarker responses seen at lower concentrations (< 10 µg l-1). Conversely, the oxygen consumption rate peaked at 100 µg l-1, suggesting a higher metabolic cost for higher metal exposure, with no significant correlation with fish body condition and food intake. Integrated Biomarker Response (IBR) values peaked at the intermediate exposure concentration of 50 µg l-1 Cd. The non-monotonic dose-response of the biochemical biomarkers of exposure, together with the higher metabolic rates of fish exposed to 50 - 100 µg l-1 of Cd and the non-significant effects on the more relevant physiological and histological variables suggests that H. plecostomus is capable of biochemically and physiologically regulating moderately high Cd concentrations, thus representing a suitable indicator organism to monitor metal pollution by Cd.
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- Oriol Cano-Rocabayera
- Department Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Goethe University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, Germany; Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA.
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Bogotá, Carrera 45 No. 26-85, Bogotá, 111321, Colombia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Carrera 4 No. 22-61, Bogota, Colombia; Department of Biology, Ichthyology Laboratory, Ecology and Systematics Unit (UNESIS), Pontifical Javeriana University, Transversal 4 No. 42-00, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Carrera 4 No. 22-61, Bogota, Colombia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Universidad de Bogotá Jorge Tadeo Lozano, Carrera 4 No. 22-61, Bogota, Colombia
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Wang S, Xie S, Zhang C, Pan Z, Sun D, Zhou A, Xu G, Zou J. Interactions effects of nano-microplastics and heavy metals in hybrid snakehead (Channa maculata ♀ × Channa argus ♂). FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 124:74-81. [PMID: 35378307 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 03/29/2022] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The interaction between microplastics and contaminants has potentially generated new undefined risks on animals and ecosystems, and nano-microplastics are considered to be more harmful than microplastics. This experiment investigated the interactions and effects of nano-microplastics with heavy metals cadmium in hybrid snakehead. Different concentrations of nano-microplastics 80 nm (50 μg/L and 500 μg/L) and Cd (50 μg/L) were used for exposure, and four sampling points were set for 24 h, 48 h, 96 h and clear-48 h. Results indicated that the morphology of gill was altered under the influence of nano-microplastics and cadmium, and the damage was aggravated with time. Nano-microplastics and Cd can cause oxidative damage to fish liver partly by effect the activities of antioxidant enzyme, and significantly suppressed the expressions of genes related to the inflammation (IL-1β and TNF-α) and as well as significantly up-regulated the expression of genes HSP70 and SOD. Additionally, the mRNA levels of MT gene can be speculated that the heavy metal cadmium may accumulated in the body over time. And the concentration of heavy metals will also affect their accumulation in the body. Our study elucidated the nano-microplastics and Cd will increase the impact on environmental and organisms that the nano-microplastics contribute to the bioaccumulation of metals, which served as a new support for study the interaction between environmental contaminants.
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- Shaodan Wang
- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Region on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Region on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Region on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Region on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Region on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Region on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Applied Microbiology Southern China, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Microbial Culture Collection and Application, Institute of Microbiology, Guangdong Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, 510070, China.
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- Joint Laboratory of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong Region on Marine Bioresource Conservation and Exploitation, College of Marine Sciences, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Bezerra V, Risso WE, Martinez CBDR, Simonato JD. Can Lemna minor mitigate the effects of cadmium and nickel exposure in a Neotropical fish? ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 92:103862. [PMID: 35405334 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2022.103862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 04/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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We aimed to evaluate if Lemna minor can mitigate the observed effects of cadmium (Cd) and nickel (Ni) exposure in Prochilodus lineatus. Fish were exposed for 96 h to 20 µg L-1 of Cd, 1.5 mg L-1 of Ni, or to a mixture of these two metals. In all tests, one group was exposed to the metals with duckweed on the water surface, and other group was exposed only to the metals, without plants. After each exposure, samples of P. lineatus tissues were collected to evaluate multiple biomarkers. Duckweed prevented bioaccumulation in some fish tissues and attenuated changes in acetylcholinesterase activity, increases in erythrocytic nuclear abnormality frequency, and hyperglycemia. However, the changes in plasma ion concentrations, reduction in activity of ion transport enzymes, and histological damage were not mitigated. Therefore, we concluded that L. minor partially attenuates the effects caused by Cd and Ni exposure.
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- Vanessa Bezerra
- Department of Physiological Sciences, Londrina State University, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Km 380, s/n - Campus Universitário, Londrina, PR CP 86057-970, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Londrina State University, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Km 380, s/n - Campus Universitário, Londrina, PR CP 86057-970, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Londrina State University, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Km 380, s/n - Campus Universitário, Londrina, PR CP 86057-970, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiological Sciences, Londrina State University, Rodovia Celso Garcia Cid, Km 380, s/n - Campus Universitário, Londrina, PR CP 86057-970, Brazil.
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Raissy M, Ansari M, Chaleshtori RS, Mahdavi V, Hadian Z, Lorenzo JM, Conti GO, Huseyn E, Khaneghah AM. A systematic review of the concentration of potentially toxic elements in fish from the Persian Gulf: A health risk assessment study. Food Chem Toxicol 2022; 163:112968. [PMID: 35351590 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.112968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2021] [Revised: 03/18/2022] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fish as a critical food source is responsible for supplying nearly 20% of the average per capita animal protein for 3.2 billion people worldwide. However, oral exposure to potentially toxic elements (PTE) such as mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and arsenic (As) through marine fish consumption can cause health risks in consumers. This study aimed to collect information among databases (2000-2020), including ScienceDirect, PubMed, SCOPUS, EMBASE, and Google Scholar, regarding the concentration of PTEs in different types of fish from the Persian Gulf. In this regard, thirty articles containing 266 samples were included in the current systematic review. In addition, the non-carcinogenic risk caused by ingestion of PTEs via consumption of fish was calculated. The average PTE concentrations in fish muscles were presented in the following order: As (0.37 mg/kg ww) > Pb (0.20 mg/kg ww) > Cd (0.17 mg/kg ww) > Hg (0.13 mg/kg ww). However, the mean concentration of PTEs was below the defined level by the World Health Organization, and the findings revealed that the calculated average daily dose (ADD) for Cd and Pb in Iranian children and adult consumers was lower than the reference dose (RfD), whereas the ADD of Hg was higher than the RfD for children consumers. The total target hazard quotient for Iranian and children consumers was >1. The excess lifetime cancer risk values for Pb were safe, unlike those for Cd, which were in an unsafe range (>10-4) for consumers.
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- Mehdi Raissy
- Department of Aquatic Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
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- Young Researchers and Elite Club, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran; Department of Fisheries Agriculture Jahad Institution, Shahrekord, Iran
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- Research Center for Biochemistry and Nutrition in Metabolic Diseases, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran.
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- Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), P.O. Box 1475744741, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Food Technology Research, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Faculty of Nutrition Sciences and Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Centro Tecnológico de la Carne de Galicia, Avda. Galicia nº 4, Parque Tecnológico de Galicia, San Cibrao das Viñas, 32900, Ourense, Spain; Universidade de Vigo, Área de Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad de Ciencias de Ourense, 32004, Ourense, Spain
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- Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratory, Department of Medical, Surgical Sciences and Advanced Technologies "G.F. Ingrassia," University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Research Laboratory of Intelligent Control and Decision-Making Systems in Industry and Economics, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University, 20 Azadlig Ave., Baku, AZ1010, Azerbaijan
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Lee DC, Choi YJ, Kim JH. Toxic effects of waterborne cadmium exposure on hematological parameters, oxidative stress, neurotoxicity, and heat shock protein 70 in juvenile olive flounder, Paralichthysolivaceus. FISH & SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY 2022; 122:476-483. [PMID: 35176470 DOI: 10.1016/j.fsi.2022.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cadmium-induced toxicity can affect fish embryo development, ion homeostasis regulation, energy metabolism, maturation and growth, stress response, and immunity. However, studies on the toxic effects of cadmium exposure to aquatic animals, particularly olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus), are limited. In this study, juvenile P. olivaceus (mean length, 12.9 ± 1.3 cm; mean weight, 23.1 ± 3.2 g) was exposed to waterborne cadmium (0, 50, 100, 200, and 400 μg/L) for 10 d. Hematological parameters, including hematocrit value and hemoglobin level, in P. olivaceus were significantly decreased after waterborne cadmium exposure. Plasma components such as calcium, glucose, cholesterol, glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase, and glutamic-pyruvic transaminase were significantly altered via cadmium exposure. The activities of antioxidant enzymes, such as superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione S-transferase, were significantly altered in P. olivaceus after cadmium exposure. Acetylcholinesterase activity was significantly inhibited upon waterborne cadmium exposure. Hepatic heat shock protein 70 was significantly upregulated in P. olivaceus after waterborne cadmium exposure. Therefore, waterborne cadmium at concentrations of >100 or 200 μg/L can induce physiological toxicity in P. olivaceus via changes in hematological parameters, antioxidant enzymes, neurotransmitters, and stress indicators.
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- Deok-Chan Lee
- Aquaculture Industry Research Division, South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Yeosu, South Korea
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- Aquaculture Industry Research Division, South Sea Fisheries Research Institute, National Institute of Fisheries Science, Yeosu, South Korea.
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- Sun Moon University, Department of Aquatic Life and Medical Science, Asan-si, South Korea.
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Vicentini M, Fernandes LDSP, Marques AEML, Osório FHT, Baika LM, Risso WE, Martinez CBDR, Grassi MT, Fávaro LF, Mela M, Cestari MM, Silva de Assis HC. Effects of cadmium on the female reproductive axis of a Neotropical fish. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 286:131639. [PMID: 34346330 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Metals are one of the contaminants released from the increase of anthropic activities. They can be classified as endocrine disruptors once they can affect the reproductive parameters of different organisms. The aim of the study was to evaluate the potential effects of cadmium on regulatory reproduction axis (Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal-Liver, the HPGL axis) in females of Rhamdia quelen exposed to nominal concentrations of 0.1; 1; 10 and 100 μg.L-1 of cadmium. After 15 days, tissues were collected for hormonal quantification, brain aromatase (cyp19a1b), hepatic vitellogenin (vtg) gene expression, and biomarkers analysis. Cadmium was quantified in water, gonad and liver samples. The plasma levels of estradiol, testosterone and gonad and hepatosomatic indexes did not changed after Cd exposure. The cyp19a1b was not different among the groups. Cadmium was detected at higher concentrations in the liver compared to the gonads. No genotoxicity was observed, only erythrocytes nuclear alterations. Metallothionein was reduced at 10 μg.L-1 in the liver and 10 and 100 μg.L-1 in the gonad. Hepatic superoxide dismutase activity increased and this can lead to a hydrogen peroxide increase, one of reactive oxygen species. This increase without a compensation of other enzymes of the antioxidant system can lead to lipoperoxidation, as occurred at 100 μg.L-1. Hepatic vitellogenin gene expression increased as well as the injury index at 0,1 and 100 μg.L-1. The tested cadmium concentrations have been found in the freshwater ecosystems and can affect the female reproductive regulation axis HPGL of the Neotropical species R. quelen.
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- Maiara Vicentini
- Ecology and Conservation Post-Graduation Program, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil; Pharmacology Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
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- Genetics Department, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
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Nascimento K, Baldissera MD, Souza CDF, Brum GFD, Ramos AP, Riéffel RC, Pappis L, Filho WPDS, Gundel A, Machado AK, Ourique AF, Baldisserotto B, Silva JEPD, Sagrillo MR. Evaluation of the in vivo safety of tucumã oil nanocapsules in an experimental model of silver catfish Rhamdia quelen. Nat Prod Res 2022; 36:649-653. [PMID: 32662359 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2020.1793150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxicity of tucumã oil nanocapsules from the Amazon region in silver catfish, Rhamdia quelen. Fish were exposed to water treated with different concentrations of tucumã nanocapsules, white, solubilized oil and surfactant vehicles. After three days of exposure, fish were euthanized and liver, gills and brain removed for analysis of the dichlorofluorescein, nitric oxide and PicoGreen® assays. Plasma was collected for assay of hepatic transaminases. The nanocapsules had a diameter of 221 ± 1.27 nm, confirmed by atomic force microscopy. The oil nanocapsules were not toxic to this species of fish, but white nanocapsules and surfactant increased the levels of reactive oxygen species. Thus, nanocapsules are promising for the transport of tucumã oil. In view of the anti-inflammatory properties of this oil, it is possible to envisage its application in skin diseases for example, since they present essentially inflammatory conditions.HighlightsThe most abundant carotenoid in tucumã oil was all-trans-beta-carotene.Nanocapsules are good carriers for tucumã oil.Tucumã oil nanocapsules does nothas toxicity effect in catfish.
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- Kátia Nascimento
- Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Pharmacology Graduate Program, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nanosciences, Center for Technological Sciences, Franciscan University (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nanosciences, Center for Technological Sciences, Franciscan University (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nanosciences, Center for Technological Sciences, Franciscan University (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nanosciences, Center for Technological Sciences, Franciscan University (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Pampa Federal University (UNIPAMPA), Bagé, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nanosciences, Center for Technological Sciences, Franciscan University (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nanosciences, Center for Technological Sciences, Franciscan University (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Pharmacology Graduate Program, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Pharmaceutical Sciences Graduate Program, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Nanosciences, Center for Technological Sciences, Franciscan University (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Rosa IFD, Oliveira DJD, Cruz VPD, Ashikaga FY, Costa GO, Doretto LB, Senhorini JA, Rocha RDC, Foresti FP, Oliveira C, Foresti F. Temporal genetic structure of a stock of Prochilodus lineatus (Characiformes: Prochilodontidae) in the Mogi-Guaçu River ecosystem, São Paulo, Brazil. NEOTROPICAL ICHTHYOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-2021-0156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Abstract Prochilodus lineatus is a species of migratory fish widely distributed in the Paraná River basin, found mainly in the Grande, Pardo and Mogi-Guaçu rivers located in a well-developed region of the state of São Paulo. This study analyzes the genetic diversity and population structure in shoals of P. lineatus based on temporal analysis of specimens sampled over the years 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010, and 2015 in the Mogi-Guaçu River, São Paulo, at the region of Cachoeira de Emas. Genetic analysis performed using the D-Loop and seven microsatellite marker revealed significant genetic variability in all sampled groups. Moderate levels of structuring between groups were identified with the microsatellite markers (Fst = 0.14), while the mitochondrial marker did not reveal patterns of genetic structuring (Fst = 0.01). The genetic variability fluctuated over time, characterizing patterns of structuring among the analyzed samples. The occurrence of environmental alterations resulting in increased mortality rates, as well as changes in the water level in the ecosystem, among other factors, could determine changes in the reproductive behavior of species. The lack of favorable environmental conditions for reproduction in the basin, as reflected by tests of population bottlenecks, could have resulted in the differentiation of populations of P. lineatus over time.
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- Ivana F. da Rosa
- Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Brazil
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- Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho”, Brazil
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Mosbah A, Dhaouadi R, Abdeljelil NB, Guerbej H, Banni M. Multifactorial Screening Reveals New Insight into Early Cadmium Exposure and Garlic Interactions in Dicentrarchus labrax. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:4759-4771. [PMID: 33586117 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-021-02592-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Environmental pollutants and especially metal trace elements remain an unmitigated threat to the overall life support system. Their chemical stability and accumulation pattern in the ecosystem make them a persistent hazard. This study aims to characterize the early cadmium (Cd) histological and hematological alterations and their corresponding plasma indicators in the Mediterranean sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). We also assessed garlic potential to prevent cadmium toxicity. For this purpose, 200 fish of 55 g mean weight were separated into 3 cylindroconical fiberglass tanks of 500-L capacity, each with a stocking density of 4 kg m-3. The fish were regularly hand-fed 0% (control group), 2%, and 6% garlic-supplemented diets to apparent satiation twice a day for 1 month. At the end of the experiment, we injected 22.2 mM cadmium (CdCl2) intraperitoneally to the experimental groups and a placebo solution (9% NaCl) to the control groups; liver, kidney, heart, and blood tissue alterations were monitored with a full screening of their plasmatic indicators, 24 h before and 48 h after Cd injection. Subsequently, whole blood count and blood smears were performed to follow up on Cd-induced vascular damages. Our data showed that Cd induced thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, leading to widespread bleeding and cellular alterations in the targeted tissues. These alterations were associated with an obvious normochromic normocytic anemia in favor of microangiopathic hemolytic anemia. Cd injection has also seriously inhibited the overall enzymatic activities triggering a metabolic shift. Although garlic supplementation had little effect on cadmium-induced alterations, it significantly reduced biomass dispersion. Our data is the first evidence of the cadmium versatile toxicity involving vascular alterations as a central and a leading cause of the overall parenchymal lesions. Cd toxicity was associated with a specific enzymatic signature, which must be considered during the interpretation.
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- Amine Mosbah
- Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Sousse University, 4042, Chott Mariem, Tunisia.
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- Laboratory of Ichthyology, National School of Veterinary Medicine, Manouba University, 2010, Manouba, Tunisia
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- Department of Pathology, Fattouma Bourguiba University Hospital, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia
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- National Institute of Marine Sciences and Technologies, Monastir Center, Monastir, Tunisia
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- Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Sousse University, 4042, Chott Mariem, Tunisia
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Thai VN, Dehbandi R, Fakhri Y, Sarafraz M, Nematolahi A, Dehghani SS, Gholizadeh A, Mousavi Khaneghah A. Potentially Toxic Elements (PTEs) in the Fillet of Narrow-Barred Spanish Mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson): a Global Systematic Review, Meta-analysis and Risk Assessment. Biol Trace Elem Res 2021; 199:3497-3509. [PMID: 33180263 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-020-02476-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The contamination of seafood like narrow-barred Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus commerson) fillets by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has converted to worldwide health concerns. In this regard, the related citations regarding the concentration of PTEs in fillets of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel were collected through some of the international databases such as Scopus, Cochrane, PubMed, and Scientific Information Database (SID) up to 10 March 2020. The concentration of PTEs in fillets of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel fish was meta-analyzed and the health risk (non-carcinogenic risk) was estimated by the total target hazard quotient (TTHQ). The meta-analysis of data indicated that the rank order of PTEs in fillet of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel was Fe (10,853.29 μg/kg-ww) > Zn (4007.00 μg/kg-ww) > Cu (1005.66 μg/kg-ww) > total Cr (544.14 μg/kg-ww) > Mn (515.93 μg/kg-ww) > Ni (409.90 μg/kg-ww) > Pb (180.99 μg/kg-ww) > As (93.11 μg/kg-ww) > methyl Hg (66.60 μg/kg-ww) > Cd (66.03 μg/kg-ww). The rank order of health risk assessment based on the country by the aid of TTHQ for adult consumers was Malaysia (0.22251) > Philippines (0.21912) > Egypt (0.08684) > Taiwan (0.07430) > Bahrain (0.04893) > Iran (0.03528) > China (0.00620) > Pakistan (0.00316) > Yemen (0.00157) > India (0.00073). In addition, the rank order of health risk assessment based on the country by the aid of TTHQ for child consumers was Malaysia (1.03838) > Philippines (1.02257) > Egypt (0.40523) > Taiwan (0.34674) > Bahrain (0.22832) > Iran (0.16466) > China (0.02892) > Pakistan (0.01474) > Yemen (0.00731) > India (0.00340). Therefore, the children in Malaysia and the Philippines were at considerable non-carcinogenic risk. Hence, approaching the recommended control plans in order to decrease the non-carcinogenic risk associated with the ingestion of PTEs via the consumption of narrow-barred Spanish mackerel fish fillets is crucial.
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- Van Nam Thai
- Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology (HUTECH) 475A, Dien Bien Phu, Ward 25, Binh Thanh District, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Health Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Health, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
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- Food Health Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
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- Environmental Health Research Center, Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Faculty of Health, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
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- Department of Food Safety and Hygiene, School of Health, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Student Research Committee, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran
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- Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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Millán-Ocampo D, Porcayo-Calderón J, Álvarez-Gallegos A, Solís-Pérez J, Hernández-Pérez J, Silva-Martínez S. Electrochemical deposition of copper using a modified electrode with polyaniline film: Experimental analysis and ANN-based prediction. J Taiwan Inst Chem Eng 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jtice.2021.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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de Moraes Calado SL, Salgado LD, Santos GS, da Silva Carvalho Neto F, de Menezes MS. Trace metals in estuarine organisms from a port region in southern Brazil: consumption risk to the local population. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:5283-5295. [PMID: 32960446 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10836-7] [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: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Metal contamination is a threat to estuarine environments. They can accumulate in the food chain and cause toxic effects on aquatic organisms and human health. This study evaluated the concentrations of metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in aquatic organisms of Antonina Bay (southern Brazil) to analyze whether the metal concentrations were in accordance with Brazilian food legislation and estimate the human risk of local seafood consumption. All analyzed organisms (Centropomus parallelus, Mugil curema, Genidens genidens, Crassostrea brasiliana, and Xiphopenaeus kroyeri) showed traces of metals in their tissues with different metal concentrations among species. Metal concentrations were generally higher in oyster C. brasiliana, and biomagnification was not observed. Cr and Zn concentrations were above the limits established by legislation for all species in at least one sample. The concentrations of the other metals were within permitted levels. However, concentrations of Cd, Cr, Fe, and Zn posed a human consumption risk. In general, the C. brasiliana oyster presented the highest risk for human consumption, probably due to its filtering habit. Thus, the results indicated that metal concentrations in the tissues of the Antonina Bay seafood can pose a risk to human health, and this chronic exposure to metals also can cause toxic effects on local aquatic biota.
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- Sabrina Loise de Moraes Calado
- Ecology and Conservation Post-Graduation Program, Federal University of Paraná, P. O. Box 19031, Curitiba, Paraná, 81530-980, Brazil.
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- Ecology and Conservation Post-Graduation Program, Federal University of Paraná, P. O. Box 19031, Curitiba, Paraná, 81530-980, Brazil
- Cananéia Research Institute, Cananéia, São Paulo, 11990-000, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, P. O. Box 19031, Curitiba, Paraná, 81530-980, Brazil
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Oya-Silva LF, Vicari T, Rodrigo Disner G, Lirola JR, Klingelfus T, Gonçalves HDLS, Leite TPB, Calado SLDM, Voigt CL, Silva de Assis HC, Cestari MM. Tissue-specific genotoxicity and antioxidant imbalance of titanium dioxide nanoparticles (NPTiO 2) and inorganic lead (PbII) in a neotropical fish species. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2021; 82:103551. [PMID: 33227412 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 11/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The aquatic environment is the major recipient of wastes containing nanoparticles and other contaminants. Titanium dioxide nanoparticles (NPTiO2) are one of the most produced and used nanoparticle worldwide. This study investigated the toxicity of NPTiO2, as well as the toxicity interaction between NPTiO2 and lead (Pb), in response to genetic and biochemical biomarkers using freshwater fish Rhamdia quelen, as an animal model. The results showed genotoxicity in blood and kidney tissues. No effect of NPTiO2 alone or in co-exposure with Pb on liver genotoxicity were observed. Alterations in the antioxidant hepatic enzymes activities, as well as alterations in glutathione levels indicated that NPTiO2 alone or in co-exposure with Pb can cause antioxidant imbalance. The lipid peroxidation was also raised after exposure to NPTiO2. In general, the results of this study indicated that both NPTiO2 alone and their co-exposure with Pb are capable of producing significant toxic effects in short-term exposure.
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- Laís Fernanda Oya-Silva
- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Aquatic Toxicology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Aquatic Toxicology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, State University of Ponta Grossa (UEPG), Ponta Grossa, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Laboratory of Aquatic Toxicology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Department of Genetics, Laboratory of Animal Cytogenetics and Environmental Mutagenesis, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Mendonça Gomes JM, Charlie-Silva I, Santos AK, Rezende RR, Gomes JAS, Teixeira-Carvalho A, Corrêa Junior JD. An imaging flow cytometry-based technique to quantify erythrocyte nuclear alterations. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2020; 228:105649. [PMID: 33035768 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105649] [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: 03/23/2020] [Revised: 09/09/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Morphological nuclear alterations are indicative of DNA damage and have been considered excellent markers of exposure to several pollutants in aquatic environments. Flow cytometry is a powerful technique for measuring cell phenotypes in large numbers of cells in a short period of time. This technique is suited to the study of cell populations and subset identification as a function of its high-throughput and multi-parameter characteristics. We used the quantification of erythrocyte nuclear alterations to compare the techniques of imaging flow cytometry and light microscopy. The comparison used blood samples of the fish Oreochromis niloticus assayed using cadmium as a nuclear alteration-inducing agent. The results showed that imaging flow cytometry has higher sensitivity than light microscopy for detecting and quantifying erythrocytic nuclear alterations. We conclude that imaging flow cytometry can produce fast and reliable results and could potentially be useful in studies involving fish erythrocytes under normal and impacted environmental conditions.
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- Department of Morphology, UFMG, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
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Xia Y, Zhu J, Xu Y, Zhang H, Zou F, Meng X. Effects of ecologically relevant concentrations of cadmium on locomotor activity and microbiota in zebrafish. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 257:127220. [PMID: 32531487 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2020] [Revised: 05/24/2020] [Accepted: 05/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is widely spread in the aquatic environment, and its impact on humans and the ecosystem is an important issue in public health. However, its effects on zebrafish microbiota are still poorly understood. In this study, the potential developmental neurotoxicity and microbiota dysbiosis of ecologically relevant concentrations of Cd (0, 1.25, 2.5 and 5 μg/L) was evaluated by waterborne exposure for 7 days. The data showed that exposure to 5 μg/L of Cd significantly decreased survival rates and impaired locomotor activities. Uptake of Cd was enhanced with the increase of the concentration and duration of exposure. High-throughput sequencing analysis revealed a significant change in the richness and diversity of the microbiota of Cd-treated zebrafish. At the phylum level, the abundance of Proteobacteria increased, while that Firmicutes was significantly decreased after exposure to 5 μg/L Cd. At the genus level, there were significant changes in the abundances of several bacteria involved in the regulation of neurodegenerative diseases (Pseudomonas, Ruminococcaceae, Blautia, Bacteroides, Lactobacillus, Lachnospiraceae, and Phascolarctobacterium) in the Cd-treatment groups, as compared to the control group. In addition, the mRNA expression profiles of bdnf and genes involved in serotonin signaling and metabolism were changed in the Cd exposure groups. Together, these data suggest that Cd could be harmful to zebrafish health by inducing the microbiota changes, and the microbiota could serve as a potential target to protect against the adverse effects of Cd toxicity.
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- Yuan Xia
- Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of Occupational Health and Occupational Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
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Suitability of a Cellulose-Based Nanomaterial for the Remediation of Heavy Metal Contaminated Freshwaters: A Case-Study Showing the Recovery of Cadmium Induced DNA Integrity Loss, Cell Proliferation Increase, Nuclear Morphology and Chromosomal Alterations on Dreissena polymorpha. NANOMATERIALS 2020; 10:nano10091837. [PMID: 32938003 PMCID: PMC7558755 DOI: 10.3390/nano10091837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 09/10/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The contamination of freshwaters by heavy metals represents a great problem, posing a threat for human and environmental health. Cadmium is classified as carcinogen to humans and its mechanism of carcinogenicity includes genotoxic events. In this study a recently developed eco-friendly cellulose-based nanosponge (CNS) was investigated as a candidate in freshwater nano-remediation process. For this purpose, CdCl2 (0.05 mg L−1) contaminated artificial freshwater (AFW) was treated with CNS (1.25 g L−1 for 2 h), and cellular responses were analyzed before and after CNS treatment in Dreissena polymorpha hemocytes. A control group (AFW) and a negative control group (CNS in AFW) were also tested. DNA primary damage was evaluated by Comet assay while chromosomal damage and cell proliferation were assessed by Cytome assay. AFW exposed to CNS did not cause any genotoxic effect in zebra mussel hemocytes. Moreover, DNA damage and cell proliferation induced by Cd(II) turned down to control level after 2 days when CNS were used. A reduction of Cd(II)-induced micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities was also observed. CNS was thus found to be a safe and effective candidate in cadmium remediation process being efficient in metal sequestering, restoring cellular damage exerted by Cd(II) exposure, without altering cellular physiological activity.
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da Silva Montes C, Pantoja Ferreira MA, Giarrizzo T, Amado LL, Rocha RM. Evaluation of metal contamination effects in piranhas through biomonitoring and multi biomarkers approach. Heliyon 2020; 6:e04666. [PMID: 32904315 PMCID: PMC7452536 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2019] [Revised: 03/01/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The present field study aimed to assess the water quality of the Itacaiúnas River, located at the eastern part of the Brazilian Amazon, using water's physicochemical parameters, ecological risk assessment in sediments, biomarkers and metal bioaccumulation in piranhas at two points: upstream (P1) and downstream (P2), and the type of season (Dry and Rainy). We revealed a significant difference between the points and the seasons. Concerning, the concentration of metals (Cd, Cu, Zn, Cr, and Hg) in sediment and water, we reported significant concentrations of Cd and Cu especially on P2 at dry season. The fish gills collected in P2 showed various types of damages (moderate and severe), furthermore, the Degree of Tissue Change (DTC) reported a significant difference between points, highlighting the dreadful condition in animals' health originated from this point. In terms of the biotransformation enzyme, the GST activity was higher in fishes from P2 in both seasons. The obtained results showed clear signs of stress in fish from the downstream point. Linear correlation analysis exhibited that the biomarkers' response could be linked to the detected metals bioaccumulation. This field investigation provides baseline data on pollution status in this region and the results showed that although the overall potential ecological risks of the metals were considered low at our sampling sites including cadmium, however, Cd posed a noteworthy monomial potential ecological risk factor. Strong evidence of correlation was obtained between Cd in the environment with the gills' damage in fishes from P2. The results also indicated that S. rhombeus could be useful for biomonitoring species for assessing metal contamination.
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- Caroline da Silva Montes
- Laboratory of Cellular Ultrastructure and Immunohistochemistry, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil
- Corresponding author.
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- Laboratory of Cellular Ultrastructure and Immunohistochemistry, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Fisheries Biology – Aquatic Resource Management, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Research Group in Aquatic Pollution Biomarkers in Amazonia – BioPAq, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Cellular Ultrastructure and Immunohistochemistry, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Pará (UFPA), Belém, Pará, Brazil
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Neeratanaphan L, Kamollerd C, Suwannathada P, Suwannathada P, Tengjaroenkul B. Genotoxicity and Oxidative Stress in Experimental Hybrid Catfish Exposed to Heavy Metals in a Municipal Landfill Reservoir. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17061980. [PMID: 32192208 PMCID: PMC7143293 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17061980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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This study aimed to investigate the concentrations of Cr, Cd and Pb in the water, sediment and experimental hybrid catfish muscles, and to compare the genetic differentiation and the levels of oxidative stress biomarkers (malondialdehyde and protein carbonyl) between the catfish from the contaminated reservoir near a municipal landfill and the reference area after chronic exposure. The concentrations of all metals in the water and the concentration of Cd in the sediment exceeded Thailand's surface water quality and soil quality standards, respectively, whereas the concentrations of these metals in fish muscles did not exceed Thailand's food quality standards. Dendrogram results in terms of genetic similarity values of the catfish from the reference and the landfill areas were 0.90 to 0.96 and 0.79 to 0.86, respectively, implying that the genetic differentiation of the fish from the landfill was greater than of those from the reference area. The fish in the landfill reservoir had slightly increased protein carbonyl levels. The results indicate that chronic heavy metal exposure can cause genotoxicity of the hybrid catfish and induce protein carbonyl as an oxidative stress biomarker in the reservoir near a municipal landfill.
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- Lamyai Neeratanaphan
- Research Group on Toxic Substances in Livestock and Aquatic Animals, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; (L.N.); (C.K.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
- Faculty of Science, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Research Group on Toxic Substances in Livestock and Aquatic Animals, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; (L.N.); (C.K.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Research Group on Toxic Substances in Livestock and Aquatic Animals, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; (L.N.); (C.K.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Research Group on Toxic Substances in Livestock and Aquatic Animals, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; (L.N.); (C.K.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
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- Research Group on Toxic Substances in Livestock and Aquatic Animals, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand; (L.N.); (C.K.); (P.S.); (P.S.)
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +669-5-447-1257
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Impacts of Human-Induced Pollution on Wild Fish Welfare. Anim Welf 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-41675-1_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Perussolo MC, Guiloski IC, Lirola JR, Fockink DH, Corso CR, Bozza DC, Prodocimo V, Mela M, Ramos LP, Cestari MM, Acco A, Silva de Assis HC. Integrated biomarker response index to assess toxic effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of paracetamol in a neotropical catfish (Rhamdia quelen). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 182:109438. [PMID: 31310901 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are amongst the most commonly detected classes of pharmaceuticals in freshwater environments, with paracetamol being the most abundant. The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible toxic effects of environmentally relevant concentrations (0.25, 2.5 and 25 μg.L-1) of paracetamol in Rhamdia quelen fish exposed for 14 days using different biomarkers. The total count of leukocytes and thrombocytes was reduced at the highest concentration. In the gills, all concentrations of paracetamol reduced the glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity and the reduced glutathione (GSH) levels compared to the control group. The activity of catalase (CAT) was not altered and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity increased at the highest concentrations. The superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity decreased at 25 μg.L-1 and the LPO levels increased at 2.5 μg.L-1 when compared to the control group. The concentration of ROS was not different among the groups. In the posterior kidney the activities of GST (2.5 μg.L-1), CAT (2.5 μg.L-1 and at 25 μg. L-1) and GPx and GSH levels increased at all concentrations when compared to the control group. The SOD activity and LPO levels did not change. Paracetamol caused genotoxicity in the blood and gills at concentrations of 2.5 μg.L-1 and in the posterior kidney at 2.5 and 25 μg.L-1. An osmoregulatory imbalance in plasma ions and a reduction in the carbonic anhydrase activity in the gills at 0.25 μg.L-1 were observed. Histopathological alterations occurred in the gills of fish exposed to 25 μg.L-1 and in the posterior kidney at 0.25 and 25 μg.L-1 of paracetamol. The integrated biomarker index showed that the stress caused by the concentration of 25 μg.L-1 was the highest one. These results demonstrated toxic effects of paracetamol on the gills and posterior kidneys of fish, compromising their physiological functions and evidencing the need for monitoring the residues of pharmaceuticals released into aquatic environment.
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- Maiara C Perussolo
- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Box 19031, 81530-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Box 19031, 81530-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil; Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, 81530-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, 81530-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of
Paraná (UFPR), P.O. Box 19032, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Box 19031, 81530-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, 81530-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, 81530-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, 81530- 980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of
Paraná (UFPR), P.O. Box 19032, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, P.O. Box 19031, 81530-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Box 19031, 81530-980, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Miranda T, Vieira LR, Guilhermino L. Neurotoxicity, Behavior, and Lethal Effects of Cadmium, Microplastics, and Their Mixtures on Pomatoschistus microps Juveniles from Two Wild Populations Exposed under Laboratory Conditions-Implications to Environmental and Human Risk Assessment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E2857. [PMID: 31405089 PMCID: PMC6720622 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16162857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Microplastics (MPs) were found to modulate the toxicity of other pollutants but the knowledge on the topic is still limited. The goals of this study were to investigate the short-term toxicity of cadmium (Cd) to wild Pomatochistus microps juveniles, the potential modulation of acute Cd toxicity by 1-5 µm polyethylene MPs in this species, and possible differences of sensitivity to Cd and MPs-Cd mixtures between juveniles from two distinct wild populations. Juveniles were collected in the estuaries of Minho (M-est) and Lima (L-est) Rivers (NW Portugal). One 96 h bioassay with M-est juveniles and another one with L-est juveniles were carried out in laboratory conditions. Each bioassay had 12 treatments: control, 5 Cd concentrations, 1 MPs concentration, and 5 MPs-Cd mixtures. No significant differences in Cd-induced mortality between juveniles from distinct estuaries or between juveniles exposed to Cd alone and those exposed to MPs-Cd mixtures were found. The total 96h LC10 and LC50 of Cd alone were 2 mg/L (95% CI: 0-4 mg/L) and 8 mg/L (95% CI: 2-17 mg/L), respectively. Cd alone significantly decreased the post-exposure predatory performance (PEPP) of M-est (≥6 mg/L) and L-est juveniles (≥3 mg/L), and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity of M-est juveniles (13 mg/L). MPs alone (0.14 mg/L) significantly reduced the PEPP and AChE activity of L-est juveniles but not of M-est juveniles. MPs-Cd mixtures (3-13 mg/L of Cd + 0.14 mg/L of MPs) significantly inhibited the PEPP of juveniles from both estuaries and AChE of L-est estuary juveniles but not of M-est juveniles. Evidences of toxicological interactions, namely antagonism, between MPs and Cd were found. Overall, the results indicate that MPs modulated the sub-lethal toxic effects of Cd in wild P. microps juveniles, especially neurotoxicity. Moreover, the environmental conditions of the natural habitats to which juveniles were exposed during pre-developmental phases influence the sub-lethal toxicity of Cd, MPs, and their mixtures. The implications to environmental and human risk assessment are discussed and further research is needed.
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- Tiago Miranda
- ICBAS-Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology (ECOTOX), 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto, Research Team of Ecotoxicology, Stress Ecology and Environmental Health (ECOTOX), 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- ICBAS-Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology (ECOTOX), 4050-313 Porto, Portugal
- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto, Research Team of Ecotoxicology, Stress Ecology and Environmental Health (ECOTOX), 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- ICBAS-Institute of Biomedical Sciences of the University of Porto, Department of Populations Study, Laboratory of Ecotoxicology (ECOTOX), 4050-313 Porto, Portugal.
- CIIMAR-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research of the University of Porto, Research Team of Ecotoxicology, Stress Ecology and Environmental Health (ECOTOX), 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal.
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McRae NK, Gaw S, Brooks BW, Glover CN. Oxidative stress in the galaxiid fish, Galaxias maculatus, exposed to binary waterborne mixtures of the pro-oxidant cadmium and the anti-oxidant diclofenac. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 247:638-646. [PMID: 30711819 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 01/01/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Chemical mixtures represent environmentally-realistic exposures of contaminants to aquatic biota. However, there remains a limited understanding of how toxicant mixtures may impact biological function, relative to their individual components. In the current study, oxidative stress responses of the freshwater galaxiid fish inanga (Galaxias maculatus) were examined following exposure to the pro-oxidant trace metal cadmium (2 or 9 μg L-1), and the anti-oxidant pharmaceutical drug diclofenac (770 μg L-1), individually or in simple binary mixtures. Cadmium exposure in the absence of diclofenac significantly decreased renal catalase activity, increased hepatic catalase activity, decreased renal superoxide dismutase (SOD) and decreased glutathione-S-transferase activity, effects that are suggestive of anti-oxidant defense inhibition and/or generation of increased reactive oxygen species. Diclofenac exposure in the absence of cadmium resulted in a decreased renal lipid peroxidation, consistent with its known anti-oxidant properties. The presence of waterborne diclofenac altered the effects of cadmium on catalase activity in the liver, SOD activity in the gill, and lipid peroxidation in the liver. Co-exposure with cadmium modulated diclofenac effects on lipid peroxidation in the kidney. These data indicate the capacity of each of these toxicants to offset biological effects of the other when both co-occur in urban waters at specific concentrations. This study also demonstrates the complexity of outcomes in contaminant mixtures, even when these stressors are presented as simple binary combinations.
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- Nicole K McRae
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- School of Physical and Chemical Sciences, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Baylor University, Waco, TX, USA
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- Faculty of Science and Technology and Athabasca River Basin Research Institute, Athabasca University, Athabasca, Alberta, Canada; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Queiroz EC, da Silva BF, Salla RV, Ramos JPL, Gnocchi KG, Chippari-Gomes AR. Genotoxic Damages and Bioaccumulation of Cadmium in Geophagus Brasiliensis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824). BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2019; 102:181-185. [PMID: 30631894 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2524-0] [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: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 12/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The toxic effects of cadmium (Cd) in Geophagus brasiliensis was investigated in the present study. For this, 32 specimens of G. brasiliensis were exposed in individual aquaria to Cd concentrations (0.00, 0.01, 0.07, and 0.67 mg/L) for 14 days. The micronuclei test did not detect the genotoxic damage at the studied concentrations and time of exposure. However, the comet assay proved to be more efficient, as DNA damage was found in the animals exposed to the higher Cd concentrations. Finally, exposure of G. brasiliensis to Cd was associated with Cd accumulation in the gills, while only the animals exposed to 0.67 mg/L of Cd exhibited muscle accumulation. These results demonstrate that Cd concentrations over 0.07 mg/L caused genotoxic damage, as well as Cd accumulation in G. brasiliensis individuals after a 14 days exposure.
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- Emanuelle Carneiro Queiroz
- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha -UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, n o 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil
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- InstitutoAplysia, Rua Júlia Lacourt Penha, n o 335, Jardim Camburi, Vitoria, ES, 29090-210, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha -UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, n o 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha -UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, n o 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha -UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, n o 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ictiologia Aplicada (LAB PEIXE), Universidade Vila Velha -UVV, Rua Comissário José Dantas de Melo, n o 21, Boa Vista, Vila Velha, ES, 29102-770, Brazil.
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Philippe C, Hautekiet P, Grégoir AF, Thoré ESJ, Pinceel T, Stoks R, Brendonck L, Boeck GD. Combined effects of cadmium exposure and temperature on the annual killifish (Nothobranchius furzeri). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2018; 37:2361-2371. [PMID: 29878480 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2017] [Revised: 10/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Freshwater organisms are increasingly exposed to combinations of stressors. However, because it is time-consuming and costly, research on the interaction of stressors, such as compound toxicity and global warming on vertebrates, is scarce. Studies on multigenerational effects of these combined stressors are almost nonexistent. In the present study, we tested the combined effects of 4 °C warming and cadmium (Cd) exposure on life-history traits, biomarkers, bioaccumulation, and multigenerational tolerance in the turquoise killifish, Nothobranchius furzeri. The extremely short life cycle of this vertebrate model allows for assessment of sublethal and multigenerational effects within 4 mo. The applied Cd concentrations had only limited effects on the measured endpoints, which suggests that N. furzeri is more resistant to Cd than fathead minnow and rainbow trout. In contrast, the temperature increase of 4 °C was stressful: it delayed female maturation and lowered adult mass and fecundity. Finally, indications of synergistic effects were found on peak fecundity and embryonic survival. Overall, these results indicate the importance of studying chronic and multigenerational effects of combined stressors. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:2361-2371. © 2018 SETAC.
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- Charlotte Philippe
- Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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- Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Centre for Environmental Management, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
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- Evolutionary Stress Ecology and Ecotoxicology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Animal Ecology, Global Change and Sustainable Development, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Systemic Physiological and Ecotoxicological Research, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Morozesk M, Franqui LS, Mansano AS, Martinez DST, Fernandes MN. Interactions of oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotube with cadmium on zebrafish cell line: The influence of two co-exposure protocols on in vitro toxicity tests. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2018; 200:136-147. [PMID: 29751160 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The widespread production and application of carbon nanotubes (CNT) have raising concerns about their release into the environment and, the joint toxicity of CNT with pre-existing contaminants needs to be assessed. This is the first study that investigated the co-exposure of oxidized multiwalled carbon nanotubes (ox-MWCNT) and cadmium (Cd) using a zebrafish liver cell line (ZFL). Two in vitro co-exposure protocols differing by the order of ox-MWCNT interaction with Cd and fetal bovine serum (FBS) proteins were evaluated. Ox-MWCNT was physical and chemical characterized and its adsorption capacity and colloidal stability in cell culture medium was determined in both protocols. Cytotoxicity was investigated by MTT, neutral red, trypan blue, lactate dehydrogenase assays and the necrosis and apoptosis events were determined using flow cytometer. The Cd presence in medium did not interfere in the protein corona composition of MWCNT but the order of interaction of FBS and Cd interfered in its colloidal stability and metal adsorption rate. The ox-MWCNT increased Cd toxicity at low concentration probably by a "Trojan horse" and/or synergistic effect, and induced apoptosis and necrosis in ZFL cells. Although it was not observed differences of toxicity between protocols, the interaction of ox-MWCNT first with Cd led to its precipitation in cell culture medium and, as a consequence, to a possible false viability result by neutral red assay. Taken together, it was evident that the order of compounds interactions disturbs the colloidal stability and affects the in vitro toxicological assays. Considering that Protocol A showed more ox-MWCNT stability after interaction with Cd, this protocol is recommended to be adopted in future studies.
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- Mariana Morozesk
- Physiological Science Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Washington Luiz Hwy, Km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Giuseppe Maximo Scolfaro St., 10.000, Polo II de Alta Tecnologia de Campinas, 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; School of Technology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Paschoal Marmo St., 1888, 13484-332, Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Federal University of Sao Carlos (UFSCar), Washington Luiz Hwy, Km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Brazilian Nanotechnology National Laboratory (LNNano), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Giuseppe Maximo Scolfaro St., 10.000, Polo II de Alta Tecnologia de Campinas, 13083-970, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil; School of Technology, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Paschoal Marmo St., 1888, 13484-332, Limeira, São Paulo, Brazil.
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- Physiological Science Department, Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Washington Luiz Hwy, Km 235, 13565-905, São Carlos, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Cloning, partial sequencing and expression analysis of the neural form of P450 aromatase (cyp19a1b) in the South America catfish Rhamdia quelen. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 221-222:11-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 03/24/2018] [Accepted: 04/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Jamwal A, Lemire D, Driessnack M, Naderi M, Niyogi S. Interactive effects of chronic dietary selenomethionine and cadmium exposure in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): A preliminary study. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 197:550-559. [PMID: 29407817 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 12/08/2017] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The present study investigated the interactive effects of dietary cadmium (Cd) and selenium (Se) on the tissue-specific (liver, kidney, and muscle) accumulation of these two elements, hepatic oxidative stress response, and morphometrics in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during chronic exposure. Fish were exposed to elevated dietary Cd (45 μg g-1 dry wt.), and medium (10 μg g-1 dry wt.) or high (45 μg g-1 dry wt.) dietary selenium (added as selenomethionine), both alone and in combination, for 30 days. Exposure to dietary Cd alone caused oxidative stress in fish as reflected by reduced thiol redox (GSH:GSSG), increased lipid peroxidation, and induction of anti-oxidative enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase) in the liver. Also, an increase in tissue-specific Cd burden and impaired morphometrics (hepato-somatic index and condition factor) were also recorded in fish following exposure to dietary Cd. In contrast, the dietary co-exposure to Cd and Se (at both medium and high doses) resulted in a decrease in Cd burden in the liver and kidney of fish. However, co-exposure to medium, but not high, dose of dietary Se completely alleviated Cd-induced oxidative stress and impaired morphometrics in fish, indicating that the reduced Cd tissue burden might not have been the primary factor behind the amelioration of Cd toxicity by Se. Overall, our study demonstrated that the protective effect of Se against the chronic Cd toxicity in fish is mainly mediated by the anti-oxidative properties of Se, but this protective effect is dose-specific and occurs only at a moderate exposure dose.
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- Ankur Jamwal
- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Biology, University of Saskatchewan, 112 Science Place, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, 44 Campus Drive, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Mathias FT, Fockink DH, Disner GR, Prodocimo V, Ribas JLC, Ramos LP, Cestari MM, Silva de Assis HC. Effects of low concentrations of ibuprofen on freshwater fish Rhamdia quelen. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2018; 59:105-113. [PMID: 29558665 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2018.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2017] [Revised: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 03/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Ibuprofen is a pharmaceutical drug widely used by the global population and it has been found in aquatic ecosystems in several countries. This study evaluated the effects of ibuprofen in environmental concentrations (0, 0.1, 1 and 10 μg/L) on the freshwaterspecies Rhamdia quelen exposed for 14 days. In the posterior kidney, ibuprofen increased glutathione-S-transferase activity in all groups exposed. Furthermore, increased glutathione peroxidase activity and the levels of reduced glutathione in the group exposed to 10 μg/L. Ibuprofen decreased the carbonic anhydrase activity in the posterior kidney in all exposed groups, and increased the activity in the gills in group exposed to 0.1 μg/L. The levels of plasma magnesium increased in groups exposed to 0.1 and 1 μg/L. In the blood, ibuprofen decreased the white blood cell count in groups exposed to 0.1 e 1.0 μg/L. Therefore, these results indicated that ibuprofen caused nephrotoxicity and demonstrated immunosuppressive effect in Rhamdia quelen.
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Physiology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Souza-Bastos LR, Bastos LP, Carneiro PCF, Guiloski IC, Silva de Assis HC, Padial AA, Freire CA. Evaluation of the water quality of the upper reaches of the main Southern Brazil river (Iguaçu river) through in situ exposure of the native siluriform Rhamdia quelen in cages. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 231:1245-1255. [PMID: 28947314 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.08.071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2017] [Revised: 07/28/2017] [Accepted: 08/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Increase in industrial growth, urban and agricultural pollution, with consequent impacts on aquatic ecosystems are a major focus of research worldwide. Still, not many studies assess the impacts of contamination through in situ studies, using native species, also considering the influence of seasonality on their responses. This study aimed to evaluate the water quality of the basin of the Upper Iguaçu River, the main source of water supply to Curitiba, a major capital of Southern Brazil, and its Metropolitan area. Several biomarkers were evaluated after in situ exposure of the native catfish Rhamdia quelen inside cages for 7 days. Ten study sites were chosen along the basin, based on a diffuse gradient of contamination, corresponding to regions upstream, downstream, and within "great Curitiba". In each site, fish were exposed in Summer and Winter. The complex mixture of contaminants of this hydrographic basin generated mortality, and ion-, osmoregulatory and respiratory disturbances in the catfish as, for example, reduction of plasma osmolality and ionic concentrations, increased hematocrit levels and gill water content, altered branchial and renal activities of the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, as well as raised levels of plasma cortisol and glucose. Biomarkers were mostly altered in fish exposed in Great Curitiba and immediately downstream. There was a notable influence of season on the responses of the jundiá. A multivariate redundancy analysis revealed that the best environmental variables explained 30% of the variation in biomarkers after controlling for spatial autocorrelation. Thus, this approach and the chosen parameters can be satisfactorily used to evaluate contamination environments with complex mixtures of contaminants, in other urban basins as well.
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- Luciana R Souza-Bastos
- Department of Physiology, Biological Sciences Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Institute of Technology for Development - LACTEC, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Institute of Technology for Development - LACTEC, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Brazilian Agricultural Research Company - EMBRAPA Tabuleiros Costeiros, Aracaju, Sergipe, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Biological Sciences Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Pharmacology, Biological Sciences Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Botany, Biological Sciences Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology, Biological Sciences Sector, Federal University of Paraná (UFPR), Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Baudou FG, Ossana NA, Castañé PM, Mastrángelo MM, Ferrari L. Cadmium effects on some energy metabolism variables in Cnesterodon decemmaculatus adults. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2017; 26:1250-1258. [PMID: 28894960 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-017-1850-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/23/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This work is focused on the responses of some energy metabolism variables in Cnesterodon decemmaculatus adults exposed to cadmium under controlled laboratory conditions. This species has been used as bioindicator for evaluating the effects of different chemicals on diverse biological processes and is frequently used as test organism in ecotoxicity studies that include cadmium as reference toxicant. Animals were exposed for 12 days to the following concentrations: 0, 0.45, and 0.8 mg Cd/L. Food intake, fecal production, specific assimilation, condition factor, mortality percentage, oxygen consumption, oxygen extraction efficiency, specific metabolic rate, ammonia excretion, and ammonia quotient were measured. The overall balance was expressed as scope for growth (SFG). Cadmium-exposed groups showed a significant decrease in food assimilation and condition factor at the end of the exposure. There was an increase in specific metabolic rate and a decrease in SFG in the group exposed to 0.8 mg Cd/L. The condition factor and the SFG appeared as sensitive biomarkers of health status and growth of the animals, respectively. Cadmium-exposed fish reduced food intake, which was reflected in a decreased assimilation with concomitant decline in the external energy supply from feeding. Our results highlight the importance of considering the metabolic status of the test organisms when analyzing the responses of the biomarkers usually used as effect parameters in ecotoxicological evaluations under experimental conditions.
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- Federico G Baudou
- Programa de Ecofisiología Aplicada, Instituto de Ecología y Desarrollo Sustentable (PRODEA-INEDES), Universidad Nacional de Lujan, P.O. Box 221, B6700ZBA, Luján, Argentina
- MINCyT, Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT), Godoy Cruz 2370, Buenos Aires, C1425FQD, Argentina
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- Programa de Ecofisiología Aplicada, Instituto de Ecología y Desarrollo Sustentable (PRODEA-INEDES), Universidad Nacional de Lujan, P.O. Box 221, B6700ZBA, Luján, Argentina
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Godoy Cruz 2290, Buenos Aires, C1425FQB, Argentina
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- Programa de Ecofisiología Aplicada, Instituto de Ecología y Desarrollo Sustentable (PRODEA-INEDES), Universidad Nacional de Lujan, P.O. Box 221, B6700ZBA, Luján, Argentina
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- Programa de Ecofisiología Aplicada, Instituto de Ecología y Desarrollo Sustentable (PRODEA-INEDES), Universidad Nacional de Lujan, P.O. Box 221, B6700ZBA, Luján, Argentina
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- Programa de Ecofisiología Aplicada, Instituto de Ecología y Desarrollo Sustentable (PRODEA-INEDES), Universidad Nacional de Lujan, P.O. Box 221, B6700ZBA, Luján, Argentina.
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Wold M, Beckmann M, Poitra S, Espinoza A, Longie R, Mersereau E, Darland DC, Darland T. The longitudinal effects of early developmental cadmium exposure on conditioned place preference and cardiovascular physiology in zebrafish. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 191:73-84. [PMID: 28804037 PMCID: PMC5764186 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.07.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 07/25/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a naturally occurring trace metal that is widely considered to be highly toxic to aquatic organisms and a significant health hazard to humans (Amzal et al., 2009; Bernhoft 2013; Burger, 2008; Satarug et al., 2009). The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has been used as a model organism for toxicological studies with Cd (Banni et al., 2011; Blechinger et al., 2007; Chow et al., 2009; Chow et al., 2008; Favorito et al., 2011; Kusch et al., 2007; Matz et al., 2007; Wang and Gallagher, 2013). We asked what the lasting longitudinal effects would be from short early developmental Cd exposure (between 24 and 96h post-fertilization) in a range that larvae might experience living atop typical Cd-containing surface sediments (0, 0.01, 0.1, 1.0 and 10μM CdCl2: 1.124, 11.24, 112.4 and 1124μg Cd/L). The goal of this exposure window was to specifically target secondary neurogenesis, monoaminergic differentiation and cardiovascular development, without affecting earlier patterning processes. Developmental abnormalities in body size and CNS morphology increased with concentration, but were statistically significant only at the highest concentration used (10μM). Heart rate for Cd-treated larvae increased with concentration, and was significant even at the lowest concentration used (0.01μM). Longitudinal survival was significantly lower for fish developmentally exposed to the highest concentration. Except for brain weight, overall morphology was not affected by developmental Cd exposure. However, developmental exposure to lower concentrations of Cd (0.01, 0.1, and 1.0μM) progressively lowered cocaine-induced conditioned place preference (CPP), used to measure function of the reward pathways in the brain. Baseline heart rate was significantly lower in longitudinal fish developmentally exposed to 1.0μM Cd. Cardiovascular response to isoproterenol, a potent ß-adrenergic agonist, in longitudinal adults was also significantly affected by developmental exposure to Cd at low doses (0.01, 0.1 and 1.0μM). Surviving longitudinal adult fish exposed to the highest concentration of Cd showed normal CPP and cardiovascular physiology. The data imply that even lower exposure concentrations can potentially result in fitness-affecting parameters without affecting survival in a laboratory setting.
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- Marissa Wold
- University of North Dakota Biology Department, 10 Cornell Street, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9019, USA
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- University of North Dakota Biology Department, 10 Cornell Street, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9019, USA
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- University of North Dakota Biology Department, 10 Cornell Street, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9019, USA
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- University of Arizona, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- University of North Dakota Biology Department, 10 Cornell Street, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9019, USA
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- University of North Dakota Biology Department, 10 Cornell Street, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9019, USA
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- University of North Dakota Biology Department, 10 Cornell Street, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9019, USA
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- University of North Dakota Biology Department, 10 Cornell Street, Grand Forks, ND, 58202-9019, USA.
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Guiloski IC, Ribas JLC, Piancini LDS, Dagostim AC, Cirio SM, Fávaro LF, Boschen SL, Cestari MM, da Cunha C, Silva de Assis HC. Paracetamol causes endocrine disruption and hepatotoxicity in male fish Rhamdia quelen after subchronic exposure. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2017; 53:111-120. [PMID: 28545014 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2017.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 05/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/05/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Paracetamol is one of the most widely sold non-prescription drugs. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of the paracetamol on reproductive, biochemical, genetic, histopathological and hematogical biomarkers by waterborne exposure. Male fish of Rhamdia quelen were exposed to environmental concentrations of paracetamol (0, 0.25, 2.5μg/L) in a semi-static bioassay for 21days. Hemoglobin and hematocrit were reduced upon exposure to 0.25μg/L of paracetamol. Leukocytes and thrombocytes increased after paracetamol exposure. Paracetamol reduced testosterone levels in all exposed groups and increased estradiol levels at higher concentration. Serotonin and dopamine levels increased at exposure to 0.25μg/L. Paracetamol also caused protein carbonyls and increased SOD activity in fish exposed to 2.5μg/L and in addition led to an inhibition of EROD and GST activities in both concentrations. Hepatic genotoxicity occurred at the 0.25μg/L concentration. Hepatic tissues of exposed fish showed mild blood congestion and leucocytes infiltration. The results showed that paracetamol disrupted the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, changed hematological parameters and caused hepatotoxicity in Rhamdia quelen. The findings suggest that this drug merits attention relative to its potential endocrine disrupter effect and hepatotoxicity, even at concentrations found in the aquatic environment.
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- Izonete Cristina Guiloski
- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Pathology, PETIMAGEM Diagnósticos Veterinários, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-990, Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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Guiloski IC, Stein Piancini LD, Dagostim AC, de Morais Calado SL, Fávaro LF, Boschen SL, Cestari MM, da Cunha C, Silva de Assis HC. Effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of the anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac in freshwater fish Rhamdia quelen. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2017; 139:291-300. [PMID: 28167441 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.01.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Revised: 12/29/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The presence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment and its impact on humans and the ecosystem are emerging issues in environmental health. This study evaluated the potential biochemical, genetic and reproductive effects of the diclofenac by waterborne exposure, in a semi-static bioassay for 21 days. The fish Rhamdia quelen were exposed to environmental concentrations of diclofenac (0, 0.2, 2 and 20µg/L). The results showed that in the liver, diclofenac reduced the catalase and ethoxyresorufin- O- deethylase activities in fish exposed to 2µg/L, and superoxide dismutase in all exposed groups. The levels of reduced glutathione and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity increased at all tested concentrations. Lipid peroxidation (LPO) was reduced in the groups exposed to 0.2 and 20µg/L of diclofenac, but there was no protein oxidation. In the testis, the concentration of 0.2µg/L caused major changes as inhibition of SOD, glutathione peroxidase and GST activities and also LPO decrease. Diclofenac was not genotoxic and not altered plasma testosterone and estradiol levels and testicular morphology. In brain, there was a reduction of dopamine and its metabolite DOPAC (3, 4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid) in exposure to diclofenac, but this not disrupted the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis.
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- Izonete Cristina Guiloski
- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Genetics, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Federal University of Paraná, Box 19031, 81530-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil.
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