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Sherif AH, Abdelsalam M, Ali NG, Mahrous KF. Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Boost the Immune Responses in Oreochromis niloticus and Improve Disease Resistance to Aeromonas hydrophila Infection. Biol Trace Elem Res 2023; 201:927-936. [PMID: 35237942 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-022-03183-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Zinc is an essential element affecting immune responses in aquatic organisms. In the present research, the immunomodulating effect of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) was studied in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). The minimum inhibitory concentration of zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) for Aeromonas hydrophila was estimated at 60 µg/mL. To evaluate the efficacy of ZnO NPs for improving disease resistance against A. hydrophila, three hundred fish were divided into 5 groups. Fish in the group T1 maintained on the control feed, T2 and T3 feed on ZnO at 60 and 30 µg/g, while T4 and T5 received ZnO NPs at 60 and 30 µg/g, respectively for 8 weeks. Immune responses were evaluated by determining the phagocytic activity, serum antibacterial activity, lysozymes, respiratory burst activity, and also gene expression of immunoglobin M-2, tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin (IL)-1β, heat shock proteins, IL-10, insulin growth factor 1, transforming growth factor-β2, superoxide dismutase enzyme, and catalase enzyme genes. Results indicated that groups that received ZnO NPs have exaggerated immune response and upregulation in the most of expressed immune-related genes. After the feeding trial, all groups were experimentally infected with A. hydrophila, and the mortality rate was monitored. Among all the treated groups, a higher survival rate and disease resistance were observed for fish that received ZnO NPs at 30 and 60 µg/g. The inclusion of ZnO NPs in O. niloticus feed improves both fish immune response and disease resistance against A. hydrophila.
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- Ahmed H Sherif
- Fish Diseases Department, Animal Health Research Institute AHRI, Agriculture Research Centre ARC, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt.
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, 11221, Egypt
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- National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Alexandria, Egypt
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Nasirin C, Najm MAA, Chen TC, Dhamija A, Lionardo A, Bokov DO, Shahbazi Naserabad S. The protective effects of quercetin on the physiological responses in malathion-exposed common carp, Cyprinus carpio. Trop Anim Health Prod 2022; 55:22. [PMID: 36547736 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-022-03429-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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This study aimed to evaluate the protective effects of quercetin on the biochemical parameters, immunity, and growth performance in malathion-exposed common carp, Cyprinus carpio. The methods six experimental groups, including the control group, fish exposed to concentrations of 1.04 and 2.08 mg/l malathion, fish supplemented with quercetin (200 mg/kg diet), and fish treated with quercetin + malathion for 21 days, were considered for the experiment. After the feeding period, in results the activities of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and glutathione S-transferase (GST) were significantly decreased in the hepatocyte, while malondialdehyde (MDA) content increased in response to malathion. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT) activities and glucose, cortisol, and urea levels significantly increased after exposure to malathion. Exposure of fish to malathion-induced decreases in protease, lysozyme, and alternative complement (ACH50) activities and total immunoglobulin (total Ig) in the mucosa. Changes in other parameters were different depending on malathion concentrations. The supplementation of fish with quercetin had no ameliorating effect on the malathion-related alternations of mucosal lysozyme and protease activities. However, quercetin ameliorated the depressing effects of malathion on biochemical and immunological parameters. Changes in the growth performance and hematological parameters indicated the toxic effect of malathion. In conclusion, quercetin could efficiently reduce the toxic effects of malathion on the biochemical, immune, and hematological parameters of the common carp.
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- Pharmaceutical Chemistry Department, College of Pharmacy, Al-Ayen University, Thi-Qar, Iraq
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- CAIC, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand.
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, 8 Trubetskaya St., Bldg. 2, Moscow, 119991, Russian Federation.,Laboratory of Food Chemistry, Federal Research Center of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety, 2/14 Ustyinsky Pr, Moscow, 109240, Russian Federation
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Chen C, Zu S, Zhang D, Zhao Z, Ji Y, Xi H, Shan X, Qian A, Han W, Gu J. Oral vaccination with recombinant Lactobacillus casei expressing Aha1 fused with CTB as an adjuvant against Aeromonas veronii in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). Microb Cell Fact 2022; 21:114. [PMID: 35698139 PMCID: PMC9191526 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-022-01839-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Aeromonas veronii (A. veronii) is a pathogenic that can infect human, animal and aquatic organisms, in which poses a huge threat to the health of many aquatic organisms such as Cyprinus carpio. In this study, Lactobacillus casei (L. casei) strain CC16 was used as antigen deliver carrier and fused with cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) as an adjuvant to construct the recombinant L. casei pPG-Aha1/Lc CC16(surface-displayed) and pPG-Aha1-CTB/Lc CC16(surface-displayed) expressing Aha1 protein of A. veronii, respectively. And the immune responses in Cyprinus carpio by oral route was explored. Our results demonstrated that the recombinant strains could stimulate high serum specific antibody immunoglobulin M (IgM) and induce a stronger acid phosphatase (ACP), alkaline phosphatase (AKP), C3, C4, lysozyme (LZM), Lectin and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity in Cyprinus carpio compared with control groups. Meanwhile, the expression of Interleukin-10 (IL-10), Interleukin-1β (IL-1β), Tumor Necrosis Factor-α (TNF-α), immunoglobulin Z1 (IgZ1) and immunoglobulin Z2 (IgZ2) in the tissues were significantly upregulated compared with Lc-pPG or PBS groups, indicating that humoral and cell immune response were triggered. Additionally, recombinant L. casei could survive and colonize in fish intestine. Significantly, recombinant L. casei provides immune protection against A. veronii infection, which Cyprinus carpio received pPG-Aha1-CTB/Lc CC16 (64.29%) and pPG-Aha1/Lc CC16 (53.57%) had higher survival rates compared with the controls. Thus, we demonstrated that recombinant pPG-Aha1/Lc CC16 and pPG-Aha1-CTB/Lc CC16 may be the promising strategy for the development of an oral vaccine against A. veronii.
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- Chong Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, 130025, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China. .,Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Zoonotic Diseases, Key Laboratory of Zoonosis Research, Ministry of Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Jilin University, Changchun, 130062, People's Republic of China. .,Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for the Prevention and Control of Important Animal Infectious Diseases and Zoonoses, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, People's Republic of China.
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Toxic Effects on Oxidative Stress, Neurotoxicity, Stress, and Immune Responses in Juvenile Olive Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, Exposed to Waterborne Hexavalent Chromium. BIOLOGY 2022; 11:biology11050766. [PMID: 35625494 PMCID: PMC9138328 DOI: 10.3390/biology11050766] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Simple Summary Metals such as chromium can be exposed at high levels in the marine environment, and exposure to these heavy metals can have a direct effect on marine organisms. High levels of chromium exposure can have a direct impact on organisms in a coastal cage and terrestrial aquaculture. Hexavalent chromium exposure of more than 1.0 and 2.0 mg Cr6+/L induced physiological responses such as antioxidant, neurotransmitter, immune, and stress indicators in Paralichthys olivaceus. Therefore, this study will provide a reference indicator for stable aquaculture production through reference indicators for toxicity due to chromium exposure that may exist in the marine environment. Abstract Juvenile Paralichthys olivaceus were exposed to waterborne hexavalent chromium at various concentrations (0, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mg/L) for 10 days. After chromium exposure, the activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase, which are oxidative stress indicators, were significantly increased; however, the glutathione level was significantly reduced. Acetylcholinesterase activity as a neurotoxicity marker was significantly inhibited upon chromium exposure. Other stress indicators, including plasma cortisol and heat shock protein 70, were significantly increased. The immune response markers (lysozyme and immunoglobulin M) were significantly decreased after chromium exposure. These results suggest that exposure to environmental toxicity in the form of waterborne chromium at concentrations higher than 1.0 mg/L causes significant alterations in antioxidant responses, neurotransmitters, stress, and immune responses in juvenile olive flounders. This study will provide a basis for an accurate assessment of the toxic effects of hexavalent chromium on aquatic organisms.
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Yazhiniprabha M, Gopi N, Mahboob S, Al-Ghanim KA, Al-Misned F, Ahmed Z, Riaz MN, Sivakamavalli J, Govindarajan M, Vaseeharan B. The dietary supplementation of zinc oxide and selenium nanoparticles enhance the immune response in freshwater fish Oreochromis mossambicus against aquatic pathogen Aeromonas hydrophila. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2022; 69:126878. [PMID: 34688058 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2021.126878] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2021] [Revised: 08/31/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Green nanoparticles are subjected as an immunostimulant against bacterial pathogens. METHODS Murraya koenigii berry extract-based synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles (Mb-ZnO NPs) and selenium nanoparticles (Mb-Se NPs) were relatively analyzed for immunostimulation in serum and mucus fish Oreochromis mossambicus against Aeromonas hydrophila infections. Initial minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was determined for both Mb-ZnO NPs and Mb-Se NPs followed by specific growth rate (SGR), antioxidant level (Superoxide dismutase activity (SOD), Catalase activity (CA), and Glutathione peroxidase activity (GPx)), and immune parameters Myeloperoxidase activity (MPO), Respiratory burst activity (RBA), Lysozyme activity (LYZ), Alkaline phosphatase activity (ALP), Serum antiprotease activity and Natural complement activity (NAC). RESULTS The potential bacterial inhibition property of Mb-ZnO NPs and Mb-Se NPs exhibited the most negligible concentration of 25 and 15 μg mL-1, respectively, against A. hydrophila. In addition, Mb-ZnO NPs and Mb-Se NPs exhibited 70-80 % and 90-95 % diminished biofilm activity at 50 μg mL-1 that was viewed under an inverted research microscope and confocal laser scanning microscopy (CLSM). Protein leakage and nucleic acid leakage assay quantified oozed out protein and nucleic acid from A. hydrophila that confirms Mb-Se NPs exhibited vigorous antibacterial activity than Mb-ZnO NPs at tested concentrations. Oreochromis mossambicus fed with Mb-ZnO NPs and Mb-Se NPs supplemented diet at different concentrations (0.5 mg/kg, 1 mg/kg and 2 mg/kg) improved SGR along with a rise in the immune response of those fishes against A. hydrophila infection. Serum and mucus of fish fed with Mb-Se NPs supplemented diet exhibited a significant rise in antioxidant level SOD, CA and GPx at a dosage of 2 mg/kg. Likewise, lipid peroxidation assay detected significantly diminished oxidative stress in the serum and mucus of fish fed with Mb-Se NPs supplemented diet (2 mg/kg). Enhanced immune parameters in serum and mucus of fish fed with Mb-Se NPs supplemented diet determined by MPO, RBA, LYZ, ALP, Serum antiprotease activity and NAC. CONCLUSION Thus O. mossambicus fed with Mb-Se NPs supplemented diet was less prone to become infected by aquatic pathogen A. hydrophila established by challenge study. On the whole, Mb-Se NPs supplemented diet ensured the rise in antioxidant response that boosts the immune responses and reduces the chance of getting infected against A. hydrophila infections.
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- Mariappan Yazhiniprabha
- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630004, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630004, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Zoology, College of Science, King Saud University, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Unit of Vector Control, Phytochemistry and Nanotechnology, Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, 608 002 Tamil Nadu, India; Unit of Natural Products and Nanotechnology, Department of Zoology, Government College for Women (Autonomous), Kumbakonam, 612 001, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Biomaterials and Biotechnology in Animal Health Lab, Department of Animal Health and Management, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, 630004, Tamil Nadu, India.
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Cooper R, David A, Kudoh T, Tyler CR. Seasonal variation in oestrogenic potency and biological effects of wastewater treatment works effluents assessed using ERE-GFP transgenic zebrafish embryo-larvae. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 237:105864. [PMID: 34118774 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105864] [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: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Effluents from wastewater treatment works (WwTW) exhibit both temporal and spatial variation in oestrogenicity, however few studies have attempted to quantify how this variation affects biological responses in fish. Here we used an oestrogen-responsive green fluorescent protein (ERE-GFP) transgenic zebrafish (Danio rerio) to quantify oestrogenic activity and health effects for exposure to three different WwTW effluents. Endpoints measured included survival/hatching rate, GFP induction (measured in target tissues or gfp mRNA induction in whole embryos) and vtg mRNA induction in whole embryos. Exposure to one of the study effluents (at 100%), resulted in some mortality, and exposure to all three effluents (at 50% and 100%) caused decreases in hatching rates. Higher levels of vtg mRNA corresponded with higher levels of steroidal oestrogens in the different effluents, with lowest-observed-effect concentrations (LOECs) between 31 ng/L and 39 ng/L oestradiol equivalents (EEQs). Tissue patterns of GFP expression for all three WwTWs effluents reflected the known targets for steroidal oestrogens and for some other oestrogenic chemicals likely present in those effluents (i.e. nonylphenol or bisphenolic compounds). GFP induction was similarly responsive to vtg mRNA induction (a well-established biomarker for oestrogen exposure). We thus demonstrate the ERE-GFP transgenic zebrafish as an effective model for monitoring the oestrogenic potency and health effects for exposure to complex mixtures of chemicals contained within WwTW effluents.
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- Ruth Cooper
- Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, United Kingdom; Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, University of Rennes, F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom
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- Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom.
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Gao Y, Xu H, Li L, Niu C. Immune defense parameters of wild fish as sensitive biomarkers for ecological risk assessment in shallow sea ecosystems: A case study with wild mullet (Liza haematocheila) in Liaodong Bay. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 194:110337. [PMID: 32120173 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Environmental monitoring is important to the health management of an ecosystem. Biomarkers are particularly relevant because they are direct indicators of any toxic effects on organisms and are cheaper to use compared with chemical indicators, especially for extremely low-level organic contaminants. Fish can be significantly affected by pollutants, given their high trophic levels in aquatic food chains. Their immune function is closely related to their survival. The present study compared immune function-related parameters of wild mullet (Liza haematocheila) samples from low (Jinzhou) and high (Yingkou) polluted sites during the pre-winter (PW) and pre-breeding (PB) periods in Liaodong Bay, to evaluate the effect of water pollution on fish health and to explore potential biomarkers of coast water pollution. Compared with Jinzhou mullet, there was a significantly higher level of hematocrit in Yingkou mullet, but a significantly lower serum lysozyme level (P < 0.001), indicating that these fish were immunosuppressed. Significant differences occurred in the spleen between the two site populations. The abnormal: normal fish ratio in Yingkou L. haematochila was significantly higher than that of Jinzhou L. haematochila (2.5 times of that of Jinzhou during PB and nine times during PW). The splenic index of male Yingkou L. haematochila was 47.2% higher than that of Jinzhou L. haematochila in PW (P = 0.001). Moreover, histological observations showed that the spleen of the former was more congestive, with increased numbers (39.6% more) of melanomacrophage centers (MMCs) and changes in pigments (hemosiderin 8.3% higher and melanin 29.4% higher), compared with the latter. The splenic MMC area of Yingkou L. haematochila was significantly smaller than that of Jinzhou L. haematochila (P < 0.05) in PB, but showed no clear difference in PW (P > 0.05). Splenic MMC number was significantly higher in individual Yingkou L. haematochila with abnormal livers compared with normal Yingkou L. haematochila during both sampling periods. The splenic MMC area in abnormal livers was approximately four times those of normal individuals during PB in Yingkou L. haematochila. The number of splenic melanomacrophages (MM) in abnormal livers was approximately nine times those of the normal livers during PW. There were also differences in pigments in normal Yingkou individuals compared with normal Jinzhou samples during PW (melanin 29.4% higher and hemosiderin 8.3% higher). Based on these results, we suggest that serum lysozyme activity, splenic MM number and MMC (both number and area), and melanin of local fish have potential as sensitive biomarkers for the assessment of coastal water pollution.
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- Ying Gao
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Biodiversity Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China.
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Amoatey P, Baawain MS. Effects of pollution on freshwater aquatic organisms. WATER ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH : A RESEARCH PUBLICATION OF THE WATER ENVIRONMENT FEDERATION 2019; 91:1272-1287. [PMID: 31486195 DOI: 10.1002/wer.1221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2019] [Revised: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/19/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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This paper presents the reviews of scientific papers published in 2018 issues on the effects of anthropogenic pollution on the aquatic organisms dwelling in freshwater ecosystem at global scale. The first part of the study provides the summary of relevant literature reviews followed by field and survey based studies. The second part is based on categories of different classes/sources of pollutants which affect freshwater organism. This is composed of several sections including metals and metalloids, wastewater and effluents, sediments, nutrients, pharmaceuticals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, flame retardants, persistent organic pollutants, pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs, emerging contaminants, pesticides, herbicides, and endocrine disruptors. The final part of the study highlights the reviews of published research work on new pollutants such as microplastics and engineered nanoparticles which affect the freshwater organisms. PRACTITIONER POINTS: Heavy metals concentrations should be assessed at nano-scale in aquatic environment. Air pollutants could have long-term effects on freshwater ecosystem. Future studies should focus on bioremediations of freshwater pollution.
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- Patrick Amoatey
- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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- Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman
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Chagas TQ, da Silva Alvarez TG, Montalvão MF, Mesak C, Rocha TL, da Costa Araújo AP, Malafaia G. Behavioral toxicity of tannery effluent in zebrafish (Danio rerio) used as model system. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 685:923-933. [PMID: 31247439 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 06/11/2019] [Accepted: 06/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The ecotoxicity of untreated tannery effluent (UTE) in several animal models has been reported; however, its effects on fish behavior, and neurotoxicity, remain unknown. Thus, the hypothesis that the chronic exposure to UTE can induce behavioral changes in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) representatives, even when it is highly diluted in water, was tested. Animals exposed to 0.1% and 0.3% UTE for 30 days showed behavioral changes in visual social preference tests through their co-specific and antipredator defensive responses, which had indicated neurotoxic actions. Zebrafish exposed to UTE appeared to have not co-specific preference when it is paired with Poecilia sphrenops. In addition, only animals in the control group showed aversive behavior in the presence of the herein used predatory stimulus (Oreochromis niloticus). However, Cr, Na and Mg bioaccumulation was higher in zebrafish exposed to 0.1% and 0.3% UTE, although anxiogenic and anxiolytic effects were not observed in the models exposed to UTE in the novel tank diving or aggressiveness-increase-in-the-mirror tests. This outcome allowed associating the exposure to the pollutant and bioaccumulation with the observed behavioral changes. The present study is pioneer in scientifically evidencing the sublethal impact caused by chronic exposure to UTE in experimental environment simulating realistic aquatic pollution conditions. Accordingly, results in the current research should motivate further investigations to broaden the knowledge about the real magnitude of UTE biological impacts on the aquatic biota.
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- Thales Quintão Chagas
- Biological Research Laboratory, Post-graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Biological Research Laboratory, Post-graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Biological Research Laboratory, Post-graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Biological Research Laboratory, Post-graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Biotechnology and Ecotoxicology, Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil; Post-graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Biological Research Laboratory, Post-graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, Urutaí, GO, Brazil
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- Biological Research Laboratory, Post-graduation Program in Conservation of Cerrado Natural Resources, Goiano Federal Institute, Urutaí Campus, Urutaí, GO, Brazil; Post-graduation Program in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Institute of Biological Sciences, Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia, GO, Brazil.
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Sampaio DMDR, Estrela FN, Mendes BDO, Estrela DDC, Montalvão MF, Mesak C, Silva FG, Araújo APDC, de Freitas CS, Gontijo BV, Rodrigues ASDL, Malafaia G. Ingestion of tannery effluent as a risk factor to the health of birds: A toxicological study using Coturnix coturnix japonica as a model system. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 681:275-291. [PMID: 31103665 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 05/01/2019] [Accepted: 05/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Tannery industries generate large amounts of tannery effluents (TE), which have been considered highly toxic to various groups of animals. However, the identification and characterization of the impact of this mix of pollutants on birds is still highly incipient. So, our goal was to evaluate the possible biological changes of Coturnix coturnix japonica, exposed for 45 days, to different dilutions of TE (1.4%, 3.1% and 6.5%), using behavioural biomarkers, mutagenics and egg production. When submitted to the behavioural tests, quails that ingested TE presented behaviour compatible with an anxiolytic effect in the open field test; absence of emotional reactivity in the object recognition test; reduced rates of predation of Tenebrio molitor larvae (potential prey); as well as an anti-predatory defensive response deficit when confronted, especially with Felis catus males (potential predator). In addition, we observed increased biomass of the liver, increased feed conversion index and lower feed efficiency index; mutagenic effect of TE (inferred by the increase of nuclear erythrocyte abnormalities); reduced productive performance and egg quality, in addition to different staining patterns of the eggs produced by quails from the control group. Therefore, our study confirms the toxicity of TE in C. coturnix japonica, even in small dilutions. While behavioural changes demonstrate the neurotoxic potential of the pollutant, the other alterations suggest that the mechanisms of action of its chemical constituents are not selective, that is, they act systemically, acting synergistic, antagonistic or additively, causing harmful effects in animals.
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- Douglas Marcel Dos Reis Sampaio
- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Sul-rio-grandense - Jaguarão Campus, Rio Grande do Sul, RS, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Goiás - Samambaia Campus, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Goiás - Samambaia Campus, Goiânia, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil
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- Post-graduation Program in Cerrado Natural Resource Conservation and Biological Research Laboratory, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Goiano - Urutaí Campus, GO, Brazil.
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Zhu N, Zhu Y, Wang J, Gyimah E, Hu X, Zhang Z. A novel fluorescence immunoassay based on AgNCs and ALP for ultrasensitive detection of sulfamethazine (SMZ) in environmental and biological samples. Talanta 2019; 199:72-79. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.01.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Revised: 01/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Chen J, Xu Y, Han Q, Yao Y, Xing H, Teng X. Immunosuppression, oxidative stress, and glycometabolism disorder caused by cadmium in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.): Application of transcriptome analysis in risk assessment of environmental contaminant cadmium. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 366:386-394. [PMID: 30551084 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 12/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd), a hazardous environmental contaminant with irreversible toxicity to fish, has been detected in aquatic environment of many countries. The common carp is one of the most widely distributed fish in the world, so we used common carp to assess environmental contaminant risk. In present study, we investigated effects of Cd on immune function, oxidative defense, and glycometabolism in the spleens of common carp by transcriptome analysis. Obtained 3794 differentially expressed genes (including 1848 up-regulated and 1946 down-regulated genes) were enriched using databases of Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, and Gene Ontology in David bioinformatics software (version 6.8). The pathways and gene functions of immune, oxidative defense, and glycometabolism were obtained and identified. Some relative genes were validated using qRT-PCR and gene expression of IL-1β, INF-γ, IL-6, Cxcl18b, HO-1a, CAT, GPx1, GCK, and FBA decreased; and gene expression of B4GALT1, GPAT3, and CYP26B1 increased. Our results indicated that Cd exposure led to immunosuppression, oxidative stress, and glycometabolism disorder in the common carp spleens. The present study gives a novel insight and method on environmental risk assessment.
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- Jianqing Chen
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China.
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