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Severo ES, Marins AT, Ames J, Nunes MEM, Loro VL. Embryonic Development Effects of Basagran® Herbicide in Danio Rerio: A Preliminary Study. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2023; 111:62. [PMID: 37903886 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-023-03817-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/01/2023]
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Bentazon (Basagran®) belongs to the chemical group of benzothiadiazinones. Thus, this study aimed to estimate the influence of herbicide bentazon (3 µg.L-1, 6 µg.L-1, 12 µg.L-1, 300 µg.L-1) in Danio rerio embryos development. The study tested environmental relevant concentrations of bentazon as well as the limit established for drinking water (300 µg.L-1) in Brazil. We performed behavioral and developmental analyzes during 96 h of exposure. The bentazon measurements after experimental period showed reduction ranging from 5.0 to 18.93% between exposed groups. Our results showed significant differences in the heart rate, which was significantly higher in groups exposed to all bentazon concentrations compared to control groups. The absence of alterations in the behavioral parameters showing that the herbicide bentazon at the concentrations tested had few adverse effects on the development and behavior of the Danio rerio embryos. Considering the toxic point of view, there is a chance that bentazon acts together with other environmental contaminants as an additive or synergistic way.
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- Eduardo Stringini Severo
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Santa Maria, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica toxicológica, LABTAQ, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP: 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Santa Maria, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica toxicológica, LABTAQ, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP: 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Santa Maria, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica toxicológica, LABTAQ, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP: 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Santa Maria, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica toxicológica, LABTAQ, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP: 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Santa Maria, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Santa Maria, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica toxicológica, LABTAQ, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP: 97105-900, Brazil.
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Schavinski CR, Santos MBD, Londero JEL, Rocha MCD, Amaral AMBD, Ruiz NQ, Leandro GDS, Loro VL, Schuch AP. Effects of isolated and combined exposures of Boana curupi (Anura: Hylidae) tadpoles to environmental doses of trichlorfon and ultraviolet radiation. Mutat Res Genet Toxicol Environ Mutagen 2022; 883-884:503549. [PMID: 36462791 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2022.503549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The biodiversity collapse strongly affects the amphibian group and many factors have been pointed out as catalytic agents. It is estimated that several events in the amphibian population decline worldwide may have been caused by the interaction of multiple drivers. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the stressful effects of the exposure to environmental doses of trichlorfon (TCF) pesticide (0.5 μg/L; and an additional 100-fold concentration of 50 µg/L) and ultraviolet radiation (UV) (184.0 kJ/m² of UVA and 3.4 kJ/m² of UVB, which correspond to 5% of the daily dose) in tadpoles of the Boana curupi species (Anura: Hylidae). The isolated and combined exposures to TCF happened within 24 h of acute treatments under laboratory-controlled conditions. In the combined treatments, we adopted three different moments (M) of tadpole irradiation from the beginning of the exposures to TCF (0 h - M1; 12 h - M2; and 24 h - M3). Then, we evaluated tadpole survival, change in morphological characters, induction of apoptotic cells, lipid peroxidation (LPO), protein carbonyl content (PCC), glutathione S-transferase (GST), non-protein thiols (NPSH), and acetylcholinesterase (AChE), as well as the induction of genomic DNA (gDNA) damage. UVB treatment alone resulted in high mortality, along with a high level of apoptosis induction. Both UVA, UVB, and TCF increased LPO, PC, and AChE, while decreased GST activity. Regarding co-exposures, the most striking effect was observed in the interaction between UVB and TCF, which surprisingly decreased UVB-induced tadpole mortality, apoptosis, and gDNA damage. These results reinforce the B. curupi sensitivity to solar UVB radiation and indicate a complex response in face of UVB interaction with TCF, which may be related to activation of DNA repair pathways and/or inhibition of apoptosis, decreasing UVB-induced tadpole mortality.
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- Cassiano Ricardo Schavinski
- Post-Graduation Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Animal Biodiversity, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Animal Biodiversity, Department of Ecology and Evolution, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Loro VL, Wood CM. The roles of calcium and salinity in protecting against physiological symptoms of waterborne zinc toxicity in the euryhaline killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2022. [PMID: 35908640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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In fresh water, environmental Ca ameliorates Zn toxicity because Ca2+ and Zn2+ compete for uptake at the gills. Zn toxicity is also lower in sea water, but it is unclear whether this is due to increased Ca2+ concentration, and/or to the other ions present at higher salinity. Using the euryhaline killifish, we evaluated the relative roles of Ca2+ (as CaNO3) versus the other ions contributing to salinity in protecting against physiological symptoms of Zn2+ toxicity. Killifish were exposed to a sublethal level of Zn (500 μg/L, as ZnSO4) for 96 h in either fresh water (0 % salinity) at low (1 mmol/L) and High Ca (10 mmol/L) or 35 ppt sea water (100 % salinity) at low (1 mmol/L) and High Ca (10 mmol/L). At 0 % salinity, High Ca partly or completely protected against the following effects of Zn seen at Low Ca: elevated plasma Zn, hypocalcaemia, inhibited unidirectional Ca2+ influx, inhibited branchial Na+/K+ATPase and Ca2+ATPase activities, and oxidative stress in gills, liver, intestine, and muscle. At 100 % salinity, in the presence of 1 mmol/L (Low Ca), Zn caused no disturbances in most of these same parameters, showing that the "non-Ca" components of sea water alone provided complete protection. However, for a few endpoints (inhibited intestinal Ca2+ATPase activity, oxidative stress in gill and liver), High Ca (10 mmol/L) was needed to provide full protection against Zn in 100 % salinity. There was no instance where the combination of 100 % salinity and High Ca failed to provide complete protection against Zn-induced disturbances in sea water.
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- Vania Lucia Loro
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima 1000, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Dept. of Zoology, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver V6T1Z4, BC, Canada; Dept. of Biology. McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton L8S 4K1, ON, Canada.
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- Dept. of Zoology, University of British Columbia, 6270 University Boulevard, Vancouver V6T1Z4, BC, Canada; Dept. of Biology. McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton L8S 4K1, ON, Canada
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Ames J, Miragem AA, Cordeiro MF, Cerezer FO, Loro VL. Effects of glyphosate on zebrafish: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Ecotoxicology 2022; 31:1189-1204. [PMID: 36065034 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-022-02581-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Glyphosate herbicide is widely used in worldwide crop production. Consequently, its active ingredient, surfactants, and adjuvants commonly reach the aquatic ecosystem, thereby harming the biota. An investigation into how this herbicide affects aquatic species is important, especially in fish, as they have the ability to absorb and concentrate toxins. We aimed to evaluate the effects of glyphosate on the embryonic, larval and adult stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio), an appreciable organismal model. In this sense, we performed a meta-analysis using published articles from online databases (PubMed and ScienceDirect), which covered studies published until 2022. From a massive compilation of studies evaluating the effects of active substance glyphosate and Glyphosate-Based Herbicides (GBH) on zebrafish, we selected 36 studies used in downstream analyses. Overall, we report that glyphosate affects developmental stages and demonstrates toxicity and damage in zebrafish. We observed that embryos exposed to glyphosate exhibit increased mortality. There was also an increase in the number of morphological abnormalities related to yolk sac oedema, pericardial oedema, spinal curvature and body malformations, and a decrease in body size was observed. Furthermore, there was a decrease in the number of beats. The biochemical results demonstrated an increase in reactive oxygen species and antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals in the gills. The literature shows that glyphosate decreased the distance covered and the mean speed of the animals and increased the number of rotations. We concluded that glyphosate causes damage in the embryonic, larval and adult stages of this species. These results are valid for zebrafish and can be applied to other freshwater fish species. Graphical abstract.
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- Jaíne Ames
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
- Laboratório de Análises Biológicas, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha, Santa Rosa, RS, 98787-740, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises Biológicas, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha, Santa Rosa, RS, 98787-740, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biociências e Saúde, Universidade do Oeste de Santa Catarina, Joaçaba, SC, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Análises Biológicas, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha, Santa Rosa, RS, 98787-740, Brazil.
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Loro VL, Wood CM. The roles of calcium and salinity in protecting against physiological symptoms of waterborne zinc toxicity in the euryhaline killifish (Fundulus heteroclitus). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2022; 261:109422. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109422] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gomes JDLC, do Amaral AMB, Storck TR, Moraes BS, Loro VL, Clasen B. Can Vitamin C Supplementation Improve the Antioxidant Capacity of Rhamdia quelen Fish Exposed to Atrazine? Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2022; 82:551-557. [PMID: 35394169 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-022-00926-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Atrazine (ATZ) is one of the pesticides mostly widely used in Brazil; several studies have shown the toxic effects of this herbicide on aquatic organisms such as fish. Thus, it is absolutely necessary finding alternatives to protect the health of fish, mainly of species commercially important for aquaculture, which may be exposed to atrazine deriving from agricultural runoff. The aim of the current study was to investigate interactions between dietary supplementation with vitamin C (Vit C) antioxidant and exposure to ATZ in Rhamdia quelen fish exposed to this herbicide. R. quelen specimens were divided into four groups: (1) CTRL, (2) VitC, (3) ATZ, (4) ATZ + VitC. Groups 3 and 4 were exposed to ATZ (10 µg L-1) for 96 h, after 30 days of VitC supplementation (1 g kg-1). Liver samples were collected for biomarker assays. Group 4 was the only group presenting decreased protein carbonyl content. Non-protein thiol (NPSH) levels were significantly higher in groups VitC, ATZ and ATZ + VitC than in CTRL. Group ATZ + VitC presented significant increase in glutatione-peroxidase (GPx) activity in comparison to the other investigated groups. Ascorbic acid (AA) levels were significantly higher in group VitC and lower in group ATZ. Therefore, interactions between herbicide ATZ and dietary supplementation with Vit C have shown biochemical changes in R. quelen fish. Thus, dietary supplements with adequate amounts of Vit C can be added as antioxidants to the diet of fish bred in aquaculture systems in order to protect them from exposure to ATZ.
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- Jeane de Lima Costa Gomes
- Animal Biodiversity, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
- Biological Sciences-Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Biological Sciences-Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Animal Biodiversity, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
- Biological Sciences-Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Environmental Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
- Department of Environmental Sciences, State University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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Seben D, Salbego J, da Silva EG, Gressler LT, Baldisserotto B, Marchesan E, Zanella R, Loro VL, Clasen BE, Golombieski JI. Acute Silver Catfish (Rhamdia quelen) Exposure to Chlorantraniliprole Insecticide. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2021; 107:883-888. [PMID: 34223932 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03315-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 06/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The aim of the current study is to investigate whether silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) individuals exposed to commercial formulation of the chlorantraniliprole insecticide used in rice crops present changes in biochemical parameters. Fifty-four (54) silver catfish individuals were distributed in six units per tank (n = 6/repetition; triplicate/treatment) and subjected to the following treatments: T1-control, without insecticide; T2 (0.02 µg/L of insecticide) and T3 (0.20 µg/L of insecticide). Exposure time lasted 24 or 96 h, and it was followed by 96 h recovery in pesticide-free water. Results have indicated biochemical changes in cortisol, glucose, lactate and plasma protein levels, as well as few ionic changes in animals' gills during the exposure and recovery periods. Chlorantraniliprole incidence in water resulted in some biochemical changes in silver catfish specimens' plasma and gills throughout the acute exposure protocol (sub-lethal dose). Thus, chlorantraniliprole insecticide has caused osmoregulatory and/or biochemical imbalance in the investigated species under the herein adopted laboratory conditions; these changes did not get back to normal levels even after specimens were left to recover for 96 h in clean water.
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- Débora Seben
- Department of Environmental Engineering and Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Linha Sete de Setembro, s/n, BR 386, Km 40, Frederico Westphalen, RS, 9800-400, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, UFSM, Avenida Roraima, n. 1000, Cidade Universitária, Bairro Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, UFSM, Avenida Roraima, n. 1000, Cidade Universitária, Bairro Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, UFSM, Avenida Roraima, n. 1000, Cidade Universitária, Bairro Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, UFSM, Avenida Roraima, n. 1000, Cidade Universitária, Bairro Camobi, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Science, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Science, State University of Rio Grande do Sul (UERGS), Três Passos, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Technology, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Linha Sete de Setembro, s/n, BR 386, Km 40, Frederico Westphalen, RS, 9800-400, Brazil.
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Guerra LJ, do Amaral AMB, de Quadros VA, da Luz Fiuza T, Rosemberg DB, Prestes OD, Zanella R, Clasen B, Loro VL. Biochemical and Behavioral Responses in Zebrafish Exposed to Imidacloprid Oxidative Damage and Antioxidant Responses. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2021; 81:255-264. [PMID: 34137922 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-021-00865-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Imidacloprid (IMI) is an insecticide used worldwide, a neonicotinoid that could cause toxicity in non-target organisms. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) is a model organism widely used in different fields of research such as behavioral studies, biochemical parameters as well as neurotoxicity research. Here, we investigate whether the exposure to three concentrations (0.15, 15, and 45 μg/L) of IMI for 96 h alters responses in zebrafish. Oxidative stress parameters and acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE) as well as the behavioral responses of locomotion were measured. IMI exposure decreased distance traveled in fish exposed to the 45 μg/L. In the exploratory activity, time spent and transitions to the top area of the water column decreased in fish exposed to all concentrations of IMI. In addition, exposures to 45 and 15 μg/L of IMI decreased episodes of erratic movement in the zebrafish. Exposures to IMI at a concentration of 45 μg/L decreased the time spent in erratic movements and increased the time spent with no movement (i.e., "freezing"). Glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity was increased in the brain of zebrafish exposed for 96 h to concentrations of 0.15 and 45 μg/L. Brain AChE activity was reduced and the levels of carbonyl protein (CP) increased in brain of zebrafish at concentrations of 15 and 45 μg/L. Lipid peroxidation measured by TBARS and, also non-protein thiols (NPSH) did not show any variation in the brain of zebrafish exposed to IMI. Changes in the activity of cholinergic neurotransmitters in the brain tissues of zebrafish indicate IMI toxicity. Exposures of fish over 96 h to IMI at a nominal concentration of 45 μg/L caused more extensive sublethal responses in zebrafish, but this concentration is well above those expected in the aquatic environment. Studies are warranted to evaluate the effects on behavior and biomarker responses in fish exposed over longer periods to IMI at environmentally relevant concentrations.
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- Luciana Joner Guerra
- Laboratory of Aquatic Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Natural and Exact Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Natural and Exact Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Animal Biodiversity, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Natural and Exact Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Residue of Pesticides (LARP), Natural and Exact Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Residue of Pesticides (LARP), Natural and Exact Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, State University of Rio Grande Do Sul, 98.600-000, Três Passos, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Aquatic Toxicology, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Natural and Exact Sciences Center, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
- Graduate Program in Biological Sciences: Toxicological Biochemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
- Graduate Program in Animal Biodiversity, Federal University of Santa Maria, 1000 Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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da Costa LL, Adorian TJ, Goulart FR, Leitemperger J, do Amaral AM, Loro VL, Robalo SS, da Silva LP. Phytic acid in Rhamdia quelen nutrition: Antioxidant or antinutrient? Anim Feed Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anifeedsci.2021.114915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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Marins AT, Severo ES, Cerezer C, Leitemperger JW, Müller TE, Floriano L, Prestes OD, Zanella R, Loro VL. Environmentally relevant pesticides induce biochemical changes in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Ecotoxicology 2021; 30:585-598. [PMID: 33770304 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02368-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The high demand for food consequently increases the entry of agricultural residues into water resources, and this phenomenon can affect non-target organisms in different ways. Environmentally relevant pesticide effects (per se or in combinations) are scarce in the scientific literature. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate: (1) the presence of pesticide residues in an important Brazilian source of water supply and power generation (Jacuí river), during 1 year of monitoring. (2) in a laboratory study verify the effects of the most frequently, herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide found in Jacuí river (individualized or in a mixture) on biochemical parameters in different tissues of Oreochromis niloticus. Twenty pesticide residues were detected in superficial water samples, and two of them are banned in Brazilian territory. Atrazine (0.56 µg L-1), azoxystrobin (0.024 µg L-1), and imidacloprid (0.11 µg L-1) were the most frequently herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide, respectively, found in the river and were used in the laboratory assay. O. niloticus exposed to the pesticide mixture exhibited more biochemical effects than individualized exposure groups. This response can be a result of the combined pesticide effects, culminating in an additive or synergistic effect, depending on the biomarker. In individual exposure groups, atrazine presented the most pronounced alterations, followed by azoxystrobin and imidacloprid. Overall, pesticide exposure increased levels of oxidative stress parameters, reduced antioxidant enzyme activities, and induced acetylcholinesterase activity. These findings highlight the threat to aquatic organisms which may be exposed to a miscellaneous of toxic compounds in the environment.
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- Aline Teixeira Marins
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Labtaq, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Labtaq, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Labtaq, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Labtaq, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas (CCNE), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas (CCNE), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas (CCNE), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Labtaq, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
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Marins AT, Cerezer C, Leitemperger JW, Severo ES, Costa MD, Fontoura DO, Nunes MEM, Ribeiro LC, Zanella R, Loro VL. A mixture of pesticides at environmental concentrations induces oxidative stress and cholinergic effects in the neotropical fish Rhamdia quelen. Ecotoxicology 2021; 30:164-174. [PMID: 33196985 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02300-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/22/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The insecticides imidacloprid (IMI), a neonicotinoid, and propoxur (PRO), an N-methylcarbamate compound, are pesticides widely used throughout the world. Although they are not used together to combat pests, both are often found in freshwater near agricultural areas. Thereby, the goal of this study was to evaluate the additive effects of IMI and PRO mixtures at environmental concentrations in relation to isolated compounds on Rhamdia quelen, a neotropical fish. The fish was exposed to IMI (0.11 µg/L), PRO (0.039 µg/L), or Mix (0.11 µg/L IMI plus 0.039 µg/L PRO) during 96 h. Glutathione S-transferase (GST), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities were determined. To verify oxidative damage thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), protein carbonyl (PC), reactive oxygen species contents (ROS), antioxidant capacity against peroxides (ACAP) were determined in gills, liver, brain and muscle. The results shows that a mixture of these pesticides at environmental concentrations inhibited acetylcholinesterase activity in the brain and induced oxidative damage in all analyzed tissues. These results reinforce the hypothesis that mixture of contaminants present in environment could induce additive or synergistic effects on fish species.
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- Aline Teixeira Marins
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas-Bioquímica Toxicológica, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, LABTAQ, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas-Bioquímica Toxicológica, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, LABTAQ, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas-Bioquímica Toxicológica, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, LABTAQ, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas-Bioquímica Toxicológica, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, LABTAQ, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise de Resíduos de Pesticidas, LARP, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análise de Resíduos de Pesticidas, LARP, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas-Bioquímica Toxicológica, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, LABTAQ, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.
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Gonçalves C, Marins AT, do Amaral AMB, Nunes MEM, Müller TE, Severo E, Feijó A, Rodrigues CCR, Zanella R, Prestes OD, Clasen B, Loro VL. Ecological impacts of pesticides on Astyanax jacuhiensis (Characiformes: Characidae) from the Uruguay river, Brazil. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 205:111314. [PMID: 32956866 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2020] [Revised: 09/07/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Brazilian freshwater ecosystems are continuously exposed to pesticides and domestic sewage. The Uruguay River was chosen for this study because of its international importance, as it flows through Brazil, Argentina, and Uruguay. It receives contaminants such as pesticides and domestic residues. Thus, the aim of this study to assess the accumulation of pesticides in muscle of the fish Astyanax jacuhiensis, its biochemical responses, and the presence of pesticides in water. In total, seven pesticides were registered in water from both river sites. Eight pesticides were detected in fish muscle. The biochemical responses showed that brain lipid peroxidation (LPO) and protein carbonyl (PC) in A. jacuhiensis were higher in the summer. Muscle showed the highest LPO levels in the spring and the highest PC in the summer. Liver LPO and PC levels were higher in the spring and summer. In the gills, the PC was higher in the spring and the LPO in the spring and winter. In the brain and in the gills, glutathione-S-transferase activity was high in the summer and autumn. Catalase activity was lower during the winter and spring. Non-protein thiol (NPSH) levels were lower in the brain in the winter and spring. Muscle tissue showed lower NPSH in the winter (site 1). Liver NPSH showed increased levels in liver in the spring and winter (site 2). The biochemical results clearly is related to pesticides and/or to the presence of other contaminants in the water such as metals or domestic sewage. The accumulation of pesticides in fish muscle added evidence that pesticides have been used in the area surrounding the Uruguay River. In conclusion, the biomarkers assayed in the present study could be used in future investigations considering other sampling sites along Uruguay River.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas, Bioquímica Toxicológica, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas, Bioquímica Toxicológica, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas, Bioquímica Toxicológica, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105.900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105.900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departmento de Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Estadual Do Rio Grande Do Sul, 98600-000, Três Passos, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas, Bioquímica Toxicológica, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Cerezer C, Leitemperger JW, do Amaral AMB, Ferreira BC, Marins AT, Loro VL, Bartholomei-Santos ML, Santos S. Raising the water temperature: consequences in behavior and biochemical biomarkers of the freshwater crab Aegla longirostri (Crustacea, Anomura). Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:45349-45357. [PMID: 32789627 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-10423-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Understanding how temperature alone affects biomarkers commonly used in ecotoxicology studies and biomonitoring programs is important to obtain a more real response in field studies, especially in freshwater. Thus, we analyzed the behavioral responses, the lethality, and the biochemical biomarkers in the freshwater crustacean Aegla longirostri at different water temperatures. Animals were exposed under laboratory conditions, to 18 °C, 21 °C, 24 °C, and 26 °C for 48 h. There were significant changes in biochemical parameters in different tissues (hepatopancreas, gills, and muscle) and in the behavioral tests in A. longirostri. Hepatopancreas was especially affected by the elevation of temperature, as showed by the high levels of carbonyl proteins. The activity of acetylcholinesterase increased in a temperature-dependent manner in muscle. Glutathione S-transferase activity decreased with the elevation of temperature in all tissues sampled. The results obtained in this study indicate that when assessing the health of polluted limnic ecosystems through the use of organisms in situ, the intrinsic effect of abiotic factors, such as temperature, on biomarkers must be considered.
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- Cristina Cerezer
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Curso em Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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Bergmann FB, do Amaral AMB, Volcan MV, Leitemperger JW, Zanella R, Prestes OD, Clasen B, Guadagnin DL, Loro VL. Organic and conventional agriculture: Conventional rice farming causes biochemical changes in Astyanax lacustris. Sci Total Environ 2020; 744:140820. [PMID: 32711309 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 06/13/2020] [Accepted: 07/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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World food production is directly related to human population growth. Chemicals are constantly applied to pest control in crops to increase productivity. Therefore, sustainable alternatives are needed to reduce environmental impacts. The biochemical responses in liver and muscle of Astyanax lacustris collected in different rice planting systems were analysed. Ten fish were collected in organic rice cultivation systems and conventional as well as water and sediment for pesticide analysis. In water from conventional system, bentazon (56.1 μg L-1), fipronil (0.226 μg L-1) and propoxur (0.141 μg L-1) were found, while azoxystrobin and quinclorac were below the limit of quantification (LOQ). There were no pesticides in the sediment from the conventional system. In the water of the organic system, only propoxur (below the LOQ) was registered. Metalaxil (0.025 μg kg-1) were verified in the sediment, while diphenoconazole, dinoxifene and tebuconazole were below the LOQ. The presence of these pesticides in crops with an organic production system may be related to proximity to crops to conventional production systems. Besides this, the amount is very low as compared with conventional system. Muscle glycogen, protein and amino acid levels were higher in fish collected in organic ponds. Lactate and ammonia levels were higher in conventional cultures. Lipids and proteins had greater oxidative damage in both tissues in the conventional system. Although pesticides were detected in organic sediments, the parameters of metabolic and oxidative damage were probably related by exposure to higher concentrations of pesticide in the water or by the lower oxygen content of conventional systems. However, fish mortality was not observed during collections. Despite being an anthropic environment, areas of organic cultivation seem to present better conditions for the survival of A. lacustris.
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- Fabiane Borba Bergmann
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Cidade Universitária, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Cidade Universitária, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Instituto Pró-Pampa (IPPampa), Laboratório de Ictiologia, Rua Uruguai, 1242, Bairro Centro, CEP 96010-630 Pelotas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Cidade Universitária, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP 97105-900 Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP 97105-900 Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Estadual do Rio grande do Sul, Rua Cipriano Barata, 211, CEP 98600-000, Três Passos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Cidade Universitária, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Conservação e Manejo de Vida Silvestre, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Av. Bento Gonçalves 9500, Setor 4, Prédio 43411, Sala 218, Caixa Postal 15007, CEP 91501-970 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Cidade Universitária, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Cidade Universitária, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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Blank do Amaral AM, Kuhn de Moura L, de Pellegrin D, Guerra LJ, Cerezer FO, Saibt N, Prestes OD, Zanella R, Loro VL, Clasen B. Seasonal factors driving biochemical biomarkers in two fish species from a subtropical reservoir in southern Brazil: An integrated approach. Environ Pollut 2020; 266:115168. [PMID: 32693306 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.115168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Reservoirs are lentic man-made waterbodies resulting from river damming processes. Pollutants coming from adjacent areas can accumulate in the water and sediment of these modified freshwater environments. Fish are often found in reservoirs occupying several trophic niches. Biochemical biomarkers are early warning signals of environmental disturbance to an organism. It is essential to understand how pollutants, abiotic variables and biochemical biomarker responses behave throughout the seasons to implement biomonitoring programs. Loricariichthys anus and Geophagus brasiliensis were collected, and abiotic variables were seasonally measured for one year, at six sampling sites in Passo Real reservoir, in a subtropical region of Southern Brazil. Biochemical biomarkers were analyzed in four tissues of both fish species, as well as metal and pesticide concentrations in the reservoir's water and sediment. Redundancy analysis (RDA) was carried out to find the temporal relationship between biomarkers and environmental variables. RDA has clearly shown the separation of seasons for both species. Azoxystrobin, simazine and propoxur were the pesticides mostly contributing to the variation, whereas metals had lesser contribution to it. Seasonality appears to be the main factor explaining biomarkers' variability. PERMANOVA has confirmed the effect of temperature and dissolved oxygen on biomarkers of both fish species. Thus, it is hard to differentiate if the fluctuation in biomarkers' responses only reflects the normal state of organisms or it is a biological consequence from negative effects of fish exposure to several types of pollution (sewage, pesticides, and fertilizers) entering this aquatic system. In this study, to circumvent the seasonality issue on biomonitoring, the analysis of biomarkers on these fish should not be carried out in organs directly affected by temperature (such as liver and gills), or during reproduction periods (mainly in Spring).
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- Aline Monique Blank do Amaral
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Brazil; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Universidade Estadual do Rio Grande do Sul, Departamento de Ciências Ambientais, Porto Alegre, 90010-191, RS, Brazil.
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Cerezer C, Marins AT, Cerezer FO, Severo ES, Leitemperger JW, Grubel Bandeira NM, Zanella R, Loro VL, Santos S. Influence of pesticides and abiotic conditions on biochemical biomarkers in Aegla aff. longirostri (crustacea, anomura): Implications for conservation. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 203:110982. [PMID: 32888624 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2019] [Revised: 06/29/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
Abstract
Freshwater ecosystems are constantly threatened by the advance of agricultural activities. Abiotic variables (such as temperature, ammonia, and nitrite) and contaminants (e.g. pesticides) can potentially interact, increasing metabolism and the absorption of toxic substances, which can alter the ability of organisms to establish adequate stress responses. This study aimed to verify which pesticides were most frequently found and in the greatest quantities in low-order streams, and whether the combination of these pesticides with the abiotic variables altered the biological metabolism of aeglids. These freshwater crustaceans are important shredders that inhabit low-order streams and are sensitive to disturbances and/or abrupt environmental variations. The animals were exposed in situ in four streams (reference site and sites 1, 2, and 3). The reference site is a preserved stream with no apparent anthropogenic interference where aeglids still occur, while the other sites no longer exhibit populations of these animals and are influenced by agricultural activities. The exposure was performed bimonthly from November 2017 to September 2018 and lasted 96 h. Measured abiotic data and water samples were collected through all days of exposure. The analyzed biochemical parameters were acetylcholinesterase activity in muscle; and glutathione S-transferase, lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation, non-protein thiols, antioxidant capacity against peroxides, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) in muscle, gills, and hepatopancreas. We found 24 active principles of pesticides, the most frequently being clomazone, atrazine, and propoxur. Bentazone was present at the highest amounts. The parameters evaluated in this study, including biochemical biomarkers and abiotic factors measured from the water, provided a separation of the months as a function of environmental conditions. There was a difference in activity and biomarker levels throughout the year within the same site and in some months between sites. The greater concentration or variety of pesticides associated with extreme abiotic (very high temperatures) data generated increased oxidative stress, with high levels of protein damage and considerable lipid damage in all tissues, as well as elevation in ROS, even with high levels of antioxidant capacity and non-protein thiols. With these data, we intend to warn about the risks of exposure to these environmental conditions by trying to contribute to the preservation of limnic fauna, especially aeglid crabs, because most species are under some degree of threat.
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- Cristina Cerezer
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Departamento de Ecologia e Evolução, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Avenida Roraima, 1000, Bairro Camobi, CEP, 97105-900, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Salbego J, Seben D, Sippert LR, Gressler LT, Arruda da Cunha J, Zanella R, de Almeida Vaucher R, Marchesan E, Baldisserotto B, Loro VL, Golombieski JI. Toxicological response of silver catfish ( Rhamdia quelen) after acute exposure to a commercial insecticide containing thiamethoxam. J Environ Sci Health B 2020; 55:749-755. [PMID: 32558613 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2020.1782115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study assessed the hematological, enzymatic and osmoregulatory responses of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) exposed to sublethal concentrations (1.125 and 3.750 µg/L) of a commercial thiamethoxam-containing insecticide used on rice crops. Groups of 6 fish per tank (in triplicate, n = 3, total 54 fish) were exposed for up to 96 h to different concentrations of the compound. After this period, fish were placed in clean water for 48 h. Two fish from each tank (6 per treatment) that had been exposed to the insecticide for 24 h were anesthetized with eugenol and blood was collected to evaluate hematological and biochemical parameters. Blood, liver and muscle were collected for determination of metabolic parameters, plasma cortisol, Cl-, Na+ and K+ levels and H+-ATPase and Na+/K+-ATPase activity in the gill. H+-ATPase activity was higher in fish exposed to 1.125 µg/L insecticide at 24 h compared to control (0.0 µg/L). Differences in cortisol levels were evidenced throughout the experimental period. These results indicated that exposure to the insecticide changed the hematological, biochemical and metabolic profile of the animals, suggesting concern about environmental safety. Therefore, we discourage the use of this pesticide in areas that come into contact with water bodies inhabited by fish.
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- Joseânia Salbego
- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Technology, UFSM - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Frederico Westphalen, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Technology, UFSM - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Frederico Westphalen, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Center of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences, UFPel - Universidade Federal de Pelotas, Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Science, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Environmental Engineering and Technology, UFSM - Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Frederico Westphalen, RS, Brazil
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Marins AT, Severo ES, Leitemperger JW, Cerezer C, Muller TE, Costa MD, Weimer GH, Bandeira NMG, Prestes OD, Zanella R, Loro VL. Assessment of River Water Quality in an Agricultural Region of Brazil Using Biomarkers in a Native Neotropical Fish, Astyanax spp. (Characidae). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2020; 104:575-581. [PMID: 32166333 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-020-02821-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Intensive agricultural and livestock activities demand high pesticide use and, consequently, contaminants reach aquatic ecosystems. In the lower Jacuí River, southern Brazil, there is a lack of knowledge about pesticide residues in water samples and the biochemical responses in native fish species. Thus, this study aimed to estimate the influence of pesticide residues and water parameters to biomarker responses in the native fish Astyanax spp. We performed seasonal biomonitoring in 2017 with water samples and fish collections. Biomarkers of oxidative stress, antioxidants, biotransformation, and neurotoxicity were analyzed in fish tissues. Fourteen pesticide residues were detected; they presented correlations with detoxification enzyme and oxidative stress biomarkers. These data indicate that most of variations can be related to the pesticide presence in water indicating high aquatic pollution in this place.
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- Aline Teixeira Marins
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática (Labtaq), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática (Labtaq), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática (Labtaq), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática (Labtaq), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática (Labtaq), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática (Labtaq), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Roraima Avenue, Santa Maria, RS, CEP 97105-900, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática (Labtaq), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.
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Severo ES, Marins AT, Cerezer C, Costa D, Nunes M, Prestes OD, Zanella R, Loro VL. Ecological risk of pesticide contamination in a Brazilian river located near a rural area: A study of biomarkers using zebrafish embryos. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 190:110071. [PMID: 31841896 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.110071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2019] [Revised: 12/06/2019] [Accepted: 12/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Aquatic environments are affected by the use of pesticides in agricultural areas near rivers. To assess the impact of pesticide residues on affected environments Danio rerio (zebrafish) embryos have become an alternative model for biomonitoring studies. In the present study, zebrafish embryos were used as bioindicator of water quality in the Vacacaí river, located in the city of Santa Maria, southern Brazil. We hypothesized that it would be possible to observe changes in the biomarkers tested in the embryos. Exposures were performed over a total of eight months during the year 2018 using water collected in a river located near agricultural areas. Twenty-four pesticides were found in river water samples. The most frequently found were atrazine, quinclorac and clomazone. During exposure (96 h) spontaneous movement, the heart rate and hatching rate were evaluated. After the exposure time the embryos were euthanized for biochemical assays. We analyzed biomarkers such as thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and catalase (CAT). We observed increases in GST and TBARS, especially during periods of major water contamination such as January, February, October, and November. Pesticides can affect the development of native species that reproduce during periods of high agricultural production. These results demonstrate the potential use of biochemical parameters combined with developmental and behavioral analyses in zebrafish embryos for biomonitoring studies.
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- Eduardo Stringini Severo
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Brazil; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, LABTAQ, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Brazil; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, LABTAQ, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Brazil; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, LABTAQ, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Fisiológicas - (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, CEP: 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, CEP: 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Brazil; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, LABTAQ, Brazil.
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Ferreira LM, da Rosa LVC, Müller TE, de Menezes CC, Marcondes Sari MH, Loro VL, Nogueira CW, Rosemberg DB, Cruz L. Zebrafish exposure to diphenyl diselenide-loaded polymeric nanocapsules caused no behavioral impairments and brain oxidative stress. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2019; 53:62-68. [PMID: 30910208 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2018] [Revised: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 02/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Previous findings showed that the nanoencapsulation of diphenyl diselenide [(PhSe)2], an organoselenium compound, provided superior biological effects and lower toxicological potential than its free form in vitro. However, few studies reported the behavioral and biochemical effects of this nanocapsules formulation in vivo. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) has emerged as a useful animal model to determine the pharmacological and toxicological effects of nanoparticles. Here, we evaluated the behavioral and brain oxidative effects after zebrafish exposure to (PhSe)2-loaded nanocapsules. Formulations were prepared by interfacial deposition of preformed polymer method and later tested at concentrations ranging from 0.1 to 2.0 μM. Both locomotor and exploratory activities were assessed in the novel tank diving test. Moreover, brain oxidative status was determined by measuring thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance levels, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione redutase and glutathione S-transferase activities. (PhSe)2-loaded nanocapsules showed no alteration on travelled distance, immobility, and erratic swimming, suggesting the absence of behavioral impairments. Interestingly, the higher concentration tested had anxiolytic-like effects, since animals spent more time in the top area and showed a decreased thigmotaxis behavior. Biochemical analysis demonstrated that the concentrations used in this study did not affect oxidative stress-related parameters in brain samples, reinforcing the low toxicological potential of the formulation. In conclusion, the exposure to (PhSe)2-loaded nanocapsules caused no locomotor impairments as well as did not modify the oxidative status of zebrafish brain, indicating that this formulation is probably non-toxic and promising for future pharmacological studies.
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- Luana Mota Ferreira
- Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Tecnologia Farmacêutica, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Farmacêuticas, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Leitemperger J, Müller TE, Cerezer C, Marins AT, de Moura LK, Loro VL. Behavioural and biochemical parameters in guppy (Poecilia vivipara) following exposure to waterborne zinc in salt or hard water. Mol Biol Rep 2019; 46:3399-3409. [PMID: 31016615 DOI: 10.1007/s11033-019-04802-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2018] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Zinc is an essential trace mineral that is involved in many biological processes. In elevated concentrations, this metal may have toxic effects for aquatic organisms. Physicochemical properties of water, such as salinity and hardness, can influence the bioavailability of zinc and, therefore its toxicity in aquatic environments. Therefore, this study aimed investigate the influence of salinity, hardness on Zn toxicity on the behaviours and biochemical parameters of the estuarine guppy (Poecilia vivipara). The fish were exposed to waterborne zinc (500 μg L-1) in salt water (25 ppt) or hard water (120 mg L-1 CaCO3). For behavioural analysis, the locomotive and exploratory parameters of fish in novel environment and light-dark tests were evaluated. We observed that exposure to hard water decreased the distance covered by the fish, and when zinc also present the vertical exploratory behavior decreased. When zinc was tested alone, an increase in the maximum speed of fish was recorded. Activities of antioxidant enzymes, levels of lipid peroxidation, protein carbonylation, total peroxidation and, reactive oxygen species content, antioxidant capacity against peroxyl radicals, non-proteins thiols levels, acetylcholinesterase and Na+/K+-ATPase activities were evaluated in the whole fish body. The integrated biomarker response was calculated for each parameter to aid in the interpretation of the results and indicated that hard water containing zinc had the greatest effect on the biochemical parameters of the fish. In general, neither salinity nor hardness were totally effective in protecting the guppy from the biochemical damage caused by exposure to zinc.
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- Jossiele Leitemperger
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Avenida Roraima, 1000, Santa Maria, RS, 97015-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Avenida Roraima, 1000, Santa Maria, RS, 97015-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Avenida Roraima, 1000, Santa Maria, RS, 97015-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Avenida Roraima, 1000, Santa Maria, RS, 97015-900, Brazil
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- Centro de Ciências Rurais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Avenida Roraima, 1000, Santa Maria, RS, 97015-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas, Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Avenida Roraima, 1000, Santa Maria, RS, 97015-900, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Avenida Roraima, 1000, Santa Maria, RS, 97015-900, Brazil.
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97015-900, Brazil.
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da Luz Fiuza T, Leitemperger J, Severo ES, Marins AT, do Amaral AB, Pereira ME, Loro VL. Effects of diphenyl diselenide diet on a model of mercury poisoning. Mol Biol Rep 2018; 45:2631-2639. [DOI: 10.1007/s11033-018-4433-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Marins AT, Rodrigues CCR, de Menezes CC, de Lima Costa Gomes J, Costa MD, Nunes MEM, de Souza Vieira M, Donato FF, Zanella R, da Silva LP, Loro VL. Integrated biomarkers response confirm the antioxidant role of diphenyl diselenide against atrazine. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2018; 151:191-198. [PMID: 29353169 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2017] [Revised: 01/04/2018] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Atrazine (ATZ) is a herbicide worldwide used. That can cause oxidative damage in non-target organisms, such as fish. Furthermore, the threat of exposure to pesticides together with poor nutrition is hazardous to the normal development of fish, and supplementation of the fish diet with antioxidants compounds is an alternative approach to prevent the hazardous effects of pesticide exposure. Here we aimed to investigate the capacity of diphenyl diselenide (PhSe)2 diet supplementation to improve the antioxidant defense of Cyprinus carpio (carp) exposed to environmental concentrations of ATZ. To prove the efficiency of (PhSe)2, we used the Integrated Biomarkers Response (IBR) methodology. Therefore, carp were fed for 8 weeks diets either with or without (PhSe)2 and exposed to 2 or 10µg/L of ATZ for 96h, euthanized, and their liver, gills, and muscle tissues were removed for biochemical assays. ATZ was able to cause oxidative damage from reactive species production in all tissues of carp, as observed by the increase of lipid peroxidation and protein damage. The activity of some antioxidant enzymes was inhibited in carp exposed to ATZ. However, (PhSe)2 supplementation was able to prevent this ATZ-induced damage by improving the activities of antioxidant enzymes and through antioxidant competence of (PhSe)2per se. Furthermore, IBR was shown to be a useful tool to compare treatments, even at different concentrations, and identify the efficiently antioxidant behavior of the organoselenium compound.
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- Aline Teixeira Marins
- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Zootecnia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Programa de Pós - Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Gonçalves CR, Marins AT, do Amaral AMB, Leitemperger J, Severo ES, Moraes BS, Zanella R, Loro VL. Biochemical Responses in Freshwater Fish Exposed to Insecticide Propoxur. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2018; 100:524-528. [PMID: 29464278 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-018-2285-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Although designed to control pests selectively, there is some evidence that environmental contamination by pesticides increases risks for humans and wildlife. In the present study, we evaluated biomarkers of oxidative stress in Astyanax jacuhiensis exposed to (5, 15 and 30 µg L-1) of carbamate Propoxur (PPX) for 96 h. Glutathione S-transferase (GST) in liver and gills showed reduced activity in all PPX concentrations tested. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities reduced in brain and muscle at concentrations 15 and 30 µg L-1 of PPX. Lipid peroxidation (LPO) and hydrogen peroxide (HP) had no significant differences. In the brain, protein carbonyl (PC) increased in all groups treated with PPX. Although PPX is a selective pesticide, it causes oxidative damage and enzyme alteration in fish. This study pointed out some biomarkers that could be used to assess effects of environmentally relevant concentrations of pesticides, and infer about studies using fish as bioindicator.
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- Carjone Rosa Gonçalves
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas - Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas - Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil.
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do Amaral AMB, de Lima Costa Gomes J, Weimer GH, Marins AT, Loro VL, Zanella R. Seasonal implications on toxicity biomarkers of Loricariichthys anus (Valenciennes, 1835) from a subtropical reservoir. Chemosphere 2018; 191:876-885. [PMID: 29107229 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.10.114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2017] [Revised: 10/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Cropping systems based on intensive land use and continuous application of agricultural chemicals inflict a threat to aquatic organisms since these substances will inevitably be carried in to water bodies where they can accumulate, particularly in lentic sites. Pesticides exposure in aquatic animals can cause changes that can be quantified through biomarkers. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the effects of season on oxidative stress and neurotoxicity biomarkers in Loricariichthys anus from a subtropical reservoir surrounded by agricultural areas in southern Brazil. Ten armored catfish were collected from six sites in February and August 2016. Pesticides present in the water, sediment and muscle were identified and quantified. No pesticides were detected either in sediment nor in muscle. During the winter, the water contained atrazine, imidacloprid, simazine, azoxystrobin, and propoxur; however, in summer, only atrazine was present in the water. In the winter, there was an increase in the hepatic GST activity and in GPx that kept lipid peroxidation (TBARS) constant and, in the summer, there was an increase in metallothioneins levels. In the gills, variables related to summer were possibly responsible for the elevation of GST, GPx and TBARS; during the winter, there was greater carbonylation of proteins. In the winter, the increased AChE activity in brain and muscle tissue was related to carbonylation of proteins in brain. Although the amount of pesticides detected in the water was low, chronic exposure in addition to environmental variations can cause direct and indirect effects on L. anus population.
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- Aline Monique Blank do Amaral
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 97105.900, Brazil; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 97105.900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 97105.900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 97105.900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 97105.900, Brazil; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 97105.900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 97105.900, Brazil; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 97105.900, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas (LARP), Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, CEP: 97105.900, Brazil
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Salbego J, Toni C, Becker AG, Zeppenfeld CC, Menezes CC, Loro VL, Heinzmann BM, Baldisserotto B. Biochemical parameters of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) after transport with eugenol or essential oil of Lippia alba added to the water. BRAZ J BIOL 2017; 77:696-702. [PMID: 28492807 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.16515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Accepted: 07/20/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The transport of live fish is a routine practice in aquaculture and constitutes a considerable source of stress to the animals. The addition of anesthetic to the water used for fish transport can prevent or mitigate the deleterious effects of transport stress. This study investigated the effects of the addition of eugenol (EUG) (1.5 or 3.0 µL L-1) and essential oil of Lippia alba (EOL) (10 or 20 µL L-1) on metabolic parameters (glycogen, lactate and total protein levels) in liver and muscle, acetylcholinesterase activity (AChE) in muscle and brain, and the levels of protein carbonyl (PC), thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and nonprotein thiol groups (NPSH) and activity of glutathione-S-transferase in the liver of silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen; Quoy and Gaimard, 1824) transported for four hours in plastic bags (loading density of 169.2 g L-1). The addition of various concentrations of EUG (1.5 or 3.0 µL L-1) and EOL (10 or 20 µL L-1) to the transport water is advisable for the transportation of silver catfish, since both concentrations of these substances increased the levels of NPSH antioxidant and decreased the TBARS levels in the liver. In addition, the lower liver levels of glycogen and lactate in these groups and lower AChE activity in the brain (EOL 10 or 20 µL L-1) compared to the control group indicate that the energetic metabolism and neurotransmission were lower after administration of anesthetics, contributing to the maintenance of homeostasis and sedation status.
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- J Salbego
- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Campus Camobi, Avenida Roraima, 1000, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia Farroupilha, Campus Frederico Westphalen, Linha 7 de Setembro, s/n, CEP 98400-000, Frederico Westphalen, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório Associado - CIMAR, Centro de Ciências do Mar - CCMAR, Universidade do Algarve - UAlg, Campus de Gambelas, Estrada da Penha, CEP 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Campus Camobi, Avenida Roraima, 1000, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Campus Camobi, Avenida Roraima, 1000, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Campus Camobi, Avenida Roraima, 1000, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmácia Industrial, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Campus Camobi, Avenida Roraima, 1000, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Campus Camobi, Avenida Roraima, 1000, CEP 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Menezes C, Leitemperger J, Murussi C, de Souza Viera M, Adaime MB, Zanella R, Loro VL. Effect of diphenyl diselenide diet supplementation on oxidative stress biomarkers in two species of freshwater fish exposed to the insecticide fipronil. Fish Physiol Biochem 2016; 42:1357-1368. [PMID: 27048596 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-016-0223-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Accepted: 03/28/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The ability of diphenyl diselenide [(PhSe)2] to attenuate oxidative damage was evaluated in the liver, gills, brain, and muscle of carp (Cyprinus carpio) and silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) experimentally exposed to fipronil (FPN). Initially, the fish were fed a diet without (PhSe)2 or a diet containing 3.0 mg/kg of (PhSe)2 for 60 days. After the 60-day period, the fish were exposed to 0.65 µg/L of FPN for 192 h. The results showed that carp exposed to FPN and not fed with (PhSe)2 exhibited acetylcholinesterase (AChE) inhibition in brain and muscle, and increased thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) in liver, gills, and brain. Furthermore, FPN decreased nonprotein thiols (NPSH) and δ-aminolevulinate dehydratase (δ-ALA-D) in carp liver and gills, and increased plasma glucose and protein levels. In silver catfish, FPN inhibited AChE and increased TBARS levels in muscle. In addition, glutathione S-transferase (GST) decreased in liver and muscle, and plasma glucose was increased. (PhSe)2 reversed some of these effects. It prevented the increase in TBARS levels in liver, gills, and brain in carp and in silver catfish muscle, and reversed the increase in plasma glucose levels in both species. Additionally, (PhSe)2 increased the NPSH levels in carp and silver catfish that had decreased in response to FPN exposure. However, (PhSe)2 was not effective in reversing the AChE inhibition in brain and muscle or the δ-ALA-D decrease in carp liver. Thus, (PhSe)2 protects tissues of both species of fish, mainly by preventing or counteracting the effects of FPN, on TBARS levels, antioxidants, and present anti-hyperglycemic property.
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- Charlene Menezes
- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- LARP - Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- LARP - Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- LARP - Laboratório de Análises de Resíduos de Pesticidas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Leitemperger J, Menezes C, Santi A, Murussi C, Lópes T, Costa M, Nogueira LS, Loro VL. Early biochemical biomarkers for zinc in silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) after acute exposure. Fish Physiol Biochem 2016; 42:1005-1014. [PMID: 26744269 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-015-0192-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Accepted: 12/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Contamination of aquatic ecosystems by metals causes various biochemical changes in aquatic organisms, and fish are recognized as indicators of environmental quality. Silver catfish were exposed to six concentrations of zinc (Zn): 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0 and 12.5 mg/L for 96 h to determine the mean lethal concentration (LC50). The value obtained was 8.07 mg/L. In a second experiment, fish were exposed to concentrations of 1.0 or 5.0 mg/L Zn and a control for 96 h. Afterward, the tissues were collected for biochemical analysis. Lipid peroxidation, as indicated by thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS), decreased in the liver and brain for all Zn concentrations tested, while in the gills TBARS levels increased at 1.0 mg/L and declined at 5.0 mg/L. Zn increased protein carbonyls in the muscle of silver catfish and decreased it in the other tissues. The enzyme superoxide dismutase increased in both exposed groups. However, catalase did not change. Glutathione S-transferase decreased in the liver and increased in the gills (1.0 mg/L), muscle (5.0 mg/L) and brain (1.0 and 5.0 mg/L). Nonprotein thiols changed only in brain and muscle tissue. Zn exposure inhibited acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity in the brain at both concentrations tested, but did not change it in muscle. Exposure to Zn inhibited the activity of Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase in the gills and intestine at both concentrations tested. Our results demonstrate that Zn alters biochemical parameters in silver catfish and that some parameters such as AChE and Na(+)/K(+)-ATPase could be considered as early biomarkers of waterborne Zn toxicity.
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- Jossiele Leitemperger
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Adaptativa e Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105.900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Adaptativa e Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105.900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Adaptativa e Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105.900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Adaptativa e Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105.900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Adaptativa e Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105.900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Adaptativa e Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105.900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Rio Grande (FURG), Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioquímica Adaptativa e Toxicologia Aquática, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105.900, Brazil.
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Nunes ME, Müller TE, Braga MM, Fontana BD, Quadros VA, Marins A, Rodrigues C, Menezes C, Rosemberg DB, Loro VL. Chronic Treatment with Paraquat Induces Brain Injury, Changes in Antioxidant Defenses System, and Modulates Behavioral Functions in Zebrafish. Mol Neurobiol 2016; 54:3925-3934. [PMID: 27229491 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-016-9919-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Paraquat (PQ) administration consists in a chemical model that mimics phenotypes observed in Parkinson's disease (PD), due to its ability to induce changes in dopaminergic system and oxidative stress. The aim of this study was to evaluate the actions of PQ in behavioral functions of adult zebrafish and its influence on oxidative stress biomarkers in brain samples. PQ (20 mg/kg) was administered intraperitoneally with six injections for 16 days (one injection every 3 days). PQ-treated group showed a significant decrease in the time spent in the bottom section and a shorter latency to enter the top area in the novel tank test. Moreover, PQ-exposed fish showed a significant decrease in the number and duration of risk assessment episodes in the light-dark test, as well as an increase in the agonistic behavior in the mirror-induced aggression (MIA) test. PQ induced brain damage by decreasing mitochondrial viability. Concerning the antioxidant defense system, PQ increased catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities, as well as the non-protein sulfhydryl content (NPSH), but did not change ROS formation and decreased lipid peroxidation. We demonstrate, for the first time, that PQ induces an increase in aggressive behavior, alters non-motor patterns associated to defensive behaviors, and changes redox parameters in zebrafish brain. Overall, our findings may serve as useful tools to investigate the interaction between behavioral and neurochemical impairments triggered by PQ administration in zebrafish.
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- Mauro E Nunes
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica e Biodiversidade Animal, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica e Biodiversidade Animal, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica e Biodiversidade Animal, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica e Biodiversidade Animal, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica e Biodiversidade Animal, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica e Biodiversidade Animal, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica e Biodiversidade Animal, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica e Biodiversidade Animal, Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil. .,Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Santi A, da Cruz IBM, Loro VL, Medeiros Frescura Duarte MM, Barbisan F, Duarte T, Pasa AG. Overt hypothyroidism is associated with blood inflammatory biomarkers dependent of lipid profile. J Appl Biomed 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jab.2015.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Menezes C, Marins A, Murussi C, Pretto A, Leitemperger J, Loro VL. Effects of diphenyl diselenide on growth, oxidative damage, and antioxidant response in silver catfish. Sci Total Environ 2016; 542:231-237. [PMID: 26520260 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.10.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 10/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary diphenyl diselenide [(PhSe)2] at different concentrations (1.5, 3.0, and 5.0 mg/kg) on growth, oxidative damage and antioxidant parameters in silver catfish after 30 and 60 days. Fish fed with 5.0 mg/kg of (PhSe)2 experienced a significant decrease in weight, length, and condition factor after 30 days and these parameters increased after 60 days. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) and protein carbonyl (PC) decreased in the liver of silver catfish supplemented with (PhSe)2 after 30 days at all concentrations, while after 60 days these parameters decreased in liver, gills, brain, and muscle. Supplementation with (PhSe)2 induced a decrease in catalase (CAT) activity from liver only after 60 days of feeding. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) decreased at 5.0 mg/kg after 30 and 60 days and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) was enhanced at 1.5 and 3.0 mg/kg after 30 and 60 days. Silver catfish supplemented for 30 days showed a significant increase in liver glutathione S-transferase (GST) at 3.0 mg/kg, while after 60 days GST activity increased in liver at 1.5, 3.0, and 5.0 mg/kg and in gills at 3.0 and 5.0 mg/kg of (PhSe)2. After 30 days, non-protein thiols (NPSH) did not change, while after 60 days NPSH increased in liver, gills, brain, and muscle. In addition, ascorbic acid (AA) levels after 30 days increased in liver at three concentrations and in gills and muscle at 1.5 mg/kg, while after 60 days, AA increased at all concentrations in all and tissues tested. Thus, diet supplemented with (PhSe)2 for 60 days could be more effective for silver catfish. Although the concentration of 5.0 mg/kg showed decreased growth parameters, concentrations of 1.5 and 3.0 mg/kg, in general, decreased oxidative damage and increased antioxidant defenses.
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- Charlene Menezes
- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Corresponding author at: Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105.900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal do Pampa, Campus Uruguaiana, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós - Graduação em Biodiversidade Animal; Laboratório de Toxicologia Aquática, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Loro VL, Murussi C, Menezes C, Leitemperger J, Severo E, Guerra L, Costa M, Perazzo GX, Zanella R. Spatial and temporal biomarkers responses of Astyanax jacuhiensis (Cope, 1894)(Characiformes: Characidae) from the middle rio Uruguai, Brazil. Neotrop ichthyol 2015. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20140146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Due to intense agricultural activity in the rio Uruguai (South Brazil), there is the potential for aquatic contamination by agrochemicals. In this region, there are many reservoirs to meet the water demand for rice fields, forming lentic environments. In line with this information, the aim of this study was to show a comparative analysis of some biomarkers, such as lipid peroxidation (TBARS), gluthatione S-transferase (GST), non-protein thiols (NPSH), amino acids (AA) and piscine micronucleus tests (MNE) in Astyanax jacuhiensis from lentic and lotic environments in the middle rio Uruguai region, comparing warm and cold seasons. Eight pesticides were found in water samples, with propoxur having the highest concentration found in both environments and seasons. Fish from the warm season showed higher levels of biochemical biomarkers, and fish from the cold season showed higher levels of MNE and AA. TBARS and AA presented higher levels in fish from the river, while GST, NPSH, MNE and AA presented higher levels in fish from dams. These environments have different characteristics in terms of redox potential, aeration, sedimentation, trophic structure, agrochemicals input and others, which may affect the physiological and biochemical responses of fish in against adverse situations.
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- Vania Lucia Loro
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Brazil
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Murussi CR, Costa M, Menezes C, Leitemperger J, Guerra L, Lópes T, Severo E, Zanella R, Loro VL. Integrated assessment of biomarker response in carp (Cyprinus carpio) and silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) exposed to clomazone. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2015; 68:646-654. [PMID: 25779373 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-015-0145-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2014] [Accepted: 02/28/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Clomazone is considered a potential contaminant of groundwater and is persistent in the environment. To verify the effects of clomazone in Cyprinus carpio and Rhamdia quelen, a method that combines biomarker responses into an index of "integrated biomarker response" (IBR) was used for observed biological alterations in these species. Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances in liver of carp and silver catfish decreased at both concentrations tested. However, in muscle it increased in carp at 3 mg/L and silver catfish at 6 mg/L. Protein carbonyl increased in liver (3 and 6 mg/L) and muscle (6 mg/L) of carp. In carp, superoxide dismutase (SOD) increased at 3 mg/L and catalase at 6 mg/L. In silver catfish, SOD in liver decreased at 3 mg/L. Glutathione-S-transferase increased at 3 mg/L in muscle of carp. Nonprotein thiol levels decreased at both concentrations in liver of silver catfish and muscle of carp. In silver catfish, acetylcholinesterase (AChE) decreased in brain at 6 mg/L. Nevertheless, AChE in muscle of both species increased at 3 and 6 mg/L. IBR was standardized scores of biomarker responses and was visualized using star plots. The IBR values shown that in carp there was predominantly an induction of parameters, whereas in silver catfish there was inhibition of these responses. In this way, IBR may be a practical tool for the identification of biological alterations in fish exposed to pesticides. In the present study, IBR was efficient for comparisons of fish species using clomazone. This study may serve as a base for evaluation of other pesticides in the rice field, environment, or laboratory experiment.
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- Camila R Murussi
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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Loro VL, Glusczak L, Moraes BS, Leal CAM, Menezes C, Murussi CR, Leitemperger J, Schetinger MRC, Morsch VM. Glyphosate-based herbicide affects biochemical parameters in Rhamdia quelen (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 and) Leporinus obtusidens (Valenciennes, 1837). Neotrop ichthyol 2015. [DOI: 10.1590/1982-0224-20140082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Rhamdia quelen (silver catfish) and Leporinus obtusidens (piava) were exposed to a commercial formulation Roundup(r), a glyphosate-based herbicide at concentrations of 0.2 or 0.4 mg/L for 96 h. The effects of the herbicide were analyzed on the alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activities and glucose in plasma, glucose and protein in the mucus layer, nucleotide hydrolysis in the brain, and protein carbonyl in the liver. The parameters were chosen, owing to a lack of information concerning integrated analysis, considering oxidative damage parameters, liver damage, and effects on the mucus layer composition and triphosphate diphosphohydrolase (NTPDase) activities. Plasmatic glucose levels were reduced in both species, whereas the transaminase activities (ALT and AST) increased after exposure to the herbicide. Herbicide exposure increased protein and glucose levels in the mucus layer in both species. There was a reduction in both NTPDase and ecto-5'-nucleotidase activity in the brain of piava, and increased enzyme activity in silver catfish at both concentrations tested. The species showed an increase in protein carbonyl in the liver after exposure to both concentrations of the glyphosate. Our results demonstrated that exposure to Roundup(r) caused liver damage, as evidenced by increased plasma transaminases and liver protein carbonyl in both of the fish species studied. The mucus composition changed and hypoglycemia was detected after Roundup(r) exposure in both species. Brain nucleotide hydrolysis showed a different response for each fish species studied. These parameters indicated some important and potential indicators of glyphosate contamination in aquatic ecosystems.
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Menezes C, Ruiz-Jarabo I, Martos-Sitcha JA, Leitemperger J, Baldisserotto B, Mancera JM, Rosemberg DB, Loro VL. Diet with diphenyl diselenide mitigates quinclorac toxicity in silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen). PLoS One 2014; 9:e114233. [PMID: 25469630 PMCID: PMC4254993 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/03/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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In this study, the protective effects of diphenyl diselenide [(PhSe)2] on quinclorac- induced toxicity were investigated in silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen). The fish were fed for 60 days with a diet in the absence or in the presence of 3.0 mg/Kg (PhSe)2. Animals were further exposed to 1 mg/L quinclorac for 8 days. At the end of experimental period, fish were euthanized and biopsies from liver and gills, as well as blood samples, were collected. The cortisol and metabolic parameters were determined in plasma, and those enzyme activities related to osmoregulation were assayed in the gills. In liver, some important enzyme activities of the intermediary metabolism and oxidative stress-related parameters, such as thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS), protein carbonyl, catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione S-transferase (GST), nonprotein thiols (NPSH) and ascorbic acid contents were also evaluated. Compared to the control group, quinclorac exposure significantly decreased hepatosomatic index and increased cortisol and lactate values in plasma. Moreover, the activities of fructose biphosphatase (FBPase), glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6Pase), glycogen phosphorilase (GPase) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) were significantly increased in liver. Quinclorac also induced lipid peroxidation while the activity of SOD, NPSH and ascorbic acid levels decreased in the liver. However, dietary (PhSe)2 reduced the herbicide-induced effects on the studied parameters. In conclusion, (PhSe)2 has beneficial properties based on its ability to attenuate toxicity induced by quinclorac by regulating energy metabolism and oxidative stress-related parameters.
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- Charlene Menezes
- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Del Mar y Ambientales, Campus de Excelencia International del Mar (CEI-MAR), Universidad de Cádiz Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Del Mar y Ambientales, Campus de Excelencia International del Mar (CEI-MAR), Universidad de Cádiz Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (ICMAN-CSIC), Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil
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- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Del Mar y Ambientales, Campus de Excelencia International del Mar (CEI-MAR), Universidad de Cádiz Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil
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Loro VL, Nogueira L, Nadella SR, Wood CM. Zinc bioaccumulation and ionoregulatory impacts in Fundulus heteroclitus exposed to sublethal waterborne zinc at different salinities. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2014; 166:96-104. [PMID: 25051304 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2014.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Revised: 06/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/14/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Exposure of Fundulus heteroclitus to an environmentally relevant Zn concentration (500 μg L⁻¹) at different salinities (0, 3.5, 10.5, and 35 ppt) revealed the following effects: (i) plasma [Zn] doubled after exposure at 0 ppt, a response which was eliminated at 35 ppt. Tissue [Zn] also increased in gill, liver, intestine, and carcass at 0 ppt. (ii) Both branchial and intestinal Ca2⁺ ATPase activities decreased in response to Zn at 0 ppt and were elevated at 35 ppt. Plasma [Ca] decreased by 50% at 0 ppt and by 30% at 3.5 ppt and increased by 20% at 35 ppt. Gill [Ca] decreased by 35% at 0 ppt and increased by about 30% at all higher salinities. (iii) Branchial Na⁺,K⁺ ATPase activity decreased by 50% at 0 ppt, increased by 30% and 90% at 10.5 and 35 ppt respectively. Intestinal Na⁺,K⁺ ATPase activity was reduced by 30% at 0 ppt. (iv) Plasma [Na] decreased by 30% at 0 ppt in Zn-exposed. Zn exposure also disturbed the homeostasis of tissue cations (Na⁺, K⁺, Ca⁺⁺, Mg⁺⁺) in a tissue-specific and salinity-dependent manner. (v) Drinking rate was not altered by Zn exposure. In toxicity tests, acute Zn lethality (96-h LC50) increased in a close to linear fashion from 9.8 mg L⁻¹ at 0 ppt to 75.0 mg L⁻¹ at 35 ppt. We conclude that sublethal Zn exposure causes pathological changes in both Ca⁺⁺ and Na⁺ homeostases, and that increasing salinity exerts protective effects against both sublethal and lethal Zn toxicities.
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- Vania Lucia Loro
- Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Av. Roraima 1000, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil 97105-900.
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- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande (FURG), Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil 96201-900
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- Dept. of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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- Dept. of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4K1
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Santi A, Baldissareli J, Murussi CR, Dias GRM, de Menezes CC, Zanini D, Abdalla FH, Thomé GR, Martins CC, Schetinger MRC, Loro VL. Effects of quercetin on oxidative stress biomarkers in methimazole - induced hypothyroid rats. Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes 2014; 122:533-9. [PMID: 24918533 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1376968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of quercetin on oxidative stress biomarkers in methimazole (MMI) - induced hypothyroidism male rats. Hypothyroidism was induced by administering MMI at 20 mg/100 ml in the drinking water, for 1 month. After achieved hypothyroidism, rats received orally 10 or 25 mg/kg of quercetin (QT) for 8 weeks. 60 male wistar rats were randomly divided into 6 groups (group I, control; group II, QT10; group III, QT25; group IV, hypothyroid; group V, hypothyroid+QT10; group VI, hypothyroid+QT25). Liver, kidney and serum TBARS levels significantly increased in hypothyroid rats when compared to controls, along with increased protein carbonyl (PCO) in liver and increased ROS levels in liver and kidney tissues. QT10 and QT25 were effective in decreasing TBARS levels in serum and kidney, PCO levels in liver and ROS generation in liver and kidney. MMI - induced hypothyroidism also increased TBARS levels in cerebral cortex and hippocampus that in turn were decreased in rats treated with QT25. Moreover, the administration of QT25 to hypothyroid rats resulted in decreased SOD activities in liver and whole blood and increased liver CAT activity. Liver and kidney ascorbic acid levels were restored with quercetin supplementation at both concentrations. QT10 and QT25 also significantly increased total oxidative scavenging capacity in liver and kidney tissues from hypothyroid rats. These findings suggest that MMI - induced hypothyroidism increases oxidative stress parameters and quercetin administration could exert beneficial effects against redox imbalance in hypothyroid status.
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- A Santi
- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ciências Biológicas: Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Pretto A, Loro VL, Silva VMM, Salbego J, de Menezes CC, Souza CDF, Gioda CR, Baldisserotto B. Exposure to sublethal concentrations of copper changes biochemistry parameters in silver catfish, Rhamdia quelen, Quoy & Gaimard. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2014; 92:399-403. [PMID: 24556847 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-014-1215-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2013] [Accepted: 01/23/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The effects of Cu exposure on catalase (CAT) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, formation of thiobarbituric acid-reactive species (TBARS) and metabolic parameters were evaluated in silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen). The fish were exposed for 45 days to 0, 16 and 29 μg/L Cu. The fish that were exposed to Cu exhibited lower TBARS levels in the muscle and higher TBARS levels in the liver. They also showed lower CAT activity in the liver and lower AChE activity in the brain and muscle. Higher glucose and lactate and lower protein plasma levels were observed in the fish exposed to Cu. The changes in the hepatic metabolic parameters were Cu concentration dependent. In the muscle, lower glycogen and higher lactate levels were observed in the fish exposed to Cu. Alterations in the metabolic parameters showed a preference for the anaerobic pathway of energy production and liver protein catabolism to supply the energy demand.
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- Alexandra Pretto
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Adaptativa, Departamento de Química - Programa de Pós graduação em Biodiversidade Animal, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Menezes C, Leitemperger J, Murussi C, Toni C, Araújo MDCS, Farias IL, Perazzo GX, Barbosa NV, Loro VL. Herbicide clomazone effects on δ-aminolevulinic acid activity and metabolic parameters in Cyprinus carpio. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2014; 92:393-398. [PMID: 24562457 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-014-1229-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2013] [Accepted: 02/05/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The objective of this study was to investigate δ-aminolevulinic acid (δ-ALA-D) activity and metabolic parameters of Cyprinus carpio exposed to clomazone herbicide. Fish were exposed 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 mg L(-1) of clomazone for 192 h. Results indicated that δ-ALA-D activity was decreased in the gills at concentrations of 5 and 10 mg L(-1). Liver glycogen increased, while muscle and gill glycogen levels decreased at 5, 10 and 20 mg L(-1). Glucose was increased in the gills and plasma. Lactate decreased in the gills and liver and increased in the muscle. Protein and amino acids levels increased in the liver and gills and decreased in the muscle. At a clomazone concentration of 20 mg L(-1), ammonia increased in the gills and muscle and decreased in the liver. The results indicated that the metabolic parameters of glycogen, lactate, protein and amino acids in liver, muscle and gills, blood glucose levels, and the enzyme δ-ALA-D in gills may be useful indicators of clomazone toxicity in carp.
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- Charlene Menezes
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Clasen B, Leitemperger J, Murussi C, Pretto A, Menezes C, Dalabona F, Marchezan E, Adaime MB, Zanella R, Loro VL. Carbofuran promotes biochemical changes in carp exposed to rice field and laboratory conditions. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2014; 101:77-82. [PMID: 24507130 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 12/14/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Effects of carbofuran commercial formulation on oxidative stress parameters were studied in carps (Cyprinus carpio) exposed to 50µg/L for 7 and 30 days under rice field and laboratory conditions. Thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) levels were increased in the brain of fish after 7 and 30 days under rice field and laboratory conditions. In the liver and muscle, TBARS levels increased after 7 and 30 days under laboratory conditions, whereas in rice field the levels increased only after 30 days. Protein carbonyl content in the liver increased after 7 and 30 days under both experimental conditions. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity was decreased in the brain and muscle after 7 and 30 days under both experimental conditions evaluated. The superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity increased in the liver after 7 and 30 days under rice field condition, whereas under laboratory condition this enzyme increased only after 30 days. The catalase (CAT) activity in the liver decreased after 30 days under rice field condition, whereas no changes were observed under laboratory conditions. In rice field, glutathione S-transferase (GST) decreased after 7 days but increased after 30 days, whereas no change was observed in fish exposed to carbofuran under laboratory conditions. These results suggest that environmental relevant carbofuran concentrations may cause oxidative stress, affecting biochemical and enzymatic parameters on carps. Some parameters could be used as biomarkers to carbofuran exposure.
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Pós-Graduate Program in Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, 97105.900 RS, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Pós-Graduate Program in Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, 97105.900 RS, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Pós-Graduate Program in Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, 97105.900 RS, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Pós-Graduate Program in Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, 97105.900 RS, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Pós-Graduate Program in Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, 97105.900 RS, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Pós-Graduate Program in Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, 97105.900 RS, Brazil
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- Department of Plant Science, Federal University of Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- LARP - Laboratory of Pesticide Residue Analysis, UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Pós-Graduate Program in Toxicological Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, 97105.900 RS, Brazil.
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Menezes C, Leitemperger J, Santi A, Dias G, Pedron FA, Neto JR, Salman SM, Barbosa NBV, Loro VL. Evaluation of the effects induced by dietary diphenyl diselenide on common carp Cyprinus carpio. Fish Physiol Biochem 2014; 40:141-149. [PMID: 23877622 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-013-9831-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 07/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Several diets employed in aquaculture are enriched with selenium (Se), as it is a fundamental element to aquatic vertebrates. Diphenyl diselenide [(PhSe)₂], which is a synthetic organoselenium compound, has been considered a potential antioxidant agent in different experimental models. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of dietary diphenyl diselenide at concentrations of 1.5, 3.0, and 5.0 mg/kg for 60 days and to determine its optimal supplemental level for carp, Cyprinus carpio. Neither growth retardation nor hepatoxicity was induced by the inclusion of diphenyl diselenide at concentrations ranging from 1.5 to 5.0 mg/kg. In addition, the inclusion of 3.0 mg/kg of diphenyl diselenide stimulated the weight and length of the carp. The supplementation with 1.5 and 3.0 mg/kg of diphenyl diselenide did not produce oxidative damage in the tissues, verified by peroxidation lipid and protein carbonyl assays. However, at 5.0 mg/kg, it caused an increase of the lipid peroxidation in the liver, brain, and muscle, and inhibited the cerebral acetylcholinesterase activity. An increase of the hepatic superoxide dismutase activity and non-protein thiols content in all tissues and ascorbic acid in the liver, gills, and brain was verified in carp fed with the diet containing 3.0 mg/kg of diphenyl diselenide. This diet had advantageous effects for the fish used in experiments. Therefore, this compound could be considered a beneficial dietary supplement for carp nutrition.
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- Charlene Menezes
- Programa de Pós, Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Pretto A, Loro VL, Morsch VM, Moraes BS, Menezes C, Santi A, Toni C. Alterations in carbohydrate and protein metabolism in silver catfish (Rhamdia quelen) exposed to cadmium. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2014; 100:188-192. [PMID: 24275572 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Revised: 10/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Changes in carbohydrate and protein metabolism were studied in silver catfish Rhamdia quelen exposed to cadmium (0; 0.236 or 0.414 mg/L) during 7 and 14 days. After exposure time the fish were exposed to recovery period (water without cadmium), during 7 and 14 days. Different alterations in the metabolic parameters were observed such as an increase in lactate, protein, amino acid and ammonia levels as well as a reduction in glucose values after the exposure periods in liver. In muscle, glycogen and glucose values enhanced after cadmium exposure at both concentrations for 7 days; however, at 0.414 mg/L cadmium, protein levels decreased while amino acids and ammonia levels enhanced. An increase in the lactate values was found in plasma after 7 days of exposure and a reduction in the lactate, glucose and protein levels occurred after 14 days of exposure. Results indicated that the metabolic alterations after cadmium exposure were dependent on the tissue type and exposure time. Cadmium exposure for 14 days and recovery period also of 14 days seem to be less harmful to the liver and muscle. However, even after recovering from some changes, fish health may be affected making them more sensitive to some environmental changes.
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- Alexandra Pretto
- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Post-Graduation Program in Biological Science, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Post-Graduation Program in Biological Science, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil.
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Post-Graduation Program in Biological Science, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Post-Graduation Program in Biological Science, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Post-Graduation Program in Biological Science, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Post-Graduation Program in Biological Science, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
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- Adaptive Biochemistry Laboratory, Post-Graduation Program in Biological Science, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS 97105-900, Brazil
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Murussi CR, Thorstenberg ML, Leitemperger J, Costa M, Clasen B, Santi A, Menezes C, Engers VK, Loro VL. Toxic effects of penoxsulam herbicide in two fish species reared in southern Brazil. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2014; 92:81-4. [PMID: 24189995 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-013-1137-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2013] [Accepted: 10/19/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Toxic effects of penoxsulam herbicide on acetylcholinesterase, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances and protein carbonyl were studied in silver catfish (Rhamdia sp.) and carp (Cyprinus carpio). Acetylcholinesterase activity was inhibited in both brain and muscle tissue, with the inhibition being greater in carp than in silver catfish. The levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), an indicator of lipid peroxidation, decreased in silver catfish brain tissue, but increased in the carp brain. MDA also increased significantly in muscle tissue of silver catfish. The levels of protein carbonyl, another measure of oxidative damage, increased in the brain of both fish species, and in the muscle of carp. However, silver catfish exhibited a decrease in muscle protein carbonyl. It appears that silver catfish may possess better mechanisms of defense against penoxsulam toxicity than carp.
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Ferreira D, Rocha HC, Kreutz LC, Loro VL, Marqueze A, Koakoski G, Santos da Rosa JG, Gusso D, Oliveira TA, de Abreu MS, Barcellos LJG. Bee products prevent agrichemical-induced oxidative damage in fish. PLoS One 2013; 8:e74499. [PMID: 24098336 PMCID: PMC3789728 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 08/02/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In southern South America and other parts of the world, aquaculture is an activity that complements agriculture. Small amounts of agrichemicals can reach aquaculture ponds, which results in numerous problems caused by oxidative stress in non-target organisms. Substances that can prevent or reverse agrichemical-induced oxidative damage may be used to combat these effects. This study includes four experiments. In each experiment, 96 mixed-sex, 6-month-old Rhamdia quelen (118±15 g) were distributed into eight experimental groups: a control group that was not exposed to contaminated water, three groups that were exposed to various concentrations of bee products, three groups that were exposed to various concentrations of bee products plus tebuconazole (TEB; Folicur 200 CE™) and a group that was exposed to 0.88 mg L(-1) of TEB alone (corresponding to 16.6% of the 96-h LC50). We show that waterborne bee products, including royal jelly (RJ), honey (H), bee pollen (BP) and propolis (P), reversed the oxidative damage caused by exposure to TEB. These effects were likely caused by the high polyphenol contents of these bee-derived compounds. The most likely mechanism of action for the protective effects of bee products against tissue oxidation and the resultant damage is that the enzymatic activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST) are increased.
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- Daiane Ferreira
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais, Centro Universitário La Salle (Unilasalle), Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioexperimentação, Universidade de Passo Fundo (UPF), Passo Fundo, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Menezes C, Leitemperger J, Toni C, Santi A, Lópes T, Barbosa NBV, Neto JR, Loro VL. Comparative study on effects of dietary with diphenyl diselenide on oxidative stress in carp (Cyprinus carpio) and silver catfish (Rhamdia sp.) exposed to herbicide clomazone. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol 2013; 36:706-714. [PMID: 23892285 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2013.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2013] [Accepted: 07/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The study investigated the capacity of diphenyl diselenide [(PhSe)2] (3.0mg/kg), on reduce the oxidative damage in liver, gills and muscle of carp and silver catfish exposed to clomazone (192h). Silver catfish exposed to clomazone showed increased thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance (TBARS) in liver and muscle and protein carbonyl in liver and gills. Furthermore, clomazone in silver catfish decrease non-protein thiols (NPSH) in liver and gills and glutathione peroxidase and ascorbic acid in liver. (PhSe)2 reversed the effects caused by clomazone in silver catfish, preventing increases in TBARS and protein carbonyl. Moreover, NPSH and ascorbic acid were increased by values near control. The results suggest that (PhSe)2 attenuated the oxidative damage induced by clomazone in silver catfish. The clomazone no caused an apparent situation of oxidative stress in carp, showing that this species is more resistant to this toxicant. Altogether, the containing (PhSe)2 diet helps fish to increase antioxidants defenses.
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- Charlene Menezes
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Química, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Química, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Farmacologia e Fisiologia, Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Química, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Química, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Química, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zootecnia, Departamento de Zootecnia, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Bioquímica Toxicológica, Departamento de Química, Brazil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil.
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Toni C, Menezes C, Clasen B, Leitemperger J, Pretto A, Adaime MB, Leonardo Martins M, Zanella R, Lucia Loro V. Oxidative stress in carp exposed to quinclorac herbicide under rice field condition. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2013; 92:27-31. [PMID: 23474064 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.01.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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This study evaluated parameters of oxidative stress and antioxidant profile in fish after herbicide exposure. Cyprinus carpio were exposed to quinclorac (initial concentration 344.60μg/L) for 7, 30, and 90 days under rice field condition. Thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) were evaluated in brain, liver and muscle tissues, and protein carbonyl in liver. Enzymatic parameters such as catalase (CAT) and gluthatione S-transferase (GST) activities also were studied in liver. TBARS levels fluctuated in the brain showing increase in 7 days and decrease in 30 days, while in liver it was observed increase in 7 and 30 days, as well as in muscle after 30 and 90 days. The protein carbonyl was also increased after 30 and 90 days of herbicide exposure. CAT and GST activities were decreased after 30 and 90 days, respectively. The alterations observed suggest that a commercial formulation containing quinclorac causes oxidative damage in different tissues of carp after a long time of exposure. This study pointed out the importance of quinclorac toxicity considering the concentration used in rice fields.
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- Cândida Toni
- Adaptive Laboratory of Biochemistry, Post-Graduation Program in Biological Science-Toxicologic Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Cavalheiro de Menezes C, Leitemperger J, Santi A, Lópes T, Veiverberg CA, Peixoto S, Bohrer Adaime M, Zanella R, Vargas Barbosa NB, Loro VL. The effects of diphenyl diselenide on oxidative stress biomarkers in Cyprinus carpio exposed to herbicide quinclorac (Facet®). Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2012; 81:91-97. [PMID: 22608528 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2012.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2012] [Revised: 04/25/2012] [Accepted: 04/26/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The occurrence of pollutants in the aquatic environment can produce severe toxic effects on non-target organisms, including fish. These sources of contamination are numerous and include herbicides, which represent a large group of toxic chemicals. Quinclorac, an herbicide widely applied in agriculture, induces oxidative stress due to free radical generation and changes in the antioxidant defense system. The aim of this study was to assess if dietary diphenyl diselenide (PhSe)₂ has a protective effect in tissues of fish species Cyprinus carpio exposed to the quinclorac herbicide. The fish were fed with either a standard or a diet containing 3.0 mg/Kg of diphenyl diselenide for 60 d. After were exposed to 1 mg/L of Facet® (quinclorac commercial formulation) for 192 h. At the end of the experimental period, parameters as thiobarbituric acid-reactive substance levels (TBARS), protein carbonyl, catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione S-transferase (GST), nonprotein thiols (NPSH) and ascorbic acid in the liver, gills, brain and muscle were evaluated in Cyprinus carpio. In fish exposed to quinclorac and feeding with standard diet TBARS levels increased in liver and gills. However, SOD activity decreases in liver whereas no alterations were observed in catalase activity in this tissue. Quinclorac also decrease GST activity in liver and brain, NPSH in brain and muscle and ascorbic acid in muscle. Concerning protein carbonyl exposed to herbicide the fish did not show any alterations. The diphenyl diselenide supplemented diet reversed these effects, preventing increases in TBARS levels in liver and gills. GST activity was recovered to control values in liver. NPSH levels in brain and muscle increased remain near to control values. These results indicated that dietary diphenyl diselenide protects tissues against quinclorac induced oxidative stress ameliorating the antioxidant properties.
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Loro VL, Jorge MB, Silva KRD, Wood CM. Oxidative stress parameters and antioxidant response to sublethal waterborne zinc in a euryhaline teleost Fundulus heteroclitus: protective effects of salinity. Aquat Toxicol 2012; 110-111:187-193. [PMID: 22343464 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2012.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2011] [Revised: 01/11/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Zinc is an essential trace metal, but many aspects of its toxicity remain unclear. In this study, we investigated zinc effects on oxidative stress parameters and antioxidant profile in four tissues (gill, liver, kidney, and white muscle) of Fundulus heteroclitus. Possible interactive effects of salinity were also studied. Killifish were exposed to sublethal level (500 μgL(-1)) of waterborne zinc for 96 h in 0% (fresh water), 10% (3.5 ppt), 30% (10.5 ppt) and 100% sea water (35 ppt). Salinity per se had no effect on any parameter in the control groups. Zinc exposure clearly induced oxidative stress, and responses were qualitatively similar amongst different tissues. Salinity acted as a strong protective factor, with the highest levels of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and greatest damage (protein carbonyls, lipid peroxidation as indicated by thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in 0 ppt, the least in 100% sea water (35 ppt), and gradations in between in many of the observed responses. Increases in total oxidative scavenging capacity (TOSC) occurred at higher salinities, correlated with increases in the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione-S-tranferase (GST), as well as in tissue glutathione (GSH) concentrations. However, TOSC was depleted in zinc-exposed fish at 0 ppt, accompanied by decreases in SOD, GST, GSH, and also catalase (CAT) activity. Our results confirm that sublethal waterborne zinc is an oxidative stressor in fish, and highlight the important protective role of higher salinities in ameliorating the oxidative stress associated with zinc toxicity in this model estuarine teleost.
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- Vania Lucia Loro
- Dept. of Biology, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4K1, Canada.
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Clasen B, Loro VL, Cattaneo R, Moraes B, Lópes T, de Avila LA, Zanella R, Reimche GB, Baldisserotto B. Effects of the commercial formulation containing fipronil on the non-target organism Cyprinus carpio: implications for rice-fish cultivation. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2012; 77:45-51. [PMID: 22078114 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2011.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 10/01/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The aim of this research was to evaluate possible toxic effects of commercial formulation containing fipronil on Cyprinus carpio tissues under rice field conditions. Antioxidant profile (SOD, catalase, glutathione S-transferase), oxidative stress parameters (thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances, protein carbonyl), and growth were investigated in carp exposed to fipronil under rice field conditions for 7, 30, and 90 days. Waterborne insecticide concentrations were measured and the detectable concentration of fipronil was observed up to 45 day after application. Common carp survival and growth was not affected by fipronil. Liver superoxide dismutase activity was enhanced while liver catalase activity was inhibited at 7, 30, and 90 days. Alterations were not observed in the glutathione S-transferase activity in any experimental periods. Protein carbonyl increased only after 30 and 90 days of exposure. The thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances levels were enhanced in all analyzed tissues (liver, muscle, and brain) and periods of exposure. This study demonstrates that fipronil insecticides cause alterations in the biochemical parameters in different tissues of carp without affecting the growth or the survival of the fish.
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- Bárbara Clasen
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Adaptativa e de Fisiologia de Peixes, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Cattaneo R, Moraes BS, Loro VL, Pretto A, Menezes C, Sartori GMS, Clasen B, de Avila LA, Marchesan E, Zanella R. Tissue biochemical alterations of Cyprinus carpio exposed to commercial herbicide containing clomazone under rice-field conditions. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 2012; 62:97-106. [PMID: 21509605 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-011-9669-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2010] [Accepted: 03/28/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Field and laboratory experiments were performed to evaluate toxicological responses of Cyprinus carpio exposed to the commercial herbicide clomazone (500 mg l(-1)). Fish were exposed to 0.5 mg l(-1) of the formulated herbicide for 7, 30, and 90 days. Fish were exposed to clomazone in field conditions (7, 30, or 90 days trapped in submersed cages together with rice crops) and in laboratory conditions where the fish were placed in 45-l tanks with tap water only for 7 days. Fish exposed for 7, 30, or 90 days showed no alterations in acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity under field conditions. Under laboratory conditions, decreased muscle AChE activity was observed only after 7 days of exposure. During the same evaluation period (7 days), oxidative stress parameters changed under both field and laboratory conditions; however, metabolic parameters were altered only under field conditions. Disorders in oxidative stress parameters and metabolism were evident in different tissues up to day 90 after treatment. These overall results show that AChE activity changed only under laboratory conditions. Oxidative stress, along with metabolic parameters, may be good indicators of herbicide contamination in C. carpio under rice-field conditions.
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- Roberta Cattaneo
- Laboratório de Bioquímica Adaptativa, Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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