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Abdel-Tawwab M, Khalil RH, Younis NA, Abo Selema TAM, Saad AH, El-Werwary SOM, Gouda AH, Soliman AM, Shady SHH, Monier MN. Saccharomyces cerevisiae supplemented diets mitigate the effects of waterborne cadmium toxicity on gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.): growth performance, haemato-biochemical, stress biomarkers, and histopathological investigations. Vet Res Commun 2024; 48:69-84. [PMID: 37530964 PMCID: PMC10811111 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-023-10176-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, has been utilized as a probiotic in aqua-feeds to promote growth and alleviate the stress in aquatic animals. On the other hand, cadmium (Cd) toxicity causes serious retardation of growth and welfare status of aquatic animals. The present study was conducted to evaluate the protective role of dietary yeast in mitigating the waterborne Cd toxicity effects on the growth, haemato-biochemical, stress biomarkers, and histopathological investigations of gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata L.). In a 3 × 3 factorial design, the acclimated fish (20-24 g) were randomly distributed into nine treatments in triplicates where they were fed on 0.0% (control), 0.5%, and 1.0% of yeast along with exposure to 0.0, 1.0, and 2.0 mg Cd/L for 60 days. All growth parameters and mRNA expressions of IGF-1 and GH genes as well as haematological parameters were markedly increased with the increase of dietary yeast levels; meanwhile these variables were significantly retarded with Cd exposure. Contradictory effects on the above-mentioned variables were observed with Cd toxicity. In contrast, blood cortisol, glucose, total cholesterol, and triglyceride, lactate dehydrogenase, alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, in addition to DNA fragments % were noticeably increased with Cd toxicity especially at the treatment of 2.0 mg Cd/L, while decreasing with increasing dietary yeast levels. Compared with the control fish group, Cd concentrations in the gill, liver, and muscle tissues of gilthead seabream were higher in Cd-exposed treatments, especially at the treatment of 2.0 mg Cd/L. Deposition of Cd in fish liver was higher than that in gill tissues but lowest Cd residue was observed in muscle tissues. No significant changes in Cd residues in fish organs were observed in yeast-fed fish with no Cd exposure. The Cd exposure negatively affected histological status of gill, liver, and kidney tissues of S. aurata; while feeding Cd-exposed fish on yeast diets lowered the Cd residues in fish organs and recovered the adverse effects of Cd toxicity. Hence, this study recommends the addition of bakery yeast (1.0%) to fish diets to improve the performance, overall welfare, and histopathological status of gilthead seabream, S. aurata.
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- Mohsen Abdel-Tawwab
- Department of Fish Biology and Ecology, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Agriculture Research Center, Abbassa, Abo-Hammad, Sharqia, 44662, Egypt.
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- Department of Poultry and Fish Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Aquatic Animal Medicine and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
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- Department of Poultry and Fish Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
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- Department of Nutrition and Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Matrouh University, Matrouh, Egypt
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- Department of Fish Hatching and Physiology, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Agriculture Research Center, Abbassa, Abo-Hammad, Sharqia, 44662, Egypt
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- Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Sakha Aquaculture Research Unit, Kafrelsheikh, Egypt
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- Limnology Department, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Agriculture Research Center, Abbassa, Abo-Hammad, Sharqia, 44662, Egypt
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- Department of Fish Biology and Ecology, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Agriculture Research Center, Abbassa, Abo-Hammad, Sharqia, 44662, Egypt
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- Department of Fish Biology and Ecology, Central Laboratory for Aquaculture Research, Agriculture Research Center, Abbassa, Abo-Hammad, Sharqia, 44662, Egypt
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Parelho C, Rodrigues AS, Barreto MC, Ferreira NGC, Garcia P. Assessing microbial activities in metal contaminated agricultural volcanic soils--An integrative approach. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 129:242-249. [PMID: 27057992 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2015] [Revised: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/19/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Volcanic soils are unique naturally fertile resources, extensively used for agricultural purposes and with particular physicochemical properties that may result in accumulation of toxic substances, such as trace metals. Trace metal contaminated soils have significant effects on soil microbial activities and hence on soil quality. The aim of this study is to determine the soil microbial responses to metal contamination in volcanic soils under different agricultural land use practices (conventional, traditional and organic), based on a three-tier approach: Tier 1 - assess soil microbial activities, Tier 2 - link the microbial activity to soil trace metal contamination and, Tier 3 - integrate the microbial activity in an effect-based soil index (Integrative Biological Response) to score soil health status in metal contaminated agricultural soils. Our results showed that microbial biomass C levels and soil enzymes activities were decreased in all agricultural soils. Dehydrogenase and β-glucosidase activities, soil basal respiration and microbial biomass C were the most sensitive responses to trace metal soil contamination. The Integrative Biological Response value indicated that soil health was ranked as: organic>traditional>conventional, highlighting the importance of integrative biomarker-based strategies for the development of the trace metal "footprint" in Andosols.
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- C Parelho
- Department of Biology, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal; cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, and Azorean Biodiversity Group, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal; CVARG, Center of Volcanology and Geological Risks Assessment, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
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- cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, and Azorean Biodiversity Group, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal; Department of Technologic Sciences and Development, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
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- CIIMAR, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 289, 4050-123 Porto, Portugal.
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- Department of Biology, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal; cE3c, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, and Azorean Biodiversity Group, University of the Azores, 9501-801 Ponta Delgada, Portugal.
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Pelli M, Connaughton VP. Chronic exposure to environmentally-relevant concentrations of fluoxetine (Prozac) decreases survival, increases abnormal behaviors, and delays predator escape responses in guppies. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 139:202-9. [PMID: 26126230 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.06.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2015] [Revised: 06/12/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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This study evaluates the impact of fluoxetine, an antidepressant drug and common pollutant in aquatic environments, on growth, survival, and behavior in juvenile guppies and on predator escape responses in adult guppies (Poecilia reticulata). In juveniles, the effects of acute (4d) and chronic (35d) exposure on growth and survival were examined, and behavioral changes were noted throughout the chronic experiment. In adults, escape responses to a mock predator during chronic (28d) fluoxetine exposure were videotaped to determine the overall speed of response in treated vs. control fish. The effects of fish gender and the presence of a group/school on escape responses were also determined. Our results show that acute exposure to nominal concentrations of 0.03 and 0.5μg/L, levels within the environment, did not adversely impact juvenile guppy survival. However, chronic exposure significantly reduced weight, length, and belly width/girth measurements compared to controls. Chronic exposure also resulted in abnormal swimming behavior and reduced survival in juveniles. In adults, fluoxetine exposure significantly delayed predator escape responses in both males and females. Escape responses were also reduced when adults were tested either individually or in a group, with significantly more delayed responses seen in individually tested fish. Taken together, these findings suggest that fluoxetine can impact guppy populations, during both juvenile and adult stages, with chronic exposure resulting in decreased survival and growth and altered behavioral responses.
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- Marco Pelli
- Department of Biology, American University, Washington, DC 20016, United States
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Groh KJ, Carvalho RN, Chipman JK, Denslow ND, Halder M, Murphy CA, Roelofs D, Rolaki A, Schirmer K, Watanabe KH. Development and application of the adverse outcome pathway framework for understanding and predicting chronic toxicity: II. A focus on growth impairment in fish. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 120:778-792. [PMID: 25456049 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2014] [Revised: 10/01/2014] [Accepted: 10/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Adverse outcome pathways (AOPs) organize knowledge on the progression of toxicity through levels of biological organization. By determining the linkages between toxicity events at different levels, AOPs lay the foundation for mechanism-based alternative testing approaches to hazard assessment. Here, we focus on growth impairment in fish to illustrate the initial stages in the process of AOP development for chronic toxicity outcomes. Growth is an apical endpoint commonly assessed in chronic toxicity tests for which a replacement is desirable. Based on several criteria, we identified reduction in food intake to be a suitable key event for initiation of middle-out AOP development. To start exploring the upstream and downstream links of this key event, we developed three AOP case studies, for pyrethroids, selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and cadmium. Our analysis showed that the effect of pyrethroids and SSRIs on food intake is strongly linked to growth impairment, while cadmium causes a reduction in growth due to increased metabolic demands rather than changes in food intake. Locomotion impairment by pyrethroids is strongly linked to their effects on food intake and growth, while for SSRIs their direct influence on appetite may play a more important role. We further discuss which alternative tests could be used to inform on the predictive key events identified in the case studies. In conclusion, our work demonstrates how the AOP concept can be used in practice to assess critically the knowledge available for specific chronic toxicity cases and to identify existing knowledge gaps and potential alternative tests.
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- Ksenia J Groh
- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; ETH Zürich, Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, 8093 Zürich, Switzerland.
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, Water Resources Unit, 21027 Ispra, Italy
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- University of Florida, Department of Physiological Sciences, Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology and Genetics Institute, 32611 Gainesville, FL, USA
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Systems Toxicology Unit, 21027 Ispra, Italy
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- Michigan State University, Fisheries and Wildlife, Lyman Briggs College, 48824 East Lansing, MI, USA
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- VU University, Institute of Ecological Science, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Health and Consumer Protection, Systems Toxicology Unit, 21027 Ispra, Italy
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; ETH Zürich, Department of Environmental Systems Science, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland; EPF Lausanne, School of Architecture, Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Oregon Health & Science University, Institute of Environmental Health, Division of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems, 97239-3098 Portland, OR, USA
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Li ZH, Li P, Shi ZC. Molecular responses in digestive tract of juvenile common carp after chronic exposure to sublethal tributyltin. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2014; 109:10-14. [PMID: 25129219 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2014.07.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Revised: 07/07/2014] [Accepted: 07/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The effect of long-term exposure to tributyltin (TBT) on the intestine-related biochemical biomarkers in common carp was investigated in this study. Fish were exposed at sub-lethal concentrations of TBT (75 ng/L, 0.75 and 7.5 μg/L) for 60 days. Multiple biomarkers were measured, including digestive enzymes (trypsin, lipase and amylase), antioxidant responses (malondialdehyde (MDA) and total antioxidative capacity (T-AOC)), RNA/DNA ratio and the expression of digestive-related genes (try, lipc and amy). TBT exposure at 0.75 and 7.5 μg/L led to significantly inhibited activities of all digestive enzymes. At higher concentration of TBT, oxidative stress was apparent as reflected by the significant higher MDA content in the fish intestine, associated with an inhibition of T-AOC activities. After 60 days, the RNA/DNA ratio in fish intestine was significantly lower in groups exposed to TBT at higher concentrations (0.75 and 7.5 μg/L). In addition, the expression levels of try, lipc and amy in intestine of all treated fish were inhibited, even at the environmental concentration (75 ng/L). Our results suggest that long-term exposure to TBT could result in different responses of intestine-related biochemical biomarkers in fish, which could be used as new potential indicators for monitoring residual TBT present in aquatic environment.
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- Zhi-Hua Li
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation (Ministry of Agriculture), Key Field Station for Fishery Resource and Environment in Upper-Middle Reaches of Yangtze River (Ministry of Agriculture), Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China; University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic.
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation (Ministry of Agriculture), Key Field Station for Fishery Resource and Environment in Upper-Middle Reaches of Yangtze River (Ministry of Agriculture), Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China; University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Research Institute of Fish Culture and Hydrobiology, Zátiší 728/II, 389 25 Vodňany, Czech Republic
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- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation (Ministry of Agriculture), Key Field Station for Fishery Resource and Environment in Upper-Middle Reaches of Yangtze River (Ministry of Agriculture), Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China
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Palanikumar L, Kumaraguru AK, Ramakritinan CM. Biochemical and genotoxic response of naphthalene to fingerlings of milkfish Chanos chanos. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2013; 22:1111-1122. [PMID: 23836361 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-013-1098-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The present study investigated the acute toxicity, sub-lethal toxicity and biochemical response of naphthalene in fingerlings of milkfish Chanos chanos. The 96 h acute toxicity LC50 values for C. chanos exposed to naphthalene was 5.18 μg l(-1). The estimated no observed effect concentration and lowest observed effect concentration values for naphthalene in C. chanos were 0.42 and 0.69 μg l(-1) respectively for 30 days. The estimated maximum allowable toxicant concentration for naphthalene was 0.53 μg l(-1). Biochemical enzyme markers such as lipid peroxidation, catalase, glutathione S transferase and reduced glutathione were measured in gills and liver tissues of C. chanos exposed to sub-lethal concentrations of naphthalene. Fluctuation in lipid peroxidation and catalase level suggests that naphthalene concentrations play a vital role in induction of oxidative stress in fish. Induction of reduced glutathione level and inhibition of glutathione S-transferase level was observed in naphthalene exposed C. chanos suggesting that there may be enhanced oxidative damage due to free radicals. Increasing concentration increases in number of nuclear abnormalities. The formation of micronuclei and binucleated micronuclei induction by naphthalene confirm its genotoxic potential. The highest levels of DNA damage (% tail length) were observed at 1.24 μg l(-1) of naphthalene. The study suggests that biochemical enzymes, nuclear abnormalities and DNA damage index can serve as a biological marker for naphthalene contamination.
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- L Palanikumar
- Department of Marine and Coastal Studies, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, 625021, India.
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Heydarnejad MS, Khosravian-Hemamai M, Nematollahi A. Effects of cadmium at sub-lethal concentration on growth and biochemical parameters in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Ir Vet J 2013; 66:11. [PMID: 23782857 PMCID: PMC3735419 DOI: 10.1186/2046-0481-66-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2013] [Accepted: 06/14/2013] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Cadmium (Cd), as one of heavy metals and an environmental stressor, may alter many physiological processes like growth and serum parameters in fish. The main objective of this study was to determine the effects of cadmium at sub-lethal concentrations (1 and 3 μg/l) on growth and serum biochemical parameters including enzymes, i.e. alkaline phosphatase (ALP), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alanine aminotransferase (ALT), glucose, triglyceride, cholesterol and total protein in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Trout were exposed to cadmium, and, at intervals of 1, 15, and 30 days, selected parameters were evaluated. Condition Factor (K), Specific Growth Rate (SGR) and Body Weight Gain (BWG) consistently decreased, while Food Conversion Ratio (FCR) increased at the end of experiment. Glucose was elevated in trout exposed to both Cd concentrations at day 15 and then returned to levels comparable to control fish. Triglyceride and cholesterol decreased transiently at day 15 and then increased at day 30. Total protein, AST, ALT and ALP increased linearly by time and Cd concentration. This investigation suggests that growth and serum biochemical parameters could be used as important and sensitive biomarkers in ecotoxicological studies concerning the effects of metal contamination and fish health.
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- M Saeed Heydarnejad
- Fish and Fisheries Department, Faculty of Science, Shahrekord University, PO B 115, Shahrekord, Iran.
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Annabi A, Kessabi K, Kerkeni A, Said K, Messaoudi I. Influence of cadmium exposure on growth and fecundity of freshwater mosquitofish Gambusia affinis: in situ and in vivo studies. Biol Trace Elem Res 2012; 148:345-55. [PMID: 22391795 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-012-9372-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2011] [Accepted: 02/21/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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This study aims to investigate the effect of cadmium (Cd) exposure on growth and fecundity of mosquitofish Gambusia affinis. For this purpose, two natural populations of pregnant females of G. affinis captured from two sites were differently contaminated with Cd (S1 present Cd levels 5-fold higher than S2) and a sublethal exposure to 0.4 mg CdCl(2)/L (10% of LC(50)) during 56 days was conducted in vivo. The length-weight regression revealed a significant difference in the growth between these two populations. A significant difference in fecundity was also noted between the two populations. Indeed, the embryo numbers in pregnant females captured from S1 are significantly higher than those noted in pregnant females from S2 (21.17±5 and 7.97±2.12, respectively; p<0.05). Following Cd exposure, we noted a growth perturbation resulting in lower values of both indices BWG and SGR following 7 and 21 days (-5.21 and -1.18 for BWG, and -2.09 and -0.46 for SGR, respectively) and a recuperation of growing weight at 42 and 56 days (1.32 and 1.71 for BWG, and 0.45 and 0.54 for SGR, respectively). For CF index, we observed a significant difference (p<0.05) between control and Cd groups at 7 and 21 days of exposure, and at 21 and 56 days respectively for HSI and GSI indices. Furthermore, Cd contents in both tissues (liver and yolk sac) and fractions (cytosolic and membrane) are significantly different between groups during experimentation. In addition, the Cd contents noticed in the liver membrane fraction are significantly higher than those noted in the yolk sac tissue. The MTs levels revealed a significant difference between the control and Cd groups. In liver tissue, a significant difference was noted, in MTs levels, during the Cd exposure (7, 21, 42, and 56 days) while in the yolk sac tissue the difference was noted at 42 days of exposure. Taken together, these results imply the potential negative effect of Cd on physiological status of G. affinis as evidenced by decreasing growth and fecundity rate.
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- Ali Annabi
- Laboratoire LR11ES41: Génétique, Biodiversité et Valorisation des Bioressources, Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie, Université de Monastir, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia.
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Cao L, Huang W, Shan X, Ye Z, Dou S. Tissue-specific accumulation of cadmium and its effects on antioxidative responses in Japanese flounder juveniles. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2012; 33:16-25. [PMID: 22075049 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2011.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2011] [Revised: 10/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This study investigated the accumulation of cadmium (0-8 mg Cd L⁻¹) and its toxicological effects on oxidative stress biomarkers in different tissues of Japanese flounder juveniles. Following Cd exposure for 28 d, accumulation of Cd in fish was dose-dependent and tissue-specific, with the greatest accumulation in the liver, followed by the kidney, gill, and muscle. Although the gill and liver mounted active antioxidant responses at ≥ 4 mg L⁻¹ Cd including a decrease in glutathione level and GST and GPx activities, the antioxidant response failed to prevent lipid peroxidation induction in these organs. In the kidney, increased GPx and GST activities and decreased SOD activity were observed in fish exposed to high Cd concentrations, but LPO levels did not significantly differ among the exposure concentrations. The gill was most sensitive to oxidative damage, followed by the liver; the kidney was the least affected tissue.
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- Liang Cao
- Key Laboratory of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao 266071, PR China
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Maunder RJ, Buckley J, Val AL, Sloman KA. Accumulation of dietary and aqueous cadmium into the epidermal mucus of the discus fish Symphysodon sp. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2011; 103:205-212. [PMID: 21482221 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2011.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2010] [Revised: 03/07/2011] [Accepted: 03/11/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The discus fish Symphysodon sp. is an Amazonian cichlid with a unusual form of parental care where fry obligately feed from parental mucus for the first few weeks of life. Here, we investigated the possible impact of environmental cadmium on this species, particularly with respect to mucus contamination. We exposed groups of fish to cadmium either through their food (400 mg kg(-1)) or through the water (3 μgl(-1)) for 4 weeks, and measured tissue concentrations and ATPase activities at weekly intervals. Cadmium significantly accumulated in all tissues (except for muscle) after 7 days, and tissue concentrations increased until the end of the experiment. Significant alterations in ATPase activities of intestine and kidney were observed at day 7 and 14, but no alterations in gill ATPase activities occurred. The epidermal mucus showed a high accumulation of cadmium from both exposures, but particularly from the diet, indicating that dietary cadmium can be transferred from gut to mucus. Combining this data with approximations of fry bite volumes and bite frequencies, we constructed daily estimates of the cadmium that could potentially be consumed by newly hatched fry feeding on this mucus. These calculations suggest that feeding fry might consume up to 11 μgg(-1)day(-1), and hence indicate that this species' dependency on parental mucus feeding of fry could make them particularly susceptible to cadmium contamination of their native habitat.
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- Richard J Maunder
- School of Marine Science and Engineering, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK.
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Effects of exposure to sublethal propiconazole on intestine-related biochemical responses in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Chem Biol Interact 2010; 185:241-6. [PMID: 20193671 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2010.02.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2010] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/22/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The effect of long-term (30 days) exposure to PCZ (0.2, 50, and 500 microg l(-1)) on intestine-related biochemical markers in rainbow trout was investigated. Multiple biomarkers were measured, including digestive enzymes (proteolytic enzymes and amylase), antioxidant responses (TBARS, CP, SOD, CAT, GR and GPx) and energy metabolic parameters (RNA/DNA ratio, Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase). Exposure to 500 microg l(-1) PCZ led to significantly inhibited (p<0.01) proteolytic enzyme and amylase activity. Activities of the antioxidant enzymes SOD, CAT, and GPx gradually increased at lower PCZ concentrations (0.2 and 50 microg l(-1)). At the highest concentration (500 microg l(-1)), oxidative stress was apparent as significant higher (p<0.05) lipid peroxidation and protein carbonyls, associated with an inhibition of antioxidant enzymes activity. Moreover, energy metabolic parameters (RNA/DNA ratio, Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase) were significantly inhibited (p<0.01) in the intestines of fish exposed to 500 microg l(-1) PCZ, compared with controls. We suggest that long-term exposure to PCZ could result in several responses in intestine-related biochemical markers, which potentially could be used as indicators for monitoring residual PCZ present in the aquatic environment.
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Cao L, Huang W, Shan X, Xiao Z, Wang Q, Dou S. Cadmium toxicity to embryonic-larval development and survival in red sea bream Pagrus major. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2009; 72:1966-1974. [PMID: 19573918 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2009.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2009] [Revised: 05/27/2009] [Accepted: 06/07/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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At 18 degrees C and 33 psu, 24 and 48 h LC(50) values of cadmium (Cd) for red sea bream Pagrus major embryos were 9.8 and 6.6 mgl(-1), respectively, while 24, 48, 72, and 96 h LC(50) values for larvae were 18.9, 16.2, 8.0, and 5.6 mgl(-1), respectively, indicating that embryos were more sensitive to Cd toxicity than larvae. Cd concentrations at > or =0.8 mgl(-1) led to low hatchability (0-90% in > or =0.8 mgl(-1) solutions vs. 97-100% in lower ones), delay in time to hatch, high mortality (38-100% vs. 1-10%), morphological abnormality (42-100% vs. 1-10%), reduced length (3.55-3.60 vs. 3.71-3.72 mm) in the embryos and larvae. They were Cd concentration dependent and potential biological significant endpoints for assessing the risk of Cd to aquatic organisms. Heart beat and yolk absorption of the larvae were significantly inhibited at some high concentrations but they were not as sensitive as other endpoints to Cd exposure.
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- Liang Cao
- Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266071, PR China
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Annabi A, Messaoudi I, Kerkeni A, Said K. Comparative study of the sensitivity to cadmium of two populations of Gambusia affinis from two different sites. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2009; 155:459-465. [PMID: 18604632 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0448-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2007] [Accepted: 06/13/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This study aims to demonstrate the influence of animals' origin on their sensitivity toward heavy metals. For this purpose, we compared LC(50) of cadmium in two populations of Gambusia affinis captured in two geographically isolated environments in the east of Tunisia; Oued El Gsil in the city of Monastir (S2) and Oued Chenini in the region of Gabes (S1). Although physicochemical parameters of the water (pH, dissolved oxygen and salinity) are similar in the two studied sites, cadmium concentrations in water, sediments and fish tissues from S1 are significantly higher (P < 0.01) than those from S2, 48-h and 96-h LC(50) of the (S1) population are significantly higher than those from S2. In the same way, the offspring of the polluted site (S1) population exhibit 48-h and 96-h LC(50) values much higher than those of the reference site (S2) population. These results show that the population of the Gabes region is more resistant to cadmium than that of the Monastir region and that this resistance could have a genetic basis. These results indicate the influence of the origin of animals that has to be taken into account not only in laboratory toxicity tests, but also in field ecotoxicological studies.
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- Ali Annabi
- UR 09/30: Génétique, Biodiversité et Valorisation des Bioressources, Institute of Biotechnology, 5000 Monastir, Tunisia
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Li ZH, Zlabek V, Velisek J, Grabic R, Machova J, Randak T. Physiological condition status and muscle-based biomarkers in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), after long-term exposure to carbamazepine. J Appl Toxicol 2009; 30:197-203. [DOI: 10.1002/jat.1482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Araújo CVM, Cohin-de-Pinho SJ, Chastinet CBA, Santos JS, da Silva EM. Discriminating the pH toxicity to Poecilia reticulata Peters, 1859 in the Dunas Lake (Camaçari, BA, Brazil). CHEMOSPHERE 2008; 73:365-370. [PMID: 18632133 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2008.05.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2007] [Revised: 04/28/2008] [Accepted: 05/27/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Toxic potential of the pH reduction to fingerlings of Poecilia reticulata, through acute toxicity bioassays, as well as the influence of increased pH on the toxicity were assessed. Acid lake samples (Dunas Lake) were collected during 19 months, and assessed with following treatments: water at local pH (+/-3.0) and samples with modified pH to 3.5, 3.8, 4.0, 4.3, 4.6, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, and 6.5. Culture water samples with pH reduced to 3.0 were also assessed. Newborn P. reticulata were exposed during 96h, and dead/immobile organisms were counted at various time intervals during exposure (short intervals in the beginning and long towards the end). Mean results of LT50 and confidence intervals from the Dunas Lake and control water with reduced pH were 1.36 (+/-0.48)h, and 1.03 (+/-0.50)h, respectively, with no statistical difference. Samples with increased pH showed a significant reduction in toxicity, with no toxicity detected at pH 6.0 and higher. Relationship between pH and lethal toxicity for fingerlings of P. reticulata demonstrated that pH exerted a strong effect on the survival of this species at the Dunas Lake, explaining about 80% of the toxicity observed.
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- Cristiano V M Araújo
- Instituto de Biologia, Federal University of Bahia, Campus de Ondina, 40170-115 Salvador, BA, Brazil.
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Weber LP, Dubé MG, Rickwood CJ, Driedger K, Portt C, Brereton C, Janz DM. Effects of multiple effluents on resident fish from Junction Creek, Sudbury, Ontario. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2008; 70:433-45. [PMID: 17904220 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2007] [Revised: 04/27/2007] [Accepted: 08/05/2007] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Junction Creek in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada receives effluent from three metal mining effluents (MMEs), as well as urban run-off and municipal sewage treatment plant (STP) discharges. The present study examined organismal and sub-organismal end-points in prespawning fathead minnow (FHM; Pimephales promelas) and creek chub (CC; Semotilus atromaculatus) collected in May 2004 from Junction Creek. Metal body burdens of Cd, Cu, Rb, Se, and Sr increased in a gradient down Junction Creek in both species. In general, male fish had lower body weights downstream of effluents, while females were unchanged or larger compared to reference fish. Livers were larger in FHM of both sexes downstream of STP and in CC downstream of two MMEs compared to reference fish, while gonad weight was unchanged. The most consistent finding was delayed development, increased cell death and increased eosinophilia in FHM testes collected downstream of all effluents, while female FHM and both sexes of CC gonads were relatively unaffected. In conclusion, the results of the current study in Junction Creek suggest that male FHM reproduction may be sensitive to multiple effluents, but failed to clearly establish whether MME or STP effluents were causative agents over urban inputs or historical contamination.
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- Lynn P Weber
- Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, 52 Campus Drive, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada S7N 5B4.
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Soares SS, Martins H, Gutiérrez-Merino C, Aureliano M. Vanadium and cadmium in vivo effects in teleost cardiac muscle: metal accumulation and oxidative stress markers. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2008; 147:168-78. [PMID: 17920336 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2007.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2007] [Revised: 09/09/2007] [Accepted: 09/10/2007] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Several biological studies associate vanadium and cadmium with the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS), leading to lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzymes alterations. The present study aims to analyse and compare the oxidative stress responses induced by an acute intravenous exposure (1 and 7 days) to a sub-lethal concentration (5 mM) of two vanadium solutions, containing different vanadate n-oligomers (n=1-5 or n=10), and a cadmium solution on the cardiac muscle of the marine teleost Halobatrachus didactylus (Lusitanian toadfish). It was observed that vanadium is mainly accumulated in mitochondria (1.33+/-0.26 microM), primarily when this element was administrated as decameric vanadate, than when administrated as metavanadate (432+/-294 nM), while the highest content of cadmium was found in cytosol (365+/-231 nM). Indeed, decavanadate solution promotes stronger increases in mitochondrial antioxidant enzymes activities (catalase: +120%; superoxide dismutase: +140%) than metavanadate solution. On contrary, cadmium increases cytosolic catalase (+111%) and glutathione peroxidases (+50%) activities. It is also observed that vanadate oligomers induce in vitro prooxidant effects in toadfish heart, with stronger effects induced by metavanadate solution. In summary, vanadate and cadmium are differently accumulated in blood and cardiac subcellular fractions and induced different responses in enzymatic antioxidant defence mechanisms. In the present study, it is described for the first time the effects of equal doses of two different metals intravenously injected in the same fish species and upon the same exposure period allowing to understand the mechanisms of vanadate and cadmium toxicity in fish cardiac muscle.
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- S S Soares
- Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmacy, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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Rose WL, Nisbet RM, Green PG, Norris S, Fan T, Smith EH, Cherr GN, Anderson SL. Using an integrated approach to link biomarker responses and physiological stress to growth impairment of cadmium-exposed larval topsmelt. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2006; 80:298-308. [PMID: 17083987 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2006.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2006] [Revised: 09/18/2006] [Accepted: 09/20/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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In this study, we used an integrated approach to determine whether key biochemical, cellular, and physiological responses were related to growth impairment of cadmium (Cd)-exposed larval topsmelt (Atherinops affinis). Food intake (Artemia franciscana nauplii), oxygen consumption rates, apoptotic DNA fragmentation (TUNEL assay), and metallothionein (MT)-like protein levels, were separately measured in relation to growth of larval topsmelt aqueously exposed to sublethal doses of Cd for 14 days. Cadmium accumulation and concentrations of abundant metals were also evaluated in a subset of fish. Fish in the highest Cd treatments (50 and 100 ppb Cd) were smaller in final mean weight and length, and consumed fewer A. franciscana nauplii than control fish. Food intake was positively correlated with final weight of larval topsmelt in Cd and control treatments; food intake increased as final weight of the fish increased. Oxygen consumption rates were positively correlated with Cd concentration and mean oxygen consumption rates were inversely correlated with final mean weight of topsmelt; the smallest fish were found in the highest Cd treatment and were respiring at higher rates than control fish. Apoptotic DNA fragmentation was concentration-dependent and was associated with diminished growth. Apoptotic DNA fragmentation was elevated in the gill of fish exposed to 50 ppb Cd, and in the gut, gill, and liver of fish exposed to 100 ppb Cd. Metallothionein (MT)-like protein levels in fish from 100 ppb Cd treatments were significantly higher than those in other treatments. Oxygen consumption rates may have increased as a compensatory response to Cd exposure. However, it is likely that the energy produced was allocated to an increased metabolic demand due to apoptosis, MT synthesis, and changes in ion regulation. This diversion of energy expenditures could contribute to growth impairment of Cd-exposed fish.
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- Wendy L Rose
- Bodega Marine Laboratory, University of California Davis, Bodega Bay, CA 94923, USA.
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Lopes I, Baird DJ, Ribeiro R. Resistance to metal contamination by historically-stressed populations of Ceriodaphnia pulchella: environmental influence versus genetic determination. CHEMOSPHERE 2005; 61:1189-97. [PMID: 16263389 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.02.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2004] [Revised: 01/25/2005] [Accepted: 02/22/2005] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Field populations of daphnids historically-stressed by metal contamination may show increased resistance to those contaminants. This study was undertaken aiming to confirm/infirm three main hypotheses: (1) field populations living in historically-impacted environments are more tolerant to metal stress than populations from reference sites; (2) resistance differences are genetically-determined, i.e., differences persist after controlling for environmental and maternal effects, by acclimating cloned lineages to similar conditions; and (3) resistance to stress in field populations living in historically-impacted environments is due to the disappearance of sensitive individuals rather than the appearance of highly resistant ones, i.e., the shift in the central tendency of resistance is linked to a decrease in the range of population resistance and not to an increased upper limit of the population resistance. Three populations of the cladoceran Ceriodaphnia pulchella Sars in Southern Portugal were sampled; one of which has been historically-stressed by acid mine drainage (AMD) from an abandoned cupric-pyrite mine and two from reference sites within the same watershed. To assess if resistance differences were genetically-determined, the three populations were acclimated for at least five generations under the same controlled conditions. Assays with AMD contaminated water samples were performed with both non-acclimated and acclimated individuals from all studied populations. Reproduction results in sub-lethal assays revealed significant differences between the reference and stressed populations. Significant differences in resistance to lethal levels of toxicity were observed for both non-acclimated and acclimated populations, individuals from population I being more resistant than those from reference populations. The existence of genetically-determined sensitivity differences was attested by the presence of significant differences in resistance to lethal levels of toxicity in acclimated individuals from reference and stressed populations. Results from cumulative mortality assays revealed that sensitive individuals were most probably present in the original population, but no conclusion could be draw about the presence of extreme resistant individuals in the historically-stressed population. Finally, it was shown that responses among populations converged from high to low levels of contamination.
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- Isabel Lopes
- Instituto do Ambiente e Vida, Departamento de Zoologia da Universidade de Coimbra, Largo Marquês de Pombal, 3004-517 Coimbra, Portugal
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Baldisserotto B, Chowdhury MJ, Wood CM. Effects of dietary calcium and cadmium on cadmium accumulation, calcium and cadmium uptake from the water, and their interactions in juvenile rainbow trout. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2005; 72:99-117. [PMID: 15748750 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2004.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2004] [Revised: 10/25/2004] [Accepted: 11/27/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The objective of this study was to examine the effects of chronically elevated dietary Ca2+ (as CaCO3), alone and in combination with elevated dietary Cd, on survival, growth, and Cd and Ca2+ accumulation in several internal compartments in juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). In addition, effects on short-term branchial uptake and internal distribution of newly accumulated waterborne Ca2+ and Cd during acute waterborne Cd exposure (50 microg/L as CdNO3 for 3 h) were monitored using radiotracers (45Ca, 65Cd). Fish were fed with four diets: 20 mg Ca2+/g food (control), 50 mg Ca2+/g food, 300 microg Cd/g food, and 50 mg Ca2+/g + 300 microg Cd/g food for 30 days. There were no significant effects on growth, mortality, or total body Ca2+ accumulation. The presence of elevated Ca2+, Cd, or Ca2+ + Cd in the diet all reduced waterborne Ca2+ uptake in a short-term experiment (3 h), though the inhibitory mechanisms appeared to differ. The effects were marked after 15 days of feeding, but attenuated by 30 days, except when the diet was elevated in both Ca2+ and Cd. The presence of elevated Ca2+ in the diet had only modest influence on Cd uptake from the water during acute Cd challenges but greatly depressed Cd uptake from the diet and accumulation in most internal tissues. None of the treatment diets prevented the decreases in waterborne Ca2+ uptake and new Ca2+ accumulation in internal tissues caused by acute exposure to waterborne Cd. In conclusion, there are complex interactions between waterborne and dietary effects of Ca2+ and Cd. Elevated dietary Ca2+ protects against both dietary and waterborne Cd uptake, whereas both waterborne and dietary Cd elevations cause reduced waterborne Ca2+ uptake.
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- B Baldisserotto
- Departamento de Fisiologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105.900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Rangsayatorn N, Kruatrachue M, Pokethitiyook P, Upatham ES, Lanza GR, Singhakaew S. Ultrastructural changes in various organs of the fish Puntius gonionotus fed cadmium-enriched cyanobacteria. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY 2004; 19:585-593. [PMID: 15526263 DOI: 10.1002/tox.20066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The accumulation and toxicity of cadmium in Puntius gonionotus fish that consumed the cyanobacterium Spirulina platensis contaminated with cadmium were studied. Fish were fed cadmium-contaminated cells for 4 weeks, after which cadmium accumulation in various organs was determined. The highest cadmium content was found in the kidney (56.0 microg Cd/g wet weight). Cadmium was not detected in the gill during the entire 4 weeks of cadmium feeding. Histopathological alteration of cells was observed in the gill, kidney, and liver. The results showed that dietary cadmium caused hypertrophy and edema of gill filaments. Coagulative necrosis and karyolysis of the nucleus were observed in the kidney. Vacuoles and hyaline droplets had accumulated in the epithelial cells of the proximal tubule. In the liver vacuolation of the cytoplasm, infiltration of macrophages, and focal necrosis were found. The ultrastructural changes that occurred in the cells of different organs were similar. These included a proliferation of vacuoles and lysosomes, formation of myelin bodies, degranulation, vesiculation, and dilation of rough endoplasmic reticulum, as well as swelling of mitochondria with loss of cristae.
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- N Rangsayatorn
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Mahidol University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
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Kim SG, Kang JC. Effect of dietary copper exposure on accumulation, growth and hematological parameters of the juvenile rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2004; 58:65-82. [PMID: 15046946 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2003.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2003] [Revised: 12/15/2003] [Accepted: 12/15/2003] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Copper accumulation, and its effect on growth and hematological parameters were investigated in juvenile rockfish, Sebastes schlegeli (mean length 11.83+/-0.03 cm, and mean weight 26.02+/-0.23 g), after sub-chronic dietary Cu exposure (0, 50, 125, 250 and 500 mg/kg) for 60 days. The profile of Cu accumulation among tissues in rockfish is dependent on the exposure periods and Cu concentration. Liver of rockfish is a more important storage tissue than other tissues, and the order of Cu accumulation in tissues was liver > intestine > kidney > gill > muscle. Cu reduced the growth rate, and there was an inverse relationship between growth and Cu concentration (> 50 mg/kg). The RNA:DNA ratios were not affected by exposure and there was no correlation between growth rate and RNA:DNA ratio in the liver and muscle. There was no significant effect of exposure on blood parameters except for magnesium. Cu exposure increased GOT and GPT serum concentrations with increasing time and dose.
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- Seong-Gil Kim
- Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University, 599-1 Daeyon-dong, Namgu, Busan 608-737, Republic of Korea
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Kim SG, Jee JH, Kang JC. Cadmium accumulation and elimination in tissues of juvenile olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus after sub-chronic cadmium exposure. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2004; 127:117-123. [PMID: 14554001 DOI: 10.1016/s0269-7491(03)00254-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Experiments were carried out to investigate the accumulation and elimination of cadmium (Cd) in tissues (gill, intestine, kidney, liver and muscle) of juvenile olive flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus, exposed to sub-chronic concentrations (0, 10, 50, 100 microg l(-1)) of Cd. Cd exposure resulted in an increased Cd accumulation in tissues of flounder with exposure periods and concentration, and Cd accumulation in gill and liver increased linearly with the exposure time. At 20 days of Cd exposure, the order of Cd accumulation in organs was gill > intestine > liver > kidney > muscle and after 30 days of exposure, those were intestine > gill > liver > kidney > muscle. An inverse relationship was observed between the accumulation factor (AF) and the exposure level, but AF showed an increase with exposure time. During the depuration periods, Cd concentration in the gill, intestine and liver decreased immediately following the end of the exposure periods. No significant difference was found Cd in concentration in the kidney and muscle during depuration periods. The order of Cd elimination rate in organs were decreased intestine > liver > gill during depuration periods.
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- Seong Gil Kim
- Department of Aquatic Life Medicine, Pukyong National University, 599-1 Daeyon-dong, Namga, 608-737, Pusan, South Korea
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Long-Term Sublethal Cadmium Exposure Effected Survival, Growth and Metabolic Rate Change in the Olive Flounder, Paralichthys olivaceus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2003. [DOI: 10.5657/kfas.2003.36.1.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Dimitriou P, Castritsi-Catharios J, Miliou H. Acute toxicity effects of tributyltin chloride and triphenyltin chloride on gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata L., embryos. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2003; 54:30-35. [PMID: 12547632 DOI: 10.1016/s0147-6513(02)00008-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Acute toxicity studies, using two organotin compounds, tributyltin chloride (TBTCl) and triphenyltin chloride (TPhTCl), were performed on gilthead seabream, Sparus aurata, fertilized eggs. The tests were static and run for 24 h (temperature = 19 +/- 1 degrees C, salinity = 39.5 g/L). Three replicate egg groups were incubated in solutions containing different concentrations of the toxicants. The (24h)LC(50) value for TBTCl was 28.3 microg/L and for TPhTCl was 34.2 microg/L, when the embryos were at the morula and late blastula stage at the start of the experiment. The value for TBTCl was 38.6 microg/L, when the embryos were at the gastrula stage at the start of the experiment. The results reconfirm the expected toxicity of TBT to this euryhaline fish species and introduce TPhT as a toxicant of potentially similar impact on teleosts.
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- Peter Dimitriou
- Section of Zoology-Marine Biology, University of Athens, Athens 15784, Greece
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Berntssen MH, Lundebye AK. Energetics in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr fed elevated dietary cadmium. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2001; 128:311-23. [PMID: 11255105 DOI: 10.1016/s1532-0456(00)00205-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) parr were reared for 4 months on experimental diets supplemented with Cd (0.5, 5, 25, 125, or 250 mg Cd x kg(-1)) to assess the long-term energetic changes based on the digestibility and biochemical deposition of the major dietary nutrients and to evaluate a maximum tolerable dietary toxicant concentration. Growth did not differ significantly (P>0.05) from the control groups. The biochemical composition of the carcass, but not the viscera, was negatively affected by dietary Cd exposure. The significant decreases in protein, lipid, and glycogen concentrations in the carcass (P<0.05, 25 mg x kg(-1) compared to control groups) caused a reduction in calculated whole-body energy content in fish fed 125 mg x kg(-1)compared to control groups. This reduction in calculated whole-body energy content was explained by a concurrent significant disturbance to the gastrointestinal function (measured as reduced digestibility). Only at the highest dietary Cd exposure (250 mg x kg(-1)), increased metabolic costs to cope with Cd toxicity was thought to contribute significantly to the reduction in carcass energy content. The most important factor effecting calculated total energetics was nutrient digestibility. Based on the logarithmic effective median concentration for reduced calculated energy digestibility (dietary Cd concentration corresponding to 50% reduction, EC50), the maximum tolerable dietary Cd concentration is 11 mg x kg(-1) diet.
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- M H Berntssen
- Institute of Nutrition, Directorate of Fisheries, P.O. Box 185, N-5002, Bergen, Norway.
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Almeida JA, Novelli EL, Dal Pai Silva M, Júnior RA. Environmental cadium exposure and metabolic responses of the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2001; 114:169-175. [PMID: 11504339 DOI: 10.1016/s0269-7491(00)00221-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The contamination of water by metal compounds is a worldwide environmental problem. This study was undertaken to evaluate the impact of short-term cadmium exposure on metabolic patterns of the freshwater fish Oreochromis niloticus. The fish were exposed to 320, 640, 1,280 and 2,560 microg/l sublethal concentrations of Cd++ (CdCl2) in water for 7 days. The specific activities of the enzymes phosphofructo kinase (PFK-E.C.2.7.1.11.), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH-E.C.1.1.1.27.) and creatine kinase (CKE.C.2.7.3.2.) were decreased in white muscle after cadmium treatments, indicating decreases in the capacity of glycolysis in this tissue. Cadmium exposure induced increased glucose concentration in white muscle of fish. On the other hand, cadmium exposure at sublethal concentrations increased phosphofructo kinase and LDH in red muscle of fish. Cadmium significantly decreased total protein concentrations in liver and white muscle regardless of tissue glycogen levels. The data suggest that cadmium acts as a stressor, leading to metabolic alterations similar to those observed in starvation.
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- J A Almeida
- University Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil
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