Biochemical biomarkers in nile tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) of different weights exposed to contaminants

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https://doi.org/10.5216/rbn.v17i2.63433

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biomarkers, contaminants, enzymes, tilapia, weights

Abstract

Nile tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus) of three groups with different weights (juvenile, adults of lower and higher weight) were exposed to benzo[a]pyrene (0.5 mg.L-1), cupper (0.5 mg.L-1), cadmium (0.5 mg.L-1) and diazinon (1.0 mg.L-1), for 72 h. In order to determine how animals of the same species respond to such contaminants over weight gain, biochemical biomarkers (glutathione S-transferase, superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, acetylcholinesterase, carboxylesterase and lipid peroxidation levels) were analyzed in liver and in gills. In the juvenile group the catalase was induced by exposure to cupper in gills, while lipid peroxidation levels were low. In the same group the glutathione S-transferase was induced in gills, likewise glutathione peroxidase was induced by diazinon in liver. In gills of the group of adults of lower weight the low lipid peroxidation levels, in exposure to diazinon treatment, may be related to inhibition of carboxylesterase. In the group of adults of higher weight was not observed adverse effect of contaminants, except for exposure to diazinon in esterases. Thus, this study prove clear evidence that it is necessary to take into account in biomonitoring programs, the weight, the tissue and the development, when using tilapia as tested organism.

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Daniele Caetano da Silva, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Faculdade de Engenharia

Possui graduação em Química Ambiental pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2009), com disciplinas cursadas na Universidad de Santiago de Compostela - Campus Santiago (2007), mestrado em Química pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2012) e doutorado em Ciências (Química Analítica e Inorgânica) pela Universidade de São Paulo (2015). Realizou doutorado sanduíche em Life Sciences Building - McMaster University (2014). Atualmente é professora adjunta da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso. Tem experiência na área de Química Analítica Ambiental, com ênfase em Toxicologia Ambiental, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: análise de poluentes e biomarcadores bioquímicos.

Lenard Serrano, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Instituto de Ciências Exatas e da Terra

Possui graduação em Química Ambiental pela Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho (2009). Especialização em Perícia, Auditoria e Gestão Ambiental (2014) e em Perícia Criminal (2015). Atualmente é Perito Oficial Criminal - Pericia Oficial e Identificação Técnica de MT.

Eduardo Alves de Almeida, Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau

Possui graduação em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (1998) e doutorado em Ciências Biológicas (Bioquímica) pela Universidade de São Paulo (2003). Realizou estágio de pós-doutoramento na Universidad de Córdoba, Espanha (2004), na área de toxicologia ambiental, e no CSIC de Barcelona (2013). Possui título de livre docente em Bioquímica (2015) pela UNESP. Atualmente é professor efetivo da Fundação Universidade Regional de Blumenau. Tem experiência na área de Bioquímica, com ênfase em Toxicologia Ambiental. Atua também na área de Bioquímica/Fisiologia de doenças humanas, com ênfase no estudo do estresse oxidativo na Doença Falciforme.

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2020-11-03

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CAETANO DA SILVA, D.; SERRANO, L.; ALVES DE ALMEIDA, E. Biochemical biomarkers in nile tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758) of different weights exposed to contaminants. Revista de Biologia Neotropical / Journal of Neotropical Biology, Goiânia, v. 17, n. 2, p. 145­–156, 2020. DOI: 10.5216/rbn.v17i2.63433. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/RBN/article/view/63433. Acesso em: 16 aug. 2024.

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