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Identification of DNA damage in marine fish Therapon jarbua by comet assay technique.
J Environ Biol ; 2012 Jul; 33(4): 699-703
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-148415
ABSTRACT
The marine fish Therapon jarbua was exposed to acute concentration of mercuric chloride (HgCl2). In static acute toxicity bioassays at 24, 48, 72 and 96 hr LC50 values were estimated for each concentrations such as control, 2, 1, 0.5, 0.25 and 0.125 ppm, respectively. DNA damage (single-strand break) was also studied in gill, kidney and blood tissues at single-cell levels in the specimens exposed to different acute doses of HgCl2, by applying single-cell electrophoresis (comet assay). Dose- dependent responses were observed in DNA damage in all tissues. A comparison of DNA damage in all tissue at two concentration namely, 0.125 and 0.25 ppm indicated that the gill cells (maximum damage as 249.3 and 289.7 AU) were more sensitive to the heavy metal exposure than kidney (maximum 225.17 AU) and blood cells (maximum 200.3 AU). This study explored the utility of the comet assay for in vivo laboratory studies using fish for screening the genotoxic potential for various agents.

Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Type of study: Diagnostic study Language: English Journal: J Environ Biol Year: 2012 Type: Article

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Full text: Available Index: IMSEAR (South-East Asia) Type of study: Diagnostic study Language: English Journal: J Environ Biol Year: 2012 Type: Article