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Environ Sci Pollut Res Int ; 23(6): 5179-88, 2016 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26555884

ABSTRACT

The impact of nanoparticles on fish health is still a matter of debate, since nanotechnology is quite recent. In this study, freshwater benthonic juvenile fish Prochilodus lineatus were exposed through water to three concentrations of TiO2 (0.1, 1, and 10 µg l(-1)) and ZnO (7, 70, and 700 µg l(-1)) nanoparticles, as well as to a mixture of both (TiO2 1 µg l(-1) + ZnO 70 µg l(-1)) for 5 and 30 days. Nanoparticle characterization revealed an increase of aggregate size in the function of concentration, but suspensions were generally stable. Fish mortality was high at subchronic exposure to 70 and 700 µg l(-1) of ZnO. Nanoparticle exposure led to decreased acetylcholinesterase activity either in the muscle or in the brain, depending on particle composition (muscle-TiO2 10 µg l(-1); brain-ZnO 7 and 700 µg l(-1)), and protein oxidative damage increased in the brain (ZnO 70 µg l(-1)) and gills (ZnO 70 µg l(-1) and mixture) but not in the liver. Exposed fish had more frequent alterations in the liver (necrosis, vascular congestion, leukocyte infiltration, and basophilic foci) and gills (hyperplasia and epithelial damages, e.g., epithelial disorganization and epithelial loss) than the control fish. Thus, predicted concentrations of TiO2 and ZnO nanoparticles caused detectable effects on P. lineatus that may have important consequences to fish health. But, these effects are much more subtle than those usually reported in the scientific literature for high concentrations or doses of metal nanoparticles.


Subject(s)
Fishes , Metal Nanoparticles/toxicity , Titanium/toxicity , Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity , Zinc Oxide/toxicity , Animals , Fresh Water , Gills/drug effects , Gills/metabolism , Liver/drug effects , Liver/metabolism , Water Pollutants, Chemical/metabolism
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Braz J Med Biol Res ; 39(7): 987-95, 2006 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16862290

ABSTRACT

Methyl mercury (MeHg) is highly neurotoxic, affecting visual function in addition to other central nervous system functions. The effect of mercury intoxication on the amplitude of horizontal cell responses to light was studied in the retina of the fish Hoplias malabaricus. Intracellular responses were recorded from horizontal cells of fish previously intoxicated with MeHg by intraperitoneal injection (IP group) or by trophic exposure (T group). Only one retina per fish was used. The doses of MeHg chloride administered to the IP group were 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 1.0, 2.0, and 6.0 mg/kg. The amplitudes of the horizontal cell responses were lower than control in individuals exposed to 0.01 (N = 4 retinas), 0.05 (N = 2 retinas) and 0.1 mg/kg (N = 1 retina), whereas no responses were recorded in the 1.0, 2.0, and 6.0 mg/kg groups. T group individuals were fed young specimens of Astyanax sp previously injected with MeHg corresponding to 0.75 (N = 1 retina), 0.075 (N = 8 retinas) or 0.0075 (N = 4 retinas) mg/kg fish body weight. After 14 doses, one every 5 days, the amplitude of the horizontal cell response was higher than control in individuals exposed to 0.075 and 0.0075 mg/kg, and lower in individuals exposed to 0.75 mg/kg. We conclude that intoxication with MeHg affects the electrophysiological response of the horizontal cells in the retina, either reducing or increasing its amplitude compared to control, and that these effects are related to the dose and/or to the mode of administration.


Subject(s)
Fishes , Methylmercury Compounds/toxicity , Retinal Horizontal Cells/drug effects , Animals , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Electrophysiology , Methylmercury Compounds/administration & dosage , Retinal Horizontal Cells/physiology
3.
Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 39(7): 987-995, July 2006. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-431556

ABSTRACT

Methyl mercury (MeHg) is highly neurotoxic, affecting visual function in addition to other central nervous system functions. The effect of mercury intoxication on the amplitude of horizontal cell responses to light was studied in the retina of the fish Hoplias malabaricus. Intracellular responses were recorded from horizontal cells of fish previously intoxicated with MeHg by intraperitoneal injection (IP group) or by trophic exposure (T group). Only one retina per fish was used. The doses of MeHg chloride administered to the IP group were 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 1.0, 2.0, and 6.0 mg/kg. The amplitudes of the horizontal cell responses were lower than control in individuals exposed to 0.01 (N = 4 retinas), 0.05 (N = 2 retinas) and 0.1 mg/kg (N = 1 retina), whereas no responses were recorded in the 1.0, 2.0, and 6.0 mg/kg groups. T group individuals were fed young specimens of Astyanax sp previously injected with MeHg corresponding to 0.75 (N = 1 retina), 0.075 (N = 8 retinas) or 0.0075 (N = 4 retinas) mg/kg fish body weight. After 14 doses, one every 5 days, the amplitude of the horizontal cell response was higher than control in individuals exposed to 0.075 and 0.0075 mg/kg, and lower in individuals exposed to 0.75 mg/kg. We conclude that intoxication with MeHg affects the electrophysiological response of the horizontal cells in the retina, either reducing or increasing its amplitude compared to control, and that these effects are related to the dose and/or to the mode of administration.


Subject(s)
Animals , Fishes , Methylmercury Compounds/toxicity , Retinal Horizontal Cells/drug effects , Dose-Response Relationship, Drug , Electrophysiology , Methylmercury Compounds/administration & dosage , Retinal Horizontal Cells/physiology
4.
Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 39(3): 405-410, Mar. 2006. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-421368

ABSTRACT

To quantify the effects of methylmercury (MeHg) on amacrine and on ON-bipolar cells in the retina, experiments were performed in MeHg-exposed groups of adult trahiras (Hoplias malabaricus) at two dose levels (2 and 6 µg/g, ip). The retinas of test and control groups were processed by mouse anti-parvalbumin and rabbit anti-alphaprotein kinase C (alphaPKC) immunocytochemistry. Morphology and soma location in the inner nuclear layer were used to identify immunoreactive parvalbumin (PV-IR) and alphaPKC (alphaPKC-IR) in wholemount preparations. Cell density, topography and isodensity maps were estimated using confocal images. PV-IR was detected in amacrine cells in the inner nuclear layer and in displaced amacrine cells from the ganglion cell layer, and alphaPKC-IR was detected in ON-bipolar cells. The MeHg-treated group (6 µg/g) showed significant reduction of the ON-bipolar alphaPKC-IR cell density (mean density = 1306 ± 393 cells/mm²) compared to control (1886 ± 892 cells/mm²; P < 0.001). The mean densities found for amacrine PV-IR cells in MeHg-treated retinas were 1040 ± 56 cells/mm² (2 µg/g) and 845 ± 82 cells/mm² (6 µg/g), also lower than control (1312 ± 31 cells/mm²; P < 0.05), differently from the data observed in displaced PV-IR amacrine cells. These results show that MeHg changed the PV-IR amacrine cell density in a dose-dependent way, and reduced the density of alphaKC-IR bipolar cells at the dose of 6 µg/g. Further studies are needed to identify the physiological impact of these findings on visual function.


Subject(s)
Animals , Amacrine Cells/drug effects , Fishes/metabolism , Methylmercury Compounds/toxicity , Parvalbumins/drug effects , Protein Kinase C-alpha/drug effects , Retinal Bipolar Cells/drug effects , Amacrine Cells/metabolism , Parvalbumins/metabolism , Protein Kinase C-alpha/metabolism , Retinal Bipolar Cells/metabolism
5.
Braz J Med Biol Res ; 39(3): 405-10, 2006 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-16501820

ABSTRACT

To quantify the effects of methylmercury (MeHg) on amacrine and on ON-bipolar cells in the retina, experiments were performed in MeHg-exposed groups of adult trahiras (Hoplias malabaricus) at two dose levels (2 and 6 microg/g, ip). The retinas of test and control groups were processed by mouse anti-parvalbumin and rabbit anti-alphaprotein kinase C (alphaPKC) immunocytochemistry. Morphology and soma location in the inner nuclear layer were used to identify immunoreactive parvalbumin (PV-IR) and alphaPKC (alphaPKC-IR) in wholemount preparations. Cell density, topography and isodensity maps were estimated using confocal images. PV-IR was detected in amacrine cells in the inner nuclear layer and in displaced amacrine cells from the ganglion cell layer, and alphaPKC-IR was detected in ON-bipolar cells. The MeHg-treated group (6 microg/g) showed significant reduction of the ON-bipolar alphaPKC-IR cell density (mean density = 1306 +/- 393 cells/mm2) compared to control (1886 +/- 892 cells/mm2; P < 0.001). The mean densities found for amacrine PV-IR cells in MeHg-treated retinas were 1040 +/- 56 cells/mm2 (2 microg/g) and 845 +/- 82 cells/mm2 (6 microg/g), also lower than control (1312 +/- 31 cells/mm2; P < 0.05), differently from the data observed in displaced PV-IR amacrine cells. These results show that MeHg changed the PV-IR amacrine cell density in a dose-dependent way, and reduced the density of alphaKC-IR bipolar cells at the dose of 6 microg/g. Further studies are needed to identify the physiological impact of these findings on visual function.


Subject(s)
Amacrine Cells/drug effects , Fishes/metabolism , Methylmercury Compounds/toxicity , Parvalbumins/drug effects , Protein Kinase C-alpha/drug effects , Retinal Bipolar Cells/drug effects , Amacrine Cells/metabolism , Animals , Parvalbumins/metabolism , Protein Kinase C-alpha/metabolism , Retinal Bipolar Cells/metabolism
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