EROD activity in the native fish Cnesterodon decemmaculatus as a biomarker for assessing aquatic pollution by AhR agonist chemicals within the Rio de la Plata Basin.
Sci Total Environ
; 947: 174721, 2024 Oct 15.
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ABSTRACT
The 7-ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity was first time characterized in the neotropical fish Cnesterodon decemmaculatus as a biomarker for assessing environmental health in aquatic ecosystems of the Rio de la Plata Basin impacted by organic pollutants agonist of the aryl-hydrocarbon receptor (AhR). Both laboratory and field studies were conducted. Laboratory experiments were run using ß-naphthoflavone (BNF) as an AhR agonist model. A clear concentration-response relationship was found between 1 and 100 µg/L, with a NOEC and LOEC of 1 and 10 µg/L. A fast time-dependent response was observed with a significant induction after 24 h and a plateau from 24 to 48 h up to 264 h of exposure. Differences in basal activity were found between juveniles, females, and males, but induction levels were similar. Both basal activities and induction levels were distinct in the whole body, liver, gill, muscle, brain, and embryos. Fold-change inductions in the respective tissues were 20, 114, 3, 5, 1, and 14. Maternal transfer and early cyp1a activation were unveiled by embryonic induction. Clear differences in EROD activity were found among juveniles collected in hydrocarbon-polluted streams, beside the La Plata Petrochemical hub, and a reference stream. Similar EROD activities were observed in laboratory and feral fish, usually with values below or above 1,000 pmol/min x mg protein for unexposed or exposed organisms. The study contributes with original information about EROD activity in C. decemmaculatus that encourages the use of both the response as a robust biomarker of exposure and the species as a good sentinel organism to be included in surveillant programs for assessing aquatic pollution by AhR agonist chemicals within the Rio de la Plata Basin within the One Health paradigm.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Contaminantes Químicos del Agua
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Biomarcadores
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Monitoreo del Ambiente
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Receptores de Hidrocarburo de Aril
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Citocromo P-450 CYP1A1
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Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
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En
Revista:
Sci Total Environ
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Argentina
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos