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The Change of Metallothionein and Oxidative Response in Gills of the Oreochromis niloticus after Exposure to Copper
SIMPLE SUMMARY: Copper is an essential element for the aquatic organisms for a number of biological processes. However, it may be toxic at high concentrations. The present study revealed that the levels of Cu in gills of all Cu-exposed tilapia significantly increased during the first few days, and t...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6616881/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31197097 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9060353 |
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author | Ma’rifah, Faridlotul Saputri, Miftahul Rohmah Soegianto, Agoes Irawan, Bambang Putranto, Trisnadi Widyaleksono Catur |
author_facet | Ma’rifah, Faridlotul Saputri, Miftahul Rohmah Soegianto, Agoes Irawan, Bambang Putranto, Trisnadi Widyaleksono Catur |
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description | SIMPLE SUMMARY: Copper is an essential element for the aquatic organisms for a number of biological processes. However, it may be toxic at high concentrations. The present study revealed that the levels of Cu in gills of all Cu-exposed tilapia significantly increased during the first few days, and then gradually decreased, matching the control at D4-D5. The concentration of metallothionein (MT) and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in the gills of Cu-exposed fish were in line with the accumulated Cu. The increase of MT, SOD, and CAT during the first few days might be the adaptive response of the animal to Cu toxicity. MT binds the elevated Cu, while SOD and CAT scavenge the increased free radicals due to the increasing level of Cu. Cu does not affect the malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration in gills of fish, which suggests the SOD, CAT and MT as antioxidant defense systems were able to completely scavenge the increased free radicals. ABSTRACT: In the present study, we investigated the effects of waterborne copper (Cu) on the levels of metallothionein (MT) and malondialdehyde (MDA), as well as activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in gills of cichlid fish Oreochromis niloticus. The Cu concentrations in gills were measured using an atomic absorption spectrometer. The sandwich-ELISA was used to measure MT, SOD, CAT, and MDA. The Cu concentrations in gills of fish that were exposed to 1, 5, and 10 mg Cu/L were significantly increased at day 1 (D1), then gradually decreased starting from D2, and reaches the similar value with the controls at D5. A similar tendency has been observed in the MT levels in the gills. All of the Cu-exposed fish showed the highest level of MT on D1, and then decreased at D3 and a plateau at D4 and D5. The levels of SOD and CAT in gills in all Cu-exposed fish showed a similar pattern: increased significantly at D1, then gradually decreased starting from D2, and increased again at D4 and D5. The levels of MDA in gills of all Cu-exposed fish showed no significant difference. The indifference levels of MDA in gills of all Cu-exposed fish suggested the antioxidant defense systems (SOD and CAT) combined with the induction of MT were able to completely scavenge the increased ROS. |
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spelling | pubmed-66168812019-07-18 The Change of Metallothionein and Oxidative Response in Gills of the Oreochromis niloticus after Exposure to Copper Ma’rifah, Faridlotul Saputri, Miftahul Rohmah Soegianto, Agoes Irawan, Bambang Putranto, Trisnadi Widyaleksono Catur Animals (Basel) Article SIMPLE SUMMARY: Copper is an essential element for the aquatic organisms for a number of biological processes. However, it may be toxic at high concentrations. The present study revealed that the levels of Cu in gills of all Cu-exposed tilapia significantly increased during the first few days, and then gradually decreased, matching the control at D4-D5. The concentration of metallothionein (MT) and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in the gills of Cu-exposed fish were in line with the accumulated Cu. The increase of MT, SOD, and CAT during the first few days might be the adaptive response of the animal to Cu toxicity. MT binds the elevated Cu, while SOD and CAT scavenge the increased free radicals due to the increasing level of Cu. Cu does not affect the malondialdehyde (MDA) concentration in gills of fish, which suggests the SOD, CAT and MT as antioxidant defense systems were able to completely scavenge the increased free radicals. ABSTRACT: In the present study, we investigated the effects of waterborne copper (Cu) on the levels of metallothionein (MT) and malondialdehyde (MDA), as well as activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) in gills of cichlid fish Oreochromis niloticus. The Cu concentrations in gills were measured using an atomic absorption spectrometer. The sandwich-ELISA was used to measure MT, SOD, CAT, and MDA. The Cu concentrations in gills of fish that were exposed to 1, 5, and 10 mg Cu/L were significantly increased at day 1 (D1), then gradually decreased starting from D2, and reaches the similar value with the controls at D5. A similar tendency has been observed in the MT levels in the gills. All of the Cu-exposed fish showed the highest level of MT on D1, and then decreased at D3 and a plateau at D4 and D5. The levels of SOD and CAT in gills in all Cu-exposed fish showed a similar pattern: increased significantly at D1, then gradually decreased starting from D2, and increased again at D4 and D5. The levels of MDA in gills of all Cu-exposed fish showed no significant difference. The indifference levels of MDA in gills of all Cu-exposed fish suggested the antioxidant defense systems (SOD and CAT) combined with the induction of MT were able to completely scavenge the increased ROS. MDPI 2019-06-14 /pmc/articles/PMC6616881/ /pubmed/31197097 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9060353 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Ma’rifah, Faridlotul Saputri, Miftahul Rohmah Soegianto, Agoes Irawan, Bambang Putranto, Trisnadi Widyaleksono Catur The Change of Metallothionein and Oxidative Response in Gills of the Oreochromis niloticus after Exposure to Copper |
title | The Change of Metallothionein and Oxidative Response in Gills of the Oreochromis niloticus after Exposure to Copper |
title_full | The Change of Metallothionein and Oxidative Response in Gills of the Oreochromis niloticus after Exposure to Copper |
title_fullStr | The Change of Metallothionein and Oxidative Response in Gills of the Oreochromis niloticus after Exposure to Copper |
title_full_unstemmed | The Change of Metallothionein and Oxidative Response in Gills of the Oreochromis niloticus after Exposure to Copper |
title_short | The Change of Metallothionein and Oxidative Response in Gills of the Oreochromis niloticus after Exposure to Copper |
title_sort | change of metallothionein and oxidative response in gills of the oreochromis niloticus after exposure to copper |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6616881/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31197097 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ani9060353 |
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