Biomarkers involved in energy metabolism and oxidative stress response in the liver of Goodea gracilis Hubbs and Turner, 1939 exposed to the microcystin-producing Microcystis aeruginosa LB85 strain

Hugo F. Olivares Rubio, M. Lysset Martínez-Torres, Minerva Nájera-Martínez, Ricardo Dzul-Caamal, María Lilia Domínguez-López, Ethel García-Latorre, Armando Vega-López

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Abstract

Goodea gracilis is an endemic fish that only habitats in some water bodies of Central Mexico that are contaminated with cyanobacteria-producing microcystins (MC); however, a lack of information on this topic prevails. With the aim to generate the first approximation about the physiological changes elicited by cyanobacterium that produce MC congeners in this fish species, specimens born in the laboratory was exposed for 96 h to cell densities of 572.5, 1145, 2290, 4580, and 9160 × 106 cells of Microcystis aeruginosa strain LB85/L, and a set of novel endpoint related to hepatic gluconeogenesis (ADH/LDH) and pro-oxidant forces O2., H2O2) in addition to biomarkers of oxidative damage and antioxidant response was evaluated in the liver. Results suggest that high inhibition of protein serine/threonine phosphatase (PP) may trigger many metabolic processes, such as those related to hepatic gluconeogenesis (ADH/LDH) and pro-oxidant O2{dot operator}, H2O2, TBARS, ROOH, RC=O) as well as antioxidant (SOD, CAT, GPx) response to oxidative stress. Particularly, we observed that inhibition of LDH and PP, and H2O2 increase and TBARS production were the key damages induced by high densities of M. aeruginosa. However, changes between aerobic and anaerobic metabolism related with ROS metabolism and ADH/LDH balance are apparently an acclimation of this fish species to exposure to cyanobacteria or their MCs. Fish species living in environments potentially contaminated with cyanobacteria or their MCs possess mechanisms of acclimation that allow them to offset the damage induced, even in the case of fish that have never been exposed to MCs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1113-1124
Number of pages12
JournalEnvironmental Toxicology
Volume30
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Sep 2015

Keywords

  • ADH
  • CAT
  • Carbonyl proteins
  • GPx
  • Hydrogen peroxide
  • Hydroperoxide radical
  • LDH
  • Lipid peroxidation
  • Protein phosphatase
  • SOD
  • Superoxide anion

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