Oxidative stress response in the skin mucus layer of Goodea gracilis (Hubbs and Turner, 1939) exposed to crude oil: A non-invasive approach

Ricardo Dzul-Caamal, Lucia Salazar-Coria, Hugo F. Olivares-Rubio, Maria Alejandra Rocha-Gómez, Manuel Iván Girón-Pérez, Armando Vega-López

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Abstract

The skin of the fish is the foremost target of oxidative stress due to the generation of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) originated in the environment and in the skin itself. In this study, a non-destructive assay was developed to evaluate the effects of crude oil (0.0001–0.1 mg/L, 96 h) on oxidative stress response in the Skin Mucus Layer (SML) of the dusky splitfin goodeid (Goodea gracilis). The response in the SML was compared with recognized target organs through the Integrated Biomarker Response (IBRv2) and a slight addition to the method was proposed. Crude oil was extremely toxic and elicited a clear induction of ROS in the SML, as in the brain, liver and muscle. By the exposure to crude, a significant change in the activities of Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT), Glutathione Peroxidase (GPx) as well as on lipid peroxidation (TBARS) and carbonyl protein (RC[dbnd]O) levels was detected. Also, increases in the activity of EROD were found. The general IBRv2 proposed in this study (gIBRv2) showed that oil causes the higher oxidative response in the SML (60.049) under different concentrations of petroleum, which was greater in the brain (56.749), muscle (56.561) and liver (55.775). The results of the study revealed an organ-specific antioxidant defense response that was dependent on the load of petroleum. These results contributed to the understanding of the complexity of oxidative stress response in fish exposed to crude oil using the Skin Mucus Layer as a target for environmental monitoring studies.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)9-20
Number of pages12
JournalComparative Biochemistry and Physiology -Part A : Molecular and Integrative Physiology
Volume200
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2016

Keywords

  • CAT
  • CYP450
  • Carbonyl proteins
  • GPx
  • IBRv2
  • SOD
  • TBARS

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