Laboratory of Ecophysiology and Molecular Evolution (LEEM), Brazilian National Institute of Amazonian Research (INPA), 69067-375, André Araújo Avenue, 2936, Petrópolis, Manaus, AM, Brazil; Institute of Biological Science (ICB) in Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Av. General Rodrigo Octávio, 6200, Coroado I, 69080-900-Manaus-AM, Brazil.
Institute of Biological Science (ICB) in Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM), Av. General Rodrigo Octávio, 6200, Coroado I, 69080-900-Manaus-AM, Brazil.
Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2019 Aug;222:49-58. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2019.04.010. Epub 2019 Apr 17.
Roundup® (RD) is a glyphosate-based herbicide used to control weeds in agriculture, and fishponds. In the Amazon, hypoxia is a natural phenomenon in flooded areas. Beyond the challenge of hypoxia, fish need to cope with the use of pesticides as RD that increases in the aquatic environment through the leaching of agricultural areas, and in aquaculture fish tanks. Thus, there is a need to better understand the combined effects of hypoxia and RD contamination for aquatic biota. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Roundup® (RD) and subsequent acute hypoxia in the gene expression, genotoxicity, histological and physiological responses of Colossoma macropomum. Fish were individually exposed to four different treatments during 96 h: normoxia (N), hypoxia (H), RD plus normoxia (NRD), and RD plus hypoxia (HRD) (RD concentration represents 75% of LC - nominal concentration 15 mg L to C. macropomum). HRD fishes presented down-regulation of hif-1α gene and ras oncogene, while NRD fish presented overexpression of ras; no difference occurred in hif-1α gene expression in both normoxia treatments. The glutathione-S-transferase and catalase activities increased in HRD fish liver compared to NRD. Otherwise, there was no difference in lipoperoxidation (LPO) between all treatments. Genetic Damage Index, measured throughout comet assay in erythrocytes of all treatments, presented similar values, excepted by fish exposed to NRD. As regard as hypoxic exposure, hypoxic fish presented significantly lower values, compared to HRD fishes. An increase in liver histological injuries occurred in H and HRD fish groups. In conclusion, we may affirm that C. macropomum is sensitive concerning RD contamination and that this sensitivity increases when combined with hypoxia.
Roundup®(RD)是一种草甘膦基除草剂,用于控制农业和鱼塘中的杂草。在亚马逊地区,缺氧是洪水地区的一种自然现象。除了缺氧的挑战外,鱼类还需要应对农药的使用,如 RD,它通过农业地区的渗漏和水产养殖鱼类养殖箱进入水生环境。因此,需要更好地了解缺氧和 RD 污染对水生生物群的综合影响。本研究的目的是研究 Roundup®(RD)和随后的急性缺氧对 Colossoma macropomum 基因表达、遗传毒性、组织学和生理反应的影响。在 96 小时内,将鱼单独暴露于四种不同的处理中:常氧(N)、缺氧(H)、RD 加常氧(NRD)和 RD 加缺氧(HRD)(RD 浓度代表对 C 的 75%的 LC-名义浓度 15mg L 至 macropomum)。HRD 鱼类的 hif-1α 基因和 ras 癌基因下调,而 NRD 鱼类的 ras 基因过表达;两种常氧处理的 hif-1α 基因表达均无差异。与 NRD 鱼类相比,HRD 鱼类肝脏中的谷胱甘肽-S-转移酶和过氧化氢酶活性增加。然而,所有处理之间的脂质过氧化(LPO)没有差异。通过红细胞彗星试验测量的遗传损伤指数在所有处理中均呈现相似的值,除了暴露于 NRD 的鱼类。就缺氧暴露而言,与 HRD 鱼类相比,缺氧鱼类的数值显著降低。H 和 HRD 鱼类组的肝脏组织损伤增加。总之,我们可以肯定 C. macropomum 对 RD 污染敏感,并且当与缺氧结合时,这种敏感性会增加。