Biomarkers in croakers Micropogonias furnieri (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) from polluted and non-polluted areas from the Patos Lagoon estuary (Southern Brazil): Evidences of genotoxic and immunological effects

• Autor(a) principal: Amado, Lílian Lund
• Data de Publicação: 2006
• Outros Autores: Rosa, Carlos Eduardo da, Leite, Alice Teixeira Meirelles, Moraes, Loraine, Pires, Wagner Vaz, Pinho, Grasiela Lopes Leães, Martins, Camila De Martinez Gaspar, Robaldo, Ricardo Berteaux, Nery, Luiz Eduardo Maia, Monserrat, José María, Bianchini, Adalto, Martínez, Pablo Elías, Monserrat, Laura Alicia Geracitano
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da FURG (RI FURG)
• Texto Completo: http://repositorio.furg.br/handle/1/752
• topic: Aquatic pollution; Biomarkers; DNA damage; Estuaries; Immune responses; Croaker

Biomarkers of exposure and effect of pollutants were analyzed in croakers Micropogonias furnieri (Teleostei: Sciaenidae) captured in winter and summer in a polluted and in a non-polluted site at the Patos Lagoon estuary (Southern Brazil). Catalase and glutathione Stransferase activities (exposure biomarkers) and lipid peroxidation (effect biomarker) were analyzed in liver samples. Other two effect biomarkers were also studied: blood cells DNA damage (through comet assay and micronucleus test) and respiratory burst measurements. In a broad view, results point to an important seasonal variation of the biochemical biomarkers analyzed. However, data obtained clearly indicate that croakers collected in winter at the polluted site were subjected to a level of clastogenic agents sufficient to generate irreversible genetic damages (mutations) and impair the fish immune system.