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Oxidative stress and metal homeostasis alterations in Danio rerio (zebrafish) under single and combined carbamazepine, acetamiprid and cadmium exposures

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AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
Volume 245, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106122

Keywords

Biomarkers; Pesticide; Pharmaceutical compound; Lipid peroxidation; Aquatic toxicology

Funding

  1. Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) [E-26/203.165/2017, E-21/201.271/2021]
  2. CNPq [311820/2017-4]
  3. FAPERJ [E-26/202.673/2019]

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Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC), such as CBZ, ACT and Cd, can cause oxidative stress and metal homeostasis alterations in the brain and liver of zebrafish. Combined exposures result in attenuated effects compared to single exposures.
Contaminants of emerging concern (CEC) are routinely detected in aquatic environments, especially pharmaceuticals, such as carbamazepine (CBZ), and neonicotinoid pesticides, like acetamiprid (ACT). CECs can interact with each other and with other legislated contaminants like Cd, resulting in unknown effects. Most studies evaluate only the effects of single contaminant exposures on aquatic biota. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to assess the effects of both single and combined CBZ, ACT and Cd exposures on zebrafish brain and liver oxidative stress parameters and metal homeostasis. The biomarkers catalase (CAT), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), total thiols (TOT), metallothionein (MT) and malondialdehyde (MDA) and the essential elements Ca, Cu, K, Na, Mg, Mn and Zn were evaluated after 96-hour static exposures. CBZ, ACT and Cd single (brain and liver) and combined (liver) treatments resulted in oxidative effects in both fish organs, also leading to metal (Ca, Mg, K, Mn, Zn and Cu) homeostasis alterations. ACT exposure resulted in the greatest adverse effects in the brain, while CBZ was the cause of major element homeostasis and oxidative stress alterations in the liver. Lower LPO levels were observed in the combined treatments compared to single treatments, suggesting interactions and contaminant effect attenuation. This study is the first to evaluate the initial effects of combined CBZ, ACT and Cd exposures in zebrafish, paving the way for further investigations concerning other biomarkers during longer exposure times.

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