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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY C-TOXICOLOGY & PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 145, Issue 2, Pages 288-293Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2007.01.002
Keywords
antioxidant defenses; Carassius auratus; Phenanthrene; electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR); hydroxyl radical (*OH); oxidative stress; reactive oxygen species (ROS)
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In the present study, the bioaccumulation and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation were studied after fish (Carassius auratus) were exposed to different concentrations (0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.07 and 0. 1 mg/L) of phenanthrene for 4 days. The accumulation of phenanthrene in liver increased with the exposure concentration (R-2 = 0.88). A secondary spin trapping technique was used followed by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analysis, to study the ROS production. The ROS generated in fish liver after exposure to phenanthrene was identified as hydroxyl radical ((OH)-O-center dot). The (OH)-O-center dot signal intensity of the EPR spectrum showed a significant increase (p < 0.05) compared to the control when the phenanthrene concentration was as low as 0.05 mg/L. A good positive relationship (R-2 = 0.97) was found between the (OH)-O-center dot formation and exposure concentrations. The changes of the activities of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), and contents of reduced glutathione (GSH) also were detected. The results clearly indicated that phenanthrene could induce (OH)-O-center dot generation and result in oxidative stress in liver of fish. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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