Journal
ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY
Volume 38, Issue 2, Pages 554-561Publisher
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2014.08.008
Keywords
BDE-209; Carassius auratus; Biomarker; IBR
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [51279061]
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In the present study, the sublethal effects of BDE-209 and its mixtures with BDE-47 and BDE-99 on goldfish (Carassius auratus) were investigated, and the biomarkers including acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in brain, catalase (CAT), ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD), glutathione-S-transferase (GST) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in liver were determined after 4 days of exposure. AChE and CAT activities were significantly inhibited by BDE-209 and the mixtures at higher dosages (>= 1 mg/kg), and exhibited obvious dose response relationships. EROD, GST and SOD activities were significantly induced by BDE-209 and the mixtures in most cases. Integrated biomarker response (IBR) was calculated by combining multiple biomarkers to single value and used to quantitatively evaluate the toxicological effects of PBDEs. The order of IBR values was BDE-209/BDE-99 > BDE-209/BDE-99/BDE-47 > BDE-209/BDE-47 > BDE-209. It suggests that IBR might be a useful tool for quantification of integrated biological effects induced by coexisted contaminants toward fish. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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