Chronic exposure to copper oxide nanoparticles causes muscle toxicity in adult zebrafish

Environmental Science and Pollution Research International
Ramya ManiEkambaram Perumal

Abstract

Repeated deposition of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuO-NPs) into aquatic systems makes them a global threat since the NPs accumulate in various organs of the fish particularly skeletal muscle. In the present study, adult zebrafish were exposed to different concentrations of CuO-NPs (1 and 3 mg/L) for a period of 30 days. The status of functional markers (acetylcholinesterase, creatine kinase-MB, and lactate dehydrogenase) and oxidative stress markers (oxidants and antioxidants) were analyzed. The histological changes in muscle were studied followed by the immunohistochemistry expression for catalase. Further, the expression of myoD, myogenin, pax7, β-actin, and desmin was examined by semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction. The results indicated that chronic exposure to CuO-NPs causes muscular damage as evidenced by elevated levels of functional markers. There was a significant increase in the oxidants with reduction in the antioxidant levels, implying that the antioxidant enzymes were unable to scavenge the free radicals induced by the CuO-NPs. The histopathological analysis showed degeneration and atrophy in the treated groups confirming muscle damage. The immunohistochemical catalase expression in t...Continue Reading

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