Expression of cyp1a induced by benzo(A)pyrene and related biochemical and genotoxic biomarkers in the neotropical freshwater fish Prochilodus lineatus

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology
Caroline SantosClaudia Bueno Dos Reis Martinez

Abstract

The goal of this work was to design specific cyp1a primers for the fish Prochilodus lineatus to study the expression of this gene and its relation to the activity of biotransformation phase I enzyme (ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase - EROD) and genotoxic damage after 6 and 24 h of benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) intraperitoneal injection. In comparison to fish injected only with canola oil (vehicle), the expression of cyp1a and EROD activity both in the liver and gills were significantly higher after 6 and 24 h of B(a)P injection. A significant increase in DNA damage was detected in liver and blood cells after 6 h of B(a)P injection and in the gill cells after both times, probably caused by intermediate metabolites of B(a)P. Thus, the expression of cyp1a and its relationship with the corresponding enzyme activity is a potential biomarker for evaluation P. lineatus exposure to organic compounds.

Citations

Feb 7, 2021·Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Toxicology & Pharmacology : CBP·Caroline Santos, Claudia Bueno Dos Reis Martinez
Aug 14, 2020·Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology·Caroline Santos, Claudia Bueno Dos Reis Martinez

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