Evaluation of the gill filament-based EROD assay in African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) as a monitoring tool for waterborne PAH-type contaminants

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dc.contributor.authorMdegela, Robinson
dc.contributor.authorMyburgh, Jan
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, Dacia
dc.contributor.authorBraathen, Marte
dc.contributor.authorEjobi, Francis
dc.contributor.authorBotha, Christo
dc.contributor.authorSandvik, Morten
dc.contributor.authorSkaare, Janneche Utne
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-20T09:25:02Z
dc.date.available2022-05-20T09:25:02Z
dc.date.issued2005-05-15
dc.description.abstractThe ability of African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) in inducing cytochrome P-450 class 1A (CYP1A) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) biomarkers was determined in liver and gill filaments after 4 days of waterborne exposure to the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon, benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P). Male (n=6) and female (n=6) fish were exposed to B[a]P added to the water (30 lg/l) corresponding to 5 mg/kg total body weight. Five female and six male fish, exposed to acetone alone added to the water served as controls. The 7-ethoxyresurufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity was measured in hepatic microsomes and gill filaments. In addition, GST activity was determined in the hepatic cytosolic fraction and fluorescent aromatic compounds (FACs) in bile and biliverdin. Benzo[a]pyrene strongly induced EROD activities in gill filaments of both sex. Levels of FACs per ml of bile were 17-fold higher in exposed fish compared to the controls. Correlations between induction of EROD activities in gill filaments and liver and between induction of EROD activities in gill filaments and levels of biliary FACs metabolites were strong. GST activities in the hepatic cytosolic fraction were similar amongst the treated and control groups. This is the first report on studies determining EROD activities in gill filaments and hepatic tissue, FACs in bile and GST in hepatic tissues of C. gariepinus after waterborne exposure to B[a]P. The findings suggest that the gill filament-based EROD assay in C. gariepinus can be used to monitor the pollution of AhR agonists in aquatic ecosystems in eastern and southern African countries.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.suaire.sua.ac.tz/handle/123456789/4204
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSpringeren_US
dc.subjectClarias gariepinusen_US
dc.subjectAfrican catfishen_US
dc.subjectBiomarkersen_US
dc.subjectGill and liver EROD assayen_US
dc.subjectBenzo[a]pyreneen_US
dc.titleEvaluation of the gill filament-based EROD assay in African sharptooth catfish (Clarias gariepinus) as a monitoring tool for waterborne PAH-type contaminantsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.urlDOI: 10.1007/s10646-005-0041-5en_US

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