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  • Title: Antioxidant system efficiently protects goldfish gills from Ni(2+)-induced oxidative stress.
    Author: Kubrak OI, Husak VV, Rovenko BM, Poigner H, Kriews M, Abele D, Lushchak VI.
    Journal: Chemosphere; 2013 Jan; 90(3):971-6. PubMed ID: 22832340.
    Abstract:
    Fish gills are target organs for waterborne metal ions and this work aimed to investigate the effects of waterborne Ni(2+) (10, 25 and 50 mg L(-1)) on goldfish gills. A special focus was on the relationship between Ni uptake and the homeostasis of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the gills, the tissue, in direct contact with the metal pollutant. Ni-accumulation in the gills occurred as a function of exposure concentration (R(2)=0.98). The main indices of oxidative stress, namely carbonyl proteins (CP) and lipid peroxides (LOOH), decreased by 21-33% and 21-24%, as well as the activities of principal antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase and glutathione-dependent peroxidase, by 29-47% and 41-46%, respectively, in gills of Ni-exposed fish. One of the main players in the antioxidant defense of gills seems to be catalase, which increased by 23-53% in Ni-treated fish, and low molecular mass thiol-containing compounds (L-SH), exceeding untreated controls by 73-105% after fish exposure to 10-50 mg L(-1) of Ni(2+). The increased level of L-SH, mainly represented by reduced glutathione, was supported by enhanced activities of glutathione reductase (by 27-38%), glutathione-S-transferase (56-141%) and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (by 96-117%) and demonstrates the ability of the antioxidant system of gills to resist Ni-induced oxidative stress.
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