The impact of multiple stressors on the biomarkers response in gills and liver of freshwater breams during different seasons

2017
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Kostić-Vuković, Jovana
Kolarević, Stoimir

Kracun-Kolarević, Margareta

Aborgiba, Mustafa
Gačić, Zoran

Paunović, Momir

Višnjić Jeftić, Željka

Rasković, Božidar

Poleksic, Vesna

Lenhardt, Mirjana

Vukovic-Gacic, Branka

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Biomarkers attract increasing attention in environmental studies, as a tool for detection of exposure and effects of pollution, from both natural and anthropogenic sources. This study aims to assess the impact of multiple stressors during distinctive seasons, covering also extreme hydrological events (extensive flooding in the mid May 2014), on different levels of biological organization in the liver and gills of three closely related freshwater breams. Our previous study on DNA damage in blood cells of these specimens showed increased DNA damage in June 2014, one month after the flooding event. As a continuation of that research, the present study was conducted. As a biomarker of exposure DNA damage was measured by applying the alkaline comet assay, while histopathological alterations were monitored as a biomarker of effect. Additionally, concentrations of metals and metalloids in gills, liver and muscle were assessed. Sampling of fish tissues was performed in 2014, during winter (Jan...uary and February), spring (March and early June) and summer (late June, July and August). Significant seasonal difference in DNA damage was observed for both tissues. During spring and summer the level of DNA damage in gills was significantly higher when compared to the liver. Histopathological analyses showed higher frequency of alterations in gills during spring, and in liver during summer, but without a significant seasonal difference. Gills had the highest concentration of metals and metalloids during the spring and summer, and liver duringwinter. Muscle was the least affected tissue during all three seasons. This study highlighted the importance of the multiple biomarker approach and the use of different fish tissues in assessment of surface water pollution.
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The Sava River / Seasonal variation / ICP-OES / Histopathology / Comet assay / BiomonitoringSource:
Science of the Total Environment, 2017, 601, 1670-1681Publisher:
- Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam
Funding / projects:
- Fishes as water quality indicators in open waters of Serbia (RS-173045)
- Managing the effects of multiple stressors on aquatic ecosystems under water scarcity (EU-603629)
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.273
ISSN: 0048-9697
PubMed: 28618658
WoS: 000406294900161
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85020399789
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Institut za multidisciplinarna istraživanjaTY - JOUR AU - Kostić-Vuković, Jovana AU - Kolarević, Stoimir AU - Kracun-Kolarević, Margareta AU - Aborgiba, Mustafa AU - Gačić, Zoran AU - Paunović, Momir AU - Višnjić Jeftić, Željka AU - Rasković, Božidar AU - Poleksic, Vesna AU - Lenhardt, Mirjana AU - Vukovic-Gacic, Branka PY - 2017 UR - http://rimsi.imsi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1060 AB - Biomarkers attract increasing attention in environmental studies, as a tool for detection of exposure and effects of pollution, from both natural and anthropogenic sources. This study aims to assess the impact of multiple stressors during distinctive seasons, covering also extreme hydrological events (extensive flooding in the mid May 2014), on different levels of biological organization in the liver and gills of three closely related freshwater breams. Our previous study on DNA damage in blood cells of these specimens showed increased DNA damage in June 2014, one month after the flooding event. As a continuation of that research, the present study was conducted. As a biomarker of exposure DNA damage was measured by applying the alkaline comet assay, while histopathological alterations were monitored as a biomarker of effect. Additionally, concentrations of metals and metalloids in gills, liver and muscle were assessed. Sampling of fish tissues was performed in 2014, during winter (January and February), spring (March and early June) and summer (late June, July and August). Significant seasonal difference in DNA damage was observed for both tissues. During spring and summer the level of DNA damage in gills was significantly higher when compared to the liver. Histopathological analyses showed higher frequency of alterations in gills during spring, and in liver during summer, but without a significant seasonal difference. Gills had the highest concentration of metals and metalloids during the spring and summer, and liver duringwinter. Muscle was the least affected tissue during all three seasons. This study highlighted the importance of the multiple biomarker approach and the use of different fish tissues in assessment of surface water pollution. PB - Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam T2 - Science of the Total Environment T1 - The impact of multiple stressors on the biomarkers response in gills and liver of freshwater breams during different seasons EP - 1681 SP - 1670 VL - 601 DO - 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.273 ER -
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Kostić-Vuković, J., Kolarević, S., Kracun-Kolarević, M., Aborgiba, M., Gačić, Z., Paunović, M., Višnjić Jeftić, Ž., Rasković, B., Poleksic, V., Lenhardt, M.,& Vukovic-Gacic, B.. (2017). The impact of multiple stressors on the biomarkers response in gills and liver of freshwater breams during different seasons. in Science of the Total Environment Elsevier Science Bv, Amsterdam., 601, 1670-1681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.273
Kostić-Vuković J, Kolarević S, Kracun-Kolarević M, Aborgiba M, Gačić Z, Paunović M, Višnjić Jeftić Ž, Rasković B, Poleksic V, Lenhardt M, Vukovic-Gacic B. The impact of multiple stressors on the biomarkers response in gills and liver of freshwater breams during different seasons. in Science of the Total Environment. 2017;601:1670-1681. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.273 .
Kostić-Vuković, Jovana, Kolarević, Stoimir, Kracun-Kolarević, Margareta, Aborgiba, Mustafa, Gačić, Zoran, Paunović, Momir, Višnjić Jeftić, Željka, Rasković, Božidar, Poleksic, Vesna, Lenhardt, Mirjana, Vukovic-Gacic, Branka, "The impact of multiple stressors on the biomarkers response in gills and liver of freshwater breams during different seasons" in Science of the Total Environment, 601 (2017):1670-1681, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.05.273 . .