Natural occurrence of metallothionein-like proteins in the liver of fish Oreochromis niloticus and effects of cadmium, lead, copper, zinc, and iron exposures on their profiles

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 619-627

  Atli, G ^a   Canli, M ^a  

^a CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; METALLOTHIONEIN; SEPHADEX; ZINC;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FISH; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LIVER; NONHUMAN; POLLUTANT; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; TILAPIA; TOXICITY TESTING; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ANIMALS; CICHLIDS; LIVER; METALLOTHIONEIN; METALS, HEAVY; WATER POLLUTANTS;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 0037351628     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0030-4     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Ay O, Kalay M, Tamer L, Canli M (1999) Copper and lead accumulation in tissues of a freshwater fish Tilapia zillii and its effects on the branchial Na,K-ATPase activity. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 62:160-168
2. Brown MW, Shurben D, Solbe JF De LG, Cryer A and Kay J (1987) Sequestration of environmental cadmium by metallothionein in the roach (Rutilus rutilus) and the stone loach (Noemacheilus barbatulus). Comp Biochem Physiol 87C:65-69
3. Bryan GW (1971) The effects of heavy metals (other than mercury) on marine and estuarine organisms. Proc Roy Soc London B 177:389-410
4. Bonham K, Gedamu L (1984) Induction of metallothionein and metallothionein mRNA in rainbow-trout liver following cadmium treatment. Biosci Rep 4:633-642
5. Canli M (1995) Natural occurrence of metallothionein-like proteins in the hepatopancreas of norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus L.) and effects of cadmium, copper and zinc exposures on levels of the metals bound on metallothioneins. Turkish J of Zoology 19:313-321
6. Canli M, Stagg RM, Rodger G (1997) The induction of metallothionein in tissues of the norway lobster Nephrops norvegicus following exposure to cadmium, copper and zinc: the relationships between metallothionein and the metals. Environ Pollut 96:343-350
7. Collvin RJ (1985) Effects of copper on growth and starvation in perch, Perca fluviatilis L. J Fish Biol 27:757-764
8. Dallinger R, Egg M, Köck G, Hofer R (1997) The role of metallothionein in cadmium accumulation of Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) from high alpine lakes. Aquat Toxicol 38:47-66
9. Dang ZC, Bemtssen MHG, Lundebye AK, Flik G, Wendelaar Bonga SE and Lock RAC (2001) Metallothionein and cortisol receptor expression in gills of Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, exposed to dietary cadmium. Aquat Toxicol 53:91-101
10. De Conto Cinier C, Petit-Ramel M, Faure R, Bortolato M (1998) Cadmium accumulation and metallothionein biosynthesis in Cyprinus carpio tissues. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 61:793-799
11. Haux C, Förlin L (1988) Biochemical methods for detecting effects of contaminants on fish. Ambio 17:376-380
12. nd edition, CRC Press, New York, 359 pp
13. Hogstrand C, Haux C (1989) Induction of metallothionein by cadmium in bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus). Mar Environ Res 28:191-194
14. Hogstrand C, Haux C (1990) Metallothionein as an indicator of heavy-metal exposure in two subtropical fish species. Exp and Mar Biol 138:69-84
15. Kägi JHR, Schäffer A (1988) Biochemistry of metallothionein. Biochem 27:8509-8515
16. Lauren DJ, McDonald DG (1987) Acclimation to copper by rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri: Biochemistry. Canadian J Fish Aquat Sci 44:105-111
17. Lowry OH, Rosebrough NJ, Farra NJ, Randall RJ (1951) Protein measurements with the Folin Phenol Reagent. J Biol Chem 193:265-275
18. McCarter JA, Matheson AT, Roch M, Olafson RW, Buckley JT (1982) Chronic exposure of coho salmon to sublethal concentrations of copper-II. Distribution of copper between high- and low-molecular-weight proteins in liver cytosol and the possible role of metallothionein in detoxification. Comp Biochem Physiol 72C:21-26
19. Olsson PE, Haux C (1986) Increased hepatic metallothionein content correlates to cadmium accumulation in environmentally exposed perch (Perca fluviatilis). Aquat Toxicol 9:231-242
20. 109Cd in water. Environ Toxicol and Chem 6:867-874
21. Olsvik PA, Gundersen P, Andersen RA, Zachariassen KE (2000) Metal accumulation and metallothionein in two popuations of brown trout, Salmo trutta, exposed to different natural water environments during a run-off episode. Aquat Toxicol 50:301-316
22. Reichert WL, Federighi DA, Malins DC (1979) Uptake and metabolism of lead and cadmium in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch). Comp Biochem Physiol 63C:229-234
23. Robyt JF, White BJ (1987) Biochemical Techniques, Theory and Practice. Waveland Press, Illinois, 407 pp
24. Roesijadi G (1992) Metallothioneins in metal regulation and toxicity in aquatic animals. Aquat Toxicol 22:81-114
25. Roesijadi G, Robinson WE (1994) Metal regulation in aquatic animals: Mechanism of uptake, accumulation and release. In: Aquatic Toxicology; Molecular, Biochemical and Cellular Perspectives (eds: Malins DC, Ostrander GK) Lewis Publishers, London, 539pp
26. Roch M, McCarter JA, Matheson AT, Clark MJR and Olafson RW (1982) Hepatic metallothionein in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) as an indicator of metal pollution in the Campbell River system. Canadian J Fish Aquat Sci 39:1596-1601
27. Shears MA, Fletcher GL (1985) Hepatic metallothionein in the winter flounder (Pseudopleuronectes americanus). Canadian J Zool 63:1602-1609
28. Ueng YF, Liu C, Lai CF, Meng LM, Hung YY, Ueng TH (1996) Effects of cadmium and environmental pollution on metallothionein and cytochrome P450 in tilapia. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 57:125-131
29. Viarengo A, Palmero S, Zanicchi G, Capelli R, Vaissiere R, Orunesu M (1985) Role of metallothioneins in Cu and Cd accumulation and elimination in the gill and digestive gland cells of Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam. Mar Environ Res 16:23-36
30. Viarengo A (1989) Heavy metals in marine invertebrates. Mechanism of regulation and toxicity at the cellular level. Aquat Sci 1:295-317
31. Weis JS, Weis P (1989) Effects of environmental pollutants on early fish development. Rev Aquat Sci 1: 45-73
32. Wu SM, Weng CF, Yu MJ, Lin CC, Chen ST, Hwang JC, Hwang PP (1999) Cadmium-inducible metallothionein tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 62:758-768