Histopathological biomarkers in gills and liver of Oreochromis niloticus from polluted wetland environments, Saudi Arabia

Chemosphere

Volumn 88, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1028-1035

  Abdel Moneim, Ashraf M ^a,b   Al Kahtani, Mohamed A ^a   Elmenshawy, Omar M ^a,c  

^a KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Alexandria University Faculty Of Science   (Egypt)

^c Assiut Branch   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Biomarkers; Fish; Gills; Histopathology; Liver; Pollution

Indexed keywords

CELL DEATH; CELL PROLIFERATION; FISH; HEAVY METALS; LIVER; POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION; WATER POLLUTION CONTROL;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS; GILLS; HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES; HISTOPATHOLOGY; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUMS; SEMI-QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

BIOMARKERS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CADMIUM; LEAD; PIGMENT;

ABNORMALITY; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOMARKER; CICHLID; CYTOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEAVY METAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LESION; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND;

ANEURYSM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL DEGENERATION; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL VACUOLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EOSINOPHIL; GILL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LIVER; LIVER CELL; LIVER PARENCHYMA; LIVER TUMOR; LIVER VENOOCCLUSIVE DISEASE; MACROPHAGE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SAUDI ARABIA; TISSUE NECROSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION; WETLAND; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

SAUDI ARABIA;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 84861929142     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.04.001     Document Type: Article

References (75)

1. Adham K., Khairalla A., Abu-Shabana M., Abdel-Maguid N., Abdel Moneim A. Environmental stress in Lake Maryut and physiological response of Tilapia zilli Gerv. J. Environ. Sci. Health Part A 1997, 32:2585-2598.
2. Agius C., Roberts R.J. Effects of starvation on the melano-macrophage centres of fish. J. Fish Biol. 1981, 19:161-169.
3. Alazemi B.M., Lewis J.W., Andrews E.B. Gill damage in the fresh water fish Gnathonemus ptersii (Family: Mormyridae) exposed to selected pollutants: an ultrastructural study. Environ. Technol. 1996, 17:225-238.
4. Al-Kahtani M. Accumulation of heavy metals in tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus) from Al-Khadoud Spring, Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia. Am. J. Appl. Sci. 2009, 6:2024-2029.
5. Al-Sabti K., Metcalfe C.D. Fish micronuclei for assessing genotoxicity in water. Mut. Res. 1995, 343:121-135.
6. APHA (American Public Health Association), AWWA (American Water Works Association), WEF (Water Environment Federation), 1998. Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater. In: Greenberg, A.H., Clesceri, L.S., Eaton, A.D. (Eds.), American Public Health Association, Washington, DC.
7. Arellano J.M., Storch V., Sarasquete C. Histological changes and copper accumulation in liver and gills of the Senegalese sole, Solea senegalensis. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safe. 1999, 44:62-72.
8. Au D.W.T. The application of histo-cytopathological biomarkers in marine pollution monitoring: a review. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2004, 48:817-834.
9. Avci A., Kaamaz M., Durak I. Peroxidation in muscle and liver tissues from fish in a contaminated river due to a petroleum refinery industry. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 2005, 60:101-105.
10. Ayas Z., Ekmekci G., Ozmen M., Yerli S.V. Histopathological changes in the livers and kidneys of fish in Sariyar Reservoir. Turkey. Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 2007, 23:242-249.
11. Azzalis L.A., Junqueira V.B.C., Simon K. Prooxidant and antioxidant hepatic factors in rats chronically fed an ethanol regimen and treated with an acute dose of lindane. Free Radic. Biol. Med. 1995, 19:147-159.
12. Biagianti-Risbourg S., Pairault C., Vernet G., Boulekbache H. Effect of lindane on the ultrastructure of the liver of the rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss. Sac-Fry. Chemosphere 1997, 33:2065-2079.
13. Buchner A., Mlinek A., Calderon S. Eosinophilic bodies in the epithelium of oral inflammatory hyperplasic lesions. Histopahologic and histochemical study. Oral Surg. 1976, 41:378-384.
14. Cajaraville M.P., Bebianno M.J., Blasco J., Porte C., Sarasquete C., Viarengo A. The use of biomarkers to assess the impact of pollution in coastal environments of the Iberian Peninsula: a practical approach. Sci. Total Environ. 2000, 247:295-311.
15. Camargo M.M.P., Matinez C.B.R. Histopathology of gills, kidney and liver of a neotropical fish caged in an urban stream. Neotrop. Ichthyol. 2007, 5:327-336.
16. Cengiz E.I., ünlu E. Histopathological changes in the gills of mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis exposed to endosulfan. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2002, 68:290-296.
17. Chang S., Zdanowicz V.S., Murchelano R.A. Associations between liver lesions in winter flounder (Pleuronectes americanus) and sediment chemical contaminants from north-east United States estuaries. J. Mar. Sci. 1998, 55:954-969.
18. Chedid A., Ryan L.M., Dayal Y., Wolf B.C., Falkson G. Morphology and other prognostic factors of hepatocellular carcinoma. Arch. Pathol. Lab. Med. 1999, 123:524-528.
19. Costa P.M., Diniz M.S., Caeiro S., Lobo J., Martins M., Ferreira A.M., Caetano M., Vale C., DelValls T.A., Costa M.H. Histological biomarkers in liver and gills of juvenile Solea senegalensis exposed to contaminated estuarine sediments: a weighted indices approach. Aquat. Toxicol. 2009, 92:202-212.
20. Costa P.M., Caeiro S., Lobo J., Martins M., Ferreira A.M., Caetano M., Vale C., DelValls T.A., Costa M.H. Estuarine ecological risk based on hepatic histopathological indices from laboratory and in situ tested fish. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2011, 62:55-65.
21. Couillard C.M., Hodson P.V. Pigmented macrophage aggregates: a toxic response in fish exposed to bleached-Kraft mill effluent?. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 1996, 15:1844-1854.
22. Dey W.P., Peck T.P., Smith C.E., Kreamer G.-L. Epizoology of hepatic neoplasia in Atlantic tomcod (Microgadus tomcod) from the Hudson River estuary. Can. J. Fish. Aquat. Sci. 1993, 50:1897-1907.
23. Erkmen, B., Caliskan, M., Yerli, S.V., 2000. Histopathological effects of cyphenothrin on the gills of Lebistes reticulatus. Vet. Hum. Toxicol. 42, 5-7.
24. Fathi A.A., Al-Kahtani M. Water quality and planktonic communities in Al-Khadoud spring, Al-Hassa, Saudi Arabia. Am. J. Environ. Sci. 2009, 5:434-443.
25. Fernandes D., Porte C., Bebianno M.J. Chemical residues and biochemical responses in wild and cultured European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax L.). Environ. Res. 2007, 103:247-256.
26. Figueiredo-Fernandes A., Fontaínhas-Fernandes A., Rocha E., Reis-Henriques M.A. Effects of gender and temperature on hepatic EROD activity, liver and gonadal histology in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus exposed to paraquat. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2006, 51:626-632.
27. Giari L., Manera M., Simoni E., Dezfuli B.S. Cellular alterations in different organs of European sea bass Dicentrarchus labrax (L.) exposed to cadmium. Chemosphere 2007, 67:1171-1181.
28. Greenfield B.K., Teh S.J., Ross J.R.M., Hunt J., Zhang G.H., Davis J.A., Ichikawa G., Crane D., Hung S.S.O., Deng D.F., Teh F.-C., Green P.G. Contaminant concentrations and histopathological effects in Sacramento splittail (Pogonichthys macrolepidotus). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2008, 55:270-281.
29. Hakanson L. Metals in fish and sediment from the River Kolbacksan water system. Sweden. Arch. Hydrobiol. 1984, 101:373-400.
30. Has-Schon E., Bogut I., Strelec I. Heavy metal profile in five fish species included in human diet, domiciled in the end flow of River Neretva (Croatia). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2006, 50:545-551.
31. Heath A.G. Water Pollution and Fish Physiology 1987, CRC Press, Florida.
32. Hughes C.M. General anatomy of the gills. Fish Physiology 1984, 1-72. Academic Press, New York. R.D.J. Hoar, W.S. Marshal (Eds.).
33. Ibuki Y., Goto R. Phototoxicity of benzo[a]pyrene by ultraviolet a irradiation: induction of apoptosis in Jurkat cells. Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 2002, 11:101-109.
34. Jiraungkoorskul W., Upathama E.S., Kruatrachuea M., Sahaphonge S., Vichasri-Gramsa S., Pokethitiyooka P. Histopathological effects of roundup, a glyphosate herbicide, on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Sci. Asia 2002, 28:121-127.
35. Koehler A., Alpermann T., Lauritzen B., van Noorden J.F. Clonal xenobiotics resistance during pollution-induced toxic injury and hepatocellular carcinogenesis in liver of female flounder (Platichthys flesus (L.)). Acta Histochem. 2004, 106:155-170.
36. Leonardi M., Tarifeno E., Vera J. Diseases of the Chilenean flounder, Paralichthys adspersus (Steindachner, 1867), as a biomarker of marine coastal pollution near the Itata River (Chile): Part II. Histopathological lesions. Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2009, 56:546-556.
37. Levesque H.M., Moon T.W., Campbell P.G.C., Hontela A. Seasonal variation in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism of yellow perch (Perca flavescens) chronically exposed to metals in the field. Aquat. Toxicol. 2002, 60:257-267.
38. Li Q., Yeo M.H., Tan B.K. Lipid peroxidation in small and large phospholipid unilamellar vesicles induced by watersoluble free radical sources. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 2000, 273:72-76.
39. Linde-Arias A.R., Inacio A.F., Novo L.A., Alburquerque C., Moreira J.C. Multibiomarker approach in fish to assess the impact of pollution in a large Brazilian river, Paraiba do Sul. Environ. Poll. 2008, 156:974-979.
40. Lionetto M.G., Caricato R., Giordano M.E., Pascariello M.F., Marinosci L., Schettino T. Integrated use of biomarkers (acetylcholinesterase and antioxidant enzymes activities) in Mytilus galloprovincialis and Mullus barbatus in an Italian coastal marine area. Mar. Poll. Bull. 2003, 46:324-330.
41. Long E.R., MacDonald D.D., Smith S.L., Calder F.D. Incidence of adverse biological effects within ranges of chemical concentrations in marine and estuarine sediments. Environ. Manag. 1995, 19:81-97.
42. Mallat J. Fish gill structural changes induced by toxicants and other irritants: a statistical review. Can. J. Fish Aquat. Sci. 1985, 42:630-648.
43. Mayon N., Bertand A., Leroy D., Malbrouck C., Mandiki S.N.M., Sivestre F., Goffart A., Thomé J.P., Kestemont P. Multiscale approach of fish responses to different types of environmental contaminations: a case study. Sci. Total Environ. 2006, 367:715-731.
44. Meinelt T., Krüger R., Pietrock M., Osten R., Steinberg C. Mercury pollution and macrophage centres in pike (Esox lucius) tissues. Env. Sci. Poll. Res. 1997, 4:32-36.
45. Mela M., Randi M.A.F., Ventura D.F., Carvalho C.E.V., Pelletier E., Oliveira Ribeiro C.A. Effects of dietary methylmercury on liver and kidney histology in the neotropical fish Hoplias malabaricus. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 2007, 68:426-435.
46. Mondon J.A., Duda S., Nowak B.F. Histological, growth and 7-ethoxyresorofin O-deethylase (EROD) activity responses of greenback flounder Rhombosolea tapirina to contaminated marine sediment and diet. Aquat. Toxicol. 2001, 54:231-247.
47. Moon T.W., Walsh P.J., Mommsen T.P. Fish hepatocytes: a model metabolic system. Can. J. Fish Aquat. Sci. 1985, 42:1772-1782.
48. Moore M.J., Mitrofanov I.V., Valentini S.S., Volkov V.V., Kurbskiy A.V., Zhimbey E.N., Eglinton L.B., Stegeman J.J. Cytochrome P4501A expression, chemical contaminants and histopathology in roach, goby, and sturgeon and chemical contaminants in sediments from the Caspian Sea, Lake Balkhash and the Ily River Delta. Kazakhstan. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 2003, 46:107-119.
49. Neiboer E., Richardson D.H.S. The replacement of nondescript term " heavy metals" by a biologically and chemically significant classification of metals ion. Environ. Pollut. 1980, 1:3-26.
50. Nowak B. Histological changes in gills induced by residues of endosulfan. Aquat. Toxicol. 1992, 23:65-84.
51. Oluah N.S. Plasma aspartate aminotransferase activity in the catfish Clarias albopunctatus exposed to sublethal zinc and mercury. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 1999, 63:343-349.
52. Ortiz J.B., Gonzalez de Canales M.L., Sarasquete C. Histopathological changes induced by lindane (γ-HCH) in various organs of fish. Sci. Mar. 2003, 67:53-61.
53. Pacheco M., Santos M.A. Biotransformation, genotoxic, and histopathological effect of environmental contaminants in European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.). Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 2002, 53:331-347.
54. Perry S.F., Laurent P. Environmental effects on fish gill structure and function. Fish Ecophysiology 1993, 231-264. Chapman and Hall, London. J.C. Rankim, F.B. Jensen (Eds.).
55. Playle R.C., Gensemer R.W., Dixon D.G. Copper accumulation on gills of fathead minnows: influence of water hardness, complexation and pH of the gill micro-environment. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 1992, 11:381-391.
56. Poleksic V., Mitrovic-Tutundzic V. Fish gills as a monitor of sublethal and chronic effects of pollution. Sublethal and Chronic Effects of Pollutants on Freshwater Fish 1994, 339-352. Fishing News Books, Oxford. R. Müller, R. Lloyd (Eds.).
57. Rabitto I., Alves Costa J.R.M., Akaishi F.M., Silva de Assis H.C., Pelletier E., Oliveira Ribeiro C.A. Dietary Pb(II) and TBT (tributyltin) exposures to neotropical fish Hoplias malabaricus: histopatological and biochemical findings. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 2005, 60:147-156.
58. Richmonds C., Dutta H.M. Histopathological changes induced by malathion in the gills of bluegill Lepomis macrochirus. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 1989, 43:123-130.
59. Roy S., Bhattacharya S. Arsenic-induced histopathology and synthesis of stress proteins in liver and kidney of Channa punctatus. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf. 2006, 65:218-229.
60. Sanchez W., Ait-Aissa S., Palluel O., Ditche J.-M., Porcher J.-M. Preliminary investigation of multi-biomarker responses in three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.) sampled in contaminated streams. Ecotoxicology 2007, 16:279-287.
61. Sanchez W., Katsiadaki I., Piccini B., Ditche J.-M., Porcher J.-M. Biomarker responses in wild three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus L.) as a useful tool for freshwater biomonitoring: a multiparametric approach. Environ. Int. 2008, 34:490-498.
62. Sarkar B., Chatterjee A., Adhikari S., Ayyappan S. Carbofuran- and cypermethrin-induced histopathological alterations in the liver of Labeo rohita (Hamilton) and its recovery. J. Appl. Ichthyol. 2005, 21:131-135.
63. Schwaiger J., Wanke R., Adam S., Pawert M., Honnen W., Triebskorn R. The use of histopathological indicators to evaluate contaminant-related stress in fish. J. Aquat. Ecosyst. Stress Recov. 1997, 6:75-86.
64. Skidmore J.F., Tovell P.W.A. Toxic effect of zinc sulphate on the gill of rainbow trout. Water Res. 1972, 6:217-230.
65. Solangi M.A., Overstreet R.M. Histopathological changes in two estuarine fishes, Menidia beryllina (Cope) and Trinectes maculatus (Bloch and Schneider), exposed to crude oil and its water-soluble fractions. J. Fish Dis. 1982, 5:13-35.
66. Stohs S.J., Bagghi D. Oxidative mechanisms in the toxicity of metal ions. Free Rad. Biol. Med. 1995, 18:321-336.
67. Tejeda-Vera R., Lopez-Lopez E., Sedeno-Di{dotless}az J.E. Biomarkers and bioindicators of the health condition of Ameca splendens and Goodea atripinnis (Pisces: Goodeaidae) in the Ameca River. Mexico. Environ. Int. 2007, 33:521-531.
68. Triebskorn R., Köhler H.-R., Honnen W., Schramm M., Adams S.M., Müller E.F. Induction of heat shock proteins, changes in liver ultrastructure, and alterations of fish behaviour: are these biomarkers related and are they useful to reflect the state of pollution in the field?. J. Aquat. Ecosyst. Stress Recov. 1997, 6:57-73.
69. Triebskorn R., Telcean I., Casper H., Farkas A., Sandu C., Stan G., Colarescu O., Dori T., Kohler H.-R. Monitoring pollution in River Mures, Romania, part II: Metal accumulation and histopathology in fish. Environ. Monit. Assess. 2008, 141:177-188.
70. Van der Oost R., Beyer J., Vermeulen N.P.E. Fish bioaccumulation and biomarkers in environmental risk assessment, a review. Environ. Toxicol. Pharmacol. 2003, 13:57-149.
71. Van Dyk J.C., Pieterse G.M., Van Vuren J.H.J. Histological changes in the liver of Oreochromis mossambicus (Chiclidae) after exposure to cadmium and zinc. Ecotoxicol. Environ. Safe. 2007, 66:432-440.
72. Varanka Z., Rojik I., Varanka I., Nemcsók J., ábrahám M. Biochemical and morphological changes in carp (Cyprinus carpio L.) liver following exposure to copper sulfate and tannic acid. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 2001, 128:467-478.
73. WHO (World Health Organization), 2006. Guidelines for drinking water quality, incorporating first addendum, third ed. Geneva.
74. Yasser A.Gh., Naser M.D. Impact of pollutants on fish collected from different parts of Shatt Al-Arab River: a histopathological study. Environ. Monit. Assess. 2011, 181:175-182.
75. Zikic, R.V., Stajn, A.S., Pavlovic, S.Z., Ognjanovic, B.I., Saicic, Z.S., 2001. Activities of superoxide dismutase and catalase in erythrocytes and plasma transaminases of goldfish (Carassius auratus gibelio Bloch.) exposed to cadmium. Physiol. Res. 50, 105-111.