A FTIRM study of the interactive effects of metals (zinc, copper and cadmium) in binary mixtures on the biochemical constituents of the gills in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

作者：Saibu Yusuf^*; Kumar Saroj; Jamwal Ankur; Peak Derek; Niyogi Som

来源：Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C-Toxicology & Pharmacology, 2018, 211: 48-56.

DOI：10.1016/j.cbpc.2018.05.009

• Metals
• Interactions
• Rainbow trout
• Gill
• FTIRM

We employed Fourier Transform Infrared Microspectroscopy to examine, in situ, the effects of waterborne Cu, Cd and Zn, alone and in binary mixtures, during acute exposure on the integrity of major lipid and protein constituents of the gill of a model teleost species, rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Our findings demonstrated that acute exposure to metals, both individually and in binary mixture, resulted in the degradations of various components of proteins and lipids in the gill tissue. Generally, when comparing the effects of individual metals, Cu was found to induce the maximum adverse effects followed by Cd and Zn, respectively. Among the binary metal mixture combinations, Cu and Cd produced additive effects on the degradation of major proteins and lipid moieties, whereas the co-exposure of Zn with Cd or Cu elicited ameliorative effects, indicating antagonistic (less than additive) interactions between Zn and Cd or Cu m the rainbow trout gill. Overall, the present study demonstrates that FTIRM can be a useful tool to gain novel mechanistic insights into the biochemical changes induced by metals m the fish gill, which could influence the overall toxicity of metals to fish.

• 出版日期2018-9
• 单位河北医科大学; Saskatoon; Saskatchewan