NSAID-manufacturing plant effluent induces geno- and cytotoxicity in common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
2015
SanJuan-Reyes, Nely | Gómez-Oliván, Leobardo Manuel | Galar-Martínez, Marcela | García-Medina, Sandra | Islas-Flores, Hariz | González-González, Edgar David | Cardoso-Vera, Jesús Daniel | Jiménez-Vargas, Juan Manuel
The pharmaceutical industry generates wastewater discharges of varying characteristics and contaminant concentrations depending on the nature of the production process. The main chemicals present in these effluents are solvents, detergents, disinfectants – such as sodium hypochlorite (NaClO) – and pharmaceutical products, all of which are potentially ecotoxic. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the geno- and cytotoxicity induced in the common carp Cyprinus carpio by the effluent emanating from a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID)-manufacturing plant. Carp were exposed to the lowest observed adverse effect level (LOAEL, 0.1173%) for 12, 24, 48, 72 and 96h, and biomarkers of genotoxicity (comet assay and micronucleus test) and cytotoxicity (caspase-3 activity and TUNEL assay) were evaluated. A significant increase with respect to the control group (p<0.05) occurred with all biomarkers from 24h on. Significant positive correlations were found between NSAID concentrations and biomarkers of geno- and cytotoxicity, as well as among geno- and cytotoxicity biomarkers. In conclusion, exposure to this industrial effluent induces geno- and cytotoxicity in blood of C. carpio.
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