Raising the water temperature: consequences in behavior and biochemical biomarkers of the freshwater crab Aegla longirostri (Crustacea, Anomura)
2020
Cerezer, Cristina | Leitemperger, Jossiele Wesz | do Amaral, Aline Monique Blank | Ferreira, Bruna Ceretta | Marins, Aline Teixeira | Loro, Vania Lucia | Bartholomei-Santos, Marlise Ladvocat | Santos, Sandro
Understanding how temperature alone affects biomarkers commonly used in ecotoxicology studies and biomonitoring programs is important to obtain a more real response in field studies, especially in freshwater. Thus, we analyzed the behavioral responses, the lethality, and the biochemical biomarkers in the freshwater crustacean Aegla longirostri at different water temperatures. Animals were exposed under laboratory conditions, to 18 °C, 21 °C, 24 °C, and 26 °C for 48 h. There were significant changes in biochemical parameters in different tissues (hepatopancreas, gills, and muscle) and in the behavioral tests in A. longirostri. Hepatopancreas was especially affected by the elevation of temperature, as showed by the high levels of carbonyl proteins. The activity of acetylcholinesterase increased in a temperature-dependent manner in muscle. Glutathione S-transferase activity decreased with the elevation of temperature in all tissues sampled. The results obtained in this study indicate that when assessing the health of polluted limnic ecosystems through the use of organisms in situ, the intrinsic effect of abiotic factors, such as temperature, on biomarkers must be considered.
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