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Histopathology of gills, kidney and liver of a Neotropical fish caged in an urban stream
Camargo, Marina M. P; Martinez, Cláudia B. R.
  • Camargo, Marina M. P; State University of Londrina. Department of Physiological Sciences. Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology. Londrina. BR
  • Martinez, Cláudia B. R; State University of Londrina. Department of Physiological Sciences. Laboratory of Animal Ecophysiology. Londrina. BR
Neotrop. ichthyol ; 5(3): 327-336, July-Sept. 2007. ilus, tab, mapas
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-465944
ABSTRACT
Histological changes in gills, kidney and liver were used to evaluate the health of the Neotropical fish species Prochilodus lineatus, subjected to in situ tests for 7 days in a disturbed urban stream and in a reference site, during winter and summer. In fish caged in the urban stream the most common lesions were epithelial lifting, hyperplasia and hypertrophy of the respiratory epithelium, lamellar fusion, and aneurysms in the gills; enlargement of the glomerulus, reduction of Bowman's space, occlusion of the tubular lumen, cloudy swelling and hyaline droplet degeneration in the kidneys; hepatocytes with hypertrophy, cytoplasmic and nuclear degeneration, melanomacrophage aggregates, bile stagnation and one case of focal necrosis in the liver. The lesions were comparatively most severe in the liver. Histopathology showed to be a very suitable biomarker for use in conjugation with the in situ test, because the seasonal variation did not interfere in the results and it was possible to differentiate the sites in the urban stream from the reference site
RESUMO
Alterações histológicas nas brânquias, rim e fígado foram usadas para estudar a saúde da espécie neotropical de peixe Prochilodus lineatus, submetida a testes in situ por 7 dias em um ribeirão urbano contaminado e em um local de referência, durante o inverno e o verão. Nos peixes confinados no ribeirão urbano as lesões mais comumente encontradas foram elevação epitelial, hiperplasia e hipertrofia do epitélio respiratório, fusão lamelar e aneurismas, nas brânquias; aumento do glomérulo, redução do espaço de Bowman, oclusão da luz tubular, degeneração granular e degeneração hialina, no rim; hepatócitos hipertrofiados, degeneração citoplasmßtica e nuclear, agregados de melanomacrófagos, estagnação biliar e um caso de necrose focal, no fígado. As lesões foram comparativamente mais severas no fígado. A histopatologia mostrou ser um biomarcador muito apropriado quando usada conjuntamente com os testes in situ, porque parece não ter sofrido interferência da variação sazonal e permitiu diferenciar os locais estudados no ribeirão urbano do local de referência
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Biomarkers / Fishes / Gills / Kidney / Liver Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Neotrop. ichthyol Journal subject: Biology / Molecular Biology / Physiology / Genetics / Environmental Health / ZOOLOGIA Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: State University of Londrina/BR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Biomarkers / Fishes / Gills / Kidney / Liver Limits: Animals Language: English Journal: Neotrop. ichthyol Journal subject: Biology / Molecular Biology / Physiology / Genetics / Environmental Health / ZOOLOGIA Year: 2007 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil Institution/Affiliation country: State University of Londrina/BR