Chronic effects of Carbamazepine, Progesterone and their mixtures at environmentally relevant concentrations on biochemical markers of Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Ács, András and Liang, Xinyue and Bock, Illés and Griffitts, Jeffery and Ivánovics, Bence and Vásárhelyi, Erna and Ferincz, Árpád and Pirger, Zsolt and Urbányi, Béla and Csenki, Zsolt Imre (2022) Chronic effects of Carbamazepine, Progesterone and their mixtures at environmentally relevant concentrations on biochemical markers of Zebrafish (Danio rerio). ANTIOXIDANTS, 11 (9). No. 1776. ISSN 2076-3921

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Abstract

The impact of pharmaceuticals on non-target organisms in the environment is of increasing concern and study. Pharmaceuticals and other pollutants are often present as mixtures in an environmental compartment. Studies on the toxicological implications of these drugs on fish, particularly as mixtures at environmentally relevant concentrations, are very limited. Thus, this study aimed to evaluate the chronic effects of the anticonvulsant drug carbamazepine (CBZ) and progesterone (P4) at environmentally relevant concentrations, individually and in binary mixtures, applying a suite of biomarkers at the molecular level in zebrafish (Danio rerio). The effects on biotransformation enzymes 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) and glutathione-S-transferase (GST), antioxidant enzymes catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidases (GPxSe and GPxTOT), and glutathione reductase (GR), and markers of damage, such as DNA strand breaks (DNAsb), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), lipid peroxidation (LPO), and vitellogenin-like proteins (VTG), were evaluated. Analyses of the biochemical markers indicated that a synergistic dose-ratio-dependent effect of CBZ and P4 in zebrafish occurs after chronic exposure regarding VTG, biotransformation enzymes (EROD, GST), and oxidative stress marker (DNAsb). The results suggest a synergistic effect regarding VTG, thus indicating a high risk to the reproductive success of fish if these pharmaceuticals co-occur.

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