Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8318975 | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology & Pharmacology | 2018 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Organotin compounds, such as tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT), have been widely used to control marine fouling. Here, we show that organotin stimulation reduces the hormone levels in the plasma of two economically important aquaculture fish. Blood plasma samples were collected from juvenile red seabream and black rockfish exposed to environmentally realistic concentrations of TBT and TPT for 14â¯days. The levels of two plasma biomarkers, namely the yolk protein precursor vitellogenin (VTG) and the sex steroid 17β-estradiol (E2), were measured to determine the endocrine disrupting potential of the organotin compounds. Both organotin compounds were dose-dependently accumulated in the blood of two fish. Exposure to waterborne TBT and TBT significantly decreased the plasma VTG levels in both the juvenile fish in a dose-dependent manner. In contrast, the treatment with E2, a well-known VTG inducer, significantly increased the plasma VTG levels in both the fish. In addition, the mRNA levels of vtg were also downregulated in the liver tissues of both the fish at 100 and/or 1000â¯ngâ¯Lâ1 of TBT or TPT exposure. The plasma E2 titers were significantly suppressed at 100 and/or 1000â¯ngâ¯Lâ1 of TBT or TPT exposure for 14â¯days compared to their titer in the control. Since estrogen directly regulates vtg gene expression and VTG synthesis, our results reveal the endocrine disrupting potential of organotin compounds, and subsequently the endocrine modulation at early stage of fish can trigger further fluctuations in sexual differentiation, maturation, sex ration or egg production. In addition, the results demonstrate their effects on non-target organisms, particularly on animals reared in aquaculture and fisheries.
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Authors
Byung Hwa Min, Bo-Mi Kim, Moonkoo Kim, Jung-Hoon Kang, Jee-Hyun Jung, Jae-Sung Rhee,