title: Effects of dietary selenium on the oxidative stress and pathological changes in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) exposed to a microcystin-producing cyanobacterial water bloom.
abstract: The present study investigates the role of selenium (Se) supplementation (as sodium selenite) on the oxidative stress and histopathological changes induced by cyanobacterial cells containing microcystins (MCs) in tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus). Variation in lipid peroxidation (LPO) levels and carbonyl groups content, reduced glutathione/oxidized glutathione (GSH/GSSG) ratio, and catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) activities in liver and kidney of tilapia fish exposed to a single oral dose of 120 microg MC-LR/fish and sacrificed in 24 h, were investigated in the absence and presence of 1.5, 3.0 and 6.0 microg Se/g diet. Results showed a protective role of Se depending on the dose and the biomarker considered. Thus, the lower Se dose made CAT, liver GR and kidney SOD converged to basal values, whereas LPO and liver SOD and GST needed the higher dose. Kidney GR, however, was not protected at any Se dose. Moreover, Se has also shown to have a pro-oxidant effect with increased kidney LPO values and liver and kidney GPx activities in MC-free fish. The microscopic study revealed tissue alterations induced by cyanobacterial cells in the liver, kidney, heart and gastrointestinal tract that were ameliorated by the highest Se dose assayed. The level of Se supplementation must be therefore carefully selected to provide beneficial effects and to avoid potential negative consequences.
authors.affiliation: Area of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville, Profesor García González n degrees 2, 41012 Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Loyda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Atencio
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Angeles
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jos
authors.forename: Ana I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Prieto
authors.forename: Rosario
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Moyano
authors.forename: Alfonso
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blanco
authors.forename: Ana M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Cameán
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D000818:Animals; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000378:metabolism; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000378:metabolism; D004032:Diet / Q000662:veterinary*; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005393:Fish Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology; D041981:Gastrointestinal Tract / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology; D005978:Glutathione / Q000378:metabolism; D019803:Glutathione Disulfide / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008099:Liver / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D052998:Microcystins / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects*; D012643:Selenium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017210:Tilapia
chemical_list: D000975:Antioxidants; D052998:Microcystins; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D005978:Glutathione; D012643:Selenium; D019803:Glutathione Disulfide