title: Multiple biomarkers of pollution effects in Solea solea fish on the Tunisia coastline.
abstract: This field study investigates the morphological indices (condition index, hepatosomatic index) and biochemical (catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), metallothionein (MT), lipid peroxidation) parameters in liver, gills and kidney of common sole (Solea solea) originating from different sites of the Tunisian coast area impacted by different anthropogenic activities. Differences among sites and tissues for AChE, GST, CAT, MT and TBARS were found and possibly related to known sources of domestic and industrial discharges in the studied sites. Liver, gills and kidney CAT, liver and kidney MT and brain AChE were key biomarkers to discriminate fish of different sites. So, we suggest using these biomarkers in future biomonitoring.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Biochemical and Environmental Toxicology, Higher Institute of Agriculture, Chott-Mariem, 4042, Sousse, Tunisia. jebali.jamel@laposte.net
authors.forename: Jamel
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jebali
authors.forename: Marwa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sabbagh
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banni
authors.forename: Naouel
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kamel
authors.forename: Sana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ben-Khedher
authors.forename: Naceur
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: M'hamdi
authors.forename: Hamadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boussetta
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000032:analysis*; D002374:Catalase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000032:analysis*; D005412:Flatfishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005880:Gills / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D015227:Lipid Peroxidation / Q000187:drug effects; D008668:Metallothionein / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D014416:Tunisia
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D008668:Metallothionein; D002374:Catalase; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase