Influence of deltamethrin on nonspecific cellular and humoral defense mechanisms in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Environ Toxicol Chem. 2010 Mar;29(3):489-91. doi: 10.1002/etc.75.

Abstract

The influence of deltamethrin on the innate immunity in rainbow trout was examined. Fish were immersed in deltamethrin at doses of 1, 2, and 4 microg/L for 30 min. The results showed that deltamethrin at doses of 2 and 4 microg/L decreased phagocytic activity of spleen macrophages and proliferative response of pronephros lymphocytes at days 1, 2, and 5 after immersion. Deltamethrin at these doses decreased the lysozyme activity, total protein, and immunoglobulin levels in serum. The greatest immunosuppressive influence of deltamethrin at dose 4 microg/L was observed at the end of the study.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Immunity, Innate / drug effects
  • Insecticides / toxicity*
  • Lymphocyte Activation / drug effects
  • Macrophages / drug effects
  • Macrophages / immunology
  • Nitriles / toxicity*
  • Oncorhynchus mykiss / immunology*
  • Pyrethrins / toxicity*
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity*

Substances

  • Insecticides
  • Nitriles
  • Pyrethrins
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • decamethrin