Study on the in vitro effects of the mixtures of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and heavy metals on ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity in Mossambica tilapia liver

Bull Environ Contam Toxicol. 2013 Oct;91(4):460-4. doi: 10.1007/s00128-013-1075-7. Epub 2013 Aug 6.

Abstract

This paper reports in vitro effects of individual heavy metals (Cd(2+), Cu(2+) and Hg(2+)), and PAHs, including benzo[a]pyrene(BaP), indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene (IP) and fluoranthene (FL), and their mixtures on ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activities using a plate-reader method. The results showed that all three metals inhibited EROD activity, while BaP/IP significantly induced the enzyme. However, FL alone decreased EROD activity. Moreover, co-treatment with BaP/IP and heavy metals inhibited PAH-induced EROD activities, while combined exposure to FL and heavy metals induced FL-inhibited EROD activities.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1 / metabolism*
  • Liver / drug effects
  • Liver / enzymology*
  • Metals, Heavy / toxicity*
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons / toxicity*
  • Tilapia / physiology
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical / toxicity*

Substances

  • Metals, Heavy
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical
  • Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1