Affiliation:
1. Department of Morphology, Center of Biosciences Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Natal Brazil
2. Department of Oceanography and Limnology Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte Natal Brazil
Abstract
AbstractCommercially available insecticides present acute toxicity to the health of fish and other aquatic organisms, which may impair the local aquaculture. This study evaluated the gonadal morphology of freshwater fish exposed to pyriproxyfen and fenthion. Forty‐five juvenile male Nile tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus) were divided into control, pyriproxyfen‐exposed (0.01 g/L), and fenthion‐exposed (0.001 g/L) groups. They were evaluated in three moments (30, 60, and 90 days). The variables analyzed were the gonadosomatic index (GSI), weight to length ratio, seminiferous tubules morphometry (diameter and height), tissue damage, and immunohistochemical analysis for caspase‐3, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF‐α), and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Pyriproxyfen and fenthion injured the seminiferous tubule tissue, and the damage progressed according to the exposure time. In addition, the GSI gradually reduced over time in all groups compared with the first moment (30 days), while caspase‐3, TNF‐α, and VEGF values increased only in the fenthion‐exposed group. Therefore, pyriproxyfen and fenthion changed the gonadal morphology of male Oreochromis niloticus, which may affect their reproduction in the wild or captivity.
Funder
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Subject
Aquatic Science,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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