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The effect of arsenic on some antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in various tissues of mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio)

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The effect of arsenic bioaccumulation in liver, kidney, skin, muscle, and intestinal tissues of mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio) was investigated on lipid peroxidation and certain antioxidant enzyme activities. In this study, three aquarium groups were formed from mirror carp: control group, 0.5-, and 1-mg/L arsenic concentrations. The fish were dissected after 1 month. Arsenic bioaccumulation, malondialdehyde (MDA) levels, catalase (CAT), and superoxide dismutase (SOD) enzyme activities were determined in the tissues. Results showed that arsenic was accumulated in liver, kidney, muscle, skin, and intestinal tissues. As the final product of lipid peroxidation, MDA levels were determined to have increased in all tissues with the exception of muscle. On the other hand, CAT and SOD enzyme activities in the fish tissues were decreased as compared to the control group. In the muscle tissue, differences were observed in the enzyme activities depending on arsenic concentration. Considering the increases in enzyme inhibition and MDA levels, liver was observed to be the main tissue affected in response to the arsenic toxicity.

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  1. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Dumlupınar University, Kutahya, Turkey

    Sayit Altikat

  2. Department of Biology, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Dumlupınar University, Kutahya, Turkey

    Kazim Uysal, Mustafa Kavasoglu & Gul Nihan Ozturk

  3. Simav Vocational High School, Dumlupınar University, Kutahya, Turkey

    Halil Isa Kuru

  4. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Dumlupınar University, Kutahya, Turkey

    Aysegul Kucuk

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Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Water, Energy and the Environment Kusadası, Turkey, September 21–24, 2013, paper no. 338

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Altikat, S., Uysal, K., Kuru, H.I. et al. The effect of arsenic on some antioxidant enzyme activities and lipid peroxidation in various tissues of mirror carp (Cyprinus carpio carpio). Environ Sci Pollut Res 22, 3212–3218 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-014-2896-6

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