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Gradual increase of temperature trigger metabolic and oxidative responses in plasma and body tissues in the Antarctic fish Notothenia rossii

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Antarctica is considered a thermally stable ecosystem; however, climate studies point to increases in water temperatures in this region. These thermal changes may affect the biological processes and promote metabolic changes in the adapted organisms that live in this region, rendering the animals more vulnerable to oxidative damage. This study assessed the effect of acclimation temperature on the levels of stress response markers in plasma, kidney, gill, liver, and brain tissues of Notothenia rossii subjected to gradual temperature changes of 0.5 °C/day until reaching temperatures of 2, 4, 6, and 8 °C. Under the effect of the 0.5 °C/day acclimation rate, gill tissue showed increased glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity; kidney tissue showed increased H+-ATPase activity. In the liver, there was also an increase in GSH. In plasma, gradual decreases in the concentrations of total proteins and globulins were observed. These responses indicate a higher production of reactive oxygen species ROS, an imbalance in energy demand, and a lack in protein synthesis. Gradual increase in temperature may cause opposite responses to the thermal shock model in N. rossii.

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We are grateful to Mariana Forgati, Tânia Zaleski, and Thaylise C.S. Przepiura for their help in the experimental design during the Antarctic expedition XXXIII. We are grateful to the following organizations for their support: the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA), the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), the National Council for the Development of Scientific and Technological Research (CNPq), the Brazilian Federal Agency for Support and Evaluation of Graduate Education (CAPES), and the Secretariat of the Commission for the Resources of the Sea (SeCIRM). The authors would like to extend special acknowledgments to Dr. Edith Susana Elisabeth Fanta (in memoriam) and Dr. Yocie Yoneshigue Valentin, for the help and support provided during the present study.

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The study was funded by CAPES, CNPq, and FAPERJ through projects PNPD (CAPES process Auxpe N. 2443/2011), research productivity granted to L. Donatti (CNPq Process N.305969/2012–9 and 304208/2016–6), and INCT-APA (CNPq Process N. 574018/2008–5 and FAPERJ E-26/170.023/2008).

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by AC Guillen, PK Krebsbach, MRDP Souza, T Herrerias, L Donatti, and ME Borges. The first draft of the manuscript was written by AC Guillen and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Correspondence to Angela Carolina Guillen.

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This work was performed in accordance to the ethical principles and rules of the Brazilian laws and the Antarctic Treaty. The Ministry of the Environment granted the environmental permit, and the study was approved by the Ethics Committee on the Use of Animals of the Federal University of Paraná (CEUA—UFPR) under Nos. 496/2010 and 840/2015.

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Guillen, A.C., Borges, M.E., Herrerias, T. et al. Gradual increase of temperature trigger metabolic and oxidative responses in plasma and body tissues in the Antarctic fish Notothenia rossii. Fish Physiol Biochem 48, 337–354 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10695-021-01044-2

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