The genotoxic effects of quinalphos(QP)were evaluated in the erythrocytes of Cyprinus carpio using the comet,micronucleus,and nuclear abnormality assays.The 96 h LC_(50) value of quinalphos,estimated by static renewal...The genotoxic effects of quinalphos(QP)were evaluated in the erythrocytes of Cyprinus carpio using the comet,micronucleus,and nuclear abnormality assays.The 96 h LC_(50) value of quinalphos,estimated by static renewal system,was 10.9µL/L.On the basis of the LC_(50) value,two sublethal concentrations(1.09 and 2.18µL/L)of the compound were used together with cyclophosphamide(5 mg/L)as the positive control.The fish were exposed for 35 d,and sampling was done at the end of 7,14,21,28,and 35 d.Our results reveal a significant dose-dependent increase in the frequencies of DNA strand breaks,micronucleus,and nuclear abnormalities.Similar responses were also observed in fish exposed to the positive genotoxin cyclophosphamide.The collective findings demonstrated that quinalphos exerts a genotoxic effect on C.carpio.The results further confirmed that the comet,micronucleus,and nuclear abnormality assays are useful tools in determining the potential genotoxicity of pesticides towards aquatic organisms.展开更多
Repeatedly deposition of anthropogenic chemicals such as chlorpyrifos led to the risk of its associated unwanted toxicity to the non-targeted organisms. The present project was designed to assess the toxicity of chlor...Repeatedly deposition of anthropogenic chemicals such as chlorpyrifos led to the risk of its associated unwanted toxicity to the non-targeted organisms. The present project was designed to assess the toxicity of chlorpyrifos, an organophosphorus insecticide, at different dose level and duration of exposure to elucidate its cellular and nuclear anomalies in erythrocytes and histopathological effect on brain and liver tissues of the fresh water fish (<em>Ctenopharyngodon idella</em>). The chlorpyrifos was used at 0.01 and 0.015 μL/L for a duration of 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 days respectively. Alteration in functional markers such as cellular anomalies associated with exposed dosage was reported as swollen cells, swollen or enlarged cells, and hemolyzed cells followed by nuclear abnormalities stated as micronucleus, deformed nucleus and nuclear shift. The result indicated alterations observed in brain and liver tissues were categorized as necrosis, vacuolization, degeneration of neurons and hepatic necrosis, hepatolysis and hepatic vacuolization that were further scored on the basis of severity from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe). These effects significantly increased with the increase in dose level of chlorpyrifos and duration of exposure (p < 0.05). The present findings contributed that extended exposure of such chemicals to the aquatic ecosystems led to behavioral and histopathological alterations that may result in loss of normal functioning of the organs.展开更多
基金The author(D.HEMALATHA)wish to thank UGC,New Delhi for providing grant of Basic Science Research Fellowship(BSR)(No.F.7-24/2007).
文摘The genotoxic effects of quinalphos(QP)were evaluated in the erythrocytes of Cyprinus carpio using the comet,micronucleus,and nuclear abnormality assays.The 96 h LC_(50) value of quinalphos,estimated by static renewal system,was 10.9µL/L.On the basis of the LC_(50) value,two sublethal concentrations(1.09 and 2.18µL/L)of the compound were used together with cyclophosphamide(5 mg/L)as the positive control.The fish were exposed for 35 d,and sampling was done at the end of 7,14,21,28,and 35 d.Our results reveal a significant dose-dependent increase in the frequencies of DNA strand breaks,micronucleus,and nuclear abnormalities.Similar responses were also observed in fish exposed to the positive genotoxin cyclophosphamide.The collective findings demonstrated that quinalphos exerts a genotoxic effect on C.carpio.The results further confirmed that the comet,micronucleus,and nuclear abnormality assays are useful tools in determining the potential genotoxicity of pesticides towards aquatic organisms.
文摘Repeatedly deposition of anthropogenic chemicals such as chlorpyrifos led to the risk of its associated unwanted toxicity to the non-targeted organisms. The present project was designed to assess the toxicity of chlorpyrifos, an organophosphorus insecticide, at different dose level and duration of exposure to elucidate its cellular and nuclear anomalies in erythrocytes and histopathological effect on brain and liver tissues of the fresh water fish (<em>Ctenopharyngodon idella</em>). The chlorpyrifos was used at 0.01 and 0.015 μL/L for a duration of 3, 6, 9, 12, and 15 days respectively. Alteration in functional markers such as cellular anomalies associated with exposed dosage was reported as swollen cells, swollen or enlarged cells, and hemolyzed cells followed by nuclear abnormalities stated as micronucleus, deformed nucleus and nuclear shift. The result indicated alterations observed in brain and liver tissues were categorized as necrosis, vacuolization, degeneration of neurons and hepatic necrosis, hepatolysis and hepatic vacuolization that were further scored on the basis of severity from 0 (normal) to 3 (severe). These effects significantly increased with the increase in dose level of chlorpyrifos and duration of exposure (p < 0.05). The present findings contributed that extended exposure of such chemicals to the aquatic ecosystems led to behavioral and histopathological alterations that may result in loss of normal functioning of the organs.
