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- Title
Bioaccumulation of Metals/Metalloids and Histological and Immunohistochemical Changes in the Tissue of the European Hake, Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758) (Pisces: Gadiformes: Merlucciidae), for Environmental Pollution Assessment.
- Authors
Salvaggio, Antonio; Pecoraro, Roberta; Copat, Chiara; Ferrante, Margherita; Grasso, Alfina; Scalisi, Elena Maria; Ignoto, Sara; Bonaccorsi, Vincenza Serena; Messina, Giuseppina; Lombardo, Bianca Maria; Tiralongo, Francesco; Brundo, Maria Violetta
- Abstract
Pollution and other types of environmental stress do not spare marine environments, especially those affected by high industrial pressure. Fish, especially coastal species, are used for monitoring the marine environment because they are particularly efficient as bioindicators thanks to their ability to bioaccumulate and biomagnify along the trophic chain. The aim of this research is to evaluate the bioaccumulation and the indirect bioindication ability of the European Hake, Merluccius merluccius (Linnaeus, 1758), one of the most important commercial fish species of the Mediterranean Sea. Morphological and histological alterations of the main target organs, such as liver and gills, have been investigated and the results showed a steatosis in the hepatic tissue. The accumulation of heavy metals has been analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and for several metals it was showed a different concentration in the two sexes. Moreover, the expression of metallothioneins 1 and Heat Shock Protein 70 has been assessed by immunohistochemistry and did not show high level of expression. We underline the importance of contamination evaluation in commercial fish species and the utilization of the ichthyofauna as bioindicator of environmental quality.
- Subjects
SEMIMETALS; INDUCTIVELY coupled plasma mass spectrometry; POLLUTION; HEAT shock proteins; BIOACCUMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL quality
- Publication
Journal of Marine Science & Engineering, 2020, Vol 8, Issue 9, p712
- ISSN
2077-1312
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jmse8090712