Environmental quality of an estuary in Amazon delta using immunohistochemical and morphological analyses of gill as biomarkers/Qualidade ambiental de um estuario no delta amazonico utilizando analises imunohistoquimicas e morfologicas de branquias como biomarcadores

In this study, histological, ultrastructural, and immunohistochemical observations of the gill tissue of two fish species (Plagioscion squamosissimus and Lithodoras dorsalis) were used as biomarkers to assess the ecological conditions of an estuary in the Amazon delta, by relating the health status...

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Veröffentlicht in:Acta scientiarum. Biological sciences 2015-01, p.113
Hauptverfasser: Montes, Caroline da Silva, Ferreira, Maria Auxiliadora Pantoja, Santos, Simone do Socorro Damasceno, Rocha, Rossineide Ma
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Zusammenfassung:In this study, histological, ultrastructural, and immunohistochemical observations of the gill tissue of two fish species (Plagioscion squamosissimus and Lithodoras dorsalis) were used as biomarkers to assess the ecological conditions of an estuary in the Amazon delta, by relating the health status of the fishes to environmental quality. The gill tissue was analyzed both qualitatively and semi-quantitatively. Marked differences in the type and severity of lesions were verified between species and among study sites. A variety of severe damages were confirmed histologically in specimens from the two impacted areas (B and C), including aneurysms, epithelial lifting, and intense hyperplasia. Electron microscopy and immunohistochemical analyses also revealed injuries in the gill tissue of specimens from these two areas. While, on area A only few specimens showed mild changes in gill tissues and rare marking of apoptosis. These results confirm the urgent need for the more effective control of the discharge of pollutants into the estuary as well as more effective urban planning, given the close proximity of a major industrial complex to residential areas. Keywords: histology, TUNEL, teleost, Barcarena, industrial effluents. Neste estudo foram utilizados biomarcadores histologicos, ultraestruturais e imunohistoquimicos em tecidos branquiais de duas especies de peixes, Plagioscion squamosissimus e Lithodoras dorsalis, para avaliar a situacao ecologica em um estuario amazonico relacionando a saude do peixe com a qualidade ambiental. O tecido branquial foi analisado qualitativamente e semiquantitativamente. Foram verificadas diferencas entre as especies selecionadas e as areas de estudo, no que se refere ao tipo e severidade das lesoes no tecido branquial. Foi detectada uma variedade de alteracoes histopatologicas severas somente nos peixes capturados nas areas B e C, tais como: Aneurisma, elevacao epitelial e intensa hiperplasia. As analises de microscopia eletronica e de imunohistoquimica confirmaram danos mais prejudiciais nas branquias apenas nestas areas de estudo. Enquanto que na area A poucos peixes apresentaram alteracoes leves nos tecidos e pouca marcacao de apoptose. Estes resultados confirmam a necessidade de um efetivo controle dos dejetos de poluentes assim como um planejamento urbano eficaz nesta regiao, uma vez que esta area possui um complexo industrial importante proximo a area urbana. Palavras-chave: histologia, TUNEL, teleosteos, Barcarena, efluent
ISSN:1679-9283
DOI:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v37i1.24541