Author(s):
1. Ibrahim Gaber,:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt
2. Abdallah Ahmad Atallah:
Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science, Tafila Technical University, P.O. Box 179, Tafila , Jordan
3. Mohamed Elghazaly:
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Damnhour University, El Behara, Egypt
Abstract:
Background and Objective: The contaminants in a marine ecosystem like mercury and synthetic hormones can disrupt the regulation of natural endocrine and reproductive systems of most organisms. This study aims to study the effect of organic and inorganic mercury on the viscera of Mytilus galloprovincialis after intracoelomic injection of 17"-ethinylestradiol, 17$-estradiol and Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and check the histological changes in the gonads. Materials and Methods: Mussels are collected during June-August, 2018 from Ras el tin beach of the Mediterranean Sea of Alexandria, Egypt. This study aims to: test the effect of 17"-ethinylestradiol, 17$-estradiol and DDT on vitellogenin (VTG) synthesis, enzymes dysfunction through intracoelomic injection of methyl mercury in a 0.75 µg/0.1 mL and mercury chloride to a 75 µg/0.1 mL. Gonads are studied histologically in control and treated mussels. Water-administered E2 and EE2 at 120 :L dose induced VTG expression in males 14 days exposure. Results: The relative concentration of VTG in the induced groups increases significantly as compared to the control. Alterations in the gonadal tissues and the maturation stages of the mussels are observed. The imposex mussels are characterized by concomitant secondary male sexual characteristics and the female gonad shows testicular structure. Superoxide Dismutase (SOD) activity in mussel digestive glands differed significantly (p = 0.002) after 72 hrs of MeHg exposure. Conclusion: Significant correlation can be observed between the activities of Glutathione S-Transferases (GST) and Glutathione Reductase (GR) in the digestive glands of mussels treated with MeHg, the enzyme activities of digestive glands treated with HgCl2 and between Superoxide Dismutase-Catalase (SOD-CAT), SOD-GR and GST-GR.
Page(s):
409-423
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Year: 2021
Keywords:
Mercury
,
enzyme dysfunction
,
imposex
,
17ethinylestradiol
,
Mytilus galloprovincialis
,
DDT
,
gonad
,
17$estradiol
,
Vitellogenin
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