Effects of lithium and selenium in the tail muscle of American bullfrog tadpoles (Lithobates catesbeianus) during premetamorphosis

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Authors

PINTO VIDAL Felipe Augusto CARVALHO Cleoni dos Santos ABDALLA Fabio Camargo MORAES UTSUNOMIYA Heidi Samantha SALLA Raquel Fernanda JONES-COSTA Monica

Year of publication 2022
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Environmental Science and Pollution Research
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Faculty of Science

Citation
Web https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-15686-5
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-15686-5
Keywords Amphibian; Mixture; Lithium; Selenium; Metabolism; LDH
Description The amphibian populations have faced a drastic decline over the past decades. This decline has been associated with the presence of contaminants in the environment, among other environmental stressors. The present study tested the responses following the exposure to lithium (2.5 mg L-1) and selenium (10 mu g L-1), both isolated and as a mixture, on the metabolic status of the tail muscle of premetamorphic American bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) through the assessment of the total protein content, mobilization of glucose and triglycerides, and the activity of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). The exposure followed a 21-day assay with two sampling periods (on the 7th and 21st day after the onset of exposure) to evaluate the effects over time. The group exposed to the mixture presented a statistically decreased LDH activity (P < 0.05) in both sampling periods. The presence of selenium elicited a statistically significant increase (P < 0.05) in the glucose mobilization after 7 days of exposure. After 21 days, the animals exposed to selenium presented levels of glucose mobilization comparable to the control group. The mobilization of glucose and triglycerides remained similar to the control group for the animals exposed to lithium and to the mixture in both periods of sampling (P > 0.05). The total protein content did not show any statistical difference in the treated groups throughout the experiment (P > 0.05). The presented results highlight the importance of the assessment of mixtures that can occur in the environment, since the combination of contaminants may elicit distinct toxicity compared with the effects triggered by the chemicals isolated.
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