HOLLEROVA, A., N. HODKOVICOVA, J. BLAHOVA, M. FALDYNA, Aleš FRANC, Sylvie PAVLOKOVÁ, F. TICHY, E. POSTULKOVA, J. MARES, D. MEDKOVA, M. KYLLAR and Z. SVOBODOVA. Polystyrene microparticles can affect the health status of freshwater fish-Threat of oral microplastics intake. Science of the Total Environment. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2023, vol. 858, No 3, p. 1-12. ISSN 0048-9697. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159976.
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Original name Polystyrene microparticles can affect the health status of freshwater fish-Threat of oral microplastics intake
Authors HOLLEROVA, A. (guarantor), N. HODKOVICOVA, J. BLAHOVA, M. FALDYNA, Aleš FRANC (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Sylvie PAVLOKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), F. TICHY, E. POSTULKOVA, J. MARES, D. MEDKOVA, M. KYLLAR and Z. SVOBODOVA.
Edition Science of the Total Environment, Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2023, 0048-9697.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30104 Pharmacology and pharmacy
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
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Impact factor Impact factor: 9.800 in 2022
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14160/23:00130231
Organization unit Faculty of Pharmacy
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159976
UT WoS 000898738300011
Keywords in English Editor; Dami? Barcel?; Microplastics; Rainbow trout; Salmonidae; Gene expression; Antioxidant capacity; Toxicity
Tags rivok, ÚFT
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Plastic waste pollution is considered one of the biggest problems facing our planet. The production and use of these materials has led to huge amounts of plastic waste entering the aquatic environment and affecting aquatic life. In our experiment, the effect of polystyrene microparticles (PS-MPs; 52.5 ± 11.5 μm) on individual juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) was tested at three different dietary concentrations of 0.5, 2 and 5 % for six weeks. At the end of the experiment, various health parameters of exposed organisms were compared with the control group. The haematological profile revealed an immune response by a decrease in lymphocyte count with a concurrent increase in the number of neutrophil segments at the highest concentration of PS-MPs (5 %). Biochemical analysis showed significant reductions in plasma ammonia in all tested groups, which may be related to liver and gill damage, as determined by histopathological examination and analysis of inflammatory cytokines expression. In addition, liver damage can also cause a significant decrease in the plasma protein ceruloplasmin, which is synthesized in the liver. PS-MPs disrupted the antioxidant balance in the caudal kidney, gill and liver, with significant changes observed only at the highest concentration. In summary, PS-MPs negatively affect the health status of freshwater fish and represent a huge burden on aquatic ecosystems.
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