Endocrine disruption in Sphoeroides testudineus tissues and sediments highlights contamination in a northeastern Brazilian estuary

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dc.citation.issue5
dc.citation.volume188
dc.contributor.authorPimentel, Marcionilia Fernandes
dc.contributor.authorDamasceno, Evila Pinheiro
dc.contributor.authorJimenez, Paula Christine [UNIFESP]
dc.contributor.authorAraújo, Pedro Filipe Ribeiro
dc.contributor.authorBezerra, Marcielly Freitas
dc.contributor.authorMorais, Pollyana Cristina Vasconcelos de
dc.contributor.authorCavalcante, Rivelino Martins
dc.contributor.authorLoureiro, Susana
dc.contributor.authorCosta-Lotufo, Leticia Veras
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP)
dc.coverageDordrecht
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-22T13:22:56Z
dc.date.available2020-07-22T13:22:56Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractIn recent decades, considerable attention has been devoted to endocrine disruptor chemicals (EDC) and studies on fish feminization have increased throughout the years as a key signal for aquatic environmental contamination. The input of domestic sewage into water reservoirs is common in South American countries, especially in cities that experienced rapid population growths and unplanned urbanization. This study aimed at characterizing morphofunctional parameters of the tropical fish Sphoeroides testudineus and investigating the potential occurrence and effects of endocrine disruptors in the Pacoti River (Ceara, Brazil), often considered a reference site. After collection from the field, fish were measure/weighted and desiccated for gender identification (males, females, and undifferentiated), gonadal histology, and vitellogenin expression. From the biometric analysis, undifferentiated fish showed lower weight and length than female and male fish, although no differences in the condition index were observed. The gonadal weight of undifferentiated fish was significantly lower than those of females and males. Although this pattern was observed, gonadosomatic index (GSI) showed a different pattern, with differences being observed just between males and the other two groups (females and undifferentiated). Vitellogenin (VTG) expression was detected in many mature male and undifferentiated fish, indicating endocrine disruption. In addition, several EDCs (estrone, 17 alpha-estradiol, 17 beta-estradiol, 17 alpha-ethinylestradiol, diethylstilbestrol, and estriol) were identified and quantified in sediments from the sampling site. These results were unexpected and indicative that the Pacoti River is impaired by estrogenic contamination.en
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Ceara, Inst Ciencias Mar Labomar, Lab Ecotoxicol Marinha, Av Abolicao 3207, BR-60125120 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Mar, Av Almirante Saldanha da Gama 89, BR-11030180 Santos, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Ceara, Inst Ciencias Mar Labomar, Ctr Diagnost Enfermidades Organismos Aquat CEDECA, Av Abolicao 3207, BR-60125120 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Fed Ceara, Inst Ciencias Mar Labomar, Lab Avaliacao Contaminantes Organ LACOr, Av Abolicao 3207, BR-60125120 Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUniv Aveiro, Dept Biol, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUniv Aveiro, CESAM, P-3810193 Aveiro, Portugal
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sao Paulo, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Av Lineu Prestes 1524,Predio Biomed 1,Sala 213, BR-05508900 Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnifespUniv Fed Sao Paulo, Dept Ciencias Mar, Av Almirante Saldanha da Gama 89, BR-11030180 Santos, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sourceWeb of Science
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnológico (FUNCAP)pt
dc.description.sponsorshipCoordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)pt
dc.description.sponsorshipConselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)pt
dc.description.sponsorshipCAPES: 106/2013pt
dc.identifierhttps://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10661-016-5300-9
dc.identifier.citationEnvironmental Monitoring And Assessment. Dordrecht, v. 188, n. 5, p. -, 2016.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10661-016-5300-9
dc.identifier.issn0167-6369
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.unifesp.br/handle/11600/55953
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000376017400039
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofEnvironmental Monitoring And Assessment
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.subjectEndocrine disruptorsen
dc.subjectVitellogeninen
dc.subjectSphoeroides testudineusen
dc.subjectSediment contaminationen
dc.subjectPacoti Riveren
dc.titleEndocrine disruption in Sphoeroides testudineus tissues and sediments highlights contamination in a northeastern Brazilian estuaryen
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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