- Mediterranean Fisheries and Aquaculture Research
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- The protective role of ferulic acid against imidacloprid-induced oxidative stress in liver and brain...
The protective role of ferulic acid against imidacloprid-induced oxidative stress in liver and brain of Cyprinus carpio
Authors : Ferbal Özkan Yilmaz, Arzu Özlüer Hunt, Önder Şahin, Metin Yildirim, Mehmet Berköz
Pages : 49-59
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Publication Date : 2023-12-31
Article Type : Research
Abstract :This study evaluated the potential protective effect of ferulic acid (FA) on stress induced by imidacloprid (IM) in Cyprinus carpio (mean weight 60.10±2.22 g). Therefore, C. carpio was exposed to sublethal IM con-centration (2.80 mg/L) for 10 days. During the experimental period, fish were fed a basal (control) diet and a basal diet supplemented with 5 g/kg of ferulic acid. The fish were divided into four groups (n = 6 in each group). The control group was exposed to tap water (the absence of imidacloprid) fed with control diet. The FA group was exposed to tap water (the absence of IM) and was fed with FA supplemented diet. The liver and brain tissues of both control and treated fish were dissected. Tissues samples were obtained from an in-dividual fish and prepared for analysis. The variations in catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activi-ties, and levels of malondialdehyde (MDA) with protein carbonyl (PCO) in liver and brain tissues of C. car-pio were investigated in experimental groups. CAT activities were significantly increased whereas SOD activi-ties were decreased in liver and brain tissues of treated fish by exposure to imidacloprid. Tissue MDA and PCO levels in the IM supplemented experimental groups were increased compared to the control. At the end of the experiment, it was determined that FA application had the effect of improving tissue enzyme activities and levels of MDA and PCO.Keywords : Cyprinus carpio, imidacloprid, ferulic acid, antioxidant system, protein carbonyl