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Effects of Cochlodinium polykrikoides on Oxidative Status and Immune Parameters in the Marine Medaka Oryzias javanicus
ISSN : 2508-7134(Online)
Journal of Marine Life Science Vol.7 No.2 pp.94-101
DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.23005/ksmls.2022.7.2.94
DOI : https://dx.doi.org/10.23005/ksmls.2022.7.2.94
Effects of Cochlodinium polykrikoides on Oxidative Status and Immune Parameters in the Marine Medaka Oryzias javanicus
Abstract
In this study, the marine medaka Oryzias javanicus was exposed to two concentrations of non-toxin-producing red tide dinoflagellate C. polykrikoides (1,000 and 2,000 cells ml-1) for 96 h, and the time-course biochemical responses of antioxidant and immunity parameters were analyzed in the liver tissue. Significant ichthyotoxicity with increasing cell concentrations of C. polykrikoides and exposure period was observed for 96 h. Opercular respiratory rate was lowered in marine medaka exposed to 2,000 cells ml-1 of C. polykrikoides. Intracellular malondialdehyde (MDA) content significantly elevated in response to both cell concentrations. In the case of glutathione (GSH) content, the levels were significantly elevated by 1,000 cells ml-1 of C. polykrikoides, but the contents significantly depleted upon exposure to 2,000 cells ml-1 of C. polykrikoides. Similarly, enzymatic activities of catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) were increased by 1,000 cells ml-1 of C. polykrikoides, whereas their activities were lowered by 2,000 cells ml-1 of C. polykrikoides. Analysis of the two immunity parameters, alternative complement pathway and lysozyme, showed significantly lowered activities in 2,000 cells ml-1 of C. polykrikoides-exposed liver tissue. These biochemical effects of C. polykrikoides on marine medaka would be helpful for understanding its acute effects in marine fish.