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Bioremediation of hemotoxic and oxidative stress induced by polyethylene microplastic in Clarias gariepinus using lycopene, citric acid, and chlorella
Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C Toxicology & Pharmacology2021
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Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Mohamed Hamed,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Mohamed Hamed,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Ahmed E. A. Badrey,
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Mohamed Hamed,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Hamdy A. M. Soliman,
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Alaa El‐Din H. Sayed
Summary
Researchers found that lycopene, citric acid, and chlorella provided protective bioremediation against polyethylene microplastic toxicity in African catfish, reducing hemotoxicity, oxidative stress, and tissue accumulation of MPs in the first study of phytobioremediation against MP toxicity in fish.
Despite extensive research on the toxic effects of microplastics (MPs), there is no obtainable data on the use of phytobioremediation against MPs toxicity in fish. This study aimed to investigate the protective role of lycopene, citric acid, and chlorella against the toxic effects of MPs in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) using hematology, biochemical, antioxidants, erythron profiles (poikilocytosis and nuclear abnormalities) and the accumulation of MPs in tissues as biomarkers. Five groups of fish received: normal diet (control); MPs (500 mg/kg diet) (Group 2); MPs (500 mg/kg diet) + lycopene (500 mg/kg diet) (Group 3); MPs (500 mg/kg diet) + citric acid (30 g/kg diet) (Group 4); and MPs (500 mg/kg diet) + chlorella (50 g/kg diet) (Group 5) for 15 days. Group 2 had significantly higher amounts of MPs in the stomach, gills, and feces, electrolyte imbalances (HCO, Fe, Na, K, Ca, Cl, and anion gap, hematobiochemical alterations, and decreases in the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, total antioxidant capacity, and glutathione S-transferases compared to the control group. Additionally, Group 2 had significant increase in the percentage of poikilocytosis, and nuclear abnormalities in RBC's compared to the control group. The co-treatment of MPs-exposed fish with lycopene, citric acid, and chlorella-supplemented diets ameliorated the hematological, biochemical, and erythron profile alterations, but only slightly enhanced the antioxidant activity. Overall, lycopene, citric acid, and chlorella can be recommended as a feed supplement to improve hematobiochemical alterations and oxidative damage induced by MPs toxicity in the African catfish (C. gariepinus).