Temperature affects the hypoxia tolerance of neotropical Cichlid Geophagus brasiliensis

Temperature affects the hypoxia tolerance of neotropical Cichlid Geophagus brasiliensis

ABSTRACT Oxygen and temperature are the most limiting factors in aquatic environments. Several species are exposed to variations of these factors in water because of physical, chemical and biological processes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the metabolic profile and the tolerance to th...

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Published in:Neotropical Ichthyology Vol. 16; no. 1; p. e170063
Main Authors: Pereira, Jéssica A., Veronez, Alexandra C.S., Coppo, Gabriel C., Duca, Charles, Chippari-Gomes, Adriana R., Gomes, Levy C.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Maringa Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia 01-01-2018
Subjects:
Aerobic and anaerobic pathways
Behavior
Environment
Fish
Freshwater
Freshwater fishes
Geophagus brasiliensis
Glycogen
Heart
Hypoxia
Lactic acid
Limiting factors
Liver
Metabolism
Oxygen
Saturation
Temperature effects
Tissue
Tolerance
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Summary:ABSTRACT Oxygen and temperature are the most limiting factors in aquatic environments. Several species are exposed to variations of these factors in water because of physical, chemical and biological processes. The objective of this study was to evaluate the metabolic profile and the tolerance to the hypoxia of Geophagus brasiliensis exposed to changes in temperature and oxygen availability. The fish were exposed to 20 and 90% of oxygen saturation combined with different temperatures (20°, 24° and 28° C) for 8 h. Hepatic and muscular glycogen, as well as the activities of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), malate dehydrogenase (MDH), citrate synthase (CS) and their ratios were evaluated. Both glycogen and MDH activity showed a significant difference in the liver. While CS showed increased activity only in the heart. The increase in LDH activity in the white muscle shows the importance of the anaerobic pathway as energy source in this tissue. The MDH / LDH ratio increased in all tissues, while CS / LDH increased in the liver and decreased in the heart. Based on the results of the present study it may be concluded that this species used the anaerobic metabolism as the main strategy for hypoxia tolerance. RESUMO O oxigênio e a temperatura são os fatores mais limitantes em ambientes aquáticos. Várias espécies são expostas a variações destes fatores na água como resultado de processos físicos, químicos e biológicos. O estudo objetivou avaliar o perfil metabólico e a tolerância à hipóxia de Geophagus brasiliensis expostos a alterações na temperatura e disponibilidade de oxigênio. Os peixes foram expostos a 20% e 90% de saturação de oxigênio combinadas com diferentes temperaturas (20 ° C, 24 ° C e 28 ° C) durante 8h. Foram avaliados o glicogénio hepático e muscular, assim como as atividades das enzimas lactato desidrogenase (LDH), malato desidrogenase (MDH), citrato sintase (CS) e suas razões. Tanto o glicogênio quanto a atividade da MDH apresentaram diferença significativa no fígado. Enquanto a CS apresentou aumento de sua atividade apenas no coração. O aumento da atividade LDH no músculo branco mostra a importância da via anaeróbia como fonte de energia neste tecido. A razão MDH/LDH aumentou em todos os tecidos, enquanto CS/LDH apresentou aumento no fígado e diminuição no coração. Os resultados obtidos permitem concluir que esta espécie utilizou o metabolismo anaeróbio como principal estratégia de tolerância à hipóxia.
ISSN:1679-6225
1982-0224
1982-0224
DOI:10.1590/1982-0224-20170063