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ArticleEnvironmental science and pollution research international2018

Stage-specific testicular protein levels of the oestrogen receptors (ERα and ERβ) and Cyp19 and association with oestrogenic contamination in the lambari Astyanax rivularis (Pisces: Characidae).

André Alberto Weber, Davidson Peruci Moreira, Rafael Magno Costa Melo, Augusto Bicalho Cruz Vieira, Nilo Bazzoli, Elizete Rizzo

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André Alberto WeberDepartamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG, C.P.486, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30161-970, Brazil.
Davidson Peruci MoreiraDepartamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG, C.P.486, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30161-970, Brazil.
Rafael Magno Costa MeloDepartamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG, C.P.486, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30161-970, Brazil.
Augusto Bicalho Cruz VieiraDepartamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG, C.P.486, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30161-970, Brazil.
Nilo BazzoliPrograma de Pós-graduação em Zoologia de Vertebrados, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais, PUC Minas, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30535-610, Brazil.
Elizete RizzoDepartamento de Morfologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, UFMG, C.P.486, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, 30161-970, Brazil. ictio@icb.ufmg.br.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8601-0856
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais · BRPontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais · BR

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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico CNPq 14/2012Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais FAPEMIG 01/2015 - CVZ-APQ-00898-15
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Abstract

Oestrogens participate in various biological processes such as oogenesis, vitellogenesis and testicular development, but studies regarding the distribution and protein levels of oestrogen receptors (ERα and ERβ) and aromatase (Cyp19) in testis are rarely investigated in fish species. The aim of the present study was to analyse the expression pattern of ERα, ERβ and Cyp19 in testis of Astyanax rivularis and, in addition, to verify if oestrogenic contamination interferes in the expression levels of these proteins. Quarterly, field samplings were carried out during a reproductive cycle in a stream of the Upper Velhas River with a good conservation status (site S1). In the gonadal maturation peak (June), when ripe stage was most abundant, fish collection was made in three streams: S1, reference site, and S2 and S3, sites contaminated by untreated sewage. The results of immunohistochemistry demonstrated labelling of Cyp19 in Leydig cells and acidophilic granulocytes, but spermatogonia, Sertoli cells, spermatids and spermatozoa were also labelled. ERα was more widely distributed than ERβ being found in all developmental germ cell phases. On the other hand, ERβ was found only in spermatogonia and spermatocytes. During testicular maturation, ELISA levels for Cyp19, ERα and ERβ followed the gonadosomatic index (GSI) with significant higher values in the ripe stage. Regarding to endocrine disruption, the males exposed to domestic sewage presented significant higher expression of Cyp19 and ERα when compared to the non-exposed fish. Together, our results demonstrate expression patterns of Cyp19, ERα and ERβ in the testis of A. rivularis. In addition, we indicate ERα and Cyp19 as sensitive biomarkers for monitoring of oestrogenic contamination in freshwater environments.

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AnimalsAromataseBrazilCharacidaeEcotoxicologyEndocrine DisruptorsEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogen Receptor betaFish ProteinsLeydig CellsMaleRiversSertoli CellsSpermatozoaTestisWater Pollutants, ChemicalAromataseEndocrine DisruptorsEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogen Receptor betaFish ProteinsWater Pollutants, ChemicalAromataseEndocrine disruptionNeotropical fishOestrogenic pathwayPollutionTestis

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