The Effects of Chitosan on Aluminium Accumulation in the Gill, Liver and Muscle of Freshwater Fish (Oreochromis niloticus)

Deren Civaoğlu; Fahri Karayakar; Bedii Cicik; Mustafa Canlı

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.947945

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The Effects of Chitosan on Aluminium Accumulation in the Gill, Liver and Muscle of Freshwater Fish (Oreochromis niloticus)

Abstract

In this study, accumulation of aluminium (Al) in the gill, liver and muscle of Oreochromis niloticus were determined following exposure to 1, 2 and 4 ppm concentrations of Al alone and together with 10 ppm chitosan for 7, 14 and 21 days. Aluminium concentrations in the tissues was measured by ICP-MS. There were no fish mortality apparent morphological changes during the experiments. Although there were some apparent behavioural and morphological changes in fish in the beginning of the experiments, these changes returned to the normal in longer period. Al concentrations of the tissues increased significantly (P<0.05) in both Al alone exposure and Al+chitosan combination exposures and following order occurred in Al accumulation among the tissues; Gill>Liver>Muscle. Data also showed that chitosan significantly (P<0.05) reduced the accumulation of Al in the tissues. This study suggests that chitosan may be used as an effective chelate for Al contaminated waters and emphasized the toxicity of Al burden in fish tissues for human consumption point of view in areas where there are Al contaminations.

Keywords

Alüminyum’un Oreochromis niloticus’un Solungaç, Karaciğer ve Kas dokularındaki Birikimi ile Kitosan’ın Doku Alüminyum Birikimi Üzerine Etkileri

Öz

In this study, accumulation of aluminium (Al) in the gill, liver and muscle of Oreochromis niloticus were determined following exposure to 1, 2 and 4 ppm concentrations of Al alone and together with 10 ppm chitosan for 7, 14 and 21 days. Aluminium concentrations in the tissues was measured by ICP-MS. There were no fish mortality apparent morphological changes during the experiments. Although there were some apparent behavioural and morphological changes in fish in the beginning of the experiments, these changes returned to the normal in longer period. Al concentrations of the tissues increased significantly (P<0.05) in both Al alone exposure and Al+chitosan combination exposures and following order occurred in Al accumulation among the tissues; Gill>Liver>Muscle. Data also showed that chitosan significantly (P<0.05) reduced the accumulation of Al in the tissues. This study suggests that chitosan may be used as an effective chelate for Al contaminated waters and emphasized the toxicity of Al burden in fish tissues for human consumption point of view in areas where there are Al contaminations.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Supporting Institution

Mersin Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeler Birimi

Project Number

2017-1-TP2-2228

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Structural Biology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Deren Civaoğlu
0000-0001-6178-8709
Türkiye

Fahri Karayakar
0000-0002-8114-350X
Türkiye

Bedii Cicik ^*
0000-0003-3982-9943
Türkiye

Mustafa Canlı
0000-0002-7038-6186
Türkiye

Publication Date

June 30, 2022

Submission Date

June 4, 2021

Acceptance Date

August 12, 2021

Published in Issue

Year 2022 Volume: 25 Number: 3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.947945

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA78HD67PX

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Civaoğlu, D., Karayakar, F., Cicik, B., & Canlı, M. (2022). The Effects of Chitosan on Aluminium Accumulation in the Gill, Liver and Muscle of Freshwater Fish (Oreochromis niloticus). Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 25(3), 617-622. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.947945

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