Seasonal changes in oxidative stress biomarkers of the snail Viviparus acerosus from the Velika Morava River, Serbia
2012
Аутори:
Despotović, SvetlanaGavrilović, Branka
Gavrić, Jelena
Borković Mitić, Slavica
Paunović, Momir
Pavlović, Slađan
Saičić, Zorica
Тип документа:
Чланак у часопису (Објављена верзија)
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@ by the Serbian Biological Society
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The river snail (Viviparus acerosus) from the Velika Morava River, Serbia was chosen in our study in order to determine seasonal changes in oxidative stress biomarkers between July (summer) and September (autumn). The activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), glutathione reductase (GR) and the phase II biotransformation enzyme glutathione-S-transferase (GST), as well as the concentration of total glutathione (GSH), were examined in the whole body of the river snails. The obtained results show significantly higher activities of CAT, GSH-Px, GR and biotransformation phase II enzyme GST in September compared to July, while the GSH concentration was lower. There was no general trend in the seasonal changes in the activity of SOD. The presented data show that animals in their natural environment are exposed to constant fluctuations of environmental conditions that could cause antioxidants to exhibit seasonal variations. This fact should be considered as an important variable in the interpretation of results in biomonitoring studies.
Кључне речи:
Viviparus acerosus; river snail; Velika Morava River; oxidative stress; antioxidant defense; seasonИзвор:
Archives of Biological Sciences, 2012, 64, 3, 953-962
DOI: 10.2298/ABS1203953D
ISSN: 0354-4664