Hydrogen peroxide treatment in Atlantic salmon induces stress and detoxification response in a daily manner

Daily variation in the absorption, metabolism and excretion of toxic substances will ultimately determine the actual concentration to which the cells and tissues are exposed. In aquaculture, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) can be frequently exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to treat topical skin and...

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Published in:Chronobiology International
Main Authors: Vera, LM, Migaud, Herve
Other Authors: Institute of Aquaculture, orcid:0000-0003-0999-055X, orcid:0000-0002-5404-7512
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Taylor and Francis 2016
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1893/23159
https://doi.org/10.3109/07420528.2015.1131164
http://dspace.stir.ac.uk/bitstream/1893/23159/1/Hydrogen_peroxide_chronotoxicity_in_salmon.pdf
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Summary:Daily variation in the absorption, metabolism and excretion of toxic substances will ultimately determine the actual concentration to which the cells and tissues are exposed. In aquaculture, Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) can be frequently exposed to hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to treat topical skin and gill infections, particularly in relation to parasitic infections (e.g. sea liceLepeophtheirus salmonisand amoebic gill disease caused byNeoparamoeba perurans). It is well accepted that the time of administration influences pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of drugs which in turn affects their efficacy and toxicity. Consequently, a better understanding of drug side effects as a function of time of day exposure would help to improve treatment efficacy and fish welfare. To this end, salmon were exposed to H2O2(1500 mg/L) for 20 min at six different times of the day during a 24-h cycle and we investigated the time-dependent effects of exposure on physiological stress (glucose, lactate and cortisol) and antioxidant enzyme expression (gpx1, cat, Mn-sodandhsp70) in liver and gills. In addition, at each sampling point, 8 control fish were also sampled. Our results revealed that the time of administration of H2O2caused significant differences in the induction of both physiological and oxidative stress responses. Glucose and lactate were higher in the treated fish during daytime whereas cortisol levels appeared to be systematically increased (>1000 ng/mL) after H2O2treatment irrespective of exposure time, although differences with control levels were higher during the day. In liver, gene expression of antioxidant enzymes displayed daily rhythmicity in both treated and control groups and showed higher mRNA expression levels in salmon treated with H2O2at ZT6 (6 h after lights onset). In gills, rhythmic expression was only found forgpx1in the control fish and forhsp70andMn-sodin the treated groups. However, in the treated salmon, higher gene expression levels of all the investigated enzymes were also observed at ZT6-10. ...