Effects of waterborne exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine on swimming, shoaling and anxiety behaviours of the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki
- Autores
- Meijide, Fernando Javier; Da Cuña, Rodrigo Hernán; Prieto, José P.; Dorelle, Luciana Soledad; Babay, Paola Alejandra; Lo Nostro, Fabiana Laura
- Año de publicación
- 2018
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- inglés
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- Chemical pollution from pharmaceuticals is increasingly recognized as a major hazard to the aquatic biota. Among the wide variety of pharmaceuticals, fluoxetine (FLX) is one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants, and therefore, it is frequently identified in the aquatic environment. As FLX is designed to alter human behaviour and many physiological pathways are conserved across vertebrates, this drug may affect the behaviour of fish living in FLX-polluted environments. Here, we exposed groups of female mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki to waterborne FLX for 14 days, under semi-static conditions with daily renewal of test solutions. Following exposure, we conducted a set of behavioural assays in individual fish, aimed at assessing the effects of FLX on their locomotor activity and behavioural responses. We found that FLX impaired swimming behaviour at high concentrations (25 μg/L and 50 μg/L) but not at low concentrations close to environmental levels (1 μg/L and 5 μg/L). When swimming activity was assessed 5 min after transfer of the focal fish to the testing tank, 50 μg/L FLX was the only concentration showing significant effects. However, when the same trials were performed 24 h later, 25 μg/L FLX turned out to be an effect concentration in addition to 50 μg/L. Interestingly, these concentrations would elicit fish plasma concentrations comprised within the range of human therapeutic doses. When subjected to a light/dark preference test, fish showed tendency to remain less time in the dark area at high FLX concentrations, thus suggesting an anti-anxiety response. Shoaling behaviour was not affected by FLX exposure. Our study contributes to the growing body of literature evaluating the effects of FLX on animal behaviour. Regarding the experimental design used in behavioural testing, our findings suggest that focal fish should be subjected to long habituation periods, namely of at least a few hours, in order to better assess the effects of drug exposure.
Fil: Meijide, Fernando Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática; Argentina
Fil: Da Cuña, Rodrigo Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática; Argentina
Fil: Prieto, José P.. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas "Clemente Estable"; Uruguay
Fil: Dorelle, Luciana Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina
Fil: Babay, Paola Alejandra. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Constituyentes; Argentina
Fil: Lo Nostro, Fabiana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática; Argentina - Materia
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BEHAVIOURAL TESTS
FLUOXETINE
GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI
PHARMACEUTICAL POLLUTION
POECILIIDAE
SWIMMING ACTIVITY - Nivel de accesibilidad
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Effects of waterborne exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine on swimming, shoaling and anxiety behaviours of the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrookiMeijide, Fernando JavierDa Cuña, Rodrigo HernánPrieto, José P.Dorelle, Luciana SoledadBabay, Paola AlejandraLo Nostro, Fabiana LauraBEHAVIOURAL TESTSFLUOXETINEGAMBUSIA HOLBROOKIPHARMACEUTICAL POLLUTIONPOECILIIDAESWIMMING ACTIVITYhttps://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Chemical pollution from pharmaceuticals is increasingly recognized as a major hazard to the aquatic biota. Among the wide variety of pharmaceuticals, fluoxetine (FLX) is one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants, and therefore, it is frequently identified in the aquatic environment. As FLX is designed to alter human behaviour and many physiological pathways are conserved across vertebrates, this drug may affect the behaviour of fish living in FLX-polluted environments. Here, we exposed groups of female mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki to waterborne FLX for 14 days, under semi-static conditions with daily renewal of test solutions. Following exposure, we conducted a set of behavioural assays in individual fish, aimed at assessing the effects of FLX on their locomotor activity and behavioural responses. We found that FLX impaired swimming behaviour at high concentrations (25 μg/L and 50 μg/L) but not at low concentrations close to environmental levels (1 μg/L and 5 μg/L). When swimming activity was assessed 5 min after transfer of the focal fish to the testing tank, 50 μg/L FLX was the only concentration showing significant effects. However, when the same trials were performed 24 h later, 25 μg/L FLX turned out to be an effect concentration in addition to 50 μg/L. Interestingly, these concentrations would elicit fish plasma concentrations comprised within the range of human therapeutic doses. When subjected to a light/dark preference test, fish showed tendency to remain less time in the dark area at high FLX concentrations, thus suggesting an anti-anxiety response. Shoaling behaviour was not affected by FLX exposure. Our study contributes to the growing body of literature evaluating the effects of FLX on animal behaviour. Regarding the experimental design used in behavioural testing, our findings suggest that focal fish should be subjected to long habituation periods, namely of at least a few hours, in order to better assess the effects of drug exposure.Fil: Meijide, Fernando Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática; ArgentinaFil: Da Cuña, Rodrigo Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática; ArgentinaFil: Prieto, José P.. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas "Clemente Estable"; UruguayFil: Dorelle, Luciana Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; ArgentinaFil: Babay, Paola Alejandra. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Constituyentes; ArgentinaFil: Lo Nostro, Fabiana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. 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Effects of waterborne exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine on swimming, shoaling and anxiety behaviours of the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki |
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Effects of waterborne exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine on swimming, shoaling and anxiety behaviours of the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki |
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Effects of waterborne exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine on swimming, shoaling and anxiety behaviours of the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki Meijide, Fernando Javier BEHAVIOURAL TESTS FLUOXETINE GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI PHARMACEUTICAL POLLUTION POECILIIDAE SWIMMING ACTIVITY |
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Effects of waterborne exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine on swimming, shoaling and anxiety behaviours of the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki |
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Effects of waterborne exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine on swimming, shoaling and anxiety behaviours of the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki |
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Effects of waterborne exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine on swimming, shoaling and anxiety behaviours of the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki |
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Effects of waterborne exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine on swimming, shoaling and anxiety behaviours of the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki |
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Effects of waterborne exposure to the antidepressant fluoxetine on swimming, shoaling and anxiety behaviours of the mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki |
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Meijide, Fernando Javier Da Cuña, Rodrigo Hernán Prieto, José P. Dorelle, Luciana Soledad Babay, Paola Alejandra Lo Nostro, Fabiana Laura |
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Meijide, Fernando Javier |
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Meijide, Fernando Javier Da Cuña, Rodrigo Hernán Prieto, José P. Dorelle, Luciana Soledad Babay, Paola Alejandra Lo Nostro, Fabiana Laura |
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Da Cuña, Rodrigo Hernán Prieto, José P. Dorelle, Luciana Soledad Babay, Paola Alejandra Lo Nostro, Fabiana Laura |
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BEHAVIOURAL TESTS FLUOXETINE GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI PHARMACEUTICAL POLLUTION POECILIIDAE SWIMMING ACTIVITY |
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BEHAVIOURAL TESTS FLUOXETINE GAMBUSIA HOLBROOKI PHARMACEUTICAL POLLUTION POECILIIDAE SWIMMING ACTIVITY |
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Chemical pollution from pharmaceuticals is increasingly recognized as a major hazard to the aquatic biota. Among the wide variety of pharmaceuticals, fluoxetine (FLX) is one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants, and therefore, it is frequently identified in the aquatic environment. As FLX is designed to alter human behaviour and many physiological pathways are conserved across vertebrates, this drug may affect the behaviour of fish living in FLX-polluted environments. Here, we exposed groups of female mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki to waterborne FLX for 14 days, under semi-static conditions with daily renewal of test solutions. Following exposure, we conducted a set of behavioural assays in individual fish, aimed at assessing the effects of FLX on their locomotor activity and behavioural responses. We found that FLX impaired swimming behaviour at high concentrations (25 μg/L and 50 μg/L) but not at low concentrations close to environmental levels (1 μg/L and 5 μg/L). When swimming activity was assessed 5 min after transfer of the focal fish to the testing tank, 50 μg/L FLX was the only concentration showing significant effects. However, when the same trials were performed 24 h later, 25 μg/L FLX turned out to be an effect concentration in addition to 50 μg/L. Interestingly, these concentrations would elicit fish plasma concentrations comprised within the range of human therapeutic doses. When subjected to a light/dark preference test, fish showed tendency to remain less time in the dark area at high FLX concentrations, thus suggesting an anti-anxiety response. Shoaling behaviour was not affected by FLX exposure. Our study contributes to the growing body of literature evaluating the effects of FLX on animal behaviour. Regarding the experimental design used in behavioural testing, our findings suggest that focal fish should be subjected to long habituation periods, namely of at least a few hours, in order to better assess the effects of drug exposure. Fil: Meijide, Fernando Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática; Argentina Fil: Da Cuña, Rodrigo Hernán. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática; Argentina Fil: Prieto, José P.. Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas "Clemente Estable"; Uruguay Fil: Dorelle, Luciana Soledad. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina Fil: Babay, Paola Alejandra. Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica. Centro Atómico Constituyentes; Argentina Fil: Lo Nostro, Fabiana Laura. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Ciudad Universitaria. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental y Aplicada; Argentina. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales. Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática; Argentina |
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Chemical pollution from pharmaceuticals is increasingly recognized as a major hazard to the aquatic biota. Among the wide variety of pharmaceuticals, fluoxetine (FLX) is one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants, and therefore, it is frequently identified in the aquatic environment. As FLX is designed to alter human behaviour and many physiological pathways are conserved across vertebrates, this drug may affect the behaviour of fish living in FLX-polluted environments. Here, we exposed groups of female mosquitofish Gambusia holbrooki to waterborne FLX for 14 days, under semi-static conditions with daily renewal of test solutions. Following exposure, we conducted a set of behavioural assays in individual fish, aimed at assessing the effects of FLX on their locomotor activity and behavioural responses. We found that FLX impaired swimming behaviour at high concentrations (25 μg/L and 50 μg/L) but not at low concentrations close to environmental levels (1 μg/L and 5 μg/L). When swimming activity was assessed 5 min after transfer of the focal fish to the testing tank, 50 μg/L FLX was the only concentration showing significant effects. However, when the same trials were performed 24 h later, 25 μg/L FLX turned out to be an effect concentration in addition to 50 μg/L. Interestingly, these concentrations would elicit fish plasma concentrations comprised within the range of human therapeutic doses. When subjected to a light/dark preference test, fish showed tendency to remain less time in the dark area at high FLX concentrations, thus suggesting an anti-anxiety response. Shoaling behaviour was not affected by FLX exposure. Our study contributes to the growing body of literature evaluating the effects of FLX on animal behaviour. Regarding the experimental design used in behavioural testing, our findings suggest that focal fish should be subjected to long habituation periods, namely of at least a few hours, in order to better assess the effects of drug exposure. |
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