Sperm quality biomarkers complement reproductive and endocrine parameters in investigating environmental contaminants in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) from the Lake Mead National Recreation Area
- US Geological Survey, Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, Lafayette, LA 70506 (United States)
- Department of Biological Sciences and Texas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131 (United States)
Highlights: • Reproductive and endocrine biomarkers were differentially altered in carp in Lake Mead National Recreational Area. • Sex steroid hormone, sperm motility, and vitellogenin biomarker data pointed to lessened endocrine disrupting effects in 2006 versus late 1990's. • Among sub-basins, fish in Gregg Basin were least affected by endocrine disrupting compounds. • Compounds indicating risks in LMNRA included galaxolide, methyl triclosan, polybrominated diphenyl ether-47, hexachlorobenzene, and polychlorinated biphenyls. • Male germplasm provides pertinent cell and molecular biomarkers for endocrine disrupting compound studies. Lake Mead National Recreational Area (LMNRA) serves as critical habitat for several federally listed species and supplies water for municipal, domestic, and agricultural use in the Southwestern U.S. Contaminant sources and concentrations vary among the sub-basins within LMNRA. To investigate whether exposure to environmental contaminants is associated with alterations in male common carp (Cyprinus carpio) gamete quality and endocrine- and reproductive parameters, data were collected among sub-basins over 7 years (1999–2006). Endpoints included sperm quality parameters of motility, viability, mitochondrial membrane potential, count, morphology, and DNA fragmentation; plasma components were vitellogenin (VTG), 17ß-estradiol, 11-keto-testosterone, triiodothyronine, and thyroxine. Fish condition factor, gonadosomatic index, and gonadal histology parameters were also measured. Diminished biomarker effects were noted in 2006, and sub-basin differences were indicated by the irregular occurrences of contaminants and by several associations between chemicals (e.g., polychlorinated biphenyls, hexachlorobenzene, galaxolide, and methyl triclosan) and biomarkers (e.g., plasma thyroxine, sperm motility and DNA fragmentation). By 2006, sex steroid hormone and VTG levels decreased with subsequent reduced endocrine disrupting effects. The sperm quality bioassays developed and applied with carp complemented endocrine and reproductive data, and can be adapted for use with other species.
- OSTI ID:
- 23095666
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Research, Vol. 163; Other Information: Published by Elsevier Inc.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0013-9351
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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