Age-dependent in situ hepatic and gill CYP1A activity in the see-through medaka (Oryzias latipes).
Journal Article (Journal Article)
We used a recently introduced strain of medaka, the see-through medaka, whose internal organs can be seen through the skin, to develop an in situ toxicity assay of ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity that detected fluorescence from resorufin, a metabolite of ethoxyresorufin and thus an indicator of CYP1A activity. EROD activity in the liver and gills of 2-week post-hatch see-through medaka exposed simultaneously to various concentrations of 3-methylcholanthrene and 200 microg/L ethoxyresorufin for 24 h was proportional to the 3-methylcholanthrene dose. Activities in the liver and gills peaked at 40 microg/L of 3-methylcholanthrene and then decreased at higher doses, possibly because of 3-methylcholanthrene toxicity. At 1-week post-hatch stage, however, constant high EROD activity was observed in controls and at all 3-methylcholanthrene doses. Four-week post-hatch see-through medaka exhibited less EROD activity than 2-week post-hatch see-through medaka, and activity in the liver peaked at 100 microg/L of 3-methylcholanthrene. Adult see-through medaka were not suitable for fluorescence detection owing to their thick skin, muscle and/or tissue. In tests of oxidative activity response to ethoxyresorufin, 1-day and 1-week post-hatch see-through medaka exhibited high intrinsic EROD activity in the liver, gills, and other organs in the absence of 3-methylcholanthrene. This intrinsic activity declined with growth and explained the high constant EROD activity at 1-week post-hatch stage.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Kashiwada, S; Goka, K; Shiraishi, H; Arizono, K; Ozato, K; Wakamatsu, Y; Hinton, DE
Published Date
- February 2007
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 145 / 1
Start / End Page
- 96 - 102
PubMed ID
- 16914386
Pubmed Central ID
- 16914386
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 1532-0456
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.07.005
Language
- eng