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Figure 2

Effects of environmental clothianidin exposure on protein (mg/mL), GSH (nmol/mg protein), protein carbonyl (ng/mg protein), and MDA (nmol/mg protein) levels in heart and spleen tissues of rainbow trout
| Heart | Spleen | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure duration (days) | ||||||
| 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 21 | |
| Protein | ||||||
| Control | 5.35±0.27ax | 5.63±0.39ax | 5.15±0.48ax | 6.85±0.78ax | 6.30±0.20ax | 7.15±0.85ax |
| 3 μg/L | 5.45±0.28ax | 5.20±0.47ax | 4.75±0.30ax | 6.93±0.60ax | 6.20±0.70ax | 5.43±0.12abx |
| 15 μg/L | 5.60±0.28ax | 5.15±0.39axy | 4.50±0.27ay | 7.28±0.92ax | 4.10±0.34by | 4.55±0.31by |
| 30 μg/L | 5.38±0.36ax | 4.63±0.52ax | 2.65±0.41by* | 6.45±0.78ax | 3.67±0.57by* | 3.78±0.36by |
| GSH | ||||||
| Control | 0.205±0.010ax | 0.244±0.017ax | 0.219±0.021ax | 0.257±0.031ax | 0.311±0.021ax | 0.313±0.035ax |
| 3 μg/L | 0.210±0.012ax | 0.204±0.020ax | 0.237±0.013ax | 0.160±0.024ax | 0.320±0.035ay | 0.322±0.010ay |
| 15 μg/L | 0.217±0.010ax | 0.195±0.015ax | 0.292±0.017ax | 0.173±0.020ax | 0.308±0.022ay | 0.267±0.038axy |
| 30 μg/L | 0.217±0.016ax | 0.310±0.041ax | 0.692±0.103by* | 0.237±0.026ax | 0.591±0.075by* | 0.387±0.030az |
| Protein carbonyl | ||||||
| Control | 0.064±0.003ax | 0.077±0.005ax | 0.080±0.008ax | 0.205±0.021ax | 0.229±0.023ax | 0.207±0.018ax |
| 3 μg/L | 0.077±0.005abx | 0.081±0.008ax | 0.068±0.008ax | 0.171±0.022ax | 0.192±0.009ax | 0.194±0.017ax |
| 15 μg/L | 0.079±0.004abx | 0.060±0.005ax | 0.068±0.004ax | 0.174±0.016ax | 0.190±0.024ax | 0.268±0.015bx* |
| 30 μg/L | 0.109±0.008bx | 0.130±0.017by* | 0.227±0.035bz* | 0.205±0.024ax | 0.302±0.019by* | 0.323±0.021cz* |
| MDA | ||||||
| Control | 0.100±0.004ax | 0.128±0.021ax | 0.149±0.012ax | 0.428±0.051ax | 0.470±0.032ax | 0.376±0.044ax |
| 3 μg/L | 0.153±0.009abx | 0.216±0.010abx | 0.194±0.011ax | 0.310±0.025ax | 0.353±0.038ax | 0.506±0.013by |
| 15 μg/L | 0.144±0.006ax | 0.178±0.006abx | 0.189±0.010ax | 0.374±0.017ax | 0.359±0.026ax | 0.540±0.034by* |
| 30 μg/L | 0.250±0.018bx* | 0.231±0.030bx | 0.701±0.108by* | 0.338±0.038ax | 0.722±0.095by* | 0.612±0.044by* |
Heart and spleen somatic indices in rainbow trout by weeks of exposure to clothianidin
| Somatic indices | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 days | 14 days | 21 days | |
| Heart | |||
| Control | 0.119±0.015ax | 0.126±0.008ax | 0.123±0.008ax |
| 3 μg/L | 0.139±0.005ax | 0.111±0.012ax | 0.137±0.014ax |
| 15 μg/L | 0.155±0.030ax | 0.149±0.021ax | 0.158±0.024ax |
| 30 μg/L | 0.125±0.004ax | 0.147±0.019axy | 0.178±0.013by |
| Spleen | |||
| Control | 0.204±0.053ax | 0.225±0.048ax | 0.206±0.010ax |
| 3 μg/L | 0.172±0.037ax | 0.147±0.035ax | 0.106±0.022abx |
| 15 μg/L | 0.287±0.065ax | 0.154±0.030ax | 0.113±0.012abx |
| 30 μg/L | 0.197±0.036ax | 0.214±0.055ax | 0.092±0.009bx |
Pearson correlation coefficients for heart and spleen tissue biomarkers in rainbow trout following clothianidin exposure
| Protein | carbonyl Protein | MDA | AChE | SOD | CAT | GPx | GSH | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | Protein | 1 | |||||||
| Protein Carbonyl | -0.788* | 1 | |||||||
| MDA | -0.760* | 0.901* | 1 | ||||||
| AChE | 0.516* | -0.633* | -0.654* | 1 | |||||
| SOD | -0.816* | 0.874* | 0.930* | -0.582* | 1 | ||||
| CAT | -0.671* | 0.781* | 0.809* | -0.437* | 0.735* | 1 | |||
| GPx | -0.874* | 0.849* | 0.937* | -0.598* | 0.951* | 0.798* | 1 | ||
| GSH | -0.855* | 0.908* | 0.942* | -0.624* | 0.965* | 0.792* | 0.969* | 1 | |
| Spleen | Protein | 1 | |||||||
| Protein Carbonyl | -0.526* | 1 | |||||||
| MDA | -0.705* | 0.650* | 1 | ||||||
| AChE | -0.254 | 0.225 | 0.218 | 1 | |||||
| SOD | -0.765* | 0.505* | 0.758* | 0.265 | 1 | ||||
| CAT | -0.736* | 0.647* | 0.749* | 0.141 | 0.725* | 1 | |||
| GPx | -0.789* | 0.589* | 0.818* | 0.239 | 0.924* | 0.723* | 1 | ||
| GSH | -0.664* | 0.576* | 0.832* | 0.165 | 0.853* | 0.597* | 0.927* | 1 |