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    Using a multi-biomarker approach to assess the effects of pollution on sand flathead (Platycephalus bassensis) from Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia

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    Fu, D.
    Bridle, A.
    Leef, M.
    Gagnon, Marthe Monique
    Hassell, K.
    Nowak, B.
    Date
    2016
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Fu, D. and Bridle, A. and Leef, M. and Gagnon, M.M. and Hassell, K. and Nowak, B. 2016. Using a multi-biomarker approach to assess the effects of pollution on sand flathead (Platycephalus bassensis) from Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Marine Pollution Bulletin.
    Source Title
    Marine Pollution Bulletin
    DOI
    10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.067
    ISSN
    0025-326X
    School
    Department of Environment and Agriculture
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/52656
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    © 2017 Elsevier Ltd.Hepatic gene expression and liver histology were examined in sand flathead (Platycephalus bassensis) from six locations in Port Phillip Bay, Victoria, Australia. Four sets of genes including thyroid-related genes (D1, D2, TTR, TRa and TRß), metal metabolism-related genes (MT, MTF1, TF, Ferritin and FPN1), apoptosis-related genes (Diablo/SMAC1, Diablo/SMAC2 and CYP1A) and an endoplasmic reticulum stress biomarker gene (GRP78) were examined in female flathead using qRT-PCR. TRß and Diablo/SMAC1 gene expression was significantly up-regulated in fish from all polluted sites compared to those from a reference site. The transcripts of TRa and FPN1 were significantly higher in flathead from Corio Bay, while the hepatic mRNA of TTR and GRP78 were significantly lower in those fish. Positive correlations were observed between Diablo/SMAC1 and CYP1A, D2 and TRß, TRa and TRß. This study demonstrates that application of pathway-based biomarker genes and histopathology can provide comprehensive information on the impact of environmental pollutants on fish.

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