Antioxidant and detoxifying fish enzymes as biomarkers of river pollution.

The activity of several antioxidant and detoxifying enzymes, superoxide dismutase SOD, GSH peroxidase GSHPx, GSSG reductase GSR and GSH S transferase GST, the contents of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances TBARS, and the SOD and GST isoenzyme patterns were studied in the livers of chubs Leuciscus cephalus from reference river areas and polluted urban sites. Livers of polluted fish contained higher concentrations of transition metals, especially copper and iron. Total GSHPx activity was 1.8 fold higher in the polluted fish than in reference animals, while the SOD and GSR activities and the TBARS content were not significantly changed. Three new SOD isoforms pI 4.45, 5.1, 5.2 and a higher intensity of the band pI 4.2 were observed after isoelectrofocusing of polluted fish extracts. Total GST activity was higher in fish from polluted areas. The GST isoenzyme pattern was studied using subunit specific substrates DCNB, EPNP, EA, NPB, NBC and by Western blot using antibodies specific to rat GST subunits 1, 8 Alpha class, 3 Mu class and 7 Pi class. Reference and polluted fish lacked cross reactivity towards Alpha class GSTs. Reference fish displayed weaker cross reactivity towards CST 7 and 2.3 fold lower activity with EA, while higher cross reaction with GST 3 was observed in polluted fish.

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