Interactive Effects of Sertraline and Diphenhydramine on Biochemical and Behavioral Responses in Crucian Carp ( Carassius auratus )

Zhengxin Xie and Guanghua Lu
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Zhengxin Xie: School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
Guanghua Lu: Water Conservancy Project & Civil Engineering College, Tibet Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi 860000, China

IJERPH, 2019, vol. 16, issue 17, 1-13

Abstract: The ecotoxicity of psychiatric pharmaceuticals to aquatic organisms is being increasingly recognized. However, current ecological studies focus on the effects of individual psychiatric pharmaceuticals, with little attention being given to their combined effects. In this study, the interactive effects of two psychiatric pharmaceuticals, sertraline (SER) and diphenhydramine (DPH), on bioconcentration and biochemical and behavioral responses were investigated in crucian carp ( Carassius auratus ) after seven days of exposure. DPH was found to increase the accumulation of SER in fish tissues relative to SER-alone exposure. In addition, the mixture of SER and DPH significantly changed the activities of antioxidant enzymes and led to significant increases in malondialdehyde content, relative to SER alone. Concerning the neurotoxicity, relative to SER-alone exposure, brain AChE activity was significantly enhanced in fish following the combined exposure. Regarding behavioral responses, swimming activity and shoaling behavior were significantly altered in co-exposure treatments compared with the SER alone. Moreover, the inhibition effects on the feeding rates were increased in co-exposure treatments compared to SER alone. Collectively, our results suggest that the mixtures of psychiatric pharmaceuticals may pose more severe ecological risks to aquatic organisms compared to these compounds individually.

Keywords: psychiatric pharmaceutical; mixture; behavior; oxidative stress; neurotoxicity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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