Concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in liver samples of juvenile green sea turtles from Brazil: Can these compounds play a role in the development of fibropapillomatosis?

Fibropapillomatosis (FP) poses a significant threat to the conservation of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-PAHs are considered mutagenic, carcinogenic and toxic, and can act as cofactor of this disease. In order to evaluate possible differences between green sea...

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Published in:Marine pollution bulletin 2018-05, Vol.130, p.215-222
Main Authors: Vilca, Franz Zirena, Rossi, Silmara, de Olinda, Ricardo Alves, Sánchez-Sarmiento, Angélica Maria, Prioste, Fabíola Eloisa Setim, Matushima, Eliana Reiko, Tornisielo, Valdemar Luiz
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Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic reptiles
Aromatic compounds
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Carcinogenicity
Carcinogens
Chelonia mydas
Chromatography
Ecotoxicology
Fibropapillomatosis
Genotoxicity
Liquid chromatography
Liver
Marine conservation
Pathogenesis
Phenanthrene
Pollutants
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Reptiles & amphibians
Sea turtles
Turtles
Water pollution
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Summary:Fibropapillomatosis (FP) poses a significant threat to the conservation of green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas). Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons-PAHs are considered mutagenic, carcinogenic and toxic, and can act as cofactor of this disease. In order to evaluate possible differences between green sea turtles with and without FP, we monitored 15 PAHs in liver samples of 44 specimens (24 with FP) captured in Brazil. We detected eight PAHs and quantified phenanthrene in all green sea turtles with FP. Specimens without FP presented lower values than the tumored ones (1.48 ng g−1 and 17.35 ng g−1, respectively; p 
ISSN:0025-326X
1879-3363
DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.03.021