Effect of Engineered Nickel Oxide Nanoparticles
on Antioxidant Enzymes in Freshwater Fish, Labeo rohita
Sana Aziz1*, Sajid Abdullah1,
Hafeez Anwar2, Fariha Latif3 and Warda Mustfa4
1Department
of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture,
Faisalabad, Pakistan; 2Department of Physics, University
of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 3Institute of Pure
and Applied Biology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan; 4Department:
School of earth and space science, University of Science and
Technology, China
*Corresponding author:
sana.aziz1994@gmail.com
Abstract
Nickel oxide nanoparticles (NiO-NPs) are
abundantly utilized on a large scale in different applications due to positive
attributes and cause environmental pollution that may affect not only
aquatic organisms but also the human beings. The co-precipitation method was used to synthesize NiO-NPs and particles were characterized through
Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) analysis, Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
and X-ray diffraction (XRD). FTIR and SEM confirmed the attached functional
group and crystal structure of synthesized nanoparticles, respectively. From XRD
pattern, average particle size,
X-ray density, lattice parameters (a, b
and c) and volume of unit cell of nickel oxide nanoparticles were found to be 53.44
nm, 6.65 g/cm3, (a =b=c=4.56Å) and
94.81 Å3, respectively. During this study, the acute toxicity of NiO-NPs
was determined by using fish, Labeo rohita. The mean 96-h LC50
and lethal concentration were measured as 418.26 and 634.94 mg/L, respectively. The activity of
catalase and superoxide dismutase was determined in fish gills and liver after
chronic exposure to sub-lethal concentration of NiO-NPs for 90 days and sampling
was done in 15, 30, 45, 60, 75 and 90 days. Significant time dependent variations in the activity of catalase and
superoxide dismutase were determined in tissues of the gills and liver than
control group during studied time interval. The overall results indicated that
induced toxicity of NiO-NPs in aquatic organisms may be due to release of Ni
ions from NiO-NPs and NPs induce toxicity in cells through oxidative
stress under long term exposure.
To Cite This Article:
Aziz S, Abdullah S,
Anwar H, Latif F and Mustfa W, 2021. Effect of engineered nickel oxide nano-particles
on antioxidant enzymes in fresh water fish, Labeo rohita. Pak Vet J, 41(3): 424-428.
http://dx.doi.org/10.29261/pakvetj/2021.044