Table 2.
Effect of manganese (Mn) and manganese nanoparticles (Mn-NPs) on catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) in Pangasianodon hypophthalmus for a period of 96 h.
| Manganese exposure (mg/L) | Catalase (CAT) | Superoxide dismutase (SOD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver | Gill | Brain | Kidney | Liver | Gill | Brain | Kidney | |
| Control (Mn-0, Mn-NPs-0) | 10.73a ± 1.40 | 7.20a ± 1.41 | 10.14a ± 2.39 | 11.86a ± 1.41 | 49.26a ± 1.61 | 35.35a ± 1.05 | 48.48a ± 1.62 | 40.30a ± 0.83 |
| Mn-110 | 22.38c ± 1.03 | 16.51b ± 1.89 | 16.96c ± 2.09 | 17.17b ± 2.13 | 65.42d ± 2.44 | 40.19b ± 3.0 | 71.49e ± 0.69 | 41.87a ± 1.48 |
| Mn-111 | 21.42c ± 1.16 | 20.99c ± 1.23 | 19.49d ± 1.08 | 17.98b ± 1.68 | 69.26e ± 1.96 | 39.46b ± 0.95 | 72.01e ± 1.29 | 43.34ab ± 2.15 |
| Mn-112 | 27.19d ± 2.64 | 26.64d ± 1.97 | 26.04f ± 1.34 | 22.01c ± 2.42 | 67.97de ± 2.76 | 40.15b ± 0.95 | 69.97e ± 0.81 | 50.34c ± 1.56 |
| Mn-113 | 27.57d ± 2.44 | 29.88de ± 1.25 | 28.05g ± 1.42 | 26.21d ± 1.53 | 67.71de ± 3.55 | 40.56b ± 1.19 | 69.21e ± 1.93 | 46.33b ± 4.04 |
| Mn-114 | 37.56f ± 2.45 | 32.77e ± 1.40 | 26.87f ± 1.71 | 28.63e ± 2.44 | 71.38e ± 1.93 | 42.74b ± 1.04 | 66.5d ± 1.59 | 45.36b ± 1.60 |
| Mn-NPs-91 | 15.38b ± 2.56 | 15.95b ± 1.71 | 13.26b ± 2.4 | 17.29b ± 1.66 | 70.20de ± 3.64 | 42.23b ± 2.05 | 71.49e ± 3.10 | 44.33ab ± 2.73 |
| Mn-NPs-92 | 16.88b ± 2.10 | 21.30c ± 3.08 | 19.22d ± 2.48 | 20.09c ± 1.58 | 56.38b ± 2.09 | 33.58ab ± 1.26 | 62.86c ± 1.06 | 42.03ab ± 1.57 |
| Mn-NPs-93 | 32.62e ± 2.0 | 22.25c ± 2.37 | 23.08e ± 2.50 | 21.80c ± 2.18 | 58.37b ± 1.70 | 35.98ab ± 2.06 | 57.51b ± 1.27 | 43.11ab ± 0.65 |
| Mn-NPs-94 | 37.60f ± 2.6 | 28.19de ± 2.12 | 26.98f ± 2.48 | 23.36 cd ± 2.94 | 59.24c ± 1.22 | 36.68ab ± 1.46 | 58.65b ± 1.42 | 42.95ab ± 1.05 |
| Mn-NPs-95 | 35.41ef ± 2.14 | 29.34de ± 3.03 | 28.06g ± 1.94 | 25.36d ± 2.52 | 58.90c ± 1.40 | 37.23ab ± 1.74 | 57.96b ± 1.92 | 39.81a ± 1.55 |
| p-value | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |
Values in the same column with different superscript (a, b, c, d, e, f, g) differ significantly (p < 0.01). Data expressed as Mean ± SE (n = 6). Catalase and SOD: Units/mg protein.