Table 3.
Effect of manganese (Mn) and manganese nanoparticles (Mn-NPs on glutathione-s-transferase (GST) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) in Pangasianodon hypophthalmus for a period of 96 h.
| Manganese exposure (mg/L) | Glutathione-s-transferase (GST) | Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liver | Gill | Brain | Kidney | Liver | Gill | Brain | Kidney | |
| Control (Mn-0, Mn-NPs-0) | 0.14a ± 0.01 | 0.11a ± 0.02 | 0.14a ± 0.01 | 0.23a ± 0.02 | 1.62a ± 0.20 | 1.13a ± 0.12 | 0.82a ± 0.06 | 1.76a ± 0.47 |
| Mn-110 | 0.25bc ± 0.03 | 0.22c ± 0.04 | 0.19b ± 0.03 | 0.34bc ± 0.06 | 3.90b ± 0.38 | 2.94b ± 0.34 | 2.98b ± 0.38 | 3.44b ± 0.60 |
| Mn-111 | 0.29c ± 0.02 | 0.18bc ± 0.02 | 0.22bc ± 0.03 | 0.41c ± 0.02 | 3.56b ± 0.16 | 2.97b ± 0.39 | 3.12b ± 0.18 | 4.46c ± 0.40 |
| Mn-112 | 0.39e ± 0.04 | 0.36de ± 0.02 | 0.26c ± 0.01 | 0.40c ± 0.02 | 4.10c ± 0.60 | 3.17bc ± 0.41 | 3.33b ± 0.32 | 3.59b ± 0.36 |
| Mn-113 | 0.50f ± 0.05 | 0.48f ± 0.05 | 0.35cd ± 0.02 | 0.30b ± 0.04 | 4.28c ± 0.38 | 3.79c ± 0.38 | 3.48b ± 0.64 | 4.87c ± 0.45 |
| Mn-114 | 0.44ef ± 0.05 | 0.46f ± 0.04 | 0.38d ± 0.05 | 0.57e ± 0.04 | 5.08d ± 0.25 | 3.85c ± 0.81 | 4.36c ± 0.16 | 5.21d ± 0.67 |
| Mn-NPs-91 | 0.21b ± 0.02 | 0.16b ± 0.02 | 0.17ab ± 0.02 | 0.33bc ± 0.02 | 3.66b ± 0.33 | 3.18bc ± 0.52 | 3.29b ± 0.32 | 3.99bc ± 0.75 |
| Mn-NPs-92 | 0.26bc ± 0.04 | 0.22c ± 0.03 | 0.23bc ± 0.04 | 0.39c ± 0.07 | 3.68b ± 0.51 | 4.02c ± 0.56 | 3.68b ± 0.24 | 4.00bc ± 0.15 |
| Mn-NPs-93 | 0.34d ± 0.03 | 0.21c ± 0.04 | 0.23bc ± 0.03 | 0.40c ± 0.06 | 4.52c ± 0.48 | 3.42bc ± 0.39 | 3.71b ± 0.31 | 4.18bc ± 0.43 |
| Mn-NPs-94 | 0.47f ± 0.02 | 0.33d ± 0.01 | 0.26c ± 0.02 | 0.40c ± 0.04 | 4.62c ± 0.11 | 3.37bc ± 0.26 | 3.77b ± 0.65 | 4.28bc ± 0.55 |
| Mn-NPs-95 | 0.39e ± 0.03 | 0.38e ± 0.02 | 0.27c ± 0.04 | 0.48d ± 0.03 | 4.69c ± 0.21 | 4.75d ± 0.70 | 4.07c ± 0.28 | 4.80c ± 0.46 |
| 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) differ significantly (p < 0.01). Data expressed as Mean ± SE (n = 6). GST and GPx: Units/mg protein.