BIOLOGIYA MORYA, 2014, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 319-323 |
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The influence of anthropogenic pollution on some indicators of congenital immunity and oxidizing processes in the liver of Squalus acanthias Linnaeus, 1758 (Pisces: Squalidae) inhabiting coastal waters of the Black Sea Institute of Biology of Inland Waters, Russian Academy of Sciences, Borok 152742 E-mail: This paper examines several immuno-biochemical indices of the blood serum and liver of the spurdog Squalus acanthias inhabiting Caucasian coastal waters of the Black Sea with different levels of anthropogenic load. The antimicrobial properties of blood serum, the content of nonspecific immune complexes, the level of total lipids, and antioxidizing activity of the liver tissue were investigated. The proportion of immune-deficient specimens was much higher in samples from polluted waters than in samples from relatively clean habitats. Fish captured in areas with high anthropogenic load showed higher contents of lipid peroxidation products and immune complexes, as well as a low level of antioxidants. Key words: spurdog, humoral immunity, lipids, lipid peroxidation, antioxidizing activity. |
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