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Plasma Membrane Perturbation Induced by Organotins on Erythrocytes from Salmo irideus Trout
Author(s) -
Falcioni Giancarlo,
Gabbianelli Rosita,
Santroni Anna Maria,
Zolese Giovanna,
Griffiths David E.,
Bertoli Enrico
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
applied organometallic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.53
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1099-0739
pISSN - 0268-2605
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-0739(199608)10:6<451::aid-aoc498>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - chemistry , bioaccumulation , tributyltin , bioconcentration , environmental chemistry , chloride , trout , haemolysis , biocide , pollutant , organic chemistry , fish <actinopterygii> , fishery , immunology , biology
Tributyltin chloride and its degradation products monobutyltin and dibutyltin act as water pollutants, owing to the use of tributyltin chloride as a biocide in marine paint formulations. These compounds are lipid‐soluble and undergo bioaccumulation and bioconcentration. Salmo irideus trout erythrocytes were studied to evaluate the possible effects of these compounds on freshwater fish, which could be exposed to long‐term effects due to bioaccumulation of organotins. Data showed that tributyltin increases the haemolysis rate, starting at 10 μM, while dibutyltin has a scant protective effect at each concentration tested. Similar studies were performed in the presence of carbon monoxide (CO), which is protective against membrane oxidative stress due to haemoglobin (Hb) auto‐oxidation. In these conditions all the organotins tested induced an increase in the haemolysis rate. These results suggest that the consequence of auto‐oxidation of Hb could condition the effects of some organotin compounds. Steady‐state fluorescence of probes embedded in the lipidic part of the membrane was used to evaluate the modifications induced by organotins to the physico‐chemical state of phospholipids.