Acute and chronic toxicity of the benzodiazepine diazepam to the tropical crustacean Mysidopsis juniae



Título del documento: Acute and chronic toxicity of the benzodiazepine diazepam to the tropical crustacean Mysidopsis juniae
Revista: Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000436238
ISSN: 0001-3765
Autores: 1
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Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal do Ceara, Instituto de Ciencias do Mar, Fortaleza, Ceara. Brasil
2Universidade Federal de Uberlandia, Instituto de Biologia, Uberlandia, Minas Gerais. Brasil
3Universidade de Aveiro, Departamento de Biologia, Aveiro. Portugal
4Universidade de Sao Paulo, Instituto de Ciencias Biomedicas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Volumen: 92
Número: 1
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés Pharmaceuticals occur in the environment due to their excessive consumption and the inefficiency of treatment plants to degrade, inactivate or remove them. Diazepam (DZP) stands out as the most consumed benzodiazepine, and induces sedative effects and reduces anxiety. Considering its potential appearance in several environmental compartments, the aim of the present study was to determine the effects of DZP under acute and chronic exposures on the mysid Mysidopsis juniae. Mortality was assessed using an acute toxicity test and a LC50 of 3.7 ± 0.5 mg·L-1was derived. The mass and length of the mysids was recorded in the chronic exposure to test for sublethal effects, and concentrations of 0.25 and 0.5 mg·L-1 of DZP affected mysids length and dry weight, respectively. Although effect-inducing concentrations used in this study are above environmentally relevant levels, the present study adds value to the limited available data for DZP toxicity to marine organisms, and we have shown that M. juniae is the most sensitive marine crustacean species tested thus far
Disciplinas: Medicina
Palabras clave: Farmacología,
Benzodiazepinas,
Diazepam,
Bioensayos,
Toxicidad,
Efectos subletales,
Mysidopsis juniae,
Mysidacea
Keyword: Pharmacology,
Benzodiazepines,
Diazepam,
Bioassays,
Toxicity,
Sublethal effects,
Mysidopsis juniae,
Mysidacea
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