PMID- 34090974 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20211223 LR - 20211223 IS - 1532-0456 (Print) IS - 1532-0456 (Linking) VI - 248 DP - 2021 Oct TI - Morphometric, hematological and oxidative stress changes in Clarias gariepinus following sub-chronic exposure to tramadol. PG - 109096 LID - S1532-0456(21)00123-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.109096 [doi] AB - Tramadol is among the most famous analgesic drugs used for the management, treatment and relief of moderate to severe pain conditions. The present study investigated the effects of tramadol on the behavior, mortality, morphometric, hematology and oxidative stress parameters of C. gariepinus juveniles. The 96 h LC(50) value of tramadol determined by probit analysis was 88.76 mg/L. Based on this value, fish were exposed to sublethal concentrations of 4.44, 8.88, 17.75 mg/L tramadol and 0.0 mg/L (control) for the period of 15 days and allowed to recover for 5 days. Fish exposed to tramadol showed some abnormal behavioral responses and mortality increased with increase in the exposure duration and concentrations except for the control. There were variations in hepatosomatic index (HSI) and condition factor (CF) in fish exposed to tramadol. Exposure of C. gariepinus to tramadol elicited reduction in the values of white blood cell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC), hemoglobin (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) while the values of mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) and the mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) increased. The values of catalase (CAT), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione reductase (GR), reduced glutathione (GSH) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) increased significantly in the exposed fish compared with the control. The values of glutathione peroxidase (GPx) however decreased. The results of the present study demonstrate that tramadol is toxic to fish and its use should be monitored in the aquatic environment. CI - Copyright (c) 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. FAU - Ogili, Florence Isabella AU - Ogili FI AD - Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria. FAU - Ali, Daoud AU - Ali D AD - Department of Zoology, King Saud University, BOX 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia. FAU - Attamah, Gerald N AU - Attamah GN AD - Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria. FAU - Aletan, Uduak AU - Aletan U AD - Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria Jabi Abuja, Nigeria. FAU - Kelle, Henrietta Ijeoma AU - Kelle HI AD - Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria Jabi Abuja, Nigeria. FAU - Chukwu, Maureen N AU - Chukwu MN AD - Department of Pure and Applied Sciences, National Open University of Nigeria Jabi Abuja, Nigeria. FAU - Nwani, Christopher D AU - Nwani CD AD - Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria Nsukka, Nigeria. Electronic address: chris.nwani@unn.edu.ng. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210606 PL - United States TA - Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol JT - Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP JID - 100959500 RN - 0 (Analgesics, Opioid) RN - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical) RN - 39J1LGJ30J (Tramadol) SB - IM MH - Analgesics, Opioid/administration & dosage/toxicity MH - Animals MH - Behavior, Animal/drug effects MH - *Catfishes MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Drug Administration Schedule MH - Lipid Peroxidation/*drug effects MH - Oxidative Stress/*drug effects MH - Tramadol/administration & dosage/*toxicity MH - Water Pollutants, Chemical/administration & dosage/*toxicity OTO - NOTNLM OT - Antioxidant enzymes OT - Blood parameters OT - Fish OT - Morphology OT - Tramadol EDAT- 2021/06/07 06:00 MHDA- 2021/12/24 06:00 CRDT- 2021/06/06 20:47 PHST- 2021/04/01 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/05/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2021/05/26 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/06/07 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/12/24 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/06 20:47 [entrez] AID - S1532-0456(21)00123-X [pii] AID - 10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.109096 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol. 2021 Oct;248:109096. doi: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2021.109096. Epub 2021 Jun 6.