Abstract:

This dataset contains oxidative stress, genotoxicity and immune response biomarkers measured in red snappers collected aboard the R/V Weatherbird II cruises WB-1602, WB-1603, WB-1701 and WB-1736 in the Gulf of Mexico from 2015-08-20 to 2017-07-30. The dataset contains the location, date and depth of sample collection. In addition it includes the fish species, fish biometric data (such as weight, sex, liver weight, gonad weight, fork and total length) and concentrations or percentages of biomarkers that indicate oxidative stress (plasma superoxide dismutase, plasma sorbitol dehydrogenase, plasma malondialdehyde), immune response (hematocrit and leukocrit percentages, differential white blood cell counts in whole blood, and plasma lysozyme), and genotoxicity (whole blood micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities). The cruise documentation was provided for the R/V Weatherbird II cruises WB-1602, WB-1603, WB-1701 and WB-1736, led by chief scientists Dr. Steven Murawski and Dr. David Hollander. This dataset supports the publication: Pulster, E. L., Gracia, A., Snyder, S. M., Deak, K., Fogelson, S., & Murawski, S. A. (2019). Chronic Sub-lethal Effects Observed in Wild-Caught Fishes Following Two Major Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico: Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc 1. Deep Oil Spills, 388–413. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11605-7_24

Suggested Citation:

Kristina Deak, Larry Dishaw. 2019. Oxidative stress, genotoxicity, and immune response biomarkers measured in red snapper (Lutjanus campechanus) collected aboard multiple R/V Weatherbird II cruises in the Gulf of Mexico from 2015-08-20 to 2017-07-30. Distributed by: GRIIDC, Harte Research Institute, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi. doi:10.7266/n7-5y5c-9348

Publications:

Pulster, E. L., Gracia, A., Snyder, S. M., Deak, K., Fogelson, S., & Murawski, S. A. (2019). Chronic Sub-lethal Effects Observed in Wild-Caught Fishes Following Two Major Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico: Deepwater Horizon and Ixtoc 1. Deep Oil Spills, 388–413. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-11605-7_24

Purpose:

These data were collected to document Gulf-wide variability in biomarker response in a reef fish species with commercial relevance. The biomarkers were selected based upon their documented alteration in teleost fishes upon pollutant exposure and their utility in health evaluations.

Data Parameters and Units:

Station_Fish_Year, Species, Station_Year, Station, Fish ID, Year, Month, Day, Latitude (decimal degree), Longitude (decimal degree), Average Depth (m) , Average Temperature (Degrees Celsius), Health Code, Sex, Standard length (cm), Fork length (cm), Total length (cm), Total weight (kg), Liver weight (kg), Gastrointestinal tract weight (kg), Gonad weight (kg), Principal Investigator, Cruise Information, Vessel, Hematocrit (%), Leukocrit (%), Sorbitol dehydrogenase (mIU), Malondialdehyde (uM), Superoxide Dismutase (U/mL),,Lysozyme (ug/mL), Micronuclei (#/1000), Binucleated (#/1000), Nuclear buds (#/1000), Blebbed nuclei (#/1000), Notched nuclei (#/1000), Sum Nuclear Abnormalities (#/1000), Lymphocytes (%), Thrombocytes (%), Monocytes (%), Neutrophils (%), and Eosinophils (%).

Methods:

Levels of plasma superoxide dismutase were determined in the laboratory using commercial kits according to manufacturers' protocols (Cayman Chemicals, SOD Assay Kit #706002). Levels of plasma malondialdehyde (via measurement of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances) were determined in the laboratory using commercial kits according to manufacturers' protocols (Cayman Chemicals, TCA Assay Kit #700870). Plasma SDH was measured in the laboratory according to methods developed by Dixon (1987) and modified by others (Shailaja 2003, Webb 2007, Pandelidese 2014). Briefly, NADH was added to samples in a microplate, followed by addition of D-fructose and monitoring the change in absorbance. Micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities were screened and classified manually using oil immersion microscopy (Olympus Binocular Microscope CX23). Differential white blood cell counts were performed manually using oil immersion microscopy (Olympus Binocular Microscope CX23). Hematocrit and leukocrit were determined using a manual hematocrit reader card after spinning capillary tubes in a hematocrit analyzer (HemataStat II Hematocrit Analyzer, EKF Diagnostics). Total plasma lysozyme was determined in the laboratory using a turbidimetric assay developed by Parry (1965) and modified for a 96-well microplate (Grinde 1988, Bado-Nilles 2009, Perrault 2017). Briefly, plasma was exposed to Micrococcus lysodeikticus in a microplate and absorbance was monitored using an ELISA microplate reader (PerkinElmer Enspire, Perkin Elmer, #HH3400000).

Provenance and Historical References:

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