The protective effect of gum Arabic (Acacia senegal) administration in reducing cadmium toxicity in common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Evidence-based Phyt therapy and Complementary Medicine Research Center, Alborz, University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Iran.

2 Behbahan Faculty of Medical Sciences, Behbahan, Iran.

3 Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Natural Resources and the Environment, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran.

Abstract

Cadmium is one of the most important environmental pollutants that may enter the bodies of fish through the food chain and affect their physiology. The purpose of this study is to use gum Arabic (Acacia senegal) as a food supplement to mitigate the toxicity of cadmium chloride in common carp. In this study, fish were fed a diet containing gum Arabic at two concentrations: 5 and 10 grams, along with cadmium chloride at two concentrations: 100 and 200 mg per kilogram for 28 days. Then, the activity of plasma enzymes and biochemical parameters were evaluated as biomarkers of fish health. The results showed that exposure to cadmium significantly increased the activity of aspartate aminotransferase, alanine aminotransferase, lactate dehydrogenase, alkaline phosphatase, creatine phosphokinase, and gamma-glutamyltransferase in fish plasma, while the administration of gum Arabic was able to restore the activity of these enzymes to normal levels. Furthermore, cadmium exposure increased blood glucose, triglyceride, urea, and creatinine concentrations, while total protein and albumin concentrations decreased. Feeding fish with a gum Arabic supplement could adjust the levels of these parameters, although its effect on biochemical parameters was dose-dependent. Therefore, the administration of gum Arabic could have a protective effect against cadmium toxicity in carp fish.

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Aquaculture Sciences
Volume 11, Issue 2
October 2023
Pages 132-142

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