Table 3 Effect of microplastics and Tadalafil (Cilais) on antioxidant and oxidant parameters in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) after exposure for 15 days.

From: Single and combined toxicity of tadalafil (Cilais) and microplastic in Tilapia fish (Oreochromis niloticus)

Parameters

Control

Microplastics

Tadalafil

Microplastics + Tadalafil

Total antioxidant capacity (TAC) (μM/L)

1.03 ± 0.01a

0.91 ± 0.00b

0.95 ± 0.02b

0.88 ± 0.03b

Reduced glutathione (GSH) (µmol/dL)

4.3 ± 0.1a

3.5 ± 0.02b

3.6 ± 0.1b

3.4 ± 0.1b

Malondialdehyde (MDA) (nmol/ml)

10.8 ± 0.1a

11.5 ± 0.1b

11.2 ± 0.03cb

12.04 ± 0.1d

  1. Data are represented as means ± SE. Values with different superscript letter in the same row for each parameter are significantly different (P < 0.05).
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