Abstract:In order to study the toxic mechanism of fluoride on carp (Cyprinus carpio), the paper examined the activities of SOD, CAT, Na+-K+-ATPase, the content of LPO and the expression of Na+-K+-ATPase protein using Western blotting and Immunofluorescent techniques in kidney of carp exposed to different concentrations of fluoride (0, 40, 80, 120 mg·L-1, mark with CK, T1, T2, and T3, respectively) for 30 d.The results indicated that after exposure for 30 d, the activities of SOD, CAT, Na+-K+-ATPase in kidney of carp exposed to 80, 120 mg·L-1 of fluoride were significantly lower than those in control fish, while the LPO content showed an increasing trend and the LPO content was significantly elevated in kidney when exposed to 80, 120 mg·L-1 of fluoride compared with the control group. The analysis of Na+-K+-ATPase protein expression suggested that the expressions of Na+-K+-ATPase protein were remarkably decreased in kidney of carp after exposure to 80, 120 mg·L-1 of fluoride compared with the control fish. Correlation analysis indicated that the fluoride concentration was negative correlated with the activities of SOD、CAT、Na+-K+-ATPase (Pearson coefficients were-0.586,-0.707 and-0.818 respctively, P<0.01) and the expression of Na+-K+-ATPase protein(Western blotting pearson coefficient was-0.769, the pearson coefficient of immunofluorescent techniques was-0.848, P<0.01), while was positively correlated with LPO content(Pearson coefficient was 0.762, P<0.01). All above indicated that exposure to fluoride in water could inhibit the antioxidant enzymes and Na+-K+-ATPase level in kidney of carp to some extent, which will provide theoretical basis for the further study of toxic effects of fluoride in water.