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Sari Erkan H, Kaska D, Kara N, Onkal Engin G. Fluoxetine removal by anodic oxidation using different anode materials and graphite cathode. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2024:1-14. [PMID: 38234107 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2024.2304660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/20/2023] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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Fluoxetine (FLX) is a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) medication commonly used to treat mental health disorders, but it can be harmful to the environment if not properly disposed of due to incomplete metabolism. In this study, electrochemical anodic oxidation with mixed metal oxide anodes was studied as a method to remove FLX from water and wastewater. Iridium dioxide-coated titanium (Ti/IrO2) and ruthenium dioxide-coated Ti (Ti/RuO2) electrodes were found to be more effective than platinum-coated Ti (Ti/Pt) electrodes, with removal efficiencies of 91.5% and 93.9%, respectively. Optimal conditions for FLX removal were determined to be an applied current of 150 mA, initial pH of 5, and oxidation time of 120 min. The rate of FLX degradation (kFLX) for the Ti/Pt, Ti/IrO2, and Ti/RuO2 electrodes were determined to be 0.0081 min-1 (R2:0,8161), 0.0163 min-1 (R2:0,9823), and 0.0168 (R2:0,9901) min-1 for 25 mg/L initial FLX concentration, respectively. The kFLX values varied based on the initial FLX concentration and decreased as the initial FLX concentration increased. The specific energy consumption (SEC) after 120 min of operation was 51.0 kWh/m3 for the Ti/Pt electrode, 39.6 kWh/m3 for the Ti/IrO2 electrode, and 48.6 kWh/m3 for the Ti/RuO2 electrode under optimised conditions. Overall, electrochemical anodic oxidation is an effective method for removing FLX from water and wastewater, with Ti/IrO2 and Ti/RuO2 electrodes providing superior performance compared to Ti/Pt electrodes.
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- Hanife Sari Erkan
- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Jiang E, Yang Y, Pan M, Tao Y. Efficacy evaluation and metabolomics analysis of raw and salt-processed Achyranthes bidentata Radix in zebrafish larvae for osteoporosis treatment. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2024; 237:115774. [PMID: 37832477 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2023] [Revised: 09/23/2023] [Accepted: 10/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023]
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Osteoporosis, characterized by reduced bone density and the deterioration of bone tissue, poses a significant health challenge. The mechanisms underlying the protective effects of both raw and salt-processed Achyranthes bidentata Radix in osteoporosis remains unclear. This study endeavors to unravel and analyze the therapeutic mechanisms of these two forms of Achyranthes bidentata Radix in osteoporotic zebrafish larvae, utilizing GC/MS-based metabolomics. Zebrafish larvae were categorized into five groups: blank control, model, positive control, and groups treated with raw and salt-processed Achyranthes bidentata Radix. Following drug administration, notable enhancements were observed in both mineralized bone area and cumulative optical density. Various data mining techniques were employed, encompassing principal component analysis, orthogonal projections to latent structures discriminant analysis, and metabolic pathway analysis. These analyses unveiled 26 differential endogenous metabolites with significant biological implications in the zebrafish osteoporosis model. Among these metabolites, 12 (including acetamide, L-lactic acid, threonine, glycerol, rhamnose, azelaic acid, palmitic acid, inositol, stearic acid, hexadecane, sucrose, and glyceryl monostearate) were validated using standard compounds, exhibiting strong linear correlation coefficients (R2) ranging from 0.9917 to 0.9999. Furthermore, the method demonstrated excellent repeatability, as evidenced by relative standard deviation (RSD) values below 7.37%. The average spiked recoveries of the standard compounds fell within the range of ± 15%, ranging from 85.45% to 114.28%. Additionally, the stability of the standard compounds was confirmed after three freeze-thaw cycles, with RSD values remaining below 14.40%. Collectively, the metabolomic analysis unearthed potential biomarkers that could serve as indicators of the therapeutic effects of raw and salt-processed Achyranthes bidentata Radix on osteoporosis. This research offers valuable insights into the potential utilization of these herbal remedies as natural interventions for osteoporosis.
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- Enci Jiang
- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China
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- College of Pharmaceutical Science, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China.
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Orozco-Hernández JM, Elizalde-Velázquez GA, Gómez-Oliván LM, Santamaría-González GO, Rosales-Pérez KE, García-Medina S, Galar-Martínez M, Juan-Reyes NS. Acute exposure to fluoxetine leads to oxidative stress and hematological disorder in Danio rerio adults. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 905:167391. [PMID: 37758136 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2023] [Revised: 09/18/2023] [Accepted: 09/24/2023] [Indexed: 10/03/2023]
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Fluoxetine (FLX), a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), is consistently introduced into the environment due to its ongoing consumption and inadequate removal by wastewater treatment plants. As a result, the scientific community has displayed a keen interest in investigating the potential toxicological effects associated with this medication. Nevertheless, there is a scarcity of available data regarding the impact of FLX on blood parameters. With this in mind, this study aimed to evaluate the potential toxicological consequences of FLX at environmentally significant concentrations (5, 16, and 40 ng/L) following a 96-hour acute exposure blood parameters in Danio rerio fish. Moreover, the investigation encompassed an assessment of oxidative stress parameters to determine whether the drug could induce disruptions in the REDOX status of the fish. The findings unveiled that FLX prompted the induction of oxidative stress in various organs of the fish, encompassing the liver, gut, brain, and gills. Notably, the gills and brain exhibited heightened susceptibility to the drug's effects compared to other organs. Furthermore, following acute exposure to FLX, there was an upregulation of antioxidant-related genes (sod, cat, gpx, nrf1, and nrf2), thereby providing additional evidence supporting the induction of oxidative stress in the organs of the fish. Lastly, FLX significantly impacted the customary values of various blood parameters, including glucose, blood urea nitrogen, alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, red blood cell count, hemoglobin, and hematocrit. Thus, it can be inferred that FLX harmed the overall health status of the fish, resulting in the development of liver disease, anemia, and other associated illnesses.
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- José Manuel Orozco-Hernández
- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Acuática, Departamento de Farmacia, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Av. Wilfrido Massieu s/n y cerrada Manuel Stampa, Col. Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México CP, 07700, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Acuática, Departamento de Farmacia, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Unidad Profesional Adolfo López Mateos, Av. Wilfrido Massieu s/n y cerrada Manuel Stampa, Col. Industrial Vallejo, Ciudad de México CP, 07700, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Toxicología Ambiental, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México, Paseo Colón intersección Paseo Tollocan, Colonia Residencial Colón, CP 50120 Toluca, Estado de México, Mexico
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Chen P, Hu Y, Chen G, Zhao N, Dou Z. Probing the bioconcentration and metabolism disruption of bisphenol A and its analogues in adult female zebrafish from integrated AutoQSAR and metabolomics studies. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 905:167011. [PMID: 37704156 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.167011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Revised: 08/31/2023] [Accepted: 09/10/2023] [Indexed: 09/15/2023]
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Plenty of emerging bisphenol A (BPA) substitutes rise to wait for assessment of bioconcentration and metabolism disruption. Computational methods are useful to fill the data gap in chemical risk assessment, such as automated quantitative structure-activity relationship (AutoQSAR). It is not clear how AutoQSAR performs in predicting the bioconcentration factor (BCF) in adult zebrafish. Herein, AutoQSAR was used to predict the logBCFs of BPA, bisphenol AF (BPAF), bisphenol B, bisphenol F and bisphenol S (BPS). For the test set, a linear relationship was shown between the observed and predicted logBCFs with a slope of 0.97. The predicted logBCFs of these five bisphenols were quite close to their experimental data with a slope of 0.94, suggesting better performance than directed message passing neural networks and EPI Suite with a slope of 0.69 and 0.61, respectively. Thus, AutoQSAR is powerful in modeling logBCFs in fish with minimal time and expertise. To link bioconcentration with metabolic effects, female zebrafish were exposed to BPA, BPAF and BPS for metabolomics analysis. BPA caused a significant disturbance in amino acid metabolism, while BPAF and BPS significantly altered another three metabolic pathways, showing chemical-specific responses. BPAF with the highest logBCF elicited the strongest metabolomic responses reflected by the metabolic effect level index, followed by BPA and BPS. Thus, BPAF and BPS elicited higher or similar metabolism disruption compared with BPA in female zebrafish, respectively, reflecting consequences of bioconcentration.
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- Pengyu Chen
- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China; Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China.
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- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, UCAS, Hangzhou 330106, China
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- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
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- Jiangsu Province Engineering Research Center for Marine Bio-resources Sustainable Utilization, College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing 210024, China
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Correia D, Bellot M, Prats E, Gómez-Canela C, Moro H, Raldúa D, Domingues I, Oliveira M, Faria M. Impact of environmentally relevant concentrations of fluoxetine on zebrafish larvae: From gene to behavior. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 345:140468. [PMID: 37852383 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.140468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/15/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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Fluoxetine is widely prescribed for the treatment of depressive states, acting at the level of the central nervous system, consequently affecting non-target organisms. This study aimed to investigate the influence of environmentally relevant fluoxetine concentrations (1-1000 ng/L) on Danio rerio development, assessing both embryotoxicity and behavior, antioxidant defense, gene expression and neurotransmitter levels at larval stage. Exposure to fluoxetine during early development was found to be able to accelerate embryo hatching in embryos exposed to 1, 10 and 100 ng/L, reduce larval size in 1000 ng/L, and increase heart rate in 10, 100 and 1000 ng/L exposed larvae. Behavioral impairments (decreased startle response and increased larvae locomotor activity) were associated with effects on monoaminergic systems, detected through the downregulation of key genes (vmat2, mao, tph1a and th2). In addition, altered levels of neurochemicals belonging to the serotonergic and dopaminergic systems (increased levels of tryptophan and norepinephrine) highlighted the sensitivity of early life stages of zebrafish to low concentrations of fluoxetine, inducing effects that may compromise larval survival. The obtained data support the necessity to test low concentrations of SSRIs in environmental risk assessment and the use of biomarkers at different levels of biological organization for a better understanding of modes of action.
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- Daniela Correia
- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Applied (Chromatography Section), School of Engineering, Institut Químic de Sarrià-Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017, Barcelona, Spain
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- Center for Research and Development, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Applied (Chromatography Section), School of Engineering, Institut Químic de Sarrià-Universitat Ramon Llull, Via Augusta 390, 08017, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal
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- Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water Research, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Spain
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Cui J, Tian S, Gu Y, Wu X, Wang L, Wang J, Chen X, Meng Z. Toxicity effects of pesticides based on zebrafish (Danio rerio) models: Advances and perspectives. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 340:139825. [PMID: 37586498 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2023] [Revised: 08/02/2023] [Accepted: 08/12/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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Pesticides inevitably enter aquatic environments, posing potential risks to organisms. The common aquatic model organism, zebrafish (Danio rerio), are widely used to evaluate the toxicity of pesticides. In this review, we searched the Web of Science database for articles published between 2012 and 2022, using the keywords "pesticide", "zebrafish", and "toxicity", retrieving 618 publications. Furthermore, we described the main pathways by which pesticides enter aquatic environments and the fate of their residues in these environments. We systematically reviewed the toxicity effects of pesticides on zebrafish, including developmental toxicity, endocrine-disrupting effects, reproductive toxicity, neurotoxicity, immunotoxicity, and genotoxicity. Importantly, we summarized the latest research progress on the toxicity mechanism of pesticides to zebrafish based on omics technologies, including transcriptomics, metabolomics, and microbiomics. Finally, we discussed future research prospects, focusing on the combined exposure of multiple pollutants including pesticides, the risk of multigenerational exposure to pesticides, and the chronic toxicity of aquatic nanopesticides. This review provides essential data support for ecological risk assessments of pesticides in aquatic environments, and has implications for water management in the context of pesticide pollution.
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- Jiajia Cui
- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Institute of Quality Standard and Testing Technology, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing, 100097, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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- Department of Pesticide Science, College of Plant Protection, Yangzhou University, Jiangsu Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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Ma L, Yin Z, Xie Q, Xu Y, Chen Y, Huang Y, Li Z, Zhu X, Zhao Y, Wen W, Xu H, Wu X. Metabolomics and mass spectrometry imaging reveal the chronic toxicity of indoxacarb to adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) livers. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 453:131304. [PMID: 37043861 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2023] [Accepted: 03/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Indoxacarb is a widely used insecticide in the prevention and control of agricultural pests, whereas its negative effects on non-target organisms remain largely unclear. Herein, we demonstrated the integrated metabolomics and mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) methods to investigate the chronic exposure toxicity of indoxacarb at environmentally relevant concentrations in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) liver. Results showed that movement behaviors of zebrafish can be affected and catalase (CAT), glutamic oxalacetic transaminase (GOT), and glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT) activities were significantly increased after indoxacarb exposure for 28 days. Pathological analysis of zebrafish livers also showed that cavitation and pathological reactions occur. Metabolomics results indicated that metabolic pathways of zebrafish liver could be significantly affected by indoxacarb, such as tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle and various amino acid metabolisms. MSI results revealed the spatial differentiation of crucial metabolites involved in these metabolic pathways within zebrafish liver. Taken together, these integrated MSI and metabolomics results revealed that the toxicity of indoxacarb arises from metabolic pathways disturbance, which resulted in the decrease of liver detoxification ability. These findings will promote the current understanding of pesticide risks and metabolic disorders in zebrafish liver, which provide new insights into the environmental risk assessment of insecticides on aquatic organisms.
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- Lianlian Ma
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China; Key Laboratory of Bio-Pesticide Creation and Application of Guangdong Province, College of Plant Protection, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Agro-biological Gene Research Center, Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- Instrumental Analysis and Research Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510275, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Key Laboratory of Natural Pesticide and Chemical Biology of the Ministry of Education, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China.
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Wang Y, Jiang S, Chen X, Liu X, Li N, Nie Y, Lu G. Comparison of developmental toxicity of benzophenone-3 and its metabolite benzophenone-8 in zebrafish. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 258:106515. [PMID: 37011548 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Revised: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Benzophenone-3 (BP-3) as one of frequently used organic UV filters has been considered an emerging pollutant due to its toxicities. Benzophenone-8 (BP-8) is one of the main metabolites of BP-3 in organisms. Current reports show that BP-8 may be more toxic than BP-3. However, difference of their toxicities on embryonic development has rarely been reported. In this study, zebrafish embryos were chosen as the target organism to explore the developmental toxicities of BP-3 and BP-8. Non-targeted metabolomic analysis was performed to compare their modes of action. Results showed that BP-8 exposures led to higher bioaccumulation and lower hatching rate of zebrafish larvae than BP-3. Both BP-8 and BP-3 exposures caused behavioral abnormalities of zebrafish larvae, but no significant difference was found between them. At the metabolome level, 1 μg/L BP-3 and 1 μg/L BP-8 exposures altered neuroactive ligand-receptor interaction pathway and FoxO signaling pathway, respectively, which might be involved in the abnormal behaviors in zebrafish larvae. For higher exposure groups (30 and 300 μg/L), both BP-3 and BP-8 exposures changed metabolism of cofactors and vitamins of zebrafish larvae. Exposure of BP-3 altered the metabolism by pantothenate and CoA biosynthesis pathway, while BP-8 exposure changed riboflavin metabolism and folate biosynthesis. The above results indicated different modes of action of BP-3 and BP-8 in zebrafish embryonic development. This study sheds new light to biological hazards of BP-3 due to its metabolism in aquatic organisms.
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- Yonghua Wang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Hangzhou Hydrology and Water Resources Monitoring Center, Hangzhou 310016, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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Ben Chabchoubi I, Lam SS, Pane SE, Ksibi M, Guerriero G, Hentati O. Hazard and health risk assessment of exposure to pharmaceutical active compounds via toxicological evaluation by zebrafish. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2023; 324:120698. [PMID: 36435277 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.120698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The uncontrolled or continuous release of effluents from wastewater treatment plants leads to the omnipresence of pharmaceutical active compounds (PhACs) in the aquatic media. Today, this is a confirmed problem becoming a main subject of twin public and scientific concerns. However, still little information is available about the long-term impacts of these PhACs on aquatic organisms. In this review, efforts were made to reveal correlation between the occurrence in the environment, ecotoxicological and health risks of different PhACs via toxicological evaluation by zebrafish (Danio rerio). This animal model served as a bioindicator for any health impacts after the exposure to these contaminants and to better understand the responses in relation to human diseases. This review paper focused on the calculation of Risk Quotients (RQs) of 34 PhACs based on environmental and ecotoxicological data available in the literature and prediction from the ECOSAR V2.2 software. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first report on the risk assessment of PhACs by the two different methods as mentioned above. RQs showed greater difference in potential environmental risks of the PhACs. These differences in risk values underline the importance of environmental and experimental factors in exposure conditions and the interpretation of RQ values. While the results showed high risk to Danio rerio of the majority of PhACs, risk qualification of the others varied between moderate to insignifiant. Further research is needed to assess pharmaceutical hazards when present in wastewater before discharge and monitor the effectiveness of treatment processes. The recent new advances in the morphological assessment of toxicant-exposed zebrafish larvae for the determination of test compounds effects on the developmental endpoints were also discussed. This review emphasizes the need for strict regulations on the release of PhACs into environmental media in order to minimize their toxicity to aquatic organisms.
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- Imen Ben Chabchoubi
- Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Monastir, Université de Monastir, Rue Taher Haddad, 5000, Monastir, Tunisia; Laboratoire Génie de l'Environnement et Ecotechnologie (GEET), Université de Sfax, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax (ENIS), Route de Soukra, Km 3.5, B.P. 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Higher Institution Center of Excellence (HICoE), Institute of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries (AKUATROP), University Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Nerus, 21030, Terengganu, Malaysia; Sustainability Cluster, School of Engineering, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, 248007, India
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- Department of Biology, Federico II University of Naples, Via Cinthia 26, 80126, Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratoire Génie de l'Environnement et Ecotechnologie (GEET), Université de Sfax, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax (ENIS), Route de Soukra, Km 3.5, B.P. 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, Federico II University of Naples, Via Cinthia 26, 80126, Napoli, Italy
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- Laboratoire Génie de l'Environnement et Ecotechnologie (GEET), Université de Sfax, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs de Sfax (ENIS), Route de Soukra, Km 3.5, B.P. 1173, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia; Institut Supérieur de Biotechnologie de Sfax, Université de Sfax, Route de Soukra, Km 4.5, B.P 1175, 3038, Sfax, Tunisia.
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Zhou X, Ming R, Guo M, Jiao H, Cui H, Hu D, Lu P. Characterization of imidacloprid-induced hepatotoxicity and its mechanisms based on a metabolomic approach in Xenopus laevis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 869:161794. [PMID: 36707007 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Revised: 01/14/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The toxic effects of imidacloprid are attracting increased concern because of its widespread use in agriculture and its persistence in the aquatic environment. Imidacloprid bioaccumulates and triggers various morphological and behavioral responses in amphibians, but the toxic effects and mechanism of imidacloprid in amphibians remain uncertain. In this study, the acute toxicity and chronic effects of imidacloprid on Xenopus laevis were studied. Acute toxicity for 96 h revealed that imidacloprid had an LC50 value of 74.18 mg/L. After exposure for 28 d under 1/10 and 1/100 LC50, liver samples from X. laevis were employed for biochemical analyses, pathological studies, and nontargeted metabolomics to systematically assess the toxic effects and mechanisms of imidacloprid. The results showed that oxidative stress and hepatic tissue morphology changes were observed in treated X. laevis liver. Twelve metabolites involved in metabolic pathway were altered between the control and high exposure groups and twenty-one metabolites were altered between the control and low exposure group. Eight metabolic pathways exposed to high levels and nine metabolic pathways exposed to low level of imidacloprid were disturbed. These pathways were primarily related to amino acid metabolism, lipid metabolism, and nucleotide metabolism. Our research provides essential information to evaluate the potential toxicity of imidacloprid to nontarget aquatic organisms.
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- Xia Zhou
- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide, Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Center for R&D of Fine Chemicals of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China.
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Yan Z, Chen Y, Zhang X, Lu G. The metabolites could not be ignored: A comparative study of the metabolite norfluoxetine with its parent fluoxetine on zebrafish (Danio rerio). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 257:106467. [PMID: 36870174 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The ubiquitous pharmaceuticals in aquatic environments have attracted huge attention due to their significant risks to humans and ecosystems. However, even though the knowledge of the negative effects induced by the parent pharmaceuticals is quite extensive, little is known about their metabolites for a long time. This study provides systematical knowledge about the potential toxicity of metabolite norfluoxetine and its parent fluoxetine on zebrafish (Danio rerio) at the early life stage. The results showed that the metabolite norfluoxetine had similar acute toxicity in fish with the parent fluoxetine. For the altered fish development, there was no significant difference in most cases between the two pharmaceuticals. Compared to the control, the metabolite markedly inhibited the locomotor behavior under light-to-dark transitions, which was comparable to the parent. Norfluoxetine could easily accumulate but hardly eliminate from fish, relative to fluoxetine. In addition, the accumulated fluoxetine in zebrafish may rapidly metabolize to norfluoxetine and then be eliminated through different metabolic pathways. The functional genes related to serotonergic process (5-ht1aa, 5-ht2c, slc6a4b, and vmat), early growth (egr4), and circadian rhythm (per2) were downregulated by both the norfluoxetine and fluoxetine, indicative of the same mode-of-action of norfluoxetine with its parent in these functions. Meanwhile, the alterations caused by norfluoxetine were more pronounced than that of fluoxetine in the genes of 5-ht2c, slc6a4b, vmat, and per2. The molecular docking also confirmed that norfluoxetine could bind with serotonin transporter protein in the same as fluoxetine with a lower binding free energy. Overall, the metabolite norfluoxetine could induce similar and even more toxic effects on zebrafish with the same mode of action. The different and binding energy of the metabolite norfluoxetine and its parent fluoxetine on zebrafish may be responsible for the differentiated effects. It highlights the risks of the metabolite norfluoxetine in the aquatic environment could not be ignored.
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- Zhenhua Yan
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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Li W, Huo J, Berik E, Wu W, Hou J, Long H, Lei M, Li Z, Zhang Z, Wu W. Determination of the intermediates in glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid cycle with an improved derivatization strategy using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry in complex samples. J Chromatogr A 2023; 1692:463856. [PMID: 36803770 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2023.463856] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2022] [Revised: 01/29/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) is recognized as a complex matrix, and improved analytical methods are crucial to extract the key indicators and depict the interaction and alteration of the complex matrix. Shenqi Fuzheng Injection (SQ), a water extract of Radix Codonopsis and Radix Astragali, has demonstrated preventative effects on myotube atrophy induced by chemotherapeutic agents. To achieve the improved analytical capability of complex biological samples, we established a highly reproducible, sensitive, specific, and robust gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS) method to detect glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle intermediates with optimized factors in the extraction and derivatization process. Our method detected fifteen metabolites and covered most intermediate metabolites in glycolysis and TCA cycles, including glucose, glucose-6-phosphate, fructose-6-phosphate, dihydroxyacetone phosphate, 3-diphosphoglycerate, phosphoenolpyruvate, pyruvate, lactate, citrate, cis-aconitate, isocitrate, α-ketoglutarate, succinate, fumarate, and malate. Through methodological verification of the method, it was found that the linear correlation coefficients of each compound in the method were greater than 0.98, all of which had lower limits of quantification, the recovery rate was 84.94-104.45%, and the accuracy was 77.72-104.92%. The intraday precision was 3.72-15.37%, the interday precision was 5.00-18.02%, and the stability was 7.85-15.51%. Therefore, the method has good linearity, accuracy, precision, and stability. The method was further applied to study the attenuating effects of the SQ in a chemotherapeutic agents-induced C2C12 myotube atrophy model to evaluate the changes in the tricarboxylic acid cycle and glycolytic products under the action by the complex systems of TCM and disease model. Our study provided an improved method to explore TCM's pharmacodynamic constituents and action mechanisms.
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- Wei Li
- National Engineering Research Center of TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; School of Chinese Materia Medica, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing 210029, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China
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- National Engineering Research Center of TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Beijing Key Lab of TCM Collateral Disease Theory Research, School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100069, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China.
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- National Engineering Research Center of TCM Standardization Technology, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201203, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China.
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Santos LHMLM, Maulvault AL, Jaén-Gil A, Marques A, Barceló D, Rodríguez-Mozaz S. Linking chemical exposure and fish metabolome: Discovering new biomarkers of environmental exposure of Argyrosomus regius to the antidepressant venlafaxine. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 98:104063. [PMID: 36623700 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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In this study, a non-target metabolomic approach was used to investigate changes in the metabolome of juvenile meagre (Argyrosomus regius) exposed to venlafaxine (20 µg/L). A total of 24, 22 and 8 endogenous metabolites tentatively identified in liver, brain and plasma, respectively, were significantly changed in venlafaxine exposed meagre, showing tissue-dependent variations in the metabolic profile. The amino acids tryptophan, tyrosine and phenylalanine, which are related to the synthesis, availability, and expression of neurotransmitters (e.g., serotonin, dopamine, epinephrine), showed to be dysregulated by venlafaxine exposure. A high impact was observed in fish brain metabolome that showed a trend of up-regulation for most of the tentatively identified metabolites. In conclusion, the identification of possible biomarkers of exposure in fish metabolome to environmental stressors such as venlafaxine is crucial to assess early signal changes at molecular level, enabling the prevention of deleterious effects at the organism and population levels.
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- Lúcia H M L M Santos
- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), C/ Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain; University of Girona, Girona, Spain.
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- Division of Aquaculture and Seafood Upgrading, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, I.P. (IPMA), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006 Lisboa, Portugal; Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, UCIBIO - Unit on Applied Molecular Biosciences, Department of Chemistry, School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2819-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Climate & Environment Division, Mekjarvik 12, 4072 Randaberg, Norway
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- Division of Aquaculture and Seafood Upgrading, Portuguese Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere, I.P. (IPMA), Rua Alfredo Magalhães Ramalho, 6, 1495-006 Lisboa, Portugal; Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), Universidade do Porto, Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leixões, Avenida General Norton de Matos S/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), C/ Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain; University of Girona, Girona, Spain; IDAEA-CSIC, Department of Environmental Chemistry, C/ Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034 Barcelona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA), C/ Emili Grahit 101, 17003 Girona, Spain; University of Girona, Girona, Spain
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Su H, Li Y, Ma D, Fan J, Zhong Z, Zhu H. Metabolism responses in the intestine of Oreochromis mossambicus exposed to salinity, alkalinity and salt-alkalinity stress using LC-MS/MS-based metabolomics. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. PART D, GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2023; 45:101044. [PMID: 36495832 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2022.101044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Multiple abiotic stresses are imposed on fish as a result of unprecedented changes in temperature and precipitation patterns in recent decades. It is unclear how teleosts respond to severe ambient salinity, alkalinity, and saline-alkalinity in terms of their metabolic and molecular osmoregulation processes. The metabolic reactions in the intestine of Oreochromis mossambicus under salinity (25 g/L, S_C), alkalinity (4 g/L, A_C), and saline-alkalinity (salinity: 25 g/L & alkalinity: 4 g/L, SA_C) stresses were examined in this research utilizing LC-MS/MS-based metabolomics. The findings demonstrated that the three osmotic-stressed groups' metabolic profiles were considerably different from those of the control group. Osmolytes, energy sources, free amino acids, and several intermediate metabolites were all synthetically adjusted as part of the osmoregulation associated with the salinity, alkalinity, and saline-alkalinity stress. Following osmotic stress, osmoregulation-related pathways, including the mTOR signaling pathway, TCA cycle, glycolysis/gluconeogenesis, etc., were also discovered in the intestine of O. mossambicus. Overall, our findings can assist in better comprehending the molecular regulatory mechanism in euryhaline fish under various osmotic pressures and can offer a preliminary profile of osmotic regulation.
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- Huanhuan Su
- Shanghai Ocean University, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fishery Resource Application and Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immunology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Shanghai Ocean University, College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai 201306, China; Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fishery Resource Application and Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immunology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fishery Resource Application and Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immunology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fishery Resource Application and Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immunology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fishery Resource Application and Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immunology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510380, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical and Subtropical Fishery Resource Application and Cultivation, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Immunology and Sustainable Aquaculture, Pearl River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Science, Guangzhou 510380, China.
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Correia D, Domingues I, Faria M, Oliveira M. Effects of fluoxetine on fish: What do we know and where should we focus our efforts in the future? THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 857:159486. [PMID: 36257440 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 10/11/2022] [Accepted: 10/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Fluoxetine is one of the most studied and detected selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in the aquatic environment, found at concentrations ranging from ng/L to μg/L. Its presence in this environment can induce effects on aquatic organisms that may compromise their fitness. Several experimental studies have demonstrated that fluoxetine can induce neurotoxicity, genetic and biochemical changes, and cause behavioral dysfunction in a wide range of fish species. However, contradictory results can be found. There is thus the need for a comprehensive review of the current state of knowledge on the effects of fluoxetine on fish at different levels of biological organization, highlighting inclusive patterns and discussing the potential causes for the contradictory results, that can be found in the available literature. This review also aims to explore and identify the main gaps in knowledge and areas for future research. We conclude that environmentally relevant concentrations of fluoxetine (e.g., from 0.00345 μg/L) produced adverse effects and often this concentration range is not addressed in conventional environmental risk assessment strategies. Its environmental persistence and ionizable properties reinforce the need for standardized testing with representative aquatic models, targeting endpoints sensitive to the specific mode of action of fluoxetine, in order to assess and rank its actual environmental risk to aquatic ecosystems.
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- Daniela Correia
- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM), Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Abulikemu A, Zhao X, Xu H, Li Y, Ma R, Yao Q, Wang J, Sun Z, Li Y, Guo C. Silica nanoparticles aggravated the metabolic associated fatty liver disease through disturbed amino acid and lipid metabolisms-mediated oxidative stress. Redox Biol 2022; 59:102569. [PMID: 36512914 PMCID: PMC9763688 DOI: 10.1016/j.redox.2022.102569] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The metabolic associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is a public health challenge, leading to a global increase in chronic liver disease. The respiratory exposure of silica nanoparticles (SiNPs) has revealed to induce hepatotoxicity. However, its role in the pathogenesis and progression of MAFLD was severely under-studied. In this context, the hepatic impacts of SiNPs were investigated in vivo and in vitro through using ApoE-/- mice and free fatty acid (FFA)-treated L02 hepatocytes. Histopathological examinations and biochemical analysis showed SiNPs exposure via intratracheal instillation aggravated hepatic steatosis, lipid vacuolation, inflammatory infiltration and even collagen deposition in ApoE-/- mice, companied with increased hepatic ALT, AST and LDH levels. The enhanced fatty acid synthesis and inhibited fatty acid β-oxidation and lipid efflux may account for the increased hepatic TC/TG by SiNPs. Consistently, SiNPs induced lipid deposition and elevated TC in FFA-treated L02 cells. Further, the activation of hepatic oxidative stress was detected in vivo and in vitro, as evidenced by ROS accumulation, elevated MDA, declined GSH/GSSG and down-regulated Nrf2 signaling. Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress was also triggered in response to SiNPs-induced lipid accumulation, as reflecting by the remarkable ER expansion and increased BIP expression. More importantly, an UPLC-MS-based metabolomics analysis revealed that SiNPs disturbed the hepatic metabolic profile in ApoE-/- mice, prominently on amino acids and lipid metabolisms. In particular, the identified differential metabolites were strongly correlated to the activation of oxidative stress and ensuing hepatic TC/TG accumulation and liver injuries, contributing to the progression of liver diseases. Taken together, our study showed SiNPs promoted hepatic steatosis and liver damage, resulting in the aggravation of MAFLD progression. More importantly, the disturbed amino acids and lipid metabolisms-mediated oxidative stress was a key contributor to this phenomenon from a metabolic perspective.
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- Alimire Abulikemu
- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China,Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China,Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China,Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China,Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China,Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China,Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China; Department of Toxicology and Sanitary Chemistry, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China; Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Toxicology, Capital Medical University, Beijing, 100069, China.
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Zhou X, Yang Y, Ming R, Chen H, Hu D, Lu P. Insight into the differences in the toxicity mechanisms of dinotefuran enantiomers in zebrafish by UPLC-Q/TOF-MS. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:70833-70841. [PMID: 35589890 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-20424-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Dinotefuran is a chiral insecticide widely used to control Nilaparvata lugens in agriculture. However, little is known about the toxic effects of dinotefuran enantiomers on aquatic organisms. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to 1.00 and 10.00 mg/L dinotefuran enantiomers for 96 h, after which multivariate pattern recognition, metabolite identification, and pathway analysis were performed. Principal component analysis (PCA) and orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) were then conducted to reveal the metabolic perturbations caused by dinotefuran enantiomers. Metabolic pathway analysis revealed the perturbation of five main pathways, including phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis; phenylalanine metabolism; retinol metabolism; arginine and proline metabolism; and glycerophospholipid metabolism. These disturbed metabolic pathways were strongly correlated with energy, amino acid metabolism, and lipid metabolism. Pathway analysis also indicated that the metabolic pathway changes induced by the same level of R and S-dinotefuran were enantioselective. Our research may provide better insight into the risk of chiral dinotefuran in aquatic organisms in the environment.
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- Xia Zhou
- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China
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- Key Laboratory of Green Pesticide and Agricultural Bioengineering, Ministry of Education, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China.
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Tan B, Wang Y, Gong Z, Fan X, Ni B. Toxic Effects of Copper Nanoparticles on Paramecium bursaria–Chlorella Symbiotic System. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:834208. [PMID: 35401497 PMCID: PMC8984179 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.834208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Although many reports have demonstrated that nanoparticles can have a negative effect on aquatic organisms, the toxic effects on symbiotic organisms remain poorly understood. The present study conducts ultrastructure, enzyme activity, and transcriptomics to assess the toxic effects to the Paramecium bursaria–Chlorella symbiotic system from exposure to copper nanoparticles (CuNPs) for 24 h. We found that in both the host and symbiotic algae, CuNP exposure induced high reactive oxygen species level, which leads to oxidative damage and energy metabolism disorder. Moreover, transmission electron micrographs (TEMs) showed that the symbiotic algae in the cytoplasm of P. bursaria were enveloped in the digestive vacuole and digested, and the level of acid phosphatase activity increased significantly within 24 h, which indicated that the stability of the symbiotic system was affected after CuNP exposure. We speculated that the increased energy demand in the host and symbiotic algae resulted from oxidative stress, precipitating the decrease of the photosynthetic products provided to the host, the digestion of the symbiont, and the destruction of the stable symbiotic relationship. The study provides the first insight into the mechanisms of nanoparticles’ toxicity to the symbiotic relationship in the ecosystem, which may help to understand the environmental effects and toxicological mechanisms of nanoparticles.
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- Bingyu Tan
- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
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- School of Life Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China
- *Correspondence: Bing Ni,
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Chen P, Yang J, Wang R, Xiao B, Liu Q, Sun B, Wang X, Zhu L. Graphene oxide enhanced the endocrine disrupting effects of bisphenol A in adult male zebrafish: Integrated deep learning and metabolomics studies. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 809:151103. [PMID: 34743883 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In our previous studies, it was found that graphene oxide (GO) reduced the endocrine disruption of bisphenol A (BPA) in zebrafish embryo and larvae, but through different mechanisms. In this study, adult male zebrafish were selected to further understand the interactions between GO and BPA considering that adult zebrafish have different uptake pathways and metabolism from embryo and larvae. BPA was predicted to bind with the estrogen receptor α (ERα) with a probability of 98.1% by training a directed-message passing deep neural network model, and was confirmed by molecular docking analysis. The results were in accordance with the significantly increased vitellogenin (VTG) and estradiol (E2) levels, while decreased testosterone (T) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels in the adult male zebrafish after 7 d exposure to 500 μg/L BPA. Compared to BPA single exposure group, the presence of GO led to significantly lower T and FSH levels and fewer spermatozoa, indicating that GO enhanced the endocrine disruption effects of BPA in the adult zebrafish. Metabolomics analysis revealed that 5 μg/L BPA could elicit changes in the metabolome, and the responses were correlated with BPA concentrations. Metabolic pathway analysis revealed more disturbance was caused by the mixture of GO and BPA compared to BPA alone, including three additional pathways and stronger perturbations on carbohydrate, lipid, and amino acid metabolism, fortifying that GO exaggerated the toxic effects of BPA. This was opposite to the depression effect observed in zebrafish embryo and larvae, magnifying that the joint effects of exposure to nanomaterials and endocrine disrupting chemicals are relevant to the life stages of organisms.
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- Pengyu Chen
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China; College of Oceanography, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610064, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering of Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Ramirez G, Gomez E, Dumas T, Rosain D, Mathieu O, Fenet H, Courant F. Early Biological Modulations Resulting from 1-Week Venlafaxine Exposure of Marine Mussels Mytilus galloprovincialis Determined by a Metabolomic Approach. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12030197. [PMID: 35323640 PMCID: PMC8949932 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12030197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Revised: 02/04/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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There is growing evidence of the presence of pharmaceuticals in natural waters and their accumulation in aquatic organisms. While their mode of action on non-target organisms is still not clearly understood, their effects warrant assessment. The present study assessed the metabolome of the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) exposed to a 10 µg/L nominal concentration of the antidepressant venlafaxine (VLF) at 3 time-points (1, 3, and 7 days). Over the exposure period, we observed up- or down-modulations of 113 metabolites, belonging to several metabolisms, e.g., amino acids (phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, etc.), purine and pyrimidine metabolisms (adenosine, cyclic AMP, thymidine, etc.), and several other metabolites involved in diverse functions. Serotonin showed the same time-course modulation pattern in both male and female mussels, which was consistent with its mode of action in humans, i.e., after a slight decrease on the first day of exposure, its levels increased at day 7 in exposed mussels. We found that the modulation pattern of impacted metabolites was not constant over time and it was gender-specific, as male and female mussels responded differently to VLF exposure.
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- Gaëlle Ramirez
- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France; (G.R.); (E.G.); (T.D.); (D.R.); (O.M.); (H.F.)
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France; (G.R.); (E.G.); (T.D.); (D.R.); (O.M.); (H.F.)
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France; (G.R.); (E.G.); (T.D.); (D.R.); (O.M.); (H.F.)
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France; (G.R.); (E.G.); (T.D.); (D.R.); (O.M.); (H.F.)
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France; (G.R.); (E.G.); (T.D.); (D.R.); (O.M.); (H.F.)
- Laboratoire de Pharmacologie-Toxicologie, CHU de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France; (G.R.); (E.G.); (T.D.); (D.R.); (O.M.); (H.F.)
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- HydroSciences Montpellier, University of Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, Montpellier, France; (G.R.); (E.G.); (T.D.); (D.R.); (O.M.); (H.F.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +33-411-759-414
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Chronic Effects of Fluoxetine on Danio rerio: A Biochemical and Behavioral Perspective. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/app12042256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Fluoxetine is an antidepressant widely used to treat depressive and anxiety states. Due to its mode of action in the central nervous system (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI)), it becomes toxic to non-target organisms, leading to changes that are harmful to their survival. In this work, the effects of fluoxetine on juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio) were evaluated, assessing biochemical (phase II biotransformation—glutathione S-transferase (GST), neurotransmission—acetylcholinesterase (ChE), energy metabolism—lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and oxidative stress—glutathione peroxidase (GPx)) and behavior endpoints (swimming behavior, social behavior, and thigmotaxis) after 21 days exposure to 0 (control), 0.1, 1 and 10 µg/L. Biochemically, although chronic exposure did not induce significant effects on neurotransmission and energy metabolism, GPx activity was decreased after exposure to 10 µg/L of fluoxetine. At a behavioral level, exploratory and social behavior was not affected. However, changes in the swimming pattern of exposed fish were observed in light and dark periods (decreased locomotor activity). Overall, the data show that juvenile fish chronically exposed to fluoxetine may exhibit behavioral changes, affecting their ability to respond to environmental stressors and the interaction with other fish.
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Dumas T, Courant F, Fenet H, Gomez E. Environmental Metabolomics Promises and Achievements in the Field of Aquatic Ecotoxicology: Viewed through the Pharmaceutical Lens. Metabolites 2022; 12:metabo12020186. [PMID: 35208259 PMCID: PMC8880617 DOI: 10.3390/metabo12020186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2022] [Revised: 02/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Scientists often set ambitious targets using environmental metabolomics to address challenging ecotoxicological issues. This promising approach has a high potential to elucidate the mechanisms of action (MeOAs) of contaminants (in hazard assessments) and to develop biomarkers (in environmental biomonitoring). However, metabolomics fingerprints often involve a complex mixture of molecular effects that are hard to link to a specific MeOA (if detected in the analytical conditions used). Given these promises and limitations, here we propose an updated review on the achievements of this approach. Metabolomics-based studies conducted on the effects of pharmaceutical active compounds in aquatic organisms provide a relevant means to review the achievements of this approach, as prior knowledge about the MeOA of these molecules could help overcome some shortcomings. This review highlighted that current metabolomics advances have enabled more accurate MeOA assessment, especially when combined with other omics approaches. The combination of metabolomics with other measured biological endpoints has also turned out to be an efficient way to link molecular effects to (sub)-individual adverse outcomes, thereby paving the way to the construction of adverse outcome pathways (AOPs). Here, we also discuss the importance of determining MeOA as a key strategy in the identification of MeOA-specific biomarkers for biomonitoring. We have put forward some recommendations to take full advantage of environmental metabolomics and thus help fulfil these promises.
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Beale DJ, Hillyer K, Nilsson S, Limpus D, Bose U, Broadbent JA, Vardy S. Bioaccumulation and metabolic response of PFAS mixtures in wild-caught freshwater turtles (Emydura macquariimacquarii) using omics-based ecosurveillance techniques. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 806:151264. [PMID: 34715216 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2021] [Revised: 10/14/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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PFAS mixtures in the environment are common and identifying PFAS constituents, bioaccumulation, and biological impacts of mixtures remains a challenge. Here, an omics-based ecosurveillance approach was taken to investigate the impacts of PFAS pollution in freshwater turtles (Emydura macquariimacquarii). Four turtles were collected from an impacted waterway downstream from an industrial source of PFAS contamination in Queensland, Australia and analysed for 49 different PFAS. One turtle was collected from a suitable control site. PFAS concentrations were quantified in turtle serum using an established targeted methodology. The serum PFAS concentration was ten-fold greater at the impacted site (Σ49 PFAS 1933 ± 481 ng/mL) relative to the control sample (Σ49 PFAS 140 ng/mL). Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS; 889 ± 56 ng/mL) was 235 times higher in turtle serum than in the water that they were collected from (ΣPFAS 32.0 μg/L). Perfluorobutane sulfonamide (FBSA; 403 ± 83 ng/mL) and perfluorohexane sulfonamide (FHxSA; 550 ± 330 ng/mL) were also reported at substantial concentrations in the serum of impacted turtles. Biochemical profiles were analysed using a mixture of liquid chromatography triple quadrupole (QqQ) and quadrupole time-of-flight (QToF) mass spectrometry methodologies. These profiles demonstrated a positive correlation in the impacted turtles exposed to elevated PFAS with an enhanced purine metabolism, glycerophosphocholines and an innate immune response, which suggest an inflammation response, metabolic preservation and re-routing of central carbon metabolites. Conversely, lipid transport and binding activity were negatively correlated. Using these preliminary data, we were able to demonstrate the negative metabolic impact from PFAS mixtures on turtle metabolic health. With further research on a larger turtle cohort, omics-based data will contribute towards linking adverse outcome pathways for turtle populations exposed to PFAS mixtures. Moreover, expanding the use of ecosurveillance tools will inform mechanistic toxicological data for risk assessment and regulatory applications.
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- David J Beale
- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia.
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- Land and Water, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Ecosciences Precinct, Dutton Park, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences, The University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD 4102, Australia
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- Aquatic Threatened Species, Wildlife and Threatened Species Operations, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government, Australia
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- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia
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- Agriculture and Food, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Queensland Bioscience Precinct, St Lucia, QLD 4067, Australia
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- Water Quality and Investigation, Science and Technology Division, Department of Environment and Science, Queensland Government, Australia
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Vaclavik J, Sehonova P, Blahova J, Medkova D, Postulkova E, Maly O, Charvatova M, Stastny K, Lenz J, Mares J, Franc A, Svobodova Z. Foodborne fluoxetine impacts the immune response in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykkis). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2022; 90:103818. [PMID: 35074562 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2022.103818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The aim of this study was to reveal the effects of foodborne fluoxetine on morphological and condition profile, hematological profile, biochemical and oxidative stress indices on juvenile rainbow trout. The study was performed according to OECD Guideline No. 215. Fluoxetine was incorporated into Biomar 921 pellets at a dose of 0.047 mg/kg (environmental concentration), 0.577 mg/kg and 6.7 mg/kg. There was statistically significant change in hematological profile, including an increasing trend in neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio and a decreasing trend in the number of lymphocytes. Measurements of oxidative stress indicated decreased activity of the detoxifying enzyme glutathione-S-transferase in the liver and kidney. However, the measurement of GR, GPx, CAT, SOD activity, and TBARS showed no changes. Histopathological examination revealed damage to the proximal tubules of caudal kidney in exposed groups. This study confirms that fluoxetine has a significant effect on immune response.
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- Josef Vaclavik
- Department of Animal Protection and Welfare & Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Protection and Welfare & Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Animal Protection and Welfare & Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Protection and Welfare & Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Faculty of Agrisciences, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Faculty of Agrisciences, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Faculty of Agrisciences, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Veterinary Research Institute, Department of Infectious Diseases and Preventive Medicine, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Anatomy, Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic; Department of Pathology, Znojmo Hospital, Czech Republic
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- Department of Zoology, Fisheries, Hydrobiology and Apiculture, Faculty of Agrisciences, Mendel University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic
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- Department of Animal Protection and Welfare & Veterinary Public Health, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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Chen Y, Li J, Yuan P, Wu Z, Wang Z, Wu W. Graphene oxide promoted chromium uptake by zebrafish embryos with multiple effects: Adsorption, bioenergetic flux and metabolism. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 802:149914. [PMID: 34474293 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149914] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The increasing production and application of graphene oxide (GO, a popular carbon nanomaterial), makes their release into aqueous environment inevitably. The capability of GO to enhance the toxicity of background contaminants has been widely concerned. However, the effect of GO on heavy metal accumulation in fish embryos remains unclear. Here, we show that GO-promoted chromium (Cr) uptake by zebrafish embryos with multiple effects. The adsorption accelerated the aggregation and settlement of Cr6+-adsorbed GO and decreased the Cr6+ concentration in the upper water, which enhanced the interaction of chorions and contaminants (Cr6+, GO and Cr6+-adsorbed GO). In the presence of GO, the Cr content in chorions and intra-chorion embryos was increased by four times and 57% respectively, compared to that of the single Cr6+ exposure. Furthermore, GO+Cr6+ increased the oxygen consumption rates, embryonic acid extrusion rates and ATP production, induced more serious oxidative stress, and disturbed amino acid metabolism, fatty acid metabolism and TCA cycle. These findings provide new insights into the effect of GO on heavy metal bioaccumulation and toxicity during embryogenesis.
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- Yuming Chen
- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- Henan Provincial Key Laboratory of Children's Genetics and Metabolic Diseases/Henan Neural Development Engineering Research Center for Children, Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Children's Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450018, China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China.
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300401, China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China
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- School of Public Health, Xinxiang Medical University, Xinxiang 453003, China
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Wang T, Yang C, Zhang T, Liang H, Ma Y, Wu Z, Sun W. Immune defense, detoxification, and metabolic changes in juvenile Eriocheir sinensis exposed to acute ammonia. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 240:105989. [PMID: 34649196 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105989] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2021] [Revised: 09/27/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ammonia-N accumulation in the rice-crab co-culture system may have negative effects on the health of juvenile Eriocheir sinensis. In this study, physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolomic analyses were performed to explore the toxic responses in the hepatopancreas of juvenile E. sinensis exposed to 0, 0.75, and 2.99 mmol/L total ammonia-N for 24 h. We observed that the content of most amino acids and glycogen was significantly decreased after ammonia exposure. Acid phosphatase and alkaline phosphatase activities showed marginally increased trends after low ammonia exposure. Transcriptomic analysis indicated that immune defense, detoxification, and metabolic pathways were altered. Metabolomic analysis revealed that ammonia exposure affected energy metabolism and nucleotide metabolism. The combination of transcriptomic and metabolomic analyses revealed that the tricarboxylic acid cycle and amino acid consumption were enhanced for additional energy supply to cope with ammonia stress. Ammonia stress activated the immune defense system in juvenile E. sinensis. Moreover, the upregulation of detoxification genes and the acceleration of glycogen degradation for glucose supply are important adaptive mechanisms in response to high ammonia stress. Notably, ammonia stress may affect the nervous system of juvenile E. sinensis. Thus, our data provide a better understanding of the defensive mechanisms of E. sinensis against ammonia toxicity.
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- Tianyu Wang
- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China
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- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China
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- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China
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- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China
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- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China
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- College of Food Science, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110866, China.
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- Institute of Plant Nutrition and Environmental Resources, Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning 110661, China.
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Min EK, Lee AN, Lee JY, Shim I, Kim P, Kim TY, Kim KT, Lee S. Advantages of omics technology for evaluating cadmium toxicity in zebrafish. Toxicol Res 2021; 37:395-403. [PMID: 34631496 DOI: 10.1007/s43188-020-00082-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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In the last decade, several advancements have been made in omics technologies and they have been applied extensively in diverse research areas. Especially in toxicological research, omics technology can efficiently and accurately generate relevant data on the molecular dynamics associated with adverse outcomes. Toxicomics is defined as the combination of toxicology and omics technologies and encompasses toxicogenomics, toxicoproteomics, and toxicometabolomics. This paper reviews the trend of applying omics technologies to evaluate cadmium (Cd) toxicity in zebrafish (D. rerio). Cd is a toxic heavy metal posing several environmental concerns; however, it is being used widely in everyday life. Zebrafish embryos and larvae are employed as standard models for many toxicity tests because they share 71.4% genetic homology with humans. This study summarizes the toxicity of Cd on the nerves, liver, heart, skeleton, etc. of zebrafish and introduces detailed omics techniques to understand the results of the toxicomic studies. Finally, the trend of toxicity evaluation in the zebrafish model of Cd based on omics technology is presented.
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- Eun Ki Min
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 01811 Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566 Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, 22689 Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, 22689 Republic of Korea
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- Environmental Health Research Department, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, 22689 Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Gwangju, 61005 Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University of Science and Technology, Seoul, 01811 Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566 Republic of Korea
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Daddiouaissa D, Amid A, Abdullah Sani MS, Elnour AAM. Evaluation of metabolomics behavior of human colon cancer HT29 cell lines treated with ionic liquid graviola fruit pulp extract. JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY 2021; 270:113813. [PMID: 33444719 DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2021.113813] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE Medicinal plants have been used by indigenous people across the world for centuries to help individuals preserve their wellbeing and cure diseases. Annona muricata L. (Graviola) which is belonging to the Annonaceae family has been traditionally used due to its medicinal abilities including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and cancer cell growth inhibition. Graviola is claimed to be a potential antitumor due to its selective cytotoxicity against several cancer cell lines. However, the metabolic mechanism information underlying the anticancer activity remains limited. AIM OF THE STUDY This study aimed to investigate the effect of ionic liquid-Graviola fruit pulp extract (IL-GPE) on the metabolomics behavior of colon cancer (HT29) by using an untargeted GC-TOFMS-based metabolic profiling. MATERIALS AND METHODS Multivariate data analysis was used to determine the metabolic profiling, and the ingenuity pathway analysis (IPA) was used to predict the altered canonical pathways after treating the HT29 cells with crude IL-GPE and Taxol (positive control). RESULTS The principal components analysis (PCA) identified 44 metabolites with the most reliable factor loading, and the cluster analysis (CA) separated three groups of metabolites: metabolites specific to the non-treated HT29 cells, metabolites specific to the treated HT29 cells with the crude IL-GPE and metabolites specific to Taxol treatment. Pathway analysis of metabolomic profiles revealed an alteration of many metabolic pathways, including amino acid metabolism, aerobic glycolysis, urea cycle and ketone bodies metabolism that contribute to energy metabolism and cancer cell proliferation. CONCLUSION The crude IL-GPE can be one of the promising anticancer agents due to its selective inhibition of energy metabolism and cancer cell proliferation.
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- Djabir Daddiouaissa
- Biotechnology Engineering Department, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM), P. O. Box 10, Gombak, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), Level 3, KICT Building, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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- International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), Level 3, KICT Building, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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- International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), Level 3, KICT Building, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Konsortium Institut Halal IPT Malaysia, Ministry of Higher Education, Block E8, Complex E, Federal Government Administrative Centre, 62604, Putrajaya, Malaysia
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- Biotechnology Engineering Department, Kulliyyah of Engineering, International Islamic University, Malaysia (IIUM), P. O. Box 10, Gombak, 50728, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; International Institute for Halal Research and Training (INHART), Level 3, KICT Building, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jalan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Li Y, Niu D, Wu Y, Dong Z, Li J. Integrated analysis of transcriptomic and metabolomic data to evaluate responses to hypersalinity stress in the gill of the razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta). COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2021; 38:100793. [PMID: 33513539 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2021.100793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2021] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Salinity is an important ecological factor that affects physiological metabolism, survival, and distribution of marine organisms. Despite changes in the osmolarity and composition of the cytosol during salinity shifts, marine mollusks are able to maintain their metabolic function. The razor clam (Sinonovacula constricta) survives the wide range of salinity in the intertidal zone via changes in behavior and physiology. To explore the stress responses and mechanisms of salinity tolerance in razor clams, we collected transcriptomic and metabolomic data from a control group (salinity 20‰, S20) and a salinity-stress group (salinity 35‰, S35). The transcriptome data showed that genes related to the immune system, cytoskeleton remodeling, and signal transduction pathways dominated in the S35 group to counteract hypersalinity stress in the gill. The metabolomic analysis showed that 142 metabolites were significantly different between the S35 and S20 groups and that amino acid and carbohydrate metabolism were affected by hypersalinity stress. Levels of amino acids and energy substances, such as l-proline, isoleucine, and fructose, were higher in the gill of the S35 group. The combination of transcriptomic and metabolomic data indicated that metabolism of amino acids, carbohydrates, and lipids was enhanced in the gill during adaptation to high salinity. These results clarified the complex physiological processes involved in the response to hyperosmotic stress and maintenance of metabolism in the gill of razor clams. These findings provide a reference for further study of the biological responses of euryhaline shellfish to hyperosmotic stress and a molecular basis for the search for populations with high salinity tolerance.
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- Yan Li
- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Aquaculture, Shanghai 201306, China; Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, China
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- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Centre of Aquaculture, Shanghai 201306, China; Co-Innovation Center of Jiangsu Marine Bio-industry Technology, Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang 222005, China.
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Zhang LJ, Qian L, Ding LY, Wang L, Wong MH, Tao HC. Ecological and toxicological assessments of anthropogenic contaminants based on environmental metabolomics. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ECOTECHNOLOGY 2021; 5:100081. [PMID: 36158612 PMCID: PMC9488080 DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2021.100081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/06/2021] [Accepted: 01/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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There has long been a great concern with growing anthropogenic contaminants and their ecological and toxicological effects on living organisms and the surrounding environment for decades. Metabolomics, a functional readout of cellular activity, can capture organismal responses to various contaminant-related stressors, acquiring direct signatures to illustrate the environmental behaviours of anthropogenic contaminants better. This review entails the application of metabolomics to profile metabolic responses of environmental organisms, e.g. animals (rodents, fish, crustacean and earthworms) and microorganisms (bacteria, yeast and microalgae) to different anthropogenic contaminants, including heavy metals, nanomaterials, pesticides, pharmaceutical and personal products, persistent organic pollutants, and assesses their ecotoxicological impacts with regard to literature published in the recent five years. Contaminant-induced metabolism alteration and up/down-regulation of metabolic pathways are revealed in typical organisms. The obtained insights of variations in global metabolism provide a distinct understanding of how anthropogenic contaminants exert influences on specific metabolic pathways on living organisms. Thus with a novel ecotechnique of environmental metabolomics, risk assessments of anthropogenic contaminants are profoundly demonstrated.
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- Li-Juan Zhang
- Key Laboratory for Heavy Metal Pollution Control and Reutilization, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory for Heavy Metal Pollution Control and Reutilization, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Key Laboratory for Heavy Metal Pollution Control and Reutilization, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
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- Laboratory for Earth Surface Processes, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Consortium on Health, Environment, Education and Research (CHEER), Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong, China
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- Key Laboratory for Heavy Metal Pollution Control and Reutilization, School of Environment and Energy, Peking University Shenzhen Graduate School, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518055, China
- Corresponding author.
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Zhao Y, Meng F, Ding C, Yu Y, Zhang G, Tzeng C. Gender-differentiated metabolic abnormalities of adult zebrafish with zinc pyrithione (ZPT) -induced hepatotoxicity. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 257:127177. [PMID: 32480090 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2020] [Revised: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Zinc pyrithione (ZPT) is an extensively used microbicidal agent and its toxicity to multiple organs has been gradually recognized. However, details of the mechanism of ZPT toxicity are lacking and profile studies at metabolic level are still greatly limited. In this work we investigated the effects of ZPT on metabolic pathways of zebrafish liver after twenty-one days of exposure. Our integrated approach was underpinned by gas chromatography coupled with mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) and liver function analysis. Metabolomic profiles were generated from the livers of ZPT-treated zebrafish and 172 significantly altered metabolite peaks were detected. As a result, ZPT caused altered perturbation of metabolic pathways in male and female zebrafish liver. Moreover, ZPT induced the liver injury with the changes of the metabolites 2,4-diaminobutyric acid (2,4-DABA) with significant distinction between male and female zebrafish. ZPT caused gender-differentiated liver metabolic changes associated with the disruption of glycogenolysis and glycolysis metabolism, purine and pyrimidine metabolism, oxidative phosphorylation, arginine biosynthesis, and amino acid metabolism. Conclusively, exposure of ZPT may result in gender-differentiated metabolic abnormalities of adult zebrafish with induced hepatotoxicity.
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- Ye Zhao
- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China; Jiangsu Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Bio-Manufacture, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China.
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- School of Life Sciences, North China University of Science and Technology, Hebei, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China
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- School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211800, China.
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Zhao HJ, Xu JK, Yan ZH, Ren HQ, Zhang Y. Microplastics enhance the developmental toxicity of synthetic phenolic antioxidants by disturbing the thyroid function and metabolism in developing zebrafish. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 140:105750. [PMID: 32361124 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Coexposure of MPs and other contaminants adsorbed from the environment has raised many attentions, but the understanding of the combined effects of MPs and plastic additives are limited. Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA), a widely used synthetic phenolic antioxidant in plastics, has gained high concerns due to their unintended environmental release and potential threat to aquatic organisms. This study was conducted to reveal the influences of MPs on the bioaccumulation and developmental toxicity of BHA in zebrafish larvae. As a result, MPs promoted the accumulation of BHA in zebrafish larvae and enhanced the toxicity of BHA in larvae development manifested by reduced hatching rates, increased malformation rates and decreased calcified vertebrae. Although the concentration of MPs was not sufficient to cause obvious developmental toxicity, the impacts of MPs on thyroid hormones status might contribute to the aggravated join toxicity. The metabolomic mechanism was revealed to be that the coexposure of BHA and MPs affected the development of zebrafish larvae via disturbing the metabolism of arachidonic acid, glycerophospholipid, and lipids. Our results emphasized that MPs, even at the nontoxic concentrations, in combination with additives caused health risk that should not be ignored.
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- Hua-Jin Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210023, China.
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Lee HK, Kim K, Lee J, Lee J, Lee J, Kim S, Lee SE, Kim JH. Targeted toxicometabolomics of endosulfan sulfate in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) using GC-MS/MS in multiple reaction monitoring mode. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 389:122056. [PMID: 32000124 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2019] [Revised: 12/16/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Endosulfan sulfate is a major oxidative metabolite of the chlorinated insecticide endosulfan. In this study, a targeted metabolomics approach was used to investigate the toxic mechanisms of endosulfan sulfate in adult zebrafish using the multiple reaction monitoring mode of a GC-MS/MS. The LC50 of endosulfan sulfate in adult zebrafish was determined and then zebrafish were exposed to endosulfan sulfate at one-tenth the LC50 (0.1LC50) or the LC50 for 24 and 48 h. After exposure, the fish were extracted, derivatized and analyzed by GC-MS/MS for 379 metabolites to identify 170 metabolites. Three experimental groups (control, 0.1LC50 and LC50) were clearly separated in PLS-DA score plots. Based on the VIP, ANOVA, and fold change results, 40 metabolites were selected as biomarkers. Metabolic pathways associated with those metabolites were identified using MetaboAnalyst 4.0 as follows: aminoacyl-tRNA biosynthesis, valine/leucine/isoleucine biosynthesis, citrate cycle, glycerolipid metabolism, and arginine/proline metabolism. Gene expression studies confirmed the activation of citrate cycle and glycerolipids metabolism. MDA levels of the exposed group significantly increased in oxidative toxicity assay tests. Such significant perturbations of important metabolites within key biochemical pathways must result in biologically hazardous effects in zebrafish.
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- Hwa-Kyung Lee
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, USA
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- Environmental Medical Center, Korea Conformity Laboratories, Incheon, 21999, Republic of Korea
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- Gyeongnam Department of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Korea Institute of Toxicology, Gyeongsangnam-do, 52834, Republic of Korea
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- School of Applied Biosciences, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 41566, Republic of Korea.
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Messan KS, Jones RM, Doherty SJ, Foley K, Douglas TA, Barbato RA. The role of changing temperature in microbial metabolic processes during permafrost thaw. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0232169. [PMID: 32353013 PMCID: PMC7192436 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Approximately one fourth of the Earth's Northern Hemisphere is underlain by permafrost, earth materials (soil, organic matter, or bedrock), that has been continuously frozen for at least two consecutive years. Numerous studies point to evidence of accelerated climate warming in the Arctic and sub-Arctic where permafrost is located. Changes to permafrost biochemical processes may critically impact ecosystem processes at the landscape scale. Here, we sought to understand how the permafrost metabolome responds to thaw and how this response differs based on location (i.e. chronosequence of permafrost formation constituting diverse permafrost types). We analyzed metabolites from microbial cells originating from Alaskan permafrost. Overall, permafrost thaw induced a shift in microbial metabolic processes. Of note were the dissimilarities in biochemical structure between frozen and thawed samples. The thawed permafrost metabolomes from different locations were highly similar. In the intact permafrost, several metabolites with antagonist properties were identified, illustrating the competitive survival strategy required to survive a frozen state. Interestingly, the intensity of these antagonistic metabolites decreased with warmer temperature, indicating a shift in ecological strategies in thawed permafrost. These findings illustrate the impact of change in temperature and spatial variability as permafrost undergoes thaw, knowledge that will become crucial for predicting permafrost biogeochemical dynamics as the Arctic and Antarctic landscapes continue to warm.
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- Komi S. Messan
- US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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- US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
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- US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, New Hampshire, United States of America
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Duarte IA, Reis-Santos P, Novais SC, Rato LD, Lemos MFL, Freitas A, Pouca ASV, Barbosa J, Cabral HN, Fonseca VF. Depressed, hypertense and sore: Long-term effects of fluoxetine, propranolol and diclofenac exposure in a top predator fish. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 712:136564. [PMID: 31945523 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Revised: 01/04/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Pharmaceutical compounds are continuously released into the aquatic environment, resulting in their ubiquitous presence in many estuarine and coastal systems. As pharmaceuticals are designed to produce effects at very low concentrations and target specific evolutionary conserved pathways, there are growing concerns over their potential deleterious effects to the environment and specifically to aquatic organisms, namely in early life-stages. In this context, the long-term effects of exposure of juvenile meagre Argyrosomus regius to three different pharmaceuticals were investigated. Fish were exposed to environmental concentrations of one of three major used pharmaceuticals: the antidepressant fluoxetine (0.3 and 3 μg/L for 15 days), the anti-hypertensive propranolol and the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent diclofenac (0.3 and 15 μg/L for 30 days). Pharmaceuticals bioconcentration in fish muscle was examined, along with biomarkers in different tissues related with antioxidant and biotransformation responses (catalase, superoxide dismutase, ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase and glutathione S-transferase), energetic metabolism (lactate dehydrogenase, isocitrate dehydrogenase and electron transport system activities), neurotransmission (acetylcholinesterase activity) and oxidative damage (DNA damage and lipid peroxidation levels). Overall, each pharmaceutical had different potential for bioconcentration in the muscle (FLX > PROP > DCF) and induced different biological responses: fluoxetine was the most toxic compound to juvenile meagre, affecting fish growth, triggering antioxidant defense responses, inhibiting detoxification mechanisms and increasing lipid peroxidation and DNA damage in the liver; propranolol exposure increased DNA damage and decreased aerobic metabolism in fish muscle; and diclofenac showed no potential to bioconcentrate, yet it affected fish metabolism by increasing cellular energy consumption in the muscle and consequently reducing fish net energy budget. The diverse response patterns evidence the need for future research focused on pharmaceuticals with different modes of action and their exposure effects on organismal physiological mechanisms and homeostatic status. Ultimately, the combination of sub-individual and individual responses is key for ecologically relevant assessments of pharmaceutical toxicity.
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- Irina A Duarte
- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Southern Seas Ecology Laboratories, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, Peniche, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, ESTM, Polytechnic of Leiria, Peniche, Portugal
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- INIAV - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Vila do Conde, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- INIAV - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Vila do Conde, Portugal
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- INIAV - Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária, Vila do Conde, Portugal; REQUIMTE/LAQV, Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal
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- MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal; Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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Guo W, Hossain MS, Kubec J, Grabicová K, Randák T, Buřič M, Kouba A. Psychoactive compounds at environmental concentration alter burrowing behavior in the freshwater crayfish. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 711:135138. [PMID: 32000346 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 10/17/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Pharmaceutically active compounds (PhAC) have been increasingly detected in freshwater and marine waterbodies worldwide and are recognized as major emerging micropollutant threat to the aquatic environment. Despite their low concentrations in the environment, there is evidence of effects on non-target aquatic organisms in natural habitats. To assess the potential effects of PhACs on its burrowing behavior, we exposed the red swamp crayfish Procambarus clarkii to methamphetamine or tramadol at the environmentally relevant concentration of 1 μg/L. Methamphetamine-exposed females constructed burrows of lower depth and volume relative to individual weight than did controls. Tramadol-exposed females consistently exhibited a tendency for smaller burrows, but this difference was not significant. Exposed males showed a non-significant tendency to excavate larger burrows compared with the control. Control and tramadol-treated females maintained the natural tendency of constructing relatively deeper and/or larger-volume burrows compared with males. This sex-related pattern was not detected in the methamphetamine group. The rate of human therapeutic PhAC usage is relatively stable year-round, and impacts on crayfish burrowing can be particularly damaging during periods of drought, when the dilution of waste waters is reduced, and burrowing becomes a critical survival strategy. Our results suggest that an increasingly broad range of environmental impacts of PhACs on non-target organisms can be expected in natural ecosystems.
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- Wei Guo
- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, Vodňany 389 25, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, Vodňany 389 25, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, Vodňany 389 25, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, Vodňany 389 25, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, Vodňany 389 25, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, Vodňany 389 25, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Center of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zátiší 728/II, Vodňany 389 25, Czech Republic.
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Jiang Y, Jiao H, Sun P, Yin F, Tang B. Metabolic response of Scapharca subcrenata to heat stress using GC/MS-based metabolomics. PeerJ 2020; 8:e8445. [PMID: 32025378 PMCID: PMC6993748 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.8445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Marine mollusks are commonly subjected to heat stress. To evaluate the effects of heat stress on the physiological metabolism of the ark shell Scapharca subcrenata, clams were exposed to different high temperatures (24, 28 and 32 °C) for 72 h. The oxygen consumption and ammonia excretion rates were measured at 2, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h. The results indicated that the metabolic rates of the ark shell significantly increased with increasing heat stress, accompanied by mortalities in response to prolonged exposure. A metabolomics approach based on gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry was further applied to assess the changes of metabolites in the mantle of the ark shell at 32 °C. Moreover, multivariate and pathway analyses were conducted for the different metabolites. The results showed that the heat stress caused changes in energy metabolism, amino acid metabolism, osmotic regulation, carbohydrate metabolism and lipid metabolism through different metabolic pathways. These results are consistent with the significant changes of oxygen consumption rate and ammonia excretion rate. The present study contributes to the understanding of the impacts of heat stress on intertidal bivalves and elucidates the relationship between individual-level responses and underlying molecular metabolic dynamics.
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- Yazhou Jiang
- East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Ningbo Academy of Ocean and Fishery, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shanghai, China
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- Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biotechnology, Ministry of Education, Ningbo University, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
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- East China Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Shanghai, China
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Kostopoulou S, Ntatsi G, Arapis G, Aliferis KA. Assessment of the effects of metribuzin, glyphosate, and their mixtures on the metabolism of the model plant Lemna minor L. applying metabolomics. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 239:124582. [PMID: 31514011 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Chemical plant protection products (PPPs) is a major group of xenobiotics that are being released in the environment. Although the effects of individual active ingredients (a.i.) on organisms have been studied, information on those of mixtures, is fragmented. Aquatic environments are being polluted by PPPs, posing serious risks for the environment, human, and other organisms. Based on the potential of the model aquatic plant Lemna minor L. in the assessment of PPPs-caused stresses, we have undertaken the task of developing a metabolomics approach for the study of the effects of metribuzin and glyphosate, and their mixtures. Bioassays revealed that metribuzin exhibit higher toxicity than glyphosate and metabolomics highlighted corresponding changes in its metabolome. Treatments had a substantial impact on plants' amino acid pool, resulting in elevated levels of the majority of the identified amino acids. Results indicate that the increased proteolytic activity is a common effect of the a.i. and their mixtures. Additionally, the activation of salicylate-signaling pathways was recorded as a response to the toxicity caused by mixtures. Among the identified metabolites that were discovered as biomarkers were γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), salicylate, caffeate, α,α-trehalose, and squalene, which play multiple roles in plants' metabolism such as, signaling, antioxidant, and structure protection. No reports exist on the combined effects of PPPs on Lemna and results confirm the applicability of Lemna metabolomics in the study of the combined effects of herbicides and its potential in the monitoring of the environmental health of aquatic environments based on fluctuations of the plant's metabolism.
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- Sofia Kostopoulou
- Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece; Laboratory of Vegetable Production Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Genetic Resources, Hellenic Agricultural Organization ELGO-DEMETER, Thermi, Thessaloniki, GR-57001, Greece; Laboratory of Vegetable Production Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 11855, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece.
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- Laboratory of Pesticide Science, Department of Crop Science, Agricultural University of Athens, Iera Odos 75, 118 55, Athens, Greece; Department of Plant Science, McGill University, Macdonald Campus, Ste-Anne-de-Bellevue, QC H9X 3V9, Canada.
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Dorelle LS, Da Cuña RH, Sganga DE, Rey Vázquez G, López Greco L, Lo Nostro FL. Fluoxetine exposure disrupts food intake and energy storage in the cichlid fish Cichlasoma dimerus (Teleostei, Cichliformes). CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 238:124609. [PMID: 31524604 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2019] [Revised: 08/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Human pharmaceuticals are pollutants of special concern due to their widespread consumption over the last decades, their high persistence in the environment, and the reported alterations produced on non-target organism. The antidepressant fluoxetine (FLX) exerts its effect by inhibiting serotonin (5-HT) reuptake at the presynaptic membrane, thus increasing brain serotonergic activity. In vertebrates, there is a clear inverse relationship between hypothalamic 5-HT levels and food intake, therefore we hypothesized that FLX would inhibit food intake, and in consequence alter energy metabolism in freshwater fish. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of FLX on feeding behavior and energy storage of the cichlid fish Cichlasoma dimerus. Adult fish were intraperitoneally injected daily with 2 or 20 μg.g-1 FLX or saline for a 5-day period, during which the 20 μg.g-1 FLX-injected fish exhibited a marked reduction in food intake, consistent with a decrease in total body weight and total hepatocyte area observed at the end of the experiment. Although not statistically significant, a marked 50% decrease in glycogen and lipid content and an increase in protein levels in liver was observed for the 20 μg.g-1 FLX dose. This was evidenced histochemically by a weak PAS positive reaction and an intense Coomasie Blue stain. Taken together, these results suggest that the SSRI antidepressant FLX produces an anorectic effect in adults of C. dimerus, which could alter normal physiological function and, in consequence, have a negative impact on fish growth, reproduction, and population success.
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- Luciana S Dorelle
- CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental Aplicada (IBBEA), Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental Aplicada (IBBEA), Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Argentina
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- CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental Aplicada (IBBEA), Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción, Crecimiento y Nutrición de Crustáceos Decápodos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental Aplicada (IBBEA), Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Argentina
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- Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Argentina; CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental Aplicada (IBBEA), Laboratorio de Biología de la Reproducción, Crecimiento y Nutrición de Crustáceos Decápodos, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- CONICET-Universidad de Buenos Aires, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental Aplicada (IBBEA), Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología Acuática, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Universidad de Buenos Aires, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Departamento de Biodiversidad y Biología Experimental, Argentina.
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Kim HM, Long NP, Yoon SJ, Nguyen HT, Kwon SW. Metabolomics and phenotype assessment reveal cellular toxicity of triclosan in Caenorhabditis elegans. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 236:124306. [PMID: 31319312 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.07.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/04/2019] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Triclosan (TCS) is an antibiotic that is added to household and personal care products. Recently, it has become more popular, turning into one of the major contaminants of the environment. This raises a dawning awareness regarding health and environmental issues. In this study, the toxicity of TCS to Caenorhabditis elegans was evaluated using a metabolomics approach. Additionally, the lifespan, locomotion, and reproduction of C. elegans were monitored for a better interpretation of toxic effects. In C. elegans exposed to TCS at the concentration of 1 mg/L, the average lifespan decreased in approximately 3 days. Reproduction and locomotion were also decreased with TCS exposure. The number of progenies, head thrashes, and body bends decreased to 45.15 ± 11.63, 39.60 ± 5.90, and 9.20 ± 1.56 with the exposure to TCS, respectively. Oxidative stress was induced by TCS exposure, which was confirmed by using DAF-16:GFP strain and H2DCF-DA-based ROS assay. Metabolomics analysis revealed that carbohydrates and amino acids related to energy production were considerably affected by TCS exposure. Additionally, levels of tyrosine, serine, and polyamines, responsible for neurotransmitter and stress response, were significantly altered. Collectively, our findings suggest that TCS induces toxic effects by various mechanisms and exerts a strong influence in various phenotypes of the tested model.
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- Hyung Min Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, South Korea.
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Wang Z, Gao S, Xie J, Li R. Identification of multiple dysregulated metabolic pathways by GC-MS-based profiling of liver tissue in mice with OVA-induced asthma exposed to PM 2.5. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 234:277-286. [PMID: 31220661 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Particulate matter (PM) exposure increases the risk of asthma. However, the effect of PM2.5 exposure on liver metabolism in mice with asthma symptoms remains unclear. We established an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma model in mice and divided the animals into four groups: control group (C), PM2.5 exposure group (P), OVA-induced asthma group (O) and OVA-induced asthma PM2.5 exposure group (OP). Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) was used to identify the metabolite markers and related perturbed metabolic pathways in mouse liver tissue after PM2.5 exposure. Multivariate analysis showed 9 and 12 potential metabolite markers in the P and OP groups, respectively, after PM2.5 exposure that were significantly correlated with lipid peroxidation indices. PM2.5 exposure perturbed 5 and 7 metabolic pathways in the P and OP groups, respectively. These metabolic pathways mainly involve the lipid metabolism, amino acid metabolism, carbohydrate metabolism, and nucleotide metabolism. These results highlight the potential to study PM2.5-triggered alterations via liver tissue in normal and OVA-induced asthmatic mice to gain a more realistic appraisal of the resulting early toxicity events. Additionally, these results revealed potential metabolite markers of early antioxidant defense events triggered by PM2.5 and indicated that metabolite markers are more sensitive than antioxidant indicators.
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- Zhentao Wang
- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory on Efficient Resource-utilization Techniques of Coal Waste, Institute of Resources and Environment Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China
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- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China
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Xiao J, Li QY, Tu JP, Chen XL, Chen XH, Liu QY, Liu H, Zhou XY, Zhao YZ, Wang HL. Stress response and tolerance mechanisms of ammonia exposure based on transcriptomics and metabolomics in Litopenaeus vannamei. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 180:491-500. [PMID: 31121556 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.05.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Ammonia, one of the major limiting environment factors in aquaculture, may pose a threat to the shrimp growth, reproduction and survival. In this study, to understand molecular differences of transcriptomic and metabolomic responses and investigate the tolerance mechanisms underlying ammonia stress in Litopenaeus vannamei, ammonia-tolerant family (LV-AT) and ammonia-sensitive family (LV-AS) of these two extreme families were exposed to high-concentration (NH4Cl, 46 mg/L) ammonia for 24 h. The comparative transcriptome analysis between ammonia-treated and control (LV-C) groups revealed involvement of immune defense, cytoskeleton remodeling, antioxidative system and metabolic pathway in ammonia-stress response of L. vannamei. Likewise, metabolomics analysis showed that ammonia exposure could disturb amino acid metabolism, nucleotide metabolism and lipid metabolism, with metabolism related-genes changed according to RNA-seq analysis. The comparison of metabolite and transcript profiles between LV-AT and LV-AS indicated that LV-AT used the enhanced glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle strategies for energy supply and ammonia excretion to adapt high-concentration ammonia. Furthermore, some of genes involved in the detoxification and ammonia excretion were highly expressed in LV-AT. We speculate that the higher ability of ammonia excretion and detoxification and the accelerated energy metabolism for energy supplies might be the adaptive strategies for LV-AT relative to LV-AS after ammonia stress. Collectively, the combination of transcriptomics and metabolomics results will greatly contribute to incrementally understand the stress responses on ammonia exposure to L. vannamei and supply molecular level support for evaluating the environmental effects of ammonia on aquatic organisms. The results further constitute new sights on the potential molecular mechanisms of ammonia adaptive strategies in shrimps at the transcriptomics and metabolomics levels.
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- Jie Xiao
- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi, Nanning, 530021, China, PR China
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- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi, Nanning, 530021, China, PR China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi, Nanning, 530021, China, PR China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi, Nanning, 530021, China, PR China
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- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- Guangxi Academy of Fishery Sciences, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Aquatic Genetic Breeding and Healthy Aquaculture, Guangxi, Nanning, 530021, China, PR China.
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- Key Lab of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Key Laboratory of Agricultural Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Education, College of Fishery Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China.
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Vera-Chang MN, Moon TW, Trudeau VL. Cortisol disruption and transgenerational alteration in the expression of stress-related genes in zebrafish larvae following fluoxetine exposure. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2019; 382:114742. [PMID: 31476325 DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2019.114742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 08/27/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Fluoxetine (FLX), the active ingredient in well-known therapeutic drugs such as Prozac, is highly prescribed worldwide to treat affective disorders even among pregnant women and adolescents. Given that FLX readily crosses the placenta, a fetus from a treated pregnant woman is potentially at risk from unintended effects of the chemical. Moreover, FLX reaches aquatic ecosystems at biologically active levels through sewage release, so fish may also be inadvertently affected. We previously demonstrated that FLX exposure to environmentally- (Low FLX Lineage; LFL) and human- (High FLX Lineage; HFL) relevant concentrations during the first 6 days of life in zebrafish (ZF; Danio rerio) reduced cortisol levels in the adults (F0), an effect that persisted across 3 consecutive unexposed generations (F1 to F3). Here, we show that the transcriptional profile of selected genes in the steroidogenesis pathway in the F0 whole-larvae varied in magnitude and direction in both FLX lineages, despite the same attenuated cortisol phenotype induced by both concentrations. We also observed an up-regulation in the transcript levels of some steroidogenic-related genes and a down-regulation of a gene involved in the inactivation of cortisol in the F3 HFL larvae. These findings on the transcript levels of the selected genes in the larvae from F0 and F3 suggest that specific coping mechanism(s) are activated in descendants to attempt to counteract the disruptive effects of FLX. Our data are cause for concern, given the increasing prescription rates of FLX and other antidepressants, and the potential long-term negative impacts on humans and aquatic organisms.
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.
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- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada.
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Yan SC, Chen ZF, Zhang H, Chen Y, Qi Z, Liu G, Cai Z. Evaluation and optimization of sample pretreatment for GC/MS-based metabolomics in embryonic zebrafish. Talanta 2019; 207:120260. [PMID: 31594598 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.120260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 08/10/2019] [Accepted: 08/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Metabolomics tactics have been applied in the research associated with embryonic zebrafish. However, the report regarding the evaluation of impacts of sample pretreatment on metabolomics results from zebrafish embryos is limited. In the present study, different data normalization approaches, extraction solvents, and extraction strategies for off-line derivatization gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry-based metabolomics analysis of zebrafish eleutheroembryos were evaluated and optimized. The results showed that, when 4-chlorophenylalanine normalization, sample homogenization and pure methanol combined with ultrasonic extraction were conducted, better repeatabilities, higher signals and broader coverages of detected metabolites can be achieved. The recovery and standard deviation of most standards were in the range of 82%-121% and 6.6%-12%, respectively, while the relative standard deviation of major detected metabolites ranged from 5.4% to 19%, indicating good extraction efficiencies and method precision. Under the developed method, 87 important endogenous metabolites such as citric acid and hypoxanthine were identified by universal databases or standards among 270 extracted metabolites, which consisted of sugars, amines, amino acids, nucleotides, fatty acids, and sterols. Therefore, the results could provide a proper pretreatment protocol for the analysis of wide-coverage metabolome in embryonic zebrafish. In addition, this study highlights the impact of normalization and extraction methods on the data quality of metabolomics analysis.
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- Shi-Chao Yan
- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Guangzhou Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Pollution Control, Guangdong Key Laboratory of Environmental Catalysis and Health Risk Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Institute of Environmental Health and Pollution Control, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510006, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental and Biological Analysis, Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR, China.
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Tisler S, Zindler F, Freeling F, Nödler K, Toelgyesi L, Braunbeck T, Zwiener C. Transformation Products of Fluoxetine Formed by Photodegradation in Water and Biodegradation in Zebrafish Embryos ( Danio rerio). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:7400-7409. [PMID: 31136157 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00789] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The present study investigates the transformation of the antidepressant fluoxetine (FLX) by photo- and biodegradation and shows similarities and differences in transformation products (TPs). TPs were identified using LC-high-resolution mass spectrometry with positive and negative electrospray ionization. In a sunlight simulator, photodegradation was carried out using ultrapure water (pH 6, 8, and 10) and surface water (pH 8) to study the effect of direct and indirect photolysis, respectively. The well-known metabolite norfluoxetine (NFLX) proved to be a minor TP in photolysis (≤2% of degraded FLX). In addition, 26 TPs were detected, which were formed by cleavage of the phenolether bond ( O-dealkylation) which primarily formed 3-(methylamino)-1-phenyl-1-propanol (TP 166) and 4-(trifluoromethyl)phenol, by hydroxylation of the benzyl moiety, by CF3 substitution to benzoic aldehyde/acid, and by adduct formation at the amine group ( N-acylation with aldehydes and carboxylic acids). Higher pH favors the neutral species of FLX and the neutral/anionic species of primary TPs and, therefore, photodegradation. In zebrafish embryos, the bioconcentration factor of FLX was found to be 110, and about 1% of FLX taken up by the embryos was transformed to NFLX. Seven metabolites known from photodegradation and formed by hydrolysis, hydroxylation, and N-acylation as well as three new metabolites formed by N-hydroxylation, N-methylation, and attachment of an amine group were identified in zebrafish embryos. The study highlights the importance of considering a broad range of TPs of FLX in fresh water systems and in ecotoxicity tests and to include TP formation in both environmental processes and metabolism in organisms.
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- Selina Tisler
- Environmental Analytical Chemistry, ZAG , University of Tübingen , Hölderlinstrasse 12 , 72074 Tübingen , Germany
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- Aquatic Ecology & Toxicology , Centre for Organismal Studies, University of Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 504, Heidelberg 69120 , Germany
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- TZW: DVGW-Technologiezentrum Wasser , 76139 Karlsruhe , Germany
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- Aquatic Ecology & Toxicology , Centre for Organismal Studies, University of Heidelberg , Im Neuenheimer Feld 504, Heidelberg 69120 , Germany
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- Environmental Analytical Chemistry, ZAG , University of Tübingen , Hölderlinstrasse 12 , 72074 Tübingen , Germany
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An optimized analytical method for cellular targeted quantification of primary metabolites in tricarboxylic acid cycle and glycolysis using gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry and its application in three kinds of hepatic cell lines. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2019; 171:171-179. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2019.04.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2019] [Accepted: 04/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Fu J, Gong Z, Bae S. Assessment of the effect of methyl-triclosan and its mixture with triclosan on developing zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos using mass spectrometry-based metabolomics. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 368:186-196. [PMID: 30677650 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.01.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2018] [Revised: 01/08/2019] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Methyl-triclosan (MTCS), as a biodegradation product from antibacterial triclosan (TCS), has been detected in water catchments, and it has also been verified to accumulate in biota due to its hydrophobicity. There is a lack, however, of toxicity studies on MTCS and its effects on organisms in conjunction with TCS. In this study, exposure experiments were conducted to assess the toxicity to embryonic zebrafish of selected concentrations of MTCS (from 1 ng/L to 400 μg/L) and MTCS/TCS mixtures (from 1 μg/L TCS and 100 ng/L MTCS to 300 μg/L TCS and 30 μg/L MTCS). Specimens were extracted using acetonitrile: isopropanol: water (3:3:2; v/v/v) and then analyzed using Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) to identify the metabolites based on the Fiehn library database. The results showed that MTCS exposure led to the alterations of the metabolomes of the zebrafish embryos, including level changes of l-valine, d-mannose, d-glucose, and other metabolites. Multivariate analysis (PCA, PLS-DA, sPLS-DA) and univariate analysis (one-way ANOVA) indicated differences between the control and exposure groups of the metabolites, indicating that biological pathways, such as amino acid synthesis, pentose phosphate pathway (PPP), starch and sucrose metabolism were influenced. Moreover, when the embryos were exposed to a mix of TCS and MTCS, TCS dominated the mixture's effect on biological pathways because the concentration ratio within the mixture, which mimics environmental ratio of 10 TCS : 1 MTCS, leads to high bioavailability of TCS.
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- Jing Fu
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore.
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Wang Z, Gao S, Xie J, Li R. Identification of multiple dysregulated metabolic pathways by GC-MS-based profiling of lung tissue in mice with PM 2.5-induced asthma. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 220:1-10. [PMID: 30572224 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.12.092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2018] [Revised: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The risk of development of asthma, a multi-faceted chronic disease, increases as a result of exposure to PM2.5. However, the mechanism underlying asthma-related metabolic changes caused by PM2.5 exposure is unclear. Here, we investigated the major metabolic changes, metabolic pathways involved, and underlying molecular mechanisms in mice with PM2.5 exposure-induced asthma. Forty-eight adult female mice were randomly assigned to control (C), low concentration-PM2.5 exposure: 0.50 mg kg-1 (L), medium concentration-PM2.5 exposure: 1.58 mg kg-1 (M), and high concentration-PM2.5 exposure: 4.98 mg kg-1 (H) groups. M and H groups presented significantly higher IL-4, IL-8, IL-1β, IL-5, IL-13, and OVA-specific IgE levels, and significantly lower IFN-γ levels, than the C group, as well as significantly increased eosinophil count and MUC5AC expression in the lung tissue. These findings indicate that exposure to medium and high concentrations of PM2.5 induced asthma in mice. Statistical analyses identified 13 asthma-related major metabolites, which were analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Meta Mapp Software revealed 4 major metabolic pathways. PM2.5-induced ATP requirement and oxidative stress may perturb metabolic processes in asthma. The present findings increase our understanding of the toxic effect of PM2.5 in the development of asthma and identify potentially useful biomarkers.
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- Zhentao Wang
- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory on Efficient Resource-utilization Techniques of Coal Waste, Institute of Resources and Environment Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China
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- College of Environment and Resource, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan, 030006, PR China
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Chen J, Xu Y, Han Q, Yao Y, Xing H, Teng X. Immunosuppression, oxidative stress, and glycometabolism disorder caused by cadmium in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.): Application of transcriptome analysis in risk assessment of environmental contaminant cadmium. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2019; 366:386-394. [PMID: 30551084 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 117] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2018] [Revised: 12/02/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
Cadmium (Cd), a hazardous environmental contaminant with irreversible toxicity to fish, has been detected in aquatic environment of many countries. The common carp is one of the most widely distributed fish in the world, so we used common carp to assess environmental contaminant risk. In present study, we investigated effects of Cd on immune function, oxidative defense, and glycometabolism in the spleens of common carp by transcriptome analysis. Obtained 3794 differentially expressed genes (including 1848 up-regulated and 1946 down-regulated genes) were enriched using databases of Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes, and Gene Ontology in David bioinformatics software (version 6.8). The pathways and gene functions of immune, oxidative defense, and glycometabolism were obtained and identified. Some relative genes were validated using qRT-PCR and gene expression of IL-1β, INF-γ, IL-6, Cxcl18b, HO-1a, CAT, GPx1, GCK, and FBA decreased; and gene expression of B4GALT1, GPAT3, and CYP26B1 increased. Our results indicated that Cd exposure led to immunosuppression, oxidative stress, and glycometabolism disorder in the common carp spleens. The present study gives a novel insight and method on environmental risk assessment.
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- Jianqing Chen
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China.
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin, 150030, PR China.
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Kim HM, Lee DK, Long NP, Kwon SW, Park JH. Uptake of nanopolystyrene particles induces distinct metabolic profiles and toxic effects in Caenorhabditis elegans. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 246:578-586. [PMID: 30597390 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Nanoplastics are widely used in modern life, for example, in cosmetics and daily use products, and are attracting concern due to their potential toxic effects on environments. In this study, the uptake of nanopolystyrene particles by Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) and their toxic effects were evaluated. Nanopolystyrene particles with sizes of 50 and 200 nm were prepared, and the L4 stage of C. elegans was exposed to these particles for 24 h. Their uptake was monitored by confocal microscopy, and various phenotypic alterations of the exposed nematode such as locomotion, reproduction and oxidative stress were measured. In addition, a metabolomics study was performed to determine the significantly affected metabolites in the exposed C. elegans group. Exposure to nanopolystyrene particles caused the perturbation of metabolites related to energy metabolism, such as TCA cycle intermediates, glucose and lactic acid. Nanopolystyrene also resulted in toxic effect including induction of oxidative stress and reduction of locomotion and reproduction. Collectively, these findings provide new insights into the toxic effects of nanopolystyrene particles.
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- Hyung Min Kim
- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Pharmacy and Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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