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Huang T, Zhao Y, He J, Cheng H, Martyniuk CJ. Endocrine disruption by azole fungicides in fish: A review of the evidence. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 822:153412. [PMID: 35090921 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Azole fungicides are widely used chemicals in agriculture and medicine. Their antifungal activity involves inhibition of steroid biosynthesis via inhibition of several cytochrome p450 enzymes. Evidence is accumulating in fish species to suggest azole fungicides perturb multiple hormone signaling pathways. The objective of this review was to comprehensively review data for azole-mediated impacts on the teleost endocrine system. We emphasize aspects of azole-induced endocrine disruption in several fish species, with special focus on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG), hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Histopathological, physiological, and molecular data suggest azole fungicides at environmentally relevant concentrations and above are endocrine disruptors in fish. Endocrine disruption has been well documented for some azoles (e.g., difenconazole, fadrozole, ketoconazole, tebuconazole, triadimefon), but there are little data for others (e.g., cyproconazole, expoxiconazole, imidazole, metoconazole, nocodazole) in fish, revealing a knowledge gap in our understanding of azole toxicity. Based upon literature, computational analyses of transcriptome responses revealed progesterone-mediated oocyte maturation, insulin signaling pathway, adrenergic signaling, and metabolism of angiotensinogen may be processes disrupted by azoles. However, hormonal regulation of the sympathetic nervous system and the cardiovascular system in response to azole exposure has yet to be investigated in fish. Recommendations for studies moving forward include focus on non-steroid endocrine pathways, mechanisms of neuroendocrine disruption, and transgenerational effects of azoles on fish. This critical review identifies knowledge gaps and future directions for environmental studies focused on the effects of azoles in aquatic species.
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- Tao Huang
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Hydrological Cycle and Sponge City Technology, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China; Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Wetland Ecology and Vegetation Restoration, School of Environment, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130117, PR China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Hydrological Cycle and Sponge City Technology, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Urban Hydrological Cycle and Sponge City Technology, College of Water Sciences, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, PR China.
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- Department of Physiological Sciences and Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA; University of Florida Genetics Institute, Interdisciplinary Program in Biomedical Sciences Neuroscience, USA.
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The Role of Transcription Factors in Gonad Development and Sex Differentiation of a Teleost Model Fish-Guppy ( Poecilia reticulata). Animals (Basel) 2020; 10:ani10122401. [PMID: 33333984 PMCID: PMC7765377 DOI: 10.3390/ani10122401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2020] [Revised: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The guppy (Poecilia reticulata) is one of the world's most popular ornamental fish. Due to lecithotrophic viviparous, it is commonly used in toxicological studies and environmental monitoring. This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanisms of gonad development and differentiation during guppy ontogenesis. The study mainly focused on the role and localization of potential specific sex markers and transcription factors: Sox9, Dmrt1, Erβ. For histological analysis, guppies of both sexes were collected at 1, 60, and 360 dph (day post-hatching). The gonads morphology and immunohistochemistry detection of mentioned markers localization were performed. The expression of Sox9 protein was compared between sexes. Histological analysis revelated all types of male germinal cells in 60 dph guppy's testes. Maturated oocytes were visible in the ovaries of 360 dph fish. The Sox9 expression varied in spermatocytes and spermatids, from cellular to nuclear localization, and was higher in ovaries. Dmrt1 was detected in all testes groups and 360 dph ovaries. The Erβ was observed in both sexes at 60 and 360 dph. For the first time, the localization of transcription factors in guppy during ontogenesis was traced. The Sox9 designation as a factor regulating the development of germinal cells in adult guppies may facilitate the analysis of xenobiotics' influence on fish's reproductive system.
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Shanthanagouda AH, Nugegoda D, Patil JG. Effects of bisphenol A and fadrozole exposures on cyp19a1 expression in the Murray rainbowfish, Melanotaenia fluviatilis. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2014; 67:270-280. [PMID: 24898176 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-014-0047-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/09/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Several endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have been attributed to the alteration of reproduction in fish through disrupting endogenous sex steroidogenic pathways including aromatisation of androgens to oestrogen by CYP19 aromatase. Here we investigate this hypothesis in adult male and female Melanotaenia fluviatilis by examining the mRNA expression of cyp19a1 isoforms after exposure for ≤96 h to two EDCs with contrasting modes of action: one a weak oestrogen mimic, bisphenol A [BPA (100 or 500 μg/L)], and the other a nonsteroidal aromatase inhibitor, fadrozole [FAD (10 or 50 µg/L)]. The results suggest that BPA did not affect cyp19a1a expression significantly at both concentrations, whereas 50 µg/L of FAD significantly upregulated its expression in ovary. In contrast, BPA exposures increased expression of cyp19a1b in brain of both males and females, whilst FAD had contrasting effects in brain: It increased in males but decreased in females. Similar contrasting responses of cyp19a1b were induced by BPA in gonads: upregulation in ovary and downregulation in testis. FAD did not have a significant effect on gonadal expression of cyp19a1b. Collectively, the results suggest that BPA and FAD can disrupt cyp19a1b activity more readily than can cyp19a1a, albeit with contrasting effects in either a tissue- or sex-specific context that is conceivably consistent with their (BPA and FAD) opposing modes of action. Enhanced spatial and temporal sensitivity of cyp19a1b compared with cyp19a1a suggests that brain sex of fish is more susceptible to disruption by environmental pollutants such as BPA and FAD. Therefore, we propose that the response of cyp19a1b in brain tissue of M. fluviatilis is a more suitable indicator of oestrogenic pollution in the aquatic environment.
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- A H Shanthanagouda
- School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Bundoora West Campus, Bundoora, VIC, 3083, Australia,
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Horie Y, Kobayashi T. Relationships between gonadal and gonadotrophic differentiation during early gonadal sex differentiation in several strains from the Southern population of Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014; 321:472-7. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Revised: 05/14/2014] [Accepted: 06/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Yoshifumi Horie
- Laboratory of Molecular Reproductive Biology; Graduate School of Integrated Pharmaceutical and Nutritional Sciences; University of Shizuoka; Shizuoka Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Reproductive Biology; Institute for Environmental Sciences; University of Shizuoka; Shizuoka Japan
- Laboratory of Molecular Reproductive Biology; Graduate Division of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences; University of Shizuoka; Shizuoka Japan
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Tse ACK, Lau KYT, Ge W, Wu RSS. A rapid screening test for endocrine disrupting chemicals using primary cell culture of the marine medaka. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2013; 144-145:50-58. [PMID: 24140634 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2013.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2013] [Revised: 09/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/22/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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While endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) pose a significant threat to wildlife worldwide, their diverse chemical structures present a major challenge to their detection, particularly since they are present at very low concentrations in the environment. We here report the development of an in vitro system for rapid screening of EDCs, using primary cell cultures (pituitary, ovarian follicular and testicular cells) of the marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma). Pituitary, testis and ovary cell cultures were developed and challenged by environmentally relevant concentrations of three well known EDCs (viz. estradiol, 2,2',4,4'-tetrabromodiphenyl ether, and 4-n-nonylphenol) as well as hypoxia (which has been shown to be a potent endocrine disruptor). In general, the mRNA expression levels of gonadotropins, their receptors and steroidogenic enzymes exhibited dose response relationships to the four endocrine disruptors in different tissues. The sensitivity and responses were also comparable to in vivo responses of whole fish and in vitro responses of the H295R human adrenocortical cell line. Our results suggest that the use of marine medaka primary cultured cells can serve as a cost effective tool for rapid screening of EDCs in the marine environment, and at the same time, sheds light on the underlying mechanisms of EDCs by deciphering their specific target sites along the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis of vertebrates.
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- Anna C K Tse
- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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Cheung NKM, Cheung ACK, Ye RR, Ge W, Giesy JP, Au DWT. Expression profile of oestrogen receptors and oestrogen-related receptors is organ specific and sex dependent: the Japanese medaka Oryzias latipes model. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2013; 83:295-310. [PMID: 23902307 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2012] [Revised: 05/21/2013] [Accepted: 05/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Gene expression of all known subtypes of oestrogen receptor (ER) and oestrogen-related receptor (ERR) in multiple organs and both sexes of the Japanese medaka Oryzias latipes was profiled and systematically analysed. As revealed by statistical analyses and low-dimensional projections, the expressions of ERRs proved to be organ and sex dependent, which is in contrast with the ubiquitous nature of ERs. Moreover, expressions of specific ERR isoforms (ERRγ1, ERRγ2) were strongly correlated with that of all ERs (ERα, ERβ1 and ERβ2), suggesting the existence of potential interactions. Findings of this study shed light on the co-regulatory role of particular ERRs in oestrogen-ERs signalling and highlight the potential importance of ERRs in determining organ and sex-specific oestrogen responses. Using O. latipes as an alternative vertebrate model, this study provides new directions that call for collective efforts from the scientific community to unravel the mechanistic action of ER-ERR cross-talks, and their intertwining functions, in a cell and sex-specific manner in vivo.
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- N K M Cheung
- Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, 83 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
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Toxicology of water. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 101:21-46. [PMID: 22945565 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7643-8340-4_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/19/2023]
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To protect the quality of water from toxic pollutants for the health of humans and the environment, two approaches are generally applied in the field of toxicology to predict the effects of pollutants and to monitor the toxic pollutants in water. Here we provide our perspective on state-of-the-art methods to develop water quality criteria and the use of molecular techniques for monitoring water quality. Emphasized is the recent development and application of cell-based assays and small fish model in toxicology research of water.
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Cheung NKM, Hinton DE, Au DWT. A high-throughput histoarray for quantitative molecular profiling of multiple, uniformly oriented medaka (Oryzias latipes) embryos. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2012; 155:18-25. [PMID: 21664293 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2011.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2011] [Revised: 05/18/2011] [Accepted: 05/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Embryos of aquatic animal model fish have proven to be useful organisms for developmental biology and for early life stage toxicity tests. By virtue of their transparent chorions, imaging of normal and abnormal development can be detected and related to exposure or to alterations due to environmental factors. However, the detection of changes at sub-individual levels of organization is hampered by time required to detect important events within cells and tissues of affected organisms. We describe herein development of a highly cost effective embryo chip enabling stringent inter-individual comparisons and multiplex detection in embryos and eleutheroembryos. As a proof of principle we examine cell proliferation and controlled cell death in normoxic and hypoxic conditions and relate these to tissue turnover in individual organisms. Coupled with a recently developed whole adult animal platform, we can now move beyond the common approach focusing on single target organ to the detection and characterization of systemic phenomena (syndromes) affecting the organism. Taken together, we can now determine adult consequences of early life stage exposure and assess ability of exposed individuals to respond to stresses superimposed along the axis of time.
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- Napo K M Cheung
- State Key Laboratory in Marine Pollution and Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Paul-Prasanth B, Shibata Y, Horiguchi R, Nagahama Y. Exposure to diethylstilbestrol during embryonic and larval stages of medaka fish (Oryzias latipes) leads to sex reversal in genetic males and reduced gonad weight in genetic females. Endocrinology 2011; 152:707-17. [PMID: 21239430 DOI: 10.1210/en.2010-0812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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Molecular and cellular mechanisms involved in artificially induced ovarian differentiation were analyzed by exposing embryos of medaka (Oryzias latipes) to a potent nonsteroidal estrogen, diethylstilbestrol (DES). Embryos were exposed for short-exposure (SE) [from 0 to 8 d postfertilization (dpf)] and long-exposure (LE) periods (from 0 to 18/28 dpf) to 1 ng/ml of DES, and status of sexual differentiation in somatic and germ cells of these gonads was analyzed at 8, 18, and 28 dpf by histology, cell proliferation assays, TUNEL assay, and in situ hybridization using sex-specific somatic and germ cell markers. Additionally, gonads of exposed fry were examined after withdrawal of DES to see whether effects of DES in exposed fish were reversible or not. DES induced germ cell proliferation and meiosis in XY fry of SE and LE groups. However, SE induced only a partial reduction in expression of gonadal soma-derived factor, the male-dominant somatic cell marker, and was not sufficient to induce ovarian development after withdrawal of DES. On the contrary, LE resulted in complete loss of such male-specific gene expression in somatic cells of XY gonads, and these gonads underwent sustained ovarian development even after withdrawal of DES. Importantly, LE to DES affected germ cell proliferation in XX gonads adversely during early stages of sexual differentiation, leading to reduced gonad weight in adulthood. Interestingly, apoptosis was not the cause for reduction in germ cell number. Taken together, these results indicated that DES exposure has long-lasting effects on the gonadal development in genetic males (sex reversal) and females (reduced gonad weight) of medaka.
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- Bindhu Paul-Prasanth
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki 444-8585, Japan
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