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Liu T, Ren X, Fang J, Yu Z, Wang X. Multiomics Sequencing and AlphaFold2 Analysis of the Stereoselective Behavior of Mefentrifluconazole for Bioactivity Improvement and Risk Reduction. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:21348-21357. [PMID: 38051155 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c05327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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As the first isopropanol chiral triazole fungicide, mefentrifluconazole has broad prospects for application. In this study, the stereoselective stability, bioactivity, fate, and biotoxicity were systematically investigated. Our results indicated that the stability of mefentrifluconazole enantiomers differed between environmental media, and they were stable in water and sediment in the dark. The bactericidal activity of R-mefentrifluconazole against the four target pathogens was 4.6-43 times higher than that of S-mefentrifluconazole. In the water-sediment system, S-mefentrifluconazole dissipated faster than R-mefentrifluconazole in water; however, its accumulation capacity was higher than that of R-mefentrifluconazole in sediment and zebrafish. S-Mefentrifluconazole induced more differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) in zebrafish than did R-mefentrifluconazole. Multiomics sequencing results showed that S-mefentrifluconazole enhanced the antioxidant, detoxification, immune, and metabolic functions of zebrafish by interacting with related proteins. Based on AlphaFold2 modeling and molecular docking, mefentrifluconazole enantiomers had different binding modes with key target proteins in pathogens and zebrafish, which may be the main reason for the stereoselective differences in bioactivity and biotoxicity. Based on its excellent bioactivity and low biotoxicity, the R-enantiomer can be developed to improve the bioactivity and reduce the risk of mefentrifluconazole.
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- Tong Liu
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Pest Monitoring & Integrated Management, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Pest Monitoring & Integrated Management, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Pest Monitoring & Integrated Management, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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- College of Plant Science, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, P.R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Pest Monitoring & Integrated Management, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao 266101, China
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Lin W, Li K, Qin Y, Han X, Chen X, Ren Y. Flunitrazepam induces neurotoxicity in zebrafish through microbiota-gut-brain axis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 901:165974. [PMID: 37532048 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.165974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/30/2023] [Indexed: 08/04/2023]
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The abuse of psychoactive substances has led to their frequent detection in the environment, with unknown effects on the nervous system. In this study, zebrafish were exposed to benzodiazepine drug flunitrazepam (FLZ, 0.2 and 5 μg/L) for 30 days to assess its neurotoxicity. Results revealed that FLZ disrupted the balance of gut microbiota and caused an increase in pathogenic bacteria, such as Paracoccus and Aeromonas, leading to pathological damage to the intestine. The upregulation of intestinal pro-inflammatory factors, IL-1β and TNF-α, by 2.4 and 6.3 times, respectively, along with the downregulation of tight junction proteins, Occludin and zonula occludens 1 (ZO-1), by 80 % and 50 %, increased in intestinal permeability. Moreover, untargeted metabolomics demonstrated that FLZ interfered with intestinal nucleotide metabolism and amino acid biosynthesis. FLZ could also increase the levels of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and malondialdehyde (MDA) in the brain by 0.9 and 3.4 times, respectively, leading to pathological changes in brain tissue. Furthermore, FLZ significantly disturbed nucleotide metabolism and amino acid biosynthesis and metabolism pathways in the brain. Correlation analysis between gut microbiota and neurochemicals confirmed that FLZ can induce neurotoxicity through the microbiota-gut-brain axis. These findings elucidate the molecular mechanisms of psychoactive drugs on microbiota-gut-brain axis and provide a theoretical basis for the ecological environmental risk assessment of various psychoactive substances.
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- Wenting Lin
- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- National Anti-Drug Laboratory Guangdong Regional Center, Guangzhou 510230, PR China; Anti-Drug Technology Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510230, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- National Anti-Drug Laboratory Guangdong Regional Center, Guangzhou 510230, PR China; Anti-Drug Technology Center of Guangdong Province, Guangzhou 510230, PR China
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- School of Medicine, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China
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- School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Lab of Pollution Control and Ecosystem Restoration in Industry Clusters, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; The Key Laboratory of Environmental Protection and Eco-Remediation of Guangdong Regular Higher Education Institutions, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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de Farias Araujo G, Medeiros RJ, Maciel-Magalhães M, Correia FV, Saggioro EM. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a model to assess the effects of cocaine as a drug of abuse and its environmental implications. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:28459-28479. [PMID: 36689115 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-25402-0] [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: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Cocaine (COC) use concerns are on the increase for both authorities and civil society. Despite this, it is important to investigate COC effects or those of its main metabolite, belzoylecgonine (BE), in consolidated aquatic model organisms, such as the zebrafish (Danio rerio). This (mini) review consists in an assessment regarding toxicological studies carried out employing zebrafish (embryos, larvae or adults) exposed to COC and/or BE indexed at the SCOPUS and Web of Science databases. Ten different endpoints were analyzed in both embryos and larvae, whereas only four were analyzed in adults. Of the 23 studies, only five investigated COC and/or BE effects following an environmental approach when exposing zebrafish, while most (18 studies) analyzed COC effects under a drug of abuse approach. Cocaine exposure was noted as altering the expression of several genes, such as those linked to COC transport proteins, dopamine receptors, SP substance production, the tachykinin system, and the tyrosine hydroxylase enzyme. BE exposure resulted in more oxidative and proteomic effects than COC in embryos. Cocaine abstinence resulted in hyperactivity associated with stereotypy in adult fish, in addition to reduced responses to visual stimuli to red light and neuronal development pattern alterations. Cocaine was noted as accumulating in zebrafish eyes, possibly due to melanin binding, and causing dose-response cardiac effects in both embryos and adults. Despite the different effects addressed by our survey, we emphasize the lack of COC and BE exposure assessments in zebrafish employing an environmental point of view.
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- Gabriel de Farias Araujo
- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Saúde Pública E Meio Ambiente, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto Nacional de Controle de Qualidade Em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Instituto Nacional de Controle de Qualidade Em Saúde, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Av. Brasil, 4365, Manguinhos, 21040-900, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Saúde Pública E Meio Ambiente, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
- Departamento de Ciências Naturais, Universidade Federal Do Estado Do Rio de Janeiro, Av. Pasteur, 458, Urca, 22290-250, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação Em Saúde Pública E Meio Ambiente, Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
- Laboratório de Avaliação E Promoção da Saúde Ambiental, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, 21040-360, Brazil.
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Tarantino G, Cataldi M, Citro V. Could Alcohol Abuse and Dependence on Junk Foods Inducing Obesity and/or Illicit Drug Use Represent Danger to Liver in Young People with Altered Psychological/Relational Spheres or Emotional Problems? Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms231810406. [PMID: 36142317 PMCID: PMC9499369 DOI: 10.3390/ijms231810406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2022] [Revised: 09/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Recent data show that young people, mainly due to the pressure of some risk factors or due to disrupted interpersonal relationships, utilise greater reward value and display greater sensitivity to the reinforcing properties of “pleasurable stimuli”, specifically in those situations in which an enhanced dopamine release is present. Alcoholic beverages, foods rich in sugar and fat, and illicit drug use are pleasurable feelings associated with rewards. Research shows that there is a link between substance abuse and obesity in brain functioning. Still, alcohol excess is central in leading to obesity and obesity-related morbidities, such as hepatic steatosis, mainly when associated with illicit drug dependence and negative eating behaviours in young people. It is ascertained that long-term drinking causes mental damage, similarly to drug abuse, but also affects liver function. Indeed, beyond the pharmacokinetic interactions of alcohol with drugs, occurring in the liver due to the same metabolic enzymes, there are also pharmacodynamic interactions of both substances in the CNS. To complicate matters, an important noxious effect of junk foods consists of inducing obesity and obesity-related NAFLD. In this review, we focus on some key mechanisms underlying the impact of these addictions on the liver, as well as those on the CNS.
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- Giovanni Tarantino
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, “Federico II” University Medical School of Naples, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Section of Pharmacology, Department of Neuroscience, Reproductive Sciences and Dentistry, “Federico II” University of Naples, 80138 Naples, Italy
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- Department of General Medicine, “Umberto I” Hospital, 84014 Nocera Inferiore, Italy
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Degradation of Diazepam with Gamma Radiation, High Frequency Ultrasound and UV Radiation Intensified with H2O2 and Fenton Reagent. Processes (Basel) 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/pr10071263] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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A degradation study of diazepam (DZP) in aqueous media by gamma radiation, high frequency ultrasound, and UV radiation (artificial-solar), as well with each process intensified with oxidizing agents (H2O2 and Fenton reagent) was performed. The parameters that influence the degradation of diazepam such as potency and frequency, irradiation dose, pH and concentration of the oxidizing agents used were studied. Gamma radiation was performed in a 60Co source irradiator; an 11 W lamp was used for artificial UV radiation, and sonification was performed at frequency values of 580 and 862 kHz with varying power values. In the radiolysis a 100% degradation was obtained at 2500 Gy. For the sonolysis, 28.3% degradation was achieved after 180 min at 862 kHz frequency and 30 W power. In artificial photolysis, a 38.2% degradation was obtained after 300 min of UV exposure. The intensification of each process with H2O2 increased the degradation of the drug. However, the best results were obtained by combining the processes with the Fenton reagent for optimum H2O2 and Fe2+ concentrations, respectively, of 2.95 mmol L−1 and of 0.06 mmol L−1, achieving a 100% degradation in a shorter treatment time, with a dose value of 750 Gy in the case of gamma radiation thanks to increasing in the amount of free radicals in water. The optimized processes were evaluated in a real wastewater, with a total degradation at 10 min of reaction.
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de Barros WA, Nunes CDS, Souza JADCR, Nascimento IJDS, Figueiredo IM, de Aquino TM, Vieira L, Farias D, Santos JCC, de Fátima Â. The new psychoactive substances 25H-NBOMe and 25H-NBOH induce abnormal development in the zebrafish embryo and interact in the DNA major groove. Curr Res Toxicol 2021; 2:386-398. [PMID: 34888530 PMCID: PMC8637007 DOI: 10.1016/j.crtox.2021.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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25H-NBOMe and 25H-NBOH recreational drugs induces abnormal formation in zebrafish embryos. Biophysical and theoretical studies indicate that these drugs have affinity for the DNA major groove. The toxicity observed in the zebrafish embryos and DNA interaction may be correlated.
Toxicological effects of 25H-NBOMe and 25H-NBOH recreational drugs on zebrafish embryos and larvae at the end of 96 h exposure period were demonstrated. 25H-NBOH and 25H-NBOMe caused high embryo mortality at 80 and 100 µg mL−1, respectively. According to the decrease in the concentration tested, lethality decreased while non-lethal effects were predominant up to 10 and 50 µg mL−1 of 25H-NBOH and 25H-NBOMe, respectively, including spine malformation, egg hatching delay, body malformation, otolith malformation, pericardial edema, and blood clotting. We can disclose that these drugs have an affinity for DNA in vitro using biophysical spectroscopic assays and molecular modeling methods. The experiments demonstrated that 25H-NBOH and 25H-NBOMe bind to the unclassical major groove of ctDNA with a binding constant of 27.00 × 104 M−1 and 5.27 × 104 M−1, respectively. Furthermore, these interactions lead to conformational changes in the DNA structure. Therefore, the results observed in the zebrafish embryos and DNA may be correlated.
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- Wellington Alves de Barros
- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Instituto de Química e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal de Alagoas, Maceió, AL, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, João Pessoa, PB, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química, Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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