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van Mever M, Mamani-Huanca M, Faught E, López-Gonzálvez Á, Hankemeier T, Barbas C, Schaaf MJM, Ramautar R. Application of a capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry metabolomics workflow in zebrafish larvae reveals new effects of cortisol. Electrophoresis 2024; 45:380-391. [PMID: 38072651 DOI: 10.1002/elps.202300186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 11/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
Abstract
In contemporary biomedical research, the zebrafish (Danio rerio) is increasingly considered a model system, as zebrafish embryos and larvae can (potentially) fill the gap between cultured cells and mammalian animal models, because they can be obtained in large numbers, are small and can easily be manipulated genetically. Given that capillary electrophoresis-mass spectrometry (CE-MS) is a useful analytical separation technique for the analysis of polar ionogenic metabolites in biomass-limited samples, the aim of this study was to develop and assess a CE-MS-based analytical workflow for the profiling of (endogenous) metabolites in extracts from individual zebrafish larvae and pools of small numbers of larvae. The developed CE-MS workflow was used to profile metabolites in extracts from pools of 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 40 zebrafish larvae. For six selected endogenous metabolites, a linear response (R2 > 0.98) for peak areas was obtained in extracts from these pools. The repeatability was satisfactory, with inter-day relative standard deviation values for peak area of 9.4%-17.7% for biological replicates (n = 3 over 3 days). Furthermore, the method allowed the analysis of over 70 endogenous metabolites in a pool of 12 zebrafish larvae, and 29 endogenous metabolites in an extract from only 1 zebrafish larva. Finally, we applied the optimized CE-MS workflow to identify potential novel targets of the mineralocorticoid receptor in mediating the effects of cortisol.
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- Marlien van Mever
- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO), Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad San Pablo-CEU, CEU Universities, Urbanización Montepríncipe, Boadilla del Monte, Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Biology Leiden (IBL), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Yedji RS, Sohm B, Salnot V, Guillonneau F, Cossu-Leguille C, Battaglia E. First Identification of a Large Set of Serine Hydrolases by Activity-Based Protein Profiling in Dibutyl Phthalate-Exposed Zebrafish Larvae. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms232416060. [PMID: 36555700 PMCID: PMC9786740 DOI: 10.3390/ijms232416060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2022] [Revised: 12/12/2022] [Accepted: 12/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite the involvement of several serine hydrolases (SHs) in the metabolism of xenobiotics such as dibutyl phthalate (DBP), no study has focused on mapping this enzyme class in zebrafish, a model organism frequently used in ecotoxicology. Here, we survey and identify active SHs in zebrafish larvae and search for biological markers of SH type after exposure to DBP. Zebrafish were exposed to 0, 5, and 100 µg/L DBP from 4 to 120 h post-fertilization. A significant decrease in vitellogenin expression level of about 2-fold compared to the control was found in larvae exposed to 100 µg/L DBP for 120 h. The first comprehensive profiling of active SHs in zebrafish proteome was achieved with an activity-based protein profiling (ABPP) approach. Among 49 SHs identified with high confidence, one was the carboxypeptidase ctsa overexpressed in larvae exposed to 100 µg/L DBP for 120 h. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first time that a carboxypeptidase has been identified as deregulated following exposure to DBP. The overall results indicate that targeted proteomics approaches, such as ABPP, can, therefore, be an asset for understanding the mechanism of action related to xenobiotics in ecotoxicology.
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- Rodrigue S. Yedji
- LIEC, UMR7360, Campus Bridoux, Université de Lorraine, 57070 Metz, France
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- LIEC, UMR7360, Campus Bridoux, Université de Lorraine, 57070 Metz, France
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- Plateforme Protéomique 3P5, Inserm U1016-Institut Cochin, MICUSPC, Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France
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- Plateforme Protéomique 3P5, Inserm U1016-Institut Cochin, MICUSPC, Université Paris Descartes, 75006 Paris, France
- Unité Protéomique Clinique, Institut de Cancérologie de l’Ouest, CRCI2NA-UMR INSERM 1307/CNRS 6075, team03, 15, rue André Boquel, 49055 Angers, France
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- LIEC, UMR7360, Campus Bridoux, Université de Lorraine, 57070 Metz, France
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Caron A, Trzuskot L, Lindsey BW. Uncovering the spectrum of adult zebrafish neural stem cell cycle regulators. Front Cell Dev Biol 2022; 10:941893. [PMID: 35846369 PMCID: PMC9277145 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.941893] [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: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Adult neural stem and progenitor cells (aNSPCs) persist lifelong in teleost models in diverse stem cell niches of the brain and spinal cord. Fish maintain developmental stem cell populations throughout life, including both neuro-epithelial cells (NECs) and radial-glial cells (RGCs). Within stem cell domains of the brain, RGCs persist in a cycling or quiescent state, whereas NECs continuously divide. Heterogeneous populations of RGCs also sit adjacent the central canal of the spinal cord, showing infrequent proliferative activity under homeostasis. With the rise of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) model to study adult neurogenesis and neuroregeneration in the central nervous system (CNS), it has become evident that aNSPC proliferation is regulated by a wealth of stimuli that may be coupled with biological function. Growing evidence suggests that aNSPCs are sensitive to environmental cues, social interactions, nutrient availability, and neurotrauma for example, and that distinct stem and progenitor cell populations alter their cell cycle activity accordingly. Such stimuli appear to act as triggers to either turn on normally dormant aNSPCs or modulate constitutive rates of niche-specific cell cycle behaviour. Defining the various forms of stimuli that influence RGC and NEC proliferation, and identifying the molecular regulators responsible, will strengthen our understanding of the connection between aNSPC activity and their biological significance. In this review, we aim to bring together the current state of knowledge on aNSPCs from studies investigating the zebrafish CNS, while highlighting emerging cell cycle regulators and outstanding questions that will help to advance this fascinating field of stem cell biology.
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- Aurélien Caron
- Laboratory of Neural Stem Cell Plasticity and Regeneration, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Laboratory of Neural Stem Cell Plasticity and Regeneration, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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- Laboratory of Neural Stem Cell Plasticity and Regeneration, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Science, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Vremere A, Merola C, Fanti F, Sergi M, Perugini M, Compagnone D, Mikhail M, Lorenzetti S, Amorena M. Oxysterols profiles in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos exposed to bisphenol A. Food Chem Toxicol 2022; 165:113166. [PMID: 35609738 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2022.113166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2021] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Oxysterols are cholesterol oxidation products and bioactive lipids involved in developmental signaling pathways, embryonic and postembryonic tissue patterning and homeostasis. The embryonic period is a very sensitive window of exposure to bisphenol A (BPA), hence the role of BPA on the levels of oxysterols in the very early stages of zebrafish embryogenesis is a relevant novel field of investigation. OBJECTIVES To compare the role of BPA on oxysterols levels in zebrafish embryos at 8 and 24 hours post fertilization (hpf) with cytochromes P450 (CYPs)-modulating chemicals (carbamazepine, ketoconazole, and hydrogen peroxide). METHODS Upon a dose range finding, zebrafish embryos were exposed to environmentally relevant (0.04μM) and toxicological (17.5 μM) BPA concentrations. Seven oxysterols were profiled by high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). RESULTS Similarly to the CYPs-modulating chemicals, BPA caused: i) no significant changes at 8 hpf and ii) a dose-dependent increase of total oxysterols at 24 hpf, with 27-hydroxycholesterol as the most regulated oxysterol. DISCUSSION In the first day post-fertilization of the zebrafish embryos, the role of BPA alike a CYPs-modulating chemical was confirmed by the similar oxysterol changes observed with the already known CYPs-modulating chemicals.
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- Anton Vremere
- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy; Dpt. of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità - ISS, Rome, Italy.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy.
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- Dpt. of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità - ISS, Rome, Italy.
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- Dpt. of Food Safety, Nutrition and Veterinary Public Health, Istituto Superiore di Sanità - ISS, Rome, Italy.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technology for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Italy.
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Frisk JH, Örn S, Pejler G, Eriksson S, Wang L. Differential expression of enzymes in thymidylate biosynthesis in zebrafish at different developmental stages: implications for dtymk mutation-caused neurodegenerative disorders. BMC Neurosci 2022; 23:19. [PMID: 35346037 PMCID: PMC8962455 DOI: 10.1186/s12868-022-00704-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 03/14/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background Deoxythymidine triphosphate (dTTP) is an essential building block of DNA, and defects in enzymes involved in dTTP synthesis cause neurodegenerative disorders. For instance, mutations in DTYMK, the gene coding for thymidylate kinase (TMPK), cause severe microcephaly in human. However, the mechanism behind this is not well-understood. Here we used the zebrafish model and studied (i) TMPK, an enzyme required for both the de novo and the salvage pathways of dTTP synthesis, and (ii) thymidine kinases (TK) of the salvage pathway in order to understand their role in neuropathology. Results Our findings reveal that maternal-stored dNTPs are only sufficient for 6 cell division cycles, and the levels of dNTPs are inversely correlated to cell cycle length during early embryogenesis. TMPK and TK activities are prominent in the cytosol of embryos, larvae and adult fish and brain contains the highest TMPK activity. During early development, TMPK activity increased gradually from 6 hpf and a profound increase was observed at 72 hpf, and TMPK activity reached its maximal level at 96 hpf, and remained at high level until 144 hpf. The expression of dtymk encoded Dtymk protein correlated to its mRNA expression and neuronal development but not to the TMPK activity detected. However, despite the high TMPK activity detected at later stages of development, the Dtymk protein was undetectable. Furthermore, the TMPK enzyme detected at later stages showed similar biochemical properties as the Dtymk enzyme but was not recognized by the Dtymk specific antibody. Conclusions Our results suggest that active dNTP synthesis in early embryogenesis is vital and that Dtymk is essential for neurodevelopment, which is supported by a recent study of dtymk knockout zebrafish with neurological disorder and lethal outcomes. Furthermore, there is a novel TMPK-like enzyme expressed at later stages of development. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12868-022-00704-0.
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Facchinello N, Astone M, Audano M, Oberkersch RE, Spizzotin M, Calura E, Marques M, Crisan M, Mitro N, Santoro MM. Oxidative pentose phosphate pathway controls vascular mural cell coverage by regulating extracellular matrix composition. Nat Metab 2022; 4:123-140. [PMID: 35102339 PMCID: PMC7612297 DOI: 10.1038/s42255-021-00514-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Vascular mural cells (vMCs) play an essential role in the development and maturation of the vasculature by promoting vessel stabilization through their interactions with endothelial cells. Whether endothelial metabolism influences mural cell recruitment and differentiation is unknown. Here, we show that the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway (oxPPP) in endothelial cells is required for establishing vMC coverage of the dorsal aorta during early vertebrate development in zebrafish and mice. We demonstrate that laminar shear stress and blood flow maintain oxPPP activity, which in turn, promotes elastin expression in blood vessels through production of ribose-5-phosphate. Elastin is both necessary and sufficient to drive vMC recruitment and maintenance when the oxPPP is active. In summary, our work demonstrates that endothelial cell metabolism regulates blood vessel maturation by controlling vascular matrix composition and vMC recruitment.
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- Nicola Facchinello
- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Cancer Metabolism, DiBio, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Cancer Metabolism, DiBio, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences (DiSFeB), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Cancer Metabolism, DiBio, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Cancer Metabolism, DiBio, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science and Centre for Regenerative Medicine/Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cardiovascular Science and Centre for Regenerative Medicine/Institute for Regeneration and Repair, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Pharmacological and Biomolecular Sciences (DiSFeB), University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Cancer Metabolism, DiBio, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
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Di(isononyl) cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate (DINCH) alters transcriptional profiles, lipid metabolism and behavior in zebrafish larvae. Heliyon 2021; 7:e07951. [PMID: 34553086 PMCID: PMC8441171 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07951] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 08/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
Abstract
Plasticizers are commonly used in different consumer goods and personal care products to provide flexibility, durability and elasticity to polymers. Due to their reported toxicity, the use of several plasticizers, including phthalates has been regulated and/or banned from the market. Di(isononyl) cyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate (DINCH) is an alternative plasticizer that was introduced to replace toxic plasticizers. Increasing global demand and lack of toxicity data and safety assessment of DINCH have raised the concern to human and animal health. Hence, in the present study, we investigated the adverse effects of DINCH (at concentrations ranging from 0.01 to 10 μM) in early developmental stages of zebrafish using different endpoints such as hatching rate, developmental abnormalities, lipid content, behavior analysis and gene expression. We found that DINCH caused hatching delay in a dose-dependent manner and altered the expression of genes involved in stress response. Lipid staining using Oil Red O stain showed a slight lipid accumulation around the yolk, brain, eye and neck with increasing concentration. Genes associated with lipid transport such as fatty acid synthesis, β-oxidation, elongation, lipid transport were significantly altered by DINCH. Genes involved in cholesterol biosynthesis and homeostasis were also affected by DINCH indicating possible developmental neurotoxicity. Behavioral analysis of larvae demonstrated a distinct locomotor activity upon exposure to DINCH. The present data shows that DINCH could induce physiological and metabolic toxicity to aquatic organisms. Hence, further analyses and environmental monitoring of DINCH should be conducted to determine its safety and toxicity levels.
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Fu J, Gong Z, Bae S. Ecotoxicogenomic analysis of zebrafish embryos exposed to triclosan and mixture triclosan and methyl triclosan using suppression subtractive hybridization and next-generation sequencing. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 414:125450. [PMID: 33676256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 02/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Triclosan (TCS) and methyl-triclosan (MTCS), an environmental transformation product of biocide of TCS, have been detected in water, sediment, fish, and invertebrates. In this study, the key pathway perturbation in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos exposed to TCS (300 μg/L) and TCS/MTCS mixture (300 μg/L TCS + 30 μg/L MTCS) was assessed by integrating the metabolomic and transcriptomic dysregulation. The differential expressed genes (DEGs) were obtained from the subtracted cDNA libraries by using the suppression subtractive hybridization and next-generation sequencing approach. The dysregulation of twenty-eight GO terms and four KEGG pathways, including oxidative phosphorylation and cardiac muscle contraction, were shown in the TCS treatment group, indicating that TCS could disrupt the mitochondrial inner membrane function by downshifting the electrochemical gradient. Meanwhile, the addition of MTCS in the exposure would cause fourteen additional significant KEGG pathway changes, demonstrating the different effects between two exposure. A pathway-based analysis using the identified DEGs and the altered metabolites in zebrafish embryos treated with TCS and TCS/MTCS mixture, collectively, has been applied. This study demonstrated that the integration of SSH-NGS and metabolomics could reveal toxic effects and potential diseases associated with the exposures of TCS and MTCS in aquatic environments.
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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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Cunha DL, Richardson R, Tracey-White D, Abbouda A, Mitsios A, Horneffer-van der Sluis V, Takis P, Owen N, Skinner J, Welch AA, Moosajee M. REP1 deficiency causes systemic dysfunction of lipid metabolism and oxidative stress in choroideremia. JCI Insight 2021; 6:146934. [PMID: 33755601 PMCID: PMC8262314 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.146934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Choroideremia (CHM) is an X-linked recessive chorioretinal dystrophy caused by mutations in CHM, encoding for Rab escort protein 1 (REP1). Loss of functional REP1 leads to the accumulation of unprenylated Rab proteins and defective intracellular protein trafficking, the putative cause for photoreceptor, retinal pigment epithelium (RPE), and choroidal degeneration. CHM is ubiquitously expressed, but adequate prenylation is considered to be achieved, outside the retina, through the isoform REP2. Recently, the possibility of systemic features in CHM has been debated; therefore, in this study, whole metabolomic analysis of plasma samples from 25 CHM patients versus age- and sex-matched controls was performed. Results showed plasma alterations in oxidative stress-related metabolites, coupled with alterations in tryptophan metabolism, leading to significantly raised serotonin levels. Lipid metabolism was disrupted with decreased branched fatty acids and acylcarnitines, suggestive of dysfunctional lipid oxidation, as well as imbalances of several sphingolipids and glycerophospholipids. Targeted lipidomics of the chmru848 zebrafish provided further evidence for dysfunction, with the use of fenofibrate over simvastatin circumventing the prenylation pathway to improve the lipid profile and increase survival. This study provides strong evidence for systemic manifestations of CHM and proposes potentially novel pathomechanisms and targets for therapeutic consideration.
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- Dulce Lima Cunha
- Department of Development, Ageing and Disease, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Development, Ageing and Disease, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Development, Ageing and Disease, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Development, Ageing and Disease, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Genetics, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Development, Ageing and Disease, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Genetics, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC-NIHR National Phenome Centre, Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Development, Ageing and Disease, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Norwich Medical School, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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- Department of Public Health & Primary Care, Norwich Medical School, Norfolk, United Kingdom
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- Department of Development, Ageing and Disease, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Genetics, Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Ophthalmology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
- The Francis Crick Institute, London, United Kingdom
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HIF1α-dependent induction of the mitochondrial chaperone TRAP1 regulates bioenergetic adaptations to hypoxia. Cell Death Dis 2021; 12:434. [PMID: 33934112 PMCID: PMC8088431 DOI: 10.1038/s41419-021-03716-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/06/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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The mitochondrial paralog of the Hsp90 chaperone family TRAP1 is often induced in tumors, but the mechanisms controlling its expression, as well as its physiological functions remain poorly understood. Here, we find that TRAP1 is highly expressed in the early stages of Zebrafish development, and its ablation delays embryogenesis while increasing mitochondrial respiration of fish larvae. TRAP1 expression is enhanced by hypoxic conditions both in developing embryos and in cancer models of Zebrafish and mammals. The TRAP1 promoter contains evolutionary conserved hypoxic responsive elements, and HIF1α stabilization increases TRAP1 levels. TRAP1 inhibition by selective compounds or by genetic knock-out maintains a high level of respiration in Zebrafish embryos after exposure to hypoxia. Our data identify TRAP1 as a primary regulator of mitochondrial bioenergetics in highly proliferating cells following reduction in oxygen tension and HIF1α stabilization.
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Zebrafish as an animal model for biomedical research. Exp Mol Med 2021; 53:310-317. [PMID: 33649498 PMCID: PMC8080808 DOI: 10.1038/s12276-021-00571-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2020] [Revised: 01/15/2021] [Accepted: 01/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Zebrafish have several advantages compared to other vertebrate models used in modeling human diseases, particularly for large-scale genetic mutant and therapeutic compound screenings, and other biomedical research applications. With the impactful developments of CRISPR and next-generation sequencing technology, disease modeling in zebrafish is accelerating the understanding of the molecular mechanisms of human genetic diseases. These efforts are fundamental for the future of precision medicine because they provide new diagnostic and therapeutic solutions. This review focuses on zebrafish disease models for biomedical research, mainly in developmental disorders, mental disorders, and metabolic diseases.
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Nesmith JE, Hostelley TL, Leitch CC, Matern MS, Sethna S, McFarland R, Lodh S, Westlake CJ, Hertzano R, Ahmed ZM, Zaghloul NA. Genomic knockout of alms1 in zebrafish recapitulates Alström syndrome and provides insight into metabolic phenotypes. Hum Mol Genet 2020; 28:2212-2223. [PMID: 31220269 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddz053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 02/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Alström syndrome (OMIM #203800) is an autosomal recessive obesity ciliopathy caused by loss-of-function mutations in the ALMS1 gene. In addition to multi-organ dysfunction, such as cardiomyopathy, retinal degeneration and renal dysfunction, the disorder is characterized by high rates of obesity, insulin resistance and early-onset type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). To investigate the underlying mechanisms of T2DM phenotypes, we generated a loss-of-function deletion of alms1 in the zebrafish. We demonstrate conservation of hallmark clinical characteristics alongside metabolic syndrome phenotypes, including a propensity for obesity and fatty livers, hyperinsulinemia and glucose response defects. Gene expression changes in β-cells isolated from alms1-/- mutants revealed changes consistent with insulin hypersecretion and glucose sensing failure, which were corroborated in cultured murine β-cells lacking Alms1. We also found evidence of defects in peripheral glucose uptake and concomitant hyperinsulinemia in the alms1-/- animals. We propose a model in which hyperinsulinemia is the primary and causative defect underlying generation of T2DM associated with alms1 deficiency. These observations support the alms1 loss-of-function zebrafish mutant as a monogenic model for mechanistic interrogation of T2DM phenotypes.
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- Jessica E Nesmith
- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Marquette University, Department of Biological Sciences, Milwaukee, WI, USA
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- Laboratory of Cell and Developmental Signaling, Membrane Trafficking and Signaling Section, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Institute for Genome Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.,Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Germeys C, Vandoorne T, Bercier V, Van Den Bosch L. Existing and Emerging Metabolomic Tools for ALS Research. Genes (Basel) 2019; 10:genes10121011. [PMID: 31817338 PMCID: PMC6947647 DOI: 10.3390/genes10121011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 11/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Growing evidence suggests that aberrant energy metabolism could play an important role in the pathogenesis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Despite this, studies applying advanced technologies to investigate energy metabolism in ALS remain scarce. The rapidly growing field of metabolomics offers exciting new possibilities for ALS research. Here, we review existing and emerging metabolomic tools that could be used to further investigate the role of metabolism in ALS. A better understanding of the metabolic state of motor neurons and their surrounding cells could hopefully result in novel therapeutic strategies.
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- Christine Germeys
- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven—University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (C.G.); (T.V.); (V.B.)
- VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven—University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (C.G.); (T.V.); (V.B.)
- VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven—University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (C.G.); (T.V.); (V.B.)
- VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Neurosciences, Experimental Neurology, and Leuven Brain Institute (LBI), KU Leuven—University of Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium; (C.G.); (T.V.); (V.B.)
- VIB, Center for Brain & Disease Research, Laboratory of Neurobiology, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +32-16-33-06-81
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van Steijn L, Verbeek FJ, Spaink HP, Merks RM. Predicting Metabolism from Gene Expression in an Improved Whole-Genome Metabolic Network Model of Danio rerio. Zebrafish 2019; 16:348-362. [PMID: 31216234 PMCID: PMC6822484 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2018.1712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Zebrafish is a useful modeling organism for the study of vertebrate development, immune response, and metabolism. Metabolic studies can be aided by mathematical reconstructions of the metabolic network of zebrafish. These list the substrates and products of all biochemical reactions that occur in the zebrafish. Mathematical techniques such as flux-balance analysis then make it possible to predict the possible metabolic flux distributions that optimize, for example, the turnover of food into biomass. The only available genome-scale reconstruction of zebrafish metabolism is ZebraGEM. In this study, we present ZebraGEM 2.0, an updated and validated version of ZebraGEM. ZebraGEM 2.0 is extended with gene-protein-reaction associations (GPRs) that are required to integrate genetic data with the metabolic model. To demonstrate the use of these GPRs, we performed an in silico genetic screening for knockouts of metabolic genes and validated the results against published in vivo genetic knockout and knockdown screenings. Among the single knockout simulations, we identified 74 essential genes, whose knockout stopped growth completely. Among these, 11 genes are known have an abnormal knockout or knockdown phenotype in vivo (partial), and 41 have human homologs associated with metabolic diseases. We also added the oxidative phosphorylation pathway, which was unavailable in the published version of ZebraGEM. The updated model performs better than the original model on a predetermined list of metabolic functions. We also determined a minimal feed composition. The oxidative phosphorylation pathways were validated by comparing with published experiments in which key components of the oxidative phosphorylation pathway were pharmacologically inhibited. To test the utility of ZebraGEM2.0 for obtaining new results, we integrated gene expression data from control and Mycobacterium marinum-infected zebrafish larvae. The resulting model predicts impeded growth and altered histidine metabolism in the infected larvae.
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- Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Mathematical Institute, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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Santoro MM, Beltrame M, Panáková D, Siekmann AF, Tiso N, Venero Galanternik M, Jung HM, Weinstein BM. Advantages and Challenges of Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Studies in Zebrafish Research. Front Cell Dev Biol 2019; 7:89. [PMID: 31192207 PMCID: PMC6546721 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2019.00089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Since its introduction, the zebrafish has provided an important reference system to model and study cardiovascular development as well as lymphangiogenesis in vertebrates. A scientific workshop, held at the 2018 European Zebrafish Principal Investigators Meeting in Trento (Italy) and chaired by Massimo Santoro, focused on the most recent methods and studies on cardiac, vascular and lymphatic development. Daniela Panáková and Natascia Tiso described new molecular mechanisms and signaling pathways involved in cardiac differentiation and disease. Arndt Siekmann and Wiebke Herzog discussed novel roles for Wnt and VEGF signaling in brain angiogenesis. In addition, Brant Weinstein's lab presented data concerning the discovery of endothelium-derived macrophage-like perivascular cells in the zebrafish brain, while Monica Beltrame's studies refined the role of Sox transcription factors in vascular and lymphatic development. In this article, we will summarize the details of these recent discoveries in support of the overall value of the zebrafish model system not only to study normal development, but also associated disease states.
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- Massimo M Santoro
- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Redox Metabolism, Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Bioscienze, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Electrochemical Signaling in Development and Disease, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine, Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers (HZ), Berlin, Germany.,German Centre for Cardiovascular Research: DZHK, Berlin, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Molecular Biomedicine, Münster, Germany.,Cells in Motion Cluster of Excellence (CiM), University of Münster, Münster, Germany.,Department of Cell and Developmental Biology and Cardiovascular Institute, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, United States
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- Laboratory of Developmental Genetics, Department of Biology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, United States
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- Division of Developmental Biology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD, United States
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Dickmeis T, Feng Y, Mione MC, Ninov N, Santoro M, Spaink HP, Gut P. Nano-Sampling and Reporter Tools to Study Metabolic Regulation in Zebrafish. Front Cell Dev Biol 2019; 7:15. [PMID: 30873407 PMCID: PMC6401643 DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2019.00015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In the past years, evidence has emerged that hallmarks of human metabolic disorders can be recapitulated in zebrafish using genetic, pharmacological or dietary interventions. An advantage of modeling metabolic diseases in zebrafish compared to other "lower organisms" is the presence of a vertebrate body plan providing the possibility to study the tissue-intrinsic processes preceding the loss of metabolic homeostasis. While the small size of zebrafish is advantageous in many aspects, it also has shortcomings such as the difficulty to obtain sufficient amounts for biochemical analyses in response to metabolic challenges. A workshop at the European Zebrafish Principal Investigator meeting in Trento, Italy, was dedicated to discuss the advantages and disadvantages of zebrafish to study metabolic disorders. This perspective article by the participants highlights strategies to achieve improved tissue-resolution for read-outs using "nano-sampling" approaches for metabolomics as well as live imaging of zebrafish expressing fluorescent reporter tools that inform on cellular or subcellular metabolic processes. We provide several examples, including the use of reporter tools to study the heterogeneity of pancreatic beta-cells within their tissue environment. While limitations exist, we believe that with the advent of new technologies and more labs developing methods that can be applied to minimal amounts of tissue or single cells, zebrafish will further increase their utility to study energy metabolism.
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- Thomas Dickmeis
- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Centre for Inflammation Research, Queen’s Medical Research Institute, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland
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- DFG-Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, Cluster of Excellence, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- Paul Langerhans Institute Dresden, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany
- German Center for Diabetes Research (DZD e.V.), Neuherberg, Germany
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- Institute of Biology Leiden, Leiden University, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Nestlé Research, EPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Zhu J, Wang C, Gao X, Zhu J, Wang L, Cao S, Wu Q, Qiao S, Zhang Z, Li L. Comparative effects of mercury chloride and methylmercury exposure on early neurodevelopment in zebrafish larvae. RSC Adv 2019; 9:10766-10775. [PMID: 35515286 PMCID: PMC9062475 DOI: 10.1039/c9ra00770a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Mercury (Hg) is a ubiquitous environmental toxicant with important public health implications. Hg causes neurotoxicity through astrocytes, Ca2+, neurotransmitters, mitochondrial damage, elevations of reactive oxygen species and post-translational modifications. However, the similarities and differences between the neurotoxic mechanisms caused by different chemical forms of Hg remain unclear. Zebrafish embryos were exposed to methylmercury (MeHgCl) or mercury chloride (HgCl2) (0, 4, 40, 400 nM) up for 96 h. HgCl2 exposure could significantly decrease survival rate, body length and eye size, delay the hatching period, induce tail bending and reduce the locomotor activity, and these effects were aggravated in the MeHgCl group. The compounds could increase the number of apoptotic cells in the brain and downregulate the expression of Shha, Ngn1 and Nrd, which contribute to early nervous development. The underlying mechanisms were investigated by metabolomics data. Galactose metabolism, tyrosine metabolism and starch and sucrose metabolism pathways were disturbed after HgCl2 or MeHgCl exposure. In addition, the levels of three neurotransmitters including tyrosine, dopamine and tryptophan were reduced after HgCl2 or MeHgCl exposure. Oxidative stress is related to metabolite changes, such as changes in the putrescine, niacinamide and uric acid contents in the HgCl2 group, and squalene in the MeHgCl group. These data indicated that downregulation of these genes and abnormal metabolic profile and pathways contribute to the neurotoxicity of HgCl2 and MeHgCl. The metabolomics and neurodevelopmental endpoints were integrated to reveal that abnormal metabolic pathway and expression of Shha, Ngn1 and Nrd may contribute to neurotoxicity induced by MeHg, which was more toxic than HgCl2 in zebrafish larvae.![]()
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Chen L, Xu M, Gong Z, Zonyane S, Xu S, Makunga NP. Comparative cardio and developmental toxicity induced by the popular medicinal extract of Sutherlandia frutescens (L.) R.Br. detected using a zebrafish Tuebingen embryo model. Altern Ther Health Med 2018; 18:273. [PMID: 30290800 PMCID: PMC6173916 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-018-2303-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 08/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Background Sutherlandia frutescens is one of the most promising commercialized, indigenous and medicinal plants of South Africa that is used as an immune-booster, and a traditional treatment for cancer. However, few studies report on its toxicology and dosage in vivo. There is still room to better understand its cytotoxicity effects in animal systems. Methods We prepared two extracts, one with 80% (v/v) ethanol, and the other, with water. Both were studied to determine the maximum tolerable concentration when extracts were applied at 0 to 200 μg/ml to a Tuebingen zebrafish embryo line. The development of zebrafish embryos after 24 h post fertilization (hpf) was studied. A concentration range of 5 μg/ml to 50 μg/ml was then chosen to monitor the ontological development of cultured embryos. A liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry/mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method was used to study the differences of the two experimental extracts. Chemical variation between the extracts was illustrated using chemometrics. Results Both extracts led to bleeding and pericardial cyst formation when applied at high concentrations to the zebrafish embryo culture. Chronic teratogenic toxicities, leading to pericardial edema, yolk sac swelling, and other abnormal developmental characteristics, were detected. The aqueous extracts of S. frutescens were less toxic to the larvae than the ethanol extracts, validating preference for aqueous preparations when used in traditional medicine. Chemical differences between the water extracts and alcoholic extracts were analysed using LC-MS/MS. A supervised metabolomics approach, targeting the sutherlandiosides and sutherlandins using orthogonal partial least squares-discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA), illustrated that sutherlandiosides were the main chemical features that can be used to distinguish between the two extracts, despite the extracts being highly similar in their chemical constituents. Conclusion The water extract caused less cytotoxic and abnormal developmental effects compared to the ethanolic extract, and, this is likely due to differences in concentrations of extracted chemicals rather than the chemical profile per se. This study provides more evidence of cytotoxicity effects linked to S. frutescens using the zebrafish embryo bioassay as a study tool. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12906-018-2303-9) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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Weger M, Weger BD, Görling B, Poschet G, Yildiz M, Hell R, Luy B, Akcay T, Güran T, Dickmeis T, Müller F, Krone N. Glucocorticoid deficiency causes transcriptional and post-transcriptional reprogramming of glutamine metabolism. EBioMedicine 2018; 36:376-389. [PMID: 30266295 PMCID: PMC6197330 DOI: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2018.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 09/07/2018] [Accepted: 09/13/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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Background Deficient glucocorticoid biosynthesis leading to adrenal insufficiency is life-threatening and is associated with significant co-morbidities. The affected pathways underlying the pathophysiology of co-morbidities due to glucocorticoid deficiency remain poorly understood and require further investigation. Methods To explore the pathophysiological processes related to glucocorticoid deficiency, we have performed global transcriptional, post-transcriptional and metabolic profiling of a cortisol-deficient zebrafish mutant with a disrupted ferredoxin (fdx1b) system. Findings fdx1b−/− mutants show pervasive reprogramming of metabolism, in particular of glutamine-dependent pathways such as glutathione metabolism, and exhibit changes of oxidative stress markers. The glucocorticoid-dependent post-transcriptional regulation of key enzymes involved in de novo purine synthesis was also affected in this mutant. Moreover, fdx1b−/− mutants exhibit crucial features of primary adrenal insufficiency, and mirror metabolic changes detected in primary adrenal insufficiency patients. Interpretation Our study provides a detailed map of metabolic changes induced by glucocorticoid deficiency as a consequence of a disrupted ferredoxin system in an animal model of adrenal insufficiency. This improved pathophysiological understanding of global glucocorticoid deficiency informs on more targeted translational studies in humans suffering from conditions associated with glucocorticoid deficiency. Fund Marie Curie Intra-European Fellowships for Career Development, HGF-programme BIFTM, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, BBSRC.
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- Meltem Weger
- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
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- Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Institute for Biological Interfaces 4 - Magnetic Resonance, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Centre for Organismal Studies (COS), Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Education and Research Hospital, Küçükçekmece, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Centre for Organismal Studies (COS), Heidelberg University, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Organic Chemistry and Institute for Biological Interfaces 4 - Magnetic Resonance, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Istinye University Gaziosmanpasa Medical Park Hospital Gaziosmanpasa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Marmara University, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes, Pendik, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Platz 1, 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Cancer and Genomic Sciences, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK
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- Department of Oncology & Metabolism, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TH, UK; Department of Biomedical Science, The Bateson Centre, Firth Court, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK..
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Wang G, Xiao Q, Wu W, Wu Y, Wei Y, Jing Y, Gong Z. Assessment of Toxicity and Absorption of the Novel AA Derivative AA-Pme in SGC7901 Cancer Cells In Vitro and in Zebrafish In Vivo. Med Sci Monit 2018; 24:5412-5421. [PMID: 30076700 PMCID: PMC6088512 DOI: 10.12659/msm.909606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Asiatic acid (AA; 2α,3β,23-trihydroxyurs-12-ene-28-oic acid) is an active compound derived from Centella asiatica, a traditional medicinal plant used widely in many Asian countries, particularly for the treatment of cancer. However, the modified AA derivative N-(2α,3β,23-acetoxyurs-12-en-28-oyl)-l-proline methyl ester (AA-PMe) has shown markedly better anti-tumor activity than AA. MATERIAL AND METHODS We evaluated the toxicity of AA and AA-PMe on zebrafish morphology, mortality, and hatching rate and determined the effect on SGC7901 cancer cells by acute toxicity assay. AA-PMe absorption in vitro in SGC7901 cells and in vivo in zebrafish was determined by establishing a highly accurate and reproducible HPLC protocol. RESULTS In zebrafish, the toxicity of AA-PMe was lower than AA, with an acute toxic dose of AA-PMe above 25 μM, compared to acute toxicity at doses above 10 μM for AA. However, chronic toxicity of AA-PMe began occurring at doses below 25 μM but became apparent for AA at doses below 10 μM. Although low doses of AA-PMe were tolerated acutely, it became chronically toxic during zebrafish development, resulting in morphological abnormalities, including peripheral and abdominal edema, hemorrhage, abnormal body shape, enlarged yolk sac, and reduced motility. At low concentrations, absorption of AA-PMe by cells and zebrafish embryos occurred in a dose-dependent manner, but this stabilized as the concentration increased. CONCLUSIONS This pharmacokinetic study outlines the cellular and organismal effects of AA-PMe and suggests a theoretical basis that may underlie its mechanism of action.
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- Gang Wang
- Center for New Drug Research and Development, College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Center for New Drug Research and Development, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Center for New Drug Research and Development, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Center for New Drug Research and Development, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Key Laboratory of Oral Drug Delivery System of Chinese Material Medical of State Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Branch of China Academy of Chinese Medical Science, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Central Laboratory of Stomatology, Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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- Center for New Drug Research and Development, College of Life Science, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China (mainland)
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Conlin SM, Tudor MS, Shim J, Gosse JA, Neilson A, Hamlin HJ. Elevated nitrate alters the metabolic activity of embryonic zebrafish. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 235:180-185. [PMID: 29289828 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.12.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2017] [Revised: 12/18/2017] [Accepted: 12/19/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nitrate accumulation in aquatic reservoirs from agricultural pollution has often been overlooked as a water quality hazard, yet a growing body of literature suggests negative effects on human and wildlife health following nitrate exposure. This research seeks to understand differences in oxygen consumption rates between different routes of laboratory nitrate exposure, whether via immersion or injection, in zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos. Embryos were exposed within 1 h post fertilization (hpf) to 0, 10, and 100 mg/L NO3-N with sodium nitrate, or to counter ion control (CIC) treatments using sodium chloride. Embryos in the immersion treatments received an injection of 4 nL of appropriate treatment solution into the perivitelline space. At 24 hpf, Oxygen Consumption Rates (OCR) were measured and recorded in vivo using the Agilent Technologies XFe96 Extracellular Flux Analyzer and Spheroid Microplate. Immersion exposures did not induce significant changes in OCR, yet nitrate induced significant changes when injected through the embryo chorion. Injection of 10 and 100 mg/L NO3-N down-regulated OCR compared to the control treatment group. Injection of the 100 mg/L CIC also significantly down-regulated OCR compared to the control treatment group. Interestingly, the 100 mg/L NO3-N treatment further down-regulated OCR compared to the 100 mg/L CIC treatment, suggesting the potential for additive effects between the counter ion and the ion of interest. These data support that elevated nitrate exposure can alter normal metabolic activity by changing OCR in 24 hpf embryos. These results highlight the need for regularly examining the counter ion of laboratory nitrate compounds while conducting research with developing zebrafish, and justify examining different routes of laboratory nitrate exposure, as the chorion may act as an effective barrier to nitrate penetration in zebrafish, which may lead to conservative estimates of significant effects in other species for which nitrate more readily penetrates the chorion.
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- Sarah M Conlin
- School of Marine Sciences, Aquaculture Research Institute, University of Maine, 5751 Murray Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Department of Cooperative Extension, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA; Department of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Sciences, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA; Graduate School of Biomedical Science and Engineering, University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
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- School of Marine Sciences, Aquaculture Research Institute, University of Maine, 5751 Murray Hall, Orono, ME 04469, USA.
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Sinha S, Santoro MM. New models to study vascular mural cell embryonic origin: implications in vascular diseases. Cardiovasc Res 2018; 114:481-491. [PMID: 29385541 DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvy005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/23/2018] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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A key question in vascular biology is how the diversity of origin of vascular mural cells, namely smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and pericytes influences vessel properties, in particular the regional propensity to vascular diseases. This review therefore first describes the role and regulation of mural cells during vascular formation, with a focus on embryonic origin. We then consider the evidence that connects heterogeneities in SMC and pericyte origins with disease. Since this idea has major implications for understanding and modelling human disease, then there is a pressing need for new model systems to investigate mural cell development and the consequences of heterogeneity. Recent advances arising from in vitro strategies for deriving mural cells from human pluripotent stem cells as well as from the zebrafish model will be discussed and the medical relevance of these discoveries will be highlighted.
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- Sanjay Sinha
- Anne McLaren Laboratory, Wellcome Trust and Medical Research Council Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, Forvie Site, University of Cambridge, Robinson Way, Cambridge CB2 0SZ, UK
- Department of Medicine, Addenbrookes Hospital, Box 157, Hills Rd, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ, UK
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- Laboratory of Angiogenesis and Redox Metabolism, Department of Biology, University of Padua, 35131 Padova, Italy
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Epigenetics in teleost fish: From molecular mechanisms to physiological phenotypes. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2018; 224:210-244. [PMID: 29369794 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2017] [Revised: 01/08/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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While the field of epigenetics is increasingly recognized to contribute to the emergence of phenotypes in mammalian research models across different developmental and generational timescales, the comparative biology of epigenetics in the large and physiologically diverse vertebrate infraclass of teleost fish remains comparatively understudied. The cypriniform zebrafish and the salmoniform rainbow trout and Atlantic salmon represent two especially important teleost orders, because they offer the unique possibility to comparatively investigate the role of epigenetic regulation in 3R and 4R duplicated genomes. In addition to their sequenced genomes, these teleost species are well-characterized model species for development and physiology, and therefore allow for an investigation of the role of epigenetic modifications in the emergence of physiological phenotypes during an organism's lifespan and in subsequent generations. This review aims firstly to describe the evolution of the repertoire of genes involved in key molecular epigenetic pathways including histone modifications, DNA methylation and microRNAs in zebrafish, rainbow trout, and Atlantic salmon, and secondly, to discuss recent advances in research highlighting a role for molecular epigenetics in shaping physiological phenotypes in these and other teleost models. Finally, by discussing themes and current limitations of the emerging field of teleost epigenetics from both theoretical and technical points of view, we will highlight future research needs and discuss how epigenetics will not only help address basic research questions in comparative teleost physiology, but also inform translational research including aquaculture, aquatic toxicology, and human disease.
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Souza Anselmo C, Sardela VF, Matias BF, Carvalho AR, Sousa VP, Pereira HMG, Aquino Neto FR. Is zebrafish
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a tool for human‐like metabolism study? Drug Test Anal 2017; 9:1685-1694. [DOI: 10.1002/dta.2318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/27/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Carina Souza Anselmo
- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Chemistry, LBCD – LADETEC Av. Horácio Macedo, 1281, bloco C ‐ Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro ‐ RJ 21941‐598 Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Chemistry, LBCD – LADETEC Av. Horácio Macedo, 1281, bloco C ‐ Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro ‐ RJ 21941‐598 Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Chemistry, LBCD – LADETEC Av. Horácio Macedo, 1281, bloco C ‐ Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro ‐ RJ 21941‐598 Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Chemistry, LBCD – LADETEC Av. Horácio Macedo, 1281, bloco C ‐ Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro ‐ RJ 21941‐598 Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Faculty of PharmacyDepartment of Drugs and Pharmaceutics Av. Carlos Chagas Filho, 373, bloco Bss, 36 ‐ Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro ‐ RJ 21941‐170 Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Chemistry, LBCD – LADETEC Av. Horácio Macedo, 1281, bloco C ‐ Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro ‐ RJ 21941‐598 Brazil
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- Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Institute of Chemistry, LBCD – LADETEC Av. Horácio Macedo, 1281, bloco C ‐ Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro ‐ RJ 21941‐598 Brazil
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Lutfi E, Babin PJ, Gutiérrez J, Capilla E, Navarro I. Caffeic acid and hydroxytyrosol have anti-obesogenic properties in zebrafish and rainbow trout models. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0178833. [PMID: 28570659 PMCID: PMC5453583 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2016] [Accepted: 05/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Some natural products, known sources of bioactive compounds with a wide range of properties, may have therapeutic values in human health and diseases, as well as agronomic applications. The effect of three compounds of plant origin with well-known dietary antioxidant properties, astaxanthin (ATX), caffeic acid (CA) and hydroxytyrosol (HT), on zebrafish (Danio rerio) larval adiposity and rainbow trout (Onchorynchus mykiss) adipocytes was assessed. The zebrafish obesogenic test (ZOT) demonstrated the anti-obesogenic activity of CA and HT. These compounds were able to counteract the obesogenic effect produced by the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) agonist, rosiglitazone (RGZ). CA and HT suppressed RGZ-increased PPARγ protein expression and lipid accumulation in primary-cultured rainbow trout adipocytes. HT also significantly reduced plasma triacylglycerol concentrations, as well as mRNA levels of the fasn adipogenic gene in the adipose tissue of HT-injected rainbow trout. In conclusion, in vitro and in vivo approaches demonstrated the anti-obesogenic potential of CA and HT on teleost fish models that may be relevant for studying their molecular mode of action. Further studies are required to evaluate the effect of these bioactive components as food supplements for modulating adiposity in farmed fish.
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- Esmail Lutfi
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Maladies Rares: Génétique et Métabolisme (MRGM), University of Bordeaux, INSERM, U12211, Pessac, France
- * E-mail: (IN); (PJB)
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- * E-mail: (IN); (PJB)
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Yoon C, Yoon D, Cho J, Kim S, Lee H, Choi H, Kim S. 1H-NMR-based metabolomic studies of bisphenol A in zebrafish (Danio rerio). JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2017; 52:282-289. [PMID: 28080214 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2016.1273009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H-NMR) spectroscopy was used to study the response of zebrafish (Danio rerio) to increasing concentrations of bisphenol A (4,4'-(propane-2,2-diyl)diphenol, BPA). Orthogonal partial least squares discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) was applied to detect aberrant metabolomic profiles after 72 h of BPA exposure at all levels tested (0.01, 0.1, and 1.0 mg/L). The OPLS-DA score plots showed that BPA exposure caused significant alterations in the metabolome. The metabolomic changes in response to BPA exposure generally exhibited nonlinear patterns, with the exception of reduced levels of several metabolites, including glutamine, inosine, lactate, and succinate. As the level of BPA exposure increased, individual metabolite patterns indicated that the zebrafish metabolome was subjected to severe oxidative stress. Interestingly, ATP levels increased significantly at all levels of BPA exposure. In the present study, we demonstrated the applicability of 1H-NMR-based metabolomics to identify the discrete nature of metabolic changes.
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- Changshin Yoon
- a Department of Chemistry , Center for Proteome Biophysics and Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials, Pusan National University , Busan , Korea
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- a Department of Chemistry , Center for Proteome Biophysics and Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials, Pusan National University , Busan , Korea
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- a Department of Chemistry , Center for Proteome Biophysics and Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials, Pusan National University , Busan , Korea
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- a Department of Chemistry , Center for Proteome Biophysics and Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials, Pusan National University , Busan , Korea
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- a Department of Chemistry , Center for Proteome Biophysics and Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials, Pusan National University , Busan , Korea
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- a Department of Chemistry , Center for Proteome Biophysics and Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials, Pusan National University , Busan , Korea
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- a Department of Chemistry , Center for Proteome Biophysics and Chemistry Institute for Functional Materials, Pusan National University , Busan , Korea
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Kantae V, Krekels EHJ, Ordas A, González O, van Wijk RC, Harms AC, Racz PI, van der Graaf PH, Spaink HP, Hankemeier T. Pharmacokinetic Modeling of Paracetamol Uptake and Clearance in Zebrafish Larvae: Expanding the Allometric Scale in Vertebrates with Five Orders of Magnitude. Zebrafish 2016; 13:504-510. [PMID: 27632065 PMCID: PMC5124745 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2016.1313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Zebrafish larvae (Danio rerio) are increasingly used to translate findings regarding drug efficacy and safety from in vitro-based assays to vertebrate species, including humans. However, the limited understanding of drug exposure in this species hampers its implementation in translational research. Using paracetamol as a paradigm compound, we present a novel method to characterize pharmacokinetic processes in zebrafish larvae, by combining sensitive bioanalytical methods and nonlinear mixed effects modeling. The developed method allowed quantification of paracetamol and its two major metabolites, paracetamol-sulfate and paracetamol-glucuronide in pooled samples of five lysed zebrafish larvae of 3 days post-fertilization. Paracetamol drug uptake was quantified to be 0.289 pmole/min and paracetamol clearance was quantified to be 1.7% of the total value of the larvae. With an average volume determined to be 0.290 μL, this yields an absolute clearance of 2.96 × 107 L/h, which scales reasonably well with clearance rates in higher vertebrates. The developed methodology will improve the success rate of drug screens in zebrafish larvae and the translation potential of findings, by allowing the establishment of accurate exposure profiles and thereby also the establishment of concentration–effect relationships.
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- Vasudev Kantae
- 1 Division of Analytical Biosciences, Systems Pharmacology Cluster, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University , Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 2 Division of Pharmacology, Systems Pharmacology Cluster, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University , Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 3 IBL, Institute of Biology, Leiden University , Leiden, the Netherlands
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- 1 Division of Analytical Biosciences, Systems Pharmacology Cluster, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University , Leiden, The Netherlands .,4 Science and Technology Faculty, Analytical Chemistry Department, University of the Basque Country/EHU , Bilbao, Spain
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- 2 Division of Pharmacology, Systems Pharmacology Cluster, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University , Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 1 Division of Analytical Biosciences, Systems Pharmacology Cluster, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University , Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 2 Division of Pharmacology, Systems Pharmacology Cluster, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University , Leiden, The Netherlands
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- 3 IBL, Institute of Biology, Leiden University , Leiden, the Netherlands
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- 1 Division of Analytical Biosciences, Systems Pharmacology Cluster, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research, Leiden University , Leiden, The Netherlands
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Adel S, Heydeck D, Kuhn H, Ufer C. The lipoxygenase pathway in zebrafish. Expression and characterization of zebrafish ALOX5 and comparison with its human ortholog. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2016; 1861:1-11. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2015.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2015] [Revised: 09/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/04/2015] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Martano C, Mugoni V, Dal Bello F, Santoro MM, Medana C. Rapid high performance liquid chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry methodology for multiple prenol lipids analysis in zebrafish embryos. J Chromatogr A 2015; 1412:59-66. [PMID: 26283533 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2015.07.115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2015] [Revised: 06/25/2015] [Accepted: 07/29/2015] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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The analysis of lipid molecules in living organism is an important step in deciphering metabolic pathways. Recently, the zebrafish has been adopted as a valuable animal model system to perform in vivo metabolomics studies, however limited methodologies and protocols are currently available to investigate zebrafish lipidome and even fewer to analyze specific classes of lipids. Here we present an HPLC-HRMS based method to rapidly measure multiple prenol lipid molecules from zebrafish tissues. In particular, we have optimized our method for concurrent detection of ubiquinones (Coenzyme Q6, Coenzyme Q9, Coenzyme Q10), cholesterol, vitamin E (α-tocopherol), vitamin K1 and vitamin K2. The purpose of this study was to compare different ionization modes, mobile phases and stationary phases in order to optimize lipid molecules separation. After HPLC-HRMS parameters selection, several extraction conditions from zebrafish embryos were evaluated. We assessed our methodology by quantitation of analytical recovery on zebrafish extracts from wild-type or zebrafish mutants (barolo) affected by impaired biosynthesis of ubiquinones.
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- Chiara Martano
- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy; Laboratory of Endothelial Molecular Biology, Vesalius Research Center, VIB, Department of Oncology, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, Italy.
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Elie MR, Choi J, Nkrumah-Elie YM, Gonnerman GD, Stevens JF, Tanguay RL. Metabolomic analysis to define and compare the effects of PAHs and oxygenated PAHs in developing zebrafish. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2015; 140:502-10. [PMID: 26001975 PMCID: PMC4492807 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2015.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2015] [Revised: 05/05/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their oxygenated derivatives are ubiquitously present in diesel exhaust, atmospheric particulate matter and soils sampled in urban areas. Therefore, inhalation or non-dietary ingestion of both PAHs and oxy-PAHs are major routes of exposure for people; especially young children living in these localities. While there has been extensive research on the parent PAHs, limited studies exist on the biological effects of oxy-PAHs which have been shown to be more soluble and more mobile in the environment. Additionally, investigations comparing the metabolic responses resulting from parent PAHs and oxy-PAHs exposures have not been reported. To address these current gaps, an untargeted metabolomics approach was conducted to examine the in vivo metabolomic profiles of developing zebrafish (Danio rerio) exposed to 4 µM of benz[a]anthracene (BAA) or benz[a]anthracene-7,12-dione (BAQ). By integrating multivariate, univariate and pathway analyses, a total of 63 metabolites were significantly altered after 5 days of exposure. The marked perturbations revealed that both BAA and BAQ affect protein biosynthesis, mitochondrial function, neural development, vascular development and cardiac function. Our previous transcriptomic and genomic data were incorporated in this metabolomics study to provide a more comprehensive view of the relationship between PAH and oxy-PAH exposures on vertebrate development.
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- Marc R Elie
- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Environmental Health Sciences Center, Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States.
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- College of Pharmacy and Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Denver, CO 80045, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Environmental Health Sciences Center, Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States
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- College of Pharmacy and Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States
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- Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Environmental Health Sciences Center, Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, United States.
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Seifert R, Schneider EH, Bähre H. From canonical to non-canonical cyclic nucleotides as second messengers: pharmacological implications. Pharmacol Ther 2014; 148:154-84. [PMID: 25527911 DOI: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2014.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/11/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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This review summarizes our knowledge on the non-canonical cyclic nucleotides cCMP, cUMP, cIMP, cXMP and cTMP. We place the field into a historic context and discuss unresolved questions and future directions of research. We discuss the implications of non-canonical cyclic nucleotides for experimental and clinical pharmacology, focusing on bacterial infections, cardiovascular and neuropsychiatric disorders and reproduction medicine. The canonical cyclic purine nucleotides cAMP and cGMP fulfill the criteria of second messengers. (i) cAMP and cGMP are synthesized by specific generators, i.e. adenylyl and guanylyl cyclases, respectively. (ii) cAMP and cGMP activate specific effector proteins, e.g. protein kinases. (iii) cAMP and cGMP exert specific biological effects. (iv) The biological effects of cAMP and cGMP are terminated by phosphodiesterases and export. The effects of cAMP and cGMP are mimicked by (v) membrane-permeable cyclic nucleotide analogs and (vi) bacterial toxins. For decades, the existence and relevance of cCMP and cUMP have been controversial. Modern mass-spectrometric methods have unequivocally demonstrated the existence of cCMP and cUMP in mammalian cells. For both, cCMP and cUMP, the criteria for second messenger molecules are now fulfilled as well. There are specific patterns by which nucleotidyl cyclases generate cNMPs and how they are degraded and exported, resulting in unique cNMP signatures in biological systems. cNMP signaling systems, specifically at the level of soluble guanylyl cyclase, soluble adenylyl cyclase and ExoY from Pseudomonas aeruginosa are more promiscuous than previously appreciated. cUMP and cCMP are evolutionary new molecules, probably reflecting an adaption to signaling requirements in higher organisms.
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- Roland Seifert
- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, D-30625 Hannover, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
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- Institute of Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
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