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Kato S, Shindo A. Direct quantitative perturbations of physical parameters in vivo to elucidate vertebrate embryo morphogenesis. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2024; 90:102420. [PMID: 39182374 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2024.102420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2024] [Revised: 07/17/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/27/2024]
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Physical parameters such as tissue interplay forces, luminal pressure, fluid flow, temperature, and electric fields are crucial regulators of embryonic morphogenesis. While significant attention has been given to cellular and molecular responses to these physical parameters, their roles in morphogenesis are not yet fully elucidated. This is largely due to a shortage of methods for spatiotemporal modulation and direct quantitative perturbation of physical parameters in embryos. Recent advancements addressing these challenges include microscopes equipped with devices to apply and adjust forces, direct perturbation of luminal pressure, and the application of micro-forces to targeted cells and cilia in vivo. These methods are critical for unveiling morphogenesis mechanisms, highlighting the importance of integrating molecular and physical approaches for a comprehensive understanding of morphogenesis.
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- Soichiro Kato
- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan.
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, Osaka University, 1-1 Machikaneyama-cho, Toyonaka, Osaka, 560-0043, Japan.
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Vibration exposure uncovers a critical early developmental window for zebrafish caudal fin development. Dev Genes Evol 2022; 232:67-79. [PMID: 35798873 DOI: 10.1007/s00427-022-00691-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Mechanical influencers have long been shown to affect mature bone. Bone mechanosensation is a key feature that allows the skeleton to adapt to environmental constraints. In this study, we describe the response of immature, developing bones to a mechanical stimulus. To do so, zebrafish larvae at different stages of development were exposed to whole-body vibration (WBV) at a low frequency of 20 Hz, for up to 4 days. Whole mount Alizarin red and Alcian blue staining revealed age-related and bone type-specific defects. Specifically, the parhypural and hypural 1 caudal fin endoskeletal elements were affected when the exposure to WBV started early during their development. We show that these WBV-induced parhypural and hypural 1 patterning defects are triggered by a Sox9-independent pathway, potentially by reducing the distance separating adjacent chondrogenic condensations in the developing tail skeleton. The remaining hypurals were unaffected by the WBV treatment. Altogether, our results indicate that, upon exposure to vibration, chondrogenic cell progenitors can react to mechanical stimuli early during their development, which ultimately affects the skeletal patterning of the growing zebrafish larvae. These findings open a new research avenue to better understand the cellular processes involved in developing, patterning, and maintaining skeletal tissue.
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Wang J, Wang D, Hu G, Yang L, Liu Z, Yan D, Serikuly N, Alpyshov E, Demin KA, Strekalova T, Gil Barcellos LJ, Barcellos HHA, Amstislavskaya TG, de Abreu MS, Kalueff AV. The role of auditory and vibration stimuli in zebrafish neurobehavioral models. Behav Processes 2021; 193:104505. [PMID: 34547376 DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2021.104505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Strongly affecting human and animal physiology, sounds and vibration are critical environmental factors whose complex role in behavioral and brain functions necessitates further clinical and experimental studies. Zebrafish are a promising model organism for neuroscience research, including probing the contribution of auditory and vibration stimuli to neurobehavioral processes. Here, we summarize mounting evidence on the role of sound and vibration in zebrafish behavior and brain function, and outline future directions of translational research in this field. With the growing environmental exposure to noise and vibration, we call for more active use of zebrafish models for probing neurobehavioral and bioenvironmental consequences of acute and long-term exposure to sounds and vibration in complex biological systems.
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- Jingtao Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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- St. Petersburg State University, St. Petersburg, Russia; Neurobiology Program, Sirius University, Sochi, Russia
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- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia; Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands; Research Institute of General Pathology and Pathophysiology, Moscow, Russia
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- Graduate Programs in Bio-experimentation and Environmental Sciences, University of Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, Brazil; Graduate Program in Pharmacology, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Bioscience Institute, University of Passo Fundo, Passo Fundo, Brazil; Laboratory of Cell and Molecular Biology and Neurobiology, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Moscow, Russia.
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- School of Pharmacy, Southwest University, Chongqing, China; Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia.
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Cuzziol Boccioni AP, Lajmanovich RC, Peltzer PM, Attademo AM, Martinuzzi CS. Toxicity assessment at different experimental scenarios with glyphosate, chlorpyrifos and antibiotics in Rhinella arenarum (Anura: Bufonidae) tadpoles. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 273:128475. [PMID: 33069438 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The presence of pesticides as well as that of several antibiotics provided at a great scale to poultry, cattle, and swine in aquatic environments within agroecosystems is a matter of growing concern. The objective of the present study was to characterize the sublethal effects of four environmental toxic compounds at two experimental pollution scenarios on the morphology, development and thyroid (T4), acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and glutathione S-transferase (GST) levels in Rhinella arenarum tadpoles. The first experimental pollution scenario aimed to evaluate the individual and mixed toxicity (50:50% v/v) of a glyphosate-based herbicide (GBH) and the antibiotic ciprofloxacin (CIP) on earlier developmental stages. The second experimental pollution scenario aimed to evaluate the effects of other toxic compounds (the insecticide chlorpyrifos (CP) and the antibiotic amoxicillin (AMX)) added to the ones from the first scenario on previously exposed premetamorphic tadpoles. In all the treatments of the first pollution scenario, the most conspicuous effect observed in early-stage tadpoles was a high prevalence of morphological abnormalities. Exposure to GBH and to its mixture with CIP also led to a significant decrease in T4 levels and lower development. Both pollutant combinations from the second experimental scenario significantly increased T4 levels, inhibited AChE activities, and led to lower development, whereas the quaternary mixture led to a significant decrease in GST levels. The alterations here revealed by our approaches in several morphological and biochemical endpoints allow characterizing the ecotoxicological risk for anurans exposed to complex mixtures of pollutants that frequently occur in aquatic systems.
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- Ana P Cuzziol Boccioni
- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), C1033AAJ Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), C1033AAJ Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), C1033AAJ Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), C1033AAJ Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Del Litoral (FBCB-UNL), Casilla de Correo 242, 3000 Santa Fe, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas Técnicas (CONICET), C1033AAJ Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Sanders E, Farmer SC. Aquatic Models: Water Quality and Stability and Other Environmental Factors. ILAR J 2020; 60:141-149. [PMID: 33094818 DOI: 10.1093/ilar/ilaa008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2019] [Revised: 01/09/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The use of aquatic animals in ecotoxicology, genetic, and biomedical research has grown immensely in recent years, especially due to the increased use of zebrafish in the laboratory setting. Because water is the primary environment of most aquatic species, the composition and management of this water is paramount to ensuring their health and welfare. In this publication, we will describe the important variables in water quality that can influence animal health and research results, using the zebrafish model for detailed specifics of optimal conditions. Wherever possible, recommendations are provided to reduce the potential impact of poor or highly variable water quality, and standards are given which can be used as institutional goals to maximize animal health and welfare and reduce research variability. It is increasingly important that authors of publications describing work done using aquatic models characterize water quality and other environmental conditions of the animal environment so that the work can be repeated and understood in context of these important factors. It is clear that there are a great many extrinsic factors which may influence research outcomes in the aquatics model laboratory setting, and consequently, an increased level of funding will be essential to support continued research exploring these and other important husbandry conditions. References from a large body of literature on this subject are provided.
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- Animal Resources Program, and Zebrafish Research Facility, University of Alabama, Birmingham, Alabama
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Growth and Activity of Caenorhabditis elegans Exposed to Mechanical Vibration During the Embryonic Period. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-019-0433-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Franz-Odendaal TA, Edsall SC. Long-Term Effects of Simulated Microgravity and Vibration Exposure on Skeletal Development in Zebrafish. Stem Cells Dev 2018; 27:1278-1286. [DOI: 10.1089/scd.2017.0266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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- Department of Biology, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Trulioff AS, Malashichev YB, Ermakov AS. Artificial inversion of the left–right visceral asymmetry in vertebrates: Conceptual approaches and experimental solutions. Russ J Dev Biol 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062360415060090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Vandenberg LN, Lemire JM, Levin M. It's never too early to get it Right: A conserved role for the cytoskeleton in left-right asymmetry. Commun Integr Biol 2013; 6:e27155. [PMID: 24505508 PMCID: PMC3912007 DOI: 10.4161/cib.27155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2013] [Revised: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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For centuries, scientists and physicians have been captivated by the consistent left-right (LR) asymmetry of the heart, viscera, and brain. A recent study implicated tubulin proteins in establishing laterality in several experimental models, including asymmetric chemosensory receptor expression in C. elegans neurons, polarization of HL-60 human neutrophil-like cells in culture, and asymmetric organ placement in Xenopus. The same mutations that randomized asymmetry in these diverse systems also affect chirality in Arabidopsis, revealing a remarkable conservation of symmetry-breaking mechanisms among kingdoms. In Xenopus, tubulin mutants only affected LR patterning very early, suggesting that this axis is established shortly after fertilization. This addendum summarizes and extends the knowledge of the cytoskeleton's role in the patterning of the LR axis. Results from many species suggest a conserved role for the cytoskeleton as the initiator of asymmetry, and indicate that symmetry is first broken during early embryogenesis by an intracellular process.
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- Laura N Vandenberg
- Biology Department; Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology; Tufts University; Medford, MA USA ; Current affiliation: Department of Public Health; Division of Environmental Health Sciences; University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Amherst, MA USA
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- Biology Department; Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology; Tufts University; Medford, MA USA
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- Biology Department; Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology; Tufts University; Medford, MA USA
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Blackiston DJ, Levin M. Inversion of left-right asymmetry alters performance of Xenopus tadpoles in nonlateralized cognitive tasks. Anim Behav 2013; 86:459-466. [PMID: 24039274 PMCID: PMC3768024 DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.05.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Left-right behavioural biases are well documented across the animal kingdom, and handedness has long been associated with cognitive performance. However, the relationship between body laterality and cognitive ability is poorly understood. The embryonic pathways dictating normal left-right patterning have been molecularly dissected in model vertebrates, and numerous genetic and pharmacological treatments now facilitate experimental randomization or reversal of the left-right axis in these animals. Several recent studies showed a link between brain asymmetry and strongly lateralized behaviours such as eye use preference. However, links between laterality of the body and performance on cognitive tasks utilizing nonlateralized cues remain unknown. Xenopus tadpoles are an established model for the study of early left-right patterning, and protocols were recently developed to quantitatively evaluate learning and memory in these animals. Using an automated testing and training platform, we tested wild-type, left-right-randomized and left-right-reversed tadpoles for their ability to learn colour cues in an automated assay. Our results indicate that animals with either randomization or reversal of somatic left-right patterning learned more slowly than wild-type siblings, although all groups were able to reach the same performance optimum given enough training sessions. These results are the first analysis of the link between body laterality and learning of nonlateralized cues, and they position the Xenopus tadpole as an attractive and tractable model for future studies of the links between asymmetry of the body, lateralization of the brain and behaviour.
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- Douglas J. Blackiston
- Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, U.S.A
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- Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, Department of Biology, Tufts University, Medford, MA, U.S.A
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Miller DL, Zhou W. A system for investigation of biological effects of diagnostic ultrasound on development of zebrafish embryos. Zebrafish 2013; 10:459-65. [PMID: 23848997 DOI: 10.1089/zeb.2013.0883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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A system for scanning zebrafish embryos with diagnostic ultrasound was developed for research into possible biological effects during development. Two troughs for holding embryos were formed from agarose in a rectangular dish and separated by an ultrasound absorber. A 4.9 MHz linear array ultrasound probe was positioned to uniformly scan all the embryos at the bottom of one trough, with the other used for controls. Zebrafish embryos were scanned continuously from 10-24 h post fertilization (hpf) during the segmentation period and gross morphological parameters were measured at 30 hpf, including viability, length, number of visible axons, and the progression of the lateral line primordium (LLP). Our initial tests were encumbered by the thermal effects of probe self-heating, which resulted in accelerated development of the zebrafish embryos. After subsequent optimization, our test revealed a significant retardation of primary motor axons and the migration of the LLP in embryos scanned with ultrasound, which indicated a potential for nonthermal effects on neuronal development. This diagnostic ultrasound exposure system is suitable for further investigation of possible subtle bioeffects, such as perturbation of neuronal migration.
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- Douglas L Miller
- 1 Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System , Ann Arbor, Michigan
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