Journal
MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Volume 175, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2022.105567
Keywords
Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins; Environmental toxicology; Developmental toxicology; In vivo
Funding
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada [1021837]
- National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPQ)
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This study characterized the developmental effects of CYN using zebrafish larvae as a model organism. Exposure to CYN resulted in decreased growth, increased developmental abnormalities, and changes in gene expression related to thyroid function and oxidative stress. These results highlight the multiple effects of environmentally relevant CYN concentrations on zebrafish embryos.
Cyanotoxins are among common contaminants that can impair human, animal, and environmental health. Cylindrospermopsin (CYN) is an abundant form of cyanotoxins elevated following algal bloom in the water worldwide. Previous studies have described CYN effects on several organs in mammals. However, little is known about its toxicity mechanisms in other vertebrates. This study aims to characterize the developmental effects of CYN using zebrafish larvae as an aquatic model organism. A wide range of CYN concentrations (0-2000 mu g/L) was tested using a morphometric approach for survival, hatching, various growth and developmental abnormalities. We also investigated the expression of genes related to oxidative stress, osmoregulation, and thyroid function. Exposure to CYN resulted in decreased growth, increased developmental abnormalities such as pericardial and yolk sac edema as well as swim bladder absence. In addition, CYN increased tr1a, and decreased dio1 and dio3 transcript levels which are involved in thyroid-mediated function. It also increased transcript levels related to oxidative stress, including hsp70, ahr1a, cyp1a, gpx and cat. Lastly, CYN exposure increased aqp3a and decreased dab2, which are involved in osmoregulation with a threshold of 10 mu g/L. The present study demonstrates multiple effects of exposure to environmentally relevant CYN concentrations in zebrafish embryos.
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