Journal
HELIYON
Volume 9, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e16649
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Bisphenol compounds; Neurotoxicity; Aryl hydrocarbon receptor; Zebrafish; Environmentally relevant concentrations
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This study aimed to explore the role of AhR in the neurotoxicity of adult zebrafish induced by three environmentally relevant doses of bisphenol compounds (BPA, BPS, TBBPA). The results showed that exposure to bisphenol compounds affected the expression of AhR-related genes, neural function-related genes, oxidative stress-related genes, and the activities of antioxidant enzymes in zebrafish brain tissue. The AhR inhibitor CH could antagonize these effects compared to the groups exposed to bisphenols alone.
Objective: This study was aimed to explore the role of AhR in the neurotoxicity of adult zebrafish induced by three typical bisphenol compounds (BPA, BPS, TBBPA) at environmentally relevant doses. Methods: The adult zebrafish were randomly divided into solvent control group (DMSO) and AhR inhibitor CH223191 (CH) group (0.05 & mu;mol/L), bisphenol exposure groups (10, 100, 1000 nmol/ L) and combined exposure groups (0.05 & mu;mol/L CH and 1000 nmol/L bisphenol compounds). Each tank contained 8 fish (4 male and 4 female), and two parallel tanks were set synchronously. After 30 days of exposure, zebrafish were put on ice plate for anesthesia, weighed and measured for body length, and dissected for brain tissue. The gene expression was detected by RT-qPCR, and the activities of antioxidant enzymes were detected by commercial kits. SPSS 26.0 was used to analyze the data. Additionally, GO, KEGG and principal component analysis (PCA) were carried out. Results: Compared with the solvent control group, there were no significant differences in body weight and length among the exposed groups. In general, exposure to bisphenol compounds could affect the expression of Ahr2 and AhR target genes (cyp1a1, cyp1a2, and cyp1c1), key genes of neural function (elavl3, gfap, mbp, syn2a, gap43, Zn5, shha, and ache), oxidative stress related genes (nrf2, gpx1a, gstp1/gstp1.2, gstp2/gstp1.1, sod1, sod2, and cat), and the activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT and GSH-Px/GPX) in zebrafish brain tissue to some extent. Compared with the groups exposed to bisphenols alone, CH could antagonize the above interference effects
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