Journal
AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
Volume 195, Issue -, Pages 24-32Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.12.002
Keywords
6:2 FTAB; Developmental toxicity; Zebrafish embryos; Cell apoptosis; Oxidative stress; Immunotoxicity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21737004, 31320103915]
- Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences [XDB14040202]
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6:2 fluorotelomer sulfonamide alkylbetaine (6:2 FTAB) is a major component of Forafae (R) 1157, a novel perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) alternative used globally in aqueous film forming foams (AFFFs). Although 6:2 FTAB has been recently detected in the aquatic environment, its toxic effects on aquatic organisms remain unclear. Here, zebrafish embryos were exposed to various concentrations of 6:2 FTAB (0, 5, 10, 20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 mg/L) from 6 to 120 h post-fertilization (hpf) to investigate its developmental toxicity and possible mechanism of action. Results showed that exposure to 40 mg/L or higher concentrations of 6:2 FTAB significantly decreased the survival percentage and increased the malformation percentage. The median lethal concentration (LC50) at 120 hpf was 43.73 3.24 mg/L, and the corresponding benchmark dose lower limit (BMDL) of lethal effect was 33.79 mg/L. These values were both higher than those for PFOS, supporting the notion that 6:2 FTAB is less toxic than PFOS to zebrafish embryos. The most common developmental defect in 6:2 FTAB-treated embryos was rough-edged skin/fins. TUNEL assay showed that 6:2 FTAB exposure induced cell apoptosis in the tail region compared with that of the control, which might explain the rough-edged skin/fins. The increased transcriptional levels of p5.3, bax, and apaf1 and the increased activities of caspase-3,-8, and-9 provided further evidence of 6:2 FTAB-induced apoptosis. We also analyzed the effects of 6:2 FTAB on oxidative stress and the immune system. Results showed that reactive oxygen species and malondialdehyde accumulated in concentration-dependent manners after exposure to 6:2 FTAB, and antioxidant enzyme activities (catalase and glutathione peroxidase) also changed. Exposure to 6:2 FTAB also altered the transcriptional levels of cc/1, il-1 beta, il-8, tnfa, ifn, and cxcl-c1c, which play important roles in the innate immune system. Collectively, our data suggest that 6:2 FTAB exposure can induce cell apoptosis, oxidative stress, and immunotoxicity, thus highlighting the developmental toxicity of 6:2 FTAB in zebrafish embryos.
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