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Thyroid endocrine disruption and neurotoxicity of gestodene in adult female mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis)

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CHEMOSPHERE
卷 313, 期 -, 页码 -

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PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137594

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Gestodene; Histopathological alterations; Gambusia affinis; Thyroid endocrine; Behavioral toxicity

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The detection of progestins in aquatic environments and its disruptive effects in fish have gained increasing attention. However, the effects of progestins on thyroid function and neurotoxicity in fish are not well understood. This study investigated the effects of gestodene (GES) on the thyroid endocrine and nervous systems of mosquitofish. The results showed that GES exposure caused a decrease in fish growth, reduced swimming activity, and altered hormone levels and brain transcriptional levels.
The frequent detection of progestins in various aquatic environments and their potential endocrine disruptive effects in fish have attracted increasing attention worldwide. However, data on their effects on thyroid function and neurotoxicity in fish are limited, and the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, the effects of gestodene (GES, a common progestin) on the thyroid endocrine and nervous systems of mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis) were studied. Adult female fish were exposed to GES at environmentally relevant concentrations (4.4-378.7 ng/L) for 60 days. The results showed that exposure to 378.7 ng/L GES caused a significant decrease in fish growth compared with the control and a marked reduction in the total distance traveled (50.6%) and swimming velocity (40.1-61.9%). The triiodothyronine (T3) levels were significantly increased by GES in a dosedependent manner, whereas those of tetraiodothyronine (T4) were significantly decreased only at the G500 concentration. The acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity was decreased significantly in the 4.42 ng/L GES treatments, but increased significantly at 378.67 ng/L. In the brain, a strong increase in the transcriptional levels of bdnf, trh, and dio2 was observed in fish after the 378.7 ng/L treatment. In addition, chronic exposure to GES caused colloid depletion with a concentration-dependent manner in the thyroid, and angiectasis, congestion, and vacuolar necrosis in the brain. These findings provide a better understanding of the effects of GES and associated underlying mechanisms in G. affinis.

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