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Article: Hexabromocyclododecane-induced developmental toxicity and apoptosis in zebrafish embryos

TitleHexabromocyclododecane-induced developmental toxicity and apoptosis in zebrafish embryos
Authors
KeywordsApoptosis
Developmental toxicity
Gene expression
HBCD
Zebrafish embryo
Issue Date2009
PublisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/aquatox
Citation
Aquatic Toxicology, 2009, v. 93 n. 1, p. 29-36 How to Cite?
AbstractHexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is widely used as a brominated flame retardant, and has been detected in the aquatic environment, wild animals, and humans. However, details of the environmental health risk of HBCD are not well known. In this study, zebrafish embryos were used to assess the developmental toxicity of the chemical. Four-hour post-fertilization (hpf) zebrafish embryos were exposed to various concentrations of HBCD (0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 mg L -1) until 96 h. Exposure to 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 mg L -1 HBCD significantly increased the malformation rate and reduced survival in the 0.5 and 1.0 mg L -1 HBCD exposure groups. Acridine orange (AO) staining showed that HBCD exposure resulted in cell apoptosis. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) was significantly induced at exposures of 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 mg L -1 HBCD. To test the apoptotic pathway, several genes related to cell apoptosis, such as p53, Puma, Apaf-1, caspase-9, and caspase-3, were examined using real-time PCR. The expression patterns of these genes were up-regulated to some extent. Two anti-apoptotic genes, Mdm2 (antagonist of p53) and Bcl-2 (inhibitor of Bax), were down-regulated, and the activity of capspase-9 and caspase-3 was significantly increased. The overall results demonstrate that waterborne HBCD is able to produce oxidative stress and induce apoptosis through the involvement of caspases in zebrafish embryos. The results also indicate that zebrafish embryos can serve as a reliable model for the developmental toxicity of HBCD. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/179136
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dc.contributor.authorDeng, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorYu, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorYu, Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorShi, Xen_US
dc.contributor.authorYeung, LWYen_US
dc.contributor.authorLam, PKSen_US
dc.contributor.authorWu, RSSen_US
dc.contributor.authorZhou, Ben_US
dc.date.accessioned2012-12-19T09:52:16Z-
dc.date.available2012-12-19T09:52:16Z-
dc.date.issued2009en_US
dc.identifier.citationAquatic Toxicology, 2009, v. 93 n. 1, p. 29-36en_US
dc.identifier.issn0166-445Xen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/179136-
dc.description.abstractHexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) is widely used as a brominated flame retardant, and has been detected in the aquatic environment, wild animals, and humans. However, details of the environmental health risk of HBCD are not well known. In this study, zebrafish embryos were used to assess the developmental toxicity of the chemical. Four-hour post-fertilization (hpf) zebrafish embryos were exposed to various concentrations of HBCD (0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 mg L -1) until 96 h. Exposure to 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 mg L -1 HBCD significantly increased the malformation rate and reduced survival in the 0.5 and 1.0 mg L -1 HBCD exposure groups. Acridine orange (AO) staining showed that HBCD exposure resulted in cell apoptosis. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) was significantly induced at exposures of 0.1, 0.5, and 1.0 mg L -1 HBCD. To test the apoptotic pathway, several genes related to cell apoptosis, such as p53, Puma, Apaf-1, caspase-9, and caspase-3, were examined using real-time PCR. The expression patterns of these genes were up-regulated to some extent. Two anti-apoptotic genes, Mdm2 (antagonist of p53) and Bcl-2 (inhibitor of Bax), were down-regulated, and the activity of capspase-9 and caspase-3 was significantly increased. The overall results demonstrate that waterborne HBCD is able to produce oxidative stress and induce apoptosis through the involvement of caspases in zebrafish embryos. The results also indicate that zebrafish embryos can serve as a reliable model for the developmental toxicity of HBCD. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.publisherElsevier BV. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/aquatoxen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAquatic Toxicologyen_US
dc.subjectApoptosis-
dc.subjectDevelopmental toxicity-
dc.subjectGene expression-
dc.subjectHBCD-
dc.subjectZebrafish embryo-
dc.subject.meshAbnormalities, Drug-Induced - Etiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshAnimalsen_US
dc.subject.meshApoptosis - Drug Effects - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshApoptosis Regulatory Proteins - Biosynthesis - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshEmbryo, Nonmammalian - Drug Effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshFemaleen_US
dc.subject.meshFlame Retardants - Toxicityen_US
dc.subject.meshGene Expression Profilingen_US
dc.subject.meshGene Expression Regulation, Developmental - Drug Effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshHydrocarbons, Brominated - Toxicityen_US
dc.subject.meshMaleen_US
dc.subject.meshRna, Messenger - Biosynthesis - Geneticsen_US
dc.subject.meshRandom Allocationen_US
dc.subject.meshReactive Oxygen Species - Metabolismen_US
dc.subject.meshReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reactionen_US
dc.subject.meshZebrafish - Embryology - Geneticsen_US
dc.titleHexabromocyclododecane-induced developmental toxicity and apoptosis in zebrafish embryosen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.aquatox.2009.03.001en_US
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dc.identifier.volume93en_US
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dc.identifier.spage29en_US
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