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  3. Effect of fomesafen on the embryonic development of zebrafish

Effect of fomesafen on the embryonic development of zebrafish

  • Chemosphere. 2020 Nov:259:127380. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127380.
Zhaopeng Xu 1,  Huiwen Ni 2,  Yong Huang 3,  Yunlong Meng 3,  Zigang Cao 2,  Xinjun Liao 2,  Shouhua Zhang 4,  Xinchun Guo 5,  Huiqiang Lu 6
Affiliations

Affiliations

  • 1 Center for drug screening and research, School of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China; College of life and science, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China.
  • 2 Jiangxi Engineering Laboratory of Zebrafish Modeling and Drug Screening for Human Diseases, Ji'an, 343009, Jiangxi, China; Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Organs, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, 343009, Jiangxi, China.
  • 3 Center for drug screening and research, School of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China.
  • 4 Department of General Surgery, Jiangxi Provincial Children's Hospital, Nanchang, 330006, China.
  • 5 Center for drug screening and research, School of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China; College of life and science, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China. Electronic address: guoxinchun01@163.com.
  • 6 Center for drug screening and research, School of Geography and Environmental Engineering, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China; College of life and science, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, 341000, Jiangxi, China; Jiangxi Engineering Laboratory of Zebrafish Modeling and Drug Screening for Human Diseases, Ji'an, 343009, Jiangxi, China; Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Developmental Biology of Organs, Jinggangshan University, Ji'an, 343009, Jiangxi, China. Electronic address: luhq2@126.com.
PMID: 32634720 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127380
Abstract

Fomesafen is widely used in agriculture and can be detected in the environment and agricultural products. Research on the developmental toxicity of fomesafen in Animals is currently very limited. Here, we used zebrafish as an animal model to evaluate the toxicity of fomesafen in developing aquatic vertebrates and higher Animals. From 6h to 72h following fertilization, exposure of zebrafish embryos to 5, 10 and 20 mg/L of fomesafen resulted in pericardial edema, a reduction in heart rate, shortening of body length, and yolk sac edema. Fomesafen reduced the number of immune cells such as neutrophils and macrophages, increased the expression of a number of inflammatory factors, induced the up-regulation of the oxidative stress response and Apoptosis, and disrupted the activity of Enzymes related to nerve development, which affected the motility of the embryos. In conclusion, the results provide new evidence for the comprehensive assessment of fomesafen toxicity in aquatic vertebrates.

Keywords

Cell apoptosis; Developmental toxicity; Fomesafen; Oxidative stress; Zebrafish.

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