PUBLICATION

Microarray-based bioinformatics analysis of the combined effects of SiNPs and PbAc on cardiovascular system in zebrafish

Authors
Hu, H., Zhang, Y., Shi, Y., Feng, L., Duan, J., Sun, Z.
ID
ZDB-PUB-170707-10
Date
2017
Source
Chemosphere   184: 1298-1309 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Keywords
Bioinformatics analysis, Cardiovascular system, Combined toxicity, Microarray analysis, PbAc, SiNPs
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Cardiovascular System/drug effects*
  • Cardiovascular System/pathology
  • Computational Biology
  • Humans
  • MicroRNAs/genetics
  • Nanoparticles/toxicity*
  • No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level
  • Organometallic Compounds/toxicity*
  • Phenotype
  • RNA, Messenger/metabolism
  • Silicon/toxicity*
  • Toxicity Tests/methods*
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity*
  • Zebrafish/metabolism
  • Zebrafish/physiology*
PubMed
28679150 Full text @ Chemosphere
Abstract
With rapid development of nanotechnology and growing environmental pollution, the combined toxic effects of SiNPs and pollutants of heavy metals like lead have received global attentions. The aim of this study was to explore the cardiovascular effects of the co-exposure of SiNPs and lead acetate (PbAc) in zebrafish using microarray and bioinformatics analysis. Although there was no other obvious cardiovascular malformation except bleeding phenotype, bradycardia, angiogenesis inhibition and declined cardiac output in zebrafish co-exposed of SiNPs and PbAc at NOAEL level, significant changes were observed in mRNA and microRNA (miRNA) expression patterns. STC-GO analysis indicated that the co-exposure might have more toxic effects on cardiovascular system than that exposure alone. Key differentially expressed genes were discerned out based on the Dynamic-gene-network, including stxbp1a, ndfip2, celf4 and gsk3b. Furthermore, several miRNAs obtained from the miRNA-Gene-Network might play crucial roles in cardiovascular disease, such as dre-miR-93, dre-miR-34a, dre-miR-181c, dre-miR-7145, dre-miR-730, dre-miR-129-5p, dre-miR-19d, dre-miR-218b, dre-miR-221. Besides, the analysis of miRNA-pathway-network indicated that the zebrafish were stimulated by the co-exposure of SiNPs and PbAc, which might cause the disturbance of calcium homeostasis and endoplasmic reticulum stress. As a result, cardiac muscle contraction might be deteriorated. In general, our data provide abundant fundamental research clues to the combined toxicity of environmental pollutants and further in-depth verifications are needed.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping