PUBLICATION

Unexpected observations: Probiotic administration greatly aggravates the reproductive toxicity of perfluorobutanesulfonate in zebrafish

Authors
Tang, L., Song, S., Hu, C., Lam, J.C., Liu, M., Zhou, B., Lam, P.K.S., Chen, L.
ID
ZDB-PUB-200507-6
Date
2020
Source
Chemical Research in Toxicology   33(7): 1605-1608 (Other)
Registered Authors
Zhou, BingSheng
Keywords
none
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Dietary Supplements
  • Endocrine Disruptors/administration & dosage
  • Endocrine Disruptors/toxicity*
  • Estrogens/metabolism
  • Female
  • Fluorocarbons/administration & dosage
  • Fluorocarbons/toxicity*
  • Gonadal Steroid Hormones/antagonists & inhibitors
  • Lacticaseibacillus rhamnosus/chemistry
  • Male
  • Oocytes/drug effects
  • Probiotics/administration & dosage
  • Probiotics/toxicity*
  • Reproduction/drug effects*
  • Sulfonic Acids/administration & dosage
  • Sulfonic Acids/toxicity*
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical/administration & dosage
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity*
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
32372641 Full text @ Chem. Res. Toxicol.
Abstract
The present study exposed adult zebrafish to 0, 10 and 100 μg/L PFBS with or without dietary supplement of probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus. Interaction between probiotic and PFBS on sex endocrine and reproduction was investigated. It was striking to find that PFBS and probiotic coexposures almost ceased the fecundity, which was accompanied by disturbances in sex hormones and oocyte maturation in females. In contrast, probiotic additive efficiently antagonized the estrogenic activity of PFBS in males. For the first time, this study reported that probiotic heavily depended on sex to modulate the endocrine disruption and reproductive toxicity of aquatic pollutants.
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