PUBLICATION

Zebrafish: An In Vivo Model for Nano EHS Studies

Authors
Lin, S., Zhao, Y., Nel, A.E., and Lin, S.
ID
ZDB-PUB-121206-45
Date
2013
Source
Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany)   9(9-10): 1608-18 (Review)
Registered Authors
Lin, Shuo, Zhao, Yan
Keywords
zebrafish, nano EHS, transgenics, toxicogenomics, in vivo models
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Environmental Health*
  • Environmental Monitoring/methods*
  • Models, Biological*
  • Nanotechnology*
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
23208995 Full text @ Small
Abstract

To assure a responsible and sustainable growth of nanotechnology, the environmental health and safety (EHS) aspect of engineered nanomaterials and nano-related products needs to be addressed at a rate commensurate with the expansion of nanotechnology. Zebrafish has been demonstrated as a correlative in vivo vertebrate model for such task, and the current advances of using zebrafish for nano EHS studies are summarized here. In addition to morphological and histopathological observations, the accessibility of gene manipulation would greatly empower such a model for detailed mechanistic studies of any nanoparticles of interest. The potential for establishing high-throughput screening platforms to facilitate the nano EHS studies is highlighted, and a discussion is presented on how toxicogenomics approaches represent a future direction to guide the identification of toxicity pathways.

Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping