The impact of endocrine-disrupting chemicals on oxidative stress and innate immune response in zebrafish embryos
- Authors
- Xu, H., Yang, M., Qiu, W., Pan, C., and Wu, M.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-130429-11
- Date
- 2013
- Source
- Environmental toxicology and chemistry 32(8): 1793-9 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Keywords
- environmental estrogen, bisphenol A, nonylphenol, oxidative stress, immune system
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Benzhydryl Compounds/toxicity*
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/drug effects
- Embryo, Nonmammalian/immunology*
- Endocrine Disruptors/toxicity*
- Gene Expression/drug effects
- Immunity, Innate/drug effects*
- Nitric Oxide/metabolism
- Oxidative Stress/drug effects
- Phenols/pharmacology
- Phenols/toxicity*
- Reactive Oxygen Species/metabolism
- Zebrafish/embryology
- Zebrafish/immunology*
- PubMed
- 23606268 Full text @ Environ. Toxicol. Chem.
- CTD
- 23606268
Bisphenol A (BPA) and nonylphenol (NP) are well-known endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) ubiquitous in the aquatic environment, and present an ecotoxicological risk for the health of aquatic organisms. Limited attention has been given to the immunotoxicity of these chemicals. The present study revealed a concentration-dependent increase of reactive oxygen species content and an induced expression of redox-sensitive transcription factors in zebrafish embryos after exposure to various concentrations of BPA, NP and BPA/NP mixture for 4 to 168 hours post fertilization. Transcription of genes related to immune response, including IFNγ, IL1β, IL10, Mx, TNFα, CC-chemokine and CXCL-clc, were significantly up-regulated upon exposure to EDCs. A significant induction of concentrations of proinflammatory mediator, nitric oxide, accompanied by an increase in the activity of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and an upregulation of inducible NOS gene expression, was detected in zebrafish embryos upon exposures to EDCs. To elucidate the potential mechanisms by which BPA and NP activate the innate immune response, expression profiles of genes related to the Toll-like receptors (TLRs) signaling pathway were examined. Expressions of TLR3, TRIF, MyD88, SARM, IRAK4 and TRAF6 were altered upon exposure to EDCs. Our results demonstrated that exposure to BPA and NP significantly affected the expression of genes related to immune response in zebrafish embryos following oxidative stress.