PUBLICATION

Parental transfer of tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate and transgenerational inhibition of growth of zebrafish exposed to environmentally relevant concentrations

Authors
Yu, L., Jia, Y., Su, G., Sun, Y., Letcher, R.J., Giesy, J.P., Yu, H., Han, Z., Liu, C.
ID
ZDB-PUB-160921-8
Date
2017
Source
Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)   220(Pt A): 196-203 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Keywords
Growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor (GH/IGF) axis, Growth inhibition, Parental transfer, TDCIPP, Zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical/metabolism
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity*
  • Organophosphates/metabolism
  • Larva/drug effects
  • Liver/metabolism
  • Organophosphorus Compounds/metabolism
  • Organophosphorus Compounds/toxicity*
  • Down-Regulation
  • Female
  • Flame Retardants/metabolism
  • Flame Retardants/toxicity*
  • Zebrafish/growth & development
  • Zebrafish/metabolism
  • Zebrafish/physiology*
  • Male
  • Animals
PubMed
27646168 Full text @ Environ. Pollut.
CTD
27646168
Abstract
Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCIPP) is a re-emerging environmental contaminant that has been frequently detected at sub-ppb (<μg/L) concentrations in natural waters. The objective of this study was to evaluate effects of TDCIPP on growth in initial generation (F0) zebrafish after chronic exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations, and to examine possible parental transfer of TDCIPP and transgenerational effects on growth of first generation (F1) larvae. When zebrafish (1-month old) were exposed to 580 or 7500 ng TDCIPP/L for 240 days, bioconcentration resulted in significantly less growth as measured by body length, body mass, brain-somatic index (BSI) and hepatic-somatic index (HSI) in F0 females but not F0 males. These effects were possibly due to down-regulation of expression of genes along the growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor (GH/IGF) axis. Furthermore, residues of TDCIPP were detected in F1 eggs after exposure of parents, which resulted in less survival, body length and heart rate in F1 individuals. Down-regulation of genes in the GH/IGF axis (e.g., gh, igf1) might be responsible for transgenerational toxicity. This study provides the first known evidence that exposure of zebrafish to environmentally relevant concentrations of TDCIPP during development can inhibit growth of offspring, which were not exposed directly to TDCIPP.
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