PUBLICATION

NMR-based metabolomics applied to ecotoxicology with zebrafish (Danio rerio) as a prominent model for metabolic profiling and biomarker discovery: Overviewing the most recent approaches

Authors
Porto, V.A., da Rocha Júnior, E.R., Ursulino, J.S., Porto, R.S., da Silva, M., de Jesus, L.W.O., de Oliveira, J.M., Crispim, A.C., Santos, J.C.C., de Aquino, T.M.
ID
ZDB-PUB-230125-8
Date
2023
Source
The Science of the total environment   868: 161737 (Review)
Registered Authors
Keywords
Clinical diagnosis, Epigenetic markers, Toxicants, Toxicometabolomics
MeSH Terms
  • Metabolomics
  • Animals
  • Pesticides*/metabolism
  • Zebrafish*/metabolism
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
PubMed
36693575 Full text @ Sci. Total Environ.
Abstract
Metabolomics is an innovative approach used in the medical, toxicological, and biological sciences. As an interdisciplinary topic, metabolomics and its relation with the environment and toxicological research are extensive. The use of substances, such as drugs and pesticides, contributes to the continuous releasing of xenobiotics into the environment, harming organisms and their habitats. In this context, fish are important bioindicators of the environmental condition and have often been used as model species. Among them, zebrafish (Danio rerio) presents itself as a versatile and straightforward option due to its unique attributes for research. Zebrafish proves to be a valuable model for toxicity assays and also for metabolomics profiling by analytical tools. Thus, NMR-based metabolomics associated with statistical analysis can reasonably assist researchers in critical factors related to discovering and validating biomarkers through accurate diagnosis. Therefore, this review aimed to report the studies that applied zebrafish as a model for toxicological assays and essentially utilized NMR-based metabolomics analysis to assess the biochemical profile and thus suggest the potential biological marker.
Genes / Markers
Figures
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Antibodies
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping