PUBLICATION
Fluorescent imaging and toxicology study of alga-derived carbon dots in zebrafish
- Authors
- Wang, Y., Gu, Z., Dong, J., Zhu, J., Liu, C., Li, G., Lu, M., Han, J., Cao, S., Wang, W.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-240226-1
- Date
- 2024
- Source
- Ecotoxicology and environmental safety 273: 116122116122 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Keywords
- Carbon dots, Fluorescence imaging, Intestinal flora, Laver, Wakame
- MeSH Terms
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- Carbon
- Coloring Agents
- Porphyra*
- Edible Seaweeds*
- Fluorescent Dyes
- Quantum Dots*/toxicity
- Undaria*
- Zebrafish
- Animals
- PubMed
- 38402794 Full text @ Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
Citation
Wang, Y., Gu, Z., Dong, J., Zhu, J., Liu, C., Li, G., Lu, M., Han, J., Cao, S., Wang, W. (2024) Fluorescent imaging and toxicology study of alga-derived carbon dots in zebrafish. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety. 273:116122116122.
Abstract
With the widespread application of carbon dots (CDs) in fluorescence imaging, their toxicity has become a focal point of concern. The potential toxicity of CDs synthesized from different raw materials remains an unresolved issue. Laver and wakame, which are commonly popular sea vegetable foods rich in nutrients, were utilized to investigate whether synthetic CDs derived from these alga sources retain medicinal value. Herein, two types of fluorescent alga-derived CDs were prepared through hydrothermal synthesis using laver and wakame respectively. Zebrafish were immersed in both types of CDs to observe their fluorescence imaging effects within the zebrafish bodies. It was observed that laver-derived CDs and wakame-derived CDs exhibited similar luminescence properties but differed in terms of fish egg imaging localization. Additionally, intestinal flora sequencing revealed varying degrees of influence on the zebrafish gut microbiota by the two types of CDs, suggesting that both alga-derived CDs could enhance the abundance of intestinal flora in zebrafish.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping