Individual and joint toxic effects of cadmium sulfate and α-naphthoflavone on the development of zebrafish embryo
Individual and joint toxic effects of cadmium sulfate and α-naphthoflavone on the development of zebrafish embryo
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DOI:
10.1631/jzus.b1400091
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发表时间:
2014-09
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Jian Yin;Jian-ming Yang;Feng Zhang;Peng Miao;Yingxin Lin;Mingli Chen
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作者:
Jian Yin;Jian-ming Yang;Feng Zhang;Peng Miao;Yingxin Lin;Mingli Chen
This paper aims to evaluate the individual and joint toxicities of cadmium sulfate (CdSO4) and α-naphthoflavone (ANF) in zebrafish embryos. As a result, CdSO4 caused both lethal and sub-lethal effects, such as 24 h post-fertilization (hpf) death and 72 hpf delayed hatching. However, ANF only caused sub-lethal effects, including 48 hpf cardiac edema and 72 hpf delayed hatching. Taking 24 hpf death and 48 hpf cardiac edema as endpoints, the toxicities of CdSO4 and ANF were significantly enhanced by each other. Consistently, both CdSO4 and ANF caused significant oxidative stress, including decreases in the reduced glutathione (GSH) level, inhibition of superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, as well as increases in malondialdehyde (MDA) content in zebrafish embryos, but these mixtures produced much more significant alterations on the biomarkers. Co-treatment of CdSO4 and ANF significantly down-regulated the mRNA level of multidrug resistance-associated protein (mrp) 1 and cytochrome P450 (cyp) 1a, which constituted the protective mechanisms for zebrafish embryos to chemical toxins. In conclusion, co-treatment of CdSO4 and ANF exhibited a much more severe damage in zebrafish embryos than individual treatment. Meanwhile, production of oxidative stress and altered expression of mrp1 and cyp1a could be important components of such joint toxicity.