Teratogenicity of retinoids detected in surface waters in zebrafish embryos and its predictability by in vitro assays.

Autor: Pípal M; RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, Kamenice, Brno 62500 , Czech Republic., Novák J; RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, Kamenice, Brno 62500 , Czech Republic., Rafajová A; RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, Kamenice, Brno 62500 , Czech Republic., Smutná M; RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, Kamenice, Brno 62500 , Czech Republic., Hilscherová K; RECETOX, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 2, Kamenice, Brno 62500 , Czech Republic. Electronic address: klara.hilscherova@recetox.muni.cz.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Aquatic toxicology (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [Aquat Toxicol] 2022 May; Vol. 246, pp. 106151. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Mar 27.
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106151
Abstrakt: Retinoids are newly detected compounds in aquatic ecosystems associated with cyanobacterial water blooms. Their potential health risks are only scarcely described despite numerous detections of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) and its derivatives in the environment. Besides the known teratogen ATRA there is only little or no information about their potency and namely their effects in vivo. We characterize ATRA and 8 other retinoids reported to occur in the environment for their bioactivity and teratogenicity using four in vitro reporter gene assays and zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryotoxicity assay. Our results document the ability of these compounds to interfere with retinoid signalling and cause teratogenicity at environmentally relevant levels with EC 50 values at nM (hundreds of ng/L) levels and teratogenic indexes ranging from 2.8 (9cis retinoic acid) to 15.8 (retinal). The relative potency of individual compounds for teratogenicity ranged from 0.059 (retinal) to 0.96 (5,6-epoxy ATRA) when compared to ATRA. An environmentally relevant mixture of retinoids was tested showing good predictability of teratogenicity from the in vitro activities and additive toxicity of the mixture. The high teratogenicity of the newly described compounds associated with cyanobacteria presents a concern for developmental stages due to high conservation of the retinoid signalling across vertebrates.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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