Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Development in Zebrafish upon Exposure to Bis(2-ethylhexyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrabromophthalate, a Novel Brominated Flame Retardant. 2021

Wei Guo, and Lei Lei, and Xiongjie Shi, and Ruiwen Li, and Qiangwei Wang, and Jian Han, and Lihua Yang, and Lianguo Chen, and Bingsheng Zhou
State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China.

Bis(2-ethylhexyl)-2,3,4,5-tetrabromophthalate (TBPH), a novel brominated flame retardant, can potentially cause lipid metabolism disorder; however, its biological effects on lipid homeostasis remain unknown. We investigated its ability to cause nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in zebrafish. Female zebrafish were fed a high-fat diet (HFD, 24% crude fat) or normal diet (ND, 6% crude fat), and exposed to TBPH (0.02, 2.0 μM) for 2 weeks. Consequently, HFD-fed fish showed a higher measured concentration of TBPH than ND-fed fish. Further, TBPH-treated fish in the HFD group showed higher hepatic triglyceride levels and steatosis. In comparison to ND-fed fish, treating HFD-fed fish with TBPH led to an increase in the concentration of several proinflammatory markers (e.g., TNF-α, IL-6); TBPH exposure also caused oxidative stress. In addition, the mRNA levels of genes encoding peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors were increased, and the transcription of genes involved in lipid synthesis, transport, and oxidation was upregulated in both ND- and HFD-fed fish. Both the ND and HFD groups also showed demethylation of the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1-α gene promoter, accompanied by the upregulation of tet1 and tet2 transcription. To summarize, we found that TBPH amplified the disruption of lipid homeostasis in zebrafish, leading to the enhancement of diet-induced NAFLD progression.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D005260 Female Females
D005411 Flame Retardants Materials applied to fabrics, bedding, furniture, plastics, etc. to retard their burning; many may leach out and cause allergies or other harm. Fire Retardant,Fire Retardants,Fireproofing Agent,Fireproofing Agents,Flame Retardant,Agent, Fireproofing,Agents, Fireproofing,Retardant, Fire,Retardant, Flame,Retardants, Fire,Retardants, Flame
D006706 Homeostasis The processes whereby the internal environment of an organism tends to remain balanced and stable. Autoregulation
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D015027 Zebrafish An exotic species of the family CYPRINIDAE, originally from Asia, that has been introduced in North America. Zebrafish is a model organism for drug assay and cancer research. Brachydanio rerio,Danio rerio,B. rerio,D. rerio,Zebra Fish,Zebra Fishes,Zebra danio,Zebrafishes,D. rerios,Fishes, Zebra,Zebra danios,danio, Zebra
D065626 Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Fatty liver finding without excessive ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION. Fatty Liver, Nonalcoholic,NAFLD,Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease,Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis,Fatty Livers, Nonalcoholic,Liver, Nonalcoholic Fatty,Livers, Nonalcoholic Fatty,Non alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease,Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver,Nonalcoholic Fatty Livers,Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitides,Steatohepatitides, Nonalcoholic,Steatohepatitis, Nonalcoholic

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