Neurotoxicity assessment of QoI strobilurin fungicides azoxystrobin and trifloxystrobin in human SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells: Insights from lipidomics and mitochondrial bioenergetics. 2022

Khaai Nguyen, and Christina L Sanchez, and Elizabeth Brammer-Robbins, and Carlos Pena-Delgado, and Noa Kroyter, and Nader El Ahmadie, and Jacqueline M Watkins, and Juan J Aristizabal-Henao, and John A Bowden, and Christopher L Souders, and Christopher J Martyniuk
Department of Physiological Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA; Center for Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.

Strobilurin fungicides are quinone outside inhibitors (QoI) used to treat fungal pathogens for agricultural and residential use. Here, we compared the potential for neurotoxicity of the widely used strobilurins, azoxystrobin (AZS) and trifloxystrobin (TFS), in differentiated human SH-SY5Y cells. Fungicides did not include cytotoxicity up to 200 µM but both induced loss of cell viability at 48 h, with TFS showing slightly higher toxicity that AZS. Caspase 3/7 activity was induced in SH-SY5Y cells by both fungicides at 48 h (50 µM for AZS and 25 µM for TFS). ATP levels were reduced following a 24-hour exposure to > 25 µM AZS and > 6.25 µM TFS and both fungicides rapidly impaired oxidative respiration (~12.5 µM for AZS and ~3.125 µM TFS) and decreased oligomycin-induced ATP production, maximal respiration, and mitochondrial spare capacity. AZS at 100 µM showed a continual impairment of mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) between 4 and 48 h while TFS at > 50 µM decreased MMP at 24 h. Taken together, TFS exerted higher mitochondrial toxicity at lower concentrations compared to AZS in SH-SY5Y cells. To discern toxicity mechanisms of strobilurin fungicides, lipidomics was conducted in SH-SY5Y cells following exposure to 6.25 µM and 25 µM AZS, and a total of 1595 lipids were detected, representing 49 different lipid classes. Lipid classes with the largest proportion of lipids detected in SH-SY5Y cells included triglycerides (17%), phosphatidylethanolamines (8%), ether-linked triglycerides (8%), phosphatidylcholines (7%), ether-linked phosphatidylethanolamines (6%), and diacylglycerols (5%). Together, these 5 lipid classes accounted for over 50% of the total lipids measured in SH-SY5Y cells. Lipids that were increased by AZS included acyl carnitine, which plays a role in long chain fatty acid utilization for mitochondrial β-oxidation, as well as non-modified, ether linked, and oxidized triacylglycerols, suggesting compensatory upregulation of triglyceride biosynthesis. The ceramide HexCer-NS, linked to neurodegenerative diseases, was decreased in abundance following AZS exposure. In summary, strobilurin fungicides rapidly inhibit mitochondrial oxidative respiration and alter the abundance of several lipids in neuronal cells, relevant for understanding environmental exposure risks related to their neurotoxicity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007097 Imines Organic compounds containing a carbon-nitrogen double bond where a NITROGEN atom can be attached to HYDROGEN or an alkyl or aryl group. Imine
D009447 Neuroblastoma A common neoplasm of early childhood arising from neural crest cells in the sympathetic nervous system, and characterized by diverse clinical behavior, ranging from spontaneous remission to rapid metastatic progression and death. This tumor is the most common intraabdominal malignancy of childhood, but it may also arise from thorax, neck, or rarely occur in the central nervous system. Histologic features include uniform round cells with hyperchromatic nuclei arranged in nests and separated by fibrovascular septa. Neuroblastomas may be associated with the opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome. (From DeVita et al., Cancer: Principles and Practice of Oncology, 5th ed, pp2099-2101; Curr Opin Oncol 1998 Jan;10(1):43-51) Neuroblastomas
D010714 Phosphatidylethanolamines Derivatives of phosphatidic acids in which the phosphoric acid is bound in ester linkage to an ethanolamine moiety. Complete hydrolysis yields 1 mole of glycerol, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine and 2 moles of fatty acids. Cephalin,Cephalins,Ethanolamine Phosphoglyceride,Ethanolamine Phosphoglycerides,Ethanolamineglycerophospholipids,Phosphoglyceride, Ethanolamine,Phosphoglycerides, Ethanolamine
D011743 Pyrimidines A family of 6-membered heterocyclic compounds occurring in nature in a wide variety of forms. They include several nucleic acid constituents (CYTOSINE; THYMINE; and URACIL) and form the basic structure of the barbiturates.
D004987 Ethers Organic compounds having two alkyl or aryl groups bonded to an oxygen atom, as in the formula R1–O–R2.
D005659 Fungicides, Industrial Chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of fungi in agricultural applications, on wood, plastics, or other materials, in swimming pools, etc. Industrial Fungicides
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000073739 Strobilurins Benzene or pyrimidine derivatives of methacrylic acid that block the Qo site of CYTOCHROME B. They are widely used as agricultural fungicides. Quinone Outside Inhibitors,Strobilurin,Inhibitors, Quinone Outside
D000081362 Lipidomics A branch of metabolomics concerned with the study of global LIPIDS profiles in physiological systems. Lipidome,Lipidomes,Lipidomic
D000085 Acetates Derivatives of ACETIC ACID. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain the carboxymethane structure. Acetate,Acetic Acid Esters,Acetic Acids,Acids, Acetic,Esters, Acetic Acid

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