Combined inhibitory effects of microcystin-LR and microcystin-RR on growth and development in zebrafish larvae. 2023

Xiao-Chun Guo, and Shao-Yong Lu, and Sheng-Nan Zhang, and Ping Xie, and Guang-Yu Li, and Zu-Qin Shi, and Yi-Tong Zhou, and Yu-Meng Wang
National Engineering Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control and Ecological Restoration, State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory for Lake Pollution Control, State Environmental Protection Scientific Observation and Research Station for Lake Dongtinghu (SEPSORSLD), State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing 100012, China.

Microcystins (MCs) are the most widespread, frequently found, and seriously toxic cyanobacterial toxins in aquatic environments. Microcystin-leucine-arginine (MCLR) and microcystin-arginine-arginine (MCRR) are the most studied MCs. Normally, their levels are low and they coexist in the environment; however, they may also interact with each other. The developmental toxicity of MCLR in the presence of MCRR in the early life stage of zebrafish (from 2 to 120 h post fertilization) was investigated for the first time in this study. Our findings revealed that MCRR treatment marginally elevated thyroxine (T4) and 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3) levels, whereas MCLR treatment alone resulted in a significant increase in T3 and T4 levels, indicating a cooperative effect. Furthermore, clear changes in the expression levels of genes involved in growth and development, accompanied by growth inhibition, were observed after co-treatment with MCRR and MCLR. In addition, zebrafish larvae subjected to MCRR and/or MCLR treatment showed increased levels of superoxide dismutase, glutathione, and malondialdehyde, and decreased levels of catalase in the MCRR + MCLR group, indicating oxidative stress and lipid peroxidation. Thus, we investigated the synergistic developmental toxicity of MCRR and MCLR during the early life stages of zebrafish development.

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