Treatment with sodium benzoate leads to malformation of zebrafish larvae
學年 96
學期 1
出版（發表）日期 2007-11-01
作品名稱 Treatment with sodium benzoate leads to malformation of zebrafish larvae
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著者 Tsay, Huey Jen; Wang, Yun Hsin; Chen, Wei Li; Huang, Mei Yun; Chen, Yau Hung
單位 淡江大學生命科學研究所
出版者 Philadelphia: Elsevier Inc.
著錄名稱、卷期、頁數 Neurotoxicology and Teratology 29(5), pp.562-569
摘要 Sodium benzoate (SB) is a commonly used food preservative and anti-microbial agent in many foods from soup to cereals. However, little is known about the SB-induced toxicity and teratogenicity during early embryonic development. Here, we used zebrafish as a model to test the toxicity and teratogenicity because of their transparent eggs; therefore, the organogenesis of zebrafish embryos is easy to observe. After low dosages of SB (1-1000 ppm) treatment, the zebrafish embryos exhibited a 100% survival rate. As the exposure dosages increased, the survival rates decreased. No embryos survived after treatment with 2000 ppm SB. The 50% lethal dose (LD(50)) of zebrafish is found to be in the range of 1400-1500 ppm. Gut abnormalities, malformation of pronephros, defective hatching gland and edema in pericardial sac were observed after treatment with SB. Compared to untreated littermates (vehicle-treated control), SB-treated embryos exhibited significantly reduced tactile sensitivity frequencies of touch-induced movement (vehicle-treated control: 27.60+/-1.98 v.s. 1000 ppm SB: 7.89+/-5.28; N=30). Subtle changes are easily observed by staining with specific monoclonal antibodies F59, Znp1 and alpha6F to detect morphology changes in muscle fibers, motor axons and pronephros, respectively. Our data showed that the treatment of SB led to misalignment of muscle fibers, motor neuron innervations, excess acetyl-choline receptor cluster and defective pronephric tubes. On the basis of these observations, we suggest that sodium benzoate is able to induce neurotoxicity and nephrotoxicity of zebrafish larvae.
關鍵字 benzoic acid;cholinergic receptor;monoclonal antibody;monoclonal antibody alpha6F;monoclonal antibody f59;monoclonal antibody Znpl;unclassified drug;animal experiment;animal model;article;controlled study;embryo;embryo development;enteropathy;larval stage;lethal dose;motoneuron;muscle cell;muscle innervation;nerve fiber;neuromuscular junction disorder;nonhuman;organogenesis;pericardium;priority journal;survival rate;teratogenesis;teratogenicity;titrimetry;touch;zebra fish;Abnormalities;Drug-Induced;Animals;Antibodies;Monoclonal;Dose-Response Relationship;Drug;Embryo;Nonmammalian;Gastrointestinal Tract;Kidney;Larva;Motor Activity;Motor Neurons;Muscle Fibers;Neuromuscular Junction;Phenotype;Physical Stimulation;Receptors;Cholinergic;Sodium Benzoate;Teratogens;Time Factors;Zebrafish;Danio rerio
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ISSN 0892-0362
期刊性質 國外
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國別 USA
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