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ArticleDevelopmental and comparative immunology2014

Negative effects of low dose atrazine exposure on the development of effective immunity to FV3 in Xenopus laevis.

Jason Sifkarovski, Leon Grayfer, Francisco De Jesús Andino, B Paige Lawrence, Jacques Robert

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Article in Developmental and comparative immunology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Jason SifkarovskiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA.
Leon GrayferDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA.
Francisco De Jesús AndinoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA.
B Paige LawrenceDepartment of Environmental Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA; Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA.
Jacques RobertDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, USA. Electronic address: Jacques_Robert@urmc.rochester.edu.
University of Rochester Medical Center · US

Funding

VISUAL INDICES OF NEUROTOXICITYP30ES001247 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI Martha Susiarjo · 1985 to 2026
$42.8M
A Xenopus Laevis Research Resource for ImmunologyR24AI059830 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI JACQUES Robert · 2004 to 2026
$7.7M
Transgenerational exposures as modifiers of host defense against infectionR01ES023260 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI LAWRENCE, B PAIGE · 2013 to 2017
$3.0M
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIAID NIH HHS R24 AI059830NIAID NIH HHS R24-AI-059830NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES001247NIEHS NIH HHS P30-ES01247NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES023260
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent dramatic increase of the prevalence and range of amphibian host species and populations infected by ranaviruses such as Frog Virus 3 (FV3) raises concerns about the efficacies of amphibian antiviral immunity. In this context, the potential negative effects of water contaminants such as the herbicide atrazine, at environmentally relevant levels, on host antiviral immunity remains unclear. Here we describe the use of the amphibian Xenopus laevis as an ecotoxicology platform to elucidate the consequences of exposure to ecologically relevant doses of atrazine on amphibian antiviral immunity. X. laevis were exposed at tadpole and adult stages as well as during metamorphosis to atrazine (range from 0.1 to 10.0 ppb) prior to infection with FV3. Quantitative analysis of gene expression revealed significant changes in the pro-inflammatory cytokine, TNF-α and the antiviral type I IFN gene in response to FV3 infection. This was most marked in tadpoles that were exposed to atrazine at doses as low 0.1 ppb. Furthermore, atrazine exposure significantly compromised tadpole survival following FV3 infections. In contrast, acute atrazine exposure of mature adult frogs did not induce detectable effects on anti-FV3 immunity, but adults that were exposed to atrazine during metamorphosis exhibited pronounced defects in FV3-induced TNF-α gene expression responses and slight diminution in type I IFN gene induction. Thus, even at low doses, atrazine exposure culminates in impaired development of amphibian antiviral defenses.

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AnimalsAtrazineCytokinesGene Expression RegulationHerbicidesRanavirusWater Pollutants, ChemicalXenopus laevisAtrazineCytokinesHerbicidesWater Pollutants, ChemicalAntiviral immunityImmune toxicantRanavirusWater pollutants

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PMCPMC4146652
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