Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25012627›Full record

ArticleAlcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.)2014

Developmental age strengthens barriers to ethanol accumulation in zebrafish.

C Ben Lovely, Regina D Nobles, Johann K Eberhart

Erratum issuedOpen access · bronzeAbstract read
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Article in Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.), 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 52 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. The Role of the Hedgehog Pathway in Alcohol-Induced Birth Defects.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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  13. Gene-alcohol interactions in birth defects.Current topics in developmental biology · 2023
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  16. Zebrafish models of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.Genesis (New York, N.Y. : 2000) · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

C Ben LovelyMolecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78713, USA; Waggoner Center for Alcohol & Addiction Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78713, USA. Electronic address: benlovely@austin.utexas.edu.
Regina D NoblesOphthalmology and Visual Science, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Johann K EberhartMolecular Biosciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78713, USA; Waggoner Center for Alcohol & Addiction Research, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78713, USA.
The University of Texas at Austin · USThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · US

Funding

Cross-Cultural Assessment of FASDU24AA014811 · NIAAA · SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY · PI EDWARD P RILEY · 2003 to 2026
$13.1M
Causes of Variability in Craniofacial DiseaseR01DE020884 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI EBERHART, JOHANN K · 2010 to 2019
$3.4M
Ethanol-induced Lower Jaw Loss in Bmp Signaling Pathway MutantsF32AA021320 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN · PI LOVELY, CHARLES BENJAMIN · 2012 to 2014
$163k
NIAAA NIH HHS F32 AA021320NIAAA NIH HHS F32AA021320NIAAA NIH HHS U24 AA014811NIAAA NIH HHS U24AA014811NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE020884NIDCR NIH HHS R01DE020884
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) describes a wide range of phenotypic defects affecting facial and neurological development associated with ethanol teratogenicity. It affects approximately 1 in 100 children born in the United States each year. Genetic predisposition along with timing and dosage of ethanol exposure are critical in understanding the prevalence and variability of FASD. The zebrafish attributes of external fertilization, genetic tractability, and high fecundity make it a powerful tool for FASD studies. However, a lack of consensus of ethanol treatment paradigms has limited the interpretation of these various studies. Here we address this concern by examining ethanol tissue concentrations across timing and genetic background. We utilize headspace gas chromatography to determine ethanol concentration in the AB, fli1:EGFP, and Tu backgrounds. In addition, we treated these embryos with ethanol over two different developmental time windows, 6-24 h post fertilization (hpf) and 24-48 hpf. Our analysis demonstrates that embryos rapidly equilibrate to a sub-media level of ethanol. Embryos then maintain this level of ethanol for the duration of exposure. The ethanol tissue concentration level is independent of genetic background, but is timing-dependent. Embryos exposed from 6 to 24 hpf were 2.7-4.2-fold lower than media levels, while embryos were 5.7-6.2-fold lower at 48 hpf. This suggests that embryos strengthen one or more barriers to ethanol as they develop. In addition, both the embryo and, to a lesser extent, the chorion, surrounding the embryo are barriers to ethanol. Overall, this work will help tighten ethanol treatment regimens and strengthen zebrafish as a model of FASD.

Indexed as

AnimalsDisease Models, AnimalEmbryo, NonmammalianEthanolFetal Alcohol Spectrum DisordersZebrafishEthanolEthanol tissue concentrationFetal alcohol spectrum disordersZebrafish

Identifiers

PMID25012627
PMCPMC4163099
OpenAlexW2085755883

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