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ArticleJournal of Zhejiang University. Science. B2018

Neurological responses of embryo-larval zebrafish to short-term sediment exposure to decabromodiphenylethane.

Mei-Qing Jin, Dong Zhang, Ying Zhang, Shan-Shan Zhou, Xian-Ting Lu, Hong-Ting Zhao

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Article in Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Mei-Qing JinCollege of Materials Science and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Dong ZhangCollege of Materials Science and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Ying ZhangShanghai Key Laboratory for Urban Ecological Processes and Eco-Restoration, School of Ecological and Environmental Science, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200062, China.
Shan-Shan ZhouCollege of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Xian-Ting LuCollege of Materials Science and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.
Hong-Ting ZhaoCollege of Materials Science and Environmental Engineering, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou 310018, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decabromodiphenylethane (DBDPE) has been widely used as an alternative flame retardant due to the restriction or phase-out of traditional polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and is of increasing concern regarding its ubiquity, persistence, and potential adverse effects. In the present study, the toxicological effects of DBDPE were evaluated using zebrafish as an in vivo model. Upon being exposed to DBDPE-polluted sediments for a short term, it was found that the mortality and malformation of zebrafish (including edema, bent notochord, and bent tail) were not affected even at the highest concentration tested (1000.0 µg/kg dry sediment). Regarding behavioral responses, it was found that zebrafish larvae of 48 hours post fertilization (hpf) in all groups escaped successfully with a touch to the dorsal fin. However, when exposed to the highest DBDPE concentration, the larvae of 120 hpf exhibited significantly smaller distances as compared to the control. Moreover, the results of the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, the expression levels of two important nerve-related genes, and the cell apoptosis all indicated that DBDPE posed low neurotoxicity in embryo-larval zebrafish. The results in this study shed some light on the potential risks of DBDPE in the real environment and highlight the application of the sediment exposure route in the future.

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Abnormalities, Drug-InducedAnimalsApoptosisBehavior, AnimalBromobenzenesGeologic SedimentsLarvaNeurotoxicity SyndromesWater Pollutants, ChemicalZebrafishBromobenzenesdecabromodiphenyl ethaneWater Pollutants, ChemicalDecabromodiphenylethane; Flame retardant; Danio rerio; Neurotoxicity

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PMID29732751
PMCPMC5962517

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