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ArticleThe Science of the total environment2019

Evaluation of the estrogen receptor alpha as a possible target of bifenthrin effects in the estrogenic and dopaminergic signaling pathways in zebrafish embryos.

Luísa Becker Bertotto, Subham Dasgupta, Sara Vliet, Stacia Dudley, Jay Gan, David C Volz, Daniel Schlenk

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Article in The Science of the total environment, 2019. 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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Luísa Becker BertottoDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. Electronic address: lbeck006@ucr.edu.
Subham DasguptaDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
Sara VlietDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
Stacia DudleyDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
Jay GanDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
David C VolzDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
Daniel SchlenkDepartment of Environmental Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA.
University of California, Riverside · US

Funding

Research Training in Environmental ToxicologyT32ES018827 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI Yinsheng Wang · 2010 to 2026
$5.3M
NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES018827
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Abstract

Bifenthrin (BF) is a pyrethroid insecticide widely used in urban and agricultural applications. Previous studies in embryos of zebrafish have shown that BF can affect estradiol biosynthesis and the dopaminergic system. To examine the role of the estrogen receptor (ER) in the endocrine effects of BF, embryos were exposed for 96 h to a mixture of 0.15 and 1.5 μg/L BF and an ER agonist (17α-ethynylestradiol - EE2) at 0.09 μg/L. Transcripts related to estrogenic (vitellogenin VTG) and dopaminergic (tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), dopamine receptor 1 (DR1), monoamine oxidase (MAO), and catechol-O-methyltransferase b (COMTb)) signaling pathways were investigated by qRT-PCR. Dopamine (DA) and its metabolites (homovanillic acid (HVA) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC)) were also measured. There was a significant increase in VTG, DR1, MAO and COMTb mRNA levels and HVA-DA ratios within all zebrafish embryos exposed to EE2, including EE2 alone, 0.15 μg/L BF + EE2 and 1.5 μg/L BF + EE2. A significant decrease in homogenate concentrations of DA was observed within all zebrafish embryos exposed to EE2, which included EE2 alone, 0.15 μg/L BF + EE2 and 1.5 μg/L BF + EE2. Co-exposure of BF with EE2 failed to diminish estrogenic or dopaminergic signaling in embryos. Additionally, embryos with diminished ERα expression by morpholino injection were exposed to 0.15 μg/L BF, 1.5 μg/L BF and 0.09 μg/L EE2, with subsequent gene expression measurements. ERα knockdown did not prevent the effects of BF, indicating ERα may have a limited role in the estrogenic and dopaminergic effects caused by BF in zebrafish embryos.

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AnimalsDopamineEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogensInsecticidesPyrethrinsSignal TransductionZebrafishZebrafish ProteinsbifenthrinDopamineestrogen receptor 1, zebrafishEstrogen Receptor alphaEstrogensInsecticidesPyrethrinsZebrafish ProteinsAquatic toxicologyDevelopmental toxicologyEndocrine disruptionERα knockdownPyrethroid pesticides

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PMCPMC6283662
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