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ArticleFrontiers in pharmacology2020

Evaluation of the Developmental Toxicity Induced by E804 in Zebrafish Embryos.

Rongchun Wang, Kechun Liu, Yun Zhang, Xiqiang Chen, Xue Wang

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Article in Frontiers in pharmacology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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Rongchun WangKey Laboratory for Drug Screening Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory for Biosensor of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China.
Kechun LiuKey Laboratory for Drug Screening Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory for Biosensor of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China.
Yun ZhangKey Laboratory for Drug Screening Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory for Biosensor of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China.
Xiqiang ChenKey Laboratory for Drug Screening Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory for Biosensor of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China.
Xue WangKey Laboratory for Drug Screening Technology of Shandong Academy of Sciences, Key Laboratory for Biosensor of Shandong Province, Biology Institute, Qilu University of Technology, Shandong Academy of Sciences, Jinan, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

E804, a derivative of indirubin, have multi-biological activities such as anticancer and anti-inflammatory activities, but little is known about its developmental toxicity. In this study, we investigated the toxicity of E804 on the developments of zebrafish embryos. Our results showed that E804 treatment caused a significant increase of the malformation rate compared with the control groups. Pericardial edema and curved body shape were the most morphological abnormalities observed in E804-treated group. The hatching rates and body length of the zebrafish larvae was significantly decreased in E804-treated groups. E804 also affect the development of heart, liver, phagocytes and vascular formation. Further studies showed that the level of reactive oxygen species was significantly increased. The activity of total superoxide dismutase decreased and the concentration of malondialdehyde were increased. Much more apoptotic cells were detected in E804-treated group, compared with the control. In addition, gene-expression results showed that the pathways of oxidative stress and apoptosis were provoked in E804 treated groups. Taken together, our findings will be helpful to understanding E804-induced developmental toxicity and the underlying mechanism.

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apoptosisdevelopmental toxicityE804oxidative stresszebrafish

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PMID32116709
PMCPMC7033426

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