Evidence map›Paper›PMID 33510260›Full record

ArticleScientific reports2021

Utilization of the zebrafish model to unravel the harmful effects of biomass burning during Amazonian wildfires.

Sanja Babić, Lara Čižmek, Aleksandra Maršavelski, Olga Malev, Maryline Pflieger, Ivančica Strunjak-Perović, Natalija Topić Popović, Rozelindra Čož-Rakovac, Polonca Trebše

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Scientific reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
14citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Intra-Continental Transport of Western Wildfire Smoke Heightens Health Risks Across North America.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
    Article
  3. Article
  4. Article
  5. Article
  6. Bioprospecting of FivePharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Article
  7. Article
  8. Article
  9. Article
  10. Article
  11. Article
  12. Article
  13. Review
  14. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Sanja BabićLaboratory for Aquaculture Biotechnology, Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, Croatia.
Lara ČižmekLaboratory for Aquaculture Biotechnology, Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, Croatia.
Aleksandra MaršavelskiFaculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, University of Zagreb, Horvatovac 102a, Zagreb, Croatia.
Olga MalevFaculty of Science, Department of Biology, University of Zagreb, Roosevelt square 6, Zagreb, Croatia. olga.malev@irb.hr.
Maryline PfliegerFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Ivančica Strunjak-PerovićLaboratory for Aquaculture Biotechnology, Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, Croatia.
Natalija Topić PopovićLaboratory for Aquaculture Biotechnology, Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, Croatia.
Rozelindra Čož-RakovacLaboratory for Aquaculture Biotechnology, Division of Materials Chemistry, Ruđer Bošković Institute, Bijenička 54, Zagreb, Croatia.
Polonca TrebšeFaculty of Health Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Zdravstvena pot 5, Ljubljana, Slovenia. polonca.trebse@zf.uni-lj.si.
Rudjer Boskovic Institute · HRUniversity of Ljubljana · SIUniversity of Zagreb · HR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amazonian wildfires in 2019 have raised awareness about rainforest burning due to increased emissions of particulate matter and carbon. In the context of these emissions, by-products of lignin thermal degradation (i.e. methoxyphenols) are often neglected. Methoxyphenols entering the atmosphere may form intermediates with currently unknown reaction mechanisms and toxicity. This study for the first time provides a comprehensive insight into the impact of lignin degradation products [guaiacol, catechol], and their nitrated intermediates [4-nitrocatechol, 4,6-dinitroguaiacol, 5-nitroguaiacol] on zebrafish Danio rerio. Results revealed 4-nitrocatechol and catechol as the most toxic, followed by 4,6DNG > 5NG > GUA. The whole-organism bioassay integrated with molecular modeling emphasized the potential of methoxyphenols to inhibit tyrosinase, lipoxygenase, and carbonic anhydrase, consequently altering embryonic development (i.e. affected sensorial, skeletal, and physiological parameters, pigmentation formation failure, and non-hatching of larvae). The whole-organism bioassay integrated with in silico approach confirmed the harmful effects of lignin degradation products and their intermediates on aquatic organisms, emphasizing the need for their evaluation within ecotoxicity studies focused on aquatic compartments.

Indexed as

BiomassWildfiresAnimalsEnvironmental PollutantsEnvironmental PollutionModels, AnimalModels, MolecularStructure-Activity RelationshipToxicity TestsZebrafishEnvironmental Pollutants

Identifiers

PMID33510260
PMCPMC7844006
OpenAlexW3125763946

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.