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ArticleJournal of hazardous materials2022

Systematic developmental toxicity assessment of a structurally diverse library of PFAS in zebrafish.

Lisa Truong, Yvonne Rericha, Preethi Thunga, Skylar Marvel, Dylan Wallis, Michael T Simonich, Jennifer A Field, Dunping Cao, David M Reif, Robyn L Tanguay

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Article in Journal of hazardous materials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 45 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

45 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Lisa TruongDepartment of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, the Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, and the Environmental Health Sciences Center at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
Yvonne RerichaDepartment of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, the Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, and the Environmental Health Sciences Center at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
Preethi ThungaBioinformatics Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Skylar MarvelBioinformatics Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Dylan WallisBioinformatics Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Michael T SimonichDepartment of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, the Sinnhuber Aquatic Research Laboratory, and the Environmental Health Sciences Center at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
Jennifer A FieldDepartment of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Department of Chemistry at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
Dunping CaoDepartment of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Department of Chemistry at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA.
David M ReifBioinformatics Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA.
Robyn L TanguayBioinformatics Research Center, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. Electronic address: Robyn.Tanguay@oregonstate.edu.

Funding

MODE OF ACTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICANTST32ES007060 · NIEHS · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Jamie DeWitt, Siva Kumar Kolluri · 1985 to 2026
$11.6M
Zebrafish Biomedical Research Facility CoreP30ES030287 · NIEHS · OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY · PI Molly L Kile · 2020 to 2026
$9.8M
Uncovering the Mechanisms of PFAS-induced ImmunotoxicityP42ES031009 · NIEHS · NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY RALEIGH · PI HOPPIN, JANE · 2020 to 2024
$9.3M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES030287NIEHS NIH HHS P42 ES031009NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES007060
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of widely used chemicals with limited human health effects data relative to the diversity of structures manufactured. To help fill this data gap, an extensive in vivo developmental toxicity screen was performed on 139 PFAS provided by the US EPA. Dechorionated embryonic zebrafish were exposed to 10 nominal water concentrations of PFAS (0.015-100 µM) from 6 to 120 h post-fertilization (hpf). The embryos were assayed for embryonic photomotor response (EPR), larval photomotor response (LPR), and 13 morphological endpoints. A total of 49 PFAS (35%) were bioactive in one or more assays (11 altered EPR, 25 altered LPR, and 31 altered morphology). Perfluorooctanesulfonamide (FOSA) was the only structure that was bioactive in all 3 assays, while Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA) was the most potent teratogen. Low PFAS volatility was associated with developmental toxicity (p < 0.01), but no association was detected between bioactivity and five other physicochemical parameters. The bioactive PFAS were enriched for 6 supergroup chemotypes. The results illustrate the power of a multi-dimensional in vivo platform to assess the developmental (neuro)toxicity of diverse PFAS and in the acceleration of PFAS safety research.

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FluorocarbonsZebrafishAnimalsLarvaTeratogensFluorocarbonsTeratogensAbnormal behaviorDevelopmental toxicityPFASStructure-activity relationshipZebrafish

Identifiers

PMID35263707
PMCPMC8970529

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