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ArticleCommunications biology2025

Methylene blue at recommended concentrations alters metabolism in early zebrafish development.

Niepukolie Nipu, Lai Wei, Lauren Hamilton, Hyojin Lee, Jith Thomas, Jan A Mennigen

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Article in Communications biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Authors and funding

6 authors.

Niepukolie NipuDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
Lai WeiDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
Lauren HamiltonRegulatory Toxicology Research Division, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3360-820X
Hyojin LeeDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada.
Jith ThomasRegulatory Toxicology Research Division, Health Products and Food Branch, Health Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.
Jan A MennigenDepartment of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada. jan.mennigen@uottawa.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4117-6654

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methylene blue (MB) is an antifungal agent widely used during critical stages of zebrafish development. Most guidelines recommend 0.00005% or 0.0001% of MB for embryo/larval rearing. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development zebrafish embryo toxicity test guideline omits MB recommendations, leading to inconsistent MB use in zebrafish research. Because MB affects oxidative energy metabolism in vitro and in vivo, we investigate possible metabolic effects of recommended MB concentrations in developing zebrafish (1-5 days post-fertilization (dpf)). MB increases O

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Antifungal AgentsEmbryonic DevelopmentEmbryo, NonmammalianEnergy MetabolismMethylene BlueZebrafishAnimalsOxygen ConsumptionAntifungal AgentsMethylene Blue

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PMID39856203
PMCPMC11760885

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