Chronic exposure to butyl-paraben causes photosensitivity disruption and memory impairment in adult zebrafish
- Authors
- Kim, Jiwon L.; Kim, Seong Soon; Hwang, Kyu-Seok; Park, Hae-Chul; Cho, Sung-Hee; Bae, Myung Ae; Kim, Ki-Tae
- Issue Date
- 10월-2022
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER
- Keywords
- Butyl-paraben; Neurotoxicity; Zebrafish; Behavior; Neurosteroid
- Citation
- AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY, v.251
- Indexed
- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY
- Volume
- 251
- URI
- https://scholar.korea.ac.kr/handle/2021.sw.korea/145704
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.aquatox.2022.106279
- ISSN
- 0166-445X
- Abstract
- Limited studies on neurotoxicity following chronic exposure to butyl-paraben (BuP) have been conducted. In this study, neurobehavior in zebrafish adults was assessed using the novel tank test, photomotor response test, and T -maze test after exposure to BuP for 28 days at concentrations of 0, 0.01, 0.1, and 1.0 mg/L. To comprehensively understand the underlying molecular perturbations in the brain, alterations in transcripts, neurotransmitters, and neurosteroids were measured. We found that BuP penetrated the blood-brain barrier and impaired neuro-behavior in photosensitivity at 1.0 mg/L and in memory at 0.1 and 1.0 mg/L. RNA-seq analysis showed that phototransduction, tight junctions, and neuroactive ligand receptor activity were significantly affected, which explains the observed abnormal neurobehaviors. Neurosteroid analysis revealed that BuP increased cortisol levels in a concentration-dependent manner and specifically reduced allopregnanolone levels at all tested con-centrations, suggesting that cortisol and allopregnanolone are significant neurosteroid markers associated with photosensitivity and memory deficits. Collectively, we demonstrated that BuP can cross the blood-brain and modulate the levels of transcripts, associated with phototransduction and circadian rhythm, and neurosteroidal cortisol and allopregnanolone, resulting in abnormal neurobehavioral responses to light stimulation and learning and memory.
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