PUBLICATION

Changes in Brain Monoamines Underlie Behavioural Disruptions after Zebrafish Diet Exposure to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Environmental Mixtures

Authors
Vignet, C., Trenkel, V.M., Vouillarmet, A., Bricca, G., Bégout, M.L., Cousin, X.
ID
ZDB-PUB-170310-10
Date
2017
Source
International Journal of Molecular Sciences   18(3): (Journal)
Registered Authors
Cousin, Xavier
Keywords
anxiety, behaviour, monoamine, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, swimming activity, zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animal Feed*
  • Animals
  • Behavior, Animal*/drug effects
  • Biogenic Monoamines/metabolism*
  • Brain/drug effects
  • Brain/metabolism*
  • Brain/physiopathology*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Environmental Exposure*
  • Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons*/toxicity
  • Zebrafish*
PubMed
28273853 Full text @ Int. J. Mol. Sci.
Abstract
Zebrafish were exposed through diet to two environmentally relevant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) mixtures of contrasted compositions, one of pyrolytic (PY) origin and one from light crude oil (LO). Monoamine concentrations were quantified in the brains of the fish after six month of exposure. A significant decrease in noradrenaline (NA) was observed in fish exposed to both mixtures, while a decrease in serotonin (5HT) and dopamine (DA) was observed only in LO-exposed fish. A decrease in metabolites of 5HT and DA was observed in fish exposed to both mixtures. Several behavioural disruptions were observed that depended on mixtures, and parallels were made with changes in monoamine concentrations. Indeed, we observed an increase in anxiety in fish exposed to both mixtures, which could be related to the decrease in 5HT and/or NA, while disruptions of daily activity rhythms were observed in LO fish, which could be related to the decrease in DA. Taken together, these results showed that (i) chronic exposures to PAHs mixtures disrupted brain monoamine contents, which could underlie behavioural disruptions, and that (ii) the biological responses depended on mixture compositions.
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