PUBLICATION
Combinatorial effects of zinc deficiency and arsenic exposure on zebrafish (Danio rerio) development
- Authors
- Beaver, L.M., Truong, L., Barton, C.L., Chase, T.T., Gonnerman, G.D., Wong, C.P., Tanguay, R.L., Ho, E.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-170825-2
- Date
- 2017
- Source
- PLoS One 12: e0183831 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Barton, Carrie, Gonnerman, Greg, Tanguay, Robyn L.
- Keywords
- Zinc, Arsenic, Embryos, Micronutrient deficiencies, Gene expression, Zebrafish, Diet, Insulin
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Arsenic/toxicity*
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Embryonic Development/drug effects
- Embryonic Development/genetics
- Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
- Homeostasis
- Insulin/biosynthesis
- Stress, Physiological
- Zebrafish/embryology*
- Zebrafish/genetics
- Zinc/deficiency*
- PubMed
- 28837703 Full text @ PLoS One
- CTD
- 28837703
Citation
Beaver, L.M., Truong, L., Barton, C.L., Chase, T.T., Gonnerman, G.D., Wong, C.P., Tanguay, R.L., Ho, E. (2017) Combinatorial effects of zinc deficiency and arsenic exposure on zebrafish (Danio rerio) development. PLoS One. 12:e0183831.
Abstract
Zinc deficiency and chronic low level exposures to inorganic arsenic in drinking water are both significant public health concerns that affect millions of people including pregnant women. These two conditions can co-exist in the human population but little is known about their interaction, and in particular, whether zinc deficiency sensitizes individuals to arsenic exposure and toxicity, especially during critical windows of development. To address this, we utilized the Danio rerio (zebrafish) model to test the hypothesis that parental zinc deficiency sensitizes the developing embryo to low-concentration arsenic toxicity, leading to altered developmental outcomes. Adult zebrafish were fed defined zinc deficient and zinc adequate diets and were spawned resulting in zinc adequate and zinc deficient embryos. The embryos were treated with environmentally relevant concentrations of 0, 50, and 500 ppb arsenic. Arsenic exposure significantly reduced the amount of zinc in the developing embryo by ~7%. The combination of zinc deficiency and low-level arsenic exposures did not sensitize the developing embryo to increased developmental malformations or mortality. The combination did cause a 40% decline in physical activity of the embryos, and this decline was significantly greater than what was observed with zinc deficiency or arsenic exposure alone. Significant changes in RNA expression of genes that regulate zinc homeostasis, response to oxidative stress and insulin production (including zip1, znt7, nrf2, ogg1, pax4, and insa) were found in zinc deficient, or zinc deficiency and arsenic exposed embryos. Overall, the data suggests that the combination of zinc deficiency and arsenic exposure has harmful effects on the developing embryo and may increase the risk for developing chronic diseases like diabetes.
Genes / Markers
Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping