PUBLICATION

Adverse effects of thyroid-hormone-disrupting chemicals 6-propyl-2-thiouracil and tetrabromobisphenol A on Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes)

Authors
Horie, Y., Yamagishi, T., Yamamoto, J., Suzuki, M., Onishi, Y., Chiba, T., Miyagawa, S., Lange, A., Tyler, C.R., Okamura, H., Iguchi, T.
ID
ZDB-PUB-221115-51
Date
2022
Source
Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Toxicology & pharmacology : CBP   263: 109502 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Tyler, Charles R.
Keywords
Swim bladder, Thyroid hormone receptor, Thyroid-related gene, dio, tshβ
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Iodide Peroxidase/genetics
  • Oryzias*/genetics
  • Propylthiouracil
  • Thiouracil
  • Thyroid Gland
  • Thyroid Hormones
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
36368510 Full text @ Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C Toxicol. Pharmacol.
Abstract
Thyroid-hormone-disrupting chemicals are increasingly attracting attention because of their potential harmful effects on animal health, including on fishes. Here, we investigated the effects of exposure to the thyroid-hormone-disrupting chemicals 6-propyl-2-thiouracil (PTU) and tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) on swim bladder inflation, eye development, growth, swimming performance, and the expression of thyroid-related genes in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes). PTU exposure resulted in reductions in eye size, growth, and swim bladder inflation, and these effects led to poorer swimming performance. These phenotypic effects were accompanied by increased expression of the thyroid-stimulating hormone subunit beta (tshβ) paralog tshβ-like, but there were no significant changes in expression for tshβ, deiodinase 1 (dio1), deiodinase 2 (dio2), and thyroid hormone receptor alpha (trα) and beta (trβ). For PTU exposure, we identified the key event (swim bladder inflation reduction) and an adverse outcome (swimming performance reduction). No significant effects from TBBPA exposure were seen on swim bladder inflation, eye development, growth, or swimming performance. However, expression of tshβ-like and tshβ (significantly enhanced) and trα and trβ (significantly reduced) were affected by TBBPA exposure albeit not in dose-dependent manners. There were no effects of TBBPA on the expression of dio1 and dio2. We thus show that the two thyroid-hormone-disrupting chemicals PTU and TBBPA differ in their effect profiles with comparable effects on the studied phenotypes and thyroid-related gene expression to those reported in zebrafish.
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