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Ecotoxicology ; 32(4): 525-535, 2023 May.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37119427

ABSTRACT

This study evaluates single and joint endocrine disruptor toxicities of thyroid hormone, levothyroxine, and amiodarone in the embryo-larval stages of Danio rerio. Single toxicity experiments were carried out in concentrations based on the environmental concentration and increasing concentrations of 10, 100, and 1000 times the environmental concentration. Joint toxicity experiments evaluated the combined effects of these compounds. Toxic effects were examined during zebrafish embryonic development, and the parameters analyzed were apical sublethal, teratogenicity, mortality endpoints, and morphometry. Thyroid hormone exhibited the highest toxicity. However, the results showed that the environmental concentrations for all 3 compounds had low risk in relation to the parameters studied, such as teratogenic effects and morphometry. The larvae were more affected than embryos, where embryos needed higher concentrations in all experiments, possibly due to the absence of the chorion. The same type of effects were observed in the joint toxicity test, except that a possible antagonistic effect was detected. However, high concentrations showed stronger effects of these toxic compounds on fish development.


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Amiodarone , Water Pollutants, Chemical , Animals , Zebrafish , Thyroxine , Larva , Amiodarone/toxicity , Thyroid Hormones , Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity , Embryo, Nonmammalian
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Fish Physiol Biochem ; 45(3): 1177-1187, 2019 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30941630

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The toxic effects of thyroxine (T4F), levothyroxine (L-T4), and thyroxine complexed into ß-cyclodextrin (ß-CD-T4) on the biological parameters of tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum) were evaluated. The animals were exposed to a chronic toxicity test based on concentrations of influent (60 ng/L) for 2 months. Weight, total length, animal behavior, oxygen consumption, photopic electroretinogram (ERG), and the Flicker exam were evaluated. No significant differences were observed (p > 0.05) on the weight and total length measurements between all groups studied. Behavioral observations of the animals exposed to L-T4 and ß-CD-T4 complex showed a reduction (p < 0.05) in slow swimming and an increase in staying motionless events. The animals exposed to the ß-CD-T4 complex presented the highest O2 consumption. L-T4 and ß-CD-T4 promoted a reduction in the ability of the animals to respond to stimuli in the photoreceptors according to the photopic ERG examination. Data from the experimental Flicker exam showed no significant differences (p > 0.05) in all groups studied. It can be concluded that the complexation of T4 into ß-CD and L-T4 modified the toxicity of this hormone, promoting changes in the behavior, oxygen consumption, and electrophysiological responses of the exposed animals, suggesting that inclusion complexes should be submitted to new toxicity tests to ensure higher safety.


Subject(s)
Behavior, Animal/drug effects , Characiformes , Cyclodextrins/chemistry , Electroretinography/veterinary , Oxygen Consumption/drug effects , Thyroxine/toxicity , Animals , Drug Administration Schedule , Thyroxine/administration & dosage , Toxicity Tests
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Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28392374

ABSTRACT

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plasticizer and a risk when it interacts with organisms, and can cause changes in the development and reproduction of them. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of BPA, by acute and chronic toxicity tests with neonates and adults of Pomacea lineata. Adults and neonates were divided into groups exposed to BPA (1-20mg/L), or 17ß-estradiol (1mg/L) and control in the acute and chronic toxicity tests. Behavior, heart rate, reproduction and hemolymph biochemical analysis were measured. In the acute toxicity test, the 96-h LC50 with adults was 11.09 and with neonates was 3.14mg/L. In this test, it was observed lethargic behavior and an increase of 77.6% of aspartate aminotransferase in the adults' hemolymph (p<0.05); and neonates' heart rate decreased 72.7% (p<0.05). In the chronic toxicity test, it was observed behaviors associated with reproduction, as Copulate, in the groups exposed to BPA. The results that were found in this study proved that BPA is a potentially toxic agent to Pomacea lineata according to biological parameters evaluated. These data contribute to the understanding of BPA toxic effects' in the aquatic invertebrates.


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Benzhydryl Compounds/toxicity , Endocrine Disruptors/toxicity , Gastropoda/drug effects , Phenols/toxicity , Toxicity Tests, Acute/methods , Toxicity Tests, Chronic/methods , Age Factors , Animals , Aspartate Aminotransferases/metabolism , Behavior, Animal/drug effects , Female , Heart Rate/drug effects , Hemolymph/drug effects , Male
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