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DOI 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.04.012
Title (Primary) Comparative analysis of goitrogenic effects of phenylthiourea and methimazole in zebrafish embryos
Author Fetter, E.; Baldauf, L.; Da Fonte, D.F.; Ortmann, J.; Scholz, S. ORCID logo
Source Titel Reproductive Toxicology
Year 2015
Department BIOTOX
Volume 57
Page From 10
Page To 20
Language englisch
Keywords Endocrine disruption; Adverse outcome pathways; Danio rerio; Behaviour; Alternatives to animal testing; Thyroxine; Teratogenic effects; Ecotoxicology
UFZ wide themes RU3;
Abstract Craniofacial malformations, reduced locomotion and induction of genes encoding for enzymes involved in thyroid hormone synthesis were assessed using methimazole and N-phenylthiourea in zebrafish embryos. Gene expression, the most sensitive endpoint (EC50_MMI = 372–765 μM, EC50_PTU = 7.6–8.6 μM), was analysed in wild-type and in a transgenic strain, tg(tg:mCherry), expressing mCherry fluorescence protein under the control of the thyroglobulin gene. Reduction of locomotion and craniofacial malformations were observed at one or two orders of magnitude above concentrations affecting gene expression, respectively. Both effects could be linked to the malformations caused by reduced thyroxin levels. Our results show that due to the presence of the autoregulatory loop of the hypothalamus–pituitary–thyroid axis, various molecular initiating events of thyroid disruption are amenable for the zebrafish embryo. We propose the tg(tg:mCherry) bioassay as a sensitive tool in medium scale screening of goitrogens, given the minimal effort for sample preparation and analysis of gene expression.
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Fetter, E., Baldauf, L., Da Fonte, D.F., Ortmann, J., Scholz, S. (2015):
Comparative analysis of goitrogenic effects of phenylthiourea and methimazole in zebrafish embryos
Reprod. Toxicol. 57 , 10 - 20 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.04.012