6PPD and 6PPDQ embryonic exposure induced distinct developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish
The ecological risks of tire antioxidant 6PPD and its transformed metabolite 6PPD-quinone (6PPDQ) have received high attention. The present study evaluated the developmental neurotoxicity and potential mechanisms under 6PPD or 6PPDQ embryonic exposures in zebrafish. Our findings revealed that embryo...
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| description | The ecological risks of tire antioxidant 6PPD and its transformed metabolite 6PPD-quinone (6PPDQ) have received high attention. The present study evaluated the developmental neurotoxicity and potential mechanisms under 6PPD or 6PPDQ embryonic exposures in zebrafish. Our findings revealed that embryonic exposure to both compounds suppressed larval locomotion during dark periods, while only 6PPD significantly reduced the larval light stimulus sensitivity and phototactic response. Following recovery to juvenile stages, pretreated fish exhibited heightened anxiety and reduced sociability for both chemicals, aggression was exclusively occurred in 6PPDQ, shoaling pattern was tighter in 6PPDQ but looser in 6PPD. Both compounds elevated larval cell death and oxidative stress while inhibiting cranial development, with 6PPD increasing and 6PPDQ decreasing inter-ocular distance. Transgenic strain analyses demonstrated that 6PPD markedly activated Gfap and Olig2 expression in the eye-brain axis region, whereas 6PPDQ specifically enhanced Olig2 expression in brain region. Retinal müller cells (labeled by Gfap) and cone cell patterns were disrupted exclusively by 6PPD, as was the fan-like lens arrangement visualized via Cms1 mitochondrial labeling. Molecular analyses aligned with these observations that both compounds altered neural development genes (sox2, nrxn2a, rab33a), while 6PPD specifically dysregulated ocular development genes (cyp26a, rlbp1b, rdh5). Conversely, 6PPDQ exhibited stronger activation of xenobiotic metabolism and redox activity genes (cyp1a, gstp1, prdx1, p4ha1a) and uniquely upregulated intestinal immune (ccr9a) and potassium channel (kcnj1a.3) genes expression. In silico affinity analysis corroborated these distinctions, showing 6PPD’s preferential binding to CYP26A and 6PPDQ’s stronger interaction with CYP1A. These findings collectively suggest that 6PPD and 6PPDQ induce divergent neurotoxicity pathways of eye-brain axis disruption and gut-brain communication perturbation, respectively, which likely drive their compound-specific behavioral effects. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ee9b6bece0784d19a6ce76cf3e8b0c042025-08-20T02:07:39ZengElsevierEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety0147-65132025-07-0130011845610.1016/j.ecoenv.2025.1184566PPD and 6PPDQ embryonic exposure induced distinct developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafishLiang Yang0Xiangqi Lu1Dongliang Pan2Yusong Zhang3Yi Zheng4He Mei5Bo Yang6Da Sun7Qiong Li8Jian Lin9Jiangfei Chen10Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Pathology and Physiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; School of Public health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Pathology and Physiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; School of Public health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Pathology and Physiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; School of Public health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Pathology and Physiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; School of Public health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaWenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Pathology and Physiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; School of Public health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaSchool of Public health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaSchool of Public health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaNational and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Ecological Treatment Technology for Urban Water Pollution, College of Life and Environmental Science, Wenzhou University, Wenzhou 325035, ChinaKey Laboratory of Luminescence Analysis and Molecular Sensing, College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Southwest University, Chongqing 400715, China; Corresponding author.Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Pathology and Physiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; School of Public health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; Corresponding authors at: Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Pathology and Physiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Pathology and Physiology, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; School of Public health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China; South Zhejiang Institute of Radiation Medicine and Nuclear Technology, Wenzhou, China; Corresponding authors at: Wenzhou Municipal Key Laboratory of Neurodevelopmental Pathology and Physiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou 325035, China.The ecological risks of tire antioxidant 6PPD and its transformed metabolite 6PPD-quinone (6PPDQ) have received high attention. The present study evaluated the developmental neurotoxicity and potential mechanisms under 6PPD or 6PPDQ embryonic exposures in zebrafish. Our findings revealed that embryonic exposure to both compounds suppressed larval locomotion during dark periods, while only 6PPD significantly reduced the larval light stimulus sensitivity and phototactic response. Following recovery to juvenile stages, pretreated fish exhibited heightened anxiety and reduced sociability for both chemicals, aggression was exclusively occurred in 6PPDQ, shoaling pattern was tighter in 6PPDQ but looser in 6PPD. Both compounds elevated larval cell death and oxidative stress while inhibiting cranial development, with 6PPD increasing and 6PPDQ decreasing inter-ocular distance. Transgenic strain analyses demonstrated that 6PPD markedly activated Gfap and Olig2 expression in the eye-brain axis region, whereas 6PPDQ specifically enhanced Olig2 expression in brain region. Retinal müller cells (labeled by Gfap) and cone cell patterns were disrupted exclusively by 6PPD, as was the fan-like lens arrangement visualized via Cms1 mitochondrial labeling. Molecular analyses aligned with these observations that both compounds altered neural development genes (sox2, nrxn2a, rab33a), while 6PPD specifically dysregulated ocular development genes (cyp26a, rlbp1b, rdh5). Conversely, 6PPDQ exhibited stronger activation of xenobiotic metabolism and redox activity genes (cyp1a, gstp1, prdx1, p4ha1a) and uniquely upregulated intestinal immune (ccr9a) and potassium channel (kcnj1a.3) genes expression. In silico affinity analysis corroborated these distinctions, showing 6PPD’s preferential binding to CYP26A and 6PPDQ’s stronger interaction with CYP1A. These findings collectively suggest that 6PPD and 6PPDQ induce divergent neurotoxicity pathways of eye-brain axis disruption and gut-brain communication perturbation, respectively, which likely drive their compound-specific behavioral effects.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S01476513250079616PPD6PPDQZebrafishNeurodevelopmental toxicityVisual impairmentIntestinal dysregulation |
| spellingShingle | Liang Yang Xiangqi Lu Dongliang Pan Yusong Zhang Yi Zheng He Mei Bo Yang Da Sun Qiong Li Jian Lin Jiangfei Chen 6PPD and 6PPDQ embryonic exposure induced distinct developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 6PPD 6PPDQ Zebrafish Neurodevelopmental toxicity Visual impairment Intestinal dysregulation |
| title | 6PPD and 6PPDQ embryonic exposure induced distinct developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish |
| title_full | 6PPD and 6PPDQ embryonic exposure induced distinct developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish |
| title_fullStr | 6PPD and 6PPDQ embryonic exposure induced distinct developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish |
| title_full_unstemmed | 6PPD and 6PPDQ embryonic exposure induced distinct developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish |
| title_short | 6PPD and 6PPDQ embryonic exposure induced distinct developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish |
| title_sort | 6ppd and 6ppdq embryonic exposure induced distinct developmental neurotoxicity in zebrafish |
| topic | 6PPD 6PPDQ Zebrafish Neurodevelopmental toxicity Visual impairment Intestinal dysregulation |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651325007961 |
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