Evaluation of Tanshinone IIA Developmental Toxicity in Zebrafish Embryos

Tanshinone IIA (Tan-IIA) is derived from the dried roots of Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, a traditional Chinese medicine. Although Salvia miltiorrhiza has been applied for many years, the toxicity of the mono-constituent of Salvia miltiorrhiza, tanshinone IIA, is still understudied. This study evaluated the cardiotoxicity and developmental malformations of Tan-IIA by using zebrafish normal embryos and dechorionated embryos. After treatment with Tan-IIA in different concentrations for four-day periods, obvious pericardial edema, spinal curvature, and even missing tails were observed in zebrafish embryos. The LC50 values in the dechorionated embryo group at 72 h post-fertilization (hpf) and 96 hpf were 18.5 μM and 12.8 μM, respectively, and the teratogenicity was manifested at a concentration of about 1 µM. The main endpoints of teratogenicity were scoliosis, malformation of tail, and pericardium edema. Our findings displayed the potential cardiotoxicity and severe impact on the abnormal development of Tan-IIA in zebrafish embryo at high concentrations, which may help avoid the risk of its clinical application.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

Enthalten in:

Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) - 22(2017), 4 vom: 21. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Tao [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Chengxi [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Qiong [VerfasserIn]
Zheng, Kangdi [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jiaojiao [VerfasserIn]
Lan, Yutao [VerfasserIn]
Qin, Yao [VerfasserIn]
Mei, Wenjie [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Baoguo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

03UUH3J385
Abietanes
Developmental toxicity
Drugs, Chinese Herbal
Journal Article
Tanshinone
Tanshinone IIA
Teratogens
Zebrafish

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.06.2017

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/molecules22040660

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM271166401