Toxicological evaluation of TBBPA by common carp (Cyprinus carpio) about the in vivo/vitro disturbance of the AHR pathway

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Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) is a widely used plastic additive with high bioaccumulation potential and toxicity on both humans and wildlife. Currently, research on its ecotoxicity and the underlying mechanism is limited. Using common carp (Cyprinus carpio), we evaluated the toxicity of TBBPA, especially focusing on its alteration of a key metabolism-related pathway aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AHR), using in vivo/vitro assays and in silico simulation. The 96 h LC50 of TBBPA of common carp was 4.2 mg/L and belonged to the acute toxic level II. The bioaccumulation potential of TBBPA follows the role of liver > gill > brain and varies between 3- and 14-day exposure. On the AHR pathway respect, as expected, the metabolism-related cyp1a1 and cyp1b1 were upregulated in the liver and brain. Ahr2, the receptor, was also upregulated in the brain under TBBPA exposure. The alteration of gene expression was tissue-specific while the difference between 3- or 14-day exposure was minor. AHR inhibition assay indicated the 2, 3, 7, 8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD)-induced AHR transactivation can be inhibited by TBBPA suggesting it is not a potent agonist but a competitive antagonist. In silico analysis indicated TBBPA can be successfully docked into the binding cavity with similar poses but still have AHR-form-specific interactions. Molecular dynamics simulation proved TBBPA can be more flexible than the coplanar ligand TCDD, especially in ccaAHR1b with greater root-mean-square deviation (RMSD), of which TCDD-induced transactivation seemed not to be blocked by TBBPA. This research increased the understanding of TBBPA toxicity and alteration of the AHR pathway, and pointed out the need to perform additional toxicology evaluation of emerging contaminants, especially on non-model species.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:904

Enthalten in:

The Science of the total environment - 904(2023) vom: 15. Dez., Seite 166622

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Renjun [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Chen [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xingyang [VerfasserIn]
Sha, Weilai [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Zhenhong [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Zhiguang [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Yongchao [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Shuyun [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Zitong [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wanglong [VerfasserIn]

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Aryl hydrocarbon receptor
Bioconcentration
Cyprinus carpio
Cytochrome P-450 CYP1A1
EC 1.14.14.1
FQI02RFC3A
Journal Article
Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins
Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon
TBBPA
Tetrabromobisphenol A
Toxicity

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Date Completed 06.11.2023

Date Revised 06.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166622

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NLM361458304