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http://dx.doi.org/10.12750/JARB.37.3.162

Mecoprop-p interrupts the development of zebrafish via apoptosis and vascular damage  

Park, Junho (Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology and Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University)
An, Garam (Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology and Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Park, Hahyun (Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology and Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Hong, Taeyeon (Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University)
Song, Gwonhwa (Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology and Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University)
Lim, Whasun (Department of Biological Sciences, Sungkyunkwan University)
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Journal of Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology / v.37, no.3, 2022 , pp. 162-168 More about this Journal
Abstract
Mecoprop-p, a chlorophenoxy herbicide, has been widely used since the 1980s. Due to its high water solubility, it could be detected in the aquatic environment, as it has already been detected in the surface water or groundwater in several countries. The toxicity of other chlorophenoxy herbicides has been reported; however, there are few studies on the toxicity of mecoprop-p, one of the chlorophenoxy herbicides, on aquatic organisms. Here, we investigated the toxic effects of mecoprop-p using zebrafish. After mecoprop-p exposure, we observed that the zebrafish larvae eyes did not form normally, heart edema was generated, and the body length was shortened. The number of cells undergoing apoptosis also increased in the anterior part including head, heart, and yolk sac of the mecoprop-p-treated zebrafish compared to the untreated controls. Moreover, cardiovascular structures, including the heart and aortic arches, were also malformed after exposure to mecoprop-p. Therefore, our results suggest that mecoprop-p could cause abnormal development in zebrafish larvae and there is also a high possibility that mecoprop-p would be toxic to other aquatic organisms.
Keywords
abnormal development; apoptosis; cardiovascular toxicity; mecoprop-p; zebrafish;
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