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Chemistry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Gopikrishna Agraharam ◽  
Agnishwar Girigoswami ◽  
Koyeli Girigoswami

Flavonoids are natural polyphenolic compounds that mainly possess antioxidant properties due to more hydroxyl groups in their structure and play an important role in combatting many diseases. Myricetin is a flavonoid found in grapes, green tea, fruits, and vegetables and is not only an antioxidant but also is a pro-oxidant. Myricetin is sparingly soluble in water and restricts its properties due to low bioavailability. The present study reports the liposomal nanoformulations of myricetin to improve its bioavailability with reduced pro-oxidant activity. The nanoformulated myricetin was characterized using different photophysical tools, such as dynamic light scattering (DLS), zeta potential, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The effect of nanoencapsulated myricetin on the developing zebrafish embryo was studied in terms of microscopic observations, cumulative hatchability, and antioxidant activities, such as catalase, glutathione peroxidase, and superoxide dismutase, after treating the zebrafish embryo with standard oxidant hydrogen peroxide. The results obtained from the cumulative hatchability, developmental studies, and antioxidant assays indicated that the liposomal nanoformulation of myricetin had enhanced antioxidant activity, leading to defense against oxidative stress. The formulation was highly biocompatible, as evidenced by the cumulative hatching studies as well as microscopic observations. The positive effects of liposomal nanoformulation on zebrafish embryos can open an avenue for other researchers to carry out further related research and to check its activities in clinical studies and developmental studies.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jente Hoyberghs ◽  
Chloé Bars ◽  
Miriam Ayuso ◽  
Chris Van Ginneken ◽  
Kenn Foubert ◽  
...  

Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) is a popular solvent for developmental toxicity testing of chemicals and pharmaceuticals in zebrafish embryos. In general, it is recommended to keep the final DMSO concentration as low as possible for zebrafish embryos, preferably not exceeding 100 μL/L (0.01%). However, higher concentrations of DMSO are often required to dissolve compounds in an aqueous medium. The aim of this study was to determine the highest concentration of DMSO that can be safely used in our standardized Zebrafish Embryo Developmental Toxicity Assay (ZEDTA). In the first part of this study, zebrafish embryos were exposed to different concentrations (0–2%) of DMSO. No increase in lethality or malformations was observed when using DMSO concentrations up to 1%. In a follow-up experiment, we assessed whether compounds that cause no developmental toxicity in the ZEDTA remain negative when dissolved in 1% DMSO, as false positive results due to physiological disturbances by DMSO should be avoided. To this end, zebrafish embryos were exposed to ascorbic acid and hydrochlorothiazide dissolved in 1% DMSO. Negative control groups were also included. No significant increase in malformations or lethality was observed in any of the groups. In conclusion, DMSO concentrations up to 1% can be safely used to dissolve compounds in the ZEDTA.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Wang ◽  
Linlin Li ◽  
Ye Bu ◽  
Yixuan Liu ◽  
Tzu-Ching Wu ◽  
...  

Abstract Dorsoventral (DV) embryonic patterning relies on precisely controlled interpretation of morphogen signaling. In all vertebrates, DV axis specification is informed by gradients of bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs). We developed a 3D single-molecule mRNA quantification method in whole-mount zebrafish to quantify the inputs and outputs in this pathway. In combination with 3D computational modeling of zebrafish embryo development, data from this method revealed that sizzled (Szl), shaped by BMP and Nodal signaling, maintained a consistent inhibition level with chordin (Chd) to maintain the BMP morphogen gradient. Intriguingly, intrinsic BMP morphogen expression is highly noisy at the ventral marginal layer in the early zebrafish gastrula, where the gradient for DV patterning is established, which implies an unexpected role for noise in gradient shaping.


Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (12) ◽  
pp. 1873
Author(s):  
Chiara Tobia ◽  
Daniela Coltrini ◽  
Roberto Ronca ◽  
Alessandra Loda ◽  
Jessica Guerra ◽  
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Uveal melanoma is a highly metastatic tumor, representing the most common primary intraocular malignancy in adults. Tumor cell xenografts in zebrafish embryos may provide the opportunity to study in vivo different aspects of the neoplastic disease and its response to therapy. Here, we established an orthotopic model of uveal melanoma in zebrafish by injecting highly metastatic murine B16-BL6 and B16-LS9 melanoma cells, human A375M melanoma cells, and human 92.1 uveal melanoma cells into the eye of zebrafish embryos in the proximity of the developing choroidal vasculature. Immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence analyses showed that melanoma cells proliferate during the first four days after injection and move towards the eye surface. Moreover, bioluminescence analysis of luciferase-expressing human 92.1 uveal melanoma cells allowed the quantitative assessment of the antitumor activity exerted by the canonical chemotherapeutic drugs paclitaxel, panobinostat, and everolimus after their injection into the grafted eye. Altogether, our data demonstrate that the zebrafish embryo eye is a permissive environment for the growth of invasive cutaneous and uveal melanoma cells. In addition, we have established a new luciferase-based in vivo orthotopic model that allows the quantification of human uveal melanoma cells engrafted in the zebrafish embryo eye, and which may represent a suitable tool for the screening of novel drug candidates for uveal melanoma therapy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 226 ◽  
pp. 112854
Author(s):  
Weidong Zhang ◽  
Jiachao Wang ◽  
Jianshi Song ◽  
Yanru Feng ◽  
Shujuan Zhang ◽  
...  

Toxins ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 854
Author(s):  
Ruiqi Fan ◽  
Wanjun Zhang ◽  
Li Jia ◽  
Lizhong Li ◽  
Jun Zhao ◽  
...  

Difenoconazole (DIF) and dimethomorph (DIM) are widely used pesticides frequently detected together in environmental samples, so the deleterious effects of combined exposure warrant detailed examination. In this study, the individual and combined effects of DIM and DIF on conventional developmental parameters (hatching rate, deformity rate, lethality) and gene expression were measured in embryonic zebrafish. Both DIF and DIM interfered with normal zebrafish embryo development, and the most sensitive toxicity index for both was 96 h post-fertilization (hpf) deformity rate (BMDL10 values of 0.30 and 1.10 mg/L, respectively). The combination of DIF and DIM had mainly synergistic deleterious effects on 96 hpf deformity and mortality rates. Transcriptome analysis showed that these compounds markedly downregulated expression of mcm family genes, cdk1, and cdc20, thereby potentially disrupting DNA replication and cell cycle progression. Enhanced surveillance for this pesticide combination is recommended as simultaneous environmental exposure may be substantially more harmful than exposure to either compound alone.


Chemosphere ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 133351
Author(s):  
Guang Zhao ◽  
Yuejie Zhu ◽  
Jun Hu ◽  
Meng Gao ◽  
Yijiang Hong

2021 ◽  
pp. 128042
Author(s):  
Weiwei Wang ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Ze Li ◽  
Jie Gu ◽  
Jingyu Qin ◽  
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