Waterborne exposure to microcystin-LR alters thyroid hormone levels, iodothyronine deiodinase activities, and gene transcriptions in juvenile zebrafish (Danio rerio)
2020
Hu, Qing | Liu, Zidong | Gao, Yu | Jia, Dan | Tang, Rong | Li, Li | Li, Dapeng
This study investigated the effects of microcystin (MC) on the regulation of thyroid hormone (TH) metabolism in juvenile zebrafish exposed to MC-LR. The results showed that acute MC-LR exposure at concentrations ranging from 50 μg/L to 400 μg/L led to significant reductions in thyroxine (T₄) and triiodothyronine (T₃) levels in juvenile zebrafish. The transcription levels of genes involved in TH synthesis, such as corticotropin-releasing hormone (crh), thyroid-stimulating hormone (tsh), thyroid peroxidase (tpo) and transthyretin (ttr), were significantly decreased followed by an increase after MC-LR exposure. Transcription of the TH nuclear receptors (tr-α and tr-β) was significantly reduced during the exposure period. Moreover, the activities of iodothyronine deiodinase type Ⅰ (ID1) and iodothyronine deiodinase type Ⅱ (ID2) showed initially decreased and then increased trend, while the activity of iodothyronine deiodinase type Ⅲ (ID3) significantly decreased during MC-LR exposure. In addition, the effect of MC-LR on deiodinase activities and T₄ contents were important causes of the decreased T₃ at the early exposure stage. These results indicated that acute MC-LR exposure significantly interfered with the transcription of genes related to TH synthesis, transport and metabolism, and affected normal function of the thyroid which leads to decrease of T₄ and T₃ in juvenile zebrafish. Therefore, the thyroid function is susceptible to interference by MC-LR, and it may cause adverse effects on the growth and development of juvenile zebrafish.
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