Background : TDCPP is one of the major chemical of organophosphate flame retardants(OPFRs) that has been detected ubiquitously in both the environment and biota. Previously we observed that it influenced the concentra...Background : TDCPP is one of the major chemical of organophosphate flame retardants(OPFRs) that has been detected ubiquitously in both the environment and biota. Previously we observed that it influenced the concentrations of sex and thyroid hormones in a sex-dependent pattern, leading to reproductive impairments after short-term exposure in zebrafish. Here we investigate the consequences of longerterm exposure to TDCPP on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad(HPG), hypothalamicpituitary-i nterrenal(HPI), and hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid(HPT) axes of zebrafish( Danio rerio).Methods : A 120-day exposure test to 0.005, 0.05 and 0.5 mg/L TDCPP was initiated with fertilized eggs. Sex steroid hormones in the treated fishes were measured and transcriptional changes were analyzed.Results : In female fish, exposure to TDCPP resulted in increases in plasma cortisol,follicle stimulating hormone(FSH), luteinizing hormone(LH), 17β-estradiol(E2), cortisol, thyroxine(T4), and triiodothyronine(T3). Transcription of most target genes along HPG, HPI and HPT axes were increased by the exposure. While in male fish the exposure led to decreases in cortisol, FSH, LH, T4, T3, testosterone(T), and 11-ketotestosterone(11-KT). Transcription of genes along HPG, HPI and HPT axes,especially steroidogenic genes, were inhibited in male zebrafish. While, E2/T or E2/11-KT ratio was increased in both female and females. The sex-dependent changes in hormones might be due to differential responses to TDCPP induced stresses. An increase in cortisol level coincided with increases in E2 and THs in female fish, while in males decreases in cortisol as well as T, 11-KT and THs were observed. Long-term exposure to TDCPP at very low(μg/L) concentrations could disrupt hormone balances in a sex dependent way.Conclusion : This study revealed that TDCPP could affect endocrine axes – HPG, HPI and HPT – in zebrafish, and impair zebrafish development.展开更多
Anxiety disorder is a common and serious mental disorder.At present,the pathogenesis of anxiety disorder includes hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal(HPA)axis,neuroimmune,and brain-gut axis disorders,among others.This pape...Anxiety disorder is a common and serious mental disorder.At present,the pathogenesis of anxiety disorder includes hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal(HPA)axis,neuroimmune,and brain-gut axis disorders,among others.This paper discusses the correlation between anx-iety disorder and the hypothalamus-pituitary-endocrine axis and finds that immune inflammation can be used as a“bridge”between the hypothalamus-pituitary-endocrine axis and anxiety disorder.展开更多
基金National Key R&D Program of China(2018YFA0801000)Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2021B1515140037)+2 种基金Talents Recruitment Program of Guangdong Medical University(4SG19003Gd)Discipline Construction Project of Guangdong Medical University(4SG21173G,4SG21003G)Talents Recruitment Program of Guangdong Province“Yangfan Plan”(4YF16004G)。
文摘Background : TDCPP is one of the major chemical of organophosphate flame retardants(OPFRs) that has been detected ubiquitously in both the environment and biota. Previously we observed that it influenced the concentrations of sex and thyroid hormones in a sex-dependent pattern, leading to reproductive impairments after short-term exposure in zebrafish. Here we investigate the consequences of longerterm exposure to TDCPP on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad(HPG), hypothalamicpituitary-i nterrenal(HPI), and hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid(HPT) axes of zebrafish( Danio rerio).Methods : A 120-day exposure test to 0.005, 0.05 and 0.5 mg/L TDCPP was initiated with fertilized eggs. Sex steroid hormones in the treated fishes were measured and transcriptional changes were analyzed.Results : In female fish, exposure to TDCPP resulted in increases in plasma cortisol,follicle stimulating hormone(FSH), luteinizing hormone(LH), 17β-estradiol(E2), cortisol, thyroxine(T4), and triiodothyronine(T3). Transcription of most target genes along HPG, HPI and HPT axes were increased by the exposure. While in male fish the exposure led to decreases in cortisol, FSH, LH, T4, T3, testosterone(T), and 11-ketotestosterone(11-KT). Transcription of genes along HPG, HPI and HPT axes,especially steroidogenic genes, were inhibited in male zebrafish. While, E2/T or E2/11-KT ratio was increased in both female and females. The sex-dependent changes in hormones might be due to differential responses to TDCPP induced stresses. An increase in cortisol level coincided with increases in E2 and THs in female fish, while in males decreases in cortisol as well as T, 11-KT and THs were observed. Long-term exposure to TDCPP at very low(μg/L) concentrations could disrupt hormone balances in a sex dependent way.Conclusion : This study revealed that TDCPP could affect endocrine axes – HPG, HPI and HPT – in zebrafish, and impair zebrafish development.
文摘Anxiety disorder is a common and serious mental disorder.At present,the pathogenesis of anxiety disorder includes hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal(HPA)axis,neuroimmune,and brain-gut axis disorders,among others.This paper discusses the correlation between anx-iety disorder and the hypothalamus-pituitary-endocrine axis and finds that immune inflammation can be used as a“bridge”between the hypothalamus-pituitary-endocrine axis and anxiety disorder.