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. 2022 Mar;114(5-6):175-183.
doi: 10.1002/bdr2.1982. Epub 2022 Jan 22.

Developmental toxicity induced by triclosan exposure in zebrafish embryos

Annamaria Iannetta  1 , Giulia Caioni  2 , Viviana Di Vito  1 , Elisabetta Benedetti  2 , Monia Perugini  1 , Carmine Merola  1
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Developmental toxicity induced by triclosan exposure in zebrafish embryos

Annamaria Iannetta et al. Birth Defects Res. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Objectives: The present study aimed to investigate the acute toxicity and the developmental alterations induced by triclosan (TCS) exposure in zebrafish early-life stages using fish embryo acute toxicity tests as a methodological approach.

Material and methods: Zebrafish embryos were exposed to five concentrations of TCS and the four lethal alterations were daily recorded to determine the toxicological endpoints of acute toxicity. Furthermore, sublethal alterations were recorded to assess the effect of exposure concentrations on zebrafish embryo's development.

Results: The TCS toxicity was determined at 96 h of exposure as lethal concentration 10, lethal concentration 20, lethal concentration 50, lowest observed effects concentration, and no observed effects concentration, reported the following values: 168, 197.2, 267.8, 300, and 200 μg/L. Exposed larvae showed a delay in hatching rate and developed sublethal alterations including reduced blood flow, pericardial oedemata, reduced heartbeat, blood congestion, and craniofacial malformations. The number of zebrafish larvae developing cardiovascular alterations changed according to the tested concentrations and time of evaluation.

Conclusion: The data confirmed the developmental toxicity of TCS on aquatic organisms and the sublethal alterations developed by zebrafish larvae, indicated its cardiotoxicity and neurotoxicity. Moreover, the developmental toxicity was strongly influenced by the concentration tested and the number of survived zebrafish developing this alteration varying according to the time of exposure.

Keywords: aquatic toxicology; in vivo model; personal care products toxicity; sublethal alterations.

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