Yumnamcha, Thangal and Roy, Debasish and Devi, Damayanti M and Nongthomba, Upendra (2015) Evaluation of developmental toxicity and apoptotic induction of the aqueous extract of Millettia pachycarpa using zebrafish as model organism. In: TOXICOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY, 97 (10). pp. 1363-1381.
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Extensive and indiscriminate use of synthetic compounds and natural compounds obtained from plant sources have resulted in serious threats to the aquatic ecosystem and human health. Aqueous extract of the root of the plant, Milletia pachycarpa Benth, is currently used for killing fish in the state of Manipur, India. Moreover, this plant is also used as traditional medicine in this region. Although it is widely used in traditional medicine, there is limited information available regarding the adverse effects and mechanism underlying its toxicity. This study examined the effects of exposure to aqueous extract of M. pachycarpa (AEMP) on early embryonic development of zebrafish embryos and mechanisms underlying toxicity. Zebrafish embryos treated with different concentrations of the AEMP produced embryonic lethality and developmental defects. The 96-hr-LC50 of AEMP was found to be 4.276 mu g/mL. Further, multiple developmental abnormalities such as pericardial edema, yolk sac edema, spinal curvature, swim bladder deflation, decreased heart rate, and delayed hatching were also observed in a dose-dependent manner. Zebrafish embryo showing moderate-to-severe developmental defects following AEMP exposure cannot swim properly. Further, this study examined oxidative stress and apoptosis in embryos exposed to AEMP. Enhanced production of ROS and apoptosis was found in brain, trunk, and tail of zebrafish embryos treated with AEMP. Data suggest that oxidative stress and apoptosis are associated with AEMP-induced embryonic lethality and developmental toxicity in zebrafish embryos.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | TOXICOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY |
| Publisher: | TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD |
| Additional Information: | Copyright for this article belongs to the TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 4 PARK SQUARE, MILTON PARK, ABINGDON OX14 4RN, OXON, ENGLAND |
| Keywords: | developmental toxicity; apoptosis; oxidative stress; Millettia pachycarpa; zebrafish; pericardial edema |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Molecular Reproduction, Development & Genetics |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2015 08:24 |
| Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2015 08:24 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/52835 |
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