Use of zebrafish in drug discovery toxicology

S Cassar, I Adatto, JL Freeman, JT Gamse… - Chemical research in …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Unpredicted human safety events in clinical trials for new drugs are costly in terms of human
health and money. The drug discovery industry attempts to minimize those events with …

Zebrafish larvae behavior models as a tool for drug screenings and pre-clinical trials: a review

JGS Rosa, C Lima, M Lopes-Ferreira - International journal of molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
To discover new molecules or review the biological activity and toxicity of therapeutic
substances, drug development, and research relies on robust biological systems to obtain …

From cohorts to molecules: Adverse impacts of endocrine disrupting mixtures

N Caporale, M Leemans, L Birgersson, PL Germain… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Convergent evidence associates exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) with
major human diseases, even at regulation-compliant concentrations. This might be because …

Environmental concentrations of tire rubber-derived 6PPD-quinone alter CNS function in zebrafish larvae

M Ricarte, E Prats, N Montemurro… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract N-(1, 3-Dimethylbutyl)-N′-phenyl-p-phenylenediamine quinone (6PPD-quinone)
is a degradation product of 6PPD, an antioxidant widely used in rubber tires. 6PPD-quinone …

Advances of zebrafish in neurodegenerative disease: from models to drug discovery

X Wang, JB Zhang, KJ He, F Wang… - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Neurodegenerative disease (NDD), including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, and
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, are characterized by the progressive loss of neurons which …

Investigating the neurotoxicity of environmental pollutants using zebrafish as a model organism: A review and recommendations for future work

W Lin, Z Huang, W Zhang, Y Ren - Neurotoxicology, 2023 - Elsevier
With the continuous development of precise detection technology, more and more pollutants
have been detected in the environment. Among them, neurotoxic pollutants have attracted …

Activation of the sigma-1 receptor chaperone alleviates symptoms of Wolfram syndrome in preclinical models

L Crouzier, A Danese, Y Yasui, EM Richard… - Science translational …, 2022 - science.org
The Wolfram syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disease affecting many organs with
life-threatening consequences; currently, no treatment is available. The disease is caused …

[HTML][HTML] Size-dependent seizurogenic effect of polystyrene microplastics in zebrafish embryos

S Jeong, S Jang, SS Kim, MA Bae, J Shin… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effects of polystyrene microplastic (PS-MP) size on neurotoxicity remain to be evaluated
at various microsizes, and the seizurogenic effects of PS-MPs are unknown. This study …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of unique behavioral, morphological, and molecular alterations in the comparative developmental toxicity profiles of PFOA, PFHxA, and PFBA …

O Wasel, KM Thompson, JL Freeman - Environment international, 2022 - Elsevier
Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a class of synthetic chemicals that are persistent in the
environment. Due to adverse health outcomes associated with longer chain PFAS, shorter …

Behavioral and biochemical consequences of Danio rerio larvae exposure to polylactic acid bioplastic

JPJ de Oliveira, FN Estrela… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The literature has largely shown the toxicity of petroleum-based PLA biomicroplastics
(PLABioMPs) and encouraged the production of alternative materials to replace their use …