Gene Transcription, Metabolite and Lipid Profiling in Eco-Indicator Daphnia magna Indicate Diverse Mechanisms of Toxicity by Legacy and Emerging Flame-Retardants


Scanlan, Leona D, Loguinov, Alexandre V, Teng, Quincy, Antczak, Philipp ORCID: 0000-0001-9600-7757, Dailey, Kathleen P, Nowinski, Daniel T, Kornbluh, Jonah, Lin, Xin Xin, Lachenauer, Erica, Arai, Audrey et al (show 4 more authors) (2015) Gene Transcription, Metabolite and Lipid Profiling in Eco-Indicator Daphnia magna Indicate Diverse Mechanisms of Toxicity by Legacy and Emerging Flame-Retardants. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 49 (12). pp. 7400-7410.

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Abstract

The use of chemical flame-retardants (FR) in consumer products has steadily increased over the last 30 years. Toxicity data exist for legacy FRs such as pentabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE), but less is known about effects of new formulations. To address this issue, the toxicity of seven FR chemicals and formulations was assessed on the freshwater crustacean Daphnia magna. Acute 48-h nominal LC50 values for penta- and octabromodiphenyl ether (pentaBDE, octaBDE), Firemaster 550 (FM550), Firemaster BZ-54 (BZ54), bis(2-ethylhexyl) tetrabromophthalate (BEH-TEBP), triphenyl phosphate (TPhP), and nonbrominated BEH-TEBP analog bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (BEHP) ranged from 0.058 mg/L (pentaBDE) to 3.96 mg/L (octaBDE). mRNA expression, 1H NMR-based metabolomic and lipidomic profiling at 1/10 LC50 revealed distinct patterns of molecular response for each exposure, suggesting pentaPBDE affects transcription and translation, octaBDE and BEH-TEBP affect glycosphingolipid biosynthesis and BZ54 affects Wnt and Hedgehog signal pathways as well as glycosaminoglycan degradation. Brominated components of FM550 (i.e., BZ54) were significantly higher in Daphnia after 48 h following 1/10 LC50 exposure. FM550 elicited significant mRNA changes at five concentrations across a range from 1/106 LC50 to 1/2 LC50. Analyses suggest FM550 impairs nutrient utilization or uptake in Daphnia.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: metabolomics, peptides and proteins, metabolism, monomers, chromatography
Depositing User: Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited: 04 Feb 2020 12:03
Last Modified: 19 Jan 2023 00:05
DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00977
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URI: https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3073374
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