Integrative multi-omics reveals analogous developmental neurotoxicity mechanisms between perfluorobutanesulfonic acid and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid in zebrafish
- Authors
- Min, EK[Min, Eun Ki]; Lee, HYJ[Lee, Hyojin]; Sung, EJ[Sung, Eun Ji]; Seo, SW[Seo, Seong Woo]; Song, MYH[Song, Myungha]; Wang, SJ[Wang, Seungjun]; Kim, SS[Kim, Seong Soon]; Bae, MA[Bae, Myung Ae]; Kim, TY[Kim, Tae-Young]; Lee, SKY[Lee, Sangkyu]; Kim, KT[Kim, Ki-Tae]
- Issue Date
- 5-Sep-2023
- Publisher
- ELSEVIER
- Keywords
- Perfluoroalkyl substances; Alternative; Legacy; Molecular mechanism; Point of departure
- Citation
- JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, v.457
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- SCIE
SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
- Volume
- 457
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/skku/handle/2021.sw.skku/106505
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131714
- ISSN
- 0304-3894
- Abstract
- The molecular mechanism of perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS), an alternative to legacy perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS), is not fully understood yet. Therefore, we conducted a developmental toxicity evaluation on zebrafish embryos exposed to PFBS and PFOS and assessed neurobehavioral changes at concentrations below each point of departure (POD) determined by embryonic mortality. Using transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, biomolecular perturbations in response to PFBS were profiled and then integrated for comparison with those for PFOS. Although PFBS (7525.47 & mu;M POD) was approximately 700 times less toxic than PFOS (11.42 & mu;M POD), altered neurobehavior patterns and affected kinds of endogenous neurochemicals were similar between PFBS and PFOS at the corresponding POD-based concentrations. Multi-omics analysis revealed that the PFBS neurotoxicity mechanism was associated with oxidative stress, lipid metabolism, and glycolysis/glucogenesis. The commonalities in developmental neurotoxicity-related mechanisms between PFBS and PFOS interconnected by knowledge-based integration of multi-omics included the calcium signaling pathway, lipid homeostasis, and primary bile acid biosynthesis. Despite being less toxic than PFOS, PFBS exhibited similar dysregulated molecular mechanisms, suggesting that chain length differences do not affect the intrinsic toxicity mechanism. Overall, carefully managing potential toxicity of PFBS can secure its status as an alternative to PFOS.
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