The joint effects of nanoplastics and TBBPA on neurodevelopmental toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans

作者：Kunming Zhao, Ying Zhang, Mingyuan Liu, Yuecheng Huang, Siyan Wang, Jing An, Yan Wang, Yu Shang · 发表于：Toxicology Research · 年份：2023 · DOI：10.1093/toxres/tfac086 · 被引用次数：20 · 研究领域：Microplastics and Plastic Pollution、Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications、Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Abstract Both of nanoplastics (NPs) and Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) are organic pollutants widely detected in the environment and organisms. The large specific surface area of NPs makes them ideal vectors for carrying various toxicants, such as organic pollutants, metals, or other nanomaterials, posing potential threats to human health. This study used Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) to investigate the neurodevelopmental toxicity induced by combined exposure of TBBPA and polystyrene NPs. Our results showed that combined exposure caused synergistic inhibitory effects on the survival rate, body length/width, and locomotor ability. Furthermore, the overproduction of reactive oxygen species (ROS), lipofuscin accumulation, and dopaminergic neuronal loss suggested that oxidative stress was involved in induction of neurodevelopmental toxicity in C. elegans. The expressions of Parkinson’s disease related gene (pink-1) and Alzheimer’s disease related gene (hop-1) were significantly increased after combined exposure of TBBPA and polystyrene NPs. Knock out of pink-1 and hop-1 genes alleviated the adverse effects such as growth retardation, locomotion deficits, dopaminergic loss, and oxidative stress induction, indicating that pink-1 and hop-1 genes play an important role in neurodevelopmental toxicity induced by TBBPA and polystyrene NPs. In conclusion, TBBPA and polystyrene NPs had synergistic effect on oxidative stress induction and neurodevelopmental toxicity in C. elegans, whi...