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Parental exposure to antidepressants has lasting effects on offspring? A case study with zebrafish

Authors
Correia, D., Bellot, M., Goyenechea, J., Prats, E., Moro, H., Gómez-Canela, C., Bedrossiantz, J., Tagkalidou, N., Ferreira, C.S.S., Raldúa, D., Domingues, I., Faria, M., Oliveira, M.
ID
ZDB-PUB-240406-2
Date
2024
Source
Chemosphere   355: 141851 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Raldúa, Demetrio
Keywords
Behavior alterations, Embryonic development, Monoaminergic system, Parental effects, Persistent effects
MeSH Terms
  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antidepressive Agents/pharmacology
  • Fluoxetine/pharmacology
  • Humans
  • Larva
  • Neurotransmitter Agents/metabolism
  • Perciformes*/metabolism
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations/metabolism
  • Water Pollutants, Chemical*/metabolism
  • Zebrafish/metabolism
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PubMed
38579950 Full text @ Chemosphere
Abstract
Fish have common neurotransmitter pathways with humans, exhibiting a significant degree of conservation and homology. Thus, exposure to fluoxetine makes fish potentially susceptible to biochemical and physiological changes, similarly to what is observed in humans. Over the years, several studies demonstrated the potential effects of fluoxetine on different fish species and at different levels of biological organization. However, the effects of parental exposure to unexposed offspring remain largely unknown. The consequences of 15-day parental exposure to relevant concentrations of fluoxetine (100 and 1000 ng/L) were assessed on offspring using zebrafish as a model organism. Parental exposure resulted in offspring early hatching, non-inflation of the swimming bladder, increased malformation frequency, decreased heart rate and blood flow, and reduced growth. Additionally, a significant behavioral impairment was also found (reduced startle response, basal locomotor activity, and altered non-associative learning during early stages and a negative geotaxis and scototaxis, reduced thigmotaxis, and anti-social behavior at later life stages). These behavior alterations are consistent with decreased anxiety, a significant increase in the expression of the monoaminergic genes slc6a4a (sert), slc6a3 (dat), slc18a2 (vmat2), mao, tph1a, and th2, and altered levels of monoaminergic neurotransmitters. Alterations in behavior, expression of monoaminergic genes, and neurotransmitter levels persisted until offspring adulthood. Given the high conservation of neuronal pathways between fish and humans, data show the possibility of potential transgenerational and multigenerational effects of pharmaceuticals' exposure. These results reinforce the need for transgenerational and multigenerational studies in fish, under realistic scenarios, to provide realistic insights into the impact of these pharmaceuticals.
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Citation
Correia, D., Bellot, M., Goyenechea, J., Prats, E., Moro, H., Gómez-Canela, C., Bedrossiantz, J., Tagkalidou, N., Ferreira, C.S.S., Raldúa, D., Domingues, I., Faria, M., Oliveira, M. (2024) Parental exposure to antidepressants has lasting effects on offspring? A case study with zebrafish. Chemosphere. 355:141851.