Thyroid and growth hormone endocrine disruption and mechanisms of homosalate and octisalate using wild-type, thrαa-/-, and dre-miR-499-/- zebrafish embryo/larvae

Abstract

fish exposed to 300 μg/L of HS and OS suggest that thyroid hormone receptors and dre-miR-499 play a crucial role in the toxic effects of HS and OS. The finding of a significant increase in T3 and T4 in zebrafish larvae exposed to HS and OS supports a significant decrease in the crh gene. The reduction of GH and IGF-1 in fish exposed to HS and OS is well supported by the regulation of genes involved in the GH/IGF axis. Our observations suggest that exposure to HS and OS affects not only thyroid hormone receptors and their associated miRNAs, but also the feedback routes of HPT and GH/IGF axes, ultimately leading to growth reduction.

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