Unraveling paraquat-induced toxicity on mouse neural stem cells: Dose-response metabolomics insights and identification of sensitive biomarkers for risk assessment.
Environ Pollut
; 355: 124211, 2024 Aug 15.
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| ID: mdl-38795820
ABSTRACT
Exposure to pesticide could contribute to neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. Notably, research suggests that prenatal or early postnatal exposure to paraquat (PQ), an herbicide, might trigger neurodevelopmental toxicity in neural stem cells (NSCs) via oxidative stress. However, the molecular mechanisms of PQ-induced perturbations in NSCs, particularly at the metabolite level, are not fully understood. Using a dose-response metabolomics approach, we examined metabolic changes in murine NSCs exposed to different PQ doses (0, 10, 20, 40 µM) for 24h. At 20 µM, PQ treatment led to significant metabolic alterations, highlighting unique toxic mechanisms. Metabolic perturbations, mainly affecting amino acid metabolism pathways (e.g., phenylalanine, tyrosine, arginine, tryptophan, and pyrimidine metabolism), were associated with oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, and cell cycle dysregulation. Dose-response models were used to identify potential biomarkers (e.g., Putrescine, L-arginine, ornithine, L-histidine, N-acetyl-L-phenylalanine, thymidine) reflecting early damage from low-dose PQ exposure. These biomarkers could be used as points of departure (PoD) for characterizing PQ exposure hazard in risk assessment. Our study offers insights into mechanisms and risk assessment related to PQ-induced neurotoxicity in NSCs.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
Paraquat
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Biomarkers
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Oxidative Stress
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Metabolomics
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Neural Stem Cells
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Herbicides
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Environ Pollut
Journal subject:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2024
Document type:
Article