Carcinogenesis, Teratogenesis & Mutagenesis ›› 2017, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (5): 379-382.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-616x.2017.05.011

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Effect of PM2.5 on expression of oxidative stress and DNA methylation genes during early development of zebrafish embryos

WU Desheng, YANG Fei, YUAN Jianhui, YANG Linqing, HUANG Haiyan, LIU Jianjun, ZHUANG Zhixiong   

  1. Key Laboratory of Modern Toxicology of Shenzhen, Shenzhen Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China
  • Received:2017-04-25 Revised:2017-06-28 Online:2017-09-30 Published:2017-09-30

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To explore effects of PM2.5 exposure on expression of oxidative stress and DNA methylation genes during zebrafish embryo development. METHODS: Samples of PM2.5 were collected by large-volume samplers on fiber filters. Then,the particle materials were collected by ultrasonicing and freeze-drying. Zebrafish embryos were exposed to PM2.5 particle materials in the concentrations of 0,5 and 20 μg/mL. After extraction of total RNA,relative expression of oxidative stress genes (sod1 and ogg1) and DNA methylation genes (tet1 and dnmt1) was detected by qPCR. RESULTS: 2-6 h after PM2.5 exposure,expression of sod1,tet1 and dnmt1 were increased significantly with a dose-dependent relationship (r=0.98,0.98,0.99,P < 0.05,respectively);2-6 h after PM2.5 exposure,expression of ogg1 was increased significantly in the 5 μg/mL group (P < 0.05);24-48 h after PM2.5 exposure,expression of sod1,ogg1,tet1 and dnmt1 were decreased significantly compared with those in early stage (2-6 h). CONCLUSION: Expression of oxidative stress genes (sod1 and ogg1) and DNA methylation genes (tet1 and dnmt1) could be affected from exposure to PM2.5,especially during early embryo development.

Key words: PM2.5, embryo development, oxidative stress, DNA methylation

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