三氯生对斑马鱼生长、氧化应激和组织损伤效应

Toxic effects of triclosan on Danio rerio: dose-response relationships and mechanistic insights for ecological risk assessment

  • 摘要:
    目的 本研究旨在评估三氯生(TCS)对斑马鱼的生长和氧化应激和组织损伤效应,阐明其剂量-效应关系及毒性作用机制,为完善TCS的生态风险评估体系和水环境质量标准提供科学依据。
    方法 以斑马鱼为研究对象,研究了TCS急性暴露(200和400 µg/L,96 h)和慢性暴露(10、100和500 ng/L,30 d)对其生存、生长和组织的影响。急性实验考察高浓度TCS对其死亡率、氧化应激指标及靶器官(鳃)的组织病理学影响;慢性实验评估环境低浓度TCS对其生长发育、抗氧化系统、生理生化指标及靶器官(鳃、肝脏、性腺)的组织病理学影响。
    结果 不同浓度TCS对斑马鱼的毒性效应呈现显著的时间-剂量依赖性特征。急性暴露(96 h)实验表明,高浓度TCS(200和400 µg/L)可引发快速致死性效应,其中400 µg/L暴露组累积死亡率达50%。组织病理学分析显示,鳃部损伤尤为突出,表现为上皮细胞剥落、间隙扩大及结构完整性破坏,导致气体交换功能障碍。值得注意的是,氧化应激指标呈现非单调剂量-效应关系。在慢性暴露(30 d)实验中,低浓度(10 ng/L)显著抑制斑马鱼生长发育,表现为体重降低和肥满度下降;而500 ng/L组出现特定生长率回升现象。组织病理学分析揭示TCS具有性别差异性毒性:雌性肝脏出现显著空泡化和脂滴蓄积(损伤较雄性严重);雄性精巢主要表现为生精细胞减少,雌性卵巢则呈现卵泡液化和卵黄颗粒减少等生殖障碍。
    结论 TCS的毒性呈现非单调剂量-效应关系,低浓度长期暴露即可导致生长抑制、代谢紊乱和生殖损伤,实验结果对传统风险评估模型的理论假设提出了新的思考。建议建立基于多维度指标(生长、生殖、行为)和有害结局路径(AOP)的动态评估体系,并加强环境监测与管控策略优化。

     

    Abstract: Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products (PPCPs) pollution has become a significant environmental concern due to their widespread presence in environmental media and potential ecological risks. Among these, Triclosan (TCS), a widely used antimicrobial in personal care products, is frequently detected in aquatic environments and poses growing ecological concerns; conventional risk assessment often assumes linearity, yet endocrine-active contaminants can elicit non-monotonic responses under environmentally relevant exposure. This study assessed acute (96 h, 200 and 400 µg/L) and chronic (30 d, 10, 100, and 500 ng/L) TCS toxicity in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio), targeting mortality, oxidative stress biomarkers (CAT and GSH-Px), lipid peroxidation (MDA), gill ultrastructure by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and histopathology of liver and gonads, with one-way ANOVA/Tukey (P < 0.05). In acute exposure, TCS produced a dose- and time-dependent rise in mortality, reaching 50% at 400 µg/L after 96 h; CAT activity increased significantly, with a 41% elevation at 200 µg/L compared with the control, while 400 µg/L induced a weaker response, suggesting that moderate TCS levels more effectively activated the antioxidant defense system. Similarly, GSH-Px activity rose by 38% at 200 µg/L but declined at 400 µg/L, showing a consistent non-monotonic trend. MDA content increased by 29% at 200 µg/L but showed a smaller rise at 400 µg/L, indicating stronger lipid peroxidation under moderate exposure. In chronic exposure, CAT activity decreased by 43% and 45% at 10 and 500 ng/L, respectively, whereas the 100 ng/L group showed partial recovery, suggesting a non-monotonic “inverted U-shaped” response. In contrast, GSH-Px activity followed a “U-shaped” pattern, increasing by 32% at both 10 and 500 ng/L but remaining near control levels at 100 ng/L. Chronic exposure also altered lipid peroxidation, with MDA levels in the 500 ng/L group reduced by 42% compared with the control, differing from the acute pattern and implying altered metabolic regulation under long-term exposure. Scanning electron microscopy of gills revealed epithelial lifting, lamellar fusion, and surface roughness under both acute and chronic treatments, while histopathology showed hepatic vacuolization, nuclear pyknosis, and gonadal lesions, including reduced oocyte maturation and abnormal spermatogenesis. These findings demonstrate that TCS induces oxidative stress, disrupts tissue integrity, and impairs reproductive function through non-monotonic dose–response relationships, with moderate concentrations often exerting stronger effects than higher levels. Collectively, the results provide mechanistic evidence of TCS toxicity in aquatic organisms and emphasize the ecological risks associated with environmentally relevant exposures, underscoring the need for stricter regulation and monitoring of this contaminant.

     

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