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Metabolome evidence of CKDu risks after chronic exposure to simulated Sri Lanka drinking water in zebrafish

Authors
Jia, P.P., Li, Y., Zhang, L.C., Wu, M.F., Li, T.Y., Pei, D.S.
ID
ZDB-PUB-240228-5
Date
2024
Source
Ecotoxicology and environmental safety   273: 116149116149 (Journal)
Registered Authors
Jia, Panpan, Pei, Desheng
Keywords
CKDu, Chronic exposure, Environmental factors, Metabolomics analysis, Zebrafish
MeSH Terms
  • Animals
  • Drinking Water*/analysis
  • Metabolome
  • Renal Insufficiency, Chronic*/etiology
  • Sri Lanka
  • Zebrafish
PubMed
38412632 Full text @ Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.
Abstract
It is still a serious public health issue that chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka poses challenges in identification, prevention, and treatment. What environmental factors in drinking water cause kidney damage remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the risks of various environmental factors that may induce CKDu, including water hardness, fluoride (HF), heavy metals (HM), microcystin-LR (MC-LR), and their combined exposure (HFMM). The research focused on comprehensive metabolome analysis, and correlation with transcriptomic and gut microbiota changes. Results revealed that chronic exposure led to kidney damage and pancreatic toxicity in adult zebrafish. Metabolomics profiling showed significant alterations in biochemical processes, with enriched metabolic pathways of oxidative phosphorylation, folate biosynthesis, arachidonic acid metabolism, FoxO signaling pathway, lysosome, pyruvate metabolism, and purine metabolism. The network analysis revealed significant changes in metabolites associated with renal function and diseases, including 20-Hydroxy-LTE4, PS(18:0/22:2(13Z,16Z)), Neuromedin N, 20-Oxo-Leukotriene E4, and phenol sulfate, which are involved in the fatty acyls and glycerophospholipids class. These metabolites were closely associated with the disrupted gut bacteria of g_ZOR0006, g_Pseudomonas, g_Tsukamurella, g_Cetobacterium, g_Flavobacterium, which belonged to dominant phyla of Firmicutes and Proteobacteria, etc., and differentially expressed genes (DEGs) such as egln3, ca2, jun, slc2a1b, and gls2b in zebrafish. Exploratory omics analyses revealed the shared significantly changed pathways in transcriptome and metabolome like calcium signaling and necroptosis, suggesting potential biomarkers for assessing kidney disease.
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