Effect of mercuric sulfide nanoparticles on different neurotransmitter-type neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans
10.3867/j.issn.1000-3002.2024.05.003
- VernacularTitle:硫化汞纳米颗粒对秀丽隐杆线虫不同神经递质类型神经元的影响
- Author:
Ludi LI
1
;
Yingzi LI
;
Qi WANG
Author Information
1. 北京大学公共卫生学院毒理学系,北京 100191
- Keywords:
mercuric sulfide;
nanoparticles;
neurons;
neurotransmitters;
Caenorhabditis elegans
- From:
Chinese Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology
2024;38(5):344-352
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
OBJECTIVE To investigate the impact of mercuric sulfide nanoparticles(HgS-NP)on various neurotransmitter-type neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans(C.elegans).METHODS Wild-type N2 C.elegans,as well as the transgenic C.elegans expressing green fluorescent protein specifically in gamma-amino-butyric acid(GABA)-ergic,glutamatergic,dopaminergic,cholinergic,and serotoninergic neurons(strains EG1285,DA1240,BZ555,LX929,and GR1366),were synchronized at the L4 stage and treated with different concentrations of HgS-NP via solid exposure.① Five transgenic strains of C.elegans were exposed to HgS-NP 0(control group),250,500,and 1000 mg·L-1 for 72 h.Fluorescence microscopy was used to observe the expression of green fluorescence in different neurotransmitter-type neurons of the corresponding transgenic C.elegans.② Wild-type N2 C.elegans were exposed to HgS-NP 0(control group)and 1000 mg·L-1 for 72 h.Real-time quantitative PCR(RT-qPCR)was performed to detect the mRNA expression levels of 33 genes related to the GABAergic and glutamatergic neurotransmitter systems.RESULTS ① Compared with the control group of the same genotype,the EG1285 C.elegans exhibited soma shrinkage,dendrite fragmentation,and neuronal loss,with a significant decrease in the relative fluorescence intensity of GABAergic neurons(P<0.05)after exposure to different concentra-tions of HgS-NP.After exposure to HgS-NP 1000 mg·L-1,the DA1240 C.elegans showed a loss of glutamatergic neurons in the head region and a significant decrease in the relative fluorescence intensity(P<0.01).However,there were no significant changes in the morphology or relative fluorescence intensity of dopaminergic,cholinergic,and serotoninergic neurons in BZ555,LX929,and GR1366 C.elegans after exposure to HgS-NP,respectively.② Compared with the control group,wild-type N2 C.elegans exposed to HgS-NP 1000 mg·L-1 showed increased mRNA expression levels of glr-7 and glr-8,which encoded non-N-methyl-D-aspartate glutamate receptors(P<0.05),while the expression levels of the remaining 31 genes related to the GABAergic and glutamatergic neurotransmitter systems showed no significant changes.CONCLUSION Exposure to a high dose of HgS-NP for 72 h may potentially damage the GABAergic and glutamatergic neurons in C.elegans,but have no significant effect on dopaminergic,cholinergic or serotoninergic neurons.
