title: Photobiological effects of UVA and UVB light in zebrafish embryos: evidence for a competent photorepair system.
abstract: The consequences of UVB and UVA irradiation on hatch rate, mortality, and malformation were studied in embryonic zebrafish (Danio rerio). The use of zebrafish embryos has expanded from traditional developmental models to diverse studies, including many techniques utilizing light exposure. To characterize useful indicators of photodamage, the responses and threshold limits of UV radiation as a function of embryonic stage and fish source were evaluated. Significant differences in UVB susceptibility were observed in embryos at 3, 6-7, 12, and 24h post-fertilization (hpf), with the 1000-cell stage (3 hpf) having greatest tolerance to UVB. Embryos derived from zebrafish raised in outdoor ponds were more tolerant to UVB than were embryos from laboratory-raised fish. Combinations of UVB and UVA exposure were used to confirm the presence of a competent photorepair system in zebrafish that could return otherwise malformed embryos to a normal phenotype. Overall, embryonic zebrafish had large tolerances (LD(50) of 850 J/cm(2)) to UVA, confirming their suitability for photoactivation and photorepair studies.
authors: Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, 149 E.B. Doran Building, Louisiana State University and LSU AgCenter, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, USA.
authors: Qiaoxiang
authors: Q
authors: Dong
authors: Kurt
authors: K
authors: Svoboda
authors: Terrence R
authors: TR
authors: Tiersch
authors: W Todd
authors: WT
authors: Monroe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D004625:Embryo, Nonmammalian / Q000378:metabolism / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D047108:Embryonic Development / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D018507:Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental / Q000502:physiology / Q000528:radiation effects*; D013997:Time Factors; D014466:Ultraviolet Rays / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015027:Zebrafish / Q000196:embryology* / Q000502:physiology
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