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Embryotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Steroidal Saponin Isolated from Ophiopholis mirabilis
Benthic invertebrates produce secondary metabolites that serve as defenses against consumers and promote their fitness. To explore the chemical defense in marine benthic echinoderms, the chemical constituents of Ophiopholis mirabilis were investigated. A steroidal monoglycoside, asterosaponin P1, wa...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9959855/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36851012 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020137 |
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author | Xu, Qian Yang, Xiao Zhang, Ranran Li, Yaxi Yan, Zhi Li, Xiaodong Ma, Bing Liu, Yanfang Lin, Ainuo Han, Shaoshuai Li, Ke Chen, Li |
author_facet | Xu, Qian Yang, Xiao Zhang, Ranran Li, Yaxi Yan, Zhi Li, Xiaodong Ma, Bing Liu, Yanfang Lin, Ainuo Han, Shaoshuai Li, Ke Chen, Li |
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description | Benthic invertebrates produce secondary metabolites that serve as defenses against consumers and promote their fitness. To explore the chemical defense in marine benthic echinoderms, the chemical constituents of Ophiopholis mirabilis were investigated. A steroidal monoglycoside, asterosaponin P1, was isolated from O. mirabilis for the first-time using column chromatography. The chemical structure was characterized by spectroscopic and spectrometric methods. The embryotoxicity and teratogenicity of the isolated compound were assessed using the zebrafish embryo assay, a powerful vertebrate animal model system to study mechanisms of toxicity. When applied at high concentrations, asterosaponin P1 causes a significant increase in embryo mortality. A moderate LC(50) of asterosaponin P1 appeared to be time- and concentration-dependent in its toxicity to zebrafish embryos. Teratogenicity in zebrafish embryos also included morphological defects, decreased hatchability, and a reduced heart rate. These findings revealed that steroidal saponin extracted from O. mirabilis exhibited acute toxic effects on zebrafish embryos, suggesting a potential chemical defense function in marine habitats. |
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spelling | pubmed-99598552023-02-26 Embryotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Steroidal Saponin Isolated from Ophiopholis mirabilis Xu, Qian Yang, Xiao Zhang, Ranran Li, Yaxi Yan, Zhi Li, Xiaodong Ma, Bing Liu, Yanfang Lin, Ainuo Han, Shaoshuai Li, Ke Chen, Li Toxics Article Benthic invertebrates produce secondary metabolites that serve as defenses against consumers and promote their fitness. To explore the chemical defense in marine benthic echinoderms, the chemical constituents of Ophiopholis mirabilis were investigated. A steroidal monoglycoside, asterosaponin P1, was isolated from O. mirabilis for the first-time using column chromatography. The chemical structure was characterized by spectroscopic and spectrometric methods. The embryotoxicity and teratogenicity of the isolated compound were assessed using the zebrafish embryo assay, a powerful vertebrate animal model system to study mechanisms of toxicity. When applied at high concentrations, asterosaponin P1 causes a significant increase in embryo mortality. A moderate LC(50) of asterosaponin P1 appeared to be time- and concentration-dependent in its toxicity to zebrafish embryos. Teratogenicity in zebrafish embryos also included morphological defects, decreased hatchability, and a reduced heart rate. These findings revealed that steroidal saponin extracted from O. mirabilis exhibited acute toxic effects on zebrafish embryos, suggesting a potential chemical defense function in marine habitats. MDPI 2023-01-30 /pmc/articles/PMC9959855/ /pubmed/36851012 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020137 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Xu, Qian Yang, Xiao Zhang, Ranran Li, Yaxi Yan, Zhi Li, Xiaodong Ma, Bing Liu, Yanfang Lin, Ainuo Han, Shaoshuai Li, Ke Chen, Li Embryotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Steroidal Saponin Isolated from Ophiopholis mirabilis |
title | Embryotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Steroidal Saponin Isolated from Ophiopholis mirabilis |
title_full | Embryotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Steroidal Saponin Isolated from Ophiopholis mirabilis |
title_fullStr | Embryotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Steroidal Saponin Isolated from Ophiopholis mirabilis |
title_full_unstemmed | Embryotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Steroidal Saponin Isolated from Ophiopholis mirabilis |
title_short | Embryotoxicity and Teratogenicity of Steroidal Saponin Isolated from Ophiopholis mirabilis |
title_sort | embryotoxicity and teratogenicity of steroidal saponin isolated from ophiopholis mirabilis |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9959855/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36851012 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/toxics11020137 |
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