Automated measurement of the spontaneous tail coiling of zebrafish embryos as a sensitive behavior endpoint using a workflow in KNIME
Neuroactive substances are the largest group of chemicals detected in European surface waters. Mixtures of neuroactive substances occurring at low concentrations can induce adverse neurological effects in humans and organisms in the environment. Therefore, there is a need to develop new screening to...
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| author | Afolarin O. Ogungbemi Elisabet Teixido Riccardo Massei Stefan Scholz Eberhard Küster |
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| description | Neuroactive substances are the largest group of chemicals detected in European surface waters. Mixtures of neuroactive substances occurring at low concentrations can induce adverse neurological effects in humans and organisms in the environment. Therefore, there is a need to develop new screening tools to detect these chemicals. Measurement of behavior or motor effects in rodents and fish are usually performed to assess potential neurotoxicity for risk assessment. However, due to pain and stress inflicted on these animals, the scientific community is advocating for new alternative methods based on the 3R principle (reduce, replace and refine). As a result, the behavior measurement of early stages of zebrafish embryos such as locomotor response, photomotor response and spontaneous tail coiling are considered as a valid alternative to adult animal testing. In this study, we developed a workflow to investigate the spontaneous tail coiling (STC) of zebrafish embryos and to accurately measure the STC effect in the KNIME software. We validated the STC protocol with 3 substances (abamectin, chlorpyrifos-oxon and pyracostrobin) which have different mechanisms of action. The KNIME workflow combined with easy and cost-effective method of video acquisition makes this STC protocol a valuable method for neurotoxicity testing. • Video acquisition duration of 60 s at 25 ± 1 hpf was used • 20 embryos exposed per dish and acclimatized for 30 min before video acquisition • Capability to inspect and correct errors for high accuracy |
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| spelling | doaj.art-022dc00c8bd24dc08928df72d6d420b82022-12-21T19:38:07ZengElsevierMethodsX2215-01612021-01-018101330Automated measurement of the spontaneous tail coiling of zebrafish embryos as a sensitive behavior endpoint using a workflow in KNIMEAfolarin O. Ogungbemi0Elisabet Teixido1Riccardo Massei2Stefan Scholz3Eberhard Küster4Department of Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig 04318, Germany; Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, 76829, Fortstraße 7, Landau, Germany; Corresponding author at: Department of Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig 04318, Germany.Department of Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig 04318, GermanyDepartment of Effect-Directed Analysis, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig 04318, GermanyDepartment of Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig 04318, GermanyDepartment of Bioanalytical Ecotoxicology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Permoserstraße 15, Leipzig 04318, GermanyNeuroactive substances are the largest group of chemicals detected in European surface waters. Mixtures of neuroactive substances occurring at low concentrations can induce adverse neurological effects in humans and organisms in the environment. Therefore, there is a need to develop new screening tools to detect these chemicals. Measurement of behavior or motor effects in rodents and fish are usually performed to assess potential neurotoxicity for risk assessment. However, due to pain and stress inflicted on these animals, the scientific community is advocating for new alternative methods based on the 3R principle (reduce, replace and refine). As a result, the behavior measurement of early stages of zebrafish embryos such as locomotor response, photomotor response and spontaneous tail coiling are considered as a valid alternative to adult animal testing. In this study, we developed a workflow to investigate the spontaneous tail coiling (STC) of zebrafish embryos and to accurately measure the STC effect in the KNIME software. We validated the STC protocol with 3 substances (abamectin, chlorpyrifos-oxon and pyracostrobin) which have different mechanisms of action. The KNIME workflow combined with easy and cost-effective method of video acquisition makes this STC protocol a valuable method for neurotoxicity testing. • Video acquisition duration of 60 s at 25 ± 1 hpf was used • 20 embryos exposed per dish and acclimatized for 30 min before video acquisition • Capability to inspect and correct errors for high accuracyhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016121001230Developmental neurotoxicityBehavior toxicologySpontaneous activityHyperactivityHypoactivity, Alternatives to animal testing |
| spellingShingle | Afolarin O. Ogungbemi Elisabet Teixido Riccardo Massei Stefan Scholz Eberhard Küster Automated measurement of the spontaneous tail coiling of zebrafish embryos as a sensitive behavior endpoint using a workflow in KNIME MethodsX Developmental neurotoxicity Behavior toxicology Spontaneous activity Hyperactivity Hypoactivity, Alternatives to animal testing |
| title | Automated measurement of the spontaneous tail coiling of zebrafish embryos as a sensitive behavior endpoint using a workflow in KNIME |
| title_full | Automated measurement of the spontaneous tail coiling of zebrafish embryos as a sensitive behavior endpoint using a workflow in KNIME |
| title_fullStr | Automated measurement of the spontaneous tail coiling of zebrafish embryos as a sensitive behavior endpoint using a workflow in KNIME |
| title_full_unstemmed | Automated measurement of the spontaneous tail coiling of zebrafish embryos as a sensitive behavior endpoint using a workflow in KNIME |
| title_short | Automated measurement of the spontaneous tail coiling of zebrafish embryos as a sensitive behavior endpoint using a workflow in KNIME |
| title_sort | automated measurement of the spontaneous tail coiling of zebrafish embryos as a sensitive behavior endpoint using a workflow in knime |
| topic | Developmental neurotoxicity Behavior toxicology Spontaneous activity Hyperactivity Hypoactivity, Alternatives to animal testing |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016121001230 |
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