Embryotoxicity of fluconazole on developing chick embryos
Abstract Background Fluconazole is a first-generation triazole used as an antifungal treatment for skin, hair, and nail infections. The study aimed to assess the embryotoxicity and teratological effects of fluconazole on chick embryos. Fertilized eggs were divided into four groups: two experimental...
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| author | Rao Zahid Sattar Asif Bilal Sadia Bashir Anisa Iftikhar Irfan Yaqoob |
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| description | Abstract Background Fluconazole is a first-generation triazole used as an antifungal treatment for skin, hair, and nail infections. The study aimed to assess the embryotoxicity and teratological effects of fluconazole on chick embryos. Fertilized eggs were divided into four groups: two experimental groups treated with different concentrations of fluconazole (0.1 ml/egg, 0.2 ml/egg) containing 12 and 11 eggs, respectively, one group treated with distilled water (10 eggs), and a control group (10 eggs) left untreated. The liquid form of fluconazole was administered on the 4th day of incubation, and observations were made on the 9th day. Results There were different anomalies observed in them like hydrocephaly, microcephaly shorting of the beak, agenesis, Amelia, micromelia, anophthalmia, microphthalmia, and kyphosis. There were also observed the morphometric measurements with a difference of significant (p < 0.001) and (p < 0.01) in CR length, body weight, head circumference, eye circumference, forelimb, and hind limb. Different vital organ defects were also observed in histological studies. Fluconazole in various combinations has been found to cause embryotoxicity and teratological consequences in chick embryos. Conclusion The current study showed that fluconazole is teratogenic in creating chick undeveloped organisms. The embryotoxic impacts were recorded on structural morphometric and graphic levels. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f1cd216acdff4716a9e25ef3f77134352024-04-21T11:26:07ZengSpringerOpenJournal of Basic and Applied Zoology2090-990X2024-04-0185111210.1186/s41936-024-00359-9Embryotoxicity of fluconazole on developing chick embryosRao Zahid Sattar0Asif Bilal1Sadia Bashir2Anisa Iftikhar3Irfan Yaqoob4Department of Zoology, University of OkaraDepartment of Zoology, University of OkaraDepartment of Zoology, University of OkaraDepartment of Biology, Clarkson UniversityDepartment of Computer Science, Clarkson UniversityAbstract Background Fluconazole is a first-generation triazole used as an antifungal treatment for skin, hair, and nail infections. The study aimed to assess the embryotoxicity and teratological effects of fluconazole on chick embryos. Fertilized eggs were divided into four groups: two experimental groups treated with different concentrations of fluconazole (0.1 ml/egg, 0.2 ml/egg) containing 12 and 11 eggs, respectively, one group treated with distilled water (10 eggs), and a control group (10 eggs) left untreated. The liquid form of fluconazole was administered on the 4th day of incubation, and observations were made on the 9th day. Results There were different anomalies observed in them like hydrocephaly, microcephaly shorting of the beak, agenesis, Amelia, micromelia, anophthalmia, microphthalmia, and kyphosis. There were also observed the morphometric measurements with a difference of significant (p < 0.001) and (p < 0.01) in CR length, body weight, head circumference, eye circumference, forelimb, and hind limb. Different vital organ defects were also observed in histological studies. Fluconazole in various combinations has been found to cause embryotoxicity and teratological consequences in chick embryos. Conclusion The current study showed that fluconazole is teratogenic in creating chick undeveloped organisms. The embryotoxic impacts were recorded on structural morphometric and graphic levels.https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-024-00359-9EmbryotoxicityToxicityFluconazoleChick embryos |
| spellingShingle | Rao Zahid Sattar Asif Bilal Sadia Bashir Anisa Iftikhar Irfan Yaqoob Embryotoxicity of fluconazole on developing chick embryos Journal of Basic and Applied Zoology Embryotoxicity Toxicity Fluconazole Chick embryos |
| title | Embryotoxicity of fluconazole on developing chick embryos |
| title_full | Embryotoxicity of fluconazole on developing chick embryos |
| title_fullStr | Embryotoxicity of fluconazole on developing chick embryos |
| title_full_unstemmed | Embryotoxicity of fluconazole on developing chick embryos |
| title_short | Embryotoxicity of fluconazole on developing chick embryos |
| title_sort | embryotoxicity of fluconazole on developing chick embryos |
| topic | Embryotoxicity Toxicity Fluconazole Chick embryos |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41936-024-00359-9 |
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