Author(s):
Koyuki Atifa Rahmi, Mohammad Saifur Rohman, Sharida Fakurazi, Husnul Khotimah, Hidayat Sujuti
Email(s):
hidayatsujuti@gmail.com
DOI:
10.52711/0974-360X.2024.00875 
Address:
Koyuki Atifa Rahmi1, Mohammad Saifur Rohman2, Sharida Fakurazi3, Husnul Khotimah4, Hidayat Sujuti5
1Master Program in Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, J1. Veteran, Ketawanggede, Lowokwaru, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia 65145.
2Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Brawijaya - Saiful Anwar General Hospital, J1. Veteran, Ketawanggede, Lowokwaru, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia 65145.
3Department of Human Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Jalan Universiti 1, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia 43400.
4Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Brawijaya, J1. Veteran, Ketawanggede, Lowokwaru, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia 65145.
5Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medicine Universitas Brawijaya - Saiful Anwar General Hospital, Jl. Veteran, Ketawanggede, Lowokwaru, Malang City, East Java, Indonesia 65145.
*Corresponding Author
Published In:
Volume - 17,
Issue - 12,
Year - 2024
ABSTRACT:
Background: Lithium is a first-line treatment for Bipolar Affective Disorder in pregnant women, but it has a narrow therapeutic range and has been shown to cause teratogenic effects on the foetus. This study aimed to investigate the molecular mechanism of lithium–induced heart and eye malformation during organogenesis. Methods: Zebrafish (Danio rerio) was used as the animal model. Zebrafish embryos were exposed to LiCl with concentrations of 0 (control), 3, 30, and 300mg/L from 1 hpf to 72 hpf. Expression of heart organogenesis-associated genes nkx2.5, nppa, and myl7, and Eye Field Transcription Factors six3a and rx3 were measured using qPCR. Heart and eye morphology were observed using light microscopy and assessed based on representative score assignment for zebrafish teratogenicity assay. Results: In heart organogenesis, LiCl caused significant upregulation of nkx2.5 expression and increased the incidence and severity of heart malformations and contractility malfunction in zebrafish larvae. In eye organogenesis, LiCl caused substantialdownregulation of six3a expression and a significant increase inthe incidence and severity of eye malformations in zebrafish larvae. Conclusions: LiCl exposure towards zebrafish during the embryonic period disrupted heart and eye organogenesis by changing the expression of transcription factors involved in the respective organogenesis processes.
Cite this article:
Koyuki Atifa Rahmi, Mohammad Saifur Rohman, Sharida Fakurazi, Husnul Khotimah, Hidayat Sujuti. Research Journal Pharmacy and Technology. 2024;17(12):5750-0. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2024.00875
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Koyuki Atifa Rahmi, Mohammad Saifur Rohman, Sharida Fakurazi, Husnul Khotimah, Hidayat Sujuti. Research Journal Pharmacy and Technology. 2024;17(12):5750-0. doi: 10.52711/0974-360X.2024.00875 Available on: https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2024-17-12-12
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