Comprehensive transcriptomic profiling of T-2 toxin-induced nephrotoxicity in mice.

T-2 toxin, a trichothecene mycotoxin, is an important environmental pollutant that poses a threat globally to the health of humans and animals. It has been found to induce nephrotoxicity; however, the precise molecular mechanism involved remains unclear. In this study, mice were administered at a single dose of 2 mg/kg body weight T-2 toxin intraperitoneally, and kidney function and ultrastructural observations were assessed after 1 d, 3 d, and 7 d. Histopathological findings revealed that exposure to T-2 toxin caused noticeable tubular degeneration, necrosis and epithelial cell shedding in mouse kidneys. Transmission electron microscopy indicated that exposure to T-2 toxin caused mitochondrial swelling and vacuolization. Transcriptomic data revealed significant differences in the expression of 1122, 58, and 391 genes in kidney tissues 1 d, 3 d, or 7 d after T-2 toxin exposure, respectively. Moreover, after 1 d, the downregulated differentially expressed genes (DEGs) were found to be involved in the cell cycle, p53 signaling, and cellular senescence pathways, while the upregulated DEGs were found to be associated with the ribosomal pathway. Temporal changes in gene expression patterns (i.e., after 3 d and 7 d) and disturbances in cellular metabolism during the recovery period (7 d) were detected in mouse kidneys after exposure to T-2 toxin. In conclusion, this study is the first to provide a comprehensive comparative transcriptomic analysis of T-2 toxin exposure-induced nephrotoxicity-related gene regulation at different time points and to investigate the mechanism underlying the nephrotoxicity of T-2 toxin at the mRNA expression level.

• Publication year

  2024

• Venue

  Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

• Publication date

  2024-08-22

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116909PMID 39178761
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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