Abstract
Agricultural use of neonicotinoid insecticides, neuroactive nitroguanidine compounds, has been detected everywhere in the global, posing significant hazard to nontarget organisms. This work studied the developmental neurotoxicity of zebrafish larvae exposed to imidacloprid (IMI) and thiamethoxam (THM), ranging from 0.05µg L- 1 to 50µg L- 1 for 35 days. Transcriptions of genes belonging to the behavior, neurodevelopment and cortisol synthesis in zebrafish larvae were monitored. The qPCR data demonstrated that with exposure time increased, the transcription of behavior related genes was down-regulated in both IMI and THM groups, such as macf1, cdh6 and syt10. Additionally, IMI and THM significantly up-regulated the transcriptions of actha, and down-regulated il1rapl1b and pi4k2a at 35 dpf. Importantly, IMI markedly enhanced the transcripiton of gfap, shha, nkx2.2a and nestin in a time dependent manner. This work provided the foundation for understanding zebrafish larvae's neurotoxicity induced by IMI and THM.
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