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  1. Article ; Online: High-Resolution Magic Angle Spinning (HRMAS) NMR Identifies Oxidative Stress and Impairment of Energy Metabolism by Zearalenone in Embryonic Stages of Zebrafish (

    Annunziato, Mark / Bashirova, Narmin / Eeza, Muhamed N H / Lawson, Ariel / Benetti, Daniel / Stieglitz, John D / Matysik, Jörg / Alia, A / Berry, John P

    Toxins

    2023  Volume 15, Issue 6

    Abstract: Zearalenone (ZEA) is a mycotoxin, commonly found in agricultural products, linked to adverse health impacts in humans and livestock. However, less is known regarding effects on fish as both ecological receptors and economically relevant "receptors" ... ...

    Abstract Zearalenone (ZEA) is a mycotoxin, commonly found in agricultural products, linked to adverse health impacts in humans and livestock. However, less is known regarding effects on fish as both ecological receptors and economically relevant "receptors" through contamination of aquaculture feeds. In the present study, a metabolomics approach utilizing high-resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (HRMAS NMR) was applied to intact embryos of zebrafish (
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Humans ; Zearalenone/toxicity ; Zebrafish ; Flounder/metabolism ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Oxidative Stress
    Chemical Substances Zearalenone (5W827M159J)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-15
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
    ZDB-ID 2518395-3
    ISSN 2072-6651 ; 2072-6651
    ISSN (online) 2072-6651
    ISSN 2072-6651
    DOI 10.3390/toxins15060397
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  2. Article ; Online: Solar Energy from a Big Picture Perspective to Nanoscale Insights via TOF-SIMS.

    Harvey, Steven P / Johnston, Steve / Moseley, John / Norman, Andrew / Gorman, Brian / Zhu, Kai / Berry, Joe / Luther, Joey / Al-Jassim, Mowafak

    Microscopy and microanalysis : the official journal of Microscopy Society of America, Microbeam Analysis Society, Microscopical Society of Canada

    2023  Volume 29, Issue Supplement_1, Page(s) 749–750

    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-08-23
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1385710-1
    ISSN 1435-8115 ; 1431-9276
    ISSN (online) 1435-8115
    ISSN 1431-9276
    DOI 10.1093/micmic/ozad067.370
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  3. Article ; Online: Subiculum-BNST structural connectivity in humans and macaques.

    Berry, Samuel C / Lawrence, Andrew D / Lancaster, Thomas M / Casella, Chiara / Aggleton, John P / Postans, Mark

    NeuroImage

    2022  Volume 253, Page(s) 119096

    Abstract: Invasive tract-tracing studies in rodents implicate a direct connection between the subiculum and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) as a key component of neural pathways mediating hippocampal regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) ...

    Abstract Invasive tract-tracing studies in rodents implicate a direct connection between the subiculum and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST) as a key component of neural pathways mediating hippocampal regulation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) axis. A clear characterisation of the connections linking the subiculum and BNST in humans and non-human primates is lacking. To address this, we first delineated the projections from the subiculum to the BNST using anterograde tracers injected into macaque monkeys, revealing evidence for a monosynaptic subiculum-BNST projection involving the fornix. Second, we used in vivo diffusion MRI tractography in macaques and humans to demonstrate substantial subiculum complex connectivity to the BNST in both species. This connection was primarily carried by the fornix, with additional connectivity via the amygdala, consistent with rodent anatomy. Third, utilising the twin-based nature of our human sample, we found that microstructural properties of these tracts were moderately heritable (h
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Hippocampus/physiology ; Humans ; Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal System/metabolism ; Macaca ; Pituitary-Adrenal System ; Septal Nuclei/anatomy & histology ; Septal Nuclei/diagnostic imaging
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-15
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1147767-2
    ISSN 1095-9572 ; 1053-8119
    ISSN (online) 1095-9572
    ISSN 1053-8119
    DOI 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2022.119096
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  4. Article ; Online: Toxicity of perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) toward embryonic stages of mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus).

    Gebreab, Kiflom Y / Benetti, Daniel / Grosell, Martin / Stieglitz, John D / Berry, J P

    Ecotoxicology (London, England)

    2022  Volume 31, Issue 7, Page(s) 1057–1067

    Abstract: Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly persistent organic pollutants that have been detected in a wide array of environmental matrices and, in turn, diverse biota including humans and wildlife wherein they have been associated with a multitude of ... ...

    Abstract Perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are highly persistent organic pollutants that have been detected in a wide array of environmental matrices and, in turn, diverse biota including humans and wildlife wherein they have been associated with a multitude of toxic, and otherwise adverse effects, including ecosystem impacts. In the present study, we developed a toxicity assay for embryonic stages of mahi-mahi (Coryphaena hippurus), as an environmentally relevant pelagic fish species, and applied this assay to the evaluation of the toxicity of "legacy" and "next-generation" PFAS including, respectively, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and several perfluoroethercarboxylic acids (PFECA). Acute embryotoxicity, in the form of lethality, was measured for all five PFAS toward mahi-mahi embryos with median lethal concentrations (LC
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Ecosystem ; Fluorocarbons/toxicity ; Humans ; Perciformes ; Petroleum/toxicity ; Petroleum Pollution ; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons/toxicity ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis ; Water Pollutants, Chemical/toxicity ; Zebrafish
    Chemical Substances Fluorocarbons ; Petroleum ; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons ; Water Pollutants, Chemical
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 34042-x
    ISSN 1573-3017 ; 0963-9292
    ISSN (online) 1573-3017
    ISSN 0963-9292
    DOI 10.1007/s10646-022-02576-w
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  5. Article ; Online: An integrated systems-level model of ochratoxin A toxicity in the zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryo based on NMR metabolic profiling.

    Eeza, Muhamed N H / Bashirova, Narmin / Zuberi, Zain / Matysik, Jörg / Berry, John P / Alia, A

    Scientific reports

    2022  Volume 12, Issue 1, Page(s) 6341

    Abstract: Ochratoxin A (OTA) is one of the most widespread mycotoxin contaminants of agricultural crops. Despite being associated with a range of adverse health effects, a comprehensive systems-level mechanistic understanding of the toxicity of OTA remains elusive. ...

    Abstract Ochratoxin A (OTA) is one of the most widespread mycotoxin contaminants of agricultural crops. Despite being associated with a range of adverse health effects, a comprehensive systems-level mechanistic understanding of the toxicity of OTA remains elusive. In the present study, metabolic profiling by high-resolution magic angle spinning (HRMAS) NMR, coupled to intact zebrafish embryos, was employed to identify metabolic pathways in relation to a systems-level model of OTA toxicity. Embryotoxicity was observed at sub-micromolar exposure concentrations of OTA. Localization of OTA, based on intrinsic fluorescence, as well as a co-localization of increased reactive oxygen species production, was observed in the liver kidney, brain and intestine of embryos. Moreover, HRMAS NMR showed significant alteration of metabolites related to targeting of the liver (i.e., hepatotoxicity), and pathways associated with detoxification and oxidative stress, and mitochondrial energy metabolism. Based on metabolic profiles, and complementary assays, an integrated model of OTA toxicity is, thus, proposed. Our model suggests that OTA hepatotoxicity compromises detoxification and antioxidant pathways, leading to mitochondrial membrane dysfunction manifested by crosstalk between pathways of energy metabolism. Interestingly, our data additionally aligns with a possible role of mitochondrial fusion as a "passive mechanism" to rescue mitochondrial integrity during OTA toxicity.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Chemical and Drug Induced Liver Injury ; Metabolomics ; Ochratoxins/metabolism ; Ochratoxins/toxicity ; Oxidative Stress ; Zebrafish/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Ochratoxins ; ochratoxin A (1779SX6LUY)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-04-15
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2615211-3
    ISSN 2045-2322 ; 2045-2322
    ISSN (online) 2045-2322
    ISSN 2045-2322
    DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-09726-4
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  6. Article ; Online: Scene-selectivity in CA1/subicular complex: Multivoxel pattern analysis at 7T.

    Read, Marie-Lucie / Berry, Samuel C / Graham, Kim S / Voets, Natalie L / Zhang, Jiaxiang / Aggleton, John P / Lawrence, Andrew D / Hodgetts, Carl J

    Neuropsychologia

    2023  Volume 194, Page(s) 108783

    Abstract: Prior univariate functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies in humans suggest that the anteromedial subicular complex of the hippocampus is a hub for scene-based cognition. However, it is possible that univariate approaches were not ... ...

    Abstract Prior univariate functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies in humans suggest that the anteromedial subicular complex of the hippocampus is a hub for scene-based cognition. However, it is possible that univariate approaches were not sufficiently sensitive to detect scene-related activity in other subfields that have been implicated in spatial processing (e.g., CA1). Further, as connectivity-based functional gradients in the hippocampus do not respect classical subfield boundary definitions, category selectivity may be distributed across anatomical subfields. Region-of-interest approaches, therefore, may limit our ability to observe category selectivity across discrete subfield boundaries. To address these issues, we applied searchlight multivariate pattern analysis to 7T fMRI data of healthy adults who undertook a simultaneous visual odd-one-out discrimination task for scene and non-scene (including face) visual stimuli, hypothesising that scene classification would be possible in multiple hippocampal regions within, but not constrained to, anteromedial subicular complex and CA1. Indeed, we found that the scene-selective searchlight map overlapped not only with anteromedial subicular complex (distal subiculum, pre/para subiculum), but also inferior CA1, alongside posteromedial (including retrosplenial) and parahippocampal cortices. Probabilistic overlap maps revealed gradients of scene category selectivity, with the strongest overlap located in the medial hippocampus, converging with searchlight findings. This was contrasted with gradients of face category selectivity, which had stronger overlap in more lateral hippocampus, supporting ideas of parallel processing streams for these two categories. Our work helps to map the scene, in contrast to, face processing networks within, and connected to, the human hippocampus.
    MeSH term(s) Adult ; Humans ; Brain Mapping/methods ; Hippocampus/diagnostic imaging ; Cerebral Cortex ; Visual Perception ; Cognition ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-29
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 207151-4
    ISSN 1873-3514 ; 0028-3932
    ISSN (online) 1873-3514
    ISSN 0028-3932
    DOI 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2023.108783
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  7. Article ; Online: An Integrated Metabolomics-Based Model, and Identification of Potential Biomarkers, of Perfluorooctane Sulfonic Acid Toxicity in Zebrafish Embryos.

    Annunziato, Mark / Bashirova, Narmin / Eeza, Muhamed N H / Lawson, Ariel / Fernandez-Lima, Francisco / Tose, Lilian V / Matysik, Jörg / Alia, A / Berry, John P

    Environmental toxicology and chemistry

    2024  Volume 43, Issue 4, Page(s) 896–914

    Abstract: Known for their high stability and surfactant properties, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in a range of manufactured products. Despite being largely phased out due to concerns regarding their persistence, bioaccumulation, ...

    Abstract Known for their high stability and surfactant properties, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been widely used in a range of manufactured products. Despite being largely phased out due to concerns regarding their persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity, legacy PFAS such as perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid continue to persist at high levels in the environment, posing risks to aquatic organisms. We used high-resolution magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy in intact zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryos to investigate the metabolic pathways altered by PFOS both before and after hatching (i.e., 24 and 72 h post fertilization [hpf], respectively). Assessment of embryotoxicity found embryo lethality in the parts-per-million range with no significant difference in mortality between the 24- and 72-hpf exposure groups. Metabolic profiling revealed mostly consistent changes between the two exposure groups, with altered metabolites generally associated with oxidative stress, lipid metabolism, energy production, and mitochondrial function, as well as specific targeting of the liver and central nervous system as key systems. These metabolic changes were further supported by analyses of tissue-specific production of reactive oxygen species, as well as nontargeted mass spectrometric lipid profiling. Our findings suggest that PFOS-induced metabolic changes in zebrafish embryos may be mediated through previously described interactions with regulatory and transcription factors leading to disruption of mitochondrial function and energy metabolism. The present study proposes a systems-level model of PFOS toxicity in early life stages of zebrafish, and also identifies potential biomarkers of effect and exposure for improved environmental biomonitoring. Environ Toxicol Chem 2024;43:896-914. © 2024 SETAC.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Zebrafish/metabolism ; Alkanesulfonic Acids/toxicity ; Alkanesulfonic Acids/metabolism ; Fluorocarbons/toxicity ; Fluorocarbons/metabolism ; Metabolomics
    Chemical Substances perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (9H2MAI21CL) ; Alkanesulfonic Acids ; Fluorocarbons
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-02-27
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 46234-2
    ISSN 1552-8618 ; 0730-7268
    ISSN (online) 1552-8618
    ISSN 0730-7268
    DOI 10.1002/etc.5824
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  8. Article: Physiologic Implications of Reactive Oxygen Species Production by Mitochondrial Complex I Reverse Electron Transport.

    Onukwufor, John O / Berry, Brandon J / Wojtovich, Andrew P

    Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland)

    2019  Volume 8, Issue 8

    Abstract: Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be either detrimental or beneficial depending on the amount, duration, and location of their production. Mitochondrial complex I is a component of the electron transport chain and transfers electrons from ... ...

    Abstract Mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (ROS) can be either detrimental or beneficial depending on the amount, duration, and location of their production. Mitochondrial complex I is a component of the electron transport chain and transfers electrons from NADH to ubiquinone. Complex I is also a source of ROS production. Under certain thermodynamic conditions, electron transfer can reverse direction and reduce oxygen at complex I to generate ROS. Conditions that favor this reverse electron transport (RET) include highly reduced ubiquinone pools, high mitochondrial membrane potential, and accumulated metabolic substrates. Historically, complex I RET was associated with pathological conditions, causing oxidative stress. However, recent evidence suggests that ROS generation by complex I RET contributes to signaling events in cells and organisms. Collectively, these studies demonstrate that the impact of complex I RET, either beneficial or detrimental, can be determined by the timing and quantity of ROS production. In this article we review the role of site-specific ROS production at complex I in the contexts of pathology and physiologic signaling.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-08-06
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2704216-9
    ISSN 2076-3921
    ISSN 2076-3921
    DOI 10.3390/antiox8080285
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  9. Article ; Online: Indole Alkaloids of the Stigonematales (Cyanophyta): Chemical Diversity, Biosynthesis and Biological Activity.

    Walton, Katherine / Berry, John P

    Marine drugs

    2016  Volume 14, Issue 4

    Abstract: The cyanobacteria are well recognized as producers of a wide array of bioactive metabolites including toxins, and potential drug candidates. However, a limited number of taxa are generally considered with respect to both of these aspects. That said, the ... ...

    Abstract The cyanobacteria are well recognized as producers of a wide array of bioactive metabolites including toxins, and potential drug candidates. However, a limited number of taxa are generally considered with respect to both of these aspects. That said, the order Stigonematales, although largely overlooked in this regard, has become increasingly recognized as a source of bioactive metabolites relevant to both human and environmental health. In particular, the hapalindoles and related indole alkaloids (i.e., ambiguines, fischerindoles, welwitindolinones) from the order, represent a diverse, and phylogenetically characteristic, class of secondary metabolites with biological activity suggestive of potential as both environmental toxins, and promising drug discovery leads. The present review gives an overview of the chemical diversity of biologically active metabolites from the Stigonematales-and particularly the so-called hapalindole-type alkaloids-including their biosynthetic origins, and their pharmacologically and toxicologically relevant bioactivities. Taken together, the current evidence suggests that these alkaloids, and the associated cyanobacterial taxa from the order, warrant future consideration as both potentially harmful (i.e., "toxic") algae, and as promising leads for drug discovery.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Cyanobacteria/metabolism ; Drug Discovery/methods ; Humans ; Indole Alkaloids/metabolism ; Indoles/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Indole Alkaloids ; Indoles ; fischerindole
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-04-06
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2175190-0
    ISSN 1660-3397 ; 1660-3397
    ISSN (online) 1660-3397
    ISSN 1660-3397
    DOI 10.3390/md14040073
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  10. Article ; Online: Evaluation of partial body weight for predicting body weight and average daily gain in growing beef cattle.

    MacNeil, Michael D / Berry, Donagh P / Clark, Sam A / Crowley, John J / Scholtz, Michiel M

    Translational animal science

    2021  Volume 5, Issue 3, Page(s) txab126

    Abstract: Information on body weight and average daily gain (ADG) of growing animals is key not only to monitoring performance, but also for use in genetic evaluations in the pursuit of achieving sustainable genetic gain. Accurate calculation of ADG, however, ... ...

    Abstract Information on body weight and average daily gain (ADG) of growing animals is key not only to monitoring performance, but also for use in genetic evaluations in the pursuit of achieving sustainable genetic gain. Accurate calculation of ADG, however, requires serial measures of body weight over at least 70 days. This can be resource intensive and thus alternative approaches to predicting individual animal ADG warrant investigation. One such approach is the use of continuously collected individual animal partial body weights. The objective of the present study was to determine the utility of partial body weights in predicting both body weight and ADG; a secondary objective was to deduce the appropriate length of test to determine ADG from partial body weight records. The dataset used consisted of partial body weights, predicted body weights and recorded body weights recorded for 8,972 growing cattle from a range of different breed types in 35 contemporary groups. The relationships among partial body weight, predicted body weight and recorded body weight at the beginning and end of the performance test were determined and calculated ADG per animal from each body weight measure were also compared. On average, partial body weight explained 90.7 ± 2.0% of the variation in recorded body weight at the beginning of the postweaning gain test and 87.9 ± 2.9% of the variation in recorded body weight at its end. The GrowSafe proprietary algorithm to predict body weight from the partial body weight strengthened these coefficients of determination to 95.1 ± 0.9% and 94.9 ± 0.8%, respectively. The ADG calculated from the partial body weight or from the predicted body weight were very strongly correlated (
    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-07-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2573-2102
    ISSN (online) 2573-2102
    DOI 10.1093/tas/txab126
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