Skip to main content
. 2021 Aug 25;13(9):2940. doi: 10.3390/nu13092940

Table 6.

Effects low molecular weight (poly)phenol metabolites in zebrafish models of NDDs.

(Poly)phenol Metabolite 1 Strain/Start of Exposure Model with Intervention Dose and Time Mechanistic Evidence Ref.
Benzoic Acids
3,4,5—Trihydroxybenzoic Acid (Gallic Acid) AB/72 hpf Cd–Induced Disruption of the Olfactory System 293.9 µM in Cd–Treated Larvae in E3 Medium for 30 min 2 =Locomotion [142]
n.d/
4–6 Month
Ethanol–Induced Neurochemical Changes 29.4, 58.8 µM in 0.5% (v/v) Ethanol Solution for 24 h ↑ ChAT Activity (Restored)
↓ TBA–RS (Restored)
↓ DCFH Oxidation (Restored)
↑ SOD Activity (Restored)
[143]
3,4—Dihydroxybenzoic Acid (Protocatechuic Acid) AB/1 dpf PD Model Chemical Induced by 6—OHDA 0, 12, 25, 50, 100 µM in the Water Medium for 48 h = DA Neuron Loss
DA Neurons Toxicity at 100 mM
[154]
AB/1 dpf PD Model Chemical Induced by 6—OHDA PCA (6, 12, 25 µM), Chrysin, or PCA + Chrysin in the Water Medium for 48 h PCA + Chrysin, but not PCA or Chrysin Individually
↓ DA Neuronal Loss
[154]

dpf—days post–fertilization; hpf—hours post–fertilization; Wild–Type Line: AB; E3—Zebrafish embryonic medium; DA—Dopaminergic; 6—OHDA—6—hydroxydopamine; PD—Parkinson’s disease; n.d—non–defined; TBA–RS—thiobarbituric acid–reactive species; DCFH—2′,7′—dichlorofluorescein; ChAT—choline acetyltransferase; SOD—superoxide dismutase. 1 (Poly)phenol metabolites are named accordingly the recommendations recently published [32], however the name cited in the original publications where the effect is described is indicated in brackets. 2 Converted from mg·L−1 to µM using molecular mass of 170.12 g·mol−1. ↑—increased ↓—decreased.