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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Biochem Pharmacol. 2022 Apr 5;199:115014. doi: 10.1016/j.bcp.2022.115014

Table 1:

Obesogenic chemical testing in emerging in vivo models (zebrafish, medaka, roundworm, fruit fly)

Species Mode of action Representative References
Danio rerio Obesity phenotype
Increased weight, adiposity, and/or lipid accumulation
Cadmium: [177], [270]
DDT mixture: [271]
Nonylphenol and polyethoxylates: [79]
Bisphenols: [272], [27], [165]
Phthalates: [176], [273], [174]|
PFOS: [169]
NAFLD phenotype
Steatosis, fatty liver changes
Cadmium: [270]
Benzo(a)pyrene: [274], [275]
Bisphenols: [276], [277], [278], [279], [280]
Phthalates: [281], [282]
Metabolism changes
Metabolomics, lipids, fatty acids, diabetic phenotype, etc.
Bisphenols: [283], [278], [165]
Phthalates: [176], [284], [174]
PFOS: [169]
Oryzias latipes Obesity phenotype
Increased weight, adiposity, and/or lipid accumulation
TBT: [182]
TBT/PFOS: [181]
NAFLD phenotype
Steatosis, fatty liver changes
Metabolism changes
Metabolomics, lipids, fatty acids, diabetic phenotype, etc.
TBT: [182]
Bisphenols: [186]
C. elegans Obesity phenotype
Increased weight, adiposity, and/or lipid accumulation
Bisphenols: [199], [285]
Erythromycin: [198]
PFOA: [286]
NAFLD phenotype
Steatosis, fatty liver
Metabolism changes
Metabolomics, lipids, fatty acids, diabetic phenotype, etc.
Bisphenols: [199]
Erythromycin: [198]
Methylmercury: [197]
PFOA: [286]
Drosophila melanogaster Obesity phenotype
Increased weight, adiposity, and/or lipid accumulation
DEHP: [287]
NAFLD phenotype
Steatosis, fatty liver changes
Metabolism changes
Metabolomics, lipids, fatty acids, diabetic phenotype, etc.
PFOA: [288]
PFOS: [289]

Summary table of obesogenic activity testing in the zebrafish, medaka, roundworm, and fruit fly models. Representative obesogenic chemical testing (non-exhaustive) is included to detail the diversity of contaminants examined.