TABLE 2.
Chemical zebrafish models of PD.
| Study | Method(s) | DA neuron loss | Other pathologies | Motor deficits | Other phenotypes |
| Babu et al., 2016 | MPTP | Not reported | Yes – Reduced swim movement and distance; reduced number of crosses; increased number of freezing bouts and duration | ||
| Benvenutti et al., 2018 | 6-OHDA | Not reported | Yes – Reduced swim distance, speed, and maximum acceleration; increased absolute turn angle; increased immobility time | Reduced head and total length. | |
| Bortolotto et al., 2014 | Paraquat | Not reported | Yes – Reduced swim distance and velocity; impaired motor coordination; reduced line crossings | ||
| Bretaud et al., 2004 | MPTP | Yes | Yes – Reduced swimming activity | In adults – Respiratory dysfunction and darkened pigmentation. | |
| Bretaud et al., 2004 | Paraquat | No | No | ||
| Bretaud et al., 2004 | Rotenone | No | No | ||
| Byrnes et al., 2018 | Rotenone | Not reported – But induced brain death phenotype | Reduced skeletal muscle mitochondrial membrane potential | Yes – Reduced responsiveness | Developmental deformities. |
| Cronin and Grealy, 2017 | 6-OHDA | Yes | Yes – Reduced locomotor activity | Morphological deformities. | |
| Feng et al., 2014 | 6-OHDA | Not reported | Yes – Reduced swim distance; increased time spent in the bottom zone of tank | ||
| Khotimah et al., 2015 | Rotenone | Yes | Synuclein aggregation. Increased apoptosis and caspase expression. Reduced BDNF expression. |
Yes – Reduced swim motility | |
| Lam et al., 2005 | MPTP | Yes | Yes – Impaired TEER; reduced swim distance and velocity | ||
| Martel et al., 2015 | Rotenone | Yes | Increased susceptibility to oxidative stress | Yes – Reduced tank midline crossing | |
| McKinley et al., 2005 | MPTP | Yes | Not reported | ||
| Melo et al., 2015 | Rotenone | Not reported | Yes – Impaired TEER; impaired balance; mydriasis; tremors; paralysis; erratic swimming | Developmental deficits. Morphological deformities. |
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| Nellore and Nandita, 2015 | Paraquat | reduced dopamine levels; increased cell apoptosis | Yes – Reduced swim distance; impaired tail coiling | Developmental deformities. Increased mortality. |
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| Nunes et al., 2017 | Paraquat | Not reported | Reduced mitochondrial viability | Yes – Increased time spent in the top zone of the tank; | Increased aggressiveness. |
| Sallinen et al., 2009 | MPTP | Yes | Yes – Reduced swim distance and speed | ||
| Vijayanathan et al., 2017 | 6-OHDA | Yes | Yes – Reduced swim distance and speed | ||
| Wang et al., 2016 | Paraquat | Not reported – But increased cell apoptosis | Increased susceptibility to oxidative stress. Increased migration and activation of macrophages. |
Not reported | Increased mortality. |
| Wang et al., 2017 | Rotenone | Yes | Yes – Reduced swim duration and distance at fast speed; increased time spent in the light vs. dark | Olfactory dysfunction. | |
| Wang et al., 2018 | Paraquat | Not reported | Reduced maximum respiration rate. Increased susceptibility to oxidative stress. |
Yes – increased swim distance, duration, and velocity | Accelerated hatching. |
| Wen et al., 2008 | MPTP | Yes | Not reported | ||
| Zhang et al., 2015 | 6-OHDA | Yes | Yes – Reduced swim distance | ||
| Zhang et al., 2016 | 6-OHDA | Yes | Yes – Reduced swim distance |