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. 2022 Oct 13;15:940484. doi: 10.3389/fnmol.2022.940484

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.
Nellore and Nandita, 2015 Paraquat reduced dopamine levels; increased cell apoptosis Yes – Reduced swim distance; impaired tail coiling Developmental deformities.
Increased mortality.
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