{"database":"GEO","file_versions":[{"headers":{"Content-Type":["application/json"]},"body":{"files":{"Other":["ftp://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/series/GSE324nnn/GSE324353/"]},"type":"primary"},"statusCode":"OK","statusCodeValue":200}],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Transcriptomics"],"species":["Danio rerio"],"gds_type":["Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/geo/query/acc.cgi?acc=GSE324353"],"repository":["GEO"],"entry_type":["GSE"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Transcriptome and behavioral assessment in larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) following exposure to perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)","description":"Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are environmentally persistent chemicals widely detected in aquatic systems and drinking water. Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA), a long-chain PFAS, has been reported globally in environmental matrices and fish tis-sues. Although PFNA has been linked to developmental, metabolic, and neurological toxicity, its effects on lipid-related pathways and neurotoxicity remain poorly charac-terized. This study evaluated the developmental and neurotoxic effects of PFNA ex-posure in zebrafish embryos and larvae following a 7-day exposure to environmentally relevant PFNA concentrations. PFNA exposure did not significantly affect survival or deformity rates. Apoptosis was significantly increased in larvae exposed to 1 µg/L PFNA compared to controls, whereas reactive oxygen species were unaffected. Each tested concentration (0.1 µg/L and 10 µg/L) showed a different effect on the zebrafish transcriptome. Low-dose PFNA exposure primarily affected lipid transport, choles-terol metabolism, sphingolipid signaling, and neurodegeneration-related pathways, while high-dose PFNA altered synaptic signaling, axon guidance, and thyroid hormone synthesis. Hypoactivity was observed in the movement of larval zebrafish based on a visual motor response test. Taken together, PFNA exposure leads to molecular changes related to neurotoxicity and lipid metabolism in zebrafish, which may con-tribute to adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes.","dates":{"publication":"2026/05/05"},"accession":"GSE324353","cross_references":{"GSM":["GSM9574358","GSM9574359","GSM9574354","GSM9574355","GSM9574356","GSM9574357","GSM9574352","GSM9574353","GSM9574360"],"GPL":["21741"],"GSE":["324353"],"taxon":["Danio rerio"]}}