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Blanc M, Antczak P, Cousin X, Grunau C, Scherbak N, Rüegg J, Keiter SH. The insecticide permethrin induces transgenerational behavioral changes linked to transcriptomic and epigenetic alterations in zebrafish (Danio rerio). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 779:146404. [PMID: 33752003 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 03/04/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The pyrethroid insecticide permethrin is widely used for agricultural and domestic purposes. Previous data indicated that it acts as a developmental neurotoxicant and can induce transgenerational effects in non-target organisms. However, associated underlying mechanisms remain unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate permethrin-related transgenerational effects in the zebrafish model, and to identify possible molecular mechanisms underlying inheritance. Zebrafish (F0) were exposed to permethrin during early-life (2 h post-fertilization up to 28 days). The F1 and F2 offspring generations were obtained by pairing exposed F0 males and females, and were bred unexposed. Locomotor and anxiety behavior were investigated, together with transcriptomic and epigenomic (DNA methylation) changes in brains. Permethrin exposed F0 fish were hypoactive at adulthood, while males from the F1 and F2 generations showed a specific decrease in anxiety-like behavior. In F0, transcriptomic data showed enrichment in pathways related to glutamatergic synapse activity, which may partly underlie the behavioral effects. In F1 and F2 males, dysregulation of similar pathways was observed, including a subset of differentially methylated regions that were inherited from the F0 to the F2 generation and indicated stable dysregulation of glutamatergic signaling. Altogether, the present results provide novel evidence on the transgenerational neurotoxic effects of permethrin, as well as mechanistic insight: a transient exposure induces persistent transcriptional and DNA methylation changes that may translate into transgenerational alteration of glutamatergic signaling and, thus, into behavioral alterations.
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- Mélanie Blanc
- Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre (MTM), School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, S-701 82 Örebro, Sweden; MARBEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Palavas, France; Université Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE, GABI, Domaine de Vilvert, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
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- Centre for Molecular Medicine Cologne, University of Cologne, 50931 Cologne, Germany
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- MARBEC, University of Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, Palavas, France; Université Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE, GABI, Domaine de Vilvert, F-78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- IHPE, Univ. Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, Univ. Perpignan Via Domitia, Perpignan, France
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- Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre (MTM), School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, S-701 82 Örebro, Sweden; Örebro Life Science Centre, School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, S-701 82 Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Organismal Biology, Uppsala University, Norbyv. 18A, 75236 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Man-Technology-Environment Research Centre (MTM), School of Science and Technology, Örebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, S-701 82 Örebro, Sweden
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Tisch M, Faulde MK, Maier H. Genotoxic Effects of Pentachlorophenol, Lindane, Transfluthrin, Cyfluthrin, and Natural Pyrethrum on Human Mucosal Cells of the Inferior and Middle Nasal Conchae. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1177/194589240501900206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Background Animal experiments and epidemiological studies suggest that pentachlorophenol (PCP) and γ-hexachlorocyclo-hexane (lindane) should be classified as possible human carcinogens. In the past, both have had a variety of applications in the civilian and military sectors and in forestry. They have, e.g., been used to impregnate and treat uniforms and other fabrics and to control human lice. Animal experiments indicate that PCP in particular causes mutations and chromosome aberrations and thus DNA damage. Studies on whether or not this also applies to newer substances and especially to natural type I and type II pyrethroids still are not available. What is particularly lacking are data on the genotoxic effects of these substances on human target cells. Our study describes the genotoxic effects of PCP, lindane, transfluthrin, cyfluthrin, and natural pyrethrum on human mucosal cells of the inferior and middle nasal conchae. Methods Epithelial cells were isolated from nasal mucosa, which was removed in the surgical treatment of chronic sinusitis and nasal concha hyperplasia. After the cells had been tested for vitality using the trypan blue exclusion test, the short-term culture method was used. The material was incubated with PCP (0.3, 0.75, and 1.2 mmol), lindane (0.5, 0.75, and 1.0 mmol), transfluthrin (0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 0.75, and 1.0 mmol), cyfluthrin (0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 0.75, and 1.0 mmol), natural pyrethrum (0.001, 0.005, 0.01, 0.05, and 0.1 mmol), and N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine for 60 minutes. Substance-induced DNA damage (single-strand and double-strand breaks) were determined using single-cell microgel electrophoresis. A fluorescence microscope was used together with an image processing system to analyze the results obtained. Results After exposure to all tested substances, a high percentage of the cells of the middle nasal concha in particular were found to have severely fragmented DNA as a result of strong genotoxic effects. Although the reaction of the cells of the inferior nasal concha was significantly less strong (p < 0.001), the tested substances were nevertheless found to have a notable genotoxic effect on these cells too. Conclusions Our study strongly suggests that exposure to PCP, lindane, transfluthrin, cyfluthrin, and natural pyrethrum has a genotoxic effect on the epithelial cells of human nasal mucosa. In addition, we have shown that nasal structures differ in susceptibility to the various pesticides used in the tests. Thus, the study provides new evidence supporting the biological plausibility of PCP- and lindane-induced effects, thereby helping evaluate potential PCP- and lindane-induced mucous membrane carcinomas of these parts of the nose. In addition, our study shows that other substances that today are widely used for controlling pests have a considerable genotoxic effect on human target cells. The results obtained indicate the need for additional studies on the genotoxicity of these substances and their adverse effects on human health.
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- Matthias Tisch
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bundeswehr Hospital, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Medical Zoology, Central Institute of the Bundeswehr Medical Service, Koblenz, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Bundeswehr Hospital, Ulm, Germany
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Liu Q, Lei Z, Zhu F, Ihsan A, Wang X, Yuan Z. A Novel Strategy to Predict Carcinogenicity of Antiparasitics Based on a Combination of DNA Lesions and Bacterial Mutagenicity Tests. Front Public Health 2017; 5:288. [PMID: 29170735 PMCID: PMC5684118 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2017.00288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Accepted: 10/16/2017] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Genotoxicity and carcinogenicity testing of pharmaceuticals prior to commercialization is requested by regulatory agencies. The bacterial mutagenicity test was considered having the highest accuracy of carcinogenic prediction. However, some evidences suggest that it always results in false-positive responses when the bacterial mutagenicity test is used to predict carcinogenicity. Along with major changes made to the International Committee on Harmonization guidance on genotoxicity testing [S2 (R1)], the old data (especially the cytotgenetic data) may not meet current guidelines. This review provides a compendium of retrievable results of genotoxicity and animal carcinogenicity of 136 antiparasitics. Neither genotoxicity nor carcinogenicity data is available for 84 (61.8%), while 52 (38.2%) have been evaluated in at least one genotoxicity or carcinogenicity study, and only 20 (14.7%) in both genotoxicity and carcinogenicity studies. Among 33 antiparasitics with at least one old result in in vitro genotoxicity, 15 (45.5%) are in agreement with the current ICH S2 (R1) guidance for data acceptance. Compared with other genotoxicity assays, the DNA lesions can significantly increase the accuracy of prediction of carcinogenicity. Together, a combination of DNA lesion and bacterial tests is a more accurate way to predict carcinogenicity.
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- Qianying Liu
- MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (HZAU) and MAO Key Laboratory for Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues, Wuhan, China
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- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (HZAU) and MAO Key Laboratory for Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Biosciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Sahiwal, Pakistan
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- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan, China
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- MOA Laboratory for Risk Assessment of Quality and Safety of Livestock and Poultry Products, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, China
- National Reference Laboratory of Veterinary Drug Residues (HZAU) and MAO Key Laboratory for Detection of Veterinary Drug Residues, Wuhan, China
- Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Animal Nutrition and Feed Safety, Wuhan, China
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Chauhan LKS, Varshney M, Pandey V, Sharma P, Verma VK, Kumar P, Goel SK. ROS-dependent genotoxicity, cell cycle perturbations and apoptosis in mouse bone marrow cells exposed to formulated mixture of cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos. Mutagenesis 2016; 31:635-642. [DOI: 10.1093/mutage/gew031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Akyıl D, Eren Y, Konuk M, Dere H, Serteser A. Genotoxic evaluation of Halfenprox using the human peripheral lymphocyte micronucleus assay and the Ames test. Drug Chem Toxicol 2016; 40:191-195. [PMID: 27387265 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2016.1193865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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The genotoxicity and mutagenicity of Halfenprox, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide and acaricide, was assessed using two standard genotoxicity assays of the Salmonella typhimurium mutagenicity assay (Ames test) and in vitro micronucleus (MN) assay in human peripheral lymphocytes. In the Ames test, Salmonella strains TA98 and TA100 were treated with or without S9 fraction. The doses of Halfenprox were 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 μg/plate and test materials were dissolved in DMSO. The concentrations of Halfenprox did not show mutagenic activity on both strains with and without S9 fraction. The MN assay was used to investigate the genotoxic effects of Halfenprox in human peripheral lymphocytes treated with 250, 500, 750, and 1000 μg/ml concentrations of Halfenprox for 24 and 48 h, and at 1000 μg/ml the concentration was significantly increased and the MN formation was compared with the negative control for both treatment periods. In addition, a significant decrease of the nuclear devision index (NDI) values at the higher concentrations of Halfenprox and at both treatment periods was observed.
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- Dilek Akyıl
- a Department of Biology , Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Afyon Kocatepe University , Afyonkarahisar , Turkey
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- b Department of Science , Faculty of Education, Suleyman Demirel University , Isparta , Turkey , and
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- c Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics (English) , Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Üsküdar University , Istanbul , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Afyon Kocatepe University , Afyonkarahisar , Turkey
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- a Department of Biology , Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Afyon Kocatepe University , Afyonkarahisar , Turkey
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Yilmaz M, Rencuzogullari E, Canli M. The effects of cyfluthrin on some biomarkers in the liver and kidney of Wistar rats. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:4747-4752. [PMID: 25339534 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3734-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2014] [Accepted: 10/15/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Pesticides can cause oxidative stress resulting to deleterious effects in animal metabolisms. Cyfluthrin is a synthetic pyrethroid used worldwide to protect crops and to eliminate pests. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of the cyfluthrin on the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) and activities of catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in the liver and kidney of Wistar Albino Sprague Dawley rats (Rattus norvegicus var. albinos) following intraperitoneal treatment of cyfluthrin (1.2, 12, and 120 mg/kg b.w./day) for 21 days. Comparisons were made with two control solutions named as serum physiologic and solvent in which cyfluthrin was dissolved. CAT activity in the liver and kidney of rats did not change after the lowest cyfluthrin treatment, while its activity significantly decreased at the higher doses. In general, cyfluthrin significantly decreased the activity of GPx in the liver and kidney at all doses, while MDA levels in the liver increased at all doses. Cyfluthrin significantly decreased AChE activity in the liver of rats at all doses, while this was true at the highest dose for the kidney. This study showed that the studied biomarkers were effective in determining the toxic effects of cyfluthrin. Thus, they should be used to monitor pesticide-affected areas before untargeted animals, including humans who suffer from the use of pesticides.
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- Mehmet Yilmaz
- Department of Biology, Cukurova University Faculty of Sciences and Letters, Adana, Turkey
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Veterinary pesticides are used to treat a range of parasitic conditions in companion and farm animals. These products are based on a number of different compounds with different modes of action and different spectra of toxicity. The older agents include the synthetic pyrethroids and organophosphorus compounds, while the newer examples include, for example, representatives of the insect growth promoters, the neonicotinoids, and the oxadiazones. For many of these compounds, toxicity is associated with their pharmacological activity or mode of action. Thus the synthetic pyrethroids and the organophosphorus compounds exert neurotoxic effects. For others, toxicity may be associated with mechanisms that are independent of their mode of action. When used according to the manufacturer's instructions, these products are generally safe and efficacious. However, accidental contamination and misuse can lead to toxicity in operators and treated animals. These compounds are important in the treatment of parasitic disease in animals and their regulation and uses are based on favourable risk-benefit outcomes.
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- K N Woodward
- TSGE, Concordia House St James Business Park, Grimbald Crag Court, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire UK.
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Kirkland D, Reeve L, Gatehouse D, Vanparys P. A core in vitro genotoxicity battery comprising the Ames test plus the in vitro micronucleus test is sufficient to detect rodent carcinogens and in vivo genotoxins. Mutat Res 2011; 721:27-73. [PMID: 21238603 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2010.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 161] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2010] [Revised: 11/12/2010] [Accepted: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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In vitro genotoxicity testing needs to include tests in both bacterial and mammalian cells, and be able to detect gene mutations, chromosomal damage and aneuploidy. This may be achieved by a combination of the Ames test (detects gene mutations) and the in vitro micronucleus test (MNvit), since the latter detects both chromosomal aberrations and aneuploidy. In this paper we therefore present an analysis of an existing database of rodent carcinogens and a new database of in vivo genotoxins in terms of the in vitro genotoxicity tests needed to detect their in vivo activity. Published in vitro data from at least one test system (most were from the Ames test) were available for 557 carcinogens and 405 in vivo genotoxins. Because there are fewer publications on the MNvit than for other mammalian cell tests, and because the concordance between the MNvit and the in vitro chromosomal aberration (CAvit) test is so high for clastogenic activity, positive results in the CAvit test were taken as indicative of a positive result in the MNvit where there were no, or only inadequate data for the latter. Also, because Hprt and Tk loci both detect gene-mutation activity, a positive Hprt test was taken as indicative of a mouse-lymphoma Tk assay (MLA)-positive, where there were no data for the latter. Almost all of the 962 rodent carcinogens and in vivo genotoxins were detected by an in vitro battery comprising Ames+MNvit. An additional 11 carcinogens and six in vivo genotoxins would apparently be detected by the MLA, but many of these had not been tested in the MNvit or CAvit tests. Only four chemicals emerge as potentially being more readily detected in MLA than in Ames+MNvit--benzyl acetate, toluene, morphine and thiabendazole--and none of these are convincing cases to argue for the inclusion of the MLA in addition to Ames+MNvit. Thus, there is no convincing evidence that any genotoxic rodent carcinogens or in vivo genotoxins would remain undetected in an in vitro test battery consisting of Ames+MNvit.
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- David Kirkland
- Kirkland Consulting, PO Box 79, Tadcaster LS24 0AS, United Kingdom.
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Isidori M, Caterino E, Criscuolo E, Fatigati V, Liguori G, Parrella A. Antimutagenic and antigenotoxic effects of vegetable matrices on the activity of pesticides. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2009; 26:1049-62. [DOI: 10.1080/02652030902896194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Genotoxic potential of cyfluthrin. MUTATION RESEARCH-GENETIC TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL MUTAGENESIS 2008; 656:49-54. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mrgentox.2008.07.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2007] [Revised: 02/15/2008] [Accepted: 07/10/2008] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Saxena PN, Chauhan LKS, Gupta SK. Cytogenetic effects of commercial formulation of cypermethrin in root meristem cells of Allium sativum: Spectroscopic basis of chromosome damage. Toxicology 2005; 216:244-52. [PMID: 16168554 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2005.08.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2005] [Revised: 07/06/2005] [Accepted: 08/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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To validate the use of Allium sativum as a sensitive test model for genotoxicity, the cytogenetic effects of a commercial formulation of the pyrethroid insecticide, cypermethrin, were evaluated in the root meristem cells of A. sativum. Ultraviolet (UV) and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectral measurements were also carried out to understand the interaction of cypermethrin with DNA. In a preliminary toxicity assay, the EC50 for Allium root growth was estimated to be 8 ppm. For the cytogenetic assay, root meristem cells were exposed to 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 ppm of the test compound for 24 h, and either processed immediately for analysis or incubated in water for 24 h of recovery and then processed. Cells analyzed immediately after the exposure had a significant, dose-dependent inhibition of mitotic index (MI) and induction of mitotic and chromosomal aberrations (MAs and CAs). The 24 h recovery period reduced the effect of the test compound on the MI and percent aberrations; however, cells exposed to 8 and 16 ppm showed a significant frequency of aberrations despite the recovery period. One part per million cypermethrin was consistently negative in the assay. The data indicate that higher doses of cypermethrin produce toxicity, CAs and MAs in A. sativum. The present study indicates that A. sativum is a sensitive and reliable test system. A bathochromic shift observed in UV absorption spectra reveals that cypermethrin binds with DNA. Role of vibrational modes of the active site in the recognition and reaction of cypermethrin with DNA has been discussed. Based on spectroscopic data and structural properties, a possible mechanism has been proposed for the interaction of cypermethrin with DNA resulting in chromosomal aberrations.
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- P N Saxena
- Cell Biology Division, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, P.O. Box No. 80, M.G. Road, Lucknow 226001, India
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Kakko I, Toimela T, Tähti H. Oestradiol potentiates the effects of certain pyrethroid compounds in the MCF7 human breast carcinoma cell line. Altern Lab Anim 2005; 32:383-90. [PMID: 15651923 DOI: 10.1177/026119290403200410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Pyrethroids are the most widely used insecticides for indoor pest control, so human exposure to them is common. The main target of pyrethroids is the nervous system, but their endocrine disrupting capabilities may also be of toxicological concern. In the present study, the proliferation of the breast cancer cell line, MCF7, was studied after a 7-day exposure to various concentrations of pyrethrin, permethrin and cypermethrin. The effects of oestradiol and the combined effects of oestradiol (0.10 nM) and pyrethroids (0.1-100 microM) on MCF7 cell proliferation were also evaluated. Proliferation and cell toxicity were studied by measuring the ATP content with a luminescence method, and mitochondrial metabolic enzyme activity with the WST-1 test. In the ATP test, low concentrations (0.1-1 microM) of pyrethroids in co-exposure with oestradiol caused a clear statistically significant increase in the proliferation of MCF7 cells. This was evident when compared to the proliferative effect caused by 0.1 nM oestradiol alone. High concentrations were cytotoxic, and the greatest cell toxicity was that of cypermethrin, which has a cyano group in its molecular structure.
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- Irma Kakko
- Cell Research Centre, Medical School, University of Tampere, Finland.
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Undeğer U, Başaran N. Effects of pesticides on human peripheral lymphocytes in vitro: induction of DNA damage. Arch Toxicol 2004; 79:169-76. [PMID: 15798889 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-004-0616-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 101] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2004] [Accepted: 09/02/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Because of the widespread use of pesticides for domestic and industrial applications the evaluation of their genotoxic effects is of major concern to public health. Although various experimental data have provided evidence that pesticides can possess genotoxic properties in animals and in in vitro test systems after acute and chronic exposure, the information on the genotoxic effects of some of pesticides is limited and inconsistent. In the present study, the genotoxic potential of commonly used pesticides (i.e., dimethoate and methyl parathion from the organophosphate class, propoxur and pirimicarb from carbamates, and cypermethrin and permethrin from pyrethroids) have been evaluated. The genotoxic effects of these substances were examined using the single cell gel electrophoresis (comet) assay in freshly isolated human peripheral lymphocytes. The cells were incubated with 10, 50, 100 and 200 microg/ml concentrations of the test substances for 0.5 h at 37 degrees C and DNA damage was compared with that obtained in lymphocytes from the same donor not treated with substances. Hydrogen peroxide, 100 microM, was used as a positive control. Within the concentration ranges studied, no significant cytotoxic effects were observed. Dimethoate and methyl parathion at 100 and 200 microg/ml; propoxur at 50, 100 and 200 microg/ml, and pirimicarb, cypermethrin and permethrin at 200 microg/ml significantly increased DNA damage in human lymphocytes.
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- U Undeğer
- Department of Pharmaceutical Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hacettepe University, 06100, Ankara, Turkey.
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Claxton LD, Matthews PP, Warren SH. The genotoxicity of ambient outdoor air, a review: Salmonella mutagenicity. MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH 2004; 567:347-99. [PMID: 15572287 DOI: 10.1016/j.mrrev.2004.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2004] [Revised: 08/25/2004] [Accepted: 08/25/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Mutagens in urban air pollution come from anthropogenic sources (especially combustion sources) and are products of airborne chemical reactions. Bacterial mutation tests have been used for large, multi-site, and/or time series studies, for bioassay-directed fractionation studies, for identifying the presence of specific classes of mutagens, and for doing site- or source-comparisons for relative levels of airborne mutagens. Early research recognized that although carcinogenic PAHs were present in air samples they could not account for the majority of the mutagenic activity detected. The mutagenicity of airborne particulate organics is due to at least 500 identified compounds from varying chemical classes. Bioassay-directed fractionation studies for identifying toxicants are difficult to compare because they do not identify all of the mutagens present, and both the analytical and bioassay protocols vary from study to study. However, these studies show that the majority of mutagenicity is usually associated with moderately polar/highly polar classes of compounds that tend to contain nitroaromatic compounds, aromatic amines, and aromatic ketones. Smog chamber studies have shown that mutagenic aliphatic and aromatic nitrogen-containing compounds are produced in the atmosphere when organic compounds (even non-mutagenic compounds) are exposed to nitrogen oxides and sunlight. Reactions that occur in the atmosphere, therefore, can have a profound effect on the genotoxic burden of ambient air. This review illustrates that the mutagenesis protocol and tester strains should be selected based on the design and purpose of the study and that the correlation with animal cancer bioassay results depends upon chemical class. Future emphasis needs to be placed on volatile and semi-volatile genotoxicants, and on multi-national studies that identify, quantify, and apportion mutagenicity. Initial efforts at replacing the Salmonella assay for ambient air studies with some emerging technology should be initiated.
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- Larry D Claxton
- Cellular Toxicology Branch, Environmental Carcinogenesis Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, USA.
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Choi SM, Yoo SD, Lee BM. Toxicological characteristics of endocrine-disrupting chemicals: developmental toxicity, carcinogenicity, and mutagenicity. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART B, CRITICAL REVIEWS 2004; 7:1-24. [PMID: 14681080 DOI: 10.1080/10937400490253229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 139] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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It is generally accepted that endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) play a role in a variety of adverse health effects in an intact organism or its progeny as a consequence of changes in the endocrine system. Primary toxic effects of EDCs were reported to be related to infertility, reduction in sperm count, and teratogenicity, but other important toxic effects of EDCs such as carcinogenicity and mutagenicity have also been demonstrated. The aim of the present study was to systematically analyze the toxicological characteristics of EDCs in pesticides, industrial chemicals, and metals. A comprehensive literature survey on the 48 EDCs classified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was conducted using a number of databases which included Medline, Toxline, and Toxnet. The survey results revealed that toxicological characteristics of EDCs were shown to produce developmental toxicity (81%), carcinogenicity (79%, when positive in at least one animal species; 48%, when classified based on IARC evaluation), mutagenicity (79%), immunotoxicity (52%), and neurotoxicity (50%). Regarding the hormone-modulating effects of the 48 EDCs, estrogenic effects were the most predominant in pesticides, while effects on thyroid hormone were found for heavy metals. EDCs showing estrogen-modulating effects were closely related to carcinogenicity or mutagenicity with a high degree of sensitivity. Systematic information on the toxicological characteristics of the EDCs will be useful for future research directions on EDCs, the development of new screening methods, legal regulation, and for investigations of their mechanism of action.
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- Seul Min Choi
- Division of Toxicology/Pharmacokinetics, College of Pharmacy, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon, Kyonggi-do, South Korea
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The dominant lethal test was used to analyse the mutagenic potential of deltamethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, in Swiss albino mice. In the treated series, the animals were exposed orally to three different doses (0.36, 0.72 and 1.08 mg/kg body weight) of deltamethrin dissolved in corn oil. Following the treatment, each male of control, as well as of the treated series, was mated with untreated females, every week for a period of 6 weeks. All mated females were sacrificed on the 13th day of separation and their ovaries and uterus were examined. The results revealed that deltamethrin treatment did not impair the mating capacity and fertility of Swiss albino mice. Mutagenic index, pre- and post-implantation losses were assessed. No significant pre-implantation losses were observed either weekly or averagely. Post-implantation losses were observed at medium and high doses of deltamethrin. A slight increase in dominant lethal mutation rate was observed by increasing doses of deltamethrin in early weeks but decreased in later weeks, so an apparent dose response was not observed.
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- Y Shukla
- Environmental Carcinogenesis Division, Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, P.O. Box 80, M.G. Marg, 226 001, Lucknow, India.
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Nehéz M, Lorencz R, Dési I. Simultaneous action of cypermethrin and two environmental pollutant metals, cadmium and lead, on bone marrow cell chromosomes of rats in subchronic administration. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2000; 45:55-60. [PMID: 10677268 DOI: 10.1006/eesa.1999.1831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible genotoxic effects, exerted by the pyrethroid cypermethrin and by either of the metals cadmium and lead alone or in combination, on bone marrow cell chromosomes in a subchronic experiment. Outbred male Wistar rats were treated per os for 4 weeks in a five-time per week schedule with 5.54, 11.08, or 22.16 mg/kg cypermethrin (1/100, 1/50, 1/25 LD50) alone, or in combination of 1/100 and 1/50 LD50 cypermethrin with 2.0 mg/kg cadmium chloride or 10 mg/kg lead acetate. On the day following the last treatment, the animals were sacrificed and bone marrow from the femur was prepared. Twenty metaphases from 10 animals per group were evaluated. The evaluation comprised the frequency of aberrant cells, the numerical and structural aberrations, and the alterations in relative organ weights. In the dosage used, cypermethrin and cadmium alone caused no significant increase in the chromosomal aberrations, and lead acetate caused an increase of the numerical aberrations only. Combination of cypermethrin and cadmium also failed to induce significant chromosomal effects. The cypermethrin + lead combination, however, induced a significant increase of structural chromosomal aberrations, predominantly of all acentric fragments. This lead to the conclusion that the simultaneous administration of lead and cypermethrin results in an enhanced genotoxic effect.
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- M Nehéz
- Department of Public Health, Szent-Györgyi Albert University Medical School, and WHO Collaborating Centre for Chemical Safety, Szeged, Hungary
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Hadnagy W, Seemayer NH, Kühn KH, Leng G, Idel H. Induction of mitotic cell division distrubances and mitotic arrest by pyrethroids in V79 cell cultures. Toxicol Lett 1999; 107:81-7. [PMID: 10414784 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(99)00034-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Five pyrethroids (fenvalerate, deltamethrin, cypermethrin, permethrin, cyfluthrin) differing in their chemical purity were investigated on their cytotoxic effects, especially on their ability to induce mitotic cell division disturbances using Chinese hamster lung cells of line V79. The colony forming ability (CFA) resulted in distinct differences of the cytotoxic effect of the tested pyrethroids, whereby permethrin was found to be most toxic. With the exception of fenvalerate all tested pyrethroids gave rise to inhibition of cell cycle progression as shown by G2/M-arrest of synchronized V79 cells by flow cytometry as well as by the increase of the mitotic index as evaluated by light microscopy. The mitotic arresting activity could be attributed to the occurrence of abnormal mitotic figures such as initial and full C-metaphases. The results however indicate, that pyrethroids per se do not contribute to the cytotoxic effects but that other factors such as chemical impurities, source as well as manufacturing process and isomer composition may be responsible for the observed cytotoxic effects.
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- W Hadnagy
- Institute of Hygiene, Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany
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Campana MA, Panzeri AM, Moreno VJ, Dulout FN. Genotoxic evaluation of the pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin using the micronucleus test in erythrocytes of the fish Cheirodon interruptus interruptus. Mutat Res 1999; 438:155-61. [PMID: 10036336 DOI: 10.1016/s1383-5718(98)00167-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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In order to develop experimental models able to detect genotoxic effects of pollutants in aquatic organisms, the genotoxicity of the pyrethroid lambda-cyhalothrin was studied using the micronucleus test in erythrocytes of Cheirodon interruptus interruptus. The frequency of micronuclei was examined in blood smears obtained from fishes exposed in vivo to three different concentrations (0.05; 0. 01; 0.001 ug/l) of the compound and sacrificed at nine sampling times (24, 48, 72, 96 h and 8, 12, 15, 19 and 23 days). As a positive control fishes were exposed to 5 mg/l of cyclophosphamide. Results obtained demonstrated the genotoxic effects of the pyrethroid in the experimental model employed. The variation in the micronuclei frequencies in the different sampling times could be related to the blood cell kinetics and the erythrocyte replacement. The results could be considered as a validation of the MN test in fishes for the assessment of genotoxic pollutants.
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- M A Campana
- Lab. Genética, Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata, Funes 3250, 3er piso, (7600), Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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Villarini M, Moretti M, Pasquini R, Scassellati-Sforzolini G, Fatigoni C, Marcarelli M, Monarca S, Rodríguez AV. In vitro genotoxic effects of the insecticide deltamethrin in human peripheral blood leukocytes: DNA damage ('comet' assay) in relation to the induction of sister-chromatid exchanges and micronuclei. Toxicology 1998; 130:129-39. [PMID: 9865480 DOI: 10.1016/s0300-483x(98)00097-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Deltamethrin, a synthetic dibromo-pyrethroid insecticide, is extensively used in agriculture, forestry and in household products because of its high activity against a broad spectrum of insect pests (both adults and larvae), its low animal toxicity and its lack of persistence in the environment. Data on the genotoxicity and carcinogenicity of deltamethrin are rather controversial, depending on the genetic system or the assay used. The aim of this study was to further evaluate the potential genotoxic activity of deltamethrin. The in vitro genotoxicity of deltamethrin has been evaluated by assessing the ability of the insecticide to damage DNA (as evaluated using the single-cell microgel-electrophoresis or 'comet' assay) or induce sister-chromatid exchanges (SCE) and micronuclei (MN) in human peripheral blood leukocytes. All treatments were conducted with and without the presence of an external bioactivation source (+/- S9mix). The results indicate that deltamethrin, in the presence of metabolic activation (+ S9mix), is able to induce DNA damage (double- and single-strand breaks, alkali-labile sites and open excision repair sites) as revealed by the increasing tail moment values observed with increasing doses. The frequency of SCE and MN were not statistically increased in deltamethrin-treated cells as compared to controls, both with and without S9mix. However, lower deltamethrin doses were tested, as compared to 'comet' assay, because of cytotoxicity.
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- M Villarini
- Department of Hygiene, University of Perugia, Italy
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Chauhan LK, Agarwal DK, Sundararaman V. In vivo induction of sister chromatid exchange in mouse bone marrow following oral exposure to commercial formulations of alpha-cyano pyrethroids. Toxicol Lett 1997; 93:153-7. [PMID: 9486951 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4274(97)00088-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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In vivo genetic toxicity potential of cypermethrin and deltamethrin, two alpha-cyano pyrethroid insecticides was evaluated through induction of sister chromatid exchange in mouse bone marrow cells. Groups of four healthy, adult, male albino mice were each administered with a single oral dose of 10.6, 21.1 and 32 mg cypermethrin a.i./kg b.w. or 6.6, 13.2 and 20 mg deltamethrin a.i./kg b.w. in peanut oil. For reference, a peanut-oil vehicle control and cyclophosphamide (20 mg/kg, i.p.) positive control group of animals were run in parallel. Sister chromatid exchange (SCE) analysis in bone marrow metaphase chromosomes, 24 h post-treatment, revealed modest induction with statistical significance at the highest test dose of both insecticides as compared to the vehicle control group. Further, the SCE induction by cypermethrin was more prominent than by deltamethrin. Marked induction of SCE frequency by exposure to cyclophosphamide, an alkylating mutagen, lent authenticity to these observations which, together with earlier evidence of mitotic and chromosomal abnormalities by these pyrethroids, substantiated their genetic toxicity potential and susceptibility of mammals to consequent risks.
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- L K Chauhan
- Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow, India
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Gandhi G, Chowdhury JB, Sareen PK, Dhillon VP. Genotoxic effects of deltamethrin in the mouse bone marrow micronucleus assay. Mutat Res 1995; 346:203-6. [PMID: 7753112 DOI: 10.1016/0165-7992(95)90036-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The genotoxicity of deltamethrin was studied in Swiss albino male mice (five animals/group) using the bone marrow micronucleus assay. Deltamethrin (two i.p. injections, 30 h and 6 h before sample collection) was found to induce micronuclei at 162.5 and 300.0 mg/kg body weight. A lower dose (32.5 mg/kg body weight) failed to induce a significant increase in micronuclei over the control level.
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- G Gandhi
- Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
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Surrallés J, Xamena N, Creus A, Marcos R. The suitability of the micronucleus assay in human lymphocytes as a new biomarker of excision repair. Mutat Res 1995; 342:43-59. [PMID: 7885393 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1218(95)90089-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The cytokinesis blocked micronucleus assay is relatively insensitive to detect agents that predominantly induce excision repairable DNA lesions. However, it has been recently proposed that excision-repairable DNA lesions induced in G0/G1 phase can be converted to micronuclei by using inhibitors of the gap filling step of excision repair so that unfilled gaps are converted to double stranded breaks after S phase and micronuclei (MN) at completion of mitosis. As it has been recently demonstrated this process could be improved by combining cytosine arabinoside (ARA-C) and hydroxyurea (HU). In the present work, we have investigated the suitability of this new approach by studying its ability to detect excision repairable DNA lesions induced by 10 pesticides (alachlor, atrazine, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate, maleic hydrazide, paraquat, permethrin and trifluralin) and 3 well-known mutagenic agents (ethyl methane sulphonate, EMS; methylnitrosourea, MNU; and mytomicin C, MMC). Our results showed that the combination of ARA-C and HU substantially increased the level of MN in whole blood lymphocyte cultures, but it provided an excess of toxicity when further treatments, such as MNU, were performed. When ARA-C alone was used, the ARA/CBMN assay appeared to be highly sensitive and specific in detecting agents known to induce excision repairable DNA lesions. Thus, EMS and MNU but not MMC greatly induced DNA excision repair. On the other hand, alachlor, permethrin and, to a lesser extent, trifluralin and fenpropathrin also increased the ratio of excision repairable DNA lesions converted to MN. On the contrary, atrazine, cypermethrin, deltamethrin, fenvalerate, maleic hydrazide and paraquat did not induce excision repair.
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- J Surrallés
- Department de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain
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Kale PG, Petty BT, Walker S, Ford JB, Dehkordi N, Tarasia S, Tasie BO, Kale R, Sohni YR. Mutagenicity testing of nine herbicides and pesticides currently used in agriculture. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 1995; 25:148-53. [PMID: 7698107 DOI: 10.1002/em.2850250208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Nine herbicides and pesticides were tested for their mutagenicity using the Drosophila sex-linked recessive lethal mutation assay. These are Ambush, Treflan, Blazer, Roundup, 2,4-D Amine, Crossbow, Galecron, Pramitol, and Pondmaster. All of these are in wide use at present. Unlike adult feeding and injection assays, the larvae were allowed to grow in medium with the test chemical, thereby providing long and chronic exposure to the sensitive and dividing diploid cells, i.e., mitotically active spermatogonia and sensitive spermatocytes. All chemicals induced significant numbers of mutations in at least one of the cell types tested. Some of these compounds were found to be negative in earlier studies. An explanation for the difference in results is provided. It is probable that different germ cell stages and treatment regimens are suitable for different types of chemicals. larval treatment may still be valuable and can complement adult treatment in environmental mutagen testing.
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- P G Kale
- Department of Biology, Alabama A. & M. University, Normal 35762, USA
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Surrallés J, Xamena N, Creus A, Catalán J, Norppa H, Marcos R. Induction of micronuclei by five pyrethroid insecticides in whole-blood and isolated human lymphocyte cultures. Mutat Res 1995; 341:169-84. [PMID: 7529358 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1218(95)90007-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 311] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Five pyrethroid insecticides: cypermethrin, deltamethrin, fenpropathrin, fenvalerate and permethrin, were tested for their ability to induce micronuclei in both whole-blood (WB; three donors) and isolated human lymphocyte (IL, 2 donors) cultures, by using the cytokinesis-block method with 6 micrograms/ml cytochalasin B (Cyt-B). Fenvalerate and permethrin were tested with two different concentrations of Cyt-B (3 and 6 micrograms/ml). At the concentration ranges tested, all the five pyrethroids induced clear dose dependent cytotoxic effects, fenpropathrin being the most toxic. Nuclear division index (NDI) and the newly introduced index of cytotoxicity, the cytokinesis block proliferation index (CBPI), reflected the dose dependency more accurately than the percentage of binucleated cells did. CBPI is similar to NDI except that it estimates the average number of cell divisions that the cell population has gone through, and, therefore, classifies both trinucleate and tetranucleate cells into the same category. Cypermethrin and fenpropathrin slightly increased the number of MN and micronucleated cells in WB lymphocyte cultures from two out of the three donors. Deltamethrin produced a positive response only in WB cultures of one donor and in IL cultures of another donor. Permethrin gave mostly negative results, although it increased the MN frequency in WB cultures of one donor when 6 micrograms/ml Cyt-B was used. Fenvalerate did not significantly induce MN. With certain reservations to the purity and isomer composition of each pesticide, the existing information appears to support the idea that pyrethroid insecticides have a weak (cypermethrin, deltamethrin and fenpropathrin) or nule (fenvalerate and permethrin) genotoxic activity in vitro.
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- J Surrallés
- Departament de Genètica i de Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Spain
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Agarwal DK, Chauhan LK, Gupta SK, Sundararaman V. Cytogenetic effects of deltamethrin on rat bone marrow. Mutat Res 1994; 311:133-8. [PMID: 7526166 DOI: 10.1016/0027-5107(94)90081-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Deltamethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, was administered to adult female albino rats as a single i.p., s.c., or oral dose of 5.6, 8.4, or 11.2 mg/kg b.w. or repeated i.p. doses of 2.24 mg/kg b.w. for five consecutive days (cumulative dose 11.2 mg/kg b.w.). This treatment inhibited the mitotic index in a dose-dependent manner and increased the frequency of chromosome aberrations in the bone marrow at 24 h post exposure. The parenterally (i.p. and s.c.) administered deltamethrin appeared more effective than the oral gavage for eliciting its cytotoxicity and genetic toxicity potential. The frequency of micronucleated erythrocytes in the bone marrow was also increased at 30 h following a single i.p. dose of 5.6, 8.4, or 11.2 mg/kg b.w. The most prevalent abnormality observed in this study was endomitotic reduplication of chromosomes which, along with mitotic inhibition and micronucleus induction, indicated microtubular/mitotic spindle poisoning by deltamethrin. The increased frequency of chromosome aberrations and micronucleated erythrocytes also suggests a clastogenic potential of deltamethrin. These observations indicate the in vivo susceptibility of mammals to the genetic toxicity potential of deltamethrin.
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- D K Agarwal
- Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Cell Biology Section, Lucknow, India
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Barrueco C, Herrera A, Caballo C, de la Peña E. Induction of structural chromosome aberrations in human lymphocyte cultures and CHO cells by permethrin. TERATOGENESIS, CARCINOGENESIS, AND MUTAGENESIS 1994; 14:31-8. [PMID: 7910417 DOI: 10.1002/tcm.1770140105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The pyrethroid insecticide permethrin was tested for its ability to induce structural chromosome aberrations (CA) in human lymphocyte cultures and CHO cells, in order to confirm the clastogenic effect of itself and to compare the response of the two different cell types. Permethrin was tested in the range of 50-200 micrograms/ml in human lymphocyte cultures and in the range of 20-100 micrograms/ml in CHO cells. In both lymphocyte and CHO cultures, assays were performed in the absence and in the presence of a rat liver activation system (S9 mix). In the absence of S9 mix, two experiments with different duration of the treatment were carried out. Permethrin induced CA in both cultures when it was evaluated in the absence of a metabolic activation system. The activity of a given concentration of permethrin seemed to be decreased more by the reduction of the time of exposure than by the presence of S9 mix. Aberrations induced by permethrin were mainly chromosome-type aberrations in both cultures. Thus, permethrin can be characterised as an S-phase independent clastogenic agent. The response of both lymphocyte and CHO cultures was similar, indicating that both systems showed the same sensitivity for detecting the clastogenicity in vitro of permethrin.
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- C Barrueco
- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Ito S, Tateno C, Tanaka M, Yoshitake A. Effects of fenvalerate and esfenvalerate on hepatic gap junctional intercellular communication in rats. Cell Biol Toxicol 1993; 9:189-96. [PMID: 8242434 DOI: 10.1007/bf00757580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Effects of in vivo exposure with fenvalerate, esfenvalerate and DDT on hepatic gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were examined by in vivo/in vitro dye-transfer assay and by immunohistochemical staining of connexin 32 (Cx32, major liver gap junction protein). Fenvalerate (75 mg/kg/day), esfenvalerate (25 mg/kg/day), DDT (50 mg/kg/day) and corn oil (vehicle control, 5 ml/kg/day) were administered orally once a day. Animals were killed at weeks 1, 2, 4 and 6 after starting the experiment. In the fenvalerate- and esfenvalerate-groups, no compound-related changes in GJIC and Cx32 expression were observed. On the contrary, in the DDT-group, average sizes of the dye spread after injection of Lucifer Yellow decreased at weeks 1, 2 and 4, and the area per GJ spot shown by Cx32-immunohistochemical staining decreased at weeks 4 and 6. It is concluded that neither fenvalerate nor esfenvalerate inhibits hepatic GJIC with in vivo exposure.
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- S Ito
- Environmental Health Science Laboratory, Sumitomo Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan
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Rudek Z, Rozek M. Induction of micronuclei in tadpoles of Rana temporaria and Xenopus laevis by the pyrethroid Fastac 10 EC. Mutat Res 1992; 298:25-9. [PMID: 1279413 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1218(92)90025-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The mutagenic properties of the pyrethroid Fastac 10 EC were estimated using the micronucleus test in tadpoles of Rana temporaria and Xenopus laevis. The frequency of erythrocytes with micronuclei was examined in blood smears obtained from animals kept for 14 days in water containing 3 different concentrations of Fastac 10 EC. The study was accompanied by a positive control using the known mutagens cyclophosphamide and N-methyl-N-nitrosourea. The results obtained showed that at high concentrations Fastac 10 EC has a clastogenic activity and/or damages the mitotic spindle, as manifested by a significant increase in the frequency of the micronucleated red blood cells. It was also demonstrated that tadpoles of Rana temporaria are more sensitive to the mutagenic effect of the pyrethroid than are those of Xenopus laevis.
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- Z Rudek
- Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences, Krakow
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Slamenová D, Dusinská M, Gábelová A, Bohusová T, Oravec C. An evaluation of three pesticides: piritione, supercypermethrin and metolachlor in transformation bioassays of BHK21 and hamster embryo cells. Cell Biol Toxicol 1992; 8:217-31. [PMID: 1493583 DOI: 10.1007/bf00156732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In a study of potential carcinogenicity of pesticides, Piritione, metolachlor (in the form of Dual and VUCHT 524) and Supercypermethrin (in the form of Supercypermethrin EC and Supercypermethrin TP) were assayed for induction of anchorage independent growth of BHK21 cells and morphological transformation of Syrian hamster embryo cells. The activity of these substances in both transformation assays was compared to the activity of the direct-acting ultimate carcinogen N-methyl-N-nitrosourea. In comparison to the very strong transforming activity of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea all pesticides tested with or without S9 fraction manifested a very weak, weak, medium or strong effect. The ability to induce anchorage independent growth was graded as follows: Dual < Supercypermethrin EC < Supercypermethrin TP < or = Piritione < VUCHT 524. Results of Syrian hamster embryo cell transformation assay were very similar to the BKH21 transformation assay. VUCHT 524 strongly induced transformation whereas Dual was inactive. Piritione and Supecypermethrin EC and Supercypermethrin TP elicited a slight but significant positive response.
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- D Slamenová
- Department of Mutagenesis and Chemical Carcinogenesis Cancer Research Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava
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Miadoková E, Vlcková V, Dúhová V, Trebatická M, Garajová L, Grolmus J, Podstavková S, Vlcek D. Effects of supercypermethrin, a synthetic developmental pyrethroid, on four biological test systems. Mutat Res 1992; 280:161-8. [PMID: 1381478 DOI: 10.1016/0165-1218(92)90044-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The genotoxic potential of the insecticide supercypermethrin, a second-generation pyrethroid, was studied on four different test systems. It was non-mutagenic to Salmonella typhimurium strains TA1535, TA100, TA1538, TA98 and TA97 in the presence and absence of S9 mixture. It induced gene conversion at the tryptophan locus and induced point mutations at the isoleucine locus in Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells. A slight increase in the frequency of aberrant anaphases and telophases in root tips of Hordeum vulgare and Vicia faba was observed, but no genotoxic effects were detected in Drosophila melanogaster.
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- E Miadoková
- Department of Genetics and Molecular Biology, Comenius University, Faculty of Science, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
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Caballo C, Herrera A, Barrueco C, Santa-María A, Sanz F, de la Peña E. Analysis of cytogenetic damage induced in CHO cells by the pyrethroid insecticide fenvalerate. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1992; 12:243-9. [PMID: 1363962 DOI: 10.1002/tcm.1770120602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, fenvalerate, was tested for its ability to induce chromosome aberrations (CA) and sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) in CHO cells. Fenvalerate was assayed both in the presence and in the absence of a rat liver activation system (S9-mix). Our results indicate that fenvalerate in the presence of S9-mix is able significantly to increase the frequency of CA, while in the SCE test this increase occurred both in the presence and in the absence of S9-mix. In addition, fenvalerate affected the cell cycle, causing a decrease in the mitotic index (MI) and in the proliferative rate index (PRI).
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- C Caballo
- Centro Nacional de Sanidad Ambiental, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain
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Hagiwara A, Yamada M, Hasegawa R, Fukushima S, Ito N. Lack of enhancing effects of fenvalerate and esfenvalerate on induction of preneoplastic glutathione S-transferase placental form positive liver cell foci in rats. Cancer Lett 1990; 54:67-73. [PMID: 2208092 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(90)90093-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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The modifying effects of fenvalerate and esfenvalerate administration on liver carcinogenesis were investigated in male F344/DuCrj rats initially treated with N-nitrosodiethylamine (DEN). Two weeks after a single dose of DEN (200 mg/kg, intraperitoneally), rats were given fenvalerate at dietary levels of 1500, 500, 150, 50 and 15 parts per million (ppm), esfenvalerate at 500 ppm, or 2-acetylamino-fluorene (2-AAF) at 200 ppm and sodium phenobarbital (PB) at 500 ppm as positive controls for 6 weeks. At week 3 following DEN administration, all animals were subjected to partial hepatectomy. Prominent neurologic signs and moderate retardation of body weight were observed in the groups given 1500 ppm fenvalerate and 500 ppm esfenvalerate, although no adverse effects on survival were evident. While statistically significant increases in relative liver weights were noted in rats given fenvalerate at doses of 1500 or 500 ppm, no toxic hepatocyte lesions were found. Neither fenvalerate nor esfenvalerate significantly increased the numbers or areas of glutathione S-transferase placental form (GST-P) positive liver cell foci observed after DEN initiation, in clear contrast to the positive controls, 2-AAF and PB. The results thus demonstrated that fenvalerate and esfenvalerate are non-toxic for rat hepatocytes and lack modifying potential for liver carcinogenesis in our medium-term bioassay system.
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- A Hagiwara
- First Department of Pathology, Nagoya City University Medical School, Japan
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Cabral JR, Galendo D, Laval M, Lyandrat N. Carcinogenicity studies with deltamethrin in mice and rats. Cancer Lett 1990; 49:147-52. [PMID: 2306708 DOI: 10.1016/0304-3835(90)90151-m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The pesticide Deltamethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid, was studied for carcinogenicity in long-term experiments in mice and rats. Mice were given Deltamethrin by gavage in arachis oil at 0, 1, 4 or 8 mg/kg body wt for 2 years. A group of untreated controls was also available. Rats received 0, 3 or 6 mg/kg body wt. Deltamethrin in arachis oil for 2 years. In mice, an increased incidence of lymphomas was observed in the groups receiving 1 and 4 mg/kg body wt., but not in the group treated with 8 mg/kg body wt. Deltamethrin. In rats, an increased incidence of thyroid tumours was noted, but, no clear dose-response relationship was shown. Deltamethrin does not appear to be carcinogenic in mice or rats, but further studies are needed on the group of compounds to which this substance belongs.
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- J R Cabral
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Unit of Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis, Lyon, France
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Fenvalerate is a widely used pesticide, which has been shown recently to be nonmutagenic. We studied its carcinogenicity in a long-term experiment in inbred C57Bl/6 mice given 0, 40 and 80 mg/kg body weight fenvalerate (99% pure) by gavage on 5 days/week for 104 weeks. Survival was decreased especially among females receiving the high dose. Exposure to fenvalerate resulted in a slight increase in the incidence of liver-cell tumours over that in controls only in male mice receiving the high dose. No significant difference in the incidence of other types of tumours was observed in treated groups when compared with controls. Fenvalerate-induced microgranulomas occurred concomitantly in the liver, spleen and lymph nodes of male and female mice, but their overall incidence did not increase with dose. In a separate experiment, groups of SJL/ola female mice were administered two different samples of fenvalerate (92% and 99% pure) once per week for 12 weeks. In animals that received 92% pure compound, the latent period for induction of lymphomas was shortened and their incidence increased, when compared with the group receiving 99% pure fenvalerate and with controls.
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- J R Cabral
- Unit of Mechanisms of Carcinogenesis, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
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Carbonell E, Puig M, Xamena N, Creus A, Marcos R. Mitotic arrest induced by fenvalerate in human lymphocyte cultures. Toxicol Lett 1989; 48:45-8. [PMID: 2749778 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(89)90184-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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The pyrethroid insecticide fenvalerate was tested for its ability to induce C-mitosis in cultured human peripheral blood lymphocytes at concentrations ranging from 2-50 micrograms/ml. We observed a significant increase in C-mitotic figures, indicating that this compound was effective in producing disturbance of spindle function.
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- E Carbonell
- Departament de Genètica i Microbiologia, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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A synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, fenvalerate, was tested for its cytogenetic effects in the mouse in vivo test system at 100, 150 and 200 mg/kg. Bone marrow metaphase analysis revealed significant increases in chromosomal aberrations in the groups treated with 150 and 200 mg/kg by intraperitoneal injection. In the micronucleus test the occurrence of PCEs with MN marginally increased with dose. Induction of PCEs with MN was significant over control again with the higher two doses. Incidence of sperm abnormalities slightly increased with dose but a significant increase was noted in all treated series over control.
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- P C Pati
- P.G. Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Orissa, India
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Bhunya SP, Pati PC. Genotoxic effects of a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, cypermethrin, in mice in vivo. Toxicol Lett 1988; 41:223-30. [PMID: 3376150 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4274(88)90058-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The genotoxicity of cypermethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, has been studied in vivo in mice. Bone marrow chromosome aberrations were not dose, time or route dependent, but most of the results differed significantly from controls except after 6 and 24 h of treatment using the i.p. and s.c. routes, respectively. In the micronucleus test, the occurrence of polychromatic erythrocytes with micronuclei increased slightly with dose, but was significantly higher than controls at all dose levels. Only a marginal difference in the incidence of sperm abnormalities was noted with the three doses of cypermethrin tested. However, all results differed significantly from the respective control values.
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- S P Bhunya
- Laboratory of Genetic Toxicology, P.G. Department of Zoology, Utkal University, Orissa, India
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Flodström S, Wärngård L, Ljungquist S, Ahlborg UG. Inhibition of metabolic cooperation in vitro and enhancement of enzyme altered foci incidence in rat liver by the pyrethroid insecticide fenvalerate. Arch Toxicol 1988; 61:218-23. [PMID: 2895627 DOI: 10.1007/bf00316637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The synthetic pyrethroids cypermethrin, delta-methrin, fenvalerate, permethrin, and the fenvalerate metabolite p-chlorophenylisovaleric acid were investigated for inhibition of gap-junctional intercellular communication in vitro in the Chinese hamster lung fibroblast (V79) metabolic cooperation assay. Fenvalerate was furthermore studied for enhancement of gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase-positive enzyme altered foci incidence in partially hepatectomized, nitrosodiethylamine-initiated male Sprague Dawley rats. The in vitro studies showed that fenvalerate and p-chlorophenylisovaleric acid were inhibitors of intercellular communication at non-cytotoxic concentrations while cypermethrin, deltamethrin, and permethrin were inactive. In the in vivo study in rat liver, fenvalerate administered p.o. (75 mg/kg/day) 5 days a week for 10 weeks induced significantly more foci per cm3 and a larger percentage of liver tissue occupied by foci tissue compared to a vehicle control group. Analysis of size distributions of foci in fenvalerate- and vehicle-treated rats showed elevated foci incidences in fenvalerate-treated rats at all foci sizes. Fenvalerate induced no hepatotoxic effects as judged by plasma transaminase activities and histopathology. The results of this study suggest fenvalerate to be a potential tumour promoter.
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- S Flodström
- Department of Toxicology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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