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Miranda SVCD, Oliveira PSD, Jesus DBD, Sampaio CA, Rodrigues Neto JF. [Quilombola men and their work: a mapping of the health of these workers]. CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2023; 38:e00082521. [PMID: 36629610 DOI: 10.1590/0102-311xpt082521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2021] [Accepted: 10/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Quilombola men perform productive activities that require great physical strength in environments conducive to several risks, accidents, and health problems. This study aimed to map the work processes of quilombola men in three locations in Norte de Minas region in the State of Minas Gerais, Brazil, using the methodological framework of Cartography proposed by Gilles Deleuze & Félix Guattari. Data were produced by the observation of work processes, individual interviews, and records of the effects in a mapping diary. Discourse analysis Allowed for the elaboration of a descriptor flowchart and the definition of three thematic categories. In the mapped locations, the intersection of gender, ethnicity, and class collaborates directly for the performance of activities in charcoal furnaces, quarries, and banana plantations. These environments are highly unhealthy due to the presence of heat and smoke, methods that demand great physical effort and produce silica dust, excessive sun exposure, and the use of pesticides. The integration between the workers' health surveillance (VISAT) and the Brazilian Public Labor Prosecutor Office allows for the articulation of an intersectoral network of popular education, technical assistance, and professional training and qualification. These measures will directly affect the health-disease process, the quality of life of workers, and the environmental preservation of the mapped locations.
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Zúñiga-Venegas LA, Hyland C, Muñoz-Quezada MT, Quirós-Alcalá L, Butinof M, Buralli R, Cardenas A, Fernandez RA, Foerster C, Gouveia N, Gutiérrez Jara JP, Lucero BA, Muñoz MP, Ramírez-Santana M, Smith AR, Tirado N, van Wendel de Joode B, Calaf GM, Handal AJ, Soares da Silva A, Cortés S, Mora AM. Health Effects of Pesticide Exposure in Latin American and the Caribbean Populations: A Scoping Review. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2022; 130:96002. [PMID: 36173136 PMCID: PMC9521041 DOI: 10.1289/ehp9934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2021] [Revised: 08/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND Multiple epidemiological studies have shown that exposure to pesticides is associated with adverse health outcomes. However, the literature on pesticide-related health effects in the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) region, an area of intensive agricultural and residential pesticide use, is sparse. We conducted a scoping review to describe the current state of research on the health effects of pesticide exposure in LAC populations with the goal of identifying knowledge gaps and research capacity building needs. METHODS We searched PubMed and SciELO for epidemiological studies on pesticide exposure and human health in LAC populations published between January 2007 and December 2021. We identified 233 publications from 16 countries that met our inclusion criteria and grouped them by health outcome (genotoxicity, neurobehavioral outcomes, placental outcomes and teratogenicity, cancer, thyroid function, reproductive outcomes, birth outcomes and child growth, and others). RESULTS Most published studies were conducted in Brazil (37%, n = 88 ) and Mexico (20%, n = 46 ), were cross-sectional in design (72%, n = 167 ), and focused on farmworkers (45%, n = 105 ) or children (21%, n = 48 ). The most frequently studied health effects included genotoxicity (24%, n = 62 ) and neurobehavioral outcomes (21%, n = 54 ), and organophosphate (OP) pesticides were the most frequently examined (26%, n = 81 ). Forty-seven percent (n = 112 ) of the studies relied only on indirect pesticide exposure assessment methods. Exposure to OP pesticides, carbamates, or to multiple pesticide classes was consistently associated with markers of genotoxicity and adverse neurobehavioral outcomes, particularly among children and farmworkers. DISCUSSION Our scoping review provides some evidence that exposure to pesticides may adversely impact the health of LAC populations, but methodological limitations and inconsistencies undermine the strength of the conclusions. It is critical to increase capacity building, integrate research initiatives, and conduct more rigorous epidemiological studies in the region to address these limitations, better inform public health surveillance systems, and maximize the impact of research on public policies. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP9934.
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- Liliana A. Zúñiga-Venegas
- Centro de Investigaciones de Estudios Avanzados del Maule, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
- School of Public Health and Population Science, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
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- Centro de Investigación en Neuropsicología y Neurociencias Cognitivas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
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- Department of Environmental Health and Engineering, Bloomberg School of Public Health, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Maryland Institute of Applied Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Saúde Ambiental, Faculdade de Saúde Pública, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Agroalimentarias, Animales y Ambientales, Universidad de O’Higgins, San Fernando, Chile
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- Departamento de Medicina Preventiva, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil
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- Centro de Investigaciones de Estudios Avanzados del Maule, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
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- Centro de Investigación en Neuropsicología y Neurociencias Cognitivas, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Católica del Maule, Talca, Chile
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- Escuela de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Salud Pública, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Católica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Instituto de Genética, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Louisiana Paz, Bolivia
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- Infants’ Environmental Health Study, Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica
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- Instituto de Alta Investigación, Universidad de Tarapacá, Arica, Chile
- Columbia University Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Centro Avanzado de Enfermedades Crónicas (ACCDiS), Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable, Departamento de Salud Pública, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
- Infants’ Environmental Health Study, Central American Institute for Studies on Toxic Substances, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica
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Guleria K, Kaur S, Mahajan D, Sambyal V, Sudan M, Uppal MS. Impact of VEGFA promoter polymorphisms on esophageal cancer risk in North-West Indians: a case-control study. Genes Genomics 2022; 44:923-936. [PMID: 35767183 DOI: 10.1007/s13258-022-01269-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Angiogenesis play a critical role in the development and progression of tumors in solid tumors. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is one of the most important endothelial cell mitogen which plays a critical role in normal physiological and tumor angiogenesis. OBJECTIVES The objective of this case-control study was to investigate the association of VEGF-2578C/A, -2549 I/D, and -460T/C promoter polymorphisms with esophageal cancer risk in North-West Indians. METHODS In this study, 200 sporadic esophageal cancer patients and 200 healthy, unrelated, age and gender matched controls were analyzed. The genomic DNA was extracted from blood samples using phenol chloroform method. Genotyping of VEGF- 2549I/D polymorphism was carried out by direct polymerase chain reaction (PCR) whereas VEGF -2578C/A and VEGF-460T/C) polymorphisms were analyzed by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) method. RESULTS AA genotype (p = 0.005) and A allele (p = 0.005) VEGF -2578 C/A, II genotype (p = 0.011) and I allele (p = 0.012) of VEGF - 2549 I/D and CC genotype (p = 0.013) and C allele of VEGF-460T/C polymorphisms were significantly associated with increased risk of esophageal cancer. Stratification of data on the basis of gender showed that VEGF -2578 AA genotype (p = 0.001) and A allele (p = 0.001); VEGF -2549 II genotype (p = 0.002) and I allele (p = 0.002) and VEGF- 460CC genotype (p = 0.001) and C allele (p = 0.002) was significantly associated with increased risk of esophageal cancer in female group. Haplotype analysis revealed that A-2578 I- 2549 C- 460 haplotype was significantly associated with increased risk for esophageal cancer in total samples (p = 0.008) as well as in female group (p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS The results of present study indicate that VEGF -2578C/A, - 2549I/D and -460T/C polymorphisms were significantly associated with increased risk of esophageal cancer in North-West Indians.
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- Kamlesh Guleria
- Human Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India.
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- Human Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Human Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Human Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, 143005, India
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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- Department of Surgery, Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Amritsar, Punjab, India
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Sarpa M, Friedrich K. Exposição a agrotóxicos e desenvolvimento de câncer no contexto da saúde coletiva: o papel da agroecologia como suporte às políticas públicas de prevenção do câncer. SAÚDE EM DEBATE 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/0103-11042022e227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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RESUMO Atualmente, a agricultura brasileira é caracterizada pelo crescente consumo de agrotóxicos e fertilizantes químicos, inserindo-se no modelo de produção baseado nos fundamentos do agronegócio. As novas técnicas de cultivo baseadas no agronegócio resultaram na expansão das monoculturas sobre os ecossistemas naturais, com o consequente desmatamento, desequilíbrio e perda da biodiversidade; e o aumento da contaminação do solo, da água e do ar pelos agrotóxicos. No que tange à saúde humana, a literatura científica tem demonstrado que a contaminação química decorrente do uso de agrotóxicos na agricultura implica adoecimento dos trabalhadores rurais expostos ocupacionalmente aos agrotóxicos, dos moradores da área rural, além de consumidores de alimentos contendo resíduos de agrotóxicos. Entre os efeitos sobre a saúde humana associados à exposição a agrotóxicos, os mais preocupantes são as intoxicações crônicas, caracterizadas por infertilidade, abortos, malformações congênitas, neurotoxicidade, desregulação hormonal, imunotoxicidade, genotoxicidade e câncer. Sendo assim, neste ensaio, apresenta-se uma revisão narrativa com dados presentes na literatura científica nacional e internacional referentes à associação entre a exposição a agrotóxicos e o desenvolvimento de câncer no contexto da saúde coletiva e o papel da alimentação saudável e da agroecologia como suporte às políticas públicas de prevenção do câncer.
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- Marcia Sarpa
- Instituto Nacional de Câncer José Alencar Gomes da Silva (Inca), Brasil
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- Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública Sergio Arouca (Ensp), Brasil
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Deybasso HA, Roba KT, Nega B, Belachew T. Dietary and Environmental Determinants of Oesophageal Cancer in Arsi Zone, Oromia, Central Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study. Cancer Manag Res 2021; 13:2071-2082. [PMID: 33664594 PMCID: PMC7924120 DOI: 10.2147/cmar.s298892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Oesophageal cancer is ranked 5th of all types of malignancies in Ethiopia and highly prevalent in the Arsi Zone. However, no study was conducted to elucidate the dietary and environmental determinants of oesophageal cancer in the Arsi Zone. METHODS A matched case-control study was conducted from June 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020. A total of 104 cases and 208 controls were interviewed. Data were collected using food frequency questionnaires (structured questionnaires). Binary and multiple logistic regression analyses were conducted to check the association between independent and dependent variables. Adjusted odds ratios and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals were estimated for the strength of association. Statistical significance was declared at a P-value of <0.05. RESULTS In multivariable logistic regression, drinking very hot coffee (AOR=5.1,[95% CI: (1.95, 13.71), drinking large volume of coffee (AOR=4.9, [95% CI: (2.03, 12.17), very hot porridge (AOR= 3.1,[95% CI: (1.38,7.03) and eating porridge fast (AOR=7.0, [95% CI: (2.48, 20.14), low intake of dairy products (AOR=6.0, [95% CI: (2.29, 15.95), cooking food in sleeping room (AOR=3.7, [95% CI: (1.22, 11.39), exposure to x-ray (AOR=9.4,[95% CI: (3.94, 22.82), nonalcohol homemade drinks (AOR=5.4,[95% CI: (1.97, 15.14), use of chemical containers (AOR=3.4, [95% CI: (1.48, 8.23) were determinants of oesophageal cancer. CONCLUSION Coffee temperature, coffee drinking volume, porridge consumption temperature, porridge consumption speed, dairy products intake patterns, food cooking place, x-ray exposure, nonalcohol homemade drink, and use of chemical containers were independent determinants of the increased risk of oesophageal cancer in the study community.
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- Haji Aman Deybasso
- Jimma University, Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Haramaya University, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Harar, Ethiopia
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- Addis Ababa University, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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- Jimma University, Department of Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Mu HW, Chen CH, Yang KW, Pan CS, Lin CL, Hung DZ. The prevalence of esophageal cancer after caustic and pesticide ingestion: A nationwide cohort study. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0243922. [PMID: 33373373 PMCID: PMC7771858 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0243922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2020] [Accepted: 11/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Habits such as smoking and alcohol drinking and existing esophageal malfunction are considered the main risk factors for esophageal carcinogenesis. Caustic ingestion of acidic or alkaline agents or strong irritants can induce severe esophageal corrosive injury and increase esophageal cancer risk. We studied the relationship between esophageal carcinoma and acute detergent or pesticide poisoning by using nationwide health insurance data. Methodology/Principle findings: We compared a pesticide/detergent intoxication cohort (N = 21,840) and an age- and gender-matched control cohort (N = 21,840) identified from the National Health Insurance Research Database between 2000 and 2011. We used the multivariable Cox proportional model to determine esophageal carcinoma risk. The overall incidence density of esophageal cancer was 1.66 per 10,000 person-years in the comparison cohort and 4.36 per 10,000 person-years in the pesticide/detergent intoxication cohort. The corresponding adjusted hazard ratio (HR) for esophageal cancer was 2.33 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.41–3.86) in the pesticide/detergent intoxication cohort compared with the control cohort. Patients with corrosive and detergent intoxication did not have a higher risk of esophageal cancer (adjusted HR = 0.98, 95% CI = 0.29–3.33) than those without pesticide/detergent intoxication. However, patients with pesticide intoxication had a significantly higher risk of esophageal cancer (adjusted HR = 2.52, 95% CI = 1.52–4.18) than those without pesticide/detergent intoxication. Conclusion: In the present study, after adjusting for conventional risk factors, we observed that pesticide intoxication could exert substantial effects through increased esophageal cancer risk. However, patients with detergent intoxication may not have an increased risk of esophageal cancer.
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- Han-Wei Mu
- Division of Toxicology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Toxicology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Toxicology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Toxicology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
- Department of Emergency Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Management Office of Health Data, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- Division of Toxicology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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Pluth TB, Zanini LAG, Battisti IDE. Pesticide exposure and cancer: an integrative literature review. SAÚDE EM DEBATE 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/0103-1104201912220] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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ABSTRACT We conducted an integrative literature review of published studies on pesticide and cancer exposure, focusing on farmers, rural population, pesticide applicators, and rural workers. The Medline/PubMed was used as searching database. After the retrieval, 74 articles were selected according to pre-established criteria, which design involved 39 case-controls, 32 cohorts, 2 ecological ones, and 1 cross-sectional. Among them, 64 studies showed associations between pesticides and cancer while 10 did not find any significant association. The studies found 53 different types of pesticides significantly associated with at least one type of cancer and 19 different types of cancers linked to at least one type of pesticide. Although few studies presented contradictory results, the sole fact of being a farmer or living near crops or high agricultural areas have also been used as a proxy for pesticide exposure and significantly associated with higher cancer risk. The literature well illustrates the case of prostate cancer, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, bladder and colon cancers. Studies are recommended to further investigate the relationship between pesticide and neoplasm of testis, breast, esophagus, kidney, thyroid, lip, head and neck, and bone.
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Rocha TA, Moura DFD, Silva MMD, Dos Santos Souza TG, Lira MADCD, Barros DDM, da Silva AG, Ximenes RM, Falcão EPDS, Chagas CA, Júnior FCADA, Santos NPDS, Silva MVD, Correia MTDS. Evaluation of cytotoxic potential, oral toxicity, genotoxicity, and mutagenicity of organic extracts of Pityrocarpa moniliformis. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. PART A 2019; 82:216-231. [PMID: 30849290 DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2019.1576563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The objective of this study was to determine the cytotoxicity of organic extracts of P. moniliformis in vitro and identify the acute toxicity and genotoxicity in vivo. The leaves were extracted using three organic solvents (cyclohexane [EP1], ethyl acetate [EP2], and methanol [EP3]). Phytochemical qualitative analysis was performed by thin layer chromatography (TLC). Cytotoxicity tests were performed on human embryonic kidney (HEK) cells and J774 murine macrophages. Acute toxicity in mice was measured after intraperitoneal (ip) administration of 2000 mg/kg, while evaluation of genotoxicity and mutagenicity were assessed using the comet assay and the micronucleus (MN) test, respectively. The TLC analysis of the extracts revealed the presence of flavonoids, triterpenes, steroids, and saponins. In the cytotoxicity assay, extracts EP1 and EP3 altered proliferation of HEK cells, and all organic extracts increased the viability of J774 cells. In the toxicity tests, no deaths or behavioral alterations were observed in mice exposed to the acute dose of the extracts. Although some extracts led to changes in hematological and histological parameters, these results did not indicate physiological changes. In relation to the MN test and comet assay, no significant changes were detected in the DNA of the animals tested with the extracts EP1, EP2, and EP3. Thus, extracts of P. moniliformis were not considered to be toxic and did not induce formation of MN or damage to cellular DNA in the genotoxicity tests.
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- Tamiris Alves Rocha
- a Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Bioquímica , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Recife , Brazil
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- a Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Bioquímica , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Recife , Brazil
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- b Laboratório de Nanotecnologia, Biotecnologia e Cultura de Células (NANOBIOCEL), Centro Acadêmico de Vitória , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Brazil
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- c Laboratório de Biotecnologia e Fármacos, Centro Acadêmico de Vitória , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Vitória de Santo Antão , Brazil
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- d Laboratório de Síntese e Isolamento Molecular (SIM). Centro Acadêmico de Vitória , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Vitória de Santo Antão
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- e Laboratório de Microbiologia de Alimentos, Centro Acadêmico de Vitória , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Brazil
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- f Departamento de Antibióticos , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Recife , Pernambuco , Brazil
- g Núcleo de Bioprospecção da Caatinga , Instituto Nacional do Semiárido , Paraíba , Brazil
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- b Laboratório de Nanotecnologia, Biotecnologia e Cultura de Células (NANOBIOCEL), Centro Acadêmico de Vitória , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Brazil
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- d Laboratório de Síntese e Isolamento Molecular (SIM). Centro Acadêmico de Vitória , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Vitória de Santo Antão
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- h Laboratório de Biotecnologia e Fármacos, Centro Acadêmico de Vitória , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Vitória de Santo Antão , Brazil
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- b Laboratório de Nanotecnologia, Biotecnologia e Cultura de Células (NANOBIOCEL), Centro Acadêmico de Vitória , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Brazil
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- a Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Bioquímica , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Recife , Brazil
- g Núcleo de Bioprospecção da Caatinga , Instituto Nacional do Semiárido , Paraíba , Brazil
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- a Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Departamento de Bioquímica , Universidade Federal de Pernambuco , Recife , Brazil
- g Núcleo de Bioprospecção da Caatinga , Instituto Nacional do Semiárido , Paraíba , Brazil
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Lopes CVA, Albuquerque GSCD. Agrotóxicos e seus impactos na saúde humana e ambiental: uma revisão sistemática. SAÚDE EM DEBATE 2018. [DOI: 10.1590/0103-1104201811714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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RESUMO Atualmente, o Brasil é o maior consumidor de agrotóxicos do mundo. Diversos estudos comprovam os malefícios para a saúde humana e ambiental da exposição aos agrotóxicos. Realizou-se uma revisão sistemática no período de 2011 a 2017 acerca desse tema em bases de dados científicos. Foram incluídos 116 estudos que demonstraram o impacto negativo para a saúde humana e ambiental. É essencial a realização de estudos sobre os efeitos da exposição crônica e simultânea a diversos agrotóxicos, além de estudos sobre os nexos de determinação estrutural do uso dos venenos e suas consequências.
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Krawczyk N, de Souza Espíndola Santos A, Lima J, Meyer A. Revisiting cancer 15 years later: Exploring mortality among agricultural and non-agricultural workers in the Serrana Region of Rio de Janeiro. Am J Ind Med 2017; 60:77-86. [PMID: 27699817 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.22660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/07/2016] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Background Agricultural production has expanded dramatically throughout Brazil. Previous research in the Serrana Region found that from 1979 to 1998, agricultural workers experienced high mortality rates from certain cancers compared to non-agricultural workers [Meyer et al. (2003): Environ Res 93:264-271]. METHODS New data were obtained for 1999-2013 and Mortality Odds Ratios (MORs) were utilized to compare cancer and other mortality between male agricultural workers in the Serrana Region and non-agricultural workers in the Serrana Region, Rio de Janeiro, and Porto Alegre, and to compare mortality odds to previous decades. RESULTS Respectively, compared to aforementioned reference-groups, agricultural workers experienced highest MORs for stomach (1.55 [95%CI: 1.13-2.12], 2.30 [95%CI: 1.72-3.08], 2.28 [95%CI: 1.69-3.08]) and esophageal cancers (95%CI: 1.93 [1.38-2.7], 1.93 [95%CI: 1.38-2.71], 3.12 [95%CI: 2.30-4.24]), greater than reported in previous decades. Agricultural workers experienced higher mortality for external-causes, respiratory, and cardiovascular problems compared to urban reference-groups. CONCLUSION Agricultural workers may be at increasing risk for cancer and other mortality. Efforts are needed to investigate distinct risk-factors among this group. Am. J. Ind. Med. 60:77-86, 2017. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Noa Krawczyk
- Department of Mental Health; Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health; Baltimore Maryland
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- Department of Biochemistry; Universidade Federal do Estado do Rio de Janeiro; Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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- Institute for Studies in Collective Health; Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro; Rio de Janeiro Brazil
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Pesticides: an update of human exposure and toxicity. Arch Toxicol 2016; 91:549-599. [PMID: 27722929 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1849-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 372] [Impact Index Per Article: 46.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pesticides are a family of compounds which have brought many benefits to mankind in the agricultural, industrial, and health areas, but their toxicities in both humans and animals have always been a concern. Regardless of acute poisonings which are common for some classes of pesticides like organophosphoruses, the association of chronic and sub-lethal exposure to pesticides with a prevalence of some persistent diseases is going to be a phenomenon to which global attention has been attracted. In this review, incidence of various malignant, neurodegenerative, respiratory, reproductive, developmental, and metabolic diseases in relation to different routes of human exposure to pesticides such as occupational, environmental, residential, parental, maternal, and paternal has been systematically criticized in different categories of pesticide toxicities like carcinogenicity, neurotoxicity, pulmonotoxicity, reproductive toxicity, developmental toxicity, and metabolic toxicity. A huge body of evidence exists on the possible role of pesticide exposures in the elevated incidence of human diseases such as cancers, Alzheimer, Parkinson, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, asthma, bronchitis, infertility, birth defects, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, diabetes, and obesity. Most of the disorders are induced by insecticides and herbicides most notably organophosphorus, organochlorines, phenoxyacetic acids, and triazine compounds.
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Jansson C, Oh JK, Martinsen JI, Lagergren J, Plato N, Kjaerheim K, Pukkala E, Sparén P, Tryggvadottir L, Weiderpass E. Occupation and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous-cell carcinoma: The Nordic Occupational Cancer Study. Int J Cancer 2015; 137:590-7. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Catarina Jansson
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery; Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
- Risk Appraisal and Prevention Branch, National Cancer Control Institute, National Cancer Center; Goyang Republic of Korea
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- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery; Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
- Division of Cancer Studies; King's College London; London United Kingdom
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- The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
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- Finnish Cancer Registry, Institute for Statistical and Epidemiological Cancer Research; Helsinki Finland
- School of Health Sciences, University of Tampere; Tampere Finland
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
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- Icelandic Cancer Registry; Reykjavik Iceland
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland; Reykjavik Iceland
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- Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Karolinska Institutet; Stockholm Sweden
- Cancer Registry of Norway; Oslo Norway
- Department of Genetic Epidemiology; Folkhälsan Research Center; Helsinki Finland
- Department of Community Medicine; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Tromsø, The Arctic University of Norway; Tromsø Norway
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Yildirim M, Kaya V, Yildiz M, Demirpence O, Gunduz S, Dilli UD. Esophageal cancer, gastric cancer and the use of pesticides in the southwestern of Turkey. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2015; 15:2821-3. [PMID: 24761907 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.6.2821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Esophageal and gastric cancer generally have a poor prognosis and may share common risk factors. It has been demonstrated that the pesticide usage may contribute to development of many cancer types. In this study, the relation between amount of pesticides used in agriculture and esophageal and gastric cancer incidence was researched. MATERIALS AND METHODS Findings from the data bank of the Ministry of Health Provincial Health Directorate Cancer Records Center between the years of 1998-2010 were used. All patients who were diagnosed with gastric and esophageal cancer histopathologically were included. Data for annual pesticide usage were obtained from Provincial Agriculture Directorate for the same time period. Statistical analysis was performed using the Spearman test. RESULTS One thousand eight hundred and ninety-six patients were involved in the study, 1,233 males (65%) and 663 females (35%), 230 with esophageal cancer (12.1%) and 1,666 with gastric cancer (87.9%). No statistically significant relation was apparent between pesticide amount used and esophageal cancer (p: 0.87). CONCLUSIONS In our study, there was no relationship between pesticide usage and esophageal or gastric cancer. However, the time between pesticide usage and cancer development was not known, qualifying the comparison.
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- Mustafa Yildirim
- Department of Medical Oncology, Ministry of Health Batman Regional Govermant Hospital, Batman, Turkey E-mail :
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Kaur S, Sambyal V, Guleria K, Manjari M, Sudan M, Uppal MS, Singh NR, Singh G, Singh H. Analysis of TP53 polymorphisms in North Indian sporadic esophageal cancer patients. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 15:8413-22. [PMID: 25339039 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.19.8413] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To investigate the relationship of five TP53 polymorphisms (p.P47S, p.R72P, PIN3 ins16bp, p.R213R and r.13494g>a) with the esophageal cancer (EC) risk in North Indians. MATERIALS AND METHODS Genotyping of p.P47S, p.R72P, PIN3 ins16bp, p.R213R and r.13494g>a polymorphisms of TP53 in 136 sporadic EC patients and 136 controls using polymerase chain reaction and PCR-RFLP. RESULTS The frequencies of genotype RR, RP and PP of p.R72P polymorphism were 16.91 vs 26.47%, 58.82 vs 49.27% and 24.27 vs 24.27% among patients and controls respectively. We observed significantly increased frequency of RP genotype in cases as compared to controls (OR=1.87, 95% CI, 1.01-3.46, p=0.05). The frequencies of genotype A1A1, A1A2 and A2A2 of PIN3 ins16bp polymorphism were 69.12 vs 70.59%, 27.20 vs 25% and 3.68 vs 4.41% among patients and controls. There was no significant difference among genotype and allele distribution between patients and controls. The frequencies of genotype GG, GA and AA of r.13494g>a polymorphism were 62.50 vs 64.70%, 34.56 vs 30.15% and 2.94 vs 5.15% among patients and controls respectively. No significant difference between genotype and allele frequency was observed in the patients and controls. For p.P47S and p.R213R polymorphisms, all the cases and controls had homozygous wild type genotype. The RP-A1A1-GG genotype combination shows significant risk for EC (OR=2.01, 95%CI: 1.01-3.99, p=0.05). CONCLUSIONS Among the five TP53 polymorphisms investigated, only p.R72P polymorphism may contributes to EC susceptibility.
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- Sukhpreet Kaur
- Human Cytogenetics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab, India E-mail :
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Dar NA, Islami F, Bhat GA, Shah IA, Makhdoomi MA, Iqbal B, Rafiq R, Lone MM, Boffetta P. Contact with animals and risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma: outcome of a case-control study from Kashmir, a high-risk region. Occup Environ Med 2014; 71:208-14. [PMID: 24406322 DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2013-101802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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BACKGROUND Several studies have reported association between animal contact and some cancer types, including lymphohaematopoietic, colon, pancreatic and neurological malignancies. We aimed to investigate the association between animal contact and risk of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) in a case-control study in Kashmir, India, area with a relatively high incidence of ESCC. METHODS We recruited 703 histologically confirmed ESCC cases and 1664 controls individually matched to the cases for age, sex and district of residence. Information, including on animal contact, was obtained in face-to-face interviews using a structured questionnaire. Conditional logistic regression models were used to calculate ORs and 95% CIs. RESULTS As compared with no contact with animals, daily close contact was associated with an increased risk of ESCC (OR 5.99; 95% CI 3.86 to 9.31) in models adjusted for several potential confounding factors, including multiple indicators of socioeconomic status. This association persisted in subgroups following stratification by a composite wealth score and occupation. Irregular contact with animals was not associated with ESCC risk. The association between duration of animal contact and ESCC risk was mixed; however, contact for more than 50 years was associated with an increased risk (OR 3.10; 95% CI 1.53 to 6.26). Frequency (p for trend, 0.001) and duration (p for trend, <0.001) of animal contact showed dose-response association with ESCC risk. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest an association between long-term and daily close contact with animals and ESCC. This association needs to be investigated in further studies.
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- Nazir Ahmad Dar
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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