Effect of perinatal exposure to glyphosate and its mixture with 2,4-D and dicamba on rat dam kidney and thyroid function and offspring's health

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The increasing use of the herbicide mixture of glyphosate, dicamba and 2-4-D to deal with glyphosate-resistant weeds raises concerns regarding human health and environmental risks. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of developmental exposure to glyphosate and a herbicide mixture containing glyphosate, dicamba and 2-4-D on rat dams' kidney and thyroid function and offspring's health. Pregnant Wistar rats were exposed from day-6 of gestation till weaning to regulatory relevant doses of glyphosate corresponding to the European Union (EU) acceptable daily intake (ADI; 0.5 mg/kg bw/day), and the no-observed-adverse-effect level (NOAEL; 50 mg/kg bw/day), and to a mixture of glyphosate, dicamba and 2,4-D all at the EU ADI (0.5, 0.002 and 0.3 mg/kg bw/day) respectively. After weaning the dams were sacrificed and blood and organs were collected. The pups' health was assessed by measuring viability, gestational and anogenital indices. Perinatal exposure to GLY alone and the herbicide mixture resulted in anti-androgenic effects in male offspring. In dams, exposure to glyphosate resulted in kidney glomerular and tubular dysfunction as well as increased thyroid hormone levels in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, exposure to the herbicide mixture resulted in effects similar to those observed with glyphosate at the NOAEL, suggesting at least an additive effect of the herbicide mixture at doses individually considered safe for humans.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:237

Enthalten in:

Environmental research - 237(2023), Pt 1 vom: 15. Nov., Seite 116908

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Docea, Anca Oana [VerfasserIn]
Cirstea, Andrei Eugen [VerfasserIn]
Cercelaru, Liliana [VerfasserIn]
Drocas, Andrei Ioan [VerfasserIn]
Dinca, Viorica [VerfasserIn]
Mesnage, Robin [VerfasserIn]
Marginean, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Radu, Antonia [VerfasserIn]
Popa, Dragos George [VerfasserIn]
Rogoveanu, Otilia [VerfasserIn]
Mitrut, Radu [VerfasserIn]
Antoniou, Michael N [VerfasserIn]
Tsatsakis, Aristidis [VerfasserIn]
Hernández, Antonio F [VerfasserIn]
Calina, Daniela [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2-4-D
Dicamba
Glyphosate
Journal Article
Kidney toxicity
Low-dose toxicity
Pesticide mixtures
Thyroid hormones

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Date Revised 22.10.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status Publisher

doi:

10.1016/j.envres.2023.116908

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM360965989