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- Title
An Investigation of the Neurotoxic Effects of Malathion, Chlorpyrifos, and Paraquat to Different Brain Regions.
- Authors
Elmorsy, Ekramy; Al-Ghafari, Ayat; Al Doghaither, Huda; Salama, Mohamed; Carter, Wayne G.
- Abstract
Acute or chronic exposures to pesticides have been linked to neurotoxicity and the potential development of neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs). This study aimed to consider the neurotoxicity of three widely utilized pesticides: malathion, chlorpyrifos, and paraquat within the hippocampus (HC), corpus striatum (CS), cerebellum (CER), and cerebral cortex (CC). Neurotoxicity was evaluated at relatively low, medium, and high pesticide dosages. All pesticides inhibited acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and neuropathy target esterase (NTE) in each of the brain regions, but esterase inhibition was greatest in the HC and CS. Each of the pesticides also induced greater disruption to cellular bioenergetics within the HC and CS, and this was monitored via inhibition of mitochondrial complex enzymes I and II, reduced ATP levels, and increased lactate production. Similarly, the HC and CS were more vulnerable to redox stress, with greater inhibition of the antioxidant enzymes catalase and superoxide dismutase and increased lipid peroxidation. All pesticides induced the production of nuclear Nrf2 in a dose-dependent manner. Collectively, these results show that pesticides disrupt cellular bioenergetics and that the HC and CS are more susceptible to pesticide effects than the CER and CC.
- Subjects
MALATHION; PARAQUAT; CORPUS striatum; CHOLINESTERASE reactivators; CHLORPYRIFOS; PESTICIDE pollution; MULTIENZYME complexes
- Publication
Brain Sciences (2076-3425), 2022, Vol 12, Issue 8, p975
- ISSN
2076-3425
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/brainsci12080975