Review article

https://doi.org/10.2478/aiht-2018-69-3105

Redox imbalance caused by pesticides: a review of OPENTOX-related research

Ana Marija Marjanović Čermak orcid.org/0000-0002-9477-1329 ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Ivan Pavičić orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-6514 ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia
Davor Želježić ; Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Zagreb, Croatia

Abstract

Pesticides are a highly diverse group of compounds and the most important chemical stressors in the environment. Mechanisms that could explain pesticide toxicity are constantly being studied and their interactions at the cellular level are often observed in well-controlled in vitro studies. Several pesticide groups have been found to impair the redox balance in the cell, but the mechanisms leading to oxidative stress for certain pesticides are only partly understood. As our scientific project “Organic pollutants in environment – markers and biomarkers of toxicity (OPENTOX)” is dedicated to studying toxic effects of selected insecticides and herbicides, this review is focused on reporting the knowledge regarding oxidative stress-related phenomena at the cellular level. We wanted to single out the most important facts relevant to the evaluation of our own findings from studies conducted on in vitro cell models.

Keywords

antioxidants; apoptosis; glyphosate; in vitro; neonicotinoids; organophosphates; oxidative stress; pyrethroids; reactive oxygen species

Hrčak ID:

202267

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/202267

Publication date:

27.6.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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