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Park K, Park J, Kim J, Kwak IS. Biological and molecular responses of Chironomus riparius (Diptera, Chironomidae) to herbicide 2,4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid). Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2010; 151:439-46. [PMID: 20138240 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2010.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2009] [Revised: 01/26/2010] [Accepted: 01/29/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is an agricultural contaminant found in rural ground water. It remains to be determined whether neither 2,4-D poses environmental risks, nor is the mechanism of toxicity known at the molecular level. To evaluate the potential ecological risk of 2,4-D, we assessed the biological parameters including the survival rate, adult sex ratio of emerged adults, and mouthpart deformities in Chironomus riparius after long-term exposure to 2,4-D. The larvae were treated with 0.1, 1 or, 10microgL(-1) of 2,4-D for short- and long-term exposure periods. The sex ratio was changed in C. riparius exposed to only 10microgL(-1) of 2,4-D, whereas mouthpart deformities were observed as significantly higher in C. riparius exposed to 0.1microgL(-1) of 2,4-D. Survival rates were not significantly affected by 2,4-D. Furthermore, we evaluated the molecular and biochemical responses of biomarker genes such as gene expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs), ferritins and glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) in C. riparius exposed to 2,4-D for 24h. The expressions of HSP70, HSP40, HSP90 and GST levels in C. riparius were significantly increased after exposure to a 10microgL(-1) concentration of 2,4-D, whereas ferritin heavy and light chain gene expressions were significantly increased at all concentrations of 2,4-D exposure. Finally, these results may provide an important contribution to our understanding of the toxicology of 2,4-D herbicide in C. riparius. Moreover, the 2,4-D-mediated gene expressions may be generated by 2,4-D is the causative effects on most probable cause of the observed alterations. These biological, molecular and morphological parameters and the measured parameters can be used to monitor 2,4-D toxicity in an aquatic environment.
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- Kiyun Park
- Department of Fisheries and Ocean Science, Chonnam National University, San 96-1, Dundeok-dong, Yeosu, Jeonnam 550-749, Republic of Korea
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Hussein M, Jaafar A, Yahaya A, Zainal Z. The Effect of Single, Binary and Ternary Anions of Chloride, Carbonate and Phosphate on the Release of 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetate Intercalated into the Zn-Al-layered Double Hydroxide Nanohybrid. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2009; 4:1351-7. [PMID: 20628454 PMCID: PMC2893902 DOI: 10.1007/s11671-009-9404-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2009] [Accepted: 07/17/2009] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Intercalation of beneficial anion into inorganic host has lead to an opportunity to synthesize various combinations of new organic-inorganic nanohybrids with various potential applications; especially, for the controlled release formulation and storage purposes. Investigation on the release behavior of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetate (2,4-D) intercalated into the interlayer of Zn-Al-layered double hydroxide (ZAN) have been carried out using single, binary and ternary aqueous systems of chloride, carbonate and phosphate. The release behavior of the active agent 2,4-D from its double-layered hydroxide nanohybrid ZANDI was found to be of controlled manner governed by pseudo-second order kinetics. It was found that carbonate medium yielded the highest accumulated release of 2,4-D, while phosphate in combination with carbonate and/or nitrate speeds up the release rate of 2,4-D. These results indicate that it is possible to design and develop new delivery system of latex stimulant compound with controlled release property based on 2,4-D that is known as a substance to increase latex production of rubber tree, Hevea brasiliensis.
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- MohdZobir Hussein
- Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Centre of Foundation Studies for Agricultural Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Noro Y, Takano-Shimizu T, Syono K, Kishima Y, Sano Y. Genetic variations in rice in vitro cultures at the EPSPs-RPS20 region. TAG. THEORETICAL AND APPLIED GENETICS. THEORETISCHE UND ANGEWANDTE GENETIK 2007; 114:705-11. [PMID: 17177062 DOI: 10.1007/s00122-006-0470-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2006] [Accepted: 11/17/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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In vitro cultures of plant cells have often been utilized to generate genetic variations, which are designated somaclonal variations. Little is known about the major genetic alterations in the cultured cells and the nature of these genetic changes. Here, we examined different lines of rice Oc cells that have been cultured for more than 20 years on agar media or in liquid media. We surveyed 35 clones obtained from PCR amplification of the 3-kb EPSPs-RPS20 region. The sequence divergence among the Oc cells was even greater than that between Japonica and Indica rice cultivars. The divergent sequences appeared to be maintained as multiple copies in a single cell. Surprisingly, the nucleotide substitutions in the Oc cells were characterized by an extremely high frequency of transition mutations of A/T-to-G/C, a feature which is similar to that of the mutations caused by chemical mutagens such as 5-bromouracil and 2-aminopurine. Although no replacements in the exons of this region were observed among the AA-genome Oryza species, our results revealed that the nucleotide substitutions of the cultured cell lines occurred more frequently at replacement sites in the exons than at synonymous sites. These distinct mutation biases found in rice in vitro cultures might contribute importantly to somaclonal variations.
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- Yuji Noro
- Laboratory of Plant Breeding, Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060-8589, Japan
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González M, Soloneski S, Reigosa MA, Larramendy ML. Genotoxicity of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic and a commercial formulation, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid dimethylamine salt. I. Evaluation of DNA damage and cytogenetic endpoints in Chinese Hamster ovary (CHO) cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2005; 19:289-97. [PMID: 15649642 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2004.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2004] [Accepted: 10/22/2004] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Genotoxicity of the 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and a commercially-used derivative, 2,4-D dimethylamine salt (2,4-D DMA), was evaluated in CHO cells using SCE and single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assays. Log-phase cells were treated with 2.0-10.0 microg/ml of herbicides and harvested 24 and 36 h later for SCE analysis. Both agents induced significant dose-dependent increases in SCE, regardless of the harvesting time (2,4-D: r=0.98 and r=0.88, P<0.01, for 24 and 36 h harvesting times; 2,4-D DMA: r=0.97 and r=0.88, P<0.01, for 24 and 36 h harvesting times). Neither test compound altered cell-cycle progression or proliferative replication index (P>0.05), but the higher doses of both compounds reduced the mitotic index of cultures harvested at 24 and 36 h (P<0.05). A 90-min treatment with 2.0-10.0 microg/ml 2,4-D and 2,4-D DMA produced dose-dependent increases in the frequency of DNA-strand breaks detected in the SCGE assay, both in cultures harvested immediately after treatment and in cultures harvested 36 h later. The doses of 2,4-D and 2,4-D DMA were equally genotoxic in all of the assays. The results indicate that 2,4-D induces SCE and DNA damage in mammalian cells, and should be considered as potentially hazardous to humans.
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- M González
- Cátedra de Citología, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, La Plata 1900, Argentina
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Brand RM, Spalding M, Mueller C. Sunscreens can increase dermal penetration of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. JOURNAL OF TOXICOLOGY. CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY 2003; 40:827-32. [PMID: 12507050 DOI: 10.1081/clt-120016952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Agricultural workers are encouraged to wear sunscreen to reduce their risk of skin cancer. These workers are also exposed to herbicides during the course of their day. The skin is the major source of chemical exposure in agriculture. The purpose of this work is to determine the effect of sunscreen use on the transdermal absorption of a model herbicide, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. Hairless mouse skin was pretreated with one of nine commercially available sunscreens purchased at a local drug store. The herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid was placed on top of the epidermis in an in vitro diffusion chamber for 24 hours. The total penetrating through the skin in 24 hours ranged from 39.1 +/- 1.7% for the no sunscreen control to 81.0 +/- 2.8% for Neutrogena Oil Free Sunscreen. Of the nine sunscreens tested, six led to a significant enhancement of total 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid penetration as compared to the control (p < 0.01). Careful selection of sunscreen during pesticide application could reduce potential exposure.
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- R M Brand
- Department of Biological Systems Engineering, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA.
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Martínez IM, Lumaret JP, Cruz MR. Suspected side effects of a herbicide on dung beetle populations (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae). COMPTES RENDUS DE L'ACADEMIE DES SCIENCES. SERIE III, SCIENCES DE LA VIE 2001; 324:989-94. [PMID: 11725706 DOI: 10.1016/s0764-4469(01)01384-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This paper addresses the association between use of a herbicide and anecdotal reports of reduced dung degradation and dung beetle populations. Dung beetles were monthly collected at two adjacent ranches in Mexico. Ranches were similar in area, elevation, exposition, soil, and vegetation, but differed in weed control. Ranch A controlled weeds manually, and ranch B controlled unwanted vegetation with applications of the herbicide Tordon 101M. The main species recovered on each ranch (Ataenius apicalis) was significantly more abundant at ranch A than at ranch B. Conversely, similar numbers of a second species, Ataenius sculptor, were recovered from both ranches. Three lines of evidence support the tentative conclusion that herbicide applications may be causing a decline in populations of A. apicalis on ranch B. First, the greatest reductions of A. apicalis were observed during periods of herbicide application. Second, A. sculptor, apparently little affected by these same herbicide applications, is active primarily during months without herbicide applications. Third, preliminary results of laboratory studies show that exposure to herbicide can impair reproductive function of the dung beetle Canthon cyanellus.
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- I M Martínez
- Departamento de Ecología y Comportamiento Animal, Instituto de Ecología, A.C. Apartado Postal 63, 91000 Xalapa, Ver., Mexico
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Madrigal-Bujaidar E, Hernández-Ceruelos A, Chamorro G. Induction of sister chromatid exchanges by 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in somatic and germ cells of mice exposed in vivo. Food Chem Toxicol 2001; 39:941-6. [PMID: 11498271 DOI: 10.1016/s0278-6915(01)00037-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is one of the most widely used selective herbicides throughout the world; however, the studies that have been conducted to establish its genotoxic potential have given conflicting results. The aim of this investigation was to determine whether the herbicide increases the frequency of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) in bone marrow and spermatogonial cells of mice exposed in vivo. The experiment included an oral administration of 2,4-D to three groups of mice (50,100 and 200 mg/kg), as well as to a control group of animals administered with distilled water, pH 10.5 and another group injected with cyclophosphamide (50 mg/kg). In somatic cells, the results showed a significant SCE increase with the two high doses tested, a response that was manifested in a dose-dependent manner. With regard to the mitotic index and the cell proliferation kinetics, there were no modifications exerted by 2,4-D; however, cyclophosphamide induced cytotoxic damage and a cell-cycle delay. With respect to the germ cells, the genotoxic results were similar to those described earlier; that is, there was a significant SCE increase induced by the two high 2,4-D doses tested and a higher genotoxic damage was observed in the animals treated with cyclophosphamide. Our investigation established that 2,4-D is a moderate genotoxicant in mice treated in vivo with high doses, and suggests a minor hazard for humans in the present conditions of its use.
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- E Madrigal-Bujaidar
- Laboratorio de Genética, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias biologias, IPN Carpio y Plan de Ayala, 11340 Mexico DF, Sto Tomas, Mexico.
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Clements C, Ralph S, Petras M. Genotoxicity of select herbicides in Rana catesbeiana tadpoles using the alkaline single-cell gel DNA electrophoresis (comet) assay. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 1997; 29:277-288. [PMID: 9142171 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2280(1997)29:3<277::aid-em8>3.0.co;2-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Pesticides are broadly used for pest control in agriculture despite possible negative impacts they may pose to the environment. Thus, we examined the DNA damage caused by five herbicides commonly used in southern Ontario (Canada). Erythrocytes from Rana catesbeiana (bullfrog) tadpoles were evaluated for DNA damage following exposure to selected herbicides, using the alkaline single-cell gel DNA electrophoresis (SCG) or "comet" assay [Singh et al. (1988): Exp Cell Res 175:184-191; Ralph et al. (1996): Eviron Mol Mutagen 28:112-120]. This approach involves detection, under alkaline conditions, of DNA fragments that upon electrophoresis migrate from the nuclear care, resulting in a comet formation. The herbicides tested, along with their active ingredients, were AAtrex Nine-O (atrazine), Dual-960E (metalochlor), Roundup (glyphosate), Sencor-500F (metribuzin), and Amsol (2,4-D amine). Tadpoles were exposed in the laboratory for a 24-hr period to several concentrations of the herbicides dissolved in dechlorinated water. Methyl methanesulphonate was used as a positive control. The herbicides AAtrex Nine-O-, Dual-960E-, Roundup-, and Sencor-500F-treated tadpoles showed significant DNA damage when compared with unexposed control animals, whereas, Amsol-treated tadpoles did not. Unlike the other responding herbicides, Sencor-500F did not show a relationship between dosage and DNA damage. In summary, the results indicate that at least some of the herbicides currently used in southern Ontario are capable of inducing DNA damage in tadpoles.
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- C Clements
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Mehmood Z, Williamson MP, Kelly DE, Kelly SL. Human cytochrome P450 3A4 is involved in the biotransformation of the herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 1996; 2:397-401. [PMID: 21781748 DOI: 10.1016/s1382-6689(96)00077-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/1996] [Revised: 09/03/1996] [Accepted: 09/13/1996] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) is one of the most frequently used herbicides and is an environmental pollutant. Evidence exists that 2,4-D exposure results in an increased risk for certain malignant disorders such as nasal carcinoma and soft tissue sarcoma in humans and animals. The involvement of cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4), the major form of monooxygenase enzyme in human liver, in the metabolism of 2,4-D was studied using microsomal fractions and whole cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae expressing cytochrome P450 3A4. 2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) was identified as the only product of metabolism by TLC followed by NMR and IR spectroscopy and a turnover of 0.13 nmol 2,4-DCP/min/nmol P450 was observed.
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- Z Mehmood
- Krebs Institute for Biomolecular Research, Department of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK
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Graf U, Würgler FE. The somatic white-ivory eye spot test does not detect the same spectrum of genotoxic events as the wing somatic mutation and recombination test in Drosophila melanogaster. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 1996; 27:219-226. [PMID: 8625958 DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-2280(1996)27:3<219::aid-em7>3.0.co;2-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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A groups of six chemical compounds was tested in parallel in two different somatic genotoxicity assays in Drosophila melanogaster, the wing somatic mutation and recombination test (SMART) and the white-ivory eye spot test. The wing spot test makes use of the wing cell markers multiple wing hairs (mwh) and flare (flr) and detects both mitotic recombination and various types of mutational events. The white-ivory eye spot test makes use of the white-ivory (wi) quadruplication and detects the somatic reversion of the recessive eye color mutation wi to the wild-type (w+). Three- or two-day-old larvae were fed chronically with the compounds ethylnitrosourea (ENU), N-nitrosopyrrolidine (NNP), caffeine (CAF), chromium (VI) oxide (CRO), potassium chromate (POC), and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D). All six compounds are genotoxic to various degrees in the wing spot test. The percentage of the genotoxic activity that is due to mitotic recombination was between 84% and 91% for the hexavalent chromium compounds CRO and POC and about 68% for 2,4-D. In contrast, ENU and NNP showed only 46% and 25% recombinagenic activity, respectively. In the white-ivory eye spot test, the three compounds (CRO, POC, and 2,4-D) with high recombinagenic activity and CAF were clearly nongenotoxic, whereas only ENU and NNP gave a positive response. From these results, it is concluded that the spectrum of genotoxic events detected by the two assays is different. In particular, the white-ivory eye spot test appears not to detect mitotic recombination the way the wing spot test does.
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- U Graf
- Institute of Toxicology, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Schwerzenbach, Switzerland
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