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Abstract Title:

Peripubertal exposure to the neonicotinoid pesticide dinotefuran affects dopaminergic neurons and causes hyperactivity in male mice.

Abstract Source:

J Vet Med Sci. 2018 Feb 9. Epub 2018 Feb 9. PMID: 29434093

Abstract Author(s):

Naoki Yoneda, Tadashi Takada, Tetsushi Hirano, Shogo Yanai, Anzu Yamamoto, Youhei Mantani, Toshifumi Yokoyama, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Yoshiaki Tabuchi, Nobuhiko Hoshi

Article Affiliation:

Naoki Yoneda

Abstract:

Although neonicotinoid pesticides are expected to have harmful influence on mammals, there is little animal experimental data to support the effect and mechanisms. Since acetylcholine causes the release of dopamine, neonicotinoids may confer a risk of developmental disorders via a disturbance in the monoamine systems. Male mice were peripubertally administered dinotefuran (DIN) referring to no observed effect level (NOEL) and performed behavioral and immunohistological analyses. In an open field test, the total locomotor activity was increased in a dose-dependent manner. The immunoreactivity of tyrosine hydroxylase in the substantia nigra was increased in DIN-exposed mice. These results suggest that exposure to DIN in peripubertal male mice causes hyperactivity and a disturbance of dopaminergic signaling.

Study Type : Animal Study
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Problem Substances : Pesticides : CK(2214) : AC(473)

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