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Key topic summary• Classification of Pesticides• Organophosphorous PesticidesGeneral structure, mechanism of action, clinical signs, treatment.
Organophosphates vs. Carbomates
• OrganochlorinesExamples, mechanism of action, clinical signs, treatment
• HerbicidesExamples, mechanism of action, clinical signs, treatment
• Fungicides and FumigantsExamples, toxic effects
PESTICIDES
Alexander V. Lyubimov, M.D., Ph.D.
DirectorToxicology Research Laboratory
Department of PharmacologyUniversity of Illinois at Chicago
Pesticide is a substance or mixture of substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest (US EPA).
Pest includes harmful, destructive, or troublesome animals, plants, or microorganisms.
APPLICATORS ONLY?
Are there ANY other populations
(besides occupationally exposed) who can be poisoned by
PESTICIDES?
HOW WE CAN SURVIVE IT?
NO-EFFECT-LEVEL (NOEL) in animals
is used to determine:Residue Tolerance Limits
maximum safe levels of pesticide in food
PESTICIDES CLASSIFICATION1.Insecticides
1.1 Organophosphates (most are actually thiophosphates)1.2 Carbamates1.3 Organochlorines1.4 Botanical compounds
2.Herbicides2.1 Chlorophenoxy compounds2.2 Bipyridyl compounds2.3 Miscellaneous compounds
3. Rodenticides* Continued
* Continued
4. Fungicides
4.1 HCB
4.2 Organomercurials
4.3 PCP
4.4 Phthalimides
4.5 Dithiocarbamates (EBDC)
* Continued
OPIDP – Organophosphate- Induced Delayed Polyneuropathy
• Distal Sensorimotor axopathy (degeneration of distal axons)
Symptoms
Tingling of the hands and feet
Progressive muscle weakness
ataxia
• Mechanism
Phosphorylation of
NTE – neuropathy target esterase
Organophosphorus(OP) vs. Carbomates(CB) Esters
OP CB
Anti-AChE effect Yes Yes
Pesticide + AChE complex
Most stable Stable
Aging Yes No
OPIDP Yes No
Treatment with Oximes
(pralidoxime & toxogonin)
Yes No
Treatment of Poisoning
• Diazepam (0.3 mg/kg IV, max 10 mg) or Phenobarbital (15 mg/kg IV, max 1 g) to control the convulsions
• Anion-exchange resin, cholestyramine enhanced fecal excretion of chlorodecone
(reduced reabsorption of compound excreted with bile)
Chlorophenoxy HerbicidesMechanism of action
• 2,4-D interferes with lipid metabolism enhancing lipid utilization in liver.
• Induces peroxisome hepatic proliferation
• Decreases cholesterol
• Induces myotonia by increasing basic p-NPPase (p-nitrophenylphosphatase) activity
BIPYRIDYL DERIVATIVEParaquat
LD50 ≈ 22 – 262 mg/kg, moderately toxic
Target Organ : Lung in all species
Mechanism of action :
Free Radical superoxide anion, O2-
Lipid peroxidation
Treatment :
Gastric lavage
mineral adsorbents
hemoperfusion
No hyperbaric oxygen!
FUNGICIDES
Low acute toxicity
LD50 ~ 800 – 10,000 mg/kg.
Cytotoxic
Mutagenic
(mechanism of action to fungus)
Teratogenic
Carcinogenic ~ 90% in animal models.
HCB
Immunosuppression
Hepatic and thyroid tumors (animals)
Teratogen
(transplacental and milk acquisition)
DITHIOCARBAMATES (EBDC)
Low toxicity
(Biotransformation Ethylene Thyourea (ETU)
in animals is well known to produce:Mutagenicity, Carcinogenicity
Teratogenicity, Embryotoxicity
FUMIGANTS
Phosphine
(ALP PH3)
Ethylene Dibromide / Dibromochloropropane (DBCP)
produce:
gastric carcinomas
DBCP – sterility in humans