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A study on oxidative stress and antioxidant status of agricultural workers exposed to organophosphorus insecticides during spray [1]

Oxidative stress status and Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity were studied in blood samples obtained from 61 agricultural workers engaged in spraying organophosphorus (OP) insecticides in the mango plantation, with a minimum work history of one year, in the age range of 12-55 years. Controls were age-matched, unexposed workers, who never had any exposure to OP pesticides. They were evaluated for oxidative stress markers MDA (end product of lipid peroxidation), reduced glutathione (GSH), and Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) levels in blood. The results showed a marked inhibition of the AChE and BChE activities in the sprayers as compared to the controls. The malondialdehyde(MDA), the last product of lipid peroxidation was found to be increased significantly in sprayers(p

Publication Date: 
01/09/2009
SK Rastogi [2], P.V.V Satyanarayan [3], D Ravishankar & et al [4]
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine [5]
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131
Tags:
Agriculture [6], Health Effects [7], Mango [8], Occupational Health [9], Pesticides And Toxins [10], Insecticide [11], Organophosphates [12], Pesticide Use [13], India [14], Lucknow (D) [15]

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