Ex vivo electrophysiological evaluation of peripheral nerve functioning following exposition of adult mice to the organophosphorus pesticide chlormephos

IF 4.2 3区环境科学与生态学 Q2 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Environmental toxicology and pharmacology Pub Date : 2025-01-27 DOI:10.1016/j.etap.2025.104645

Robert Frangež , Evelyne Benoit

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Abstract

The organophosphorus pesticide chlormephos was tested for its potential peripheral neurotoxicity by analyzing the diphasic compound action potential (CAP) of sciatic nerves isolated from adult mice chronically exposed to a sub-lethal dose of this pesticide, compared with control age-matched animals being only exposed to the vehicle. No significant modification was detected between chlormephos-exposed and control groups in their nerve responsiveness to stimulus. Furthermore, similar values of CAP kinetic variables were obtained from the two mouse groups. Finally, no abnormality concerning CAP refractory periods and responsiveness to high frequency stimulation (nerve fatigue) was exhibited by chlormephos-treated mice, when compared with control animals. These results complicate the screening for the potential neurotoxicity of organophosphates since they support the contention that the peripheral neuropathy induced by chronical exposition to sub-lethal doses of chlormephos is species dependents does not necessary correlate well with the clinical signs observed at the central nervous system level.

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Environmental toxicology and pharmacology 医学-毒理学

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7.00

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4.70%

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185

审稿时长

34 days

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