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Genetic damage assessment in buccal epithelium cells of plastic greenhouse workers exposed to different pesticides: A cytogenetic biomonitoring study in Mersin, Turkiye
Pesticides are extensively used in agriculture to safeguard crops; however, this widespread use poses serious health risks, especially for plastic greenhouse workers. This study investigates the genotoxicity of pesticide exposure in 32 non-smoking female greenhouse workers aged 20–40 in Mersin, Türkiye. Using the Buccal Micronucleus Assay (BM-ASSAY), researchers assessed genetic damage, cell proliferation, and cell death. The exposed group was compared to a control group of 32 non-smoking women of the same age not exposed to genotoxic agents. Results showed significantly higher frequencies of micronuclei (MN), karyolysis (KL), binucleated cells (BN), broken egg (BE), and karyorrhexis (KR) in the exposed group (p < 0.001 and p < 0.05). The study also calculated the repair index to evaluate epithelial tissue recovery capacity. These findings highlight the importance of biomonitoring as a tool for detecting early genetic damage. The study emphasizes the urgent need for improved safety measures and ongoing health monitoring to protect greenhouse workers from long-term pesticide-related risks.
期刊介绍:
Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology publishes the results of studies concerning toxic and pharmacological effects of (human and veterinary) drugs and of environmental contaminants in animals and man.
Areas of special interest are: molecular mechanisms of toxicity, biotransformation and toxicokinetics (including toxicokinetic modelling), molecular, biochemical and physiological mechanisms explaining differences in sensitivity between species and individuals, the characterisation of pathophysiological models and mechanisms involved in the development of effects and the identification of biological markers that can be used to study exposure and effects in man and animals.
In addition to full length papers, short communications, full-length reviews and mini-reviews, Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology will publish in depth assessments of special problem areas. The latter publications may exceed the length of a full length paper three to fourfold. A basic requirement is that the assessments are made under the auspices of international groups of leading experts in the fields concerned. The information examined may either consist of data that were already published, or of new data that were obtained within the framework of collaborative research programmes. Provision is also made for the acceptance of minireviews on (classes of) compounds, toxicities or mechanisms, debating recent advances in rapidly developing fields that fall within the scope of the journal.