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Association between organophosphate pesticides exposure and thyroid hormones in floriculture workers

Abstract

The ability of organophosphate pesticides to disturb thyroid gland function has been demonstrated by experimental studies on animal, but evidence of such effects on human remains scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the association between exposure to organophosphate compounds and serum levels of thyroid hormones in floriculture workers. A longitudinal study was conducted on 136 male subjects from the State of Mexico and Morelos, Mexico, occupationally exposed to organophosphate pesticides, during agricultural periods of high (rainy season) and low (dry season) levels of pesticide application. Using a structured questionnaire, a survey was carried out on sociodemographic characteristics, anthropometry, clinical history, alcohol and tobacco consumption, residential chemical exposure, and occupational history. Urine and blood samples were taken the day after pesticide application to determine urine dialkylphosphate (DAP) levels, serum levels of TSH, total T{sub 3}, total T{sub 4}, serum PON1 activity, and serum p,p'-DEE levels. The analysis of the association between DAP levels and thyroid hormonal profile was carried out using multivariate generalized estimating equation (GEE) models. Our results showed an increase in both TSH and T{sub 4} hormones in serum associated with a increase in total dimethylphosphate levels (SIGMADMP) in urine (p-trend < 0.001) and a decrease  More>>
Authors:
Lacasana, Marina; [1]  CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) (Spain)]; Lopez-Flores, Inmaculada; [1]  CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) (Spain)]; Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel; [1]  Aguilar-Garduno, Clemente; [1]  Observatorio de Salud Ambiental de Andalucia, Granada (Spain)]; Blanco-Munoz, Julia; [2]  Perez-Mendez, Oscar; Gamboa, Ricardo; [3]  Bassol, Susana; [4]  Cebrian, Mariano E [5] 
  1. Escuela Andaluza de Salud Publica, Granada (Spain)
  2. Instituto Nacional de Salud Publica, Cuernavaca, Morelos (Mexico)
  3. Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia 'Ignacio Chavez', Mexico D.F. (Mexico)
  4. Universidad Autonoma de Coahuila, Torreon, Coahuila (Mexico)
  5. Centro de Investigacion y Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV), Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico D.F. (Mexico)
Publication Date:
Feb 15, 2010
Product Type:
Journal Article
Resource Relation:
Journal Name: Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology; Journal Volume: 243; Journal Issue: 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2009.11.008; PII: S0041-008X(09)00474-8; Copyright (c) 2009 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; ALCOHOLS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD; HYPOTHESIS; MEN; MEXICO; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PERSONNEL; PESTICIDES; THYROID; THYROID HORMONES; TOBACCO; TSH; URINE; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL WASTES; BODY; BODY FLUIDS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENDOCRINE GLANDS; GLANDS; HORMONES; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; LATIN AMERICA; MALES; MAMMALS; MAN; MATERIALS; MATHEMATICS; NORTH AMERICA; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANS; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PITUITARY HORMONES; PRIMATES; PROTEINS; STATISTICS; VERTEBRATES; WASTES
OSTI ID:
21344861
Country of Origin:
United States
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Journal ID: ISSN 0041-008X; TXAPA9; TRN: US10R1702075763
Availability:
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2009.11.008
Submitting Site:
INIS
Size:
page(s) 19-26
Announcement Date:
Oct 28, 2010

Citation Formats

Lacasana, Marina, CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) (Spain)], Lopez-Flores, Inmaculada, CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) (Spain)], Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel, Aguilar-Garduno, Clemente, Observatorio de Salud Ambiental de Andalucia, Granada (Spain)], Blanco-Munoz, Julia, Perez-Mendez, Oscar, Gamboa, Ricardo, Bassol, Susana, and Cebrian, Mariano E. Association between organophosphate pesticides exposure and thyroid hormones in floriculture workers. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1016/j.taap.2009.11.008.
Lacasana, Marina, CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) (Spain)], Lopez-Flores, Inmaculada, CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) (Spain)], Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel, Aguilar-Garduno, Clemente, Observatorio de Salud Ambiental de Andalucia, Granada (Spain)], Blanco-Munoz, Julia, Perez-Mendez, Oscar, Gamboa, Ricardo, Bassol, Susana, &amp; Cebrian, Mariano E. Association between organophosphate pesticides exposure and thyroid hormones in floriculture workers. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2009.11.008
Lacasana, Marina, CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) (Spain)], Lopez-Flores, Inmaculada, CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) (Spain)], Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel, Aguilar-Garduno, Clemente, Observatorio de Salud Ambiental de Andalucia, Granada (Spain)], Blanco-Munoz, Julia, Perez-Mendez, Oscar, Gamboa, Ricardo, Bassol, Susana, and Cebrian, Mariano E. 2010. "Association between organophosphate pesticides exposure and thyroid hormones in floriculture workers." United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2009.11.008.
@misc{etde_21344861,
title = {Association between organophosphate pesticides exposure and thyroid hormones in floriculture workers}
author = {Lacasana, Marina, CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) (Spain)], Lopez-Flores, Inmaculada, CIBER de Epidemiologia y Salud Publica (CIBERESP) (Spain)], Rodriguez-Barranco, Miguel, Aguilar-Garduno, Clemente, Observatorio de Salud Ambiental de Andalucia, Granada (Spain)], Blanco-Munoz, Julia, Perez-Mendez, Oscar, Gamboa, Ricardo, Bassol, Susana, and Cebrian, Mariano E}
abstractNote = {The ability of organophosphate pesticides to disturb thyroid gland function has been demonstrated by experimental studies on animal, but evidence of such effects on human remains scarce. The aim of this study was to assess the association between exposure to organophosphate compounds and serum levels of thyroid hormones in floriculture workers. A longitudinal study was conducted on 136 male subjects from the State of Mexico and Morelos, Mexico, occupationally exposed to organophosphate pesticides, during agricultural periods of high (rainy season) and low (dry season) levels of pesticide application. Using a structured questionnaire, a survey was carried out on sociodemographic characteristics, anthropometry, clinical history, alcohol and tobacco consumption, residential chemical exposure, and occupational history. Urine and blood samples were taken the day after pesticide application to determine urine dialkylphosphate (DAP) levels, serum levels of TSH, total T{sub 3}, total T{sub 4}, serum PON1 activity, and serum p,p'-DEE levels. The analysis of the association between DAP levels and thyroid hormonal profile was carried out using multivariate generalized estimating equation (GEE) models. Our results showed an increase in both TSH and T{sub 4} hormones in serum associated with a increase in total dimethylphosphate levels (SIGMADMP) in urine (p-trend < 0.001) and a decrease in total T{sub 3} serum levels with an increase of SIGMADMP levels in the urine (p-trend = 0.053). These results suggest that exposure to organophosphate pesticides may be responsible of increasing TSH and T{sub 4} serum hormone levels and decreasing T{sub 3} serum hormone levels, therefore supporting the hypothesis that organophosphate pesticides act as endocrine disruptors in humans.}
doi = {10.1016/j.taap.2009.11.008}
journal = []
issue = {1}
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