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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
Volume 48, Issue 11, Pages 3153-3158Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2010.08.011
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Cypermethrin; Teratogenic effect; Garlic extract; Vitamin C; Rat; Offspring
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Exposure of male (55.1 mg/kg b.wt. orally for 60 days) and/or pregnant female Wistar rats (55.1 mg/kg b.wt. orally at days 6-15 of gestation), to the insecticide cypermethrin (GYP): resulted in the development of a lot of external morphological deformities and visceral malformations in their offspring pubs, which signify the potential of such insecticide to induce reproductive toxicity and teratogenesis. Data cleared that GYP treatment induced significant increase in the percentages of post-implantation deaths, dwarf foeti and subcutaneous oedema beside significant decrease in percentages of live borne foeti and uterine implants. GYP also caused many visceral malformations among different treated groups including nasal, ophthalmic, cerebral, pulmonary, cardiac and renal malformations. Concomitant oral administration of garlic extract or vitamin C (5 days/week) to treated fathers and/or pregnant mothers with GYP provided significant reduction in the percentage of the foetal malformations induced by the insecticide, when compared with the control. The current study proves that garlic and ascorbic acid dampen the reproductive, toxicity and/or teratogenicity of cypermethrin toxicity in rats; therefore might prove to be effective dietary supplements in developing countries where pesticide pollution is high. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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