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FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
Volume 113, Issue -, Pages 125-133Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2018.01.035
Keywords
Pesticides; LINE-1; Urban sprayers
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- CONACyT [SALUD-2014-1, 233803]
- Red Tematica de Toxicologia de Plaguicidas [271775]
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Recently a relationship has been reported between pesticide exposure and changes in global DNA methylation patterns. Urban sprayers are a particularly vulnerable population because of the high risk of pesticide exposure that their work implies. Therefore, the aim of this study was to estimate the changes in the Long Interspersed Nucleotide Element (LINE-1) in urban sprayers and its relationship with pesticide exposure. The study population consisted of 190 individuals stratified into three study groups: no occupational pesticide exposure; moderate exposure, and high exposure. Pesticide exposure and other external factors such as diet, lifestyle, and others were evaluated through a validated questionnaire, and the butyrylcholinesterase enzyme activity was evaluated spectrophotometrically and used as exposure biomarker. DNA methylation was evaluated by pyrosequencing on bisulfite-treated DNA. The results showed a significant decrease of %5mC in both the moderate and high-exposure groups with respect to the non-exposed group (p < 0.05). In addition, alcohol intake was associated with a higher percentage of LINE-1 methylation. In conclusion, our results suggest that occupational pesticide exposure and external factors appears to modify the DNA methylation pattern measured through LINE-1.
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