Efeito tóxico dos praguicidas maneb e paraquat sobre a atividade da enzima antioxidante catalase em ratos / Toxic effect of pesticides maneb and paraquat on catalase antioxidant enzyme activity in rats

Os radicais livres estão envolvidos em um grande número de enfermidades do ser humano.O cérebro tem níveis baixos de enzimas antioxidantes e um conteúdo lípidico elevado, tornando-se muito susceptível ao ataque de espécies reativas de oxigênio.Neste trabalho avaliou-se a lipoperoxidação em hipocampo e a atividade da enzima catalase em estriado e hipocampo de ratos tratados com o fungicida maneb (30 mg/kg) e o herbicida paraquat (10 mg/kg).Não houve alteração na lipoperoxidação nem na atividade enzimática no hipocampo dos animais tratados com ambos os praguicidas, porém foi observada uma inibição da catalase no estriado dos ratos tratados com maneb e com paraquat.Com estes resultados pode-se sugerir, de forma preliminar, uma ação tóxica maior sobre centros dopaminérgicos.Estudos sobre a toxicidade destes compostos são essenciais na compreensão do papel destes praguicidas e dos radicais livres na etiologia das doenças

[Investigation and measurement of pesticidal residues; benomil and mancazeb in cucumber produced in Mazandaran]

Considering the importance and usefulness of fruits in people's daily diet as they play an important role in determining public health and also considering the significance of pesticide residues in foods and fruits, measurement of which has been repeatedly reiterated by WHO and FAO, this research was done. Irregular use of pesticides by farmers knowingly or unknowingly without observing its caress period has led to the contact of these pesticides with humans through foods and fruits and in the long run, they will surely cause chronic complications. In this study, after collecting cucumbers form 76 sample regions, we rinsed them carefully, sliced them thinly and mashed them up. Then, we extracted them three times with n butyl acetate. Later, we evaporated the solvent. At the end, we measured the residue by chromatographic gas [GC] and detector [ECD]. The results obtained were analyzed with the help of two-way ANOVA. It indicated that there is a correlation between the investigated regions and the residual amount [P>0.05]. Calculation of the mean ratings showed that the levels of these two pesticides are higher than the acceptable level in most of the regions. [0.01]