Effects of pesticides on health and epigenetics

PesticideRisks to human healthEpigenetics
TypeReagentsActionDiseases and health hazardsReferencesEpigenetic actionsAnimal type References
Organochlorine

Carbon tetrachloride

Chlordane

DDT

DDE (metabolite of DDT)

Dieldrin

Heptachlor

Hexachlorocyclohexanemethoxychlor

Vinclozoin

Insecticide

Growth

Premature birth

Abortion

Prostate cancer

Leukemia

PD

Thyroid disorders

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

[2838]

DNA methylation (methoxychlor, vinclozoin, DDT, and DDE)

Histone modification (dieldrin)

In vitro (mesencephalic, dopaminergic neuronal, and cells)

Rat

Mouse embryo

Human

[3945]
Organophosphorus

Acephate

Chlorpyrifos

Coumaphos

Diazinon

Dichlorvos

Fonofos

Parathion

Methyl parathion

Malathion

Phosmet

Triazophos

Insecticide

Brain and neurological developmental abnormalities in infants

Deintellectualization

Increased incidence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Lung cancer

Lymphoma

Leukemia

Asthma

PD

Alzheimer’s disease

[4655]microRNA expression (dichlorvos and triazophos)

In vitro (porcine kidney and epithelial cells)

Zebrafish

[56, 57]
Weeding

Carcinogenesis

Reproductive dysfunction

Endocrine disruption

Allergic rhinitis

[5861]

DNA methylation

Histone modification

microRNA expression

Japanese medaka (oryzias latipes)

In vitro (PBMC and mammalian stem cell)

Rats

Mouse

[6267]
Carbamate

Glyphosate

Aldicarb

Carbaryl

Methiocarb

Pirimicarb

Mancozeb

Maneb

Thiocarbamate

Propoxur

Weeding

Neurotoxicity

Thyroid disease

Developmental abnormalities

[6870]Histone modifications (propoxur)In vitro (gastric cells)[71]
Pyrethroids

Cyhalothrin

Cypermethrin

Deltamethrin

Permethrin

InsecticideEndocrine disruption[72, 73]DNA methylationHuman (blood)[74]
Neonicotinoids

Clothianidin

Imidacloprid

Thiamethoxam

InsecticideAbnormal neurodevelopment[75]Histone modificationsMouse[76]
BipyridiniumParaquatWeeding

Neurotoxicity

PD

[77] Histone modificationsIn vitro [immortalized rat, mesencephalic dopaminergic cells (N27 cells)][45, 78]

DDE: dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene; PBMC: peripheral blood mononuclear cells; PD: Parkinson’s disease