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Neurotransmitter and Histopathological Alteration Induced by Bifenthrin in the Brain of Oryctologus cuniculus

Version 1 : Received: 19 September 2023 / Approved: 19 September 2023 / Online: 20 September 2023 (03:23:50 CEST)

How to cite: Tayyab, M.; Noman, M.; Nasir, S. Neurotransmitter and Histopathological Alteration Induced by Bifenthrin in the Brain of Oryctologus cuniculus. Preprints 2023, 2023091340. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1340.v1 Tayyab, M.; Noman, M.; Nasir, S. Neurotransmitter and Histopathological Alteration Induced by Bifenthrin in the Brain of Oryctologus cuniculus. Preprints 2023, 2023091340. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202309.1340.v1

Abstract

Bifenthrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide. It is used worldwide against different agricultural pests. Nervous system (NS) is the primary target organ for the pyrethroid group of insecticide which causes hyper excitation. The aim of this study to determine the effects of bifenthrin on the brain of rabbits. The animals were treated for 14 days with three different doses (1/5th, 1/10th and 1/15th of LD50) of bifenthrin. Neurotransmitters and Histopathological alterations were observed at the end of the experiments. Neurochemical parameters were checked 24 hours after the last dose. Significant changes in the level of biogenic amines were observed. The levels of epinephrine (EPN), dopamine (DA), 3, 4 dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) were decreased as compared to controls group with the increase in insecticide. However, norepinephrine (NE) and homovanillic acid (HVA) levels were found to be significantly higher than those of the controls. A significant reduction in the activity of the acetyl cholinesterase enzyme was found in the frontal cortex’s erythrocyte, plasma and brain of rabbit with the increase in administered bifenthrin. The oxidative stress showed significantly decrease in the activity of glutathione peroxidase (GPx), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and glutathione S- transferase (GST) with the increase in dose of bifenthrin. Histopathological study of brain tissues showed normal GC (glial cells) and NC (neuronal cells) in the frontal cortex of brain tissue of control groups while the treated groups showed evacuation (odema), elongation of pyramidal nucleus, glial cell damage and brain haemorrhage.

Keywords

Rabbit; Bifenthrin; Neurotransmitter parameters; oxidative stress; histopathology

Subject

Public Health and Healthcare, Public, Environmental and Occupational Health

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