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Oxidative stress and histological changes caused by lambda-cyhalothrin on the snail Helix aspersa

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: This study was interested in evaluating the toxicity of an insecticide based on lambda-cyhalothrin, newly approved and widely used in agriculture in Algeria, on an alternativebiological model, the snail Helix aspersa.In order to achieve these objectives, we based our-selves on the evaluation of the degree of oxidative stress by monitoring the average weightof the snails, the level of total proteins and Glutathione-SH (GSH), as well as the enzymaticactivities of Glutathione S-transferase (GST ) and Catalase activity (CAT ) at the level ofthe hepatopancreas. We performed a histopathological examination of the kidney and hep-atopancreas.The results show that lambda-cyhalothrin causes a dose-dependent decreasein the average weight of snails, an increase in the content of total proteins, and a decrease inthe level of GSH , in parallel with the induction of GST activities and CAT. Histopathologicalexamination conirmed the toxicity of lambda-cyhalothrin in Helix aspersa.

Source: Journal of Biological Studies

DOI: 10.62400/jbs.v5i4.7109

Authors: Bouaricha Houda, Bouchaala Laid, Issaad Ghozlene, Berrebbah Houria, Djebar Mohammed Reda

Institutions: Badji Mokhtar-Annaba University, Environmental Research Center

Language: English

Topic: Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology

Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

Field: Environmental Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4391700547

FWCI: 0.284

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