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ArticleBioMed research international2015

Study of Cytotoxic Effects of Benzonitrile Pesticides.

Petra Lovecka, Marketa Thimova, Petra Grznarova, Jan Lipov, Zdenek Knejzlik, Hana Stiborova, Tjokorda Gde Tirta Nindhia, Katerina Demnerova, Tomas Ruml

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Article in BioMed research international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Petra LoveckaDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Marketa ThimovaDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Petra GrznarovaDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Jan LipovDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Zdenek KnejzlikDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Hana StiborovaDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Tjokorda Gde Tirta NindhiaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Engineering Faculty, Udayana University, Jimbaran, Bali 80361, Indonesia.
Katerina DemnerovaDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
Tomas RumlDepartment of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Technicka 3, 166 28 Prague 6, Czech Republic.
University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague · CZUdayana University · ID

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The benzonitrile herbicides bromoxynil, chloroxynil, dichlobenil, and ioxynil have been used actively worldwide to control weeds in agriculture since 1970s. Even though dichlobenil is prohibited in EU since 2008, studies addressing the fate of benzonitrile herbicides in the environment show that some metabolites of these herbicides are very persistent. We tested the cytotoxic effects of benzonitrile herbicides and their microbial metabolites using two human cell lines, Hep G2 and HEK293T, representing liver and kidneys as potential target organs in humans. The cell viability and proliferation were determined by MTT test and RTCA DP Analyzer system, respectively. The latter allows real-time monitoring of the effect of added substances. As the cytotoxic compounds could compromise cell membrane integrity, the lactate dehydrogenase test was performed as well. We observed high toxic effects of bromoxynil, chloroxynil, and ioxynil on both tested cell lines. In contrast, we determined only low inhibition of cell growth in presence of dichlobenil and microbial metabolites originating from the tested herbicides.

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Cell MembraneCell ProliferationCell SurvivalHEK293 CellsHep G2 CellsHerbicidesHumansKidneyLiverNitrilesbenzonitrileHerbicidesNitriles

Identifiers

PMID26339609
PMCPMC4538370
OpenAlexW1565316635

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