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ArticleFarmacia (Bucharest, Romania)2026

NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISRUPTION INDUCED BY LONG-TERM LOW-DOSE HERBICIDE EXPOSURE: BEHAVIORAL AND NEUROPATHOLOGICAL EVIDENCE FROM A RAT MODEL.

Adriana Maria Constantinescu, Liliana Cercelaru, Radu Mitrut, Antonia Blendea, Paraskevi Maria Nechalioti, Robin Mesnage, Michael N Antoniou, Aristidis Tsatsakis, Demetrios Kouretas, Michael Aschner and 3 more

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Article in Farmacia (Bucharest, Romania), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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13 authors.

Adriana Maria ConstantinescuDoctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
Liliana CercelaruDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
Radu MitrutDepartment of Cardiology, County Emergency Clinical Hospital of Craiova, Craiova, Romania.
Antonia BlendeaDepartment of Pharmaceutical Botany, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349, Craiova, Romania.
Paraskevi Maria NechaliotiDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, 41500, Larissa, Greece.
Robin MesnageKing's College London, Gene Expression and Therapy Group, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
Michael N AntoniouKing's College London, Gene Expression and Therapy Group, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, SE1 9RT, UK.
Aristidis TsatsakisCenter of Toxicology Science & Research, Division of Morphology, Medical School, University of Crete, Voutes Campus, 71003 Heraklion, Greece.
Demetrios KouretasDepartment of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Viopolis, 41500, Larissa, Greece.
Michael AschnerDepartment of Molecular Pharmacology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Daniela CalinaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
Anca Oana DoceaDepartment of Toxicology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
Bodgan CatalinExperimental Research Center for Normal and Pathological Aging (ARES), University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Craiova, Romania.

Funding

Mechanisms of Manganese NeurotoxicityR01ES010563 · NIEHS · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI Michael Aschner, Aaron B Bowman · 2001 to 2026
$11.9M
SUPPORT FOR THE ROSE F KENNEDY IDDRC P50P50HD105352 · NICHD · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SOPHIE MOLHOLM, Steven Upshaw Walkley · 2021 to 2026
$7.0M
NICHD NIH HHS P50 HD105352NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES010563
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of prolonged exposure to environmentally relevant levels of glyphosate, administered alone or in combination with dicamba and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), on behavioral outcomes and brain integrity in a rat model. Exposure was initiated during gestation and continued through postnatal development until early adulthood. Animals subjected to herbicide exposure exhibited alterations in locomotor activity, anxiety-related behavior, stress responses, and motor coordination, with more pronounced effects observed following combined exposure. These functional changes were associated with histopathological evidence of neuronal degeneration and vascular alterations, alongside biochemical indicators of oxidative imbalance in brain tissue. Our findings indicate that chronic exposure to low-dose herbicides during critical neurodevelopmental windows may induce persistent neurobehavioral and structural brain changes. The enhanced effects observed under mixture exposure conditions highlight the importance of considering combined environmental exposures in toxicological risk assessment.

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2,4-Ddevelopmental toxicitydicambaglyphosatemixtures

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PMID42232792
PMCPMC13225773

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