title: Effects of oral exposure of synthetic pyrethroid, cypermethrin on the behavior of F1-progeny in mice.
abstract: Cyermethrin, a type II synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, was evaluated through assessment of the behavioral development of F1-progeny of mice. Groups each of 30 male and 30 female ICR (CD-l) mice, as F0-generation, were given 0, 2.5, 5, and 10mg/kg/day cypermethrin in corn oil orally for 4 weeks/5 days in a week before mating. Behavioral endpoints of motor reflexes, motor coordination, and activity were evaluated in F1-progeny. Clinical signs of toxicity including salivation, hyperactivity, and tremors which attributed to cypermethrin were observed in the F0-mice treated with 10mg/kg/day. A significant delay in the development of pinna detachment, down appearance, and eye opening of 48, 59, and 27 pups (47, 64, and 39%, respectively) was observed in the high dose group. Reduction of body weight became significantly evident only for F0-females either during treatment or gestation and lactation periods for the high dose group. Significant differences in the development of reflexes, swimming ability, and open-field activity were evident in the offspring for the 10mg/kg/day dose group compared to the control group. These results show that cypermethrin at dose level of 10mg/kg/day can induce a significant risk to the offspring following treatment of F0-mice before mating. The NOAEL obtained in this study for the effects of cypermethrin on the development of the F1-progeny is 5mg/kg/day.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry of Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt. aminafarag2002@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Amina T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Farag
authors.forename: Naglaa F
authors.initials: NF
authors.lastname: Goda
authors.forename: Nasra A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Shaaban
authors.forename: Ayman H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Mansee
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D001835:Body Weight / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004431:Ear, External / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D005123:Eye / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development; D005260:Female; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D008297:Male; D018811:Maternal Exposure; D051379:Mice; D008813:Mice, Inbred ICR; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D019055:No-Observed-Adverse-Effect Level; D018812:Paternal Exposure; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000633:toxicity*; D012018:Reflex / Q000187:drug effects; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012919:Social Behavior
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D011722:Pyrethrins; C017160:cypermethrin