Placental transfer of pesticides studied in human placental perfusion

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To investigate the transplacental transport of pesticides, the pyrethroid cypermethrin and the fungicide azoles, propiconazole and bitertanol were tested in the placental perfusion model. Cypermethrin, propiconazole and bitertanol were also tested in the BeWo cell transfer model. The pesticides were chosen with the selection criteria: use in Denmark, significant treated areas and knowledge on hormone-disrupting effects. Propiconazole and bitertanol showed rapid transfer and adsorbance to the system in both placental perfusion and BeWo cell system, whereas cypermethrin had a slower transport across the placental cell layers in the two models. There was no difference between data of the single pesticides and their mixture in either placental perfusion or BeWo cell transfer model. Both the placental perfusion model and the BeWo cell model metabolized the pesticides and released metabolites into both foetal and maternal circulation. Using human exposure models, this study shows the potential exposure of the human foetus to pesticides cypermethrin, propiconazole and bitertanol and their metabolites.

Original languageEnglish
JournalBasic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology
Volume127
Issue number6
Pages (from-to)505-515
Number of pages11
ISSN1742-7835
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Research areas

  • BeWo cell model, bitertanol, cypermethrin, foetal exposure, pesticides, placental transport, propiconazole

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