Glyphosate Studies relevant to Human Health
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Glyphosate Studies relevant to Human Health Date Added to website 13th August 2014 ======================= This is an updated list. Grateful thanks to GMOFree USA. Source: http://gmofreeusa.org/gmos-are-top/gmo-science/glyphosate-studies/ ---------------------------- Arbuckle, T.E.; Lin, Z.& Mery, L.S. (2001). An exploratory analysis of the effect of pesticide exposure on the risk of spontaneous abortion in an Ontario farm population. Environmental Health Perspectives, 109, 851-857. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1240415/ K.L. Bassil, MSc, C. Vakil, MD CCFP FCFP, M. Sanborn, MD CCFP FCFP, D.C. Cole, MD MSc FRCPC, J.S. Kaur, MD, K.J. Kerr, MD DIP ENV HEALTH (2007) Cancer health effects of pesticides Can Fam Physician. October; 53(10): 17041711. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2231435/ Benachour N, Sipahutar H, Moslemi S, Gasnier C, Travert C, Sralini GE. (2007) Time- and dose-dependent effects of roundup on human embryonic and placental cells. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol. Jul;53(1):126-33 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17486286 Benachour N, Sralini GE. (2009) Glyphosate formulations induce apoptosis and necrosis in human umbilical, embryonic, and placental cells. Chem Res Toxicol. Jan;22(1):97-105. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19105591 Benedetti D, Nunes E, Sarmento M, Porto C, Dos Santos CE, Dias JF, da Silva J. (2013) Genetic damage in soybean workers exposed to pesticides: evaluation with the comet and buccal micronucleus cytome assays. Mutat Res. Apr 15;752(1-2):28-33. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23347873 Bolognesi C, Carrasquilla G, Volpi S, Solomon KR, Marshall EJ. (2009) Biomonitoring of genotoxic risk in agricultural workers from five colombian regions:association to occupational exposure to glyphosate. J Toxicol Environ Health A.2009;72(15-16):986-97. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19672767 Chaufan G, Coalova I, Molina Mdel C. (2014) Glyphosate commercial formulation causes cytotoxicity, oxidative effects, and apoptosis on human cells: differences with its active ingredient. Int J Toxicol. 2014 Jan;33(1):29-38. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24434723 DBrant, Jeanne (2014) GMOs, Gut Flora, the Shikimate Pathway and Cytochrome Dysregulation. Nutritional Perspectives: Journal of the Council on Nutrition . Jan, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p5-12. 8p. http://web.b.ebscohost.com/abstract?direct=true&profile=ehost&scope=site&authtype=crawler&jrnl=01603922&AN=94360210&h=4PCYGUxO52bGE2ivsZ2gu4LxLgOF%2bwYVdAiUYUS9pnuQ5EtUEnsPaHyMqEDF1rtnYJZrr12r831QWVRkz8NW7Q%3d%3d&crl=c Defarge N, Mesnage R, Gress S, Sralini GE. (2012) Letter to the editor: developmental and reproductive outcomes of roundup and glyphosate in humans and animals. J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev. 2012;15(7):433-7 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10937404.2012.736857?url_ver=Z39.88-2003&rfr_id=ori:rid:crossref.org&rfr_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed#.UnvK1Eko7IU Deo SP, Shetty P. (2012) Accidental chemical burns of oral mucosa by herbicide. JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. Jan-Mar;52(185):40-2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23279773 Elie-Caille C, Heu C, Guyon C, Nicod L. (2010) Morphological damages of a glyphosate-treated human keratinocyte cell line revealed by a micro- to nanoscale microscopic investigation. Cell Biol Toxicol. Aug;26(4):331-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20043237 Vincent F Garry, Mary E Harkins, Leanna L Erickson, Leslie K Long-Simpson, Seth E Holland, and Barbara L Burroughs (2002) Birth defects, season of conception, and sex of children born to pesticide applicators living in the Red River Valley of Minnesota, USA. Environ Health Perspect. June; 110(Suppl 3): 441449. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1241196/ Gasnier C, Dumont C, Benachour N, Clair E, Chagnon MC, Sralini GE (2009) Glyphosate-based herbicides are toxic and endocrine disruptors in human cell lines. Toxicology. Aug 21;262(3):184-91. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19539684 Gasnier C, Benachour N, Clair E, Travert C, Langlois F, Laurant C, Decroix-Laporte C, Sralini GE. (2010) Dig1 protects against cell death provoked by glyphosate-based herbicides in human liver cell lines. J Occup Med Toxicol. 2010 Oct 27;5:29 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20979644 Jasmine George and Yogeshwer Shukla (2013) Emptying of Intracellular Calcium Pool and Oxidative Stress Imbalance Are Associated with the Glyphosate-Induced Proliferation in Human Skin Keratinocytes HaCaT Cells ISRN Dermatol. 2013; 825180. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3773425/#!po=65.3846 Heu C, Berquand A, Elie-Caille C, Nicod L. (2012) Glyphosate-induced stiffening of HaCaT keratinocytes, a Peak Force Tapping study on living cells. J Struct Biol. Apr;178(1):1-7.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22369932 Celine Heu, Celine Elie-Caille, Virginie Mougey, Sophie Launay, Laurence Nicod (2012) A step further toward glyphosate-induced epidermal cell death: Involvement of mitochondrial and oxidative mechanisms Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology Volume 34, Issue 2, September 2012, Pages 144153 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1382668912000300 Hokanson R, Fudge R, Chowdhary R, Busbee D. (2007) Alteration of estrogen-regulated gene expression in human cells induced by the agricultural and horticultural herbicide glyphosate. Hum Exp Toxicol. Sep;26(9):747-52. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17984146 Malin Hultberg (2007) Cysteine turnover in human cell lines is influenced by glyphosate Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology Volume 24, Issue 1, July, Pages 1922 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1382668907000208 Jayasumana, Channa; Gunatilake, Sarath; Senanayake, Priyantha. (2014) Glyphosate, Hard Water and Nephrotoxic Metals: Are They the Culprits Behind the Epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology in Sri Lanka? Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 11, no. 2: 2125-2147. http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/11/2/2125 Koller VJ, Fürhacker M, Nersesyan A, MiÅ¡Ãk M, Eisenbauer M, Knasmueller S. (2012) Cytotoxic and DNA-damaging properties of glyphosate and Roundup in human-derived buccal epithelial cells. Arch Toxicol. May;86(5):805-13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22331240 Krüger, M., Schledorn, P., Schrödl, W., Hoppe, H. W., & Lutz, W. (2014). Detection of Glyphosate Residues in Animals and Humans. J Environ Anal Toxicol, 4(210), 2161-0525. http://omicsonline.org/open-access/detection-of-glyphosate-residues-in-animals-and-humans-2161-0525.1000210.pdf Lioi MB, Scarfi MR, Santoro A, Barbieri R, Zeni O, Salvemini F, Di Berardino D, Ursini MV (1998) Cytogenetic damage and induction of pro-oxidant state in human lymphocytes exposed in vitro to gliphosate, vinclozolin, atrazine, and DPX-E9636. Environ Mol Mutagen. 32(1):39-46. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9707097 Mariager TP, Madsen PV, Ebbehøj NE, Schmidt B, Juhl A. (2013) Severe adverse effects related to dermal exposure to a glyphosate-surfactant herbicide. Clin Toxicol (Phila). 2013 Feb;51(2):111-3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23360343 Martinez A, Reyes I, Reyes N (2007) Cytotoxicity of the herbicide glyphosate in human periphera lblood mononuclear cells. Biomedica. Dec;27(4):594-604. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18320126 Daniela Merlotti, Luigi Gennari, Konstantinos Stolakis, and Ranuccio Nuti (2011) Aromatase Activity and Bone Loss in Men. Journal of Osteoporosis Volume 2011, Article ID 230671, 11 pages http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jos/2011/230671/ R Mesnage, E Clair, J Spiroux de Vendmois, G-E Sralini (2010) Two cases of birth defects overlapping Stratton-Parker syndrome after multiple pesticide exposure Occup Environ Med;67:359 http://oem.bmj.com/content/67/5/359.extract Robin Mesnage, Christian Moesch, Rozenn Le Grand, Guillaume Lauthier, Jol Spiroux de Vendmois, Steeve Gress, Gilles-Eric Sralini (2012) Glyphosate Exposure in a Farmers Family Journal of Environmental Protection, 3, 1001-1003 http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperDownload.aspx?paperID=22645 Mesnage R, Bernay B, Sralini GE. (2012) Ethoxylated adjuvants of glyphosate-based herbicides are active principles of human cell toxicity. Toxicology. Sep 21. pii: S0300-483X(12)00345-9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23000283 R. Mesnage, E. Clair, S. Gress, C. Then, A. Szkács, G.-E. Sralini (2013) Cytotoxicity on human cells of Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac Bt insecticidal toxins alone or with a glyphosate-based herbicide Journal of Applied Toxicology Volume 33, Issue 7, pages 695699, July http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jat.2712/abstract Robin Mesnage, Nicolas Defarge, Jol Spiroux de Vendmois, and Gilles-Eric Sralini (2013) Major pesticides are more toxic to human cells than their declared active principles BioMed Research International downloads.hindawi.com/journals/bmri/aip/179691.pdf Monroy CM, Corts AC, Sicard DM, de Restrepo HG. (2005) [Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity of human cells exposed in vitro to glyphosate]. Biomedica. 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