NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES: IMPACT OF PESTICIDES

Neha  Singh; Priyanka  Gautam

doi:10.18006/2021.9(5).572.579

Authors

Neha Singh Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Zoology, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra-282005, India https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5132-0819
Priyanka Gautam Bioinformatics Lab, Department of Zoology, Dayalbagh Educational Institute, (Deemed University) Dayalbagh, Agra-282005, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18006/2021.9(5).572.579

Keywords:

Neurodegenerative Diseases, Environmental toxicants, Pesticides, Word Health Organization, Neurotransmitters

Abstract

Pesticides are widely used to fulfill the higher yield requirement for humans in agricultural practices and the repellents to kill the unwanted insects but excess uses of these pesticides combat various diseases and are also responsible for environmental pollution. Total 234 pesticides are registered in India out of these, four pesticides are WHO class 1a pesticide, 15 are WHO class 1b pesticides, and 76 are WHO class 2nd mentioned pesticides together constituting 40% registered pesticides. Excess use of pesticides can cause fatigue, headache, respiratory problems, and neurodegenerative diseases in human beings. Neurodegenerative disease is the result of a process called neuron degeneration in which the structure and functions of the neurons are progressively degenerate. Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis impose a burden on most of society. In the present study, we are emphasizing the mode of action of the various pesticides that influenced neurodegenerative diseases that is necessary to check the effect of neurotoxicants.

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