RT Journal Article
T1 The Fungicide Ipconazole Can Activate Mediators of Cellular Damage in Rat Brain Regions
A1 Villaorduña, Carlos
A1 Barrios Arpi, Luis
A1 Lira Mejía, Boris
A1 Ramos González, Mariella
A1 Ramos Coaguilla, Olger
A1 Inostroza Ruiz, Luis
A1 Romero Martínez, Manuel Alejandro
A1 Rodríguez, José Luis
AB This study aimed to investigate the toxicity of the fungicide ipconazole on oxidative status, cell death and inflammasome complex activation in the hypothalamus, cerebral cortex, striatum and hippocampus of rats. Female albino rats were randomly divided into a control group and four groups treated with ipconazole at doses of 1, 5, 10 and 20 mg/kg b.w., administered for six days. Ipconazole significantly increased MDA and ROS levels in all brain regions studied, while reducing catalase enzyme activity. The molecular expression of cell death-related genes (AKT1, APAF1, BNIP3, CASP3 and BAX) and the inflammasome complex (CASP1, IL1β, IL6, NLRP3, NFĸB and TNFα) was also assessed, showing increased expression in at least one brain region. The findings demonstrate that ipconazole induces central nervous system toxicity in mammals, highlighting its potential role as a risk factor in the development of neurodegenerative disorders in individuals exposed to this contaminant.
PB MDPI
YR 2024
FD 2024-08
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/108717
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/108717
LA eng
NO Villaorduña, C.; Barrios-Arpi, L.; Lira-Mejía, B.; Ramos-Gonzalez, M.; RamosCoaguila, O.; Inostroza-Ruiz, L.; Romero, A.; Rodríguez, J.-L. The Fungicide Ipconazole Can Activate Mediators of Cellular Damage in Rat Brain Regions. Toxics 2024, 12, 638. https://doi.org/10.3390/ toxics12090638
NO Consejo Nacional de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Tecnológica (Perú)
NO Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (Perú)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 8 abr 2025