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Gestational and Lactational Exposure to Atrazine Via the Drinking Water Causes S

Atrazine (ATR) is one of the most frequently detected pesticides in the US water supply. This study aimed to investigate neurobehavioral and...

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    [title] => Gestational and Lactational Exposure to Atrazine Via the Drinking Water Causes S
    [paragraph] => Gestational and Lactational Exposure to Atrazine Via the Drinking Water Causes Specific Behavioral Deficits and Selectively Alters Monoaminergic Systems in C57BL/6 Mouse Dams, Juvenile and Adult Offspring 
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Authors
Z. Lin, C. A. Dodd, S. Xiao, S. Krishna, X. Ye et al.

 Lab
Kansas State University, Manhattan, USA. 
Journal
Toxicological Sciences
Abstract
Atrazine (ATR) is one of the most frequently detected pesticides in the US water supply. This study aimed to investigate neurobehavioral and neurochemical effects of ATR in C57BL/6 mouse offspring and dams exposed to a relatively low (3 mg/L, estimated intake 1.4 mg/kg/day) concentration of ATR via the drinking water (DW) from gestational day 6 to postnatal day (PND) 23. Behavioral tests included open field, pole, grip strength, novel object recognition (NOR), forced swim (FST), and marble burying tests. Maternal weight gain and offspring (PND21, 35, and 70) body or brain weights were not affected by ATR. However, ATR-treated dams exhibited decreased NOR performance and a trend towards hyperactivity. Juvenile offspring (PND35) from ATR-exposed dams were hyperactive (both sexes), spent less time swimming (males), and buried more marbles (females). In adult offspring (PND70), the only behavioral change was a sex-specific (females) decreased NOR performance by ATR. Neurochemically, a trend towards increased striatal dopamine in dams and a significant increase in juvenile offspring (both sexes) was observed. Additionally, ATR exposure decreased perirhinal cortex serotonin in the adult female offspring. These results suggest that perinatal DW exposure to ATR targets the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway in dams and, especially, juvenile offspring, alters dams’ cognitive performance, induces sex-selective changes involving motor and emotional functions in juvenile offspring, and decreases cognitive ability of adult female offspring, with the latter possibly associated with altered perirhinal cortex serotonin homeostasis. Overall, ATR exposure during gestation and lactation may cause adverse nervous system effects to both offspring and dams. 
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