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. 2021 Oct 21;9(11):272. doi: 10.3390/toxics9110272

Table 2.

Studies developed in Mexico on biomarkers susceptibility in populations exposed to pesticides.

Year of Study/Location (State) Biomarker Exposed/Controls (n) Result Authors
1997/Morelos TSH serum levels 49/31 Increment in TSH p = 0.05 Steenland et al. [33]
2005/Mexico City Genetic PON1 polymorphism Total 214 Frequencies of polymorphism PON1 -162A (0.21), -108C (0.45), 55L (0.84) and 192R (0.49) Rojas-García et al. [64]
2008/Durango Sperm quality Total 52 OP exposure decreases sperm quality p < 0.05 Recio-Vega et al. [65]
2008/Yucatan Susceptibility to OP toxicity and PON1Q192R Total 54 Farmers with 192RR genotype were more susceptible Pérez-Herrera et al. [42]
2009/Mexico PON1 Q192R polymorphisms Total 264 Correlation of risk having a baby with LBW and PON1 192RR genotype in floriculture mother Moreno Banda et al. [66]
2009/Morelos
2009/Mexico PON1 polymorphisms Total 170 Significant association between the PON1192 polymorphism and PON1 activity towards paraoxon and diazoxon López-Flores et al. [67]
2009/Morelos
2010/Mexico TSH serum levels Total 136 Increment in TSH p = 0.001 Lacasaña et al. [68]
2010/Morelos
2010/Mexico Tyroid function Total 136 Association of OP and thyroid function in individuals with lower PON1 activity. Lacasaña et al. [69]
2010/Morelos
2010/Yucatan PON1 polymorphisms 152/160 PON1 polymorphisms- relevant risk factors for offspring affected with SB González-Herrera et al. [70]
2013/Mexico PON1 polymorphisms Total 264 maternal PON1 polymorphisms effect on miscarriage in exposed women Blanco-Muñoz et al. [71]
2013/Morelos
2016/Mexico Thyroid hormones Total 136 Positive associations: serum pesticides levels and thyroid hormones Blanco-Muñoz et al. [72]
2016/Morelos
2018/Nayarit Antioxidante enzyme activities Total 201 Glutathione peroxidase is involved in pesticide damage Xotlanihua-Gervacio et al. [60]
2018/Yucatán BuChE determination 27/26 No significant differences Ruiz-Gamboa et al. [73]
2018/Sinaloa Enzymatic activities Total 49 Enzymatic activities altered by pesticides exposure Galindo-Reyes and Alegria [74]
2019/Sonora AChE activity 25/5 significant differences between exposed and control Alvarado-Ibarra et al. [75]
2019/Mexico PON1 polymorphisms Total 381 Genotypes marginally associated with hypothyroxinemia Torres Sánchez et al. [76]

OP—organophosphate pesticides.