Pesticide use patterns and their association with cytokine levels in Mexican flower workers.

Brenda Mélany Godínez-PérezAstrid SchilmannAlfredo Lagunas-MartínezConsuelo Escamilla-NúñezAna Isabel Burguete-GarcíaClemente Aguilar-GarduñoJulia Blanco-MuñozMarina Lacasaña

Published in: International archives of occupational and environmental health (2024)

These findings indicate that pesticides may possess immunotoxic properties, contributing to increased inflammatory response. However, further comprehensive epidemiological studies are needed to establish a causal relationship.

Keyphrases

inflammatory response
risk assessment
lipopolysaccharide induced
lps induced
toll like receptor
case control
gas chromatography