Human exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides and the evaluation of their potential toxicity: An overview

W Han, Y Tian, X Shen - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides have become the fastest growing class of insecticides over the
past few decades. The insecticidal activity of neonicotinoids is attributed to their agonist …

An update of the Worldwide Integrated Assessment (WIA) on systemic insecticides. Part 2: impacts on organisms and ecosystems

L Pisa, D Goulson, EC Yang, D Gibbons… - … Science and Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
New information on the lethal and sublethal effects of neonicotinoids and fipronil on
organisms is presented in this review, complementing the previous Worldwide Integrated …

Neurotoxic effects of neonicotinoids on mammals: what is there beyond the activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors?—A systematic review

C Costas-Ferreira, LRF Faro - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Neonicotinoids are a class of insecticides that exert their effect through a specific action on
neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). The success of these insecticides is …

Mechanism of neonicotinoid toxicity: impact on oxidative stress and metabolism

X Wang, A Anadón, Q Wu, F Qiao, I Ares… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
Thousands of tons of neonicotinoids are widely used around the world as broad-spectrum
systemic insecticides and veterinary drugs. Researchers originally thought that …

Imidacloprid-treated seed ingestion has lethal effect on adult partridges and reduces both breeding investment and offspring immunity

A Lopez-Antia, ME Ortiz-Santaliestra, F Mougeot… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
The ingestion of imidacloprid treated seeds by farmland birds may result in exposure to toxic
amounts of this insecticide. Here we report on the effects that the exposure to the …

Imidacloprid-induced liver fibrosis in quails via activation of the TGF-β1/Smad pathway

Y Lv, Q Bing, Z Lv, J Xue, S Li, B Han, Q Yang… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Imidacloprid (IMI) is one of the most frequently used neonicotinoid insecticide, and its
potential toxicity and environmental hazards have gradually attracted people's attention …

Effects of neonicotinoid insecticides on physiology and reproductive characteristics of captive female and fawn white-tailed deer

EH Berheim, JA Jenks, JG Lundgren, ES Michel… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Over the past decade, abnormalities have been documented in white-tailed deer
(Odocoileus virginianus) in west-central Montana. Hypotheses proposed to explain these …

Effects of low-level imidacloprid oral exposure on cholinesterase activity, oxidative stress responses, and primary DNA damage in the blood and brain of male Wistar …

A Katić, V Kašuba, N Kopjar, BT Lovaković… - Chemico-Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide that acts selectively as an agonist on insect
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. It is used for crop protection worldwide, as well as for non …

[HTML][HTML] Neonicotinoid insecticides promote breast cancer progression via G protein-coupled estrogen receptor: In vivo, in vitro and in silico studies

X Li, S He, H Xiao, TT He, JD Zhang, ZR Luo… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NIs) have been widely detected in environmental media and
human body with concentrations reaching hundreds of nanomolar to micromolar levels …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the impact of neonicotinoids on aquatic non-target species: A comprehensive review

AH Mandal, A Sadhu, S Ghosh, NC Saha… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Neonicotinoid insecticides (NNIs) are the fastest-growing class in agricultural protection.
They target nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChR) in pests, stimulating the nervous …