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Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences
Jordan Journal of Biological Sciences
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Pesticides are widely used in a variety of applications, resulting in significant discharge into the terrestrial environment.
Hence, the present study was performed to evaluate the effect of two pesticides (Glufosinate-ammonium and Anatoxin- a) on
biochemical parameters, oxidative stress, nuclear factor kappa B (NF-KB) activity, and histopathology of the digestive gland
of the land snail Monacha cartusiana, which is often employed as a bioindicator of terrestrial pollution. There are no further
studies on the effect of Anabaena flos-aquae extract on land snails. The results showed that LCR
50R of Glufosinate-ammonium
and Anatoxin-a after exposure to land snail Monacha cartusiana for 96 hrs were 66.6 and 5.3 mg LP
−1P, respectively. LCR
50
Rvalues reveal the potential activity of Anatoxin-a than Glufosinate-ammonium against the tested snails. Within four days of
exposure to glufosinate-ammonium, there were no deaths among treated snails. After the second day of exposure to
Anatoxin-a, mortality percentages appeared and gradually rose with increasing concentrations and exposure time. After 28
days of exposure to LCR
25R of tested pesticides, AST, ALT, ALP, MDA, CAT, GPX, and GST levels increased while TAC
levels were decreased. NF-KB immunopositivity was much more severe in the cells of tested snails treated with Anatoxin-a
than Glufosinate-ammonium. Histopathological examination of the digestive gland showed that sublethal concentration of
Glufosinate-ammonium produced excessive secretion and vacuolation. Anatoxin-a induced severe cellular damage in
digestive tubules. In conclusion, two pesticides caused alterations in oxidative stress, NF-KB activity, and histological nature
of M. Cartusiana that confirmed the toxicity of both pesticides for the living species in the terrestrial environment.
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