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Review
. 2021 Dec;60(8):4131-4149.
doi: 10.1007/s00394-021-02548-6. Epub 2021 Apr 10.

Chronic oral exposure to pesticides and their consequences on metabolic regulation: role of the microbiota

Narimane Djekkoun  1 , Jean-Daniel Lalau  1   2 , Véronique Bach  1 , Flore Depeint #  3 , Hafida Khorsi-Cauet #  4
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Chronic oral exposure to pesticides and their consequences on metabolic regulation: role of the microbiota

Narimane Djekkoun et al. Eur J Nutr. 2021 Dec.

Abstract

Pesticides have long been used in agriculture and household treatments. Pesticide residues can be found in biological samples for both the agriculture workers through direct exposure but also to the general population by indirect exposure. There is also evidence of pesticide contamination in utero and trans-generational impacts. Whilst acute exposure to pesticides has long been associated with endocrine perturbations, chronic exposure with low doses also increases the prevalence of metabolic disorders such as obesity or type 2 diabetes. Dysmetabolism is a low-grade inflammation disorder and as such the microbiota plays a role in its etiology. It is therefore important to fully understand the role of microbiota on the genesis of subsequent health effects. The digestive tract and mostly microbiota are the first organs of contact after oral exposure. The objective of this review is thus to better understand mechanisms that link pesticide exposure, dysmetabolism and microbiota. One of the key outcomes on the microbiota is the reduced Bacteroidetes and increased Firmicutes phyla, reflecting both pesticide exposure and risk factors of dysmetabolism. Other bacterial genders and metabolic activities are also involved. As for most pathologies impacting microbiota (including inflammatory disorders), the role of prebiotics can be suggested as a prevention strategy and some preliminary evidence reinforces this axis.

Keywords: Dysbiosis; Low dose; Metabolic syndrome; Microbiota; Pesticides; Prebiotic.

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