Assessment of Oxidative Stress Biomarkers and DNA Damage Among Pesticide Retailers in South Punjab, Pakistan
Abdul Ghaffar1*, Maria Niaz1, Ghulam Abbas2, Riaz Hussain3, Fozia Afzal4, Habiba Jamil1, Ahrar Khan5,6, Rabia Tahir7, Muhammad Ahmad Chishti1, Shahnaz Rashid3, Shahzad Ali Gill8, Aliya Noreen9, Ayesha Maqsood1 and Kashfa Akram1
1Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan; 2Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology University of Karachi, 75270, Pakistan; 3Department of Pathology, University College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan; 4Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan Campus, 64100, Pakistan; 5Shandong Vocational Animal Science and Veterinary College, Weifang, 261061, China; 6Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan; 7College of Animal Science and Technology, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China, 8Department of Management Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 9Biology Centre CAS, Institute of Entomology, Ceske Budějovice, Czechia.
*Correspondence | Abdul Ghaffar, Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan; Email:
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Figure 1:
Percentage comparison of DNA damage of exposed and unexposed pesticide workers at age < 20.
Figure 2:
Percentage comparison of DNA damage of exposed and unexposed pesticide workers at age 20-29.
Figure 3:
Percentage comparison of DNA damage of exposed and unexposed pesticide workers at age 30-39.
Figure 4:
Percentage comparison of DNA damage of exposed and unexposed pesticide workers at age 40-49.
Figure 5:
Quantifying DNA damage progression due to pesticide exposure: from baseline to severe damage across varied exposure levels. (A) Undamaged DNA; (B) Slightly damaged DNA; (C) Moderately damaged DNA; (D) Highly damaged DNA and (E) Severely damaged DNA.
Table 3:
Mean values of hematological parameters in different diseases of pesticide exposed and unexposed individuals.
Table 4:
Mean values of serum parameters in different diseases of pesticide exposed and unexposed individuals.