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Integrative Analysis of DNA Damage, Oxidative Stress, and Serum Mineral Composition in Pesticide-Exposed Agricultural Workers from South Punjab, Pakistan

Integrative Analysis of DNA Damage, Oxidative Stress, and Serum Mineral Composition in Pesticide-Exposed Agricultural Workers from South Punjab, Pakistan

Abdul Ghaffar1*, Kashfa Akram1, Habiba Jamil1, Riaz Hussain2, Ghulam Abbas3, Fozia Afzal4, Ahrar Khan5,6, Rabia Tahir7, Muhammad Ahmad Chishti1 and Shahnaz Rashid3

1Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan; 2Department of Pathology, University College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan; 3Centre of Excellence in Marine Biology University of Karachi, 75270, 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.

 
*Correspondence | Abdul Ghaffar, Department of Zoology, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, 63100, Pakistan; Email: dr.abdul.ghaffar@iub.edu.pk 

Figure 1:

Comparison of damaged DNA of exposed and unexposed workers according to age 15-26.

Figure 2:

Percentage of damaged DNA of exposed and unexposed workers according to age 26-35.

Figure 3:

Percentage of damaged DNA of exposed and unexposed workers according to age 36-45.

Figure 4:

Percentage of damaged DNA of exposed and unexposed workers according to age 46-55.

Figure 5:

Percentage of damaged DNA of exposed and unexposed workers according to age ≥56.

Figure 6:

Undamaged DNA of pesticide exposed workers.

Figure 7:

Slightly damaged DNA of pesticide exposed workers.

Figure 8:

Moderately damaged DNA of pesticide exposed workers.

Figure 9:

Highly damaged DNA of pesticide exposed workers.

Table 3:

Detailed behavioral and demographic characteristic of pesticide-exposed (n=100) and unexposed (n=100) workers for observed clinical abnormalities.

Table 4:

Mean ± S.D values of hematological parameters in different diseases of pesticide exposed and unexposed individuals.

Table 5:
Mean ± S.D values of serum parameters in different diseases of pesticide exposed and unexposed individuals.
Table 6:
Mean ± S.D values of serum parameters in different diseases of pesticide exposed and unexposed individuals.

Pakistan Journal of Zoology

August

Pakistan J. Zool., Vol. 56, Iss. 4, pp. 1501-2000

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