PMID- 35847088 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231103 IS - 1664-302X (Print) IS - 1664-302X (Electronic) IS - 1664-302X (Linking) VI - 13 DP - 2022 TI - Chronic Effects of Dietary Pesticides on the Gut Microbiome and Neurodevelopment. PG - 931440 LID - 10.3389/fmicb.2022.931440 [doi] LID - 931440 AB - Many agricultural pesticides include substances that are known to be harmful to human health and while some have been banned from developed countries, they are still being used in developing countries such as Brazil. Recent studies have shown that low-level chronic dietary exposure to pesticides can affect the human gut microbiota. This possible hazardous effect of pesticides on human health has not been specifically recognized by government regulatory agencies. In Brazil, for instance, of the 10 best-selling active ingredients in pesticides in 2019, two are considered extremely toxic, Paraquat and Chlorpyrifos. Even though Paraquat has been banned in Brazil since 2020, the values of maximum residue limits (MRLs) of toxic pesticides allowed in the country are still higher than in other countries. Unfortunately, many developing countries still lack the resources and expertise needed to monitor adequately and systematically the presence of pesticide residues on food. In this work, we raise awareness to the danger the chronic exposure to high dietary levels of pesticides can pose to the public, especially considering their prolonged effects on the gut microbiome. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Gama, Neves and Pereira. FAU - Gama, Jessica AU - Gama J AD - Graduate Program in Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Federal University of Para, Belem, Brazil. FAU - Neves, Bianca AU - Neves B AD - Institute of Chemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. FAU - Pereira, Antonio AU - Pereira A AD - Graduate Program in Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Federal University of Para, Belem, Brazil. AD - Institute of Technology, Federal University of Para, Belem, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20220630 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Microbiol JT - Frontiers in microbiology JID - 101548977 PMC - PMC9279132 OTO - NOTNLM OT - dysbiosis OT - gut- brain axis OT - microbiome OT - neurodevelopment and plasticity OT - pesticides COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2022/07/19 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/19 06:01 PMCR- 2022/06/30 CRDT- 2022/07/18 04:11 PHST- 2022/04/29 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/06 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/18 04:11 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/19 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/19 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/06/30 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fmicb.2022.931440 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Microbiol. 2022 Jun 30;13:931440. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.931440. eCollection 2022.