{"id":36159,"date":"2014-01-21T10:16:29","date_gmt":"2014-01-21T10:16:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/?p=36159"},"modified":"2014-01-21T10:16:29","modified_gmt":"2014-01-21T10:16:29","slug":"article_29116","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/organicconsumers.org\/article_29116\/","title":{"rendered":"New Study Renews Roundup ‘Weedkiller’ Toxicity Concern"},"content":{"rendered":"

For related articles and more information, please visit OCA’s Genetic Engineering page<\/a>, Millions Against Monsanto page<\/a> and our Health Issues page<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

A new study published in the January issue of
\nInternational Journal of Toxicology<\/span> titled, “Glyphosate Commercial Formulation Causes Cytotoxicity, Oxidative Effects, and Apoptosis on Human Cells: Differences With its Active Ingredient<\/a>,” raises renewed concern that formulations of the world’s most popular herbicide glyphosate (e.g. Roundup), used primarily in the production of GM food, represent a serious human health threat.<\/p>\n

Researchers studied the effects of a glyphosate-based formulation on human cells, at dilutions far below agricultural applications. The researchers discovered that while glyphosate and its amino acid metabolite, aminomethylphosphonic acid<\/a> (AMPA), showed little to no observable toxic effects in isolation, a glyphosate-based formulation containing adjuvants produced a variety of adverse effects on cellular oxidative balance, including the following signs of oxidative stress:<\/p>\n

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  • Increases in reactive oxygen species<\/li>\n

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  • Increases in nitrotyrosine formation<\/li>\n

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  • Increases in superoxide dismutase activity<\/li>\n

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  • Increases in glutathione levels<\/li>\n

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    The glyphosate formulation studied also triggered two ‘death proteins’ in human cells known as caspase 3\/7, inducing pathways that activate programmed cell death (apoptosis), a clear sign of significant toxicity.<\/p>\n

    Most importantly, the researchers concluded: “These results confirm that G [glyphosate] formulations have adjuvants working together with the active ingredient and causing toxic effects that are not seen with acid glyphosate.”\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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