Adverse outcome pathway of developmental neurotoxicity resulting from prenatal exposures to cannabis contaminated with organophosphate pesticide residues

Maxwell C.K. Leung, Marilyn H. Silva, Amanda J. Palumbo, Peter N. Lohstroh, Svetlana E. Koshlukova, Shelley B. DuTeaux

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Abstract

There is growing concern that increased use of medical and recreational cannabis may result in increased exposure to contaminants on the cannabis, such as pesticides. Several states are moving towards implementing robust regulation of the sales, cultivation, and manufacture of cannabis products. However, there are challenges with creating health-protective regulations in an industry that, to date, has been largely unregulated. The focus of this publication is a theoretical examination of what may happen when women are exposed pre-conceptually or during pregnancy to cannabis contaminated with pesticides. We propose an adverse outcome pathway of concomitant prenatal exposure to cannabinoids and the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos by curating what we consider to be the key events at the molecular, cellular, and tissue levels that result in developmental neurotoxicity. The implications of this adverse outcome pathway underscore the need to elucidate the potential developmental neurotoxicity that may result from prenatal exposure to pesticide-contaminated cannabis.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)12-18
Number of pages7
JournalReproductive Toxicology
Volume85
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 2019
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Adverse outcome pathway
  • Cannabis
  • Developmental neurotoxicity
  • Organophosphate pesticide
  • Prenatal exposure
  • Risk assessment

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Toxicology

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