Evidence for inhibition of cholinesterases in insect and mammalian nervous systems by the insect repellent deet
Authors:
- Vincent CorbelVCVincent Corbel
- Maria StankiewiczMaria Stankiewicz
- Cédric PennetierCPCédric Pennetier
- Didier FournierDFDidier Fournier
- Jure StojanJSJure Stojan
- Emmanuelle GirardEGEmmanuelle Girard
- Mitko DimitrovMDMitko Dimitrov
- Jordi MolgóJMJordi Molgó
- Jean-Marc HougardJHJean-Marc Hougard
- Bruno LapiedBruno Lapied
Open Access
- 5 August 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Biology
- Vol. 7 (1) , 47
Abstract
N,N-Diethyl-3-methylbenzamide (deet) remains the gold standard for insect repellents. About 200 million people use it every year and over 8 billion doses have been applied over the past 50 years. Despite the widespread and increased interest in the use of deet in public health programmes, controversies remain concerning both the identification of its target sites at the olfactory system and its mechanism of toxicity in insects, mammals and humans. Here, we investigated the molecular target site for deet and the consequences of its interactions with carbamate insecticides on the cholinergic system.Keywords
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