Scientists have discovered that DDT increases beta-amyloid plaques, leading to Alzheimer’s disease; pictured in context. (Picture taken from freepik)
[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report]DDT (also known as DDT in Chinese) has been widely used to control agricultural pests and insects that transmit diseases (such as malaria). However, due to harm to wild animals, Taiwan banned DDT as pesticides in 1973. In 1989, it was banned according to the announcement of the Drug Control Law. according to”Science Daily“(Science Daily) reported that scientists found that DDT increases beta-amyloid plaques, leading to Alzheimer’s disease. The study was published in “Environmental Health Perspective》（ Environmental Health Perspectives）。
In 2014, they found DDT to be an environmental risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease, and now there is more direct evidence pointed out that DDT is associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Richardson explained that studying neurons and sodium channels in the nervous system, because DDT keeps these channels open, leads to increased neuronal firing and increased beta-amyloid release. Compounds that block sodium channels in the brain) treat neurons to prevent the buildup of beta-amyloid plaques.
Richardson pointed out that because DDT was widely used in the 1940-1970s to combat insect-borne diseases such as malaria, and people who were highly exposed to DDT at that time are now in the high-risk age range of Alzheimer’s disease, the next step for the researchers. It will be to test several drugs that target sodium channels to see if they can reduce beta-amyloid plaque accumulation.
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