Our research

The team "Metabolism of Xenobiotics" (MeX) addresses the metabolic effects of food contaminants, in particular the impact on health of mixtures of pesticides, at concentrations which can be made available through food to consumers.

The goal is to understand the cellular effects, mechanisms of action and seeking biomarkers of exposure.

This research is implemented through different approaches:

• The study of metabolism and metabolic activation of these compounds.
• Approaches in vitro on human cells of intestinal origin since the digestive tract tissue is likely to be exposed to these compounds.
• Approaches in vivo in the mouse model on the impact of pesticide mixtures on hematopoiesis (clonogenicity, differentiation, signaling pathway), since hematopoietic cancers are diseases whose incidence is correlated with the professional use of pesticides...