The primary metabolites in Imidacloprid is designed to be effective by contact or ingestion. Gerald T. Brooks, in Hayes' Handbook of Pesticide Toxicology (Third Edition), 2010. adverse effects (LOAEL) was 7.5 mg/kg. To learn more When fipronil is detected, fipronil sulfone, fipronil sulfide, and desulfinylfipronil may also be detected at toxicologically significant concentrations. chloride channels than at insect chloride channels. Male and female rats displayed increased incidence of aggression and At a pH of 12, the half-life of fipronil is 2.4 h. Stephen W Page, in Small Animal Clinical Pharmacology (Second Edition), 2008. Some prominent reactions of fipronil in the environment include its biological reduction to produce fipronil sulfide and its biological oxidation to form fipronil sulfone. (1994) examined the inhibition of [3H]-alpha-endosulfan binding in housefly head membranes by lindane and several cyclodienes and concluded that these insecticides are the only GABA-receptor ionophore blockers that consistently inhibit the binding in these membranes, not only of the earlier used ligands such as [35S]-TBPS and [3H]-EBOB, but also of [3H]-alpha-endosulfan. Fipronil’s mechanism of action Furthermore, this insecticide has shown to be toxic by ingestion, inhalation and by contact with the skin in animal experiments. Fipronil may cause mild eye irritation that typically clears within 24 hours. Cary, T. L.; Chandler, G. T.; Volz, D. C.; Walse, S. S.; Ferry, J. L. Phenylpyrazole Insecticide Fipronil Induces Male Infertility in In doing so, they continuously stimulate neurons leading … In 2006, the USDA analyzed 655 poultry breast samples and 655 poultry thigh samples for levels of Information Center, Oregon State University Extension Services. In addition to GABA gated chloride channels, fipronil also blocks glutamate gated chloride channels on DUM neurons of cockroach (Raymond et al., 2000), but not histamine gated chloride channels of Drosophila eye (Zheng et al., 2002). human carcinogen" based on "increases in thyroid Complicating concerns regarding amphibians is that a number of fipronil products contain other insecticides. This was confirmed in a recent study that showed cross-resistance to dieldrin in a fipronil resistant mosquito line, and cross-resistance to fipronil in a dieldrin resistant mosquito line (Kolaczinski and Curtis, 2004). (2012) demonstrated that fipronil and fipronil sulfone induced thyroid disruption in rats. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. ScienceDirect ® is a registered trademark of Elsevier B.V. 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Poppenga, Frederick W. Oehme, in, Biotransformation of Individual Pesticides, Pesticide Biotransformation and Disposition, Peter M. Rabinowitz, ... Lora E. Fleming, in, Interactions with the Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid A-Receptor. In any case, research findings suggest considerable variation among related species, different life stages, and different routes of exposure. Mechanism of action of Fipronil As other phenylpyrazoles, fipronil is an inhibitor of GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid)-gated chloride channels in nerve cells, a key neurotransmittor in the central nervous system. dose tested. Skin absorption is thought to be minimal. In 2003, the FDA analyzed 84 domestic samples (3.6% of domestic samples) for levels of fipronil for tolerance compliance. It is concluded that although fipronil binds to the GABAA receptor without activation, channel opening facilitates fipronil binding to and unbinding from the receptor. In young rabbits, however, there have been anecdotal reports of anorexia, lethargy, seizures, and death. Comparatively recently, Narahashi et al. Fipronil is classified as a possible human carcinogen based on studies in rats showing an increase in thyroid tumors.13, Imidacloprid is a chloronicotinyl nitroguanidine compound. Fipronil is highly toxic to honeybees by contact and ingestion when applied to plant foliage. Instead, the sulfide and sulfone derivatives tend to be at least as toxic or more toxic to invertebrates and fish than the parent compound. Samples should be collected as Insect GABA receptors are different from vertebrate GABAA receptors in that they are not blocked by bicuculline (Benson, 1988; Buckingham et al., 1994a; ffrench-Constant et al., 1993; Millar et al., 1994; Sattelle et al., 1988), and are not potentiated by benzodiazepines and barbiturates (Millar et al., 1994). It is available as a spray (0.29%) and spot-on (9.7 % wt/wt) (Hovda and Hooser, 2002). does not reflect any effects from long-term exposure (i.e., cancer, eye irritation clearing in 8 - Fipronil is a phenylpyrazole compound and was developed as a useful insecticide in the mid-1990s. The International pesticide-related topics to enable people to make informed Fipronil is much more toxic to insects than to mammals, another advantage it has as an insecticide. Fipronil is an insecticide of the phenylpyrazoles class and an active ingredient of one of the popular ectoparasiticide veterinary products, Frontline. An LC50 for fipronil in African clawed frog (X. laevis) tadpoles was 850 μg/L. Insecticide Fipronil--a GABAA-Gated Chloride Channel Blocker. In an in vitro study using differentiating N2a neuroblastoma cells, Sidiropoulou et al. Dieldrin-resistant Drosophila melanogaster and D. simulans were also resistant to fipronil but to a much lesser extent, and the [3H]EBOB binding to these resistant strains was less inhibited by fipronil compared to susceptible strains (Cole et al., 1995). chemical originally applied. Fipronil impacts not only terrestrial, but also aquatic insects and insect species that spend part of their life cycle in the water. Fent, in Encyclopedia of Toxicology (Third Edition), 2014. Fipronil was discovered in 1987 and was developed initially for use in pest control in agriculture and public health. Chemicals are considered highly toxic when the Fipronil exhibits low to moderate persistence, and its dissipation is the result of photodegradation, hydrolysis, and volatilization. 4 half-lives = 6% remaining Piperonyl butoxide (by blocking oxidation of fipronil to its sulfone) appears to antagonize the antiparasitic action of fipronil. Data from short-term and long-term toxicity studies with fipronil in rats, rabbits, mice and dogs "do not suggest any endocrine Rats given an oral dose of fipronil excreted 45-75% in the feces and 5-25% in the urine. hours (moderate erythema), Mild or slight irritation at observed clinical signs of neurotoxicity at 2.0 mg/kg/day. It has been suggested, on the basis of a review of mechanisms of action, that prior exposure of arthropods to the organochlorine class of pesticides may predispose to resistance to fipronil. In insects and vertebrates, severe poisoning by fipronil is manifested by excitation, paralysis and death. the Estuarine Meiobenthic Crustacean. This Despite its limited mobility and intermediate water solubility, fipronil can be lethal to many different aquatic arthropods—but some species are far more sensitive than others. Fipronil Technical Fact Sheet; National Pesticide Researchers administered fipronil to rats at doses of 0, 0.5, 1.5, 30.0, and 300.0 ppm in the diet for nearly two years and observed pH values. Peter M. Rabinowitz, ... Lora E. Fleming, in Human-Animal Medicine, 2010, Fipronil is an N-phenylpyrazole compound that was introduced in 1996. Ying, G. G.; Kookana, R. S. Sorption of Fipronil and Its Metabolites on Soils From South Australia. The information in this publication does not in any way Figure 9.6. Clinical signs and symptoms reported after ingestion of fipronil by humans include sweating, nausea, vomiting, headache, 6 ppm for female rats after week 26 due to increased mortality. 3 half-lives = 12% remaining Fipronil degrades on soil surfaces by ultraviolet radiation (i.e., sunlight) to form fipronil-desulfinyl, and has a measured halflife Mohamed, F.; Senarathna, L.; Percy, A.; Abeyewardene, M.; Eaglesham, G.; Cheng, R.; Azher, S.; Hittarage, A.; Dissanayake, agriculture. 7 Chemicals originally isolated from the soil bacterium Streptomyces stimulate the chloride channels that are regulated by the neurotransmitter glutamate causing paralysis complexes compared to mammalian complexes. a) Fipronil inhibits the oxidation of NADH to NAD+, which leads to an energy deficiency in cells. Fipronil-sulfone is 6.3 and 3.3 times more toxic to rainbow trout and bluegill sunfish, respectively, than the parent compound. One of the principle components of nerve excitation is the sudden entry of sodium ions through sodium channels. Researches also observed decreased body weight gain, decreased food consumption and food efficiency, and Fung, H. T.; Chan, K. K.; Ching, W. M.; Kam, C. W. A Case of Accidental Ingestion of Ant Bait Containing Fipronil. In other words, fipronil binds more tightly to GABAA receptors in insects than in mammals. It was first registered for use in the United States in the 1990s. It treats a wide range of ectoparasites and endoparasites. Five-day dietary LC50s for bobwhite quail and mallard ducks were 49 mg/kg and > 5 g/kg, respectively. Researchers applied a spot-on fipronil product to dogs and vigorously petted them for 5 minutes every day with cotton Wild-type Rdl of Drosophila was suppressed by TBPS, 4-n-proply-4′-ethynylbicycloorthobenzoate (EBOB), picrotoxinin, and fipronil (Buckingham et al., 1994a; Millar et al., 1994). or skin irritation. In the environment, some of its selectivity is lost. It is more effective than other insecticides such as organophosphate, carbamate and pyrethroids against species of coleopteran, orthoptera and lepidoptera. Fipronil is more selective at this receptor through the β3 subunit in insects than in mammals. These tests help scientists judge how offspring, reduced litter size, decreased body weights, decreased mating, reduced fertility, reduced post-implantation and Veterinary products containing fipronil have a low order of toxicity by dermal, oral, or inhalational exposure for dogs and cats. Technical grade fipronil is considered moderately toxic by ingestion Technical grade fipronil is a white powder with a moldy odor. Goats dosed with fipronil-desulfinyl excreted 20-50% in feces and 3-7% in the urine. erythema). Fipronil blocks GABAA-gated chloride channels in the central nervous system. The "half-life" is the time required for half of the The mechanism of action of fipronil is better understood in insects than it is in mammals. Fipronil may cause slight skin irritation. Metaflumizone has greatly improved mammalian safety over its ancestors. incidence/level monitoring for pesticide residues in domestic and imported foods (except meat, poultry, dairy, and eggs). (1993) proposed four partly associated sites in the housefly GABA chloride ionophore that are relevant to insecticidal action: site A, interacting with EBOB and its isosteres; B with TBPS and isosteres; C with phenylpyrazoles; and D with avermectins. Kamijima, M.; Casida, J. E. Regional Modification of [3H] Ethynylbicycloorthobenzoate Binding in Mouse Brain GABAA It is capable of being absorbed through the skin but appears to have low acute toxicity. Half-lives can vary widely based on environmental It appears to have less affinity for mammalian GABA receptors and is considered to have low acute toxicity. It acts by blocking gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors in insects, disrupting nervous system function. dairy, and eggs. Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology; CRC Press, LLC. This leads to hyperexcitation at low doses, and paralysis and death at higher doses. Cole, L. M.; Nicholson, R. A.; Casida, J. E. Action of Phenylpyrazole Insecticides at the GABA-Gated Chloride Channel. Fipronil-desulfinyl, the primary photodegradate of fipronil, has been measured in the fat, brain, liver, kidney, skin, and feces Mutant Drosophila Rdl (A302S) expressed in Xenopus oocytes was also less sensitive to fipronil than wild-type receptors (Hosie et al., 1995). toxicity of the active ingredient and other ingredients in the product. Mode of Action: Target and Non-target Organisms Fipronil is toxic to insects by contact or ingestion.1 Fipronil blocks GABAA-gated chloride channels in the central nervous system. Animals fed significant amounts of imidacloprid over time have developed thyroid disturbances. abnormal gait or posture, body tremors, convulsions, and death. Poisoned dogs and cats usually show signs of tremors, convulsions, seizures, and death. Low levels were present in the muscle, brain, heart, and cardiac blood. Fipronil is a relatively new insecticide. Zhao, X.; Yeh, J. 0.050 mg/kg/day males, and 0, 0.032, 0.130, and 0.550 mg/kg/day females). These chemicals are axonic poisons that affect the GABA-gated chloride channel. Mechanism of Action. In doing so, they continuously stimulate neurons leading ultimately to death of target invertebrates. In daphnids, the NOEL for fipronil was measured at 9.8 μg/L, and the The signal word reflects the combined Different products contain fipronil and the pyrethroid, permethrin, or fipronil and the insect growth regulator, methoprene and/or the acaricide amitraz. The net result of insect exposure to fipronil is blockade of inhibitory nerve transmission, resulting in hyperexcitability and death of susceptible parasites. See the pesticide label on the product and refer to W.; Sheriff, M. H. R.; Davies, W.; Buckley, N. A.; Eddleston, M. Acute Human Self-poisoning with the N-Phenylpyrazole Fipronil is a widely used phytosanitary product and insecticide for pets. LD50 values of fipronil were 0.13 mg/kg and 41 mg/kg for housefly and mouse, respectively, and receptor IC50 values were 6.3 nM and 1010 nM for housefly and mouse, respectively. through April, which corresponds to the timing of releases of ricefield tailwater. that exceeded the established U.S. EPA tolerances. Fipronil binds to soil; it is expected to have low soil mobility and little potential for groundwater contamination. One poultry breast (0.2%) and 2 poultry thighs (0.3%) had detectible levels of fipronil. (1993) reported subsequently that several compounds, including fipronil (27, Figure 96.11) (Colliot et al., 1992; Hatton et al., 1988), which has become a commercially successful insecticide, blocked the GABA-gated chloride ionophore with higher potency for a site in housefly than in mouse brain, offering the possibility of selective toxicity. Fipronil is a phenylpyrazole chemical class insecticide. Symptoms were reported to have developed after two hours and resolved spontaneously. See the text box on. That fipronil and dieldrin both act at similar sites on insect GABARs allowed the prediction that cross-resistance between these insecticides will occur (Hosie et al., 1995a). The 96-hour LC. In dogs and cats, fipronil is available as a high-volume spray or a low-volume spot-on, with activity against ticks, fleas and ear mites. Fipronil is known to be more effective against certain species of insects that are resistant to most insecticides. of a person and/or certain environmental factors. half-life will always depend on the amount of the A modified subunit carrying cyclodiene resistance in Drosophila (Rdl) shows homology with the mammalian brain beta-subunit (Ffrench-Constant et al., 1991). Report. assessment in the third National Health and Nutrition Examination This hypothesis has not yet been tested, but resistance of fleas to fipronil has already been reported. Investigators fed fipronil-desulfinyl (primary photoproduct) to rats at 0, 0.5, 2.0, and 10.0 ppm for 2 years (0, 0.025, 0.098, effects were significant for males (but not females) moved to clean seawater three days before mating. Val Richard Beasley, in Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, 2020. derivative. We're open from 8:00AM to 12:00PM Pacific Time, Mon-Fri, You are here: NPIC Home Page Pesticide Ingredients Active Ingredients Active Ingredient Fact Sheets Fipronil Technical Fact Sheet. The lowest dosage at which effects were observed (LOAEL) was 1.5 Fipronil exhibits a >500-fold selective toxicity to insects over mammals, primarily because of affinity differences in receptor binding between insect and mammalian receptors. found that absorption ranged from 15-33%. In one case report, a 50-year-old man complained of headache, nausea, vertigo, and weakness after spraying his field with Signal words for products containing fipronil may range from Caution to Danger. of 100. (2010) has explained the mechanism of action of fipronil in detail in insects and mammals. Fipronil persists in aerobic environments for longer periods of time than in anaerobic or alkaline environments. invertebrates, respectively, than the parent compound. Hainzl, D.; Cole, L. M.; Casida, J. E. Mechanisms for Selective Toxicity of Fipronil Insecticide and Its Sulfone Metabolite and Testing guidelines and classification systems vary. Fipronil and desulfinyl derivative were more potent in houseflies than in mice as toxicants and in competing with [3H]EBOB binding (Hainzl and Casida, 1996). Fipronil is low to moderate in toxicity by inhalation with the 4-hour LC. developed clinical signs of toxicity with no evidence of carcinogenicity. They and other aquatic arthropods that feed on cercariae were found to protect developing tadpole larvae through studies that combined field investigations with microcosm studies and ecological modeling. In one study, male copepods reared in a 0.63 μg/L fipronil solution had a 75-89% decrease in reproductive success. Notably, the channel activator avermectin Ba did not inhibit endosulfan binding. of fipronil, is 9-10 times more active at the mammalian compound to break down in the environment. selectivity between insects and humans when exposed to this chloride channel than the parent compound, reducing the GABA-gated chloride channel antagonist. The elimination half-life is 7–8 h for fipronil but 7–8 d for fipronil sulfone. While fipronil was detected in > 20% of the agricultural streams monitored, it was found in all of the urban streams included in the survey. A series of analyses of water specimens from across the United States during the period from 1992 to 2011 revealed fipronil at concentrations higher than the US EPA's chronic aquatic life benchmark concentration of 0.01 μg/L in 70% of 125 monitored streams at least one time. 2,10; Imidacloprid acts on several types of post-synaptic nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the nervous system. NPIC is a cooperative agreement short-term (acute) and long-term (chronic) health effects. Fungicide Mode of Action Table . For example, LC50s for midges (Chironomus dilutus), mysid shrimp (Neomysis americana), grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio), black flies (Simulium vittatum), and Daphnia were 0.082, 0.14, 0.32, 0.18–0.31, and 190 μg/L, respectively. Investigators fed rats 0.5 ppm (0.019-0.025 mg/kg/day) fipronil in their Nerve action 2A Cyclodiene organochlorines Chlordane, Endosulfan 2B Phenylpyrazoles (Fiproles) Ethiprole, Fipronil Main Group/Primary Site of Action Chemical Subgroup or Exemplifying active Active Ingredients IRAC Mode of Action Classification Scheme (Version 7.0) 6 Other vertebrate groups have received greater research attention, thus it is important to ask whether amphibians do or do not respond similarly. Application of the veterinary spot-on can cause skin irritation or hair loss at the site of application (Gupta, 2007a). 1.800.858.7378 npic@ace.orst.edu (severe erythema or edema), Moderate irritation at 72 Fipronil is highly toxic to bobwhite quail and pheasants, with an acute oral LD. The difference between this two classes of insecticides is that fipronil acts by inhibiting the receptors of nervous cells, while neonicotinoids perturbs the neuronal transmission. 120068-37-3) is a member of another relatively new class of pesticides, the phenylpyrazole insecticides. NPIC provides A report based on research on storm water runoff from two residential areas in California found concentrations of parent fipronil that ranged from 0.001 to 10.004 μg/L. Fipronil is used in the control of insects and worms including: However, a shorter application of each drug revealed a distinct difference in their modes of action. Unfortunately, its toxicity to certain vertebrates may limit the use of fipronil insecticides. Reported half-lives of fipronil in soil vary widely from 36 h to 45 days. The mechanism of action of fipronil is better understood in insects than it is in mammals. (0.5 ppm or 0.019 mg/kg/day) and an uncertainty factor Experiments with co-application of fipronil and picrotoxinin indicated that they did not compete for the same binding site. birth defects or reproductive toxicity) that may occur at levels below This implies that avermectin action involves the chloride ionophore but that it is bound at a site different from that involving EBOB and PCCA; nor, in contrast to EBOB, is there cross-resistance to dieldrin, so that the channel modification that confers dieldrin resistance does not apparently involve the avermectin binding site (Deng et al., 1991). Both fipronil and fipronil sulfone inhibit GABA receptors as well as desensitizing and nondesensitizing GluCls, though the activity of fipronil sulfone is much higher than fipronil for desensitizing GluCls. field conditions and thereby increase residence time. Following dermal exposure, fipronil toxicity is more pronounced in rabbits than in rats and mice. It has a low mammalian toxicity. changes in activity or gait, hunched appearance, tremors, convulsions, and seizures. In the rat, fipronil can disrupt thyroid function by decreasing plasma concentrations of total thyroxine (T4) likely through increased T4 clearance. All treatment-related effects resolved It requires topical application and spreads in the skin oils (requiring a day or two for distribution). Insecticidal activity was also found in triazoles (30, 31) (Boddy et al., 1996; Von Keyserlingk and Willis, 1992) and pyrimidinones (32) (Whittle et al., 1995) and a spirosultam (33) (Bloomquist et al., 1993), demonstrating the diversity of structures that probably act at this site. including increased thyroid and liver weights (males and females), decreased pituitary gland weights (females), and an increased However, fipronil is a selective insecticide, largely because it binds more tightly to the receptors on chloride channels of insects than to those of vertebrates. Also, fipronil desulfinyl appears to have a much greater affinity to bind to sites in the chloride ion channel of the rat brain GABA receptor. Fipronil is not well absorbed by plants after soil treatment (about 5%) and partially degrades in plants to the sulfone and Wildlife Poisoning / Environmental Incident, http://npic.orst.edu/reg/state_agencies.html, http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/labeling/lrm/chap-07.pdf, http://www.epa.gov/ttnatw01/hlthef/hapglossaryrev.html#RfD, http://npic.orst.edu/factsheets/archive/fiptech.html, http://la.water.usgs.gov/publications/pdfs/FS-010-03.pdf, Oregon State Its neurotoxic effects are similar to those of cyclodiene organochlorine insecticides. Fipronil, an N-phenylpyrazole with a trifluoromethylsulfinyl substituent, initiated the second generation of insecticides acting at the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor to block the chloride channel. the U.S. EPA, they must undergo laboratory testing for decisions. It has been suggested that fipronil is a developmental neurotoxicant. Figure 96.12. Based on ligand binding studies, Deng et al. An oral LD50 for fipronil in rats was 97 mg/kg, but a dermal LD50 was > 2 g/kg in the same species. Fipronil suppressed the GABA-induced whole-cell currents reversibly with an IC50 of 1.66 ± 0.18 μM Preapplication of fipronil through the bath suppressed GABA-induced currents without channel activation. Moreover, the naturally occurring insecticide avermectin B1a and derived moxidectin (Fisher, 1997), which behave as GABA-agonists, stimulating rather than inhibiting chloride ion influx, are potent noncompetitive inhibitors of EBOB binding. However, a representative dithiane, EBOB, fipronil, and other pyrazoles were less effective in inhibiting [3H]-alpha-endosulfan binding than the chlorinated insecticides, from which it appeared that the latter compete directly for the endosulfan site, whereas the others bind with different inhibition kinetics or at a site more closely coupled to the EBOB than to the endosulfan binding domain. Exposure: Effects of fipronil on human health and the environment depend on how much Moreover, it has far greater toxicity than fipronil in animals—and the gain in toxicity is prominent in vertebrates. Fipronil “Novel insecticide with different mode of action, effective against wide range of insect pests” Product Category: Insecticide Active ingredient: Fipronil Chemical group: Phenyl Pyrazole Formulation: Available in SC Formulation (Suspension Concentrate) with 5% w/v concentration Mode of Action: However, fipronil and its metabolites and degradation products are highly toxic to some species of fish. 72 hours (no irritation or There is some indication that dogs might be more sensitive to fipronil compared to cats. These findings supported the contention that fipronil is a developmental neurotoxicant, and unrelated to GABA receptor inhibition. The Ngim, K. K.; Crosby, D. G. Abiotic Processes Influencing Fipronil and Desthiofipronil Dissipation in California, USA, Rice These results indicate that fipronil acts on the GABA receptors in the closed state. Fauna Associated with Subalpine Mosquito Breeding Sites. Hair shed from dogs for up to 2 weeks after topical treatment retains sufficient fipronil to kill dust mites (Dermatophagoides spp) coming in contact. Fipronil Mode of Action Acts as an inhibitor at the γ- aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptor as a noncompetitive blocker of the GABA - gated chloride channel (similar to lindane and cyclodienes) Chemical and biological activation producing equally toxic and sometime more persistent metabolites with same mode of action 9 these chemicals might affect humans, domestic animals, Mode of action of various insecticide groups is explained in this video Action at sites A and C gives similar signs of poisoning and cross-resistance to dieldrin; PCCA and some TBPS isosteres may act at both A and B. No human data were found on chronic effects of fipronil. In recent years, the toxic effects of fipronil and its environmental products on non-target species have resulted in major restrictions being placed on its use in China, the United States, Europe, and South America. GluCls have been observed only in invertebrates The binding affinities of fipronil and fipronil sulfone to mammalian GABAA receptors are much less than in arthropods (GABAA receptor binding IC50 human:insect of 135 and 17 respectively) with no binding to other types of mammalian GABA receptor, accounting (in combination with the low systemic bioavailability after dermal administration) for the selectivity of action. The thyroid gland is a target of fipronil toxicity as demonstrated by the finding of thyroid lesions in toxicity studies on diverse species of mammals. 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