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El-Tahawy NFG, Rifaai RA, Saber EA, El-Aleem SAA, Mohammed HH. Neuroprotective effect of quercetin nanoparticles: A possible prophylactic effect in cerebellar neurodegenerative disorders. J Chem Neuroanat 2023; 132:102307. [PMID: 37414230 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2023.102307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 07/02/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/08/2023]
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Memory deficit, anxiety, coordination deficit and depression are common neurological disorders attributed to aluminum (Al) buildup in the nervous system. Quercetin nanoparticles (QNPs) are a newly developed effective neuroprotectant. We aimed to investigate the potential protective and therapeutic effects of QNPs in Al induced toxicity in rat cerebellum. A rat model of Al-induced cerebellar damage was created by AlCl3 (100 mg/kg) administration orally for 42 days. QNPs (30 mg/kg) was administered for 42-days as a prophylactic (along with AlCl3 administration) or therapeutic for 42-days (following AlCl3 induced cerebellar damage). Cerebellar tissues were assessed for structural and molecular changes. The results showed that Al induced profound cerebellar structural and molecular changes, including neuronal damage, astrogliosis and tyrosine hydroxylase downregulation. Prophylactic QNPs significantly reduced Al induced cerebellar neuronal degeneration. QNPs is a promising neuroprotectant that can be used in elderly and vulnerable subjects to protect against neurological deterioration. It could be a promising new line for therapeutic intervention in neurodegenerative diseases.
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- Nashwa Fathy Gamal El-Tahawy
- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Minia University, Faculty of Medicine, Minia City, Minia Governorate, Egypt.
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Minia University, Faculty of Medicine, Minia City, Minia Governorate, Egypt
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Minia University, Faculty of Medicine, Minia City, Minia Governorate, Egypt; Deraya University, New Minia City, Minia Governorate, Egypt
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Minia University, Faculty of Medicine, Minia City, Minia Governorate, Egypt
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- Department of Histology and Cell Biology, Minia University, Faculty of Medicine, Minia City, Minia Governorate, Egypt
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Bhandari A, Kalotra S, Bajaj P, Sunkaria A, Kaur G. Dietary intervention with Tinospora cordifolia improved aging-related decline in locomotor coordination and cerebellar cell survival and plasticity in female rats. Biogerontology 2022; 23:809-824. [PMID: 35767131 DOI: 10.1007/s10522-022-09975-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Reduced bone mineral density, and muscle strength are the hallmark of aging-related motor coordination deficits and related neuropathologies. Since cerebellum regulates motor movements and balance perception of our body, therefore it may be an important target to control the age-related progression of motor dysfunctions. Dry stem powder of Tinospora cordifolia (TCP) was tested as a food supplement to elucidate its activity to attenuate age-associated locomotor dysfunctions. Intact acyclic middle-aged female rats were used in this study as the model system of the transition phase from premenopause to menopause in women along with cycling young adult rats. Normal chow or 30% High Fat Diet (HFD), supplemented with or without TCP was fed to animals for 12 weeks and then tested for locomotor performance on rotarod followed by post-sacrifice protein expression studies. In comparison to young adults, middle-aged animals showed an increase in number of falls and lesser time spent in rotarod performance test, whereas, animals given TCP supplemented feed showed improvement in performance with more pronounced effects observed in normal chow than HFD fed middle-aged rats. Further, due to its multicomponent nature TCP was found to target the expression of various markers of neuroinflammation, apoptosis, cell survival, and synaptic plasticity in the cerebellum region. The current findings suggest that TCP supplementation in the diet may prove to be a potential interventional strategy for the management of frailty and fall-associated morbidities caused by aging-related deterioration of bone mineral density, and muscle strength.
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- Anmol Bhandari
- Medical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Medical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Medical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India
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- Medical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India.
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- Medical Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 143005, India.
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Abdelwahab SA, Elsebay SAG, Ibrahim MFG, Abdel Hafez SMN. Cerebral and cerebellar histological changes in the rat animal model of rotenone induced parkinsonism can be ameliorated by bone marrow derived stem cell conditioned media. J Chem Neuroanat 2020; 111:101892. [PMID: 33220428 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchemneu.2020.101892] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2020] [Revised: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Parkinson disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease affecting elderly patients. It occurs due to the progressive degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc). We continue our work in this model focusing on other brain areas affected with this disorder; cerebral cortex and cerebellum (areas other than substantia nigra) for better understanding the motor and behavior effect of the Parkinson disease as a forward steep for its treatment and medical control. This work aims to evaluate the therapeutic effect of stem cell-conditioned medium in the Parkinsonism model. In this study, Parkinsonism model was induced in rats by daily subcutaneous injection of 0.5 mg/Kg of rotenone for 28 days. Thirty rats were divided randomly into 3 groups; control, Parkinson, and conditioned medium (CM) treated groups. Cerebral Cortex and Cerebellum were obtained for histological, immunohistochemical and biochemical studies. In the Parkinsonism group, marked histological changes were observed. These findings were nearly ameliorated in CM treated group as confirmed by the biochemical, histological, and immunohistochemical (anti-alpha synculein, anti GFAP and anti nestin) studies. It could be concluded that CM had a good therapeutic effect on Parkinsonism induced damage in both the cerebral cortex and cerebellum.
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Janakiraman U, Yu J, Moutal A, Chinnasamy D, Boinon L, Batchelor SN, Anandhan A, Khanna R, Nelson MA. TAF1-gene editing alters the morphology and function of the cerebellum and cerebral cortex. Neurobiol Dis 2019; 132:104539. [PMID: 31344492 PMCID: PMC7197880 DOI: 10.1016/j.nbd.2019.104539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2019] [Revised: 06/20/2019] [Accepted: 07/19/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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TAF1/MRSX33 intellectual disability syndrome is an X-linked disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in the TAF1 gene. How these mutations cause dysmorphology, hypotonia, intellectual and motor defects is unknown. Mouse models which have embryonically targeted TAF1 have failed, possibly due to TAF1 being essential for viability, preferentially expressed in early brain development, and intolerant of mutation. Novel animal models are valuable tools for understanding neuronal pathology. Here, we report the development and characterization of a novel animal model for TAF1 ID syndrome in which the TAF1 gene is deleted in embryonic rats using clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR) associated protein 9 (Cas9) technology and somatic brain transgenesis mediated by lentiviral transduction. Rat pups, post-natal day 3, were subjected to intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection of either gRNA-control or gRNA-TAF1 vectors. Rats were subjected to a battery of behavioral tests followed by histopathological analyses of brains at post-natal day 14 and day 35. TAF1-edited rats exhibited behavioral deficits at both the neonatal and juvenile stages of development. Deletion of TAF1 lead to a hypoplasia and loss of the Purkinje cells. We also observed a decreased in GFAP positive astrocytes and an increase in Iba1 positive microglia within the granular layer of the cerebellum in TAF1-edited animals. Immunostaining revealed a reduction in the expression of the CaV3.1 T-type calcium channel. Abnormal motor symptoms in TAF1-edited rats were associated with irregular cerebellar output caused by changes in the intrinsic activity of the Purkinje cells due to loss of pre-synaptic CaV3.1. This animal model provides a powerful new tool for studies of neuronal dysfunction in conditions associated with TAF1 abnormalities and should prove useful for developing therapeutic strategies to treat TAF1 ID syndrome.
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- Udaiyappan Janakiraman
- Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA; College of Basic Medical Science, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA
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- Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA; The Center for Innovation in Brain Sciences, The University of Arizona Health Sciences, Tucson, AZ, United States of America; The BIO5 Institute, University of Arizona, United States of America
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- Department of Pathology, University of Arizona College of Medicine and College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, USA.
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