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Sarni AR, Baroni L. Milk and Parkinson disease: Could galactose be the missing link. MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2019. [DOI: 10.3233/mnm-180234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Primary Care Unit, Northern District, Local Health Unit 2 Marca Trevigiana, Treviso, Italy
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Zhang L, Jin C, Lu X, Yang J, Wu S, Liu Q, Chen R, Bai C, Zhang D, Zheng L, Du Y, Cai Y. Aluminium chloride impairs long-term memory and downregulates cAMP-PKA-CREB signalling in rats. Toxicology 2014; 323:95-108. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2014.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2014] [Revised: 06/23/2014] [Accepted: 06/24/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Zhang L, Jin C, Liu Q, Lu X, Wu S, Yang J, Du Y, Zheng L, Cai Y. Effects of subchronic aluminum exposure on spatial memory, ultrastructure and L-LTP of hippocampus in rats. J Toxicol Sci 2013; 38:255-68. [DOI: 10.2131/jts.38.255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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- Lifeng Zhang
- Heping District Center for Disease Control and Prevention,China
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, China
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, China
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- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, China
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- 9th People’s Hospital of Shenyang, China
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- Medical college, Eastern Liaoning University, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, China Medical University, China
- Department of Toxicology, School of Public Health, China Medical University, China
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Sadiq S, Ghazala Z, Chowdhury A, Büsselberg D. Metal toxicity at the synapse: presynaptic, postsynaptic, and long-term effects. J Toxicol 2012; 2012:132671. [PMID: 22287959 PMCID: PMC3263637 DOI: 10.1155/2012/132671] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Metal neurotoxicity is a global health concern. This paper summarizes the evidence for metal interactions with synaptic transmission and synaptic plasticity. Presynaptically metal ions modulate neurotransmitter release through their interaction with synaptic vesicles, ion channels, and the metabolism of neurotransmitters (NT). Many metals (e.g., Pb(2+), Cd(2+), and Hg(+)) also interact with intracellular signaling pathways. Postsynaptically, processes associated with the binding of NT to their receptors, activation of channels, and degradation of NT are altered by metals. Zn(2+), Pb(2+), Cu(2+), Cd(2+), Ni(2+), Co(2+), Li(3+), Hg(+), and methylmercury modulate NMDA, AMPA/kainate, and/or GABA receptors activity. Al(3+), Pb(2+), Cd(2+), and As(2)O(3) also impair synaptic plasticity by targeting molecules such as CaM, PKC, and NOS as well as the transcription machinery involved in the maintenance of synaptic plasticity. The multiple effects of metals might occur simultaneously and are based on the specific metal species, metal concentrations, and the types of neurons involved.
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- Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Qatar Foundation—Education City, P.O. Box 24144, Doha, Qatar
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Xing R, Zhong Z, Ma H, Cui Y, Zheng Y, Xu S, Che Y. The impairment of one-trial passive avoidance learning in chicks caused by prenatal aluminum exposure. Dev Psychobiol 2011; 54:133-8. [PMID: 21780085 DOI: 10.1002/dev.20589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2010] [Accepted: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Prenatal aluminum exposure may affect the development of the embryo and alter the capacity for learning and memory in adults. The chick embryo is a good experimental model to study the effect of prenatal toxin exposure on cognitive defects in offspring, because it eliminates maternal confounding variables. In the present study, we applied a one-trial passive avoidance-learning task in day-old chicks to examine the effects of prenatal aluminum chloride injections (2, 20, and 200 mM in 200 µl per egg, daily over a period of 4 successive days) on memory consolidation. The data suggest that chicks injected with aluminum chloride (20 mM) daily from E12 to E15 had significantly impaired short-term memory, intermediate-term memory, and long-term memory (LTM) after training (p < .05) but chicks injected with aluminum chloride (2 mM) had impaired LTM only.
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- Rui Xing
- College of Preclinical Medicine and Biological Science, Soochow University, Suzhou Jiangsu Province 215123, PR China
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Xiao F, Li XG, Zhang XY, Hou JD, Lin LF, Gao Q, Luo HM. Combined administration of D-galactose and aluminium induces Alzheimer-like lesions in brain. Neurosci Bull 2011; 27:143-55. [PMID: 21614097 PMCID: PMC5560362 DOI: 10.1007/s12264-011-1028-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2010] [Accepted: 03/28/2011] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE It has been reported that D-galactose (D-gal) can model subacute aging, and aluminum (Al) acts as a neurotoxin, but combined effects of them have not been reported. The present work aimed to reveal the effect of combined administration of D-gal and Al in mice and compare the effect of D-gal treatment with that of Al treatment. METHODS Al was intragastrically administered and D-gal was subcutaneously injected into Kunming mice for 10 consecutive weeks. Learning and memory, cholinergic systems, as well as protein levels of amyloid β (Aβ) and hyperphosphorylated tau were determined using Morri water maze test, biochemical assays and immunohistochemical staining, respectively. RESULTS The mice with combined treatment had obvious learning and memory deficits, and showed decreases in brain acetylcholine (ACh) level and in activities of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Formation of senile plaque (SP)-like and neurofibrillary tangle (NFT)-like structures was also observed. The behavioral and pathological changes persisted for at least 6 weeks after withdrawal of D-gal and Al. CONCLUSION Combined use of D-gal and Al is an effective way to establish the non-transgenic Alzheimer's disease (AD) animal model, and is useful for studies of AD pathogenesis and therapeutic evaluation.
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- Fei Xiao
- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
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- Institute of Brain Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
- Joint Laboratory for Brain Function and Health, Jinan University and The University of Hong Kong, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
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- Institute of Brain Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
- Joint Laboratory for Brain Function and Health, Jinan University and The University of Hong Kong, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
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- Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
- Institute of Brain Science, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
- Joint Laboratory for Brain Function and Health, Jinan University and The University of Hong Kong, Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510632 China
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Effects of various nitric oxide synthase inhibitors on AlCl3-induced neuronal injury in rats. JOURNAL OF THE SERBIAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY 2009. [DOI: 10.2298/jsc0905503s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The present study was aimed at determining the effectiveness of nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitors: N-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester, 7-nitroindazole and aminoguanidine in modulating the toxicity of AlCl3 on superoxide production and the malondialdehyde concentration of Wistar rats. The animals were sacrificed 10 min and 3 days after the treatment and the forebrain cortex was removed. The results show that AlCl3 exposure promotes oxidative stress in different neural areas. The biochemical changes observed in the neuronal tissues show that aluminum acts as pro-oxidant, while NOS inhibitors exert an anti-oxidant action in AlCl3-treated animals.
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Stacchiotti A, Lavazza A, Ferroni M, Sberveglieri G, Bianchi R, Rezzani R, Rodella LF. Effects of aluminium sulphate in the mouse liver: similarities to the aging process. Exp Gerontol 2008; 43:330-8. [PMID: 18337038 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2008.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2007] [Revised: 12/12/2007] [Accepted: 01/22/2008] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Aluminium (Al) is a ubiquitous metal that is potentially toxic to the brain. Its effects on other fundamental organs are not completely understood. This morphological in vivo study sought to compare sublethal hepatotoxic changes and Al deposition in adult mice that orally ingested Al sulphate daily for 10 months, in age matched control mice that drank tap water and in senescent mice (24 months old). Livers were examined for collagen deposition using Sirius red and Masson, for iron accumulation using Perls' stain. Light, electron microscopy and morphometry were used to assess fibrosis and vascular changes. Scanning transmission electron microscopy and EDX microanalysis were used to detect in situ elemental Al. Iron deposition, transferrin receptor expression were significantly altered following Al exposure and in the aged liver but were unaffected in age matched control mice. In Al treated mice as in senescent mice, endothelial thickness was increased and porosity was decreased like perisinusoidal actin. Furthermore, Al stimulated the deposition of collagen and laminin, mainly in acinar zones 1 and 3. Pseudocapillarization and periportal laminin in senescent mice were similar to Al treated adult liver. In conclusion, prolonged Al sulphate intake accelerates features of senescence in the adult mice liver.
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- Alessandra Stacchiotti
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Brescia University, Brescia, Italy.
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Gonçalves PP, Silva VS. Does neurotransmission impairment accompany aluminium neurotoxicity? J Inorg Biochem 2007; 101:1291-338. [PMID: 17675244 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2007.06.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2007] [Revised: 05/25/2007] [Accepted: 06/05/2007] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Neurobehavioral disorders, except their most overt form, tend to lie beyond the reach of clinicians. Presently, the use of molecular data in the decision-making processes is limited. However, as details of the mechanisms of neurotoxic action of aluminium become clearer, a more complete picture of possible molecular targets of aluminium can be anticipated, which promises better prediction of the neurotoxicological potential of aluminium exposure. In practical terms, a critical analysis of current data on the effects of aluminium on neurotransmission can be of great benefit due to the rapidly expanding knowledge of the neurotoxicological potential of aluminium. This review concludes that impairment of neurotransmission is a strong predictor of outcome in neurobehavioral disorders. Key questions and challenges for future research into aluminium neurotoxicity are also identified.
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- Paula P Gonçalves
- Departamento de Biologia, Campus Universitário de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Rodella LF, Ricci F, Borsani E, Rezzani R, Stacchiotti A, Mariani C, Bianchi R. Exposure to aluminium changes the NADPH-diaphorase/ NPY pattern in the rat cerebral cortex. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 69:13-21. [PMID: 16609266 DOI: 10.1679/aohc.69.13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Aluminium (Al) impairs the glutamate-nitric oxide-cGMP pathway and reduces the number of nitroxidergic neurons in the rat somatosensory cortex. To understand better the effect of the time of exposure, we monitored the effect of aluminium administration on nitroxidergic neurons, identified by NADPH-diaphorase (NADPH-d) or by nitric oxide synthase (NOS) staining, after 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 6 and 12 months of aluminium administration. Since neuropeptide Y (NPY) is known to be colocalised with nitric oxide synthase in cortical neurons, the aim of this work was to study the effects of Al administration on the cortical expression of NADPH-d, nNOS, and NPY. NADPH-d or NOS positive neurons were found scattered in the cortex where they constituted about 1% of all neurons. Double staining using NADPH-d and NPY showed that almost all nitroxidergic neurons were co-localised with NPY neurons (NADPH-d/NPY double stained neurons) whereas some neurons were stained only with NPY (NPY single stained neurons) ; these were more numerous than NADPH-d/NPY double stained neurons. Al significantly reduced NADPH-d and nNOS positive neurons in the cerebral cortex time dependently, with the greatest effect appearing after 3 months. Also measured was the integrated optical density (IOD) of nNOS positive neurons showing a significant decrease of NOS immunostaining even in the remaining NOS positive neurons. The double staining experiment exhibited a decrease in NADPH-d/NPY double stained neurons with an apparent increase in NPY single stained neurons; these then decreased after 6-12 months. On the whole, the results confirm that Al impairs nitroxidergic pathways time dependently; moreover, the transient increase in NPY single stained neurons from 1 to 3 months suggests that there is an intraneuronal down-regulation of NOS, without affecting neuronal viability. In addition, the decrease in the NPY system found at 6 and 12 months may indicate that Al affected nitroxidergic and NPY systems at different times.
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- L F Rodella
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
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Missel JR, Schetinger MR, Gioda CR, Bohrer DN, Pacholski IL, Zanatta N, Martins MA, Bonacorso H, Morsch VM. Chelating effect of novel pyrimidines in a model of aluminum intoxication. J Inorg Biochem 2005; 99:1853-7. [PMID: 16098596 DOI: 10.1016/j.jinorgbio.2005.06.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2005] [Revised: 06/21/2005] [Accepted: 06/27/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Long time ago aluminum (Al) was considered as a non-toxic element and its use had no restrictions. However, over the last two decades, scientific publications have indicated that Al is a toxic element. In line with this, aluminum accumulation in the organism is associated with a variety of human pathologies. Efficient therapeutics approach to treat Al intoxication are still not available, but there is a consensus that chelation therapy is the procedure to be used. However, the development of new chelating agents are highly desirable to improve the efficacy of the treatment of Al intoxication. The present study evaluates the chelating effect of two novel pyrimidines: 4-tricloromethyl-1-H-pyrimidin-2-one (THP) and (4-methyl-6-trifluoromethyl-6-pyrimidin-2-il)-hydrazine (MTPH) in a mice model of aluminum intoxication and compares their efficacy with those of desferrioxamine (DFO), a classical agent used for treat Al accumulation. The animals were exposed to aluminum by gavage (0.1 mmol aluminum/kg/day) 5 days/week for 4 weeks. At the end of this period, DFO was injected i.p. and the novel pyrimidines were given by gavage at 0.2 mmol/kg/day for five consecutive days. Aluminum concentration in tissues (brain, liver, kidney and blood) was determined by graphite furnace atomic absorption spectroscopy (GFAAS). The results showed that when administered by gavage, aluminum accumulated in the brain, kidney and liver of mice. MTPH was able to decrease aluminum levels in aluminum plus citrate animal groups, whereas THP was inefficient for this purpose. However, the novel pyrimidines used in this study were unable to surpass the aluminum chelating property of DFO. Thus, new studies must be performed utilizing other chelating agents which can decrease aluminum toxicity.
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- J R Missel
- Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, 97105-900 Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Pepicelli O, Raiteri M, Fedele E. The NOS/sGC pathway in the rat central nervous system: a microdialysis overview. Neurochem Int 2004; 45:787-97. [PMID: 15312973 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuint.2004.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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It is now well established that nitric oxide is involved in a variety of physiopathological processes in the central nervous system, which mainly result from the interaction of this gaseous molecule with the heme group of soluble guanylyl cyclase and the elevation of intracellular cGMP in target neurons. During the last decade, several studies have monitored extracellular cGMP, by means of intracerebral microdialysis, to investigate in vivo the functioning and modulation of this neurochemical pathway under different experimental conditions and in various brain regions. In this review, we summarise some of the most relevant results obtained in this research field.
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- Olimpia Pepicelli
- Dipartimento di Medicina Sperimentale, Sezione di Farmacologia e Tossicologia, Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
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Sánchez‐Pérez AM, Montoliu C, Felipo V. Trialkylglycines: a new family of compounds with in vivo neuroprotective activity. CNS DRUG REVIEWS 2003; 9:263-74. [PMID: 14530798 PMCID: PMC6741682 DOI: 10.1111/j.1527-3458.2003.tb00253.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Glutamate neurotoxicity is involved in the pathogenesis of neurodegenerative disorders such as Huntington's, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. It plays also a major role in the neuronal damage that occurs in brain ischemia and head trauma. Finding molecules that prevent or reverse glutamate neurotoxicity (excitotoxicity) is, therefore, of great interest. Strategies aimed at this end include the screening of libraries of compounds synthesized by combinatorial chemistry to find molecules that prevent neuronal death in vitro and in vivo. A library of trialkylglycines was screened to assess whether they prevent glutamate-induced neuronal death in primary cultures of cerebellar neurons. Two types of trialkylglycines have been found that significantly reduce the incidence of glutamate-induced neuronal death. The first type includes two compounds (referred to as 6-1-2 and 6-1-10) that efficiently prevent glutamate or NMDA-induced neuronal death. They also prevent excitotoxicity in vivo as assessed by using two animal models of excitotoxicity: acute intoxication with ammonia and a model of cerebral ischemia in rats. Trialkylglycines 6-1-2 and 6-1-10 prevent ammonia-induced (NMDA receptor-mediated) death of mice and neuronal degeneration in the model of cerebral ischemia. The trialkylglycines of the second type act as open channel blockers of the NMDA receptor. The first group of trialkylglycines does not block NMDA receptor channels and does not affect the glutamate-nitric oxide-cGMP pathway. Their molecular target has not yet been identified. These two types of trialkylglycines (especially those that do not affect NMDA receptor function) might represent effective drugs for the treatment of neurodegeneration. They are likely to be well tolerated and have fewer side effects than NMDA receptor antagonists.
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- Ana M. Sánchez‐Pérez
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Fundación Valenciana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Fundación Valenciana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Fundación Valenciana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Valencia, Spain
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Kim K. Perinatal exposure to aluminum alters neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression in the frontal cortex of rat offspring. Brain Res Bull 2003; 61:437-41. [PMID: 12909287 DOI: 10.1016/s0361-9230(03)00159-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Disturbance of the neuronal nitric oxide signaling pathway by chronic exposure to aluminum (Al) in drinking water may be a causal factor of neurological disorders in offspring. In order to investigate the relationship between Al administration and expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), the numbers and distribution patterns of nNOS-immunoreactive neurons were examined in the frontal cortex of offspring after exposure to 0, 5, and 10 mM of Al in drinking water during prenatal and neonatal periods. At the bregma 0.20 level, the number of nNOS-positive neurons was significantly increased (10%) and decreased (17%) following exposure to 5 and 10 mM of Al in drinking water, respectively. The change was more severe in the upper layer than in deep layer of the cortex. In contrast, at the bregma -2.80 level, the number and distribution pattern was not significantly changed following exposure to Al. These data suggest that Al toxicity may be mediated through disturbances to the nitric oxide signaling pathway and exhibits a biphasic effect, especially in the frontal area of the cortex. In addition, the results suggest that impaired expression of nNOS plays an important role in the development of neurological syndrome caused by an exposure to Al during the early developmental stage.
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- Kisok Kim
- Division of Neurotoxicology, National Institute of Toxicological Research, 5 Nokbun-dong, Eunpyung-ku, 122-704 Seoul, South Korea.
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Nayak P, Chatterjee AK. Response of regional brain glutamate transaminases of rat to aluminum in protein malnutrition. BMC Neurosci 2002; 3:12. [PMID: 12197946 PMCID: PMC126260 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-3-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2002] [Accepted: 08/28/2002] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The mechanism of aluminum-induced neurotoxicity is not clear. The involvement of glutamate in the aluminium-induced neurocomplications has been suggested. Brain glutamate levels also found to be altered in protein malnutrition. Alterations in glutamate levels as well as glutamate-alpha-decarboxylase in different regions of rat brain has been reported in response to aluminum exposure. Thus the study of glutamate metabolising enzymes in different brain regions of rats maintained on either normal or restricted protein diet may be of importance for understanding the neurotoxicity properties of aluminium. RESULTS Dietary protein restrictions does not have an significant impact on regional aluminum content of the brain. The interaction of aluminum intoxication and protein restriction is significant in the thalamic area and the midbrain-hippocampal region in cases of glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase. In the case of glutamate pyruvate transaminase, this interaction is significant only in thalamic area. CONCLUSION The metabolism of amino acids, as indicated by activities of specific transaminases, of brain is altered in response to aluminum exposure. These alterations are region specific and are dependent on dietary protein intake or manipulation of the brain amino acid homeostasis.
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- Prasunpriya Nayak
- Department of Physiology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, 5 Mile, Tadong, Gangtok 737 102, Sikkim, India
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- Department of Physiology, University of Calcutta, 92 APC Road, Kolkata 700 009, India
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Canales JJ, Corbalán R, Montoliu C, Llansola M, Monfort P, Erceg S, Hernandez-Viadel M, Felipo V. Aluminium impairs the glutamate-nitric oxide-cGMP pathway in cultured neurons and in rat brain in vivo: molecular mechanisms and implications for neuropathology. J Inorg Biochem 2001; 87:63-9. [PMID: 11709215 DOI: 10.1016/s0162-0134(01)00316-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Aluminium (Al) is a neurotoxicant and appears as a possible etiological factor in Alzheimer's disease and other neurological disorders. The mechanisms of Al neurotoxicity are presently unclear but evidence has emerged suggesting that Al accumulation in the brain can alter neuronal signal transduction pathways associated with glutamate receptors. In cerebellar neurons in culture, long term-exposure to Al added 'in vitro' impaired the glutamate-nitric oxide (NO)-cyclic GMP (cGMP) pathway, reducing glutamate-induced activation of NO synthase and NO-induced activation of the cGMP generating enzyme, guanylate cyclase. Prenatal exposure to Al also affected strongly the function of the glutamate-NO-cGMP pathway. In cultured neurons from rats prenatally exposed to Al, we found reduced content of NO synthase and of guanylate cyclase, and a dramatic decrease in the ability of glutamate to increase cGMP formation. Activation of the glutamate-NO-cGMP pathway was also strongly impaired in cerebellum of rats chronically treated with Al, as assessed by in vivo brain microdialysis in freely moving rats. These findings suggest that the impairment of the Glu-NO-cGMP pathway in the brain may be responsible for some of the neurological alterations induced by Al.
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- J J Canales
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Instituto de Investigaciones Citológicas, Fundación Valenciana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Amadeo de Saboya 4, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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Guo CH, Huang CJ, Chen ST, Wang Hsu GS. Serum and testicular testosterone and nitric oxide products in aluminum-treated mice. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2001; 10:53-60. [PMID: 11382556 DOI: 10.1016/s1382-6689(01)00069-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The present investigation aimed to elucidate possible mechanisms of aluminum (Al)-induced reproductive toxicity in male mice. Daily intraperitoneal administrations of Al chloride (0, 1/8 and 1/3 LD(50)) were conducted for 12 or 16 days, followed by a 2-week withdrawal period. Serum Al levels significantly increased in Al-treated animals, compared to controls, whereas serum testosterone concentrations were markedly decreased. In addition, significant increases in nitric oxide products (NO(x)) were also observed during Al injection. Similar trends were found for testicular Al, NO(x) and testosterone levels. However, during the withdrawal period, when diminished testicular Al levels were observed, the changes in NO(x) and testosterone levels were indistinguishable from control values. It was concluded that: (i) Al exerted a significant adverse effect on the steroidogenesis; (ii) the process was reversible; and (iii) increased production of NO(x), induced by excessive Al, might inhibit testosterone levels.
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- C -H. Guo
- Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Fu Jen University, 242, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Wang M, Chen JT, Ruan DY, Xu YZ. Vasopressin reverses aluminum-induced impairment of synaptic plasticity in the rat dentate gyrus in vivo. Brain Res 2001; 899:193-200. [PMID: 11311880 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(01)02228-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Aluminum (Al), an important neurotoxin, contributes to a variety of cognitive dysfunction and mental diseases. Previous studies have demonstrated that Al impairs hippocampal long-term potentiation (LTP) in vitro and in vivo. In the present study, both LTP and LTD (long-term depression) were recorded in the same animal to investigate the Al-induced impairment of synaptic plasticity. Another aim of the present research was to verify whether the impairment of synaptic plasticity induced by Al could be reversed by vasopressin (VP) treatment. Neonatal Wistar rats were exposed to Al from parturition through adulthood (pre- and post-weaning) by the drinking of 0.3% aluminum chloride (AlCl(3)) solution. The input-output (I/O) function, paired-pulse reaction (PPR), excitatory postsynaptic potential (EPSP) and population spike (PS) amplitude were measured in the dentate gyrus (DG) of adult rats (60-90 days) in response to stimulation applied to the lateral perforant path. The results showed: (1) Al reduced the amplitudes of both EPSP LTP (control: 132+/-7%, n=7; Al-exposed: 115+/-10%, n=8, P<0.05) and PS LTP (control: 242+/-18%, n=7; Al-exposed: 136+/-7%, n=8, P<0.01) significantly. The amplitudes of EPSP LTD (control: 82+/-6%, n=7; Al-exposed: 92+/-7%, n=8, P<0.05) and PS LTD (control: 81+/-4%, n=7; Al-exposed: 98+/-5%, n=8, P<0.05) were also decreased by Al treatment. The Al-induced impairments of PS LTP and PS LTD were more serious than that of EPSP LTP and EPSP LTD. (2) In control rats, VP had an increase in the PS LTP amplitude (control: 242+/-18%, n=7; control+VP: 358+/-23%, n=6, P<0.01), while it had no significant effects on PS LTD (control: 81+/-4%, n=7; control+VP: 76+/-7%, n=6, P>0.05). (3) In Al-exposed rats, VP had a significant increase in the amplitudes of both PS LTP (Al-exposed: 136+/-7%, n=8, Al-exposed+VP: 255+/-16%, n=6, P<0.01) and PS LTD (Al-exposed: 98+/-5%, n=8; Al-exposed+VP: 81+/-6%, n=6, P<0.05). After the application of VP, the range of synaptic plasticity (PS LTP+PS LTD) in Al-exposed rats increased from 38% to 174%, which surpassed that in control rats (161%). It was suggested that VP could reverse Al-induced impairment of synaptic plasticity and might be an effective medicine to cure Al-induced neurological disorders.
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- M Wang
- School of Life Science, University of Science and Technology of China, Anhui, 230027, Hefei, PR China
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Diabetes results in various biochemical abnormalities in the retina, but which of these abnormalities are critical in the development of retinopathy is not known. The aim of this study is to examine the effect of antioxidant supplementation on diabetes-induced alterations of retinal glutamate, and to explore the inter-relationship between alterations of retinal glutamate, oxidative stress, and nitric oxide (NO) in diabetes. Glutamate was measured in the retina at 2 months of diabetes in rats receiving diets supplemented with or without a mixture of antioxidants containing ascorbic acid, Trolox, DL alpha-tocopherol acetate, N-acetyl cysteine, beta-carotene and selenium. The relationship between glutamate, oxidative stress and NO was evaluated using both bovine retinal endothelial cells and normal rat retina. In diabetes, retinal glutamate was elevated by 40, thiobarbituric acid-reactive substances (TBARS) by 100, and NO by 70%, respectively. Administration of antioxidants inhibited the diabetes-induced increases in glutamate, TBARS and NO. Incubation of bovine retinal endothelial cells or normal rat retina with glutamate significantly increased TBARS and NO, and addition of either antioxidant (N-acetyl cysteine) or a NO synthase inhibitor prevented the glutamate-induced elevation in oxidative stress and NO. Incubation of retina with a glutamate agonist, likewise elevated oxidative stress and NO, and memantine inhibited such elevations. Thus, the alterations of retinal glutamate, oxidative stress and NO appear to be inter-related in diabetes, and antioxidant therapy may be a suitable approach to determine the roles of these abnormalities in the development of diabetic retinopathy.
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- R A Kowluru
- Kresge Eye Institute, Wayne State University, 4717 St. Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA.
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Rodella L, Rezzani R, Lanzi R, Bianchi R. Chronic exposure to aluminium decreases NADPH-diaphorase positive neurons in the rat cerebral cortex. Brain Res 2001; 889:229-33. [PMID: 11166709 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-8993(00)03044-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Aluminium (Al) exposure is neurotoxic and is considered a possible etiological factor for many neurodegenerative disorders. Since it is known that Al impairs the glutamate-nitric oxide-cGMP pathway in neurons, this study was carried out to monitor the expression of NADPH-d in some central nervous system areas of rats after chronic administration of Al in drinking water. We tested three different nervous areas known to contain NADPH-diaphorase positive neurons: two cortical area (somatosensory cerebral cortex and cerebral cortex), a deep brain area (dorsolateral periaqueductal gray matter) and a spinal area (lumbar enlargement of the spinal cord). Our data showed that Al significantly decreased NADPH-d positive neurons in the cerebral cortex and the NADPH-d staining of many granular neurons in the cerebellum. We also found that Al did not cause neuron loss or apoptosis in the cerebral cortex. These findings suggest that the cortical nitroxidergic neurons and granule cells were a specific target of Al neurotoxicity.
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- L Rodella
- Department of Biomedical Sciences and Biotechnology, Division of Human Anatomy, University of Brescia, Via Valsabbina 19, 25124, Brescia, Italy
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Llansola M, Miñana MD, Montoliu C, Saez R, Corbalán R, Manzo L, Felipo V. Prenatal exposure to aluminum reduces expression of neuronal nitric oxide synthase and of soluble guanylate cyclase and impairs glutamatergic neurotransmission in rat cerebellum. J Neurochem 1999; 73:712-8. [PMID: 10428068 DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.1999.0730712.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Exposure to aluminum (Al) produces neurotoxic effects in humans. However, the molecular mechanism of Al neurotoxicity remains unknown. Al interferes with glutamatergic neurotransmission and impairs the neuronal glutamate-nitric oxide-cyclic GMP (cGMP) pathway, especially in rats prenatally exposed to Al. The aim of this work was to assess whether Al interferes with processes associated with activation of NMDA receptors and to study the molecular basis for the Al-induced impairment of the glutamate-nitric oxide-cGMP pathway. We used primary cultures of cerebellar neurons prepared from control rats or from rats prenatally exposed to Al. Prenatal exposure to Al prevented glutamate-induced proteolysis of the microtubule-associated protein-2, disaggregation of microtubules, and neuronal death, indicating an impairment of NMDA receptor-associated signal transduction pathways. Prenatal exposure to Al reduced significantly the content of nitric oxide synthase and guanylate cyclase and increased the content of calmodulin both in cultured neurons and in the whole cerebellum. This effect was selective for proteins of the glutamate-nitric oxide-cGMP pathway as the content of mitogen-activated protein kinase and the synthesis of most proteins were not affected by prenatal exposure to Al. The alterations in the expression of proteins of the glutamate-nitric oxide-cGMP pathway could be responsible for some of the neurotoxic effects of Al.
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- M Llansola
- Laboratory of Neurobiology, Instituto de Investigaciones Citológicas, Fundación Valenciana de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Valencia, Spain
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