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Pinheiro Júnior JEG, Sosa PM, das Neves BHS, Vassallo DV, Peçanha FM, Miguel-Castro M, Mello-Carpes PB, Wiggers GA. Egg White Hydrolysate Mitigates Cadmium-induced Neurological Disorders and Oxidative Damage. Neurochem Res 2024; 49:1603-1615. [PMID: 38353895 PMCID: PMC11106117 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-024-04110-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2023] [Revised: 01/14/2024] [Accepted: 01/18/2024] [Indexed: 05/21/2024]
Abstract
We aimed to investigate whether the consumption of Egg White Hydrolysate (EWH) acts on nervous system disorders induced by exposure to Cadmium (Cd) in rats. Male Wistar rats were divided into (a) Control (Ct): H2O by gavage for 28 days + H2O (i.p. - 15th - 28th day); (b) Cadmium (Cd): H2O by gavage + CdCl2 - 1 mg/kg/day (i.p. - 15th - 28th day); (c) EWH 14d: EWH 1 g/kg/day by gavage for 14 days + H2O (i.p.- 15th - 28th day); (d) Cd + EWH cotreatment (Cd + EWHco): CdCl2 + EWH for 14 days; (e) EWH 28d: EWH for 28 days; (f) EWHpre + Cd: EWH (1st - 28th day) + CdCl2 (15th - 28th day). At the beginning and the end of treatment, neuromotor performance (Neurological Deficit Scale); motor function (Rota-Rod test); ability to move and explore (Open Field test); thermal sensitivity (Hot Plate test); and state of anxiety (Elevated Maze test) were tested. The antioxidant status in the cerebral cortex and the striatum were biochemically analyzed. Cd induces anxiety, and neuromotor, and thermal sensitivity deficits. EWH consumption prevented anxiety, neuromotor deficits, and alterations in thermal sensitivity, avoiding neuromotor deficits both when the administration was performed before or during Cd exposure. Both modes of administration reduced the levels of reactive species, and the lipid peroxidation increased by Cd and improved the striatum's antioxidant capacity. Pretreatment proved to be beneficial in preventing the reduction of SOD activity in the cortex. EWH could be used as a functional food with antioxidant properties capable of preventing neurological damage induced by Cd.
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- José Eudes Gomes Pinheiro Júnior
- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Multicentric Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR 472 - km 592, Uruguaiana, 97500-970, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Multicentric Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR 472 - km 592, Uruguaiana, 97500-970, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Multicentric Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR 472 - km 592, Uruguaiana, 97500-970, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Departments of Physiological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo and School of Medicine of Santa Casa de Misericórdia (EMESCAM), Av. Marechal Campos 1468, Vitória, 29040-090, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Multicentric Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR 472 - km 592, Uruguaiana, 97500-970, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Bioactivity and Food Analysis Laboratory, Instituto de Investigación en Ciencias de la Alimentación, Nicolás Cabrera, 9, Campus Universitario de Cantoblanco, Madrid, 28049, Spain.
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Multicentric Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR 472 - km 592, Uruguaiana, 97500-970, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Biochemistry and Multicentric Graduate Program in Physiological Sciences, Universidade Federal do Pampa, BR 472 - km 592, Uruguaiana, 97500-970, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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Effects of quercetin on the alterations of serum elements in chronic unpredictable mild stress-induced depressed rats. Biometals 2021; 34:589-602. [PMID: 33745087 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-021-00298-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2020] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Depression is a common and serious psychiatric disorder, but current conventional antidepressants have limited efficacy and significant side effects. Thus, better antidepressants are urgently needed. This study aimed to investigate the antidepressant-like effects and potential mechanism of quercetin by evaluating the changes of serum elements in chronic unpredictable mild stress (CUMS) rats. Based on the results of the sucrose preference test (SPT), 96 rats were randomly assigned to six groups: control, different dosages of quercetin (10 and 50 mg/kg·bw, respectively), depressed, and different dosages quercetin plus depressed groups. After 8 weeks of CUMS modeling, rat serum was collected. Fifteen elements in serum were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), and related enzyme indicators, antioxidant indicators, and inflammatory cytokines were detected to further explore the potential mechanism. Besides, the accuracy and precision of the method were evaluated. The results showed that the levels of iron (Fe), copper (Cu), and calcium (Ca) in serum significantly increased (p ≤ 0.001), while the levels of magnesium (Mg), zinc (Zn), selenium (Se), and cobalt (Co) significantly decreased (p ≤ 0.001) in depressed group compared with the control group. The levels of the remaining eight elements did not change significantly. When high-dose quercetin was administered to depressed rats, the levels of the above seven elements significantly restored (p ≤ 0.001). This study suggests that quercetin (50 mg/kg·bw) has a regulatory effect on serum elements in CUMS rats, which may be mediated by reducing oxidative stress, inhibiting inflammation, and regulating a variety of neurotransmitter systems.
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Haider S, Anis L, Batool Z, Sajid I, Naqvi F, Khaliq S, Ahmed S. Short term cadmium administration dose dependently elicits immediate biochemical, neurochemical and neurobehavioral dysfunction in male rats. Metab Brain Dis 2015; 30:83-92. [PMID: 24976490 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-014-9578-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2014] [Accepted: 06/16/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cadmium is a toxic environmental and industrial pollutant. Cadmium toxicity has been reported to produce biochemical and behavioral dysfunction that may cause adverse effects on several organs including the central nervous system. The present study was designed to investigate the neurotoxic effects of Cadmium Chloride (CdCl2) at three different doses by using different behavioral models. Lipid peroxidation (LPO), superoxide dismutase (SOD) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities were also monitored following acute intraperitoneal injection of cadmium. Twenty four adult locally bred Albino Wistar rats were divided into control and 3 test groups (n = 6). Control rats were injected intraperitoneally with saline (0.9% NaCl) and test groups were injected with CdCl2 (1 mg/kg, 2 mg/kg and 3 mg/kg) dissolved in physiological solution. Behavioral activities of rats were monitored after 1 h of cadmium injection. Locomotor activity and depression-like symptoms were measured by Open Field Test (OFT) and Forced Swimming Test (FST) respectively. Anxiety like behavior was monitored using Light-dark Transition (LDT) test and memory functions of rats were assessed by Morris Water Maze test (MWM). In the present study acute cadmium administration dose dependently increased anxiety in rats as compared to control rats. A significant increase in depression-like symptoms was also exhibited by cadmium treated rats. These behavioral dysfunctions may be attributed to the decreased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity and simultaneously increased brain lipid peroxidation (LPO). Moreover learning and memory assessed by MWM showed dose dependent impairment in memory function in cadmium treated rats as compared to control rats. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity was also decreased in brains of cadmium administered rats. It is suggested in this study that behavioral, biochemical and neurochemical dysfunctions caused by acute cadmium administration occur in a dose dependent manner.
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- Saida Haider
- Neurochemistry and Biochemical Neuropharmacology Research Unit, Department of Biochemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75270, Pakistan,
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Grison S, Favé G, Maillot M, Manens L, Delissen O, Blanchardon E, Banzet N, Defoort C, Bott R, Dublineau I, Aigueperse J, Gourmelon P, Martin JC, Souidi M. Metabolomics identifies a biological response to chronic low-dose natural uranium contamination in urine samples. Metabolomics 2013; 9:1168-1180. [PMID: 24273473 PMCID: PMC3825637 DOI: 10.1007/s11306-013-0544-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/04/2013] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Because uranium is a natural element present in the earth's crust, the population may be chronically exposed to low doses of it through drinking water. Additionally, the military and civil uses of uranium can also lead to environmental dispersion that can result in high or low doses of acute or chronic exposure. Recent experimental data suggest this might lead to relatively innocuous biological reactions. The aim of this study was to assess the biological changes in rats caused by ingestion of natural uranium in drinking water with a mean daily intake of 2.7 mg/kg for 9 months and to identify potential biomarkers related to such a contamination. Subsequently, we observed no pathology and standard clinical tests were unable to distinguish between treated and untreated animals. Conversely, LC-MS metabolomics identified urine as an appropriate biofluid for discriminating the experimental groups. Of the 1,376 features detected in urine, the most discriminant were metabolites involved in tryptophan, nicotinate, and nicotinamide metabolic pathways. In particular, N-methylnicotinamide, which was found at a level seven times higher in untreated than in contaminated rats, had the greatest discriminating power. These novel results establish a proof of principle for using metabolomics to address chronic low-dose uranium contamination. They open interesting perspectives for understanding the underlying biological mechanisms and designing a diagnostic test of exposure.
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- Stéphane Grison
- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, LRTOX, Fontanay-aux-Roses, France
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- 0000 0001 2176 4817grid.5399.6Aix Marseille Université, NORT, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inserm, UMR_S 1062, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inra, UMR_INRA 1260, 13005 Marseille, France
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- 0000 0001 2176 4817grid.5399.6Aix Marseille Université, NORT, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inserm, UMR_S 1062, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inra, UMR_INRA 1260, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, LRTOX, Fontanay-aux-Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, LRTOX, Fontanay-aux-Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SDI, LEDI, Fontanay-aux-Roses, France
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- 0000 0001 2176 4817grid.5399.6Aix Marseille Université, NORT, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inserm, UMR_S 1062, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inra, UMR_INRA 1260, 13005 Marseille, France
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- 0000 0001 2176 4817grid.5399.6Aix Marseille Université, NORT, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inserm, UMR_S 1062, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inra, UMR_INRA 1260, 13005 Marseille, France
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- 0000 0001 2176 4817grid.5399.6Aix Marseille Université, NORT, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inserm, UMR_S 1062, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inra, UMR_INRA 1260, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, LRTOX, Fontanay-aux-Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, Fontanay-aux-Roses, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, Fontanay-aux-Roses, France
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- 0000 0001 2176 4817grid.5399.6Aix Marseille Université, NORT, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inserm, UMR_S 1062, 13005 Marseille, France
- Inra, UMR_INRA 1260, 13005 Marseille, France
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- Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire (IRSN), PRP-HOM, SRBE, LRTOX, Fontanay-aux-Roses, France
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