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Li H, Liu J, Nong W, Shen M, Dou S, Sun S, Wang J. Aluminum exposure impairs oocyte quality via subcellular structure disruption and DNA damage-related apoptosis in mice. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 139:308-319. [PMID: 38105057 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Revised: 04/08/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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Aluminum (Al) can lead to an exposure of creature in varieties ways for its universality, and it could disturb normal physiological metabolism, with the damage to multisystem including reproduction. Since the oocyte quality is critical for female reproduction, we inspected the toxicity of Al on mouse oocyte maturation. We constructed in vitro exposure mouse model, and we found that 5 mmol/L Al had adverse effects on oocyte maturation by impairing organelle and cytoskeleton. Aberrant spindle and misaligned chromosomes which might be considered to be caused by elevated levels of acetylation, as well as abnormal distribution of actin dynamics could hinder normal meiosis of oocytes. Organelle dysfunction indicated that Al affected proteins synthesis, transport and digestion, which would further damage oocyte maturation. In order to explore the mechanism of Al toxicity, our further investigation demonstrated that Al caused mitochondrial dysfunction and imbalance calcium homeostasis, resulting in limited energy supply. Moreover, high level of reactive oxygen species, DNA damage and apoptosis caused by oxidative stress were also the manifestation of Al toxicity on oocytes. In conclusion, our study provided the evidence that Al exposure affected oocyte quality through its effects on spindle organization, actin dynamics, organelle function and the induction of DNA damage-related apoptosis with mouse model.
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- Hongge Li
- The Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Guangxi 533000, China; College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Guangxi 533000, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Guangxi 533000, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Guangxi 533000, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Guangxi 533000, China; School of Medical Laboratory, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Guangxi 533000, China; Industrial College of Biomedicine and Health Industry, Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Guangxi 533000, China; Reproductive Medicine, Guangxi Medical and Health Key Discipline Construction Project, The Affiliated Hospital of Youjiang Medical University for Nationalities, Guangxi 533000, China.
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High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity Causes Sex-Specific Deficits in Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Mice. eNeuro 2020; 7:ENEURO.0391-19.2019. [PMID: 31871124 PMCID: PMC6946541 DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0391-19.2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 11/26/2019] [Accepted: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN) is suppressed by high-fat (HF) diet and metabolic disease, including obesity and type 2 diabetes. Deficits in AHN may contribute to cognitive decline and increased risk of dementia and mood disorders, which have higher prevalence in women. However, sex differences in the effects of HF diet/metabolic disease on AHN have yet to be thoroughly investigated. Herein, male and female C57BL/6J mice were fed an HF or control (CON) diet from ∼2 to 6 months of age. After 3 months on the diet, mice were injected with 5-ethynyl-2′-deoxyuridine (EdU) then killed 4 weeks later. Cell proliferation, differentiation/maturation, and survival of new neurons in the dentate gyrus were assessed with immunofluorescence for EdU, Ki67, doublecortin (DCX), and NeuN. CON females had more proliferating cells (Ki67+) and neuroblasts/immature neurons (DCX+) compared with CON males; however, HF diet reduced these cells in females to the levels of males. Diet did not affect neurogenesis in males. Further, the numbers of proliferating cells and immature neurons were inversely correlated with both weight gain and glucose intolerance in females only. These effects were robust in the dorsal hippocampus, which supports cognitive processes. Assessment of microglia in the dentate gyrus using immunofluorescence for Iba1 and CD68 uncovered sex-specific effects of diet, which may contribute to observed differences in neurogenesis. These findings demonstrate sex-specific effects of HF diet/metabolic disease on AHN, and highlight the potential for targeting neurogenic deficits to treat cognitive decline and reduce the risk of dementia associated with these conditions, particularly in females.
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Igbokwe IO, Igwenagu E, Igbokwe NA. Aluminium toxicosis: a review of toxic actions and effects. Interdiscip Toxicol 2019; 12:45-70. [PMID: 32206026 PMCID: PMC7071840 DOI: 10.2478/intox-2019-0007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 147] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Aluminium (Al) is frequently accessible to animal and human populations to the extent that intoxications may occur. Intake of Al is by inhalation of aerosols or particles, ingestion of food, water and medicaments, skin contact, vaccination, dialysis and infusions. Toxic actions of Al induce oxidative stress, immunologic alterations, genotoxicity, pro-inflammatory effect, peptide denaturation or transformation, enzymatic dysfunction, metabolic derangement, amyloidogenesis, membrane perturbation, iron dyshomeostasis, apoptosis, necrosis and dysplasia. The pathological conditions associated with Al toxicosis are desquamative interstitial pneumonia, pulmonary alveolar proteinosis, granulomas, granulomatosis and fibrosis, toxic myocarditis, thrombosis and ischemic stroke, granulomatous enteritis, Crohn's disease, inflammatory bowel diseases, anemia, Alzheimer's disease, dementia, sclerosis, autism, macrophagic myofasciitis, osteomalacia, oligospermia and infertility, hepatorenal disease, breast cancer and cyst, pancreatitis, pancreatic necrosis and diabetes mellitus. The review provides a broad overview of Al toxicosis as a background for sustained investigations of the toxicology of Al compounds of public health importance.
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- Ikechukwu Onyebuchi Igbokwe
- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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- Department Veterinary Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Nigeria
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Nam SM, Yoo DY, Kwon HJ, Kim JW, Jung HY, Kim DW, Seong JK, Hwang IK, Yoon YS. Effects of long-term exposure to aluminum in the hippocampus in the type 2 diabetes model rats. Toxicol Res (Camb) 2019; 8:206-215. [PMID: 30931101 PMCID: PMC6404161 DOI: 10.1039/c8tx00192h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/21/2018] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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We investigated the long-term effects of aluminum (Al) exposure in the hippocampus in Zucker diabetic fatty (ZDF) rats and Zucker lean control (ZLC) rats. Six-week-old ZLC and ZDF rats were randomly divided into Al- and non-Al-groups. They were sacrificed 27 weeks after Al exposure (2000 ppm) through drinking water. Al exposure did not affect physiological parameters such as the body weight and blood glucose levels, but the prolonged diabetic condition had significant effects on the body weight and blood glucose levels. To determine the effects of diabetes and Al exposure on the neural plasticity and inflammatory response in the hippocampus, we examined the levels of doublecortin (DCX), N-methyl-d-aspartate receptors (NMDAR1, NMDAR2A, and NMDAR2B), and ionized calcium-binding adapter molecule 1 (Iba-1) in the hippocampus. DCX immunohistochemical staining revealed that Al exposure significantly reduced neuronal differentiation in both ZLC and ZDF rats. In particular, ZDF rats showed significantly decreased DCX immunoreactive neuroblasts compared with ZLC rats after aluminum exposure. In contrast, the expression of postsynaptic NMDARs was altered only in ZDF-Al rats; the protein expression level of NMDAR1 was reduced, but that of NMDAR2B increased in the hippocampus. Iba-1-immunoreactive microglia with morphological changes, including increased cytoplasm and retracted processes, were detected in the long-term diabetic condition and in the case of the co-existence of diabetes and Al exposure. Al exposure aggravated the diabetes-induced reduction of neuroblast differentiation and NMDAR signaling and facilitated the morphological changes associated with inflammatory activation in microglia in the hippocampus. However, further studies are still needed to confirm these findings.
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- Sung Min Nam
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology , College of Veterinary Medicine , and Research Institute for Veterinary Science , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea . ; ; Tel: +82 2 8801264
- Department of Anatomy , College of Veterinary Medicine , Konkuk University , Seoul 05030 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology , College of Veterinary Medicine , and Research Institute for Veterinary Science , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea . ; ; Tel: +82 2 8801264
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Research Institute of Oral Sciences , College of Dentistry , Gangneung-Wonju National University , Gangneung 25457 , South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology , College of Veterinary Medicine , and Research Institute for Veterinary Science , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea . ; ; Tel: +82 2 8801264
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology , College of Veterinary Medicine , and Research Institute for Veterinary Science , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea . ; ; Tel: +82 2 8801264
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology , Research Institute of Oral Sciences , College of Dentistry , Gangneung-Wonju National University , Gangneung 25457 , South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology , College of Veterinary Medicine , and Research Institute for Veterinary Science , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea . ; ; Tel: +82 2 8801264
- KMPC (Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center) , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology , College of Veterinary Medicine , and Research Institute for Veterinary Science , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea . ; ; Tel: +82 2 8801264
- KMPC (Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center) , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology , College of Veterinary Medicine , and Research Institute for Veterinary Science , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea . ; ; Tel: +82 2 8801264
- KMPC (Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center) , Seoul National University , Seoul 08826 , South Korea
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Ali NM, Mahmoud AAA, Mahmoud MF, El Fayoumi HM. Glycyrrhizic acid and silymarin alleviate the neurotoxic effects of aluminum in rats challenged with fructose-induced insulin resistance: possible role of toll-like receptor 4 pathway. Drug Chem Toxicol 2019; 42:210-219. [PMID: 30614296 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2018.1544984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Aluminum is implicated in the etiology of different neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes and cancer. The current study was conducted to evaluate the protective effects of glycyrrhizic acid (GAM) and silymarin (SLY) on AlCl3-induced neurotoxicity in insulin resistant rats. Insulin resistance (IR) was induced by fructose (10%) in drinking water for 18 weeks. Rats received AlCl3 (34 mg/kg/day) with or without fructose, GAM (40 mg/kg/day), or SLY (100 mg/kg/day). The administration of GAM or SLY suppressed AlCl3-induced memory deficit, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammation in brain tissue of IR rats. Both agents inhibited AlCl3-induced activation of TLR4 signaling pathway including the downstream activation of NF-κB. The results show that IR can partly exacerbate AlCl3-induced neurotoxicity, particularly memory deficit and neuroinflammation. In addition, GAM and SLY showed promising neuroprotective effect against AlCl3-induced brain damage in IR rats. The neuroprotection induced by these natural products might be mediated through their antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. The latter effect seems to be mediated via inhibition of TLR4 signaling pathway providing new insights on the mechanisms implicated in AlCl3-induced neurotoxicity and the neuroprotection afforded by GAM and SLY.
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- Noura M Ali
- a Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , Zagazig University , Zagazig 44519 Egypt
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- a Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , Zagazig University , Zagazig 44519 Egypt
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- a Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , Zagazig University , Zagazig 44519 Egypt
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- a Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy , Zagazig University , Zagazig 44519 Egypt
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Wei X, Wei H, Yang D, Li D, Yang X, He M, Lin E, Wu B. Effect of Aluminum Exposure on Glucose Metabolism and Its Mechanism in Rats. Biol Trace Elem Res 2018; 186:450-456. [PMID: 29589267 DOI: 10.1007/s12011-018-1318-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 03/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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The effects of aluminum (Al) exposure on glucose metabolism and its mechanism were investigated. A total of 30 healthy Wistar male rats were randomly divided into two groups: control (GC) and experimental (GE). The GC group received intraperitoneal normal saline. The GE was established by intraperitoneal injected AlCl3 solution at 10 mg/kg for 30 days. Fasting blood glucose (FBG) and serum levels of insulin (FINS) were measured. The insulin resistance index (HOMA-IR) and pancreatic β cell function index (HOMA-β) were calculated and analyzed with homeostasis model assessment (HOMA). Pancreatic tissue was taken for pathological examination. Glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) expression in skeletal muscle was detected by quantitative PCR and Western blot. Levels of FBG and HOMA-IR in GE were higher than those in GC at day 10 and 20 (P < 0.05). FINS in GE were higher than those in GC at day 10 and 20, and lower than those in GC at day 30 (P < 0.05). HOMA-β in GE was lower than that of GC at every time point (P < 0.05). Pathology showed that pancreatic damage changed more profoundly with prolongation of time in GE. Expression levels of GLUT4 mRNA and protein in rat skeletal muscle in GE were significantly lower than those in GC (P < 0.05). The results suggested that Al exposure affected glucose metabolism through pancreatic damage and reduction of GLUT4 expression.
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- Xi Wei
- Department of Clinical College, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Chengxiang Road 98, Baise, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Zhongshan No 2 Road 18, Baise, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Zhongshan No 2 Road 18, Baise, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Zhongshan No 2 Road 18, Baise, China
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- Department of Clinical College, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Chengxiang Road 98, Baise, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Zhongshan No 2 Road 18, Baise, China
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- Department of Clinical College, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Chengxiang Road 98, Baise, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, The Affiliated Hospital, Youjiang Medical College for Nationalities, Zhongshan No 2 Road 18, Baise, China.
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Ge QD, Tan Y, Luo Y, Wang WJ, Zhang H, Xie C. MiR-132, miR-204 and BDNF-TrkB signaling pathway may be involved in spatial learning and memory impairment of the offspring rats caused by fluorine and aluminum exposure during the embryonic stage and into adulthood. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2018; 63:60-68. [PMID: 30172012 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2018.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fluorine and aluminium are nervous system poisons, but it remains unclear whether combined fluorine and aluminium exposure damages spatial learning and memory and, if so, by what mechanism. This study showed that exposure to fluorine and aluminium, either alone or combined, during the embryonic stage and into adulthood caused spatial learning and memory impairment in offspring rats; its mechanism may be associated with increases in miR-132 and miR-204 expression and downregulation of the BDNF-TrkB pathway in the hippocampus. The effects of F were obvious, but the effects of Al were slight. There were antagonistic effects between F and Al, with Al reducing the toxicity of F.
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- Qi-Di Ge
- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene, School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene, School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene, School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene, School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene, School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Environmental Hygiene, School of Public Health, Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, Guizhou, China.
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Nam SM, Kim JW, Yoo DY, Kim W, Jung HY, Choi JH, Hwang IK, Seong JK, Yoon YS. Effects of aluminum on the reduction of neural stem cells, proliferating cells, and differentiating neuroblasts in the dentate gyrus of D-galactose-treated mice via increasing oxidative stress. J Vet Sci 2016; 17:127-36. [PMID: 26243606 PMCID: PMC4921660 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2016.17.2.127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2015] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Aluminum (Al) accumulation increases with aging, and long-term exposure to Al is regarded as a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease. In this study, we investigated the effects of Al and/or D-galactose on neural stem cells, proliferating cells, differentiating neuroblasts, and mature neurons in the hippocampal dentate gyrus. AlCl3 (40 mg/kg/day) was intraperitoneally administered to C57BL/6J mice for 4 weeks. In addition, vehicle (physiological saline) or D-galactose (100 mg/kg) was subcutaneously injected to these mice immediately after AlCl3 treatment. Neural stem cells, proliferating cells, differentiating neuroblasts, and mature neurons were detected using the relevant marker for each cell type, including nestin, Ki67, doublecortin, and NeuN, respectively, via immunohistochemistry. Subchronic (4 weeks) exposure to Al in mice reduced neural stem cells, proliferating cells, and differentiating neuroblasts without causing any changes to mature neurons. This Al-induced reduction effect was exacerbated in D-galactose-treated mice compared to vehicle-treated adult mice. Moreover, exposure to Al enhanced lipid peroxidation in the hippocampus and expression of antioxidants such as Cu, Zn- and Mn-superoxide dismutase in D-galactose-treated mice. These results suggest that Al accelerates the reduction of neural stem cells, proliferating cells, and differentiating neuroblasts in D-galactose-treated mice via oxidative stress, without inducing loss in mature neurons.
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- Sung Min Nam
- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,BK21 PLUS Program for Creative Veterinary Science Research, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea.,Korea Mouse Phenotyping Center, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Koreaiversity, Seoul 08826, Korea
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Resveratrol: A Potential Hippocampal Plasticity Enhancer. OXIDATIVE MEDICINE AND CELLULAR LONGEVITY 2016; 2016:9651236. [PMID: 27313836 PMCID: PMC4897722 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9651236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2016] [Revised: 03/31/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The search for molecules capable of restoring altered hippocampal plasticity in psychiatric and neurological conditions is one of the most important tasks of modern neuroscience. It is well established that neural plasticity, such as the ability of the postnatal hippocampus to continuously generate newly functional neurons throughout life, a process called adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN), can be modulated not only by pharmacological agents, physical exercise, and environmental enrichment, but also by “nutraceutical” agents. In this review we focus on resveratrol, a phenol and phytoalexin found in the skin of grapes and red berries, as well as in nuts. Resveratrol has been reported to have antioxidant and antitumor properties, but its effects as a neural plasticity inducer are still debated. The current review examines recent evidence implicating resveratrol in regulating hippocampal neural plasticity and in mitigating the effects of various disorders and diseases on this important brain structure. Overall, findings show that resveratrol can improve cognition and mood and enhance hippocampal plasticity and AHN; however, some studies report opposite effects, with resveratrol inhibiting aspects of AHN. Therefore, further investigation is needed to resolve these controversies before resveratrol can be established as a safe coadjuvant in preventing and treating neuropsychiatric conditions.
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