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Rivera-Espinosa L, Castellanos-Carrizal C, Montes S. Pediatric tuberculosis in Mexico and the COVID-19 phenomenon: Past and present. Acta Microbiol Immunol Hung 2024; 71:1-9. [PMID: 38358414 DOI: 10.1556/030.2024.02212] [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: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024]
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In endemic regions, tuberculosis in children constitutes a bigger fraction of total cases as compared to those in low endemic regions, regardless of the implications, this phenomenon has been historically neglected. Pediatric tuberculosis has an insidious onset and quickly develops into disseminated disease and the young are at a special risk for dissemination. Some studies suggest that measures to contain adult tuberculosis are not enough to manage tuberculosis in children, meaning that pediatric tuberculosis needs dedicated attention. Children are harder to diagnose than adults, because collecting samples is difficult, and their bacterial yield is low. In endemic countries, such as Mexico, where contact with Mycobacterium tuberculosis is common, immunological tests are inconsistent, especially in immunocompromised children. With the disruption of Mexican healthcare services by the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an uncertainty of how the situation has evolved, current data about tuberculosis indicates a drop in the national report of cases: 15.4 per 100,000 persons in 2021, compared with pre-COVID 2019 17.7 per 100,000 persons, a small increase in mortality: 1.7 per 100,000 in 2021 compared with 2019 1.6 per 100,000, a drop in treatment success: 80.4% in 2021 compared with 85.4% in 2019, and a decrease in national vaccination rates: an estimate of 86.6% children between 1 and 2 years-old were vaccinated in 2021 compared with 97.3% reported national rate in 2018-2019. There is a need for new research on regions with high tuberculosis incidence, to clarify the current situation of pediatric tuberculosis and improve epidemiological surveillance.
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- Liliana Rivera-Espinosa
- 1Laboratorio de Farmacología, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Ave Iman No.1, Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Coyoacán, CDMX, Ciudad de México, 04530, México
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- 2Laboratorio de Química Analítica, Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa-Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Calle 16 y Lago de Chapala, Col. Aztlán, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, 88740, México
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- 2Laboratorio de Química Analítica, Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa-Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Calle 16 y Lago de Chapala, Col. Aztlán, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, 88740, México
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Arteaga-Silva M, Limón-Morales O, Bonilla-Jaime H, Vigueras-Villaseñor RM, Rojas-Castañeda J, Hernández-Rodríguez J, Montes S, Hernández-González M, Ríos C. Effects of postnatal exposure to cadmium on male sexual incentive motivation and copulatory behavior: Estrogen and androgen receptors expression in adult brain rat. Reprod Toxicol 2023; 120:108445. [PMID: 37482142 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2023.108445] [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: 04/18/2023] [Revised: 07/17/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/25/2023]
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There are numerous evidence showing that cadmium (Cd) is an endocrine disruptor that exerts multiple toxic effects at different reproductive levels, including male sexual behavior (MSB). The effect of early exposure to Cd on sexual incentive motivation (SIM) and MSB in adult stage, and the immunoreactivity of receptors for hormones such as estrogens and androgens in brain regions that are relevant for the SIM and MSB display, have not been studied until now. The present study evaluated the effects of 0.5 and 1 mg/kg CdCl2 from day 1-56 of postnatal life on SIM and MSB in adults rats, as well as serum testosterone concentrations, Cd concentration in blood, testis, and brain areas, and the immunoreactivity in estrogen receptors (ER-α and -β), and androgen receptor (AR) in the olfactory bulbs (OB), medial preoptic area (mPOA), and medial amygdala (MeA). Our results showed that both doses of Cd decreased SIM and MSB, accompanied by low serum concentrations of testosterone. Also, there was a significant reduction in immunoreactivity of ER-α and AR in mPOA, and a significant reduction in AR in MeA on male rats treated with Cd 1 mg/kg. These results show that exposure to high doses of Cd in early postnatal life could alter the correct integration of hormonal signals in the brain areas that regulate and display SIM and MSB in adult male rats.
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- Marcela Arteaga-Silva
- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. Ferrocarril San Rafael Atlixco No. 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ª, Sección, Alcaldía Iztapalapa, C.P. 09340, A.P. 55-535, Ciudad de México, México.
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. Ferrocarril San Rafael Atlixco No. 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ª, Sección, Alcaldía Iztapalapa, C.P. 09340, A.P. 55-535, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. Ferrocarril San Rafael Atlixco No. 186, Col. Leyes de Reforma 1ª, Sección, Alcaldía Iztapalapa, C.P. 09340, A.P. 55-535, Ciudad de México, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Calzada México Xochimilco No. 101, Colonia San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, CP 14370 Ciudad de México, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Calzada México Xochimilco No. 101, Colonia San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, CP 14370 Ciudad de México, México
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- Cuerpo Académico de Investigación en Salud de la Licenciatura en Quiropráctica (CA-UNEVE-01), Universidad Estatal del Valle de Ecatepec, Estado de México 55210, México
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- Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa-Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Lago de Chapala y Calle 16, Aztlán, Reynosa 88740, México
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Francisco de Quevedo No. 180, Col. Arcos Vallarta, 44130 Guadalajara, Jalisco, México
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- Dirección de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Secretaría de Salud, Ciudad de México 14389, México
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Rubio-Osornio M, León CTGD, Montes S, Rubio C, Ríos C, Monroy A, Morales-Montor J. Repurposing Simvastatin in Parkinson's Disease Model: Protection Is throughout Modulation of the Neuro-Inflammatory Response in the Substantia nigra. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10414. [PMID: 37445592 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310414] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by oxidative stress and immune activation in the nigro-striatal pathway. Simvastatin regulates cholesterol metabolism and protects from atherosclerosis disease. Simvastatin-tween 80 was administered 7 days before sterotaxic intrastriatal administration of MPP+ (1-methyl-4-phenylpyridine) in rats. Fluorescent lipidic product formation, dopamine levels, and circling behavior were considered damage markers. Twenty-four hours and six days after, the animal group lesioned with MPP+ showed significant damage in relation to the control group. Animals pretreated with simvastatin significantly reduced the MPP+-induced damage compared to the MPP+ treated group. As apoptosis promotes neuroinflammation and neuronal degeneration in Parkinson's disease, and since there is not currently a proteomic map of the nigro-striatum of rats and assuming a high homology among the identified proteins in other rat tissues, we based the search for rat protein homologs related to the establishment of inflammation response. We demonstrate that most proteins related to inflammation decreased in the simvastatin-treated rats. Furthermore, differential expression of antioxidant enzymes in striated tissue of rat brains was found in response to simvastatin. These results suggest that simvastatin could prevent striatal MPP+-induced damage and, for the first time, suggest that the molecular mechanisms involved in this have a protective effect.
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- Moisés Rubio-Osornio
- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología and Neurocirugía, Tlalpan, Ciudad de Mexico 14269, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico
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- Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria, Departamento de Farmacología, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Reynosa Tamaulipas 88740, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Tlalpan, Ciudad de Mexico 14269, Mexico
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- Dirección de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Tlalpan, Ciudad de Mexico 14389, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroprotección, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca 62209, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Coyoacán, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico
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Valencia-Hernández I, González-Piña R, García-Díaz G, Ramos-Languren L, Parra-Cid C, Lomelí J, Montes S, Ríos C, Bueno-Nava A. Alpha 2-adrenergic receptor activation reinstates motor deficits in rats recovering from cortical injury. Neural Regen Res 2023; 18:875-880. [DOI: 10.4103/1673-5374.353501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Cortez-Lugo M, Hernández-Bonilla D, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Solís-Vivanco R, Moreno-Macías H, Schilmann A, Rodríguez-Dozal S, Montes S, Rios C, Riojas-Rodríguez H. Neurocognitive function in adult residents of a mining district in Mexico after reducing manganese exposure: Follow-up after 11 years. Sci Total Environ 2022; 848:157519. [PMID: 35872186 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157519] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 07/15/2022] [Accepted: 07/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Little is known about the neurotoxic effects of chronic exposure to airborne Mn once exposure has been reduced. The environmentally exposed and the reference adult populations evaluated in 2002 were followed, after an environmental management program (EMP) was implemented to reduce the exposure in a mining district in Mexico. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the association between exposure to Mn and neurocognitive performance in environmentally exposed and reference groups of adults before and after EMP implementation. METHODS In 2013, the same battery of neurocognitive tests used in the initial study (2002) was applied to 58 adults exposed to airborne Mn and 30 adults from the reference community. A cumulative exposure index (CEI) was estimated for the study population before and after the EMP. Categorical outcomes were analyzed using logistic regression, and the resulting ORs were compared between studies. Continuous outcomes were analyzed using linear regression. All models were adjusted for age, years of education, socioeconomic status and blood lead levels. RESULTS Exposed adults from the post-EMP study showed an improvement in fine motor and verbal regulation of motor skills (OR < 1) compared to the exposed adults from the pre-EMP study (OR > 1). In both pre- and post-studies, the exposed adults showed a deterioration in their dynamic organization of motor activity compared to the reference group (p < 0.05); however, they showed no significant change in attention and working-memory performance. DISCUSSION After four years of a significant reduction in airborne Mn levels resulting from EMP implementation, chronically exposed adults showed an improvement in fine motor and verbal regulation of motor skills; however, the remaining areas of their motor and cognitive functions remained impaired.
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- M Cortez-Lugo
- Environmental Health Department, the National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Santa María Ahucatitlán, CP 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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- Environmental Health Department, the National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Santa María Ahucatitlán, CP 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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- Laboratory of Neurophysiology, the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Av. Insurgentes Sur 3877, La Fama, Tlalpan, CP 14269 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Cognitive and Clinical Neurophysiology, the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Av. Insurgentes Sur 3877, La Fama, Tlalpan, CP 14269 Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Social Science and Humanities Department, the Metropolitan Autonomous University, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Coapa, Villa Quietud, Coyoacán, CP 04960 Mexico City, Mexico.
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- Environmental Health Department, the National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Santa María Ahucatitlán, CP 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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- Environmental Health Department, the National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Santa María Ahucatitlán, CP 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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- Multidisciplinary Academic Unit, the University of Tamaulipas, Zona Centro, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, CP 87000 Reynosa-Aztlán, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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- Neurochemistry Department, the National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Av. Insurgentes Sur 3877, La Fama, Tlalpan, CP 14269 Mexico City, Mexico
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- Environmental Health Department, the National Institute of Public Health, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Santa María Ahucatitlán, CP 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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Boll MC, Alcaraz-Zubeldia M, Rios C, González-Esquivel D, Montes S. A phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of a valproate/lithium combination in ALS patients. Neurologia 2022:S2173-5808(22)00089-X. [PMID: 36049647 DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2022.07.003] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Few treatments are currently available for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). A combination of lithium carbonate and valproic acid (VPA-Li) was shown to inhibit motor neuron death and delay disease progression. METHODS Outpatients with a typical ALS presentation were enrolled in a randomized, placebo-controlled trial to assess the efficacy of orally administered VPA-Li. Changes in a functional scale score (ALSFRS-R) and survival rate were chosen as primary outcome variables. Secondary outcome variables included BMI, respiratory monitoring, quality of life, and a global impression of the treatment. RESULTS Out of 42 patients enrolled, 20 individuals receiving VPA-Li and 18 on placebo treatment were included in the final analysis. Forty-five percent of patients receiving VPA-Li completed the trial, whereas only 22.22% of patients in the placebo group attended the final visit 18 months later (P = 0.09). Major changes in the ALSFRS-R score were observed, including a decrease of 1.195 points/month in the placebo group (95% CI: 0.7869-1.6031) and of 0.5085 under VPA-Li treatment (95% CI: 0.2288-0.7882) between months 6 and 14. Adverse events included bad mouth taste, constipation, and anorexia. Survival rate, body weight, and quality of life were positive outcomes by the end of the trial despite a high sample reduction, especially in the placebo group. The inclusion of 212 subjects in each group would confirm these differences. CONCLUSIONS Combined VPA-Li treatment associated with slower ALS progression and better secondary outcomes. This dual treatment overcame the futility threshold and merits further investigation in ALS.
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- M-C Boll
- Clinical Research Laboratory, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez (INNNMVS), Tlalpan, México.
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez (INNNMVS), Tlalpan, México.
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez (INNNMVS), Tlalpan, México.
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- Division of Pharmacology, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez (INNNMVS), Tlalpan, México.
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- Department of Neurochemistry, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez (INNNMVS), Tlalpan, México.
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Chin-Chan M, Montes S, Blanco-Álvarez VM, Aguirre-Alarcón HA, Hernández-Rodríguez I, Bautista E. Relevance of biometals during neuronal differentiation and myelination: in vitro and in vivo studies. Biometals 2022; 35:395-427. [DOI: 10.1007/s10534-022-00380-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 02/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Torres-Rodríguez HF, Graniel-Amador MA, Cruz-Camacho CJ, Cantú-Martínez AA, Martínez-Martínez A, Petricevich VL, Montes S, Castañeda-Corral G, Jiménez-Andrade JM. Characterization of pain-related behaviors, changes in bone microarchitecture and sensory innervation induced by chronic cadmium exposure in adult mice. Neurotoxicology 2022; 89:99-109. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2022.01.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Oros-González A, Gallardo-Ortíz IA, Montes S, Del Valle-Mondragón L, Páez-Martínez N. Captopril and losartan attenuate behavioural sensitization in mice chronically exposed to toluene. Behav Brain Res 2021; 418:113640. [PMID: 34757000 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2021.113640] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Inhalants are consumed worldwide for recreational purposes. The main component found in many inhalants is toluene. One of the most deleterious behavioural effects caused by chronic exposure to inhalants is addiction. This response has been associated with activation of the mesolimbic dopaminergic pathway, and it is known that the renin angiotensin system plays a role in the modulation of this dopaminergic system. In the present work, we hypothesize that blockade of the RAS with angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors or angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers is able to attenuate the addictive response induced by toluene. We exposed mice to toluene for four weeks to induce locomotor sensitization. In the second phase of the work, captopril or losartan were administered for 20 days. Subsequently, the expression of behavioural sensitization was evaluated with a toluene challenge. To exclude false associations between the observed responses and treatments, motor coordination and blood pressure were analysed in animals treated with captopril or losartan. At the end of the behavioural studies, animal brains were harvested and Ang II/Ang-(1-7) and Ang-(1-7)/Ang II ratios were analysed in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) and prefrontal cortex (PFCx). The results showed that toluene induced behavioural sensitization, while captopril or losartan treatment attenuated the expression of this response. No significant differences were observed in motor coordination or blood pressure. Repeated toluene administration decreased Ang-(1-7)/Ang II ratio in the PFCx. On the other hand, treatment with captopril or losartan decreased the Ang II/Ang-(1-7) ratio and enhanced the Ang-(1-7)/Ang II ratio in the NAc. This work suggests that blockade of RAS attenuates the toluene-induced behavioural sensitization.
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- Alain Oros-González
- Sección de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
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- Unidad de Biomedicina, Carrera de Enfermería, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla, Estado de México, México.
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- Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa-Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, México
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- Sección de Posgrado e Investigación, Escuela Superior de Medicina, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México; Laboratorio Integrativo para el Estudio de Sustancias Inhalables Adictivas, Dirección de Investigaciones en Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Psiquiatría "Ramón de la Fuente Muñiz", Ciudad de México, México.
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Anaya-Ramos L, Díaz-Ruíz A, Ríos C, Mendez-Armenta M, Montes S, Aguirre-Vidal Y, García-Jiménez S, Baron-Flores V, Monroy-Noyola A. The acute systemic toxicity of thallium in rats produces oxidative stress: attenuation by metallothionein and Prussian blue. Biometals 2021; 34:1295-1311. [PMID: 34529183 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-021-00343-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 05/19/2021] [Accepted: 09/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
Abstract
Thallium (TI) is one of the most toxic heavy metals. Human exposure to Tl occurs through contaminated drinking water and from there to food, a threat to health. Recently, environmental contamination by Tl has been reported in several countries, urging the need for studies to determine the impact of endogenous and exogenous mechanisms preventing thallium toxicity. The cytoprotective effect of metallothionein (MT), a protein with high capacity to chelate metals, at two doses (100 and 600 µg/rat), was tested. Prussian blue (PB) (50 mg/kg) was administered alone or in combination with MT. A dose of Tl (16mg/kg) was injected i.p. to Wistar rats. Antidotes were administered twice daily, starting 24h after Tl injection, for 4 days. Tl concentrations diminished in most organs (p < 0.05) by effect of PB, alone or in combination with MT, whereas MT alone decreased Tl concentrations in testis, spleen, lung and liver. Likewise, brain thallium also diminished (p < 0.05) by effect of PB and MT alone or in combination in most of the regions analyzed (p < 0.05). The greatest diminution of Tl was achieved when the antidotes were combined. Plasma markers of renal damage increased after Tl administration, while PB and MT, either alone or in combination, prevented the raise of those markers. Only MT increased the levels of reduced glutathione (GSH) in the kidney. Finally, increased Nrf2 was observed in liver and kidney, after treatment with MT alone or in combination with PB. Results showed that MT alone or in combination with PB is cytoprotective after thallium exposure.
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- Laura Anaya-Ramos
- Laboratorio de Neuroprotección, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Cuernavaca, Av. Universidad 1001 Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, C.P. 62209, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, Mexico
- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología Molecular, Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuropatología experimental, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Unidad Académica Multidiciplinaria, Reynosa-Aztlan, Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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- Red de Estudios Moleculares Avanzados, Clúster Científico y Tecnológico BioMimic®, Instituto de Ecología A.C. (INECOL), Xalapa, Veracruz, México
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- Laboratorio de Neuroprotección, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Cuernavaca, Av. Universidad 1001 Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, C.P. 62209, Morelos, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología Molecular, Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroprotección, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos Cuernavaca, Av. Universidad 1001 Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, C.P. 62209, Morelos, Mexico.
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Ramos-Languren LE, Avila-Luna A, García-Díaz G, Rodríguez-Labrada R, Vázquez-Mojena Y, Parra-Cid C, Montes S, Bueno-Nava A, González-Piña R. Glutamate, Glutamine, GABA and Oxidative Products in the Pons Following Cortical Injury and Their Role in Motor Functional Recovery. Neurochem Res 2021; 46:3179-3189. [PMID: 34387812 DOI: 10.1007/s11064-021-03417-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
Brain injury leads to an excitatory phase followed by an inhibitory phase in the brain. The clinical sequelae caused by cerebral injury seem to be a response to remote functional inhibition of cerebral nuclei located far from the motor cortex but anatomically related to the injury site. It appears that such functional inhibition is mediated by an increase in lipid peroxidation (LP). To test this hypothesis, we report data from 80 rats that were allocated to the following groups: the sham group (n = 40), in which rats received an intracortical infusion of artificial cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); the injury group (n = 20), in which rats received CSF containing ferrous chloride (FeCl2, 50 mM); and the recovery group (n = 20), in which rats were injured and allowed to recover. Beam-walking, sensorimotor and spontaneous motor activity tests were performed to evaluate motor performance after injury. Lipid fluorescent products (LFPs) were measured in the pons. The total pontine contents of glutamate (GLU), glutamine (GLN) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) were also measured. In injured rats, the motor deficits, LFPs and total GABA and GLN contents in the pons were increased, while the GLU level was decreased. In contrast, in recovering rats, none of the studied variables were significantly different from those in sham rats. Thus, motor impairment after cortical injury seems to be mediated by an inhibitory pontine response, and functional recovery may result from a pontine restoration of the GLN-GLU-GABA cycle, while LP may be a primary mechanism leading to remote pontine inhibition after cortical injury.
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- Laura E Ramos-Languren
- Faculty of Psychology, Coordination of Psychobiology and Neurosciences, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Av. Universidad 3040 Col, Copilco Universidad Alcaldía Coyoacán, 04510, Mexico City, Mexico
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- National Institute of Rehabilitation LGII, Calz. Mexico-Xochimilco #289 Col. Arenal de Guadalupe Alcaldía Tlalpan, 14389, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Section of Postgraduate Studies and Research, High Medical School, IPN. Salvador Diaz Miron Alcaldia Miguel Hidalgo, 11340, Mexico City, Mexico
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- School of Physical Culture, University of Holguín, Avenida XX Aniversario, 80100, Holguín, Cuba
- Cuban Centre for Neurosciences, Calle 190 entre 25 y 27, Playa, 11300, Havana City, Cuba
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- Cuban Centre for Neurosciences, Calle 190 entre 25 y 27, Playa, 11300, Havana City, Cuba
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- National Institute of Rehabilitation LGII, Calz. Mexico-Xochimilco #289 Col. Arenal de Guadalupe Alcaldía Tlalpan, 14389, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Reynosa-Aztlan Multidisciplinary Unit, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Fuente de Diana, Aztlán, 88740, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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- National Institute of Rehabilitation LGII, Calz. Mexico-Xochimilco #289 Col. Arenal de Guadalupe Alcaldía Tlalpan, 14389, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Aging Biology, National Geriatric Institute, Av. Contreras 428 Col. San Jerónimo Lídice Alcaldía Magdalena Contreras, 10200, Mexico City, Mexico.
- Section of Postgraduate Studies and Research, High Medical School, IPN. Salvador Diaz Miron Alcaldia Miguel Hidalgo, 11340, Mexico City, Mexico.
- Department of Special Education, University of the Americas Mexico City College, Puebla # 223 Col. Roma Alcaldía Cuauhtemoc, 06700, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Bandala C, Ávila-Luna A, Gómez-López M, Estrada-Villaseñor E, Montes S, Alfaro-Rodríguez A, Miliar-García Á, Cortés-Altamirano JL, Peralta R, Ibáñez-Cervantes G, Gómez-Manzo S, Cárdenas-Rodríguez N, Lara-Padilla E. Catecholamine levels and gene expression of their receptors in tissues of adults with osteosarcoma. Arch Physiol Biochem 2021; 127:337-343. [PMID: 31291139 DOI: 10.1080/13813455.2019.1638942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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AIM The purpose of this work was to identify and measure catecholamines, their metabolites, and the gene expression of catecholamine receptors in osteosarcoma tissue. MATERIALS AND METHODS The levels of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, norepinephrine, serotonin, and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in cancer tissue and in adjacent and non-oncological bone tissue were analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography, and the gene expression of catecholamine receptors and of dopamine β-hydroxylase, monoaminoxidase, ki67, and Runx2 in the osteosarcoma tissue, tissue adjacent to the tumour, non-oncological bone, and human brain tissue was analysed by RT-PCR. RESULTS We found significantly higher levels of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and norepinephrine in the cancer sample than in adjacent and non-oncological bone. We found that β-adrenergic receptors and dopaminergic receptors, dopamine β-hydroxylase, ki67, Runx2, and serotonergic receptor gene expression were significantly higher in tumour tissue than in adjacent and non-oncological bone. CONCLUSION Catecholamines and their receptors could be potential molecular markers for osteosarcoma progression.
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- Cindy Bandala
- Division of Neurosciences, National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico City, Mexico
- Superior School of Medicine, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Neurosciences, National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Superior School of Medicine, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Department of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery MVS, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Superior School of Medicine, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Division of Neurosciences, National Institute of Rehabilitation, Mexico City, Mexico
- Superior School of Medicine, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Center for Research in Cell Dynamics, Autonomous University of the State of Morelos, Cuernavaca, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Genetic Biochemistry, National Institute of Pediatrics, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Superior School of Medicine, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
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Hernández-Coro A, Sánchez-Hernández BE, Montes S, Martínez-Lazcano JC, González-Guevara E, Pérez-Severiano F. Alterations in gene expression due to chronic lead exposure induce behavioral changes. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2021; 126:361-367. [PMID: 33819547 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2021.03.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2020] [Revised: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/27/2021] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Lead (Pb) is a pollutant commonly found in the environment, despite the implementation of public health policies intended to remove it. Due to its chemical characteristics as a divalent ion, Pb interacts with cells, enzymes, and tissues, causing pathological, physical, and behavioral alterations. Recent biotechnological advances have helped us to understand the mechanisms underlying the damage caused by Pb in human populations and in experimental models, and new evidence on the epigenetic alterations caused by exposition to environmental Pb is available. It is known that Pb exposure impacts on behavior (causing aggressiveness, anxiety, and depression), leading to learning deficit and locomotor activity alterations, and its presence has been linked with the abnormal release of neurotransmitters and other biochemical changes involved in these disorders. Still, further reductionist studies are required to determine the effects of Pb exposure on DNA and protein expression and understand the processes underlying the diseases caused by Pb. This will also indicate possible therapeutic targets to offset the negative effects of the heavy metal. By elucidating the epigenetic changes involved, it would be possible to manipulate them and propose novel therapeutic approaches in this area. This review is aimed to provide an overview of studies that link Pb exposure to behavioral changes, as well as biochemical and epigenetic alterations at a neurotransmitter level, considering the importance of this metal in behavior abnormalities.
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- Abraham Hernández-Coro
- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología Molecular y Nanotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Insurgentes Sur #3877, La Fama, 14269, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubirán", Vasco de Quiroga #15, Col. Belisario Domínguez Sección 16, Tlalpan, 14080, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Insurgentes Sur # 3877, La Fama, 14269. Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología Molecular y Nanotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Insurgentes Sur #3877, La Fama, 14269, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología Molecular y Nanotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Insurgentes Sur #3877, La Fama, 14269, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología Molecular y Nanotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Insurgentes Sur #3877, La Fama, 14269, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Hernández-Rodríguez J, Arenas-Ríos E, Jiménez-Morales I, Cortés-Barberena E, Montes S, Vigueras-Villaseñor RM, Arteaga-Silva M. Postnatal cadmium administration affects the presence and distribution of carbohydrates in the sperm membrane during maturation in the epididymis in adult Wistar rats. Reprod Fertil Dev 2021; 33:349-362. [PMID: 33602388 DOI: 10.1071/rd20167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Cadmium (Cd) is a heavy metal related to a decrease in sperm parameters. The transit of spermatozoa through the epididymis is necessary to generate changes in the sperm membrane, such as the assembly of various carbohydrates that are added to the spermatazoan's surface to prepare it for successful fertilisation of the oocyte. No studies have yet analysed whether Cd alters the presence and distribution of these carbohydrates. We aimed to evaluate the changes induced by Cd in the distribution pattern of N-acetylglucosamine, sialic acid, mannose and fucose on the sperm membrane in the epididymis (e.g. caput, corpus, cauda) and if it alters the epididymal epithelium. Male Wistar pups were treated with Cd doses (0.125, 0.25 and 0.5mg/kg) on postnatal days 1-49. At postnatal day 90, they were humanely killed, sperm samples were obtained from the epididymis and tissue samples were taken for histological analysis. Cd concentrations in the blood and epididymis increased in proportion to the dose administered and decreased the serum testosterone levels and sperm quality. Histological analysis revealed alterations in the epithelium in all Cd-treated groups. Cd altered the distribution patterns of carbohydrates and fluorescence indices. All these alterations affected the structure and functioning of sperm.
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- Joel Hernández-Rodríguez
- Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Manuel Velasco Suárez, Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, C.P. 14269, Ciudad de México, México
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- Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Calzada México Xochimilco No. 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, C.P. 14370, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de México, México; and Corresponding author.
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Castañeda-Corral G, Velázquez-Salazar NB, Martínez-Martínez A, Taboada-Serrano JN, Núñez-Aragón PN, González-Palomares L, Acosta-González RI, Petricevich VL, Acevedo-Fernández JJ, Montes S, Jiménez-Andrade JM. Characterization of Mechanical Allodynia and Skin Innervation in a Mouse Model of Type-2 Diabetes Induced by Cafeteria-Style Diet and Low-Doses of Streptozotocin. Front Pharmacol 2021; 11:628438. [PMID: 33732147 PMCID: PMC7957928 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2020.628438] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2020] [Accepted: 12/31/2020] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Background: Painful distal symmetrical polyneuropathy (DPN) is a frequent complication of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) that commonly presents as neuropathic pain and loss of skin nerve fibers. However, there are limited therapies to effectively treat DPN and many of the current animal models of T2DM-induced DPN do not appear to mirror the human disease. Thus, we validated a DPN mouse model induced by a cafeteria-style diet plus low-doses of streptozotocin (STZ). Methods: Female C57BL/6J mice were fed either standard (STD) diet or obesogenic cafeteria (CAF) diet for 32 weeks, starting at 8 weeks old. Eight weeks after starting diets, CAF or STD mice received either four low-doses of STZ or vehicle. Changes in body weight, blood glucose and insulin levels, as well as oral glucose- and insulin-tolerance tests (OGTT and ITT) were determined. The development of mechanical hypersensitivity of the hindpaws was determined using von Frey filaments. Moreover, the effect of the most common neuropathic pain drugs was evaluated on T2DM-induced mechanical allodynia. Finally, the density of PGP -9.5+ (a pan-neuronal marker) axons in the epidermis from the hindpaw glabrous skin was quantified. Results: At 22–24 weeks after STZ injections, CAF + STZ mice had significantly higher glucose and insulin levels compared to CAF + VEH, STD + STZ, and STD + VEH mice, and developed glucose tolerance and insulin resistance. Skin mechanical sensitivity was detected as early as 12 weeks post-STZ injections and it was significantly attenuated by intraperitoneal acute treatment with amitriptyline, gabapentin, tramadol, duloxetine, or carbamazepine but not by diclofenac. The density of PGP-9.5+ nerve fibers was reduced in CAF + STZ mice compared to other groups. Conclusion: This reverse translational study provides a painful DPN mouse model which may help in developing a better understanding of the factors that generate and maintain neuropathic pain and denervation of skin under T2DM and to identify mechanism-based new treatments.
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- Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria Reynosa Aztlán, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Reynosa, México
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, México
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- Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía "Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez", Ciudad de México México
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Hernández-Rodríguez J, López AL, Montes S, Bonilla-Jaime H, Morales I, Limón-Morales O, Ríos C, Hernández-González M, Vigueras-Villaseñor RM, Arteaga-Silva M. Delay in puberty indices of Wistar rats caused by Cadmium. Focus on the redox system in reproductive organs. Reprod Toxicol 2021; 99:71-79. [PMID: 33249230 DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2020.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 07/08/2020] [Revised: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Puberty is a transitional period from juvenile stage to adulthood, followed by the functional maturation of gonads and reproductive organs. This period is sensitive to environmental pollutants like cadmium (Cd), a heavy metal that represents a serious health risk. Cd is an endocrine disruptor that interferes with reproduction by causing oxidative stress in the reproductive organs, affecting the sexual function and decreasing testosterone (T) levels. However, little research has been done on the effects of Cd on puberty markers and antioxidant systems. In this study, we evaluated the effects of Cd on puberty markers: preputial separation, testes descent and T levels, and the antioxidant activity (SOD, CAT, GSH/GSSG and TAC) in the seminal vesicles, testis and epididymis. Male Wistar pups were treated with 1 mg/kg Cd or saline solution by i.p. injection from day 1 to 35; the other treatment was administrated for 49 days. At the end of treatment, the animals were sacrificed, and the tissues of interest dissected, weighed and prepared for the respective assays. Cd treated rats from birth to puberty showed a delay onset in the puberty markers and a low weight in reproductive organs. Also, Cd induced differential effects on the redox system in reproductive organs and decreased T levels, these effects played a pivotal role in the delay of puberty markers onset (testes descent and preputial separation), affecting the development and sexual maturity of the male rats.
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- Joel Hernández-Rodríguez
- Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, CINVESTAV Zacatenco, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Manuel Velasco Suárez, Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, C.P. 14269, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Manuel Velasco Suárez, Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, C.P. 14269, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Instituto de Neurociencias, Universidad de Guadalajara, Francisco de Quevedo 180, Col. Arcos Vallarta, C.P. 44130, Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, Calzada México Xochimilco No. 101, Col. San Lorenzo Huipulco, Tlalpan, C.P. 14370, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Av. San Rafael Atlixco 186, C.P. 09340, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Morales-Martínez A, Zamorano-Carrillo A, Montes S, El-Hafidi M, Sánchez-Mendoza A, Soria-Castro E, Martínez-Lazcano JC, Martínez-Gopar PE, Ríos C, Pérez-Severiano F. Rich fatty acids diet of fish and olive oils modifies membrane properties in striatal rat synaptosomes. Nutr Neurosci 2021; 24:1-12. [PMID: 30822260 DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2019.1584692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Background: Essential fatty acids (EFAs) and non-essential fatty acids (nEFAs) exert experimental and clinical neuroprotection in neurodegenerative diseases. The main EFAs, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), nEFAs, and oleic acid (OA) contained in olive and fish oils are inserted into the cell membranes, but the exact mechanism through which they exert neuroprotection is still unknown. Objectives and Methods: In this study, we assessed the fatty acids content and membrane fluidity in striatal rat synaptosomes after fatty acid-rich diets (olive- or a fish-oil diet, 15% w/w). Then, we evaluated the effect of enriching striatum synaptosomes with fatty acids on the oxidative damage produced by the prooxidants ferrous sulfate (FeSO4) or quinolinic acid (QUIN). Results and Discussion: Lipid profile analysis in striatal synaptosomes showed that EPA content increased in the fish oil group in comparison with control and olive groups. Furthermore, we found that synaptosomes enriched with fatty acids and incubated with QUIN or FeSO4 showed a significant oxidative damage reduction. Results suggest that EFAs, particularly EPA, improve membrane fluidity and confer antioxidant effect.
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- Adriana Morales-Martínez
- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, México
- Laboratorio de Investigación de Bioquímica y Biofísica Computacional, ENMH, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
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- Laboratorio de Investigación de Bioquímica y Biofísica Computacional, ENMH, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Patología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Ciudad de México, México
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Cedillo-Alvarez C, Gallardo-Ortiz IA, López LT, Montes S, Páez-Martínez N. COVID-19: enfoque básico para entender sus tratamientos. GAC MED MEX 2020. [DOI: 10.24875/gmm.20000452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Rivera-Mancía S, Tristán-López L, Hernández-Díaz K, Rivera-Espinosa L, Ríos C, Montes S. In vitro inhibition of brain phosphate-activated glutaminase by ammonia and manganese. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2020; 62:126625. [PMID: 32717575 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtemb.2020.126625] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2020] [Revised: 05/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION As a consequence of the loss of liver function in chronic liver disease, increased levels of ammonia, manganese, and glutamine have been observed in the brain of hepatic encephalopathy patients. OBJECTIVE In the present study, we explored phosphate activated glutaminase (PAG) activity in mitochondrial enriched fractions under treatment with ammonia and manganese. METHODS We dissected out the brain cortex, striatum, and cerebellum of male Wistar rats 250-280 g weight; brain sections were pooled to obtain enriched mitochondrial fractions by differential centrifugation. Aliquots equivalent to 200 μg of protein were incubated with semi-log increasing concentrations of ammonia and/or manganese both as chloride salts (from 0 to 10 000 μM) and glutamine (4 mM) for 30 min. Then, the glutamate produced by the reaction was determined by HPLC coupled with fluorescence detection. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION Both manganese and ammonia inhibited PAG in a concentration-dependent manner. Non-linear modeling was used to determine IC50 and IC20 for ammonia (120 μM) and manganese (2 mM). We found that PAG activity under the combination of IC20 of ammonia and manganese was equivalent to the sum of the effects of both substances, being PAG inhibition more pronounced in mitochondrial fractions from cerebellum. The PAG inhibition observed here could potentially explain a pathway for glutamine accumulation, by means of the inhibition of PAG activity as a consequence of increased concentrations of manganese and ammonia in the brain under liver damage conditions.
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- Susana Rivera-Mancía
- CONACYT- National Institute of Cardiology "Ignacio Chávez", Juan Badiano 1, Sección XVI, Tlalpan, CDMX, 14080, Mexico
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- Neurochemistry Department, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Insurgentes sur 3877, La Fama, Tlalpan, CDMX, 14269, Mexico
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- Neurochemistry Department, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Insurgentes sur 3877, La Fama, Tlalpan, CDMX, 14269, Mexico
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- Pharmacology Department, National Institute of Pediatrics, Iman Avenue 1, Insurgentes Cuicuilco, Coyoacán, CDMX, 04530, Mexico
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- Neurochemistry Department, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Insurgentes sur 3877, La Fama, Tlalpan, CDMX, 14269, Mexico
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- Neurochemistry Department, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suárez", Insurgentes sur 3877, La Fama, Tlalpan, CDMX, 14269, Mexico.
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Franco-Pérez J, Montes S, Sánchez-Hernández J, Ballesteros-Zebadúa P. Whole-brain irradiation differentially modifies neurotransmitters levels and receptors in the hypothalamus and the prefrontal cortex. Radiat Oncol 2020; 15:269. [PMID: 33228731 PMCID: PMC7684903 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-020-01716-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Whole-brain radiotherapy is a primary treatment for brain tumors and brain metastasis, but it also induces long-term undesired effects. Since cognitive impairment can occur, research on the etiology of secondary effects has focused on the hippocampus. Often overlooked, the hypothalamus controls critical homeostatic functions, some of which are also susceptible after whole-brain radiotherapy. Therefore, using whole-brain irradiation (WBI) in a rat model, we measured neurotransmitters and receptors in the hypothalamus. The prefrontal cortex and brainstem were also analyzed since they are highly connected to the hypothalamus and its regulatory processes. METHODS Male Wistar rats were exposed to WBI with 11 Gy (Biologically Effective Dose = 72 Gy). After 1 month, we evaluated changes in gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), glycine, taurine, aspartate, glutamate, and glutamine in the hypothalamus, prefrontal cortex, and brainstem according to an HPLC method. Ratios of Glutamate/GABA and Glutamine/Glutamate were calculated. Through Western Blott analysis, we measured the expression of GABAa and GABAb receptors, and NR1 and NR2A subunits of NMDA receptors. Changes were analyzed comparing results with sham controls using the non-parametric Mann-Whitney U test (p < 0.05). RESULTS WBI with 11 Gy induced significantly lower levels of GABA, glycine, taurine, aspartate, and GABAa receptor in the hypothalamus. Also, in the hypothalamus, a higher Glutamate/GABA ratio was found after irradiation. In the prefrontal cortex, WBI induced significant increases of glutamine and glutamate, Glutamine/Glutamate ratio, and increased expression of both GABAa receptor and NMDA receptor NR1 subunit. The brainstem showed no statistically significant changes after irradiation. CONCLUSION Our findings confirm that WBI can affect rat brain regions differently and opens new avenues for study. After 1 month, WBI decreases inhibitory neurotransmitters and receptors in the hypothalamus and, conversely, increases excitatory neurotransmitters and receptors in the prefrontal cortex. Increments in Glutamate/GABA in the hypothalamus and Glutamine/Glutamate in the frontal cortex indicate a neurochemical imbalance. Found changes could be related to several reported radiotherapy secondary effects, suggesting new prospects for therapeutic targets.
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- Javier Franco-Pérez
- Laboratory of Physiology of Reticular Formation, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, INNN, Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, C.P. 14269, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Neurochemistry, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, INNN, Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, C.P. 14269, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Physiology of Reticular Formation, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, INNN, Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, C.P. 14269, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratory of Medical Physics, National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, INNN, Insurgentes Sur 3877, Col. La Fama, C.P. 14269, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Aguirre-Vidal Y, Morales-Montor J, Gómez de León CT, Ostoa-Saloma P, Díaz-Zaragoza M, Montes S, Arteaga-Silva M, Monroy-Noyola A. Protection induced by estradiol benzoate in the MPP + rat model of Parkinson's disease is associated with the regulation of the inflammatory cytokine profile in the nigro striatum. J Neuroimmunol 2020; 349:577426. [PMID: 33096292 DOI: 10.1016/j.jneuroim.2020.577426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 08/05/2020] [Revised: 10/05/2020] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Previously, we have demonstrated that β-estradiol-3-benzoate (EB) has a protective effect on the neurodegenerative experimental model of Parkinson's disease. The protective effect is through the induction of the expression of paraoxonase-2 (PON2) in the striatum. PON2 has proven to have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, this protein has a beneficial effect in MPP+ model in rats decreasing the lipid peroxidation and the oxidative stress. Furthermore, the molecular effect and the pathway by which EB induces protection were not further pursued. This study shows the regulation by EB of the anti-inflammatory effect through the modulation of cytokines, antioxidant enzymes and PON2 in the rat striatum. Rats were gonadectomized and 30 days after were randomly assigned into four experimental groups; only vehicles (Control group); EB treatment (EB group); MPP+ injury (M group); EB plus MPP+ injured (EB/M group). EB treatment consisted of 100 μg of the drug administered every 48 h for 11 days. Results showed that EB (group EB/M) treatment decrease significantly (40%) the number of ipsilateral turns respect to the M group and prevents significantly the dopamine (DA) decreased induced by MPP+ (~75%). This results are correlate with a significant decrease in the level of lipid peroxidation (60%) of the EB/M group respect to the M group. The EB treatment showed protection against neurotoxicity induced with MPP+, this could be due to EB capacity to prevent the increase in the expression level of proinflammatory cytokines TNF-α, IL-1 and IL-6 induced by MPP+. While, TGF-β1 and TGF-β3 expression was reduced in the rats treated only with MPP+, in the rats of EB/M group the expression of both cytokines was increased. EB protective effect against MPP+ neurotoxicity is related to antioxidant effect of PON2, pro-inflammatory cytokines and GSHR but not to SOD2, catalase, GPX1 or GPX4.
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- Yoshajandith Aguirre-Vidal
- Laboratorio de Neuroprotección, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Sistemas Biológicos, Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Centro Universitario de los Valles, Universidad de Guadalajara, C.P. 46600 Ameca, Jalisco, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, "Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez", Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroprotección, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico.
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Cedillo-Alvarez C, Gallardo-Ortiz IA, López LT, Montes S, Páez-Martínez N. COVID-19: a basic approach to understanding potential treatments. GAC MED MEX 2020; 156:570-575. [PMID: 33877122 DOI: 10.24875/gmm.m21000459] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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SARS-CoV-2 virus has been identified as the causative agent of the COVID-19 pandemic. Even when no standard treatment is available, antivirals such as remdesivir and other drugs such as chloroquine and ivermectin, which interfere with viral replication, have been assayed. Some strategies aimed at reducing immune mechanisms, such as the use of tocilizumab and natural antioxidants, have also been tested. The use of drugs related to the renin-angiotensin system has been controversial. Pathogenicity mechanisms, as well as controlled treatments, still have to be studied in detail in order to propose a viable therapeutic option that prevents the entry and replication of the virus or enhances the host immune system. El virus SARS-CoV-2 ha sido identificado como el agente patológico causante de la pandemia de COVID-19. Aun cuando no se cuenta con un tratamiento estándar, se han probado antivirales como remdesivir y otros fármacos como cloroquina e ivermectina, que interfieren con la replicación del virus. También se han intentado algunas estrategias encaminadas a disminuir los mecanismos inmunitarios, como el uso de tocilizumab y antioxidantes naturales. Los fármacos relacionados con el sistema renina-angiotensina han resultado controversiales. Aún se debe estudiar con detalle los mecanismos de patogenicidad, así como los tratamientos controlados para proponer alguna opción terapéutica viable que evite la entrada y replicación del virus o que aumente los sistemas inmunitarios del huésped.
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- Carla Cedillo-Alvarez
- Research Section, Escuela Militar de Medicina, Secretaría de la Defensa Nacional, Mexico City
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- Biomedical Research Unit, Iztacala Faculty of Higher Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, State of Mexico
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- Neurochemistry Department, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Mexico City
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- Neurochemistry Department, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Mexico City
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- Post-degree and Research Section, Higher School of Medicine, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico City. Mexico
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Perez-Barron GA, Montes S, Rubio-Osornio M, Avila-Acevedo JG, Garcia-Jimenez S, Rios LC, Monroy-Noyola A. Hydroxytyrosol inhibits MAO isoforms and prevents neurotoxicity inducible by MPP+ invivo. Front Biosci (Schol Ed) 2020; 12:25-37. [PMID: 31585863 DOI: 10.2741/s538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Parkinson's disease is considered to be due to an increase in the catabolism of dopamine by the action of monoamine oxidase (MAO) enzymes which leads to an increase in reactive oxygen species (ROS) and loss of dopaminergic neurons. Here, in a model of neurotoxicity inducible by 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+), we tested the effect of hydroxytyrosol (HTy), a potent antioxidant, on generation of ROS. Five minutes after a single intravenous administration of 1.5 mg/Kg of Hty, Wistar rats received an intrastriatal micro-injection of 10 micrograms of MPP+ while control animals received saline solution. Six days later, all animals were treated with apomorphine (1 mg/Kg), subcutaneously and ipsilateral rotations were assessed within an hour. Then, the rats were sacrificed, striatal tissues were removed and their catecholamines and MAO-A and B activities were quantitated. Pretreatment with HTy significantly diminished the number of ipsilateral rotations. This recovery correlated with significant preservation of striatal dopamine and significant inhibition of of the MAO activity. These results are consistent with the inhibitory effect of HTy on the MAO isoforms and form a basis for the neuroprotective mechanism of this phenylpropanoid in MPP+ induced Parkinson's disease.
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- Gabriela A Perez-Barron
- Laboratorio de Neuroproteccion, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquimica, Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, M.V.S., Av. Insurgentes Sur 3877, La Fama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, M.V.S., Av. Insurgentes Sur 3877, La Fama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Fitoquimica, UBIPRO, Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Av. De los Barrios 1, Col. Los Reyes Ixtacala, Tlanepantla, Edo. de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroproteccion, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquimica, Instituto Nacional de Neurologia y Neurocirugia, M.V.S., Av. Insurgentes Sur 3877, La Fama, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroproteccion, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico,
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Vaquero-Baez M, Díaz-Ruíz A, Tristán-López L, Aviña-Cervantes C, Torner C, Ramírez-Bermúdez J, Montes S, Ríos C. Clozapine and desmethylclozapine: correlation with neutrophils and leucocytes counting in Mexican patients with schizophrenia. BMC Psychiatry 2019; 19:295. [PMID: 31597566 PMCID: PMC6785871 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-019-2286-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Accepted: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The aim of present study is to measure plasma clozapine (CLZ) and N-desmethyl clozapine (DMC) as biomarkers to correlate drug concentrations with the appearance of preclinical adverse hematic effects. METHODS A high-performance liquid chromatographic method, using a diode-array (ultraviolet) detector, was validated to obtain reliable concentrations of CLZ and DMC, its main metabolite, in plasma of 41 schizophrenic patients taking CLZ. Blood neutrophils and leucocytes counting were concurrently assessed as a proxy to subclinical adverse reactions. RESULTS The analytical method employed was linear, reproducible, and stable to measure concentrations of CLZ between 30 and 1000 ng/mL, while 12.5-560 ng/mL of the metabolite. The method allowed us to correlate CLZ plasma concentrations, the time taking CLZ and CLZ dose as determinants of neutrophils' counting with a R2 = 0.447, using a multiple regression analysis model. Likewise, the correlation of leucocyte counting vs CLZ plasma levels and CLZ time, showed a R2 = 0.461. DMC correlated significantly with both neutrophils and leucocytes counting, but was excluded from the regression when CLZ concentration was included in the model. Finally, no other hematological adverse reactions were recorded. One patient presented a cardiovascular complication. The negative correlation between clozapine and neutrophil count observed in patients, suggest that CLZ itself, but not DMC, could be related to hematologic side-effects. CONCLUSION The findings of this study, demonstrate for the first time, that plasma levels of CLZ and time taking the drug are independent determinants of blood neutrophils and leucocytes, so the monitoring of plasma CLZ may be useful in the clinic practice to determine safe dosing of the drug.
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- Mayela Vaquero-Baez
- 0000 0001 2157 0393grid.7220.7Doctorado en Ciencias Biologicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología “Dr Manuel Velasco Suarez”, Ave. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, 14269 Ciudad de México, D.F México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología “Dr Manuel Velasco Suarez”, Ave. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, 14269 Ciudad de México, D.F México
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- División de Psiquiatría, Instituto Nacional de Neurología, “Dr Manuel Velasco Suarez”, Ciudad de México, México
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- 0000 0001 2157 0393grid.7220.7Doctorado en Ciencias Biologicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Ciudad de México, México
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- División de Psiquiatría, Instituto Nacional de Neurología, “Dr Manuel Velasco Suarez”, Ciudad de México, México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología “Dr Manuel Velasco Suarez”, Ave. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, 14269 Ciudad de México, D.F México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología "Dr Manuel Velasco Suarez", Ave. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, 14269, Ciudad de México, D.F, México. .,Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología Molecular, Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Ciudad de México, México.
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Pérez C, Mondéjar R, García-Díaz N, Cereceda L, León A, Montes S, Durán Vian C, Pérez Paredes MG, González-Morán A, Alegre de Miguel V, Sanz Anquela JM, Frias J, Limeres MA, González LM, Martín Dávila F, Beltrán M, Mollejo M, Méndez JR, González MA, González García J, López R, Gómez A, Izquierdo F, Ramos R, Camacho C, Rodriguez-Pinilla SM, Martínez N, Vaqué JP, Ortiz-Romero PL, Piris MA. Advanced-stage mycosis fungoides: role of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 3, nuclear factor-κB and nuclear factor of activated T cells pathways. Br J Dermatol 2019; 182:147-155. [PMID: 31049933 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.18098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The malignant mechanisms that control the development of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL) are beginning to be identified. Recent evidence suggests that disturbances in specific intracellular signalling pathways, such as RAS-mitogen-activated protein kinase, T-cell receptor (TCR)-phospholipase C gamma 1 (PLCG1)-nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) and Janus kinase (JAK)-signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT), may play an essential role in the pathogenesis of CTCL. OBJECTIVES To investigate the mechanisms controlling disease development and progression in mycosis fungoides (MF), the most common form of CTCL. METHODS We collected 100 samples that were submitted for diagnosis of, or a second opinion regarding, MF between 2001 and 2018, 80% of which were in the early clinical stages of the disease. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues were used for histological review and to measure the expression by immunohistochemistry of surrogate markers of activation of the TCR-PLCG1-NFAT, JAK-STAT and NF-κB pathways. Folliculotropism and large-cell transformation were also examined. RESULTS NFAT and nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) markers showed a comparable activation status in early and advanced stages, while STAT3 activation was more frequent in advanced stages and was associated with large-cell transformation. Consistently with this observation, STAT3 activation occurred in parallel with MF progression in two initially MF-negative cases. A significant association of NFAT with NF-κB markers was also found, reflecting a common mechanism of activation in the two pathways. Genomic studies identified nine mutations in seven genes known to play a potential role in tumorigenesis in T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma, including PLCG1, JAK3 and STAT3, which underlies the activation of these key cell-survival pathways. A higher mutational allele frequency was detected in advanced stages. CONCLUSIONS Our results show that STAT3 is activated in advanced cases and is associated with large-cell transformation, while the activation of NFAT and NF-κB is maintained throughout the disease. These findings could have important diagnostic and therapeutic implications. What's already known about this topic? Mycosis fungoides is characterized by a clonal expansion of T cells in the skin. The mechanisms controlling disease development and progression are not fully understood. What does this study add? An association of the nuclear factor of activated T cells and nuclear factor kappa B pathways was found, which could reflect a common mechanism of activation. These pathways were activated in early and advanced stages at the same level. Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 activation was associated with large-cell transformation and was more frequent in advanced stages. A genomic analysis of cutaneous T-cell lymphoma-associated genes was performed. Nine mutations were detected. What is the translational message? These results could have important implications for the treatment of MF in the near future.
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- C Pérez
- Translational Hematopathology, Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- Translational Hematopathology, Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer, Madrid, Spain.,Service of Pathology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de Cantabria, Infección, Inmunidad y Patología Digestive, Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer, Madrid, Spain.,Service of Pathology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer, Madrid, Spain.,Pathology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain
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- Dermatology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain
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- Dermatology Service, Marqués de Valdecilla University Hospital, Santander, Spain
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- Dermatology Service, Complejo Hospitalario de Ávila, Ávila, Spain
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- Dermatology Service, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Cancer Registry and Pathology Department, Hospital Universitario Príncipe de Asturias and Department of Medicine and Medical Specialties, Faculty of Medicine, University of Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Dermatology Service, Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain
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- Pathology Department, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Gran Canaria, Canarias, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cádiz, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Centro Médico de Asturias, Asturias, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Hospital San Pedro de Alcántara, Cáceres, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Hospital de la Marina Baixa, Alicante, Spain
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- Pathology Service, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain
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- Pathology Service, University Hospital Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain
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- Pathology Service, C.H.U. Insular - Materno Infantil, Gran Canarias, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer, Madrid, Spain.,Service of Pathology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Translational Hematopathology, Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- Departamento de Biología Molecular, Universidad de Cantabria, Infección, Inmunidad y Patología Digestive, Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer, Madrid, Spain.,Dermatology Service, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Institute i+12 Medical School, University Complutense, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer, Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Cáncer, Madrid, Spain.,Service of Pathology, Fundación Jiménez Díaz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Gálvez-Rosas A, Avila-Luna A, Valdés-Flores M, Montes S, Bueno-Nava A. GABAergic imbalance is normalized by dopamine D 1 receptor activation in the striatum contralateral to the cortical injury in motor deficit-recovered rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2019; 236:2211-2222. [PMID: 30859334 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-019-05215-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE The sensorimotor cortex and the striatum are interconnected by the corticostriatal pathway, suggesting that cortical injury alters the striatal function, which may be modulated by dopamine. OBJECTIVES We studied whether the activation of dopamine D1 receptors (D1Rs) modulates the γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and glutamate levels in the striatum of recovered rats at 192 h after cortical injury. METHODS The D1R agonist SKF-38393 (0, 2, 3, or 4 mg/kg) was administered at 24, 48, 96, and 192 h post-injury, and then rats were decapitated to determine GABA and glutamate levels and the levels of D1R mRNA on both sides of the striatum. RESULTS GABAergic imbalance in the striatum contralateral to the injury site was normalized by the administration of the D1R agonist, but this treatment did not produce a significant effect on glutamate levels, suggesting that glutamate was metabolized into GABA. The administration of SKF-38393 (2 mg/kg) decreased the levels of D1R mRNA in the striatum contralateral to the injury, and this effect was blocked by the coadministration of the D1R antagonist SCH-23390 (2 mg/kg). In the striatum ipsilateral to the injury, the D1R agonist increased the D1R mRNA levels, an effect that was blocked by SCH-23390. CONCLUSION The reversal of the GABAergic imbalance in the striatum contralateral to the cortical injury can be modulated by extrastriatal D1R activation, and the D1R agonist-induced increases in the D1R mRNA levels in the striatum ipsilateral to the injury suggest that the striatum may be necessary to achieve functional recovery.
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- Arturo Gálvez-Rosas
- Lab. Neurofisiología Química de la Discapacidad, División de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, SSa, Calz. México-Xochimilco 289, Col. Arenal de Guadalupe, 14389, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Lab. Neurofisiología Química de la Discapacidad, División de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, SSa, Calz. México-Xochimilco 289, Col. Arenal de Guadalupe, 14389, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Genética y Medicina Genómica, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, SSa, Calz. México-Xochimilco 289, Col. Arenal de Guadalupe, 14389, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, SSa, Insurgentes Sur 3877, 14269, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Lab. Neurofisiología Química de la Discapacidad, División de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, SSa, Calz. México-Xochimilco 289, Col. Arenal de Guadalupe, 14389, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Avila-Luna A, Ríos C, Gálvez-Rosas A, Montes S, Arias-Montaño JA, Bueno-Nava A. Chronic administration of the histamine H 3 receptor agonist immepip decreases L-Dopa-induced dyskinesias in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2019; 236:1937-1948. [PMID: 30762089 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-019-5182-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/28/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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RATIONALE Histamine H3 receptors (H3Rs) are co-expressed with dopamine D1 receptors (D1Rs) by striato-nigral medium spiny GABAergic neurons, where they functionally antagonize D1R-mediated responses. OBJECTIVES AND METHODS We examined whether the chronic administration of the H3R agonist immepip modifies dyskinesias induced by L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, L-Dopa (LIDs), in rats lesioned with 6-hydroxydopamine in the substantia nigra pars compacta, and the effect of D1R and H3R co-activation on glutamate and GABA content in dialysates from the dorsal striatum of naïve rats. RESULTS The systemic administration (i.p.) of L-Dopa for 14 days significantly increased axial, limb, and orolingual abnormal involuntary movements (AIMs) compared with the vehicle group. The chronic administration of the H3R agonist immepip alongside L-Dopa significantly decreased axial, limb, and orolingual AIMs compared with L-Dopa alone, but AIMs returned to previous values on immepip withdrawal. Chronic immepip was ineffective when administered prior to L-Dopa. The chronic administration of immepip significantly decreased GABA and glutamate content in striatal dialysates, whereas the administration of L-Dopa alone increased GABA and glutamate content. CONCLUSIONS These results indicate that chronic H3R activation reduces LIDs, and the effects on striatal GABA and glutamate release provide evidence for a functional interaction between D1Rs and H3Rs.
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- Alberto Avila-Luna
- Lab. Neurofisiología Química de la Discapacidad, División de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, SSa, Calz. México-Xochimilco 289, 14389, Mexico City, Mexico.,Programa de Doctorado en Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Col Villa Quietud, 04960, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, SSa, Insurgentes Sur 3877, 14269, Mexico City, Mexico.,Lab. Neurofarmacología Molecular, Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Col. Villa Quietud, 04960, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Lab. Neurofisiología Química de la Discapacidad, División de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, SSa, Calz. México-Xochimilco 289, 14389, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez, SSa, Insurgentes Sur 3877, 14269, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Fisiología, Biofísica y Neurociencias, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del IPN, Av. IPN 2508, 07360, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Lab. Neurofisiología Química de la Discapacidad, División de Neurociencias, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación Luis Guillermo Ibarra Ibarra, SSa, Calz. México-Xochimilco 289, 14389, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Diaz A, Treviño S, Pulido-Fernandez G, Martínez-Muñoz E, Cervantes N, Espinosa B, Rojas K, Pérez-Severiano F, Montes S, Rubio-Osornio M, Jorge G. Epicatechin Reduces Spatial Memory Deficit Caused by Amyloid-β25⁻35 Toxicity Modifying the Heat Shock Proteins in the CA1 Region in the Hippocampus of Rats. Antioxidants (Basel) 2019; 8:antiox8050113. [PMID: 31052185 PMCID: PMC6562866 DOI: 10.3390/antiox8050113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2019] [Revised: 03/25/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by dementia and the aggregation of the amyloid beta peptide (Aβ). Aβ25-35 is the most neurotoxic sequence, whose mechanism is associated with the neuronal death in the Cornu Ammonis 1 (CA1) region of the hippocampus (Hp) and cognitive damage. Likewise, there are mechanisms of neuronal survival regulated by heat shock proteins (HSPs). Studies indicate that pharmacological treatment with flavonoids reduces the prevalence of AD, particularly epicatechin (EC), which shows better antioxidant activity. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of EC on neurotoxicity that causes Aβ25-35 at the level of spatial memory as well as the relationship with immunoreactivity of HSPs in the CA1 region of the Hp of rats. Our results show that EC treatment reduces the deterioration of spatial memory induced by the Aβ25-35, in addition to reducing oxidative stress and inflammation in the Hp of the animals treated with EC + Aβ25-35. Likewise, the immunoreactivity to HSP-60, -70, and -90 is lower in the EC + Aβ25-35 group compared to the Aβ25-35 group, which coincides with a decrease of dead neurons in the CA1 region of the Hp. Our results suggest that EC reduces the neurotoxicity induced by Aβ25-35, as well as the HSP-60, -70, and -90 immunoreactivity and neuronal death in the CA1 region of the Hp of rats injected with Aβ25-35, which favors an improvement in the function of spatial memory.
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- Alfonso Diaz
- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Pue. PC. 72540, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Pue. PC. 72540, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Pue. PC. 72540, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México PC. 04510, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México PC. 04510, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, SSA, Ciudad de Mexico, PC. 14269, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Salud, Psicologia. Universidad del Valle de México, sede Sur., Ciudad de Mexico, PC. 04910, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio de Neurofarmacología Molecular y Nanotecnología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología, SSA, Ciudad de Mexico, PC. 14269, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología, SSA, Ciudad de Mexico, PC. 14269, Mexico.
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- Laboratorio Experimental de Enfermedades Neurodegenerarivas, SSA, Ciudad de Mexico, PC. 14269, Mexico.
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México PC. 04510, Mexico.
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Sánchez-Salgado JC, Estrada-Soto S, García-Jiménez S, Montes S, Gómez-Zamudio J, Villalobos-Molina R. Analysis of Flavonoids Bioactivity for Cholestatic Liver Disease: Systematic Literature Search and Experimental Approaches. Biomolecules 2019; 9:biom9030102. [PMID: 30875780 PMCID: PMC6468533 DOI: 10.3390/biom9030102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Flavonoids are naturally occurring compounds that show health benefits on the liver. However, there is little investigation about identification and evaluation of new flavonoid-containing drugs for cholestatic liver disease, one of the most common liver illnesses. We aimed to a systematic search regarding efficacy of flavonoids for treatment of cholestatic liver disease, and then evaluate naringenin (NG) as representative flavonoid in an obstructive cholestasis model. We searched for information of experimental and clinical studies in four major databases without time and language limits. Intervention was defined as any flavonoid derivate compared with other flavonoid, placebo, or without comparator. In addition, we evaluated NG on a bile duct-ligated model in order to contribute evidence of its actions. Eleven experimental reports that support the efficacy of flavonoids in cholestatic liver disease were identified. However, there was no homogeneity in efficacy endpoints evaluated and methodology. On the other hand, NG showed beneficial effects by improving specific metabolic (cholesterol and lipoproteins) and liver damage (bilirubin and alkaline phosphatase) biomarkers. The review lacks homogeneous evidence about efficacy of flavonoids in experimental settings, and is susceptible to risk for bias. NG only showed improvements in specific disease biomarkers. More investigation is still needed to determine its potential for drug development.
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- Juan Carlos Sánchez-Salgado
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular y Ciencias Avanzadas, Mexico City 01900, Mexico.
- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, MOR 62209, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, MOR 62209, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, MOR 62209, Mexico.
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- Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Mexico City 14269, Mexico.
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- Unidad de Investigación Médica en Bioquímica, Hospital de Especialidades, Centro Médico Nacional Siglo XXI, IMSS, México City 06720, Mexico.
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- Unidad de Biomedicina, Facultad de Estudios Superiores-Iztacala, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Tlalnepantla 54090, Mexico.
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad de México 04510, México.
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Montes S, Yee-Rios Y, Páez-Martínez N. Environmental enrichment restores oxidative balance in animals chronically exposed to toluene: Comparison with melatonin. Brain Res Bull 2019; 144:58-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2018.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Revised: 08/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Torres-Sánchez L, Vázquez-Salas RA, Vite A, Galván-Portillo M, Cebrián ME, Macias-Jiménez AP, Ríos C, Montes S. Blood cadmium determinants among males over forty living in Mexico City. Sci Total Environ 2018; 637-638:686-694. [PMID: 29758425 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 04/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mexico City has air, water and food pollution problems; however, human exposure to cadmium and its sources have not been described. OBJECTIVES To determine the blood cadmium (BCd) level and its main exposure sources among males aged 40 years or older living in different areas of Mexico City. METHODS After receiving informed consent, we interviewed 702 males aged ≥40 years to collect data on their sociodemographic characteristics, lifetime occupation, smoking history, and dietary habits, using a validated questionnaire. The BCd level (μg/L) was determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. RESULTS The BCd mean level ± SD was 2.61 ± 0.82 μg/L, and 20% of men reported a potential cadmium occupational exposure. After adjusting for age and other potential confounders, the main determinants of the BCd level were the current smoking status at interview, with low (β≤8.5packs/year vs. non-smoker = 0.46; 95% CI: 0.28-0.64 μg/L; p < 0.01) and high (β> 8.5 packs/year vs. non-smoker = 0.71; 95% CI: 0.56-0.87 μg/L; p < 0.01) smoking intensity, and living in the Center (βCenter vs. South = 0.20; 95% CI: 0.02-0.37 μg/L; p = 0.02) or West area of the city (βWest vs. South = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.21-0.58 μg/L; p < 0.001). Moreover, the potential dietary sources of BCd included: liver (βYes vs. No = 0.13, 95% CI: 0.03-0.23 μg/L; p = 0.01), "Chorizo" (β>1-3servings/month vs. No = 0.14, 95% CI: 0.01-0.26 μg/L; p < 0.001), sausage and ham. CONCLUSIONS The BCd levels observed in this population are high and only similar to those observed in workers from a sanitary landfill area in Southern Thailand. Potential environmental Cd exposure sources, such as industrial activity and previous land use, in the West and Center areas of the city should be explored in detail, especially in vulnerable population groups, such as children.
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- Luisa Torres-Sánchez
- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Sta María Ahuacatitlán, CP 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- CONACYT, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (INSP), Av. Universidad 655, Col. Sta. María Ahuacatitlán, 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Col. La Fama, Del. Tlalpan, Ciudad de México CP. 14269, Mexico
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- Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Av. Universidad 655, Col. Sta María Ahuacatitlán, CP 62100 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Toxicología, CINVESTAV, Av. Instituto Politécnico Nacional 2508, Gustavo A. Madero, San Pedro Zacatenco, 07360 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Col. La Fama, Del. Tlalpan, Ciudad de México CP. 14269, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Col. La Fama, Del. Tlalpan, Ciudad de México CP. 14269, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Av. Insurgentes Sur No. 3877, Col. La Fama, Del. Tlalpan, Ciudad de México CP. 14269, Mexico.
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Ramos-Tovar E, Flores-Beltrán RE, Galindo-Gómez S, Vera-Aguilar E, Diaz-Ruiz A, Montes S, Camacho J, Tsutsumi V, Muriel P. Stevia rebaudiana
tea prevents experimental cirrhosis via regulation of NF-κB, Nrf2, transforming growth factor beta, Smad7, and hepatic stellate cell activation. Phytother Res 2018; 32:2568-2576. [DOI: 10.1002/ptr.6197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2018] [Revised: 08/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Erika Ramos-Tovar
- Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology, Department of Pharmacology; Cinvestav-IPN; Mexico City Mexico
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology, Department of Pharmacology; Cinvestav-IPN; Mexico City Mexico
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- Department of Infectomics and Molecular Pathogenesis; Cinvestav-IPN; Mexico City Mexico
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- Department of Neurochemistry; National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery “Manuel Velasco Suárez”; Mexico City Mexico
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- Department of Neurochemistry; National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery “Manuel Velasco Suárez”; Mexico City Mexico
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- Department of Pharmacology; Cinvestav-IPN; Mexico City Mexico
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- Department of Infectomics and Molecular Pathogenesis; Cinvestav-IPN; Mexico City Mexico
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- Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology, Department of Pharmacology; Cinvestav-IPN; Mexico City Mexico
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Martínez-Lazcano JC, López-Quiroz A, Alcantar-Almaraz R, Montes S, Sánchez-Mendoza A, Alcaraz-Zubeldia M, Tristán-López LA, Sánchez-Hernández BE, Morales-Martínez A, Ríos C, Pérez-Severiano F. A Hypothesis of the Interaction of the Nitrergic and Serotonergic Systems in Aggressive Behavior Induced by Exposure to Lead. Front Behav Neurosci 2018; 12:202. [PMID: 30233338 PMCID: PMC6129586 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2018.00202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 08/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
Abstract
The effects caused by exposure to lead (Pb) are still considered as a relevant health risk despite public policies aimed to restricting the use of this element. The toxicity limit in the blood (10 μg/dL, established by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention) has been insufficient to prevent adverse effects and even lower values have been related to neurobehavioral dysfunctions in children. Currently, there is not a safe limit of exposure to Pb. A large body of evidence points to environmental pollutant exposure as the cause of predisposition to violent behavior, among others. Considering the evidence by our group and others, we propose that Pb exposure induces alterations in the brain vasculature, specifically in nitric oxide synthases (NOS), affecting in turn the serotonergic system and leading to heightened aggressive behavior in the exposed individuals. This review article describes the consequences of Pb exposure on the nitrergic and serotonergic systems as well as its relationship with aggressive behavior. In addition, it summarizes the available therapy to prevent damage in gestation and among infants.
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- Juan Carlos Martínez-Lazcano
- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico.,Departamento de Neurofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología Ignacio Chávez, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía (INNN), Mexico City, Mexico
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Bobillo S, Abrisqueta P, Sánchez-González B, Giné E, Romero S, Alcoceba M, González-Barca E, González de Villambrosía S, Sancho JM, Gómez P, Bento L, Montoro J, Montes S, López A, Bosch F. Posttransplant monomorphic Burkitt’s lymphoma: clinical characteristics and outcome of a multicenter series. Ann Hematol 2018; 97:2417-2424. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-018-3473-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Accepted: 08/06/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Montes S, Etxeberria A, Mocholi V, Rekondo A, Grande H, Labidi J. Effect of combining cellulose nanocrystals and graphene nanoplatelets on the properties of poly(lactic acid) based films. EXPRESS POLYM LETT 2018. [DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2018.45] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Cortez-Lugo M, Riojas-Rodríguez H, Moreno-Macías H, Montes S, Rodríguez-Agudelo Y, Hernández-Bonilla D, Catalán-Vázquez M, Díaz-Godoy R, Rodríguez-Dozal S. Evaluation of the effect of an environmental management program on exposure to manganese in a mining zone in Mexico. Neurotoxicology 2018; 64:142-151. [DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2017] [Revised: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Aguirre-Vidal Y, Monroy-Noyola A, Anaya-Ramos L, Arteaga-Silva M, Mendez-Armenta M, Ostoa-Saloma P, Díaz-Zaragoza M, Morales-Montor J, Ríos C, Montes S. β-Estradiol-3-benzoate confers neuroprotection in Parkinson MPP + rat model through inhibition of lipid peroxidation. Steroids 2017; 126:7-14. [PMID: 28827046 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2017.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2017] [Revised: 07/27/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Estradiol (E2), in addition to its known hormone function, is a neuroactive steroid that has shown neuroprotective profile in several models of neurological diseases. The present study explores the antioxidant effect of β-estradiol-3-benzoate (EB) on the neurotoxicity elicited by MPP+ in rat striatum. Male Wistar rats, that were gonadectomized 30days prior to EB, were given 100µgEB per rat every 48h for 11days and animals were infused with MPP+ via intrastriatal at day six after beginning EB treatment. EB treatment completely prevented the fall in dopamine caused by MPP+, such result was related with decreased lipid peroxidation, a marker of oxidative stress; diminished number of ipsilateral-to-lesion turns and increased signal of the dopamine-synthesizing enzyme Tyrosin Hydroxylase in substantia nigra. The protection elicited by EB was not related to Mn or Cu-Zn superoxide dismutase enzymatic activities or glutathione modulation since none of these parameters were influenced by EB at the times assayed. Whereas, increased expression of PON2 as a result of EB treatment was observed, this phenomenon could be one of the mechanism by which the steroid conferred protection to dopaminergic cells against MPP+ injury.
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- Yoshajandith Aguirre-Vidal
- Laboratorio de Neuroprotección, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroprotección, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroprotección, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Biología de la Reproducción, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuropatologia experimental, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 70228, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 70228, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, AP 70228, 04510 Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez, Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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Mulas D, Camacho A, Serrano I, Montes S, Devesa R, Duch MA. Natural and artificial radionuclides in sludge, sand, granular activated carbon and reverse osmosis brine from a metropolitan drinking water treatment plant. J Environ Radioact 2017; 177:233-240. [PMID: 28711775 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2017.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2017] [Revised: 06/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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- Dani Mulas
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Aigües de Barcelona, AGBAR. Laboratory, General Batet, 5-7, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Aigües de Barcelona, AGBAR. Laboratory, General Batet, 5-7, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Institut de Tècniques Energètiques, Diagonal 647, 08028 Barcelona, Spain.
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Téllez-Rojo MM, Bautista-Arredondo LF, Richardson V, Estrada-Sánchez D, Ávila-Jiménez L, Ríos C, Cantoral-Preciado A, Romero-Martínez M, Flores-Pimentel D, Melo-Zurita MDC, Romero-Ramírez A, León-Mazón MA, Montes S, Fuller R, Hernández-Ávila M. [Lead poisoning and marginalization in newborns of Morelos, Mexico]. Salud Publica Mex 2017; 59:218-226. [PMID: 28902309 DOI: 10.21149/8045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2016] [Accepted: 01/30/2017] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Objective: To determine the prevalence of lead (Pb) poisoning at birth in Morelos, analyze its distribution by social marginalization level, and estimate the association with the use of lead glazed ceramics (LGC). Materials and methods: Blood lead level (BLL) in umbilical cord was measured in a representative sample of 300 randomly selected births at the Morelos Health Services and state IMSS. Results: The prevalence of Pb poisoning at birth (BLL> 5μg/dL) was 14.7% (95%CI: 11.1, 19.3) and 22.2% (95%CI: 14.4, 32.5) in the most socially marginalized municipalities. 57.1% (95%CI: 51.3, 62.7) of the mothers used LGC during pregnancy, and the frequency of use was significantly associated with BLL. Conclusion: This is the first study to document the proportion of newborns with Pb poisoning who are at risk of experiencing the related adverse effects. It is recommended to monitor BLL at birth and take action to reduce this exposure, especially in socially marginalized populations.
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- Martha María Téllez-Rojo
- Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Nutrición y Salud, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, México
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- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Delegación Estatal Morelos Cuernavaca, México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía. Ciudad de México, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Evaluación y Encuestas, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Ciudad de México, México
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- Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública. Cuernavaca, México
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- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Delegación Estatal Morelos Cuernavaca, México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía. Ciudad de México, México
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Zapata H, Bustince H, Montes S, Bedregal B, Dimuro G, Takáč Z, Baczyński M, Fernandez J. Interval-valued implications and interval-valued strong equality index with admissible orders. Int J Approx Reason 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijar.2017.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Montes S, Solís-Guillén RDC, García-Jácome D, Páez-Martínez N. Environmental enrichment reverses memory impairment induced by toluene in mice. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2017; 61:7-16. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2017.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2016] [Revised: 04/12/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Rubio-Osornio M, Orozco-Ibarra M, Díaz-Ruiz A, Brambila E, Boll MC, Monroy-Noyola A, Guevara J, Montes S, Ríos C. Copper sulfate pretreatment prevents mitochondrial electron transport chain damage and apoptosis against MPP +-induced neurotoxicity. Chem Biol Interact 2017; 271:1-8. [PMID: 28442376 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbi.2017.04.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [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: 02/08/2017] [Revised: 04/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Intrastriatal injection of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP+) is considered a model to reproduce some biochemical alterations observed in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. Among those alterations, inhibition of mitochondrial complex I activity, increased free radical production and reduced antioxidant responses have been reported. Copper (Cu) plays an important role in the metabolism and antioxidative responses through its participation as a cofactor in the cytochrome c oxidase enzyme (COX), Cu/Zn-superoxide dismutase (Cu/Zn-SOD), and metallothioneins. We tested the effect of copper sulfate (CuSO4) pretreatment on the mitochondrial electron transport chain (METC) in the striatum after MPP+ toxicity in rats. The results showed that the MPP+ intrastriatal injection reduced mitochondrial complex I, II, IV and V activities; while 10 μmol of CuSO4 pretreatment counteracted this damage. Activities of complexes I, II and IV, were coincident with ATP recovery. Moreover, Cu/Zn-SOD activity was reduced as a consequence of MPP+ damage; however, copper pre-treatment kept the striatal Cu/Zn-SOD activity unchanged in MPP+-damaged animals. We observed that MPP+ also reduced the metallothionein (MT) content and that CuSO4 pretreatment maintained baseline values. CuSO4 pretreatment also reduced the striatal caspase-3 and caspase-9 activities that were increased three days after MPP+-induced damage. The present study provided evidence that copper pretreatment reduced MPP+-induced apoptotic damage, probably through direct action on copper-dependent proteins or indirectly on proteins in the apoptotic pathway.
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- Moisés Rubio-Osornio
- Laboratorio Experimental de Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez S.S.A., Mexico
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- Departamento de Neurobiología Celular y Molecular, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez S.S.A., Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez S.S.A., Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Químico-Clínicas, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Puebla, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez S.S.A., Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroprotección, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Morelos, Mexico
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- Departamento de Bioquímica, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez S.S.A., Mexico
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía Manuel Velasco Suárez S.S.A., Mexico; Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos de la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico.
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Hernández-Bonilla D, Escamilla-Núñez C, Mergler D, Rodríguez-Dozal S, Cortez-Lugo M, Montes S, Tristán-López LA, Catalán-Vázquez M, Schilmann A, Riojas-Rodriguez H. Effects of manganese exposure on visuoperception and visual memory in schoolchildren. Neurotoxicology 2016; 57:230-240. [PMID: 27737811 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2016.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 09/21/2015] [Revised: 10/08/2016] [Accepted: 10/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Manganese (Mn) is an essential metal involved in multiple physiological functions. Environmental exposure to airborne Mn is associated with neurocognitive deficits in humans. Children, whose nervous system is in development, are particularly susceptible to Mn neurotoxicity. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to assess the association between Mn environmental exposure, and effects on visuoperception and visual memory in schoolchildren. METHODS We assessed schoolchildren between 7 and 11 years old, with similar socioeconomic status, from the mining district of Molango (n=148) and Agua Blanca (n=119, non-mining area) in Hidalgo state, Mexico. The Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure (ROCF) test was used to assess visuoperception and short-term visual memory. Hair manganese (MnH) concentrations were determined. Linear regression models were constructed to estimate the associations between MnH and ROCF scores, adjusted for potential confounders. RESULTS The geometric mean MnH was nine times higher in schoolchildren from the Mn mining area (5.25μg/g) than in schoolchildren from the non-mining area (0.55μg/g). For the ROCF Copy trial, MnH was significantly associated with an increase in distortion errors (tangency, closure), angle errors, overtracing (partial overtracing). In the Immediate Recall trial, MnH was significantly associated with increased overtracing (partial overtracing) and omissions, and negatively associated with the number of perceptual drawn units, total score and percentage immediate recall. CONCLUSIONS MnH is associated with alterations in visuoperception and short-term visual memory in schoolchildren exposed to airborne Mn.
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- D Hernández-Bonilla
- National Institute of Public Health, Environmental Health Department, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62100, Mexico.
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- National Institute of Public Health, Environmental Health Department, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62100, Mexico.
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- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Health and Well-being, Society and Environment (CINBIOSE), Université du Québec à Montréal, Montreal, Canada.
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- National Institute of Public Health, Environmental Health Department, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62100, Mexico.
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- National Institute of Public Health, Environmental Health Department, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62100, Mexico.
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- National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neurochemistry Department, Manuel Velasco Suárez, Mexico City, CP 14269, Mexico.
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- National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Neurochemistry Department, Manuel Velasco Suárez, Mexico City, CP 14269, Mexico.
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- National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Clinical Epidemiology Department, Mexico City, CP 14080, Mexico.
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- National Institute of Public Health, Environmental Health Department, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62100, Mexico.
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- National Institute of Public Health, Environmental Health Department, Cuernavaca, Morelos, CP 62100, Mexico.
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Diaz-Ruiz A, Tristán-López LA, Medrano-Gómez KI, Torres-Domínguez JA, Ríos C, Montes S. Glazed clay pottery and lead exposure in Mexico: Current experimental evidence. Nutr Neurosci 2016; 20:513-518. [PMID: 27297776 DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2016.1193967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Lead exposure remains a significant environmental problem; lead is neurotoxic, especially in developing humans. In Mexico, lead in human blood is still a concern. Historically, much of the lead exposure is attributed to the use of handcrafted clay pottery for cooking, storing and serving food. However, experimental cause-and-effect demonstration is lacking. The present study explores this issue with a prospective experimental approach. METHODS We used handcrafted clay containers to prepare and store lemonade, which was supplied as drinking water to pregnant rats throughout the gestational period. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION We found that clay pots, jars, and mugs leached on average 200 µg/l lead, and exposure to the lemonade resulted in 2.5 µg/dl of lead in the pregnant rats' blood. Neonates also showed increased lead content in the hippocampus and cerebellum. Caspase-3 activity was found to be statistically increased in the hippocampus in prenatally exposed neonates, suggesting increased apoptosis in that brain region. Glazed ceramics are still an important source of lead exposure in Mexico, and our results confirm that pregnancy is a vulnerable period for brain development.
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- Araceli Diaz-Ruiz
- a Neurochemistry Department , National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suarez" , Mexico
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- a Neurochemistry Department , National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suarez" , Mexico
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- a Neurochemistry Department , National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suarez" , Mexico
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- a Neurochemistry Department , National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suarez" , Mexico
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- a Neurochemistry Department , National Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery "Manuel Velasco Suarez" , Mexico
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Montes S, Castro-Chávez A, Florian-Soto C, Heras-Romero Y, Ríos C, Rivera-Mancía S. Bumetanide increases manganese accumulation in the brain of rats with liver damage. Eur J Pharmacol 2016; 774:127-34. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2016.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2015] [Revised: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 02/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Morales-Martínez A, Sánchez-Mendoza A, Martínez-Lazcano JC, Pineda-Farías JB, Montes S, El-Hafidi M, Martínez-Gopar PE, Tristán-López L, Pérez-Neri I, Zamorano-Carrillo A, Castro N, Ríos C, Pérez-Severiano F. Essential fatty acid-rich diets protect against striatal oxidative damage induced by quinolinic acid in rats. Nutr Neurosci 2016; 20:388-395. [DOI: 10.1080/1028415x.2016.1147683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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- Adriana Morales-Martínez
- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Insurgentes Sur #3877, Col. La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269 México D.F., México
- Laboratorio de Investigación de Bioquímica y Biofísica Computacional, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y de Homeopatía del IPN, Guillermo Massieu H. #239. La Escalera, Gustavo A. Madero, 07320 México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Farmacología, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez”, Juan Badiano #1, Col. Sección XVI, Tlalpan, México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Neurofisiología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Insurgentes Sur #3877, Col. La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269 México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Insurgentes Sur #3877, Col. La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269 México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Insurgentes Sur #3877, Col. La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269 México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Biomedicina Cardiovascular, Instituto Nacional de Cardiología “Ignacio Chávez”, Juan Badiano 1, Col. Sección XVI. Tlalpan, México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Insurgentes Sur #3877, Col. La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269 México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Insurgentes Sur #3877, Col. La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269 México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Insurgentes Sur #3877, Col. La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269 México D.F., México
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- Laboratorio de Investigación de Bioquímica y Biofísica Computacional, Escuela Nacional de Medicina y de Homeopatía del IPN, Guillermo Massieu H. #239. La Escalera, Gustavo A. Madero, 07320 México D.F., México
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- Laboratorio de Neuropsicofarmacología, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, Insurgentes sur 3877, La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269 México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Insurgentes Sur #3877, Col. La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269 México D.F., México
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- Departamento de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía “Manuel Velasco Suárez”, Insurgentes Sur #3877, Col. La Fama, Tlalpan, 14269 México D.F., México
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Ramos-Languren LE, González-Piña R, Montes S, Chávez-García N, Ávila-Luna A, Barón-Flores V, Ríos C. Sensorimotor recovery from cortical injury is accompanied by changes on norepinephrine and serotonin levels in the dentate gyrus and pons. Behav Brain Res 2015; 297:297-306. [PMID: 26454240 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2015.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 08/06/2015] [Revised: 10/02/2015] [Accepted: 10/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Monoamines such as norepinephrine (NE) and serotonin (5-HT) have shown to play an important role in motor recovery after brain injury. The effects elicited by these neurotransmitters have been reported as distal from the area directly affected. Remote changes may take place over minutes to weeks and play an important role in post-stroke recovery. However, the mechanisms involved in spontaneous recovery have not been thoroughly delineated. Therefore, we determined the NE and 5-HT content, in the pons and hippocampal dentate gyrus (DG) as well as motor deficit and spontaneous activity in rats after 3, 10 and 20 days cortical iron injection. Three days post-lesion the pontine NE content diminished, this effect was accompanied by deficient spontaneous activity and impaired sensorimotor evaluation. Ten and twenty days after lesion the NE levels were similar to those of control group, and animals also showed behavioral recovery. Monoamines content on DG 3 days post-lesion showed no differences as compared to controls. Interestingly, ten and twenty days after cortical injury, animals showed increased NE and 5-HT. These results suggest that behavioral recovery after brain damage involve changes on monoamines levels on DG, an important structure to plastic processes. In addition, the results herein support evidence to propose these neurotransmitters as key molecules to functional recovery in the central nervous system.
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- Laura E Ramos-Languren
- Depto. de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, MVS, SSA, Mexico City, Mexico; Maestría en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico; Laboratorio de Neuroplasticidad, División de Neurociencias, Torre de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroplasticidad, División de Neurociencias, Torre de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Depto. de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, MVS, SSA, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Depto. de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, MVS, SSA, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Neuroplasticidad, División de Neurociencias, Torre de Investigación, Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Neurofarmalogía Molecular, Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Depto. de Neuroquímica, Instituto Nacional de Neurología y Neurocirugía, MVS, SSA, Mexico City, Mexico; Maestría en Ciencias Farmacéuticas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico; Neurofarmalogía Molecular, Departamento de Sistemas Biológicos, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Unidad Xochimilco, Mexico City, Mexico.
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de Chávez JAR, Guzmán A, Zamora-Gutiérrez D, Mendoza GD, Melgoza LM, Montes S, Rosales-Torres AM. Supplementation with rumen-protected L-arginine-HCl increased fertility in sheep with synchronized estrus. Trop Anim Health Prod 2015; 47:1067-73. [PMID: 25991464 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-015-0833-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2014] [Accepted: 04/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of L-arginine-HCl supplementation on ovulation rate, fertility, prolificacy, and serum VEGF concentrations in ewes with synchronized oestrus. Thirty Suffolk ewes with a mean body weight of 45 ± 3 kg and a mean body condition score (BCS) of 2.4 ± 0.28 were synchronized for estrus presentation with a progestin-containing sponge (20 mg Chronogest® CR) for 9 days plus PGF2-α (Lutalyse; Pfizer, USA) on day 7 after the insertion of the sponge. The ewes were divided into two groups; i.e., a control group (n = 15) that was fed on the native pasture (basal diet) and an L-arginine-HCl group (n = 15) that received 7.8 g of rumen-protected L-arginine-HCl from day 5 of the sponge insertion until day 25 after mating plus the basal diet. The L-arginine-HCl was administered daily via an esophageal probe between days 5 and 9 of the synchronization protocol and every third day subsequently. Blood samples were drawn from the jugular vein every 6 days throughout the entire experimental period. The results revealed that the L-arginine-HCl supplementation increased fertility during the synchronized estrus (P = 0.05). However, no effects were observed on the final BCS (P = 0.78), estrus presentation (P = 0.33), multiple ovulations (P = 0.24), prolificacy (P = 0.63), or serum VEGF concentration. In conclusion, L-arginine-HCl supplementation during the period used in this study increased fertility in sheep with synchronized estrus possibly due to improved embryo-fetal survival during early pregnancy.
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- Julio Agustín Ruiz de Chávez
- Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Animal, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Xochimilco, Calzada del Hueso 1100, Col. Villa Quietud, Coyoacán, 04960, México, DF, Mexico
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Hernández-Bonilla D, Escamilla-Nuñez C, Mergler D, Schilmann-Halbinger A, Rodríguez-Dozal S, Montes S, Riojas-Rodríguez H. Effects of environmental exposure to manganese on the visuoperception and visual memory in Mexican children. Neurotoxicol Teratol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ntt.2015.04.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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