Mechanisms of aluminium neurotoxicity in oxidative stress-induced ...
Mechanisms of aluminium neurotoxicity in oxidative stress-induced ...
Mechanisms of aluminium neurotoxicity in oxidative stress-induced ...
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ABSTRACT<br />
CHAPTER 1<br />
The unilateral and <strong>in</strong>trastriatal <strong>in</strong>jection <strong>of</strong> 6-OHDA is commonly used to<br />
provide a partial lesion model <strong>of</strong> PD <strong>in</strong> the <strong>in</strong>vestigation <strong>of</strong> the molecular mechanisms<br />
<strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> its pathogenesis and to assess new neuroprotective treatments. Its capacity<br />
to <strong>in</strong>duce neurodegeneration has been related to its ability to undergo autoxidation <strong>in</strong> the<br />
presence <strong>of</strong> oxygen and consequently to generate <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong>. The aim <strong>of</strong> the<br />
present study was to <strong>in</strong>vestigate the time course <strong>of</strong> bra<strong>in</strong> <strong>oxidative</strong> damage <strong>in</strong>duced by<br />
6-OHDA (6 μg <strong>in</strong> 5 μl <strong>of</strong> sterile sal<strong>in</strong>e conta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g 0.2% ascorbic acid) <strong>in</strong>jection <strong>in</strong> the<br />
right striatum <strong>of</strong> male Sprague-Dawley rat. The results <strong>of</strong> this study show that the<br />
<strong>in</strong>dices <strong>of</strong> both lipid peroxidation (TBARS) and prote<strong>in</strong> oxidation (PCC and PTC)<br />
<strong>in</strong>crease simultaneously <strong>in</strong> the ipsilateral striatum and ventral midbra<strong>in</strong>, reach<strong>in</strong>g a peak<br />
value at 48-h post-<strong>in</strong>jection for both TBARS and PCC, and at 24 h for PTC. A lower but<br />
significant <strong>in</strong>crease was also observed <strong>in</strong> the contralateral side (striatum and ventral<br />
midbra<strong>in</strong>). The <strong>in</strong>dices <strong>of</strong> <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong> returned to values close to those found <strong>in</strong><br />
controls at 7-day post<strong>in</strong>jection. These data show that the <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong> is a possible<br />
trigger<strong>in</strong>g factor for the neurodegenerative process and the retrograde<br />
neurodegeneration observed after the first week post-<strong>in</strong>jection seems to be a<br />
consequence <strong>of</strong> the cell damage caused dur<strong>in</strong>g the first days post-<strong>in</strong>jection. F<strong>in</strong>ally, the<br />
optimal time to assess bra<strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>dices <strong>of</strong> <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong> (TBARS, PCC and PTC) <strong>in</strong> this<br />
model is 48-h post-<strong>in</strong>jection.<br />
Keywords: Park<strong>in</strong>son‟s disease, 6-hydroxydopam<strong>in</strong>e, <strong>oxidative</strong> damage, lipid<br />
peroxidation, prote<strong>in</strong> oxidation.<br />
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