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ABSTRACT<br />

CHAPTER 3<br />

The ability <strong>of</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> to affect the oxidant status <strong>of</strong> specific areas <strong>of</strong> the bra<strong>in</strong><br />

(cerebellum, ventral midbra<strong>in</strong>, cortex, hippocampus, striatum) was <strong>in</strong>vestigated <strong>in</strong> male<br />

Sprague-Dawley rats <strong>in</strong>traperitoneally treated with <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> chloride (10 mg<br />

Al 3+ /kg/day) for ten days. The potential <strong>of</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> to act as an etiological factor <strong>in</strong><br />

PD was assessed by study<strong>in</strong>g its ability to <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong> <strong>in</strong> ventral midbra<strong>in</strong><br />

and striatum and the striatal DAergic neurodegeneration <strong>in</strong>duced by 6-OHDA<br />

adm<strong>in</strong>istered <strong>in</strong>traventricularly <strong>in</strong> an experimental model <strong>of</strong> PD. The results showed that<br />

<strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> caused an <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong> (TBARS, PCC, and PTC) for most <strong>of</strong><br />

the bra<strong>in</strong> regions studied, which was accompanied by a decrease <strong>in</strong> the activity <strong>of</strong> some<br />

antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, GPx). However, studies <strong>in</strong> vitro confirmed the<br />

<strong>in</strong>ability <strong>of</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> to affect the activity <strong>of</strong> those enzymes. The reported effects<br />

exhibited a regional-selective behaviour for all the cerebral structures studied.<br />

Alum<strong>in</strong>ium also enhanced the ability <strong>of</strong> 6-OHDA to cause <strong>oxidative</strong> <strong>stress</strong> and<br />

neurodegeneration <strong>in</strong> the DAergic system, which confirms its potential as a risk factor<br />

<strong>in</strong> the development <strong>of</strong> PD.<br />

Keywords: 6-hydroxydopam<strong>in</strong>e, <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong>, antioxidant enzymes, lipid peroxidation,<br />

Park<strong>in</strong>son‟s disease, prote<strong>in</strong> oxidation.<br />

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