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CHAPTER 3<br />

Effects <strong>of</strong> <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> adm<strong>in</strong>istration on bra<strong>in</strong> lipid peroxidation and<br />

prote<strong>in</strong> oxidation <strong>in</strong> 6-OHDA-lesioned rats and controls<br />

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Once aga<strong>in</strong>, the concentration <strong>of</strong> TBARS was used as an <strong>in</strong>dex <strong>of</strong> lipid<br />

peroxidation <strong>in</strong> striatum and ventral midbra<strong>in</strong> (Fig. 5A). Both regions <strong>of</strong> animals i.p.<br />

<strong>in</strong>jected with <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> alone (subgroup D) showed a statistical difference <strong>in</strong> TBARS<br />

production compared to non-lesioned (subgroup C) control rats (+40% <strong>in</strong> ventral<br />

midbra<strong>in</strong> and +16% <strong>in</strong> striatum). Intraventricular <strong>in</strong>jection <strong>of</strong> 6-OHDA resulted <strong>in</strong> a<br />

significant <strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> TBARS concentration <strong>in</strong> both striatum and ventral midbra<strong>in</strong><br />

when compared to control rats (+29% and +76%, respectively) and to animals treated<br />

with <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> (+12% and +26%, respectively)). Ventral midbra<strong>in</strong> and striatum<br />

TBARS levels <strong>in</strong> rats i.p. treated with <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> and <strong>in</strong>traventricularly <strong>in</strong>jected with 6-<br />

OHDA were +107% and +40% (respectively) <strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong> respect to control animals.<br />

When compared to rats only treated with <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> (i.e. without 6-OHDA; subgroup<br />

D), the TBARS levels <strong>of</strong> subgroup-F rats were markedly <strong>in</strong>creased <strong>in</strong> both regions<br />

(+47% <strong>in</strong> ventral midbra<strong>in</strong> and +21% <strong>in</strong> striatum) and there were also significant<br />

differences when compared with subgroup E, rats only lesioned with 6-OHDA (+17%<br />

<strong>in</strong> ventral midbra<strong>in</strong> and +8% <strong>in</strong> striatum). Prote<strong>in</strong> oxidation was assessed by the<br />

determ<strong>in</strong>ation <strong>of</strong> PCC and PTC <strong>in</strong> the samples <strong>of</strong> striatum and ventral midbra<strong>in</strong>. No<br />

significant changes were noticed <strong>in</strong> the PTC (Fig. 5C) except for rats lesioned with 6-<br />

OHDA when compared with animals treated only with <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> (–11%). By contrast,<br />

as shown <strong>in</strong> Fig. 5B, <strong>in</strong>traventricular <strong>in</strong>jection <strong>of</strong> 6-OHDA <strong>in</strong>duced a significant<br />

<strong>in</strong>crease <strong>in</strong> the PCC <strong>in</strong> striatum and ventral midbra<strong>in</strong> (+33% and +22%, respectively) as<br />

compared with control rats. Treatment with <strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> (subgroups D) revealed a<br />

significant difference <strong>in</strong> ventral midbra<strong>in</strong> and striatum as compared to control rats<br />

(+11% and +18%, respectively). On the other hand, <strong>in</strong> subgroup F (animals treated with<br />

<strong>alum<strong>in</strong>ium</strong> and lesioned with 6-OHDA) the PCC was reduced <strong>in</strong> both regions (–16% <strong>in</strong><br />

ventral midbra<strong>in</strong> and striatum) as compared to the rats lesioned with 6-OHDA.

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