Aluminum overload increases oxidative stress in four functional brain areas of neonatal rats

Journal of Biomedical Science

Guoo-Shyng Wang Hsu³  Yih-Jing Lee¹  Chia-Yi Yuan² 

[1]School of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, 510 Chung-Cheng Road, Hsinchuang, New Taipei City, 24205, Taiwan

[2]Graduate Institute of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Fu-Jen Catholic University, Hsinchuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan

[3]Department of Nutritional Science, Fu-Jen Catholic University, 510 Chung-Cheng Road, Hsinchuang, New Taipei City, 24205, Taiwan

关键词: Intraperitoneal injection;    Functional brain tissues;    Neonatal rats;    Aluminum;   

Others  :  825045
DOI  :  10.1186/1423-0127-19-51

 received in 2012-03-11, accepted in 2012-05-21,  发布年份 2012

【 摘 要 】

Background

Higher aluminum (Al) content in infant formula and its effects on neonatal brain development are a cause for concern. This study aimed to evaluate the distribution and concentration of Al in neonatal rat brain following Al treatment, and oxidative stress in brain tissues induced by Al overload.

Methods

Postnatal day 3 (PND 3) rat pups (n =46) received intraperitoneal injection of aluminum chloride (AlCl₃), at dosages of 0, 7, and 35 mg/kg body wt (control, low Al (LA), and high Al (HA), respectively), over 14 d.

Results

Aluminum concentrations were significantly higher in the hippocampus (751.0 ± 225.8 ng/g v.s. 294.9 ± 180.8 ng/g; p < 0.05), diencephalon (79.6 ± 20.7 ng/g v.s. 20.4 ± 9.6 ng/g; p < 0.05), and cerebellum (144.8 ± 36.2 ng/g v.s. 83.1 ± 15.2 ng/g; p < 0.05) in the HA group compared to the control. The hippocampus, diencephalon, cerebellum, and brain stem of HA animals displayed significantly higher levels of lipid peroxidative products (TBARS) than the same regions in the controls. However, the average superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, cerebellum, and brain stem were lower in the HA group compared to the control. The HA animals demonstrated increased catalase activity in the diencephalon, and increased glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activity in the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, cerebellum, and brain stem, compared to controls.

Conclusion

Aluminum overload increases oxidative stress (H₂O₂) in the hippocampus, diencephalon, cerebellum, and brain stem in neonatal rats.

【 授权许可】

   
2012 Yuan et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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