NDLI: The relationship between Bcl-2 gene expression and learning & memory impairment in chronic aluminum-exposed rats

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Author	Niu, Qiao Yang, Yanxu Zhang, Qinli Niu, Piye He, Shuchang Gioacchino, Mario Conti, Pio Boscolo, Paolo
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	Aluminum (AI), a known neurotoxin, has been implicated in Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), Amyotrophic Lateral Selerosis (ALS), Parkinsonism Dementia Complex, etc., and it causes extensive damage to the nervous system, including the impairment of learning and memory. However, to date, the mechanism of Al neurotoxicity has not been fully elucidated. Neuronal apoptosis has become a focus of interest, as it has been reported to play a key role in the impairment of learning and memory processes (Thompson,Science 267:1456, 1995). The Bcl-2 gene acts as an important effector for inhibiting apoptosis. In the present study we observe neuronal apoptosis in association with learning and memory impairment, as well as regional brain alterations in Bcl-2 expression in rats chronically exposed to Al. The chronic Al-intoxicated model was established by i.p. injection of AlCl$_{3}$ in adult Sprague Dawley rats for 3 successive days, with one-day intervals, for 60 days. After exposure, the step-down test was performed to examine the behavioral reaction of the rats. Neuronal apoptosis and Bcl-2 protein expression in different regions of rat brain were then assessed by an immunohistochemical method. In the step-down test, the latency of Al-exposed rats was significantly lower than that of controls. Also, the number of performance errors in 5 minutes of exposure was significantly higher than that of controls. Neuronal apoptosis was extensive in the brain of Al-exposed groups, and the expressions of Bcl-2 protein in frontal cortex, cerebellum and hippocampus of Al-exposed rats was stronger. In conclusion, chronic Al-exposure in rats is associated with neuronal apoptosis in brain, and impaired learning and memory. Augmented Bcl-2 protein expression may be a stimulated compensatory mechanism.
Starting Page	163
Ending Page	169
Page Count	7
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10298428
Journal	Neurotoxicity Research
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	3
e-ISSN	14763524
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2007-01-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Aluminum Neuron apoptosis Bcl-2 Learning and memory Neurosciences Pharmaceutical Sciences/Technology Neurology Neurochemistry Pharmacology/Toxicology Neurobiology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Neuroscience Toxicology

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