The Neurotoxicity Induced by PM Might Be Strongly Related to Changes of the Hippocampal Tissue Structure and Neurotransmitter Levels

Overview

Journal Toxicol Res (Camb)

Publisher Oxford University Press

Date 2018 Dec 5

PMID 30510684

Citations 8

Authors

Qingzhao Li

Jiali Zheng

Sheng Xu

Jingshu Zhang

Yanhua Cao

Zhenlong Qin

Xiaoqin Liu

Chunyang Jiang

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Abstract

: The complex components of PM including metal elements transported through the blood brain barrier could induce nervous system damage. This study discusses the relationship between rats' learning and memory and changes in the hippocampal neuron histomorphology and neurotransmitter levels induced by PM exposure. : Male rats were treated with different concentrations of PM by tracheal perfusion once per week for up to 12 weeks. After the rats were sacrificed, the main metal element contents (Al, Pb, Cu, Mn, As, Cr, Cd, and Ni) of the blood and whole hippocampus, levels of neurotransmitters released in the whole hippocampus and relative receptors, and changes in the hippocampal structure were detected. : The results showed that PM significantly reduced the cognitive learning abilities of rats. PM exposure increased the contents of hippocampal lead, manganese, and aluminum. The level of glutamic acid was increased in the hippocampal tissues of the 20 mg kg group, in combination with the decreased -methyl-d-aspartate glutamate receptor (NMDAR) and increased metabotropic glutamate receptor type1 (mGluR1) expression. Increased clearance, a mild disorder of arrangement, and mild edema could be observed in the rat hippocampal neurons treated with PM. : PM-induced defects in learning and memory may be related to the morphological abnormalities of the hippocampus and the abnormal expression of neurotransmitters and their receptors.

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