Mehta Kamakshi, Kaur Balpreet, Pandey Kamlesh Kumar, Kaler Saroj, Dhar Pushpa
Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Anat Cell Biol. 2020 Sep 30;53(3):355-365. doi: 10.5115/acb.18.169.
Since, oxidative stress has been suggested as one of the mechanisms underlying arsenic-induced toxicity, the present study focused on the role of antioxidant (curcumin) supplementation on behavioral, biochemical, and morphological alterations with context to mice hippocampus (CA1) following arsenic trioxide (AsO) administration. Healthy male Swiss albino mice were divided into control and experimental groups. AsO (2 mg/kg bw) alone or along with curcumin (100 mg/kg bw) was administered to experimental groups by oral route for 45 days whereas the control groups received either no treatment or vehicle for curcumin. Animals were subjected to behavioral study towards the end of the experimental period (day 33-45). On day 46, the brain samples were obtained and subjected either to immersion fixation (for morphometric observations) or used afresh for biochemical test. Behavioral tests (open field, elevated plus maze, and Morris water maze) revealed enhanced anxiety levels and impairment of cognitive functions in AsO alone treated groups whereas a trend of recovery was evident in mice simultaneously treated with AsO and curcumin. Morphological observations showed noticeable reduction in stratum pyramidale thickness (CA1), along with decrease in density and size of pyramidal neurons in AsO alone exposed group as compared to AsO+Cu co-treated group. Hippocampal glutathione levels were found to be downregulated in animals receiving AsO as against the levels of controls and curcumin supplemented animals, thereby, suggestive of beneficial role of curcumin on AsO induced adverse effects.
由于氧化应激被认为是砷诱导毒性的潜在机制之一,本研究聚焦于补充抗氧化剂(姜黄素)对三氧化二砷(AsO)给药后小鼠海马体(CA1)行为、生化和形态学改变的作用。将健康雄性瑞士白化小鼠分为对照组和实验组。实验组通过口服途径给予AsO(2毫克/千克体重)单独或与姜黄素(100毫克/千克体重)联合给药45天,而对照组不接受任何处理或给予姜黄素的赋形剂。在实验期结束时(第33 - 45天)对动物进行行为学研究。在第46天,获取脑样本,要么进行浸入固定(用于形态计量学观察),要么新鲜用于生化检测。行为测试(旷场试验、高架十字迷宫试验和莫里斯水迷宫试验)显示,单独接受AsO处理的组焦虑水平增强且认知功能受损,而同时接受AsO和姜黄素处理的小鼠有恢复趋势。形态学观察表明,与AsO + Cu联合处理组相比,单独暴露于AsO的组中锥体层厚度(CA1)明显减小,同时锥体神经元的密度和大小也减小。与对照组和补充姜黄素的动物相比,接受AsO的动物海马体谷胱甘肽水平下调,因此表明姜黄素对AsO诱导的不良反应具有有益作用。