College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang, PR China.
College of Wildlife and Protected Area, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, 150040, Heilongjiang, PR China.
Environ Pollut. 2022 Aug 15;307:119449. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119449. Epub 2022 May 9.
Microplastics (MPs), which are emerging environmental pollutants, remain uncertainties in their toxic mechanism. MPs have been linked to severe liver metabolic disorders and neurotoxicity, but it is still unknown whether the abnormal metabolites induced by MPs can affect brain tissue through the liver-brain axis. Exposed to MPs of chickens results in liver metabolic disorders and increased glutamine and glutamate synthesis. The relative expression of glutamine in the C group was -0.862, the L-PS group was 0.271, and the H-PS group was 0.592. The expression of tight junction proteins in the blood-brain barrier (BBB) was reduced by PS-MPs. Occludin protein expression decreased by 35.8%-41.2%. Claudin 3 decreased by 19.6%-42.3%, and ZO-1 decreased by 28.3%-44.6%. Excessive glutamine and glutamate cooperated with PS-MPs to inhibit the Nrf2-Keap1-HO-1/NQO1 signaling pathway and triggered autophagy-dependent ferroptosis and apoptosis. GPX protein expression decreased by 30.9%-38%. LC3II/LC3I increased by 54%, and Caspase 3 increased by 45%. Eventually, the number of Purkinje cells was reduced, causing neurological dysfunction. In conclusion, this study provides new insights for revealing the mechanism of nervous system damaged caused by PS-MPs exposed in chickens.
微塑料(MPs)作为新兴的环境污染物,其毒性机制仍存在不确定性。MPs 与严重的肝脏代谢紊乱和神经毒性有关,但目前尚不清楚 MPs 诱导的异常代谢物是否可以通过肝脑轴影响脑组织。暴露于鸡的 MPs 会导致肝脏代谢紊乱,增加谷氨酰胺和谷氨酸的合成。C 组谷氨酰胺的相对表达为-0.862,L-PS 组为 0.271,H-PS 组为 0.592。PS-MPs 降低了血脑屏障(BBB)中紧密连接蛋白的表达。occludin 蛋白表达减少了 35.8%-41.2%。Claudin 3 减少了 19.6%-42.3%,ZO-1 减少了 28.3%-44.6%。过量的谷氨酰胺和谷氨酸与 PS-MPs 协同作用,抑制了 Nrf2-Keap1-HO-1/NQO1 信号通路,并引发自噬依赖性铁死亡和细胞凋亡。GPX 蛋白表达减少了 30.9%-38%。LC3II/LC3I 增加了 54%,Caspase 3 增加了 45%。最终,浦肯野细胞数量减少,导致神经功能障碍。总之,本研究为揭示鸡暴露于 PS-MPs 引起的神经系统损伤机制提供了新的见解。