The relationship between Bcl-gene expression and learning and memory impairment in chronic aluminum-exposed rats.

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Q Niu,Y Yang,Q Zhang,P Niu,S He,M Di Gioacchino,P Conti,P Boscolo,Q Niu,Y Yang,Q Zhang,P Niu,S He,M Di Gioacchino,P Conti,P Boscolo,

Aluminum (Al), a known neurotoxin, has been implicated in Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (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.

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Q Niu,Y Yang,Q Zhang,P Niu,S He,M Di Gioacchino,P Conti,P Boscolo,Q Niu,Y Yang,Q Zhang,P Niu,S He,M Di Gioacchino,P Conti,P Boscolo,

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Journal: Neurotoxicity research

VOLUME: 12

Page Numbers: 163-9

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ISSN: 1029-8428

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YEAR: 2007

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AFFILIATION: Public Health School of Shanxi Medical University, Taiyuan 030001, P.R. China; bSchool of Medicine, University of Chieti, 66100 Chieti, Italy. pconti@unich.it.

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