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Title: Unraveling the mechanism of neuroprotection of curcumin in arsenic induced cholinergic dysfunctions in rats

Abstract

Earlier, we found that arsenic induced cholinergic deficits in rat brain could be protected by curcumin. In continuation to this, the present study is focused to unravel the molecular mechanisms associated with the protective efficacy of curcumin in arsenic induced cholinergic deficits. Exposure to arsenic (20 mg/kg body weight, p.o) for 28 days in rats resulted to decrease the expression of CHRM2 receptor gene associated with mitochondrial dysfunctions as evident by decrease in the mitochondrial membrane potential, activity of mitochondrial complexes and enhanced apoptosis both in the frontal cortex and hippocampus in comparison to controls. The ultrastructural images of arsenic exposed rats, assessed by transmission electron microscope, exhibited loss of myelin sheath and distorted cristae in the mitochondria both in the frontal cortex and hippocampus as compared to controls. Simultaneous treatment with arsenic (20 mg/kg body weight, p.o) and curcumin (100 mg/kg body weight, p.o) for 28 days in rats was found to protect arsenic induced changes in the mitochondrial membrane potential and activity of mitochondrial complexes both in frontal cortex and hippocampus. Alterations in the expression of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins and ultrastructural damage in the frontal cortex and hippocampus following arsenic exposure were also protected in rats simultaneouslymore » treated with arsenic and curcumin. The data of the present study reveal that curcumin could protect arsenic induced cholinergic deficits by modulating the expression of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins in the brain. More interestingly, arsenic induced functional and ultrastructural changes in the brain mitochondria were also protected by curcumin. - Highlights: • Neuroprotective mechanism of curcumin in arsenic induced cholinergic deficits studied • Curcumin protected arsenic induced enhanced expression of stress markers in rat brain • Arsenic compromised mitochondrial electron transport chain protected by curcumin • Functional and structural changes in mitochondria by arsenic protected by curcumin.« less

Authors:
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  1. CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research, Post Box 80, MG Marg, Lucknow 226 001 (India)
  2. Babu Banarasi Das University, BBD City, Faizabad Road, Lucknow 227 015 (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
22439841
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 279; Journal Issue: 3; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2014 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 0041-008X
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
60 APPLIED LIFE SCIENCES; APOPTOSIS; ARSENIC; CURCUMIN; GENES; HIPPOCAMPUS; MITOCHONDRIA; MYELIN; RATS; RECEPTORS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURAL CHANGES; WEIGHT

Citation Formats

Srivastava, Pranay, Yadav, Rajesh S., Department of Crimnology and Forensic Science, Harisingh Gour University, Sagar 470 003, Chandravanshi, Lalit P., Shukla, Rajendra K., Dhuriya, Yogesh K., Chauhan, Lalit K.S., Dwivedi, Hari N., Pant, Aditiya B., and Khanna, Vinay K., E-mail: vkkhanna1@gmail.com. Unraveling the mechanism of neuroprotection of curcumin in arsenic induced cholinergic dysfunctions in rats. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1016/J.TAAP.2014.06.006.
Srivastava, Pranay, Yadav, Rajesh S., Department of Crimnology and Forensic Science, Harisingh Gour University, Sagar 470 003, Chandravanshi, Lalit P., Shukla, Rajendra K., Dhuriya, Yogesh K., Chauhan, Lalit K.S., Dwivedi, Hari N., Pant, Aditiya B., & Khanna, Vinay K., E-mail: vkkhanna1@gmail.com. Unraveling the mechanism of neuroprotection of curcumin in arsenic induced cholinergic dysfunctions in rats. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TAAP.2014.06.006
Srivastava, Pranay, Yadav, Rajesh S., Department of Crimnology and Forensic Science, Harisingh Gour University, Sagar 470 003, Chandravanshi, Lalit P., Shukla, Rajendra K., Dhuriya, Yogesh K., Chauhan, Lalit K.S., Dwivedi, Hari N., Pant, Aditiya B., and Khanna, Vinay K., E-mail: vkkhanna1@gmail.com. 2014. "Unraveling the mechanism of neuroprotection of curcumin in arsenic induced cholinergic dysfunctions in rats". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TAAP.2014.06.006.
@article{osti_22439841,
title = {Unraveling the mechanism of neuroprotection of curcumin in arsenic induced cholinergic dysfunctions in rats},
author = {Srivastava, Pranay and Yadav, Rajesh S. and Department of Crimnology and Forensic Science, Harisingh Gour University, Sagar 470 003 and Chandravanshi, Lalit P. and Shukla, Rajendra K. and Dhuriya, Yogesh K. and Chauhan, Lalit K.S. and Dwivedi, Hari N. and Pant, Aditiya B. and Khanna, Vinay K., E-mail: vkkhanna1@gmail.com},
abstractNote = {Earlier, we found that arsenic induced cholinergic deficits in rat brain could be protected by curcumin. In continuation to this, the present study is focused to unravel the molecular mechanisms associated with the protective efficacy of curcumin in arsenic induced cholinergic deficits. Exposure to arsenic (20 mg/kg body weight, p.o) for 28 days in rats resulted to decrease the expression of CHRM2 receptor gene associated with mitochondrial dysfunctions as evident by decrease in the mitochondrial membrane potential, activity of mitochondrial complexes and enhanced apoptosis both in the frontal cortex and hippocampus in comparison to controls. The ultrastructural images of arsenic exposed rats, assessed by transmission electron microscope, exhibited loss of myelin sheath and distorted cristae in the mitochondria both in the frontal cortex and hippocampus as compared to controls. Simultaneous treatment with arsenic (20 mg/kg body weight, p.o) and curcumin (100 mg/kg body weight, p.o) for 28 days in rats was found to protect arsenic induced changes in the mitochondrial membrane potential and activity of mitochondrial complexes both in frontal cortex and hippocampus. Alterations in the expression of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins and ultrastructural damage in the frontal cortex and hippocampus following arsenic exposure were also protected in rats simultaneously treated with arsenic and curcumin. The data of the present study reveal that curcumin could protect arsenic induced cholinergic deficits by modulating the expression of pro- and anti-apoptotic proteins in the brain. More interestingly, arsenic induced functional and ultrastructural changes in the brain mitochondria were also protected by curcumin. - Highlights: • Neuroprotective mechanism of curcumin in arsenic induced cholinergic deficits studied • Curcumin protected arsenic induced enhanced expression of stress markers in rat brain • Arsenic compromised mitochondrial electron transport chain protected by curcumin • Functional and structural changes in mitochondria by arsenic protected by curcumin.},
doi = {10.1016/J.TAAP.2014.06.006},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22439841}, journal = {Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology},
issn = {0041-008X},
number = 3,
volume = 279,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014},
month = {Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 EDT 2014}
}