Neuroprotector effect of p,p'-methoxyl-diphenyl diselenide in a model of sporadic dementia of Alzheimer's type in mice: contribution of antioxidant mechanism.

Abstract

The present study investigated whether the antioxidant activity of p,p'-methoxyl-diphenyl diselenide [(MeOPhSe)(2)] is involved in its protective effect against cognitive impairment induced by streptozotocin (STZ) in a model of sporadic dementia of Alzheimer's type (SDAT). Swiss mice were treated with STZ or vehicle [2 µl of 2·5 mg ml(-1) solution; intracerebroventricularly (i.c.v.)] twice, 48 h apart. (MeOPhSe)(2) (25 mg kg(-1)) or vehicle was orally administered 30 min prior to each STZ treatment. Neuroprotector effect of (MeOPhSe)(2) on the behavioral performance of mice on spatial recognition memory consolidation was investigated in the Y-maze test. After that, mouse brains were removed for measuring antioxidant parameters. (MeOPhSe)(2) protected against the impairment in learning and memory caused by i.c.v. administration of STZ in mice. (MeOPhSe)(2) protected against the increase in reactive species and the reduction of glutathione levels, as well as, the increase in superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase activities caused by STZ in whole brain. These results suggest that antioxidant property is involved, at least in part, in the neuroprotective effect of (MeOPhSe)(2) on SDAT induced by STZ in mice.

• Authors: Simone Pinton, Juliana Trevisan da Rocha, Bibiana Mozzaquatro Gai, Marina Prigol, Luiz Vinícius da Rosa, Cristina Wayne Nogueira
• Journal: Cell biochemistry and function (Cell Biochem Funct) Vol. 29 Issue 3 Pg. 235-43 (Apr 2011) ISSN: 1099-0844 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21465495 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Chemical References

• Antioxidants
• Benzene Derivatives
• Neuroprotective Agents
• Organoselenium Compounds
• Reactive Oxygen Species
• p-methoxy-diphenyl diselenide
• diphenyldiselenide
• Streptozocin
• Catalase
• Superoxide Dismutase
• Glutathione Transferase
• Glutathione

Topics

• Alzheimer Disease (chemically induced, metabolism, psychology)
• Animals
• Antioxidants (chemical synthesis, pharmacology)
• Avoidance Learning (drug effects)
• Benzene Derivatives (chemical synthesis, pharmacology)
• Brain (drug effects, metabolism)
• Catalase (metabolism)
• Dementia (chemically induced, metabolism, psychology)
• Disease Models, Animal
• Glutathione (metabolism)
• Glutathione Transferase (metabolism)
• Infusions, Intraventricular
• Male
• Maze Learning (drug effects, physiology)
• Memory (drug effects, physiology)
• Mice
• Neuroprotective Agents (pharmacology)
• Organoselenium Compounds (chemical synthesis, pharmacology)
• Oxidative Stress (drug effects)
• Reactive Oxygen Species (metabolism)
• Streptozocin (administration & dosage, adverse effects)
• Superoxide Dismutase (metabolism)