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Perinatal iodine deficiency and hypothyroidism increase cell apoptosis and alter doublecortin and reelin protein expressions in rat cerebellum.

AbstractBACKGROUND AND AIMS:
Adequate thyroid hormone is critical for cerebellar development. Developmental hypothyroidism induced by iodine deficiency during the perinatal period results in permanent impairments of cerebellar development with an unclear mechanism. In the present study we investigated effects of perinatal iodine deficiency and hypothyroidism on cerebellar cell apoptosis, doublecortin (Dcx) and reelin. Apoptosis is an essential part of neural development. Dcx and reelin are two important molecules involved in neuronal migration, structure, and development in cerebellum.
METHODS:
Two developmental rat models were created by administering dam rats with either iodine-deficient diet or propylthiouracil (PTU, 5 ppm or 15 ppm)-added drinking water from gestational day (GD) 6 until postnatal day (PND) 28. TUNEL assay and protein levels of Dcx and reelin in cerebella were assessed on PND14, 21 and 28.
RESULTS:
Apoptotic cells were increased in the iodine-deficient and PTU-treated rats. Dcx protein levels in the cerebella of iodine-deficient and PTU-treated rats were significantly downregulated on PND14. Interestingly, iodine deficiency and PTU treatment upregulated the levels of Dcx protein on PND21 and 28. Reelin expressions in iodine-deficient and PTU-treated rats were significantly decreased on PND14 and 21. On PND28, reelin expressions of three treated groups were still lower than control group, although without significant difference.
CONCLUSIONS:
These findings may implicate alterations in cell apoptosis and levels of Dcx and reelin in the impairments of cerebellar development induced by developmental iodine deficiency and hypothyroidism.
AuthorsYi Wang, Jiapeng Zhong, Hongde Xu, Wei Wei, Jing Dong, Fei Yu, Yuan Wang, Jian Gong, Zhongyan Shan, Weiping Teng, Jie Chen
JournalArchives of medical research (Arch Med Res) Vol. 43 Issue 4 Pg. 255-64 (May 2012) ISSN: 1873-5487 [Electronic] United States
PMID22595232 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightCopyright © 2012 IMSS. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Chemical References
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal
  • Dcx protein, rat
  • Doublecortin Domain Proteins
  • Doublecortin Protein
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Neuropeptides
  • Reelin Protein
  • Reln protein, rat
  • Thyroid Hormones
  • Propylthiouracil
  • Iodine
  • Serine Endopeptidases
Topics
  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Apoptosis
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal (biosynthesis, genetics)
  • Cerebellum (embryology, growth & development, metabolism, pathology)
  • Doublecortin Domain Proteins
  • Doublecortin Protein
  • Extracellular Matrix Proteins (biosynthesis, genetics)
  • Female
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Hypothyroidism (chemically induced, etiology, genetics, metabolism, pathology)
  • Iodine (deficiency)
  • Male
  • Microtubule-Associated Proteins (biosynthesis, genetics)
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins (biosynthesis, genetics)
  • Neuropeptides (biosynthesis, genetics)
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications (chemically induced, genetics, metabolism, pathology)
  • Propylthiouracil (toxicity)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Reelin Protein
  • Serine Endopeptidases (biosynthesis, genetics)
  • Thyroid Hormones (blood, physiology)

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