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p,p'-Methoxyl-diphenyl diselenide prevents neurodegeneration and glial cell activation induced by streptozotocin in rats.

Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate possible molecular targets involved in the neuroprotective effect of p,p'-methoxyl-diphenyl diselenide [(MeOPhSe)2], using a streptozotocin (STZ)-induced sporadic dementia of Alzheimer's type rat model. Male Wistar rats were injected with STZ (1.0 mg/8 μl; 4 μl/ventricle). After 21 days of STZ injection, regular diet-fed rats were supplemented with 10 ppm of (MeOPhSe)2 during 30 days. At the end of this period, rats performed object recognition and step-down passive avoidance tasks. Apoptosis was assessed by TUNEL staining and active caspase-3. Glial fibrillary acidic protein, ionized calcium binding adaptor molecule 1, and microtubule associated protein 2 were determined by immunofluorescence in rat hippocampus. The results demonstrate that the (MeOPhSe)2 dietary supplementation reversed STZ-induced memory impairment by enhancing memory in sham rats. (MeOPhSe)2 was also effective in reducing STZ-induced apoptosis and preserving dendrites and synapses. Moreover, (MeOPhSe)2 inhibited activation of microglia and astrogliosis induced by STZ in the rat hippocampus. We conclude that the (MeOPhSe)2 neuroprotective action is related to inhibition of apoptosis and suppression of inflammation.
AuthorsSimone Pinton, Tuane Bazanella Sampaio, Rita M Ramalho, Cecília M P Rodrigues, Cristina Wayne Nogueira
JournalJournal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD (J Alzheimers Dis) Vol. 33 Issue 1 Pg. 133-44 ( 2013) ISSN: 1875-8908 [Electronic] Netherlands
PMID22903129 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Benzene Derivatives
  • Neuroprotective Agents
  • Organoselenium Compounds
  • p-methoxy-diphenyl diselenide
  • Streptozocin
Topics
  • Animals
  • Benzene Derivatives (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Exploratory Behavior (drug effects, physiology)
  • Male
  • Memory (drug effects, physiology)
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases (chemically induced, metabolism, pathology, prevention & control)
  • Neuroglia (drug effects, metabolism, pathology)
  • Neuroprotective Agents (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Organoselenium Compounds (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Streptozocin (toxicity)

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