Abstract |
Cognitive dysfunction occurs in patients with diabetes mellitus. The objective of this study was to examine whether bilateral intrahippocampal CA1 (intra-CA1) injection of aminoguanidine (AG) can either affect the Bcl-2 family gene expression or reduce the diabetic imposing abnormalities of passive avoidance learning (PAL) and memory. Rats were divided into five groups: control (C), control treated with normal saline (CS), control treated with AG (S-AG), diabetics (D), and diabetics treated with AG (D-AG). Diabetes mellitus was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (STZ) (50 mg/kg). AG (30 μg/rat) or vehicle was administered intra-CA1 bilaterally at the onset of hyperglycemia. PAL was assessed 7 weeks later. Animals were killed, and hippocampus was dissected following the behavioral test. The expressions of Bax, Bcl-2, and Bcl-xl mRNAs were measured using semiquantitative RT-PCR technique. The result of passive avoidance task showed that AG significantly improved the cognitive performance in diabetic rats. Moreover, AG treatment decreased the levels of Bcl-2 and Bcl-xL expressions in diabetic group. The ratio of Bax/Bcl-2 and Bax/Bcl-xL decreased significantly in AG-treated diabetic animals. In conclusion, initial treatment with AG by intra-CA1 micro-injection improves the impaired passive avoidance task in STZ-induced diabetic rats which may be related to the decreased Bax/Bcl-2 and Bax/Bcl-xL ratios.
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Authors | Maryam Arab Firouzjaei, Mohammad Reza Jafari, Mehdi Eskandari, Iraj Jafari Anarkoli, Mohsen Alipour |
Journal | Cellular and molecular neurobiology
(Cell Mol Neurobiol)
Vol. 34
Issue 3
Pg. 343-50
(Apr 2014)
ISSN: 1573-6830 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 24326522
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
- Bax protein, mouse
- Bcl2l1 protein, mouse
- Guanidines
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
- bcl-2-Associated X Protein
- bcl-X Protein
- pimagedine
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Topics |
- Animals
- Apoptosis Regulatory Proteins
(biosynthesis)
- Avoidance Learning
(drug effects, physiology)
- Diabetes Mellitus, Experimental
(drug therapy, metabolism)
- Gene Expression Regulation
- Guanidines
(pharmacology, therapeutic use)
- Hippocampus
(drug effects, metabolism)
- Male
- Memory
(drug effects, physiology)
- Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2
(biosynthesis)
- Random Allocation
- Rats
- Rats, Wistar
- bcl-2-Associated X Protein
(biosynthesis)
- bcl-X Protein
(biosynthesis)
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