ArticleNeurotoxicity research2012
Polychlorinated biphenyl (PCBs)-induced oxidative stress plays a critical role on cerebellar dopaminergic receptor expression: ameliorative role of quercetin.
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- Developmental exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls prevents recovery from noise-induced hearing loss and disrupts the functional organization of the inferior colliculus.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2023Article
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- Impact of quercetin on tight junctional proteins and BDNF signaling molecules in hippocampus of PCBs-exposed rats.Interdisciplinary toxicology · 2018Article
- Protective Role of Quercetin in Cadmium-Induced Cholinergic Dysfunctions in Rat Brain by Modulating Mitochondrial Integrity and MAP Kinase Signaling.Molecular neurobiology · 2017Article
- Neurodegenerative Diseases: Might Citrus Flavonoids Play a Protective Role?Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2016Review
- Mechanisms of Neuroprotection by Quercetin: Counteracting Oxidative Stress and More.Oxidative medicine and cellular longevity · 2016Review
- The Synergistic Roles of Cholecystokinin B and Dopamine D5 Receptors on the Regulation of Renal Sodium Excretion.PloS one · 2016Article
- Effect of Melatonin on Glutamate: BDNF Signaling in the Cerebral Cortex of Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)-Exposed Adult Male Rats.Neurochemical research · 2015Article
- Quercetin protects against chronic aluminum-induced oxidative stress and ensuing biochemical, cholinergic, and neurobehavioral impairments in rats.Neurotoxicity research · 2013Article
- Effect of Quercetin on Haematobiochemical and Histological Changes in the Liver of Polychlorined Biphenyls-Induced Adult Male Wistar Rats.Journal of biomarkers · 2013Article
- Polychlorinated biphenyls-induced oxidative stress on rat hippocampus: a neuroprotective role of quercetin.TheScientificWorldJournal · 2012Article
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Abstract
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) exposure produces profound damage to the developing as well as adult central nervous system. Locomotor activities which are closely linked to dopaminergic neurotransmission are often impaired in PCBs toxicity. Targeting PCBs-induced oxidative stress using natural antioxidants is an attractive approach. Quercetin, a flavonoid is a safe and potent neuroprotective antioxidant. In this study, we sought to examine the protective role of quercetin against PCBs-induced neurodegeneration and dysfunction of dopaminergic receptors in the cerebellar region of adult male rats. They were divided into four groups. Group I received only vehicle (corn oil) intraperitoneally (i.p); Group II received Aroclor 1254 at a dose of 2 mg/kg bwt/day (i.p); Group III received Aroclor 1254 (i.p) and simultaneously quercetin (50 mg/kg bwt/day) through gavage; Group IV received quercetin alone (gavage). After 30 days treatment, rats were euthanized. The cerebellum was dissected from each rat brain, the levels of hydrogen peroxide, lipid peroxidation, protein carbonyl content, and activities of creatine kinase, acetylcholine esterase, membrane-bound ATPases were evaluated. Expressions of dopaminergic receptors and tyrosine hydroxylase in cerebellum were studied by semi-quantitative RT-PCR and western blot analysis, respectively. The PCBs-induced neurodegeneration was assessed by histological studies. Results proclaim that PCBs disturb dopaminergic receptors and also causes neurodegeneration in cerebellum via production of ROS. Simultaneous quercetin treatment had scavenged the free radicals induced by PCBs and protected dopaminergic receptors dysfunction in rat cerebellum.
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