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ArticlePloS one2014

Perinatal exposure to bisphenol-A impairs spatial memory through upregulation of neurexin1 and neuroligin3 expression in male mouse brain.

Dhiraj Kumar, Mahendra Kumar Thakur

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It has been retracted, and should not be counted. Cited by 17 papers.

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17citing papers in PubMed
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5 · Who and what money

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2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Dhiraj KumarBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Mahendra Kumar ThakurBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Brain Research Centre, Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India.
Banaras Hindu University · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bisphenol-A (BPA), a well known endocrine disruptor, impairs learning and memory in rodents. However, the underlying molecular mechanism of BPA induced impairment in learning and memory is not well known. As synaptic plasticity is the cellular basis of memory, the present study investigated the effect of perinatal exposure to BPA on the expression of synaptic proteins neurexin1 (Nrxn1) and neuroligin3 (Nlgn3), dendritic spine density and spatial memory in postnatal male mice. The pregnant mice were orally administered BPA (50 µg/kgbw/d) from gestation day (GD) 7 to postnatal day (PND) 21 and sesame oil was used as a vehicle control. In Morris water maze (MWM) test, BPA extended the escape latency time to locate the hidden platform in 8 weeks male mice. RT-PCR and Immunoblotting results showed significant upregulation of Nrxn1 and Nlgn3 expression in both cerebral cortex and hippocampus of 3 and 8 weeks male mice. This was further substantiated by in-situ hybridization and immunofluorescence techniques. BPA also significantly increased the density of dendritic spines in both regions, as analyzed by rapid Golgi staining. Thus our data suggest that perinatal exposure to BPA impairs spatial memory through upregulation of expression of synaptic proteins Nrxn1 and Nlgn3 and increased dendritic spine density in cerebral cortex and hippocampus of postnatal male mice.

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AnimalsBenzhydryl CompoundsBisphenol A CompoundsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalCerebral CortexDendritic SpinesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHippocampusMaleMaze LearningMembrane ProteinsMiceNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural Cell Adhesion MoleculesBenzhydryl Compoundsbisphenol ABisphenol A CompoundsCalcium-Binding ProteinsCell Adhesion Molecules, NeuronalMembrane ProteinsNerve Tissue ProteinsNeural Cell Adhesion Moleculesneuroligin 3Nrxn1 protein, mousePhenols

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PMID25330104
PMCPMC4201550
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