ArticleMetabolic brain disease2022
Nanoselenium improved learning, memory, and brain-derived neurotrophic factor and attenuated nitric oxide, and oxidative stress in the brain of juvenile hypothyroid rats.
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Abstract
backgroundNanoselenium (Nan S) is a form of selenium element that acts with high absorption and low toxicity. However, few studies have examined the effects of Nan S on cognitive impairment. On the other hand, hypothyroidism is a common disease that causes cognitive disorders. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the effect of Nan S on memory impairment in rats due to propylthiouracil (PTU) - induced hypothyroidism. The roles of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), nitric oxide (NO), and oxidative stress were also challenged. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe animals were randomly divided into 4 groups: (1) Control group (normal saline), (2) hypothyroid (Hypo) group: where 0.05% PTU was added to drinking water, (3) and (4) Hypo-Nan S 50, Hypo-Nan S 100 in which 50 or 100 µg/ kg of Nan S were injected respectively. After 6 weeks, spatial and avoidance memory was measured by Morris water maze (MWM) and passive avoidance (PA) tests. The animals then underwent deep anesthesia and the serum samples and the hippocampus and cortex were collected to be used for thyroxin and biochemical measurements including malondialdehyde (MDA), NO, thiol, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and BDNF.
resultsThe rats showed an increase in the escape latency and traveled path in MWM in the Hypo group compare with the Control group and these parameters were decreased in both Hypo-Nan S 50 and Hypo-Nan S 100 groups compared to the Hypo group. The rats of both Hypo-Nan S 50 and Hypo-Nan S 100 groups spent longer time and traveled longer distances in the target area during the probe trial of MWM than the Hypo group. In addition, the latency to enter the dark box in the PA test was lower in the Hypo group than in the Control group, which was significantly improved after Nan S treatment. Furthermore, the hippocampal and cortical lipid peroxide marker (MDA) levels and NO metabolites of the Hypo group were significantly increased and the antioxidant markers (total thiol, SOD, and CAT) were significantly inhibited compared to the Control group. Compared with the Hypo group, Nan S administration could significantly decrease the oxidant factors and increase the activities antioxidant system and concentration of BDNF.
conclusionIt is concluded that Nan S might be able to enhance endogenous antioxidant proteins due to its antioxidant activity, thereby improving BDNF and spatial and avoidance memory in the hypothyroidism-induced memory impairment model however, more studies are still necessary to elucidate the exact mechanism(s).
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