Behavioral Abnormality along with NMDAR-related CREB Suppression in Rat Hippocampus after Shortwave Exposure

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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the detrimental effects of shortwave exposure on rat hippocampal structure and function and explore the underlying mechanisms.

METHODS: One hundred Wistar rats were randomly divided into four groups (25 rats per group) and exposed to 27 MHz continuous shortwave at a power density of 5, 10, or 30 mW/cm2 for 6 min once only or underwent sham exposure for the control. The spatial learning and memory, electroencephalogram (EEG), hippocampal structure and Nissl bodies were analysed. Furthermore, the expressions of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) subunits (NR1, NR2A, and NR2B), cAMP responsive element-binding protein (CREB) and phosphorylated CREB (p-CREB) in hippocampal tissue were analysed on 1, 7, and 14 days after exposure.

RESULTS: The rats in the 10 and 30 mW/cm2 groups had poor learning and memory, disrupted EEG oscillations, and injured hippocampal structures, including hippocampal neurons degeneration, mitochondria cavitation and blood capillaries swelling. The Nissl body content was also reduced in the exposure groups. Moreover, the hippocampal tissue in the 30 mW/cm2 group had increased expressions of NR2A and NR2B and decreased levels of CREB and p-CREB.

CONCLUSION: Shortwave exposure (27 MHz, with an average power density of 10 and 30 mW/cm2) impaired rats' spatial learning and memory and caused a series of dose-dependent pathophysiological changes. Moreover, NMDAR-related CREB pathway suppression might be involved in shortwave-induced structural and functional impairments in the rat hippocampus.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32

Enthalten in:

Biomedical and environmental sciences : BES - 32(2019), 3 vom: 01. März, Seite 189-198

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yu, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Bai, Yan Xin [VerfasserIn]
Xu, Xin Ping [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Ya Bing [VerfasserIn]
Hao, Yan Hui [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Tan, Sheng Zhi [VerfasserIn]
Li, Wen Chao [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Yao, Bin Wei [VerfasserIn]
Dong, Ji [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Li [VerfasserIn]
Peng, Rui Yun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

CREB
CREB1 protein, human
Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein
Hippocampus
Journal Article
Learning and memory
NMDAR
Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate
Shortwave exposure

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Date Completed 26.06.2019

Date Revised 26.06.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3967/bes2019.026

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM296085227