Neurotoxicity in pre-eclampsia involves oxidative injury, exacerbated cholinergic activity and impaired proteolytic and purinergic activities in cortex and cerebellum

Women with a history of pre-eclampsia (PE) tend to have a higher risk of developing cardiovascular and neurological diseases later in life. Imbalance in oxidative markers and purinergic enzymes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of neurological disease. This study investigated the effect of PE on oxidative imbalance, purinergic enzyme inhibitory activity, acetylcholinesterase and chymotrypsin activities in the brain of PE rat model at post-partum/post-natal day (PP/PND) 60. Pregnant rats divided into early-onset and late-onset groups were administered with Nω-nitro-l-arginine methyl through drinking water at gestational days 8-17. Rats were allowed free access to water throughout the pregnancy and allowed to deliver on their own. The mother and the pups were euthanized at PP and PND 60, respectively, the cortex and the cerebellum excised, homogenized and stored for analyses of the enzymes. Results showed an increase in nitric oxide and malondialdehyde with a concomitant decrease in reduced glutathione and superoxide dismutase, an indication of oxidative damage. Also, there was an increase in acetylcholinesterase activity with a decrease in chymotrypsin, adenylpyrophosphatase and ecto-nucleoside triphosphate diphosphohydrolase activities in both the cortex and the cerebellum of the mother and the pups at PND 60. These results indicate the involvement of oxidative stress, increased cholinergic activity and depleted proteolytic and purinergic activities in PE-induced neurotoxicity.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:40

Enthalten in:

Human & experimental toxicology - 40(2021), 1 vom: 28. Jan., Seite 158-171

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ijomone, O K [VerfasserIn]
Erukainure, O L [VerfasserIn]
Shallie, P [VerfasserIn]
Naicker, T [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

4Y8F71G49Q
Acetylcholinesterase
Biomarkers
Cholinergic Agents
Chymotrypsin
EC 1.15.1.1
EC 3.1.1.7
GAN16C9B8O
Glutathione
Journal Article
Malondialdehyde
Neurotoxicity
Oxidative imbalance
Pre-eclampsia
Purinergic enzymes
Superoxide Dismutase

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Date Completed 02.09.2021

Date Revised 02.09.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1177/0960327120946477

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM313476780