Time course study of microglial and behavioral alterations induced by 6-hydroxydopamine in rats.

Autor: Silva TP; Department of Pharmacology, Biological Sciences Center, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil. Electronic address: pereiras.thiago@outlook.com., Poli A; Department of Pharmacology, Biological Sciences Center, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil., Hara DB; Department of Pharmacology, Biological Sciences Center, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil., Takahashi RN; Department of Pharmacology, Biological Sciences Center, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Neuroscience letters [Neurosci Lett] 2016 May 27; Vol. 622, pp. 83-7. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Apr 22.
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2016.04.049
Abstrakt: Understanding the mechanisms responsible for nonmotor manifestations of Parkinson's disease (PD) is crucial in the search for new therapeutic approaches. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the time course of behavioral, neurochemical, and microglial responses after a retrograde partial lesion of the nigrostriatal pathway induced by bilateral injection of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA). The results showed that 6-OHDA was able to produce both anhedonic and anxiety behaviors; however, an increase of microglial density in some brain areas (substantia nigra, hippocampus and striatum) and deficits in locomotor activity was observed only one week after the lesion. Striatal levels of dopamine (DA) and dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) were reduced by approximately 60% at all times tested. Conversely, increased levels of serotonin (5-HT) and its metabolite were also noted in the striatum only at the first week. These data extend our previous findings and suggest that the retrograde and partial damage of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra can induce effects resembling premotor symptoms of PD, two and three weeks after injury.
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