Microtubule-associated targets in chlorpyrifos oxon hippocampal neurotoxicity
| Autor: | Alvin V. Terry, Jerry J. Buccafusco, L. Ghayoumi, Debra A. Gearhart, M.M. Mullins, Mark A. Prendergast, Rachel L. Self, Katherine J. Smith, Tracy Butler |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Time Factors In Vitro Techniques Hippocampal formation Hippocampus Article Rats Sprague-Dawley chemistry.chemical_compound Tubulin Microtubule medicine Animals Propidium iodide Cholinesterase Dose-Response Relationship Drug biology General Neuroscience Organophosphate Neurotoxicity medicine.disease Acetylcholinesterase Molecular biology Rats Animals Newborn chemistry Biochemistry biology.protein Female Chlorpyrifos Cholinesterase Inhibitors Microtubule-Associated Proteins Propidium |
| Zdroj: | Neuroscience. 146:330-339 |
| ISSN: | 0306-4522 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2007.01.023 |
| Popis: | Prolonged exposure to organophosphate (OP) pesticides may produce cognitive deficits reflective of hippocampal injury in both humans and rodents. Recent work has indicated that microtubule trafficking is also adversely affected by exposure to the OP pesticide chlorpyrifos, suggesting a novel mode of OP-induced neurotoxicity. The present studies examined effects of prolonged exposure to chlorpyrifos oxon (CPO) on acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity, immunoreactivity (IR) of microtubule-associated proteins, neuronal injury, and tubulin polymerization using in vitro organotypic slice cultures of rat hippocampus and bovine tubulin. Cultures were exposed to CPO (0.1-10 microM) in cell culture medium for 1-7 days, a regimen producing progressive reductions in AChE activity of 15-60%. Cytotoxicity (somatic uptake of the non-vital marker propidium iodide), as well as IR of alpha-tubulin and microtubule-associated protein-2 (a/b) [MAP-2], was assessed 1, 3, and 7 days after the start of CPO exposure. As early as 24 h after the start of exposure, CPO-induced deficits in MAP-2 IR were evident and progressive in each region of slice cultures at concentrations as low as 0.1 microM. CPO exposure did not alter alpha-tubulin IR at any time point. Concentration-dependent injury in the cornu ammonis (CA)1 pyramidal cell layer and to a lesser extent, CA3 and dentate cells, was evident 3 days after the start of CPO exposure (or=0.1 microM) and was greatest after 7 days. Tubulin polymerization assays indicated that CPO (or=0.1 microM) markedly inhibited the polymerization of purified tubulin and MAP-rich tubulin, though effects on MAP-rich tubulin were more pronounced. These data suggest that exposure to CPO produces a progressive decrease in neuronal viability that may be associated with impaired microtubule synthesis and/or function. |
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