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Impact of Gold Nanoparticles on Amyloid Β-Induced Alzheimer's Disease in a Rat Animal Model: Involvement of Stim Proteins Publisher Pubmed



Sanati M1 ; Khodagholi F3 ; Aminyavari S4 ; Ghasemi F5 ; Gholami M1 ; Kebriaeezadeh A1 ; Sabzevari O1 ; Hajipour MJ6, 7 ; Imani M8 ; Mahmoudi M9 ; Sharifzadeh M1
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  1. 1. Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy
  2. 2. Toxicology and Poisoning Research Centre, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran
  3. 3. Neuroscience Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  4. 4. Department of Neuroscience and Addiction Studies, School of Advanced Technologies in Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Nanotechnology, Agricultural Biotechnology Research Institute of Iran (ABRII), Agricultural Research, Education, and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, 3135933151, Iran
  6. 6. Persian Gulf Biomedical Sciences Research Institute, Persian Gulf Marine Biotechnology Research Center, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, 47263, Iran
  7. 7. Non-Communicable Diseases Research Center, Endocrinology and Metabolism Population Sciences Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran
  8. 8. Department of Novel Drug Delivery Systems, Iran Polymer and Petrochemical Institute, Tehran, Iran
  9. 9. Nanotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Pharmacy, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, 1416753955, Iran

Source: ACS Chemical Neuroscience Published:2019


Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common type of neurodegenerative amyloid disorder causing progressive cognitive decline and memory loss. A considerable number of therapies for AD rely on inhibition/delay/dissociation of amyloid beta (Aβ) oligomers and fibrils. In this case, nanoparticles (NPs) demonstrated substantial effects on the Aβ fibrillation process; however, their effects on progressive cognitive decline and memory have been poorly investigated in vivo. In this study, acquisition and retention of spatial learning and memory are studied in a rat animal model of AD after intrahippocampal (IH) and intraperitoneal (IP) injections of a model NP, i.e., gold NPs (AuNPs). The outcomes revealed that the AuNPs could improve the acquisition and retention of spatial learning and memory in Aβ treated rats as indicated by decreased time (Aβ: 39.60 ± 3.23 s vs Aβ+AuNPs: 25.78 ± 2.80 s) and distance (Aβ: 917.98 ± 50.81 cm vs Aβ+AuNPs: 589.09 ± 65.96 cm) of finding the hidden platform during training days and by increased time spent in the target quadrant (Aβ: 19.40 ± 0.98 s vs Aβ+AuNPs: 29.36 ± 1.14 s) in the probe test in Morris water maze (MWM). Expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, BDNF, cAMP response element binding protein, CREB, and stromal interaction molecules, e.g., STIM1 and STIM2 was also increased, supporting improved neural survival. Our outcomes may pave a way for mechanistic insights toward the role of NPs on retrieval of the deteriorated behavioral functions in brain tissue after AD outbreak. © 2019 American Chemical Society.
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