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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-4
pubmed:abstractText
After the Chernobyl nuclear accident, behavioural disorders and central nervous system diseases were frequently observed in populations living in the areas contaminated by (137)Cs. Until now, these neurological disturbances were not elucidated, but the presence of a neuro-inflammatory response could be one explanation. Rats were exposed for 3 months to drinking water contaminated with (137)Cs at a dose of 400Bqkg(-1), which is similar to that ingested by the population living in contaminated areas in the former USSR countries. Pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine genes were assessed by real-time PCR in the frontal cortex and the hippocampus. At this level of exposure, gene expression of TNF-alpha and IL-6 increased in the hippocampus and gene expression of IL-10 increased in the frontal cortex. Concentration of TNF-alpha, measured by ELISA assays, was also increased in the hippocampus. The central NO-ergic pathway was also studied: iNOS gene expression and cNOS activity were significantly increased in the hippocampus. In conclusion, this study showed for the first time that sub-chronic exposure with post-accidental doses of (137)Cs leads to molecular modifications of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and NO-ergic pathway in the brain. This neuro-inflammatory response could contribute to the electrophysiological and biochemical alterations observed after chronic exposure to (137)Cs.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cesium Radioisotopes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-10, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-1beta, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-6, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-8, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nos2 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nos3 protein, rat, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transforming Growth Factor beta, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0161-813X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
343-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-19
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Cesium Radioisotopes, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Chernobyl Nuclear Accident, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Enzyme Induction, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Frontal Lobe, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Hippocampus, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Interleukin-10, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Interleukin-1beta, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Interleukin-6, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Interleukin-8, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Neuritis, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type II, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Nitric Oxide Synthase Type III, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Transforming Growth Factor beta, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:18295892-Up-Regulation
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuro-inflammatory response in rats chronically exposed to (137)Cesium.
pubmed:affiliation
Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire, Service de Radiobiologie et d'Epidémiologie, BP 17, 92262 Fontenay-aux-Roses, France. philippe.lestaevel@irsn.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't