Effects of sub-chronic aluminum-maltolate complex exposure on mitochondrial fission and fusion of hippocampus in SD rats / 中国职业医学

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To study effects and mechanism of sub-chronic aluminum-maltolate complex [Al( mal)3]exposure on mitochondrial damage of hippocampus in rats. METHODS: Sixty specific pathogen free healthy adult male SD rats were randomly divided into 5 groups a blank group,a control group,a low-,a medium- and a high-dose group,with 12 rats in each group. Blank group was not treated. Low-,medium- and high-dose groups were treated with 0. 41,0. 81,1. 62 mg / kg body weigh of Al( mal)3solution respectively. The control group was treated with an equal volume of saline. Al( mal)3exposure was conducted by intraperitoneal injection every other day for 90 days. The activities of Na+-K+-ATPase and Ca2 +-Mg2 +-ATPase in hippocampus were tested by chemical colorimetric technique. Western blot analysis was used to detect the relative expression of cytochrome oxidase Ⅳ( Cox Ⅳ),dynamin-related protein 1( Drp1),optic Atrophy 1( Opa1),mitofusin( Mfn) 1,and Mfn2 in hippocampus. RESULTS: The activity of Na+-k+-ATPase in high-dose group was significantly lower than those in blank-,control-,and low-dose groups( P < 0. 05). The activity of Ca2 +-Mg2 +-ATPase in medium-dose group was significantly lower than those in blank group( P < 0. 05),and that in high-dose group was significantly lower than those in the other four groups( P < 0. 05). The relative expression levels of CoxⅣ in mediumand high-dose groups were lower than those of the other three groups( P < 0. 05). The relative expression levels of Drp1 and Mfn2 in medium-and high-dose groups were significantly higher than those in blank-,control and low dose group( P <0. 05). The relative expression levels of Opa1 in medium- and high-dose groups were significantly higher than those in blank-,control- and low-dose groups( P < 0. 05). The relative expression levels of Mfn1 in medium- and high-groups were significantly higher than that in blank group( P < 0. 05). CONCLUSION: The mitochondria of rat hippocampus was damaged by the sub-chronic aluminum-maltolate exposure. The damage may be related to the change of mitochondrial dynamics.