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J Neurosci Res ; 74(5): 644-54, 2003 Dec 01.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14635216

RESUMO

We have examined the influence of chronic mild exposure to carbon monoxide (CO) on cognitive (learning) and auditory function in the developing rat. We have demonstrated that the auditory pathway is compromised at exposures less than 50 ppm, whereas learning was not influenced at 100 ppm. Artificially reared rat pups were exposed to CO during the brain growth spurt and onset of myelination. Spatial learning was assessed using the Morris Water Maze and three tests of auditory function: (1) auditory brainstem conduction times; (2) the amplitude of the eighth nerve's action potential; and (3) otoacoustic emissions carried out on rat pups (age 22- 24 days). The pups were gastrostomy-reared on a rat milk substitute and chronically exposed to CO at discrete concentrations in the range of 12-100 ppm from 6 days of age to post-weaning at 21-23 days of age. We found no difference in auditory brainstem conduction times at all CO concentrations in comparison to non-exposed controls. There was a difference in otoacoustic emissions for test and controls at CO concentrations of 50 ppm but not at lower concentrations. There was a consistent attenuation of the amplitude of the eighth nerve's action potential, even at the lowest CO exposure examined. The attenuation of the amplitude of the action potential of the eighth nerve at 50 ppm carbon monoxide exposure did not completely recover by 73 days of age. We conclude that prolonged mild exposure to carbon monoxide during development causes measurable functional changes at the level of the eighth cranial nerve.


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Vias Auditivas/efeitos dos fármacos , Encéfalo/efeitos dos fármacos , Encéfalo/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Monóxido de Carbono/toxicidade , Cognição/efeitos dos fármacos , Estimulação Acústica , Potenciais de Ação/efeitos dos fármacos , Animais , Vias Auditivas/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Potenciais Evocados Auditivos do Tronco Encefálico/efeitos dos fármacos , Privação Materna , Aprendizagem em Labirinto/efeitos dos fármacos , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Nervo Vestibulococlear/efeitos dos fármacos
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Nutr Neurosci ; 6(6): 335-41, 2003 Dec.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-14744037

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UNLABELLED: Previous studies found that juvenile offspring of rats fed high docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; 22:6n-3) diets through gestation and lactation had longer auditory brainstem-evoked response (ABR) accompanied by higher 22:6n-3 and lower arachidonic acid (ARA; 20:4n-6) in brain. In the present study, ABR was assessed in juvenile rats fed high-DHA diets only postnatally. METHODS: Rat pups were fed rat milk formulas with varying amounts of DHA and ARA to 19 days of age followed by diets with the corresponding fatty acids. The high-DHA group was fed 2.3% of fatty acids as DHA, the DHA + ARA group was fed DHA and ARA at 0.6 and 0.4% of fatty acids, levels similar to those in some infant formulas, and the unsupplemented group was fed no DHA or ARA. ABR and fatty acid and monoamine levels in brain were measured on postnatal days 26-28. Statistical analyses were measured by ANOVA. RESULTS: ARA and DHA levels in brain increased with supplementation. ABR was shorter in the high-DHA group than the DHA + ARA group and not different from the unsupplemented or dam-reared suckling group. Norepinephrine levels in the inferior colliculus were lower in the high-DHA group than the DHA + ARA group and higher in all formula groups compared to the dam-reared group. CONCLUSION: In contrast to the longer ABR in juvenile offspring of rats fed high-DHA through gestation and lactation, ABR was shorter in juvenile rats fed high-DHA diets only after birth than rats fed ARA + DHA. Further studies are needed to understand the relationship between dietary DHA, norepinephrine, and auditory system development over a range of DHA intakes and discrete periods of development.


Assuntos
Ácidos Docosa-Hexaenoicos/administração & dosagem , Ácidos Docosa-Hexaenoicos/análise , Potenciais Evocados Auditivos do Tronco Encefálico/fisiologia , Alimentos Formulados/análise , Leite , Animais , Ácido Araquidônico/administração & dosagem , Ácido Araquidônico/análise , Monoaminas Biogênicas/análise , Encéfalo/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Química Encefálica , Ácidos Graxos/análise , Colículos Inferiores/química , Tamanho do Órgão , Fosfolipídeos/análise , Ratos , Ratos Sprague-Dawley , Aumento de Peso
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