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07.04.2021 | Original Article
Administration of Selenium Nanoparticles Reverses Streptozotocin-Induced Neurotoxicity in the male rats
verfasst von:
Bahareh Gholamigeravand, Siamak Shahidi, Iraj Amiri, Alireza Samzadeh-kermani, Roghayeh Abbasalipourkabir, Sara Soleimani Asl
Erschienen in:
Metabolic Brain Disease
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Ausgabe 6/2021
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Abstract
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease associated with deposition of amyloid-beta and the increased oxidative stress. High free radical scavenging ability of selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) has been acknowledged, so in the present study, the effects of treatment with SeNPs on Streptozotocin (STZ)-induced neurotoxicity were evaluated in the male rats. Learning and memory impairment was induced by intraventricular injection of STZ. Following induction of memory impairment, the rats received 0.4 mg/kg of SeNPs daily for one month. Memory function, antioxidant capacity, and deposition of Amyloid β (Aβ) were assessed using the shuttle box task, biochemical methods, and Congo red staining. Injection of STZ caused memory impairment, a decrease in the level of total thiol group (TTG), and an increase in the malondialdehyde (MDA) content and deposition of Aβ. Administration of SeNPs reversed the neurotoxicity induced by STZ. It seems that SeNPs likely had neuroprotective effects on the animal model of Alzheimer’s disease through increasing antioxidants҆ capacity.