Evaluation of chronic lead effects in the blood brain barrier system by DCE-CT.
J Trace Elem Med Biol
; 62: 126648, 2020 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Lead (Pb) is an environmental factor has been suspected of contributing to the dementia including Alzheimer's disease (AD). Our previous studies have shown that Pb exposure at the subtoxic dose increased brain levels of beta-amyloid (Aß) and amyloid plaques, a pathological hallmark for AD, in amyloid precursor protein (APP) transgenic mice, and is hypothesized to inhibit Aß clearance in the blood- cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier. However, it remains unclear how different levels of Pb affect Aß clearance in the whole blood-brain barrier system. This study was designed to investigate whether chronic exposure of Pb affected the permeability of the blood-brain barrier system by using the Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Computerized Tomography (DCE-CT) method.METHODS:
DEC-CT was used to investigate whether chronic exposure of toxic Pb affected the permeability of the real-time blood brain barrier system.RESULTS:
Data showed that Pb exposure increased permeability surface area product, and also significantly induced brain perfusion. However, Pb exposure did not alter extracellular volumes or fractional blood volumes of mouse brain.CONCLUSION:
Our data suggest that Pb exposure at subtoxic and toxic levels directly targets the brain vasculature and damages the blood brain barrier system.Palabras clave
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Barrera Hematoencefálica
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Animals
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En
Revista:
J Trace Elem Med Biol
Asunto de la revista:
METABOLISMO
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SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Año:
2020
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos