Selenite restores Pax6 expression in neuronal cells of chronically arsenic-exposed Golden Syrian hamsters

• Authors: Alain Aguirre-Vázquez , Adriana Sampayo-Reyes , Laura González-Escalante , Alba Hernández , Ricard Marcos , Fabiola Castorena-Torres , Gerardo Lozano-Garza , Reyes Taméz-Guerra , Mario Bermúdez de León
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Arsenic is a worldwide environmental pollutant that generates public health concerns. Various types of cancers and other diseases, including neurological disorders, have been associated with human consumption of arsenic in drinking water. At the molecular level, arsenic and its metabolites have the capacity to provoke genome instability, causing altered expression of genes. One such target of arsenic is the Pax6 gene that encodes a transcription factor in neuronal cells. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of two antioxidants, α-tocopheryl succinate (α-TOS) and sodium selenite, on Pax6 gene expression levels in the forebrain and cerebellum of Golden Syrian hamsters chronically exposed to arsenic in drinking water. Animals were divided into six groups. Using quantitative real-time reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR analysis, we confirmed that arsenic downregulates Pax6 expression in nervous tissues by 53 ± 21% and 32 ± 7% in the forebrain and cerebellum, respectively. In the presence of arsenic, treatment with α-TOS did not modify Pax6 expression in nervous tissues; however, sodium selenite completely restored Pax6 expression in the arsenic-exposed hamster forebrain, but not the cerebellum. Although our results suggest the use of selenite to restore the expression of a neuronal gene in arsenic-exposed animals, its use and efficacy in the human population require further studies.

Keywords

EN

arsenic; selenite; α-tocopherol; neuronal cells; hamster

• Publisher: Polish Biochemical Society
• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 64
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 635-639

Dates

published

2017

received

2017-05-05

revised

2017-08-14

accepted

2017-08-23

(unknown)

2017-12-05

Contributors

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Alain Aguirre-Vázquez

• Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. De Biología, San Nicolás delos Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Adriana Sampayo-Reyes

• Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. De Biología, San Nicolás delos Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Laura González-Escalante

• Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. De Biología, San Nicolás delos Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Alba Hernández

• Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genèticai de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain CIBER Epidemiologíay Salud Pública, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain

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Ricard Marcos

• Grup de Mutagènesi, Departament de Genèticai de Microbiologia, Facultat de Biociències, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain CIBER Epidemiologíay Salud Pública, ISCIII, Madrid, Spain

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Fabiola Castorena-Torres

• Tecnológico de Monterrey, Escuela de Medicina, Dirección de Investigación e Innovación. Monterrey, Nuevo León, México

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Gerardo Lozano-Garza

• Department of Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Reyes Taméz-Guerra

• Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL, Fac. De Biología, San Nicolás delos Garza, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Mario Bermúdez de León

• Department of Molecular Biology, Centro de Investigación Biomédica del Noreste, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
• Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, Vicerrectoría de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, Nuevo León, Mexico

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18388/abp.2017_1607