title: Regional alterations in calcium homeostasis in the primate brain following chronic aluminium exposure.
abstract: The present study investigates the possible effects of chronic aluminium exposure on the various aspects of calcium homeostasis in the primate central nervous system. Aluminium administration caused a marked decline in the activity of Ca2+ ATPase in the monkey brain. The total calcium content was also significantly raised following aluminium exposure. Concomittant to the increase in the calcium content, the levels of lipid peroxidation were also augmented in the aluminium treated animals, thereby further accentuating the aluminium induced neuronal damage. In addition, aluminium had an inhibitory effect on the depolarization induced 45Ca2+ uptake via the voltage operated channels. The results presented herein, indicate that the toxic effects of aluminium could be mediated through modifications in the intracellular calcium homeostasis with resultant altered neuronal function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sarin
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Julka
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Gill
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases / Q000378:metabolism; D006706:Homeostasis / Q000187:drug effects*; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000535:Aluminum; D000252:Calcium-Transporting ATPases; D002118:Calcium