title: Sodium selenite stimulates neurobehavior and neurochemical activities in rats.
abstract: The effect of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.2 mg sodium selenite/kg body weight ip on the activities of neurobehavioral, acetyl cholinesterase, monoamine oxidase, and the content of dopamine and its metabolites in circadian rhythm centers of male Wistar rats was studied after 7 d of treatment. The results show an appreciable increase in locomotion, stereo-events, distance traveled, and average speed at the dose of 0.1 and 0.2 mg sodium selenite/kg. The data have shown hyperactivity of animals with various doses of sodium selenite, and it was significant and dose-dependent after 3 d of treatment. The activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was inhibited dose dependently, and it was significant in preoptic area with 0.1 or 0.2 mg sodium selenite/kg. Conversely, in the posterior hypothalamus its activity was significantly elevated with the dose of 0.2 mg sodium selenite/kg, but its alteration in brain stem was not significant. Monoamine oxidase (MAO) activity was increased in preoptic area with the dose of 0.1 mg sodium selenite/kg, but its alteration in posterior hypothalamus and brain stem was not significant. The content of dopamine (DA), 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl acetic acid (DOPAC), and homovanilic acid (HVA) was elevated dose dependently and it was significant with the doss of 0.1 and 0.2 mg sodium selenite/kg, but the content of DOPAC and HVA in posterior hypothalamus was not significant with the dose of 0.1 mg sodium selenite/kg.
authors.affiliation: Neurotoxicology Laboratory, Department of Medical Elementology and Toxicology, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi 110062, India.
authors.forename: Abdullah Shafique
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Suhaila
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zia
authors.forename: Iqbal
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sayeed
authors.forename: Mubeen Ahmad
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ansari
authors.forename: Muzamil
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ahmad
authors.forename: Sofiyan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salim
authors.forename: Seema
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yousuf
authors.forename: Fakhrul
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Islam
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000201:enzymology; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D002940:Circadian Rhythm / Q000187:drug effects*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008124:Locomotion / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism; D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018038:Sodium Selenite / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D018377:Neurotransmitter Agents; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase; D018038:Sodium Selenite; D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid