title: Therapeutic effect of organoselenium dietary supplementation in a sporadic dementia of Alzheimer's type model in rats.
abstract: It is known that selenium (Se) might play different roles in the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), but there is a lack of evidence that proves whether supplementation with Se is beneficial or not for the treatment of AD. Thus, the aim of the current study was to investigate the therapeutic effect of p,p'-methoxyl-diphenyl diselenide [(MeOPhSe)(2)], an organoselenium compound, against streptozotocin (STZ)-induced sporadic dementia of Alzheimer's type (SDAT) in rats. Male Wistar rats received STZ twice daily (1.0 mg/8 μl; 4 μl/ventricle) for 21 days. After 21 days of STZ injection, regular-diet-fed rats were supplemented with 10 ppm of (MeOPhSe)(2) during 30 days. At the end of this period, the rats were challenged in the Morris water maze and step-down passive avoidance tasks. The activity of acetylcholinesterase (AChE), deficit in cerebral energy metabolism (measurement of adenosine 5-triphosphate and adenosine 5-diphosphate levels), and oxidative and nitrosative stress were determined in the cortex and hippocampus of rats. The results demonstrated that (MeOPhSe)(2) dietary supplementation reverted STZ-induced memory impairment of rats in both cognitive tasks. The findings also indicated that (MeOPhSe)(2) dietary supplementation reverted oxidative stress in the STZ group (decreased reactive species and tyrosine nitration levels and enhanced nonprotein thiol levels). Moreover, (MeOPhSe)(2) dietary supplementation normalized AChE activity, which was enhanced by STZ injection, but did not revert the deficit in cerebral energy metabolism caused by STZ. The results of the present study indicated the therapeutic effect of the (MeOPhSe)(2)-supplemented diet in a rat model of SDAT.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Centro de Ciências Naturais e Exatas, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, SM, RS, CEP 97105-900 Santa Maria, Brazil.
authors.forename: Simone
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pinton
authors.forename: César A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Brüning
authors.forename: Carla E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Sartori Oliveira
authors.forename: Marina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Prigol
authors.forename: Cristina Wayne
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Nogueira
mesh_terms: D000110:Acetylcholinesterase / Q000378:metabolism; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000178:diet therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000818:Animals; D001362:Avoidance Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004734:Energy Metabolism / Q000187:drug effects; D008297:Male; D018782:Maze Learning / Q000187:drug effects; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D016566:Organoselenium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000187:drug effects; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D013311:Streptozocin / Q000633:toxicity; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D016566:Organoselenium Compounds; C528548:p-methoxy-diphenyl diselenide; D014443:Tyrosine; D013311:Streptozocin; D000110:Acetylcholinesterase