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ArticleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Investigating the Neurotoxic Impacts of Arsenic and the Neuroprotective Effects of Dictyophora Polysaccharide Using SWATH-MS-Based Proteomics.

Jun Zhang, Ting Hu, Yi Wang, Xinglai Zhang, Huajie Zhang, Jing Lin, Xiaoxiao Tang, Xukun Liu, Margy Chen, Naseer Ullah Khan and 2 more

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Article in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Jun ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, School of Public Health, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China.
Ting HuThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, School of Public Health, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China.
Yi WangThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, School of Public Health, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China.
Xinglai ZhangThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, School of Public Health, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China.
Huajie ZhangCollege of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Jing LinCollege of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Xiaoxiao TangCollege of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Xukun LiuCollege of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Margy ChenDepartment of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
Naseer Ullah KhanCollege of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.
Liming ShenCollege of Life Science and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0074-8556
Peng LuoThe Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, School of Public Health, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang 550025, China.
Shenzhen University · CNGuiyang Medical University · CNEmory University · US

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (81860560, U1812403-6-2-4)the Guizhou Science Combined Support [2021]134the Science and Technology Fund Project of Guizhou Provincial Health Commission (gzwjkj2020-1-188)the Shenzhen-Hong Kong Institute of Brain Science-Shenzhen Fundamental Research Institutions (2021SHIBS0003)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Arsenic (As) is one of the most important toxic elements in the natural environment. Currently, although the assessment of the potential health risks of chronic arsenic poisoning has received great attention, the research on the effects of arsenic on the brain is still limited. It has been reported that dictyophora polysaccharide (DIP), a common bioactive natural compound found in dietary plants, could reduce arsenic toxicity. Following behavioral research, comparative proteomics was performed to explore the molecular mechanism of arsenic toxicity to the hippocampi of SD (Sprague Dawley) rats and the protective effect of DIP. The results showed that exposure to arsenic impaired the spatial learning and memory ability of SD rats, while DIP treatment improved both the arsenic-exposed rats. Proteomic analysis showed that arsenic exposure dysregulated the expression of energy metabolism, apoptosis, synapse, neuron, and mitochondria related proteins in the hippocampi of arsenic-exposed rats. However, DIP treatment reversed or restored the expression levels of these proteins, thereby improving the spatial learning and memory ability of arsenic-exposed rats. This study is the first to use high-throughput proteomics to reveal the mechanism of arsenic neurotoxicity in rats as well as the protective mechanism of DIP against arsenic neurotoxicity.

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ArsenicNeuroprotective AgentsPolysaccharidesProteomicsRats, Sprague-DawleyAnimalsApoptosisHippocampusMaleMemoryRatsArsenicNeuroprotective AgentsPolysaccharidesdictyophoraNaAsO2neurotoxicitypolysaccharidesSWATH

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PMID35268596
PMCPMC8911851
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