| Literature DB >> 21842169 |
Alice Vieira da Costa1, Luciana Karen Calábria, Rafael Nascimento, Washington João Carvalho, Luiz Ricardo Goulart, Foued Salmen Espindola.
Abstract
Diabetes mellitus is a disease characterized by increased glucose levels in the blood. Hyperglycemia causes damage to the brain tissue, and induces significant changes in synaptic transmission. In this investigation, we have found a significant alteration in the expression of the molecular motor involved in the synaptic vesicles transport, myosin-Va, and its distribution in rat brains of streptozotocin-induced diabetes model. Brains were removed after 20 days, homogenized and analysed by Western blotting, qRT-PCR and immunohistochemistry. Myosin-Va presented significantly lower levels of both mRNA and protein in diabetic than those observed in non-diabetic animals. Moreover, neuronal and glial cells of the occipital and frontal cortex exhibited decreased myosin-Va immunostaining in diabetic rat brains. In conclusion, diabetic rat brains displayed altered expression and distribution of myosin-Va, and these finding may contribute to the basic understanding about this myosin role in brain function related to diabetes.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21842169 DOI: 10.1007/s11011-011-9259-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Metab Brain Dis ISSN: 0885-7490 Impact factor: 3.584