
pmid: 22387315
Recent studies showed that food-contaminant non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (NDL-PCBs) congeners (PCB52, PCB138, PCB180) have neurotoxic potential, but the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neuronal damage are not entirely known. The aim of this study was to assess whether in-vitro exposure to NDL-PCBs may alter the proteome profile of primary cerebellar neurons in order to expand our knowledge on NDL-PCBs neurotoxicity. Comparison of proteome from unexposed and exposed rat cerebellar neurons was performed using state-of-the-art label-free semi-quantitative mass-spectrometry method. We observed significant changes in the abundance of several proteins, that fall into two main classes: (i) novel targets for both PCB138 and 180, mediating the dysregulation of CREB pathways and ubiquitin-proteasome system; (ii) different congeners-specific targets (alpha-actinin-1 for PCB138; microtubule-associated-protein-2 for PCB180) that might lead to similar deleterious consequences on neurons cytoskeleton organization. Interference of the PCB congeners with synaptic formation was supported by the increased expression of pre- and post-synaptic proteins quantified by western blot and immunocytochemistry. Expression alteration of synaptic markers was confirmed in the cerebellum of rats developmentally exposed to these congeners, suggesting an adaptive response to neurodevelopmental toxicity on brain structures. As such, our work is expected to lead to new insights into the mechanisms of NDL-PCBs neurotoxicity.
Proteomics, Brain Chemistry, Neurons, Proteome, Non-dioxin like PCBs, Brain, Food Contamination, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Dioxins, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Synaptic proteins, Rats, Animals, Newborn, Primary neurons, Cerebellum, Animals, Network analysis, Environmental Pollutants, Rats, Wistar, Cells, Cultured
Proteomics, Brain Chemistry, Neurons, Proteome, Non-dioxin like PCBs, Brain, Food Contamination, Nerve Tissue Proteins, Dioxins, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, Synaptic proteins, Rats, Animals, Newborn, Primary neurons, Cerebellum, Animals, Network analysis, Environmental Pollutants, Rats, Wistar, Cells, Cultured
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