Abstract
Brain is highly prone to oxidative damage due to its huge lipid content and extensive energy requirements. Exogenous insult in brain via oxidative injury can lead to severe pathophysiological conditions. Age-dependent deterioration of normal brain functions is also noteworthy. Genistein, a polyphenolic isoflavonoid, obtained from the soy plant, is well known to protect against several diseased conditions. Here, in this study chronic brain toxicity model was developed using oral administration of arsenic for 90 days in adult and aged murines. We observed that intraperitoneal administration of genistein improved the arsenic induced behavioral abnormalities in the rats. It was also evident from the histopathological studies that the extent of tissue damage due to arsenic exposure was more in aged rats compared to the adults. Evaluation of different stress markers, intracellular ROS level and mitochondrial membrane potential revealed the involvement of oxidative stress and mitochondrial dysfunction in inducing brain damage in arsenic exposed murines. It was observed that genistein can significantly ameliorate the stressed condition in both the animal groups but the protective effect of genistein was more significant in the adult animals. The underlying signalling mechanism behind the cytotoxicity of arsenic was investigated and revealed that genistein exhibited neuroprotection significantly by modulating the JNK3 mediated apoptosis, ERK1/2 mediated autophagy and TNFα associated inflammatory pathways. Overall study infers that genistein has significant ameliorative effect of against age-dependent cytotoxicity of arsenic in murine brains.
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