PMID- 30090490 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20201001 IS - 2045-452X (Print) IS - 2045-4538 (Electronic) IS - 2045-452X (Linking) VI - 6 IP - 2 DP - 2017 Mar 1 TI - Cystamine attenuated behavioral deficiency via increasing the expression of BDNF and activating PI3K/Akt signaling in 2,5-hexanedione intoxicated rats. PG - 199-204 LID - 10.1039/c6tx00409a [doi] AB - Organic solvent-induced neurodegeneration is a severe public health problem which has no effective prevention measures yet. Cystamine stands as a promising neuroprotective agent against many degenerative diseases. In the present study, we investigated the possible protective effects of cystamine against 2,5-hexanedione (2,5-HD) induced peripheral neuropathy. Chronic exposure to 2,5-HD (300 mg kg(-1), 6 times per week for 6 weeks) resulted in obvious peripheral nerve damage shown as the elevation of gait scores and the increase of latency in an accelerating rota-rod test. Cystamine (30 mg kg(-1) and 60 mg kg(-1)) co-treatment obviously ameliorated 2,5-HD-induced impairments of the peripheral nervous system. To decipher the underlying mechanisms, we investigated the effects of cystamine on the regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and heat shock protein-70 (Hsp70) expression and the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway. The results revealed that cystamine up-regulated the protein levels of BDNF and Hsp70, accompanied by the activation of the PI3K/Akt pathway in the spinal cord, which might account for the protection of cystamine against 2,5-HD-induced neuropathy. FAU - Wang, Shuo AU - Wang S AD - Institute of Toxicology , School of Public Health , Shandong University , Jinan , Shandong 250012 , China . Email: keqinx@sdu.edu.cn ; Tel: +86-531-88382132. FAU - Li, Xianjie AU - Li X AD - Institute of Toxicology , School of Public Health , Shandong University , Jinan , Shandong 250012 , China . Email: keqinx@sdu.edu.cn ; Tel: +86-531-88382132. FAU - Li, Ming AU - Li M AD - Institute of Toxicology , School of Public Health , Shandong University , Jinan , Shandong 250012 , China . Email: keqinx@sdu.edu.cn ; Tel: +86-531-88382132. FAU - Jiang, Lulu AU - Jiang L AD - Institute of Toxicology , School of Public Health , Shandong University , Jinan , Shandong 250012 , China . Email: keqinx@sdu.edu.cn ; Tel: +86-531-88382132. FAU - Yuan, Hua AU - Yuan H AD - The People's Hospital of Shouguang , Weifang , Shandong 262700 , China. FAU - Han, Wenting AU - Han W AD - Institute of Toxicology , School of Public Health , Shandong University , Jinan , Shandong 250012 , China . Email: keqinx@sdu.edu.cn ; Tel: +86-531-88382132. FAU - Wang, Xujing AU - Wang X AD - Institute of Toxicology , School of Public Health , Shandong University , Jinan , Shandong 250012 , China . Email: keqinx@sdu.edu.cn ; Tel: +86-531-88382132. FAU - Zeng, Tao AU - Zeng T AD - Institute of Toxicology , School of Public Health , Shandong University , Jinan , Shandong 250012 , China . Email: keqinx@sdu.edu.cn ; Tel: +86-531-88382132. FAU - Xie, Keqin AU - Xie K AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-9634-5983 AD - Institute of Toxicology , School of Public Health , Shandong University , Jinan , Shandong 250012 , China . Email: keqinx@sdu.edu.cn ; Tel: +86-531-88382132. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20161212 PL - England TA - Toxicol Res (Camb) JT - Toxicology research JID - 101587950 PMC - PMC6062339 EDAT- 2016/12/12 00:00 MHDA- 2016/12/12 00:01 PMCR- 2017/12/12 CRDT- 2018/08/10 06:00 PHST- 2016/11/02 00:00 [received] PHST- 2016/12/09 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2018/08/10 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2016/12/12 00:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/12/12 00:01 [medline] PHST- 2017/12/12 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - c6tx00409a [pii] AID - 10.1039/c6tx00409a [doi] PST - epublish SO - Toxicol Res (Camb). 2016 Dec 12;6(2):199-204. doi: 10.1039/c6tx00409a. eCollection 2017 Mar 1.