Effects of chronic lead (Pb) exposure on neurobehavioral function and dopaminergic neurotransmitter receptors in rats |
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Authors: | Ma T Chen H H Ho I K |
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Institution: | Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson 39216, USA. |
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Abstract: | Sprague-Dawley rats were maternally and permanently exposed to Pb (1000 ppm in their drinking water as lead acetate). Behavioral functions were examined starting at post-natal day (PN) 84. Lead exposure did not change spatial learning in the radial arm maze, but induced higher locomotor activity as observed in the open-field and in the radial arm maze. Lead treatment did not impact motor coordination. Autoradiographic analysis of brain sections indicated that Pb-exposure did produce a decrease in 125I]sulpride (D2 receptor antagonist) binding in the cerebral cortex, but not in the striatum and thalamus nucleus. No change was found in 125I]SCH-23982 (D1 receptor antagonist) binding. Since the cortical dopaminergic system is critical for cognitive processes and motor behavior, it is possible that Pb-related change in D2 receptors may mediate to it induced hyperlocomotor activity. |
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